The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-14
A Specific Charge Of Nepotisna
Against the President.
The Red Mans Yearly AL
lOWanCe.
Orville S. Grants Monopoly Of the
Indian Trading.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1871

fcatiOn OF the law in relation to the tax on ma.
tional banks. Referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Mr.. INGALLS,, rep) Of Kansas, presented me-
mortal OF the judicial officers and jurors OF Ar
kansas praying for the passage OF bill orgar IL
ing the Territory OF Oklohama and providing Tor
the organization OF courts therein. Referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary
Messrs SCOTT, (rep.) OF Pa, and WRIGHT. (rep.)
OF Iowa, from the Committee on Claims, reported
adversely on number of bills for the relief OF
various parties, and the committee was dis.
charged from further consideration OF the same.
Mr.. PRATT. rep.) OF Ind, called up the Senate
bill, cedng to the several States within whose
limits they respectively lie the beds Of unsur-
veyed lakes and other bodies OF water which was
reported from the Committee on Public Lands on
the 22d OF March last
Mr.. SARGENT, (rep.) Of CAL, said If Senator
Pratt did not desire to press the bill to vote to-
day he would not object. The bill, no doubt was
acceptable to the Western States, but some OF It's
PROVISIONS were not applicable to the Pacific
coast, and he would submit an amendment so as
to cover the exceptional cases of his section.
Mr.. PRATT said he was willing that the bill
should be SO amended He then proceeded TO adj.
dress the Senate IN favor OF the passage of the
BILL and upon the conclusion OF his remarks 1t was
laid over.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The Vice President lad before the Senate a
Message from the President OF tie United States
in reply to the resolution OF Friday last, calling Tor
Information IN regard to the Louisiana troubles
and 1t was read by Secretary Gorham.
Message and ACCOMMODATING documents be prnted
aud lie on the table. Agreed TO.
Mr.. INGALLS,, OF Kansas. from the Committee on
Indian Affairs reported adversely on the Senate
bill 10 amend the act to restore q part Of the
Round Valley Indian Reservation in California to
= Tflht land and haG.
pOned
Mr.: SARGENT, Of California introduced bill con.
THE LOUISIANA QUESTION.
Tne consideration oil Mr.. Schurz's resolution in
regard to Louisiana, being the unfinished business,
was then resumed.
Mr.. LOGAN, trep.) of Ill.,. said he believed it was
considered the duty OF sailor to stand by his ship
in the midst of great storm. senators on his
side of the chamber had been told that great
storm of indignation was gathering in this land,
which would certainly wreck the republican craft.
inc repa9i'ean party nad Deen characterized as
party and the Executive mad been de-
nSTnSed even ven by men who had received
he thought tins was the beginning Of the
campaign OF 1876. He proposed to discuss
American people truly and fairly from on honest
and legal standpoint. He argued that there was
government of right or not was not the question:
Could any Senator on this floor to-day stand up
@ nS they caea
question. It would not DO ior Senators to talk
no more to DO with the the ors ryan lon
9bon the legislature ion on the atn
was no government in Louisiana, as had been
! argued by senators on the other side, why did
they make all this noise and confusion about over.
turning the Legsiatures Ii there was no State
! government there was no Legislature. He did
not propose to evade the question in that manner,
/ w n hats
government recognized by the courts recog-
nized 10y branch OF Congress and recognized by
or the conservatives IN the Louisiana Legislature
on the 4th inst. were acts OF treason against the
State. Tor which they should nave been punished.
| SOUTHERN TERRORISM.
1t had been said here that there was no fntimlda.
the night before the election in Louisiana last iall
notices were posted upon the doors Of white aid
coiored republicans, notifying them II they voted
the republican ticket their lives would be in dan.
| ger. Such notices were two by six inches In size.
indicating the szo of grave. Passes for safe
travel were given TO colored men who voted the
! democratic ticket to protect them against the
MIR. Logan read from one of these passes as fol-.
| lOws:-
| New ORLEANS Nov 60 1874.
This to fert,y th8t barber by Sseapa,on
late election he worked and voted for the democratic
candidates
| to the effect that the democrats wanted no iavors
| or concessions from Kellogg or Packard; that the
made returns as the votes were given on the day
OF the election, they should forfeit their lives there
should be concert of action throughout the State,
and such action should be prompt and emphatic.
Resuming his argument, ne said the Senator from
Georgia (Mr. Gordon, was in the habit Of bringing
spoken OF TO show that that State was peaceful.
He (Mr. Logan would speak on that point before
he concluded That Senator lMr: iYra9nl had
ssfe ws ss nv ala no ar ner sna
punish the perpetrators OF crime IN Red River
parisnp He mr. LOgan) would tell him where
they were. The attorney was murdered by the
same "bandlttl" which murdered the men at
Mr. GORDON (dem.) of Ca. asked, Where was
the United states Attorney Where was the En-
iorcement actg Where was the army Of the
United Statesp
Mr. LOGAN said Great Heavens did the sena-
tor want the army. lie thought he had been rail-
ing against the use OF the army. uIaughter.) The
Senator had denounced the republican party and
the government.
Mr.. GORDON said he defled the Senator to find
an utterance OF MS against the government OF Tue
United States or any one in authority, except the
miserable men 10 his State.
THE WILT LEGISLATURE.
Mr.. LOGAN said the senator had denounced the
administration and 1t had been spoken OF III this
circumstances when took place In New Orleans
on the attn inst, and said the acts OF the Wllez
Legislature were the acts OF a revolutionary body.
Governor Kellogg took no action whatever until
the Legislature nad been taken possession Of by a
mob. AS Governor OF the State it was his duty to
preserve peace and order. IL was Kellogg him.
self who toOA the responsibility or calling upon
the troops President Grant nad nothing to do
with 1t; sheridan had nothing to do with it, and
the Senate had nothing TO do with IT, Therefore
the denunciation heapcd upon President Grant by
the democrats for using the army went Tor
naught Tor he knew no more about II than the
democrats dd until ne saw It IN public OH prints;
about Louisiana. They wanted to nave q clamor
raised before the country Tor political purposes,
and for nothing else.
DEMOCRATIC PRECEDENT5.
The democratic party had indorsed usurpatiOns
ten times strong as this complained OF III New Or
leans. He (Mr. Logan believed that this raid made
IN the Senate, in the New York press, ana by the
New YORK meeting, showed that there was some
kind OF understanding that this revolution was to
be made In Louisiana for the purpose OF overturn-
ing the Legislature OF that state. lie did not say
the understanding was among the democrats OF
the Senate, but IL was s0mew He defended
| the action OF Kellogg In calling upon the MIL
! itarT. and said had the democrats been In