Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-29
EVENING STAR.
fRIDAY...........Jsn January -. IsTS.
CONGRESSIONAL
Conclusion of Yesterday. Proceedinos.

SENATE.-After our report eioSaI-
Mr. Conkllng continued ms remarks on az
fairs i'm Louisiana.
He said i'm reference u the action Of Gene
raj Emory and General be Trnllriani rbav
bad not been court martialei and IA yVaS
Eot their lawyer. The President medicine de-
fence, for he had nothing 10 10 with IL. The
republican party had nothing 10 do with IT,
In regard 10 affairs i0 Louisiana. there mai
been things done whice he could not apDrDXe
Bat Mr.. Kellogg. VINO was constantly iilsrat
Ia here 10 he SnetTed az, had nothing at all to
90 with the matter OF the legislature. Mr.
I. Then returned u his review Of Tho r-n-
CeedlngS in the Louisiana Legislature on the
an OF January. reading from tn Journal and
quoting from other sources la snow the mon
>lrOuS uSurpatloD OF the Wilt party. H.
then referred To the call on General Tr,l,ri-
ana made 10y Wilt. and when De TrohriYpi
entered the hall rang with democratic arc.a-
NATION, and this u>urping speaker. S;ft. NJ
on tie ruins o. law, LAID the thanks OF Louis
lama AT The feet Of the General In uniform.
and with his sworl az hrs side This uSr5r,,-
ing speaker told De Tnobriand that Ia
thanked him because he Ia prevented blap9-
shed. When the hfty-twO republican IN m
hers withdrew, the doors Were shut on Thorn
by The armed lanlSSarieS OF witt with gid
81 IappeIS, and when they returned with
general DE TrObriani they were not per
mitted To re-enter, until Gen. lie TrphrianI-S
attention was called la Il, and they were a l.
mittod, and the five iutrudcrS were nat out
II had been said that they were put into tho
streets. but this was not 80. they were merely
retired In the lobby. which was nnnfiatplv
separated only by low, frail railing IL
read from the Presidents message thar an
all this was a part Of the conspiracy 10 or
"anize a seeding Senate and 10 unite
with the uSurptng Hons" In rrrpgniEIng aS
state Officers the men who had set ON foot the
revolution o. September. i'm which many
men had been killed, a revolution set on foot
bN Proclamation of Penn. The very exist
ence of some OF these men was an evidence
OF the laNlty of the law. Accpriir- tp the
senator from Ohio legislative hail may be
HFnH -.
days If only the contestants claim 10 n
members, and no ole g IN interfere between
The upper and the under dog until one OF the
DINER - Killed. The Senator from MARYLAND
tHamiltOn) says the gOvernO, Of a state has
40 right To organize a legislature. No one
contends this; but tiff violence prevails there.
the civil authorities have the Sameauthoritv
and the same duty 10 suppress il aS il il broke
out on race course or a skating rink H.
allrded 10 the fact that on the nth of this
month rebellion had broken ont among tnn
conNlctS IN the state prison AZ Lincoln. Ne
braSkl, and the governor OF Nebraska hat
summoned the United States troops at
omaha. seventy miles away. to put 10 down.
MI Thurman asked, had the Governor OF
NehraS ka the power 10 summon these L. :.
troops?
Mr.. Conkling said he was glat that an the
humanity OF party even the cOnVictS in
state prison had defender in their roDStfru-
uonal rights. lLaughterI BIT ne would
say that the Governor Of Nepra~ka had no
more right to call on the troops than Cover
nor Kellogg had, and yet his act hal ava
hehed no SpaSn OF virtue. no resolution hal
been Introduced here TO inquire into this.
But II there was a place in these United
STATES secure from visitation in case of dis
order, ii was not on the map
He continued further in comment on the
proceedings on the 4th OF January. MOI one
OF the lawleSS acts of Wilt hut in which
these five intruderS participated. He dwclt
AT length on the circumstances 10 show that
most serious breach Of the peace had been
committed; that acts OF further and more px-
treme violence were imminent; that an out
break more violent than that Of the l4th of
september might be apprehCnded. He cited
decisions in various cases TO show what con
Stltuted a riot or TiOtOuS aSSemblage. Assam
ing breach OF the peace occurred in the legiS-
lature OF Louisiana, il was the duty Of any
magistrate TO take proceedings at once not
only TO queii the disturbances, but to,appre-
bend the diStuTberS.
Without concluding, Mr. Caulxling gave
way, and the Senate, at 800 p. m, adjourned.
H0USE.-After our report closed
Dilatory motions were continued.
Mr.. LOugh.1dge, of Iowa, asked to have a
telegram read, but objection was made. fine
telegram proposed 10 be read was the greet
ing of the Republican state Committee OF
New HampSh ire addressed to the SDea xeTI
ATS O'Clock, on motion to adjourn, the
vote Stood-ScaS s., nays Sc. No quorum
voting, Mr.. Butler, of Mass, moved a call OF
the House.
Mr.. EIdredge, OF Wis, ami others moved TO
adjourn.
The Speaker pro fcmporc. (Mr. Parsons. Of
Ohlo.l ruled the motion out OF order, that
\ call of the House was oIdered-ycaS q,
nays CO.
The roll was called, and I92 members
answered to their names.
Mr.. Butler moved 10 dispense with further
proceedings under the call, ana said ne would
now make proposition. II the other side
would name day when the civil rights bin
should be considered, fairly discussed. ODtn
to amendment and acted upon. his side would
agree to il.
Mr.. Randall, of Pa. said their side would
prefer TO go ON with the appropriation bills
When they were all disposed OF they would
| listen TO the gentl9man'S proposition.
Mr.. EIdredge, OF Wis, moved that the
House adjourn, and the yeas and nays were
ordered on both motions.
The motion to adjourn was negatived. aud
The motion to dispense with further proceed
| lngS under the call was agreed to-yeaS lOj,
nays y.
Mr.. Butler, OF Mass, moved that when the
House adjourn il be 10 meet on Saturday;
which was agreed 10.
| Mr.. Randall, OF Pa, moved TO adjourn, and
pending that when the House adjourn il be to
meet on Friday, and the yeas and nays were
ordered on each.
Later proceedings are reported on the first
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