The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-24

WOuIQ ash Tue OelnlS W ACulhIil III SCS-
sion to-day without recess, until the vote
should be reached on the pending reso-
luton, approving of the action of the
President in regard to Louisiana.
Mr.. Jones. Of Florida, took the floor,
and spoke in opposition to the resolu-
ton.
Business Everywhere Affected.
He was followed by Mr.. Wallace in
opposition to the resolution and in denun-
citation of military interference in Lou-
siaua. He said the action of Congress
towards the Southern States was rulnous
to the whole country. 1t was like build
ing around the southern portion of this
republic and thus destroying the markets
of the North. In his own great State OF
Pennsylvania, coal, iron and lumber laid
in piles ut the mines and at the furnaces
and at the saw mils-the busy industry
of the Lehigh and Schuylkill Valleys
were no longer heard and now people
were becomming convinced that this
prostration was largely due to federal
bayOnets in the South and violations Of
the rights of the people there by the
federal government. The people of the
North now ask that the people Of the
South be allowed to conduct their own
affairs. Give them power to grow rich.
take away federal bayoncts from the
throats of the people of the South and
restore the prosperity Of the land.
Mr.. Thurman said that the resolution
brought forword by the chairman of the
caucus Anthony used the white wash
brush very freely upon the President.
This was new doctrine for approving
the action the President in enforcing the
laws ef the United States. Suppose he
did enforce the law; it was his sworn du-
ty TO do so. Those who voted for this
resolution voted in effect, that Kellogg
was the lawful governor Of Louisiana
and the Legislature which elected Pinch
back was the legal legislature ofthc State
How any man not believing Kellogg To
be the Governor, and not believing the
legislature which elected Pinch
buck,,o be the legal Legislature of the State
could vote, for the resolution was beyond
hi comprehension. Some OF the Senators
on the other side might think 1t would
elect the next President, but lie Thur.
mani thought it the thinest cruel ever
poured down the throat OF sick patient.
Mr.. Christiancy said that he under
stood the substitute offered by the Sena-
tor from Rhode Island first IA an impli-
ed recognition of the Kellogg govern
ment merely IA one in actual exercise OF
governmental powers in Louisiana, with
out reference to it, rightfu origin and
validity. and in no way involving the
propriety Of it, establishment. Second,
that it approves the Presidents action 50
far as directed merely 20 the
protection OF that government and peo-
pie Of the State against domestic
violence and civil war, and to the enforce
ment of the laws of the United States
without approving any interference Of
the military with legislative bod Y, or
in the creation of II State government;
such being, aS it seems to me, the most
natural and obvious sense ofthc language
and the sense in which in will bc most
naturally understood by the people.
While | adhere to the principles aud con-
tlu-lOnS "IltI i announced Itl' III III
remarks on the 18th inst, and which |
here adapt by reference, without restrlc-
tion or qualification. and, while | hold
that recognition by the Senate or by
Congress OF government thus installed,
can give it no greater valitily than 1t had
in its inception, still rs domestic violence
and civil war. which may lead to com.
IL. 4 ,.1,,N, ,,t
best means of getting rid of even an illc-
gitimate government, can approve Of
the action of the President directed t.
the humane purposes mentioned IN the
amendment or the substitute offered by
the Senator from Rhode Island; and be-
heving the recognition of this govern
ment for this purpose and To this extent
is juStiiable under the peculiar circum-
stances now existing in that State, until
by tair election more legitimate gov
ernment can be Ubtaiucd, ! vote for the
resolution in the scnsc have here attrib-
uted it, but in the enlarged and odious
sense which has been attributed to il by
some of the Speakers on the other side,
| could not vote for it, and ! most de-
liberately avow my conviction
that in such an enlarged sense, or in any
sense which would assert the validity of
the action by which that government
was originally set up and put in power,
it could not secure the votes of u majority
of this body.
Mr.. Whyte modified his amendment,
offered yesterday, 80 as to read:
Resoircd, That the use Of the army Of
the United States to force the unwarran-
table and void order of Judge Durrcll,
issued on the 9Th of December, 1872, di-
recting the Marshal to seize the building
occupied as State house for the asselnb-
ling of the Legislature of Louisiana, and
to eject thcreirom persons claiming to
be members thereof are contrary to the
spirit of republican insistutIons, and can
not be approved by the Senate Of the
United States.
The question being on the above amend
ment it WAS rejected; yeas, -; nays, 80.
After some further debate, and several
amendments having been offered and re-
iected, the question then being on the re-
solution of Mr. Anthony as Il substitute
for that of Mr.. Frelinghuy-en, it WA,
agreed To- yeas, 80; nays %.
In giving his vote Mr.. Robertson said
he would vote for the resolution because
it approved of the action Of the Pre>l-
dent in suppressing domestic violence,
but in voting for it he did no. commit
himself to the legality Of the State gov
crument of Louisiana.
Messrs. Hamlin, Conover, Oglrsby and
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, who would
have voted in the affirmative, were pair
ed with Messrs. Mirriman. Johnson. Me-
Donald and Ransom who would have
voted in the negative.
The question then being on the adopt
ing the resolution of Mr. Frelinghuysen
us amended by Mr. Anthony, wa- agreed
to. Yeas SO; nay- "A.
The resolution, Il, passed, reads as fol-
lows:
Rcsolrcd, That the action Of the Pres
idrnt in protecting the government in
Louisiana, and of which w. =. Kellogg
i. Executive, and the people Of that state
against domestic violence, and in entorc-