New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-08
BY TELEGRAPH.
CONGRESS.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, January THE working
men of Pennsylvania ask subsidy for the
Texas and Pacific railrod.
Mr.. A. Sherman opposes any appropria-
ton for public buildings in the present
state OF finances.
Senators Gordon and Edmunds made
some personal remarks of a conciliatory
character.
The Louisiana question was resumed.
Mr.. Hamilton, of MARYLAND, said the
Senator from Wisconsin lHOwe) had sug-
gested, "What are you going to do if the
President don't answer the resolution ?'
He did not believe that the President
would decline to answer, but what will we
do If he don't give the reason for his ac
ton The army does not belong to the
President, nor to the Governor of any
State, but it belongs to the people; and
as representatives of the people, if the
President uses the army for improper
purposes, if he uses it against
the liberties Of the people, we can
stop his supplies; we can strip
him of every soldier; we can leave him
without a vessel. That is remedy which
we have against despotio executive, and
our duty to the people might be such as
would compel us to use it,
Mr.. Logan said he had reported that, in
his opinion, there had been such frauds that
neither Kellogg nor MeEnery were elected.
he then repeated his question to Mr.. Ham
ilton whether he indOrsed tbe action of
Penn in oVerthrowing the State govern
ment,
Mr.. Hamilton-Why, there was no State
government to overthrow. and the honorable
Senator has so reported. Laughter on the
floor and applause in the galleries.
Mr. Sargent, of California, gave notice
that in case of further applause, he would
move that the galleries be cleared. Mr..
Logan said, SO far as he was concerned, he
did not mind the applause in the galleries.
1t was the same that he had heard years
ago, in the infancy of the rebellion.
Mr.. Hamilton, resuming his argument,
said, as to the causes of the late war he
would say nothing; but he would say to the
honorable Senator from Illinois (Logan)
that American freedom was born in revolu-
tiOn and rebellion, and the sympathies of
the American people were always with
those who rose against oppression and
tyraL1y. Great applause, and Kisses in
the gallery on the right of the Chair.
Mr.. Sargent moved that the galleries be
cleared. Agreed to.
Mr.. Conkling appealed to the Senator
from California (Sargentl to so modify his
Emotion as to aim it at those portions of the
galleries where disTespect had been shown.
So far those persons whom he heard, by
their predecessors in 1860 and 1861, were
of the Senate, and he had no objection to
| interpose against turning them out of the
galleries.
Mr.. Upton, of Nebraska, said he only
wanted to finish the speech commenced BY
| tho Senator from New York when he
| tConkling) intimated that all the applause
came from persons who sympathized with
| the gentleman from Maryland He (TiptOnl
| wished to remind him that most of the
applause yesterday was from those who
! sympathized with the party to which the
| gentleman tCOnkliDg) belonged.
Mr. COnkling said, Eyes, and time after
| time as applause occurred the Chair had
admonished the galleries to be quiet. A
| few moments ago, when his friends behind
him made some remarks, there was ap
plause in the galleries, and it was then that
the Chair first admonished the galleries
| Applause had before been bestowed upon
the gentleman from Maryland, but no ad
| mOnitiOn was given them. 1t did not con
Germ him (Conkling), as he had not received
the applause; but it did concern the decency
and order Of the Senate. The spectators
/ should not be allowed to thunder as if they
we're in a theatre or circus.
A long discussion about the police of the
Senate ensued without action.
Mr.. Hamilton, in conclusion, urged that
peace be given to Louisiana by allowing
the people of that State to rule over the4T
own affairs, and once more there would be
peace throughout the land.
Mr.. Bayard has the floor
The Senate went into executive session.
House.
The petition of Irwin, that on account of
health he be incarcerated elsewhere than in
the common Jail. was tabled.
The Senate bill to resume specie payment
in 1879 passed without amendment-yeas
1875 nays LOG.
The proceedings against Busteed and Du-
rell in impeachment we're tabled.
Butler will force the civil rights bill to an
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