New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-07
BY TELE GRAPH.
CONGRESS.
The Louisiana Question in the Senate
and House.

The Louisiana Question in the Senat
| and House.
WASHINGTON, January 6.-After the trans
action OF some local business, Mr.. Hale
WHEREAS, The disturbed and revolution
ary condition Of affairs in Louisiana threat
ems the destruction Of law, order and civi
| rule in that State; and whereas. by section
four of article five of the constitution it il
made the imperative duty Of Congress Il
guarantee to every State of the Union
republican form Of government; ant
whereas, in the judgment of this House
the most practical mode Of rendering thi
guarantee efiectual in the case Of Louisiana
is to remove all sense Of wrong and Oppres
fair, we'll guarded election for their civi
| officers; therefore,
Res0lred, That the Judiciary COMMITTED
| be instructed to prepare and report without
delay bill providing for . new election Of
| State officers and representatives in Con
gress in Louisiana under such guards
restrictions and guarantees - will insure
the fullest liberty to every citizen to exercise
| the rights of suffrage without restraint and
/ as WILL P1VVuC lVl CuOu q CVuAV 0uU ucCldE
| alton OF the result as will insure to the
majority their constitutional and legal
rights.
Mr.. Willard, of Vermont, said he should
object to the present. consideration Of the
resolution in that form. He had no objec-
tiOn to its being referred to the judiciary
Committee. but he did object to a deciara-
tiOn by the House that it could order an
election in louisiana or any other State.
Mr. Ho1o rovnorDo1 <ho
was offered only for the purpose of getting
an expression Of the sentiment of the House
on this most solemn matter. He did not
care particularly whether the subject went
to the Judiciary Committee or to the select
committee ON Louisiana affairs, but he
wanted an expression of the House SO that
the House would at once begin to grapple
with this important matter. 1t was not a
new question tO him; he has no doubt that
the solution of the matter was in accord
sDce with what was embodied in hia prOpO-
sitiOn; he had believed 80 for two years,
and that conviction had been strengthened
every day.
MI. Kasson, Of Iowa, said he desired to
interpOse an objection SO as to prevent de-
bate in anticipation Of tho report of the
select committee.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, wanted TO know
whether debate on the resolution was to be
general.
The Speaker replied that debate could
only proceed by unanimous consent.
Mr.. KassOn-Then / object to precipitat-
ing debate at this time.
Mr.. Kendall, of Pennsylvanja-1t is bet
ter to precipitate a debate than to precipi-
tate civil war.
Mr.. Willard-f do not approve. by any
means, Of the course taken in Louisiana
during the last two years, but do object
to having this House brought at once to
vote upon such an important proposition as
the election of State officers.
Mr.. Eldri ige, of WiscOnsin-It seems 70
NE ina, lh.s is the most Opportune occasion
objection by Mr.. kassOn): there can be no
no more pressing question on Congress.
Renewed objection by Mr.. Kasson, enforced
by the Speaker with vigorous hammering
OF his gavel, but MIR. Eldridge, in spite OF
the noise thus made, continued his remarks,
which were to the effect that the proceed
ings in Louisiana were now being managed
by the same individual who had lorded it
over that people when that State was being
reconstructed by the same tyrant.
Mr.. Hale-As objection is made Z now
give notice that I will on Monday next
move to suspend the rules in order to adopt
this resolution. / do not propose to take
the subject from the select committee, if
the House chooses to send it, but the impo-
tency Of any committee getting any infor-
already shown by the fact that the most
high handed proceedings have taken place
while the committee is sitting there.
Mr.. RAndall-WhO has committed these
high handed prOceeGings7-
Mr.. COx-The gentleman from Maine has
given notice that be will offer his resolution
next Monday. l give notice of another
r. solution. on the same subject, which COM
prehends the idea of the withdrawal of the
military from Louisiana. hope the line
will be drawn on that.
Mr.. Butler, OF Massachusetts, made re-
mark that Cox had offered similar resolu.
tiOn., before he fall OF Fort Sumter.
Mr.. Hale-This is NO new idea of nine.
Mr. Eldridge-I object to further debate;
II have to run o race with the Speakers
gavel, the other side must do the same
thing.
Mr.. Negley, of Pennsylvania Before this
question is settled, we will have to send
more military force to Louisiana.
Mr.. Hale's resolution was returned to
him from the clerks desk, and there the
matter ended for the present.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the fortifcation bill.
Among the appropriations were: Fortress
Monroe. $4,000; Fort Moultrie, $4,000;
Fort Plckeus, $25, 600; Fort jackson,
1926 600. Fort Jefferson, $4,000; Fort st.
Philip, $4,000; Fort Morgan, $4,000.
Senate.
After local business the Senate resumed
of the resolution submitted
yesterday by Mr. Thurman in regard to
Louisiana troubles, tho pending question
being, Oh motion Of Mr.. Conklihg, to insert
the words, 'If not Incompatible with pub
lie interest"
Mr.. West, of Louisiana, said il was some
wha: remarkable that those who thrust
this resolution upon the Senate declared
TIA. they were in possession of all the facts
about Louisiana, yet shey wanted the Presi-
dens to send information to them. He then
spoke OF the condition Of affairs in Louis
lana, and quoted from the dispatch of Ges
eral Sheridan to show that it was necessary
for the government to interfere to protect
life in that State. 1t had been charg d
here by Senators on tho other side of the
that the President had used the
army in Louisiana in violation Of the law.
They need not think that the President
had made mistake; he might make mis-
takes sometimes, but he never made a mill
tary mistake. 1t had been charged here,
further. that General Sheridan had been
ordered to New Orleans, over the General
of The army, and contrary to all usages.
He (West) before commencing his speech,
had found upon the floor of the
Senate the Secretary OF War, and, upon
asking him if such had been the case. the
Secretary replied in the negative, and
handed The evidence to him to contradict
the statements that the General of the
army had been ignored. Mr.. West then
sent to the clerks desk, and had resd, the
letter. received by him from the
Of War:
HEADQUARTERS OF THR Army,
st. Louis. Decent ber 10, 1874. !
ieneral W. w. 8eGnap, Secretary OF War. Wash.
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