The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-07

siana threatens the destruction OF law
and order and civil rule in that State;
and whereas by Section 4ots Article 5
OF the Ooastitution, it is made the i'm
perative duty Of Congress TO guarau utee
to every State Of the Union 4 republi-
oan iormtof government; and whereas,
in the judgment OF this House, the
most practical mode Of rendering this
guarantee efectual in the case of
Louisiana is to remove Stl senss Of
wrong and;oppression from the minds
OF its peoples, by new. fair, we'll
guarded election for their civil officers
Therefore, -
Reso!osd, That the Judiciary Com.
mittes be. instructed to prepare and
report, without delay. a bill providing
for O. new election OF State Off ,ers aud
Representatives. in Congress in Lonisi-
ANA, under such guards, restrictions
and guarantees as will insute the
fullest liberty to every citizen to ex.
ercise the right Of suffrage without
fear and without restraints. and az will
provide Tor such count and declara-
tion of the' e'result as will insure to the
msiotity their constitutional and legal
riehtesi W WCUi ,i1 Il So Z a.
Willard. of Vermont, said he should
object to the present, consideration of
the resolution in that form. He had
no objection to it's being referred to
the Judiciary Ocmmittse, but he did
object to a deolaFatio by the House
that it could order an el6ction IN Loul.
tisus, or, any ottier State. Hale re-
marked that the resolution vas offered
only for the purpose OF getting an ex-
pression of the sentiment OF the House
on this' most solemn matter. He did
not cate particularly whether the sub
ject went'to The Judiciary Committee
or, to tue Select Gem mittee on Louisi-
ana Affairs; but he wanted an expires.
sion OF the sentiment Of the House, go
that the, House would at once begin to
grspple with this Important matter.
IL was, not y new question for him.
he had no donbt that the solution Of
the meter was in accordance with
what YVES embodied in his pro position.
He had beiieved 30 for two years, and
that conviction had been strength enel1
every day. Kasson, of Iowa, said he
desired to inteFpoae an objsction, 80 as
20 prevent debate in anticipation OF the
report.of the Select Committee. Cox.
OF New York, asked If debate on
the resolution vac to be general.
The Speaker. replied, that debate
could only proceed by unanimous
consent. Kaeson then said: I object
to precipiteting debate at this time.
Randall, OF Pennsytvania-1t ia better
to precipitate d debate than to ptecipi.
tate q ciei!e gAs.. .Wi!la.d- Dc nc.
approve. by any, means. of the course
taken in Louieinna during the last two
yenrs; but I do object TO having this
Hodse brought at once to vote upon
such an Important proposition as the
right OF Congress- to fix and determine
the election OF State officers. Ed.
ridge, of Wiscohsin--It seems to me
that this ts the most opportune ocoa.
sion. lObjeotion by Kasson. There
canlbe no more pressing question on
Congress! Renewed objection by Kas.
SOD, enforced by the Speaker, with a
vigorous hsmmering of his gavel: but
Eldridge, in spite of the noise thus
made, continued his remarks, which
were 10 the effect that the proceedings
IN Louisiana were now being managed
by the same individual who had lorded
it over that people when that State
was being eoonstfucted-by tho same
tyrantJ Hale-As objection is made.
nc~ give notice Tia. T T;i., ou Mon
. day next, move to suspend the rules,
IN order to adopt this resolution. I
do not propose to take the subject
from the Select Com mittee of the
Honse--not opposed to send it to it;
but the impotenoy Of any committee
getting information that will solve the
question, ia already shown by the fact
that the most high-handed proceed.
ings have taken place while the com.
mittee is sitting there. Randall
Who has committed these high hand
ed proceedings2 Cox-The gentle.
man from Maine hns given notice
that he will offer his resolution
next Monday. I give notice of
another resolution, on the same sub.
ject, which oomprehends the idea of
the withdrawal Of the military force
from Louisiana. I hope the line will
be drawn On that. Butler, Of Massa-
chuaetts. made remark that Cox had
offered similar resolution before the
fall OF Fort Sumter. Hale-Tbis is no
new idea Of mine. Eldridge-I object
to further debate: il T haya 70 rnn 9
race with the Speakers gavel, the
other eide must do the same thing.
Negley, Of Pennsyyvania-Befor this
question is settled, we will have to send