Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-20
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE.
SATrRpAY. March I.


Immediately after the reading OF the jour
nal, Mr.. Anthony moved to take up the reso-
luton of Mr.. Frelinghuysen in re ference to
Louisiana.
Mr.. Bayard raised the point of order that
the resolution could not be considered at this
time. If not legislative i'm its character, ii
was intended TO have legislative effect The
Senate had been called especially TO consider
about been disposed of. The Senate had also
considered at length another question con-
corning the claim OF person TO a seat on this
moor: After that question mad been fully de-
bated and just as vote was to be taken
II was sent over till the next session by
the vote of a majority of the Senate
Mr.. h. was proceeding In his remarks,
when Mr. Conkling called him to order for
of order.
The Chair (Mr. Ferry would not rule that
Mr.. Bayard was out of order, but thought
that he was extending his remarks some
what.
Mr. Anthony said he was of the opjnio,
that the resolution had already been re-
celved, and therefore point Of order could
rot lie against it.
The Chair said this was the fact. The reSO-
luton had been received, and was now on the
made against il.
Mr.. Bayard said he had himself objected TO
the resolution when it was offered.
The Chair said the objection hal been made
to the consideration of the resolution at the
time, and not TO its reception.
After some further discussion the Chair
submitted to the Senate whether it would
take up the resolution.
Pending this, Mr.. Thurman said the obiec-
ton that This resolution could not be cOnsid-
cred because twas beyond the constitutional
power of the Senate at this time, was in or
der to make at any time.
The Chair then Overruled this point of or
der, and
The Senate, by vote OF % to %, decided to
take up the resolution, the democratic Sen
atOrs present and MesSrS. Booth and Andrew
Johnson voting in the negatiyC.i
The resolution then being taken up.
Mr.. Anthony submitted the following as a
Reso'ced That the action of the President
in protecting the government in Louisiana
OF which w. p. Kellogg is the executive, and
the people Of that state against democratic
violence, and enforcing the laws OF the
United States, is approved.
Mr.. Anthony said there was no disposition
on his side of the chamber to debate LOuiSi-
ana affairs any further, and with all respect
To the ingenuity of the Senators on the other
side, he did not think they could say any
thing new on the subject. Therefore, if q
vote was allowed to be taken, and the reso-
luton disposed of one way or the other he
did not see that there need be any trouble
about final adjournment to-day. The Pres
ident had repeatedly asked the Senate to
take action in this matter of Louisiana, and
il WIS due to him that it should be done.
Mr.. Thurman said it was manifest now
that this session was TO be extended into
next week. He believed there was plenty
OF executive business for to-day, and he
moved to go into executive session, and in
the meantime asked that the resolution be
printed.
The motion TO go into executive session
was lost-ayes %, noes 30.
Mr.. Whyte said this resolution was the
twin brother of the Pinchback resolution.
AS that had been postponed till the second
Monday of December. he thought it very
proper that this should be put in the same
category. He therefore moved to postpone
ii till that time.
Mr.. Edmunds said he disagreed with the
Senator from Maryland. He thought this
was not only not the twin brother OF the
think il was a corsin.
The motion to postpone was lOst-ayes ~,
noes 80.
Mr.. Bayard referred to the caucus deciding
in secret grave constitutional questions, and
the majority Of the Senate blindly enforcing
its DEGREES. He said if the President had en-
forced the laws he had done nothing more
than his duty, and there was no necessity
and no precedent for endorsing a President
for diSchargiDg his duty. But if the Senate,
If the American people endorsed what had
been done in Louisiana, il was a ceSSion OF
Their form of government. In all this Louis
lana business. there had been no respect for
naked fraud from beginning to end. Mr.. u.
then read from his Louisiana speech in the
senate. on the Sth of January. to the
effect that If the Presidents action was en-
dOrSed ii would make him the great inter
ferer in the affairs of the states and the
maker and the unmaker Ofstate governments
at his will. He did not now attach any
particular importance, it was merely an ex-
preston of opinion of some 80 or 10 gentle
men, who from what had already transpired.
there was no doubt would endorse any action
which the present executive might take.