The Portland daily press., 1875-03-22
Forty Fourth Congress-First Session
SENATE.


In the Senate Immediately after reading the
journal, Mr.. Anthony of r. l., moved that the
Senate proceed to the consideration OF the res
olution submitted on Tuesday night by Mr.
/ Frelinghuysen, approving OF the action hereto,
fore taken by the President of the Unlted
States ia protecting Louisiana from domestic
violence and expressing the opinion that ne
should continue to recognize in that state the
existing state government.
Mt. Bayard of Del, raised point OF oraer
that the effect of the resolution was legislation
and therefore not in order at the special session
of the Senate Debate followed.
The Senate, by % yeas to 25 nays agreed to
take up the resolution.
Mr.. Anthony then submitted the substitute
agreed upon in caucus for the resolution or MI.
FreliDghuysen, as follows: .
Resolved That the action of the President
in protecting the government in Louisiana, OF
which VIM. P Kellogg is executive. and the
people of that state against domestic violence,
and enforcing the laws of the United States, Is
approved.
Mr. Thurman said he wanted time to look
into the resolution, and it was evident now that
the session would be prolonged till next week.
He moved that the Senate proceed to the con
sideratiOn of executive business. he]ecteo,
yeas % nays 49,
Mr.. WHITE said that the resolution was a
twin to that for the admission of Pinchback,
recently postponed till next December. He
moved that the resolution be postponed till the
The vote in the Senate onitaking up Freling-
huysen's resolution was yeas %, nays "a, as
follows:
Yeas-Allson. Anthony, Boutwell,, Bruce,
Burnside Cameron of Wis. Conkling, Cragin,
Edmunds, Ferry of Mich, Frelnghuysen, Har.
logan, Mcmillan, Mitchell, Morrill, of Maine,
Morrill, of Vt, Morton, Oglesby, Patterson,
Robertson Sherman, Spencer and West-2o
Nays-Bayard, Bogy. Booth, Caperton. Cock
ereli, Cooper, Dawes, Eaton, Gordon, Hamil.
ton. johnson of Tenh., Jones Of Florida, KEEL
ly, Herman, McCreery, Maxey, Norwood, Ran
dolph, Salisbury, Stevenson, Thurman, Wal
lace, Whyte, Withers-28.
dom, who would have voted in the affirmative,
were paired with Herndon, Merrimon, Davis
and Johnston of Va, who would have voted in
the negative
Those not voting and not announced as pair
ed were Acorn, Christiancy, Clayton, Conover,
Daniels, Dorsey, Ferry of Conn.,, Goldthwaite,
Mcdonald, Paddock, Wadleigh and Wright.
The resolution being before the Senate MIR.
Anthony moved substitute, and the question
being on agreeing to the substitute, Mr. Bayard
said he could not regard with respect or approx
al resolution which he must consider was
destructive to the spirit of our constitutional
form of government. 1t had pleased the ma
jorty upon this as well as upon other questions
to make them up in the secret council OF the
party and then suddenly promulgate them and
call upon their associates in this chamber TO act
upon them without elaboration. He asked
that the resolution be printed that the Senators
on his side might have the advantage which
had been denied by the majority. ,o,. son. -
the printer"
Mr. Bayard continued. saying that the Louis
lana case had been bold, monstrous, naked
fir aud from beginning to end. No man who
had studied the constitution OF this country
could apply Its sacred provisions to such case
as that presented in Louisiana.
At 315 re yielded for a motion to adjourn
which was rejected. Yeas 26, nays 81. At 4 %
he again yielded for motion to adjourn which
was rejected. Yeas %. nays %.
Mr.. Randolph of N. j., moved to take a re-
cess for half an hour.
Mr.. Anthony said as he believed short re-
cess would enable Senators to come to some
conclusion about reaching vote, he would
agree to the motion,
Mr.. Salisbury of DEL, said if it was the in
tention on the part of the majority to sit this
thing out be was opposed to any recess or any
adjournment
MIR. Randolph said his sole object in making
a'mOtiOD for a recess was that Senators on his
side or the chamber might have an opportunity
for conference. He moved that the recess he
till o'clock p. M, which was agreed to, and
the Senate at 400 p. M, took recess to 6.
Upon reassembling at o'clock MIR. Bayard
resumedshs argument and commented upon
matters which have tianspired in Louisiana
during the past few years.
At 6.15 he yielded to Mr.. Cooper of Tenn,
who moved that the Senate adjourn, Reject
ed, yeas 81, nays 49,
Mr.. Bayard then resumed his argument.
At s o'clock a motion was made to adjourn,
but the Democrats refused to indicate any time
when they would allow vote to be taken. AT
ter some debate Mr.. Eaton proceeded to speak
against the resolution. Mr.. Maxey also spoke.
Another motion was made to adjourn and lost,
and finally Mr.. johnson of Tenn. rose to speak
but motion to go into executive session was
carried.
At 112O the doors we're opened and the Sem
ate adjourned to Monday, when Mr.. johnson
of Tennessee will speak.