The Portland daily press., 1875-01-08
rortJ Third Congressional Session.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Z.
A bill to remove the Limitation restricting the
circulation of banking associations issuing
notes payable in god which was reported from
the Finance Committee Tuesday last was pass
ed.
land, Oregon, was taken up after objection by
Mr.. Sherman, and debated till the close Of the
morning hour.
Several memorials were presented.
Mr. Gordon of Georgia, apologized to Mr..
Edmunds of Vermont for having used the
word responsibility in connection with the
latter's acts. Mr.. Edmunds said he desired to
EXPRESS to the senator his obligations for the
very handsome manner in which he had spok-
en-, and said if he used any harsh language to-
ward Mr. Gordon he was very sorry.
| The Senate then considered the resolution in
| regard to Louisiana affairs. submitted on Tues
| day last by Mr.. Thurman.
Mr.. Hamilton of Maryland, sa6 the people
| of the country might take alarm from the I'M
nrecedented character of the seizure of the
| State House in New Orleans The informa-
| tion asked of the President by the resolution
| now before the Senate was desired by ALL and
he did not see why there would be any objec-
| tion to passing it, The senator from Wiscon-
sin (Mr Howe) had asked, "what are you 60
| inc to do in case the President did not answer
the resolution" He (Mr Hamilton) did not
suppose that the President would decline to
| answer, but if he should Congress had the rem
| edv. The army did not belong to the President,
| but it belonged to the people. If the President
| used the army for improper purpose Congress
could disband that army 1t could refuse to
vote supplies for il, and every armed soldier IN
| the land could be dispersed by Congress. Eve
| nv vessel of war now before New Orleans could
| be taken away by Congress. 1t required no ar
| ticles of Impeachment to do that, no two-thlrdS
vote, but simple majority of the representa-
tiyes of the people could do So That was the
| remedy of Congress against despotic execu-
| tive He argued it was not the duty OF soldiers
| to be arresting legislators and organizing legis-
| latures. The people attended to that themselves.
| There never was precedent for the action in
| Louisiana on Monday last. usurping Cover
| nor of state, for Kellogg was not Governor OF
| Louisiana commanded the army of the United
States in that state, and by his order that army
| expelled the members of the Legislature. No
one could tell when this thing would be repeat
| ed The Governor of state had nothing to do
| with the organization of Legislature, that
matter resting with the Legislature itself.
| The Senator from Indiana (Mortonl was fly
| ing the bloody flag again. He (Hamilton)
would remind him there were no elections now
| except in Connecticut and New Hampshire.
| The Indiana Republican committee had in the
| last campaign asked the Republican newspa-
| pers to make Southern Outrages prominent
till after election. These stories of outrages in
| the South were heralded before the country for
| electioneering purposes.
| Mr., Logan asked the Senator if he was can
| did in the statement that the stories OF South
l ern OuGrageS were HtIdiucu pcioiO ehO SouhnJ
| for election purposes.
| Mr.. Hamilton replied that perhaps some
! murders had been committed; no one regretted
1 them more than himself; but those stories of
| Southern outrages were he falded before the
| country for campaign purposes.
Mr.. Logan said he would like to have read
| the testimony showing that 100 negroes were
murdered in one place. He was prepared with
| sworn statements to show that every state
ment of these outrages was true, and it would
Of do IN gaU hpraldld
| try for campaign purposes. The men who
make such statements were scared with hot
| iron and had no sympathy. Applause in the
| galleries.)
| Sergeant-at-Arms to see that the rule was en-
| forced in the galleries.
Mr. Hamilton, resuming his argument, said
| this whole outrage business was wrong The
| idea that the good people of Louisiana, as cul-
tivated, as intelligent and patriotic as the SEN
| ator himself. (Morton), should be put under
| negro control because some rutfians had killed
o man, was an outrage.
Mr.. Logan asked the Senator (Hamilton) if
he endorsed the action OF Penn in Overturnlng
| the state government of Louisiana in 1874.
Mr.. Hamilton said he would answer the
| question in his own way and PROFOUND to his
friend another, and that was, did he tLogan)
believe McEenry had been elected Governor OF
Louisiana.
MI. Logan said that he had reported that in
| his opinion there had been such frauds that
| neither Kellogg nor McEnery were elected. He
| then repeated his question to Hamilton wheth-
er he endorsed the action of Penn in overturn-
| ing the state government.
Mr. Hamilton-Why, there was no state
COVER nment to overthrow, and the honorable
| senator has so reported. Laughter on The
| floor and applause in the galleres)
| Mr.. Sargent gave notice that in case OF fur
| Their applause he would move that the galleries
be cleared.
Mr.. Logan said that so far as he was con-
cerned he did not mind the applause in the gal
leries. 1t was the same as he had heard years
ago IN the infancy of the rebellion.
Mr.. Hamilton resuming his argument, said
| as to the cause 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 revolution and rebellion,
and the sympathes of the American people
were always with those who rose against ty-
ranny and oppression (Great applause and
bisses in the gallery on the right of the chair.)
Mr.. Sargent moved that tie galleries be clear
ed, which was agfeed to.
Afterwards a motion was made to modify
this motion so as to apply only to that part OF
the gallery from which the noise proceeded,
ton of a substitute directing the Sergeant-at-
Arms to place sufficient police force in the gai-
leries to arrest any person applauding.
Mr.. Hamilton resuming, spoke OF certain
events in Louisiana, and said they were all
part of the conspiracy to keep Kellogg in office.
He next read from dispatch of Gen. Sheri-
dan in reference to declaring certain persons
banditti and having them tried by military COM
mission. He commented on this despatch, and
said he hoped military commission was a
thing of the past 1t was one of those things
which would forever remain blot upon the
fair fame of American liberty Had it come to
this that the President of the United States
could issue his orders to organize state Legis-
lature and Gen. Sheridan carry them out.
Could nothing be done to arrest this military
power? Was the Senate to sit here and hear
military officer advise the President to de-
clare set of men banditti? If that sentiment
should be permitted that same President could
march that same general to the Senate and
House of Representatives and clear all the
members at the point of bayonet. He denied
that the people were assassnated In New Or
leans. Kellogg bad not been assassinated,
Casy had not and why should Gen. Sheridan
be afraid? In conclusion he urged that peace
be given to Louisiana by allowing the people
of that state to rule over their own affairs and
once more there would be peace throughout
the land.
Mr.. Sargent for motion for an executive ses-
sion, which was agreed to and at o'clock the
Senate proceeded to the consideration OF execu-
tive business
After few minutes the doors were re-opened
and the Senate adjourned till to morrow.
HOUSE.
Mr.. White of Ala, asked leave to offer res
olutou thanking the President for the prompt
and efficient measures adopted by him for the
maintenance of law aud order in Louisiana, and
pledging him the hearty cooperation OF the
House in sustaining his efforts i'll their behalf.
Mr. Bromberg of Ala, objected.
Messrs. Beck of KY, Randall of Pa, and
other Democrats demanded the yeas and nays
on the resolution, but the Speaker ruled that
objection having been made, the resolution was
not before the House.
Mr.. Bromberg then withdrew his objection,
but the withdrawal was too late and the resolu
ton was not received.
Mr.. Beck of KY, introduced a bill to pro.
mote a uniform currency, for the retiring OF
national bank notes and for the resumption OF
specie payments. Referred to the Committee
on Banking.
Mr. Kellogg of Conn, offered resolution
calling for report of the surveys for widening
and deepening the channel of New York har-
Dor. Referred to the Committee on Com
merce.
The Speaker presented petition from Rich
ard 3. Irwin, the cOntumacious witness in the
Pacific Mail investigation, complaining of his
confinement in the common jail, and asking in
consideration of his delicate health that his
confinement may be in some other place, con-
formable to the precedents of the House.
Discussion arose on the petition, the side of
the petitioner being taken by Messrs. Maynard
Eldridge and Butler of Mass, and the oppO-
site side by Messrs. Dawes Roberts, Kasson,
Tremaine, the latter moving that the petition