The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-23
CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WAsHIN0TON, IanMary q.

lne Dill making uH ApPEOpFlAtluH lVT 2
public building at COyingtOn, KY Placed
on the calendar. He also reported favor
ably on House bill to provide an apprO-
priatiOn for continuing the construction
Of postoffice and custom house at ST.
Louis. Passed, 4 .L.l.
Mr.. West presented the credentials Of
T. b. s, PinchbAck as Senator elect from
Louisiana for the term expiring March
4th, 1870, and they were read at the
Clerks desk.
Mr.. sherman moved that the ere
dentials and all accompanying papers be
referrd to the Committee on Privileges
and Elections.
Mr.. Thurman said he wished 10 know
the scope Of that motion. What purp0rt
to be the credentials Of this person two
years ago were referred to the Committee
on Privileges and Elections and they re.
ported back to the Senate. Subsequently
they wererecommined to the Committee
st the request Of the Senator from
Indiana (MIOTtOR,) [! uAht iti.j
Mr.. Sherman said It would be impos-
sible for the COmmittee 10 make IN ex.
animation .of all the facts in the case
unless they had all the papers. His
motion 10 refer was agreed
Mr.. Salisbury presented the creden-
tials OF Thomas +, Bayard, senator.eleCt
from Delaware for term Of six years
from March 4, 1876. Placed on hle,
Mr.. Boutwell, introduced o bill to pro.
vide far the bAF of the Two hOIlBeB of
Congress. Referred.
Mr.. Lewis introduced u bill 10 repeal
the act TO provide a government for the
District OF Columbia and for other pur-
poses, approved June 20, 1874. Re-
ierret.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced u bill TO en-
tablish II court for contested elections.
Referred. ..' I
The morning hour having expired, Lhe
Senate resumed the consideration Of the
resolution from the Committee on Privi-
leges aHd Elections proposing an amend
nlent to the Constitution In regard to the
election Of President and Vice President,
A[r. Anthony said the subject had been
no thoroughly discussed in the elaborate
report Of tho chairman OF the Committee
that nothing remained 10 b. said upon
the inconvenience and danger Of the pre-
sent system Of electing q President and
the desirableness Of a change, He re.
viewed the working Of tie Electoral
College for the last fifty years, and Id con.
clusi0n said he gave his cordial assent To
this important change which was 80
clearly for general good, The further
consideration Of the resolution was then
postponed until Wednesday next, and the
Senate resumed the consideration Of the
resolution submitted by Mr., Shurz, In
structing the Judiciary Committee to
inquire what legislation Ia necessary, by
Congress, to secure the people Of Louis
lana the right Of self government under
the Constitution, '' ''"'"
SHERMAN ON LOUISIANA.
Mr.. Sherman being entitled to the floor
said that he did not regret that SOnle little
time had elapsed since this question was
last discussed here, az II could now be
debated with less excitement. lie then
referred to the organization Of the Leg
iSlature IN Louisiana on the 4th inst,
and said that Of the 1O2 members present,
81 were Republicans aud 80 Democrats.
The conduct Of Wiltz was bold and dar.
inp, aid any member would have been
justified III going up to the speakers chair
and tearing him from his seat. lie quoted
from the report Of Foster, Phelps aud
Potter, and said that itshowed that Wiltz
had violated all the law, as we'll as the
Constitution ofLouisiana, The Senators
on the Democratic side Oi tbe Chamber
had not uttered one word Of c0ndemna-
ton Of the course Of Wilt, while de.
nouncing that Of General Sheridan and
President Grant.
Mr.. Bayard said the question before
the Senate was not whether the conduct
Of Mr.. Wilt was regular or irregular,
but that II was not within The province OI
the President Of the United States to In.
tGrfere In the organization Of State Leg
islatureS. Observation-Disclosures
Mr.. Sherman, restming, said this act
Of usnrpatiOn on the part Of Mr.. Wiltz a'
crime was more dangerous 10 Its con.
sentences than anurder Of a hundred OF
thousand Of men. II was the first time
In the history Of the country where
minority had usttfped tho rights Of
the majority. In this manner the
signal gun had been fired and all this
trouble was the usurpAtiOn Of Wiltz, but
for his conduct there never would have
been any interference by The Federal
power In the Louisiana Legislature.
Mr.. Schur1 said that II the Senator
was willing TO take the report Of the
House subcommittee which visited New
Orleans "a true, then he must admit that
the grosSest frauds were perpetrated by
the Returning Board, and therefore that
Board was the cattse Of trouble.
Mr. Sherman said he would refer to the
Returning Board afterward. In his judg.
ment WiItz would have been oyerthrOwn
by, The military force had not General
Detrobriand ihterfeted, and there would
have been d scene Of blOodShed In that
hail.
Mr.. Bayartl said Wilt had admins.
tered the oath to 1O2 members who were
present; hence the Iegislatnre was Il
lawful body.
Mr.. Sherman said the rOll.call had been
denied III that Legislature by the Demo.
Gratis. Suppose the rollcSll had beer
denied In the House oil Representatives
when General Banks wAa elected Speaker
Did any one doubt that thCre would have
been bioodshed2 There had been half.a.
dozen times in the history Of the country
when d refusal to call The yeas and nays
would have resulted in blOodshed. With
the i've men whose seats were contested
excluded, no one could doubt that d ma.
jotity Of that Legislature wds Republican.
Nothing cOuM excuse OF defend the law.
lessness Of Wilt In this matter. The
Democratic party in Louisiana had
seized upon the organization Of the Legis.
lature and ttampled hndet foot every
guarantee Of constitutional liberty. They
would rather win by force than BY fair.
ness, lie sent 10 the Clerk and had read a
communication Of The New York Tine
which he said he learned was written by
Dr.. Stoughtoh, a lawyer Of eminence, and
he thought that he took an hhprejuced
view Of the whole matter. II was the
duty Of Kellogg to put down tliAt itregu-
latity In The legislature. The oath which
he had taken compelled him to interfere,
He could not do 10 by calling upon tie
militia because his call would not have
been obeyed. Under all the difficulties
which surrounded hin he was perfectly
right in calling upon The military power
Of the general government. General De