Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Report Against the Bill for
the Relief of Tennessee.
Senator Gordon Punctures a
Wind-Bag.
Whipping Indians Under Grants
Peace Policy.
SENATE.

ernment for observing the transit Of Venus.
Passed.
Mr.. Morrill,, from the Committee on Ap-
prOpriatiOns, reported back the legislative,
Judicial and executive appropriation bill,
with sundry amendments. Placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Wright, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported adversely on Mr.. GOrdon's
bill relating to certain claims arising from
the seizure and conversion by the Treasury
Department Of certain cotton claimed bY
individuals, and il was indefinitely post
poned
Mr.. Thurman reported from the same
committee on House bill, in relation TO the
qualification Of jurors in the courts of the
United States, and it was indefinitely post
pOned. =
Mr.. Edwards, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported favOrably on the bill to
amend the act in relationto Marshal's fees.
Placed on calendar.
Mr.. Stephenson, from the same commit
tee, reported adversely on the House bill
70 make persons charged with crimes and
offences competent witness, and it was in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Judiciary Com-
mittee, reported adversely on the House
I
and it was indefinitely postponed.
| Mr.. Sargent introduced bill to empower
| the Southern Pacific Railroad Company to
change the line of their road, and to con
struct an additional branch road.
The unfinished business, being the reso-
luton Of Mr.. Schurz, instructing the Judi
ciary Committee to inquire what legislation
| by Congress is necessary 70 secure to the
/ people of Louisiana the rights Of selfgOv-
eTnment dnder the Constitution, ETC., was
resumed, when Mr.. Logan concluded his
| argument begun yesterday.
In the course of his speech he sent to the
| Clerks desk and had read an editorial from
paper published in Atlanta, Ga, COM
menting on the telegrams in regard 10 New
| Orleans, and saying that it was probable
| that fool like Sheridan might ornament a
| lamp post in that city, and further calling
upon the people of New Orleans to begin
/ fighting, as the time had come for them to
| strike.
Mr.. Gordon said he had no doubt the ed
| itOr Of that paper was sincere in all he
said. He had no doubt he reflected the
| sentiment Of his own heart, but he did not
reflect the sentiment of the people of
| Georgia nor Of the Democratic party of
that State He did not belong 10 the
Democratic party, and did not publish
| Democratic paper. He claimed to run an
| independent paper, and did not support the
! Democratic candidate at the last election,
but, on the contrary, supported the opDOSi-
tiOn candidate. He (Mr. GOrdOn) would
like 10 have read telegram from the Gov
ernor Of his State, who was a Democrat.
Mr.. Logan said he could not yield to
have the telegram read.
Mr.. Gordon said Senator Logan had
made remark when he (Gordon) was out
of the chamber, in regard to the majority |
in one Of the districts in Georgia. He |
(GOrdon) desired 10 say that there was no |
Republican candidate in that district; there
fore there could be no Republican votes. /
There was but one candidate there and he /
was a Democrat.
Mr.. Logan said he referred to the fourth |
district.
Mr.. Gordon replied that that was the dis |
triet he referred %.
Mr.. Logan inquired how it was in the |
Eighth District.
Mr. Gordon replied that there was but |
one candidate there-HOn. A. H. Stephens. |
Mr.. Logan said he only gave facts as they |
appeared from the record. Of course they |
were open to explanation. He inquired Of |
the Senator how about county candidates.
We're there not county candidates who |
were Republicans?
Mr.. Gordon replied in the negative. The |
county officers were elected the year pre- |
ViOus.
Mr.. Upton said he felt gratifed, during |
the Senator's address, that he TLOganl |
never went into the rebellion, as he would /
have been a great power against the cOun- |
try. He also felt happy to think that De-
mOsthenes died early, 50 thai he could not /
come in contact with the honorable Sena- |
tor as a close, calm, logical orator. |
Laughter He understood the Senator to |
say yesterday that he was a sailor, but the /
kind of vessel he commanded during the /
last two days was mud scOw, and only fit /
to navigate the muddy waters Of the |
Missouri, So the Senator from California 1
Sargent who aided his friend, would /
after March 4, be checkmated BY an Inde-
pendent Senator. The honorable Senator
from Minnesota (WindOm) felt it necessary
70 do something for this Illinois navigator,
before his boat was hitched to the happy
shore and he gave him little wind. TGreat
laughter So his colleague (Hitchcock) |
advanced from across the chamber and |
helped him (LOgan) to land his craft.
From the legth Of time this vessel has been
running to-day, he inferred that the wood
used was from the Missouri valley, some
thing like cottonwood and produced very
little good steam. The honorable Senator
from Wisconsin (Howe) told the
Senator that he too, was on his
ship, and he was going down
with the ship. He did not doubt his verac-
ity. He thought that was fact. TGreat
laughter. After the Senator from illinois
had put in evidence everything except Web
ster's Dictionary, he called upon the Sena-
tor from New jersey CFrelinghuysen) and
asked him if he had any old letter about
him or anything he could read. rGreat
laughter.
Mr.. Upton then spoke Of the Louisiana
difficulties, and said he had a copy of the
testimony taken by the committee of the
Senate two years AGO. One Of the wit
nesses, when asked by Senator Logan where
he learned ballOl-bOx stuffing, replied he
learned it in Illinois, and in the gentle
mans own dis ret. The Senator (LOgan) |
had said that he would argue the louisiana
case. If the5gentleman's notes had been
written on legal cap, he might have laid
some claim to a legal argument, but as
they were written on iOolscap, he thought
little was due him.
Mr.. Morton approached the seat occupied
by Mr.. logan and whispered to him.
Mr.. Upton said: thought the time for |
prompting had gone by. 1 suppose the
Senator is prompting his friend for another
burst, but a burst Of what? | have no
idea of troubling you
Mr.. Upton then sent 10 the Clerks desk
and had read paragraph from the Wash
ingtOn Chronicle to the effect that the sub
committee Of the House, which visited
Louisiana, had come to the conclusion thai
there was no intimidation of colored voters
in Louisiana, that the Returning Board !
wss fraud, etc but that the report would
not be accepted, and the whole committee !
would 90 to New Orleans. He thought this |
one of the most humIliating facts IN this |
whole business.
The Senator from Illinois (LoCan) had |
denied that there was any oppression in |
the Republican party. He heard that Sena-
tor in a speech two years ago, and he then
thought there was oppression. He read |
from the speecl of that Senator to the ef- |
feet that if any Senator kicked out of the |
traces a little bit, the Republicans called a
caucus on him.
He (TiptOn) spoke of the condition of |
affairs in the South for several wears past,
and said the RpnUblican Marty had nsad |