New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-24
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Mr. Anthony
of Rhode Island, gave notice that lie would
ask the Senate to remain in continuous
session to-day until the pending resolution
approving the action OF tho President in
regard to Louisiana was disposed of.
Mr.. Jones, of Florida, took the floor aud
denied the right of the Senate to act upon
a resolution Of this character during a
special session called for executive busi.
| ness. The proceedings Of the President in
relation to transactions in Louisiana were
not such as to commend them to the favor
or approval of the country. He referred to
the argument Of the Senator from Indiana
lMor,OD) to the effect that the
action of the President in regard to
Louisiana was binding upon the
Senate, and asked if that proposition
was true why the Senate was asked to
approve of his course now. He referred at
length to the Louisiana troubles, and read
frequently from documents before the
Senate to show that Kellogg was not the
legal executive of the State.
Mr.. Wallace, of Pennsylvania, referred to
the resolution frat introduced by the
Senator from New Jersey (Frelinghuysep),
and said it was in effect a carte blanche for
the future as it expressed the opinion that
the President should continue to recognize in
Louisiana the existing State government,
but the resolution brought forward by the
Senator from Rhode Island (Anthony) from
the caucus eliminated the carte blanche
feature. The latter resolution was one
recognizing the doctrine Of paternal govern
ment, which doctrine he desired to meet at
the Threshold and repudiate. We wanted
no paternal government IN this country In
the shadOwy future there would be gov
ernment in Louisiana recognized by
the people of that State different from the
Kellogg government. Did this resolution
mean that the President was to continue to
uphold the Kellogg government against the
consent of the people! In his opinion the
wording of the resolution was to pave the
way for the admission of Pinchback next
winter. 1t read like an army order, and he
did not see how 1t could be passed by the
Senate.
Mr.. Thurman, of Ohio, said this resolu-
tion, brought forward By the chairman of
the caucus (Mr. Anthony, }, used the white.
wash brush very freely upon the President.
This was new doctrine approving of the
action Of the President in enforcing the
laws of the United States. Suppose be did
enforce the law, it was his orn duty to do
so. Those who voted for this resolution
voted in effect that Kellogg was the lawful
Governor of Louisiana. and the Leg
the legal Legislature of the State
How any man not believing Kellogg
to Le Governor, and not believing the Leg
stature which elected Pinchback the legal
Legislature of the State, could vote for the
resolution was beyond his comprehension;
,ome of the Senators on the other side might |
think it would elect the next President, but |
ne (Thurman) thought it the th1nnest cruel |
,ver poured down the throat of sick |
patient.
Mr.. Chris.iancy eaid he understood !!
he substitute offered by the Senator
rom Rhode Island, first, as an i'm
,lied recognition of the Kellogg gov
rnment more as one in the actual
exercise of governmental powers in Lou
siana, without reference to the ques.
ions Of Its rightful origin or legal validity,
md in no way involving the prOpriety of
ts establishments; second, that it approves
he Presidents action so far only as directed
nerely to the protection of that govern
oinestic violence and civil war, and to the |
of the laws Of the Uaited
tates. without approving of any in
of the military with q
'gislative body or in the creation
State government. Such being, as it
eems to me, the most natural and obvious
ense OF the language, and the sense in
'hich it will be most naturally understood
J the people, who adhere to the principles
liz SObS'uo1uuS duuUuuCcu mere |
my remarks On the twelfth instant,
nd which / here adopt by refer
nee without retraction or qualitica-
on, aud while l hold that a recognition
y the Senate or by Congress of a
overnment thus initiated can give it no |
feater validity than it had in its inception,
i'll, as domestic violence and civil war,
hich may lead to a complete dissolution
society are not the best remedies Tor
citing rid OF even an illegitimate govern.
ent. can approve the action of the HAsi-
ent directed to the humane purposes men.
Oned in this amendment or the substitute |
fered by the Senator from Rhode Island, |
nd believing the recognition of this gov
'nment for this purpose and to this extent is
stifable under the peculiar circumstances
1w existing in that State, until by u
ir election . more legitimate gov
ument can be initiated, l can vote
+ the resolution in the sense
ave here attributed to it, but in the
liarged and odioos sense which hap be.
tributed to it b. eome Of tae spes ksrs on
70 other side could Lot vote for Il. and I
ost deliberately asow nv conviction thsr
such enlarged sense or IL sny s...e