The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-12
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Jan. lit has transpire
through leading Democratic Senator tn
Mr.. Ferry will be retained in his plac'
Should the Republicans persist in their eftor
to make change, Mr.. Ferry will not 60 Int
the caucus, and the Democrats Will supper
him as against any caucus nominee, wn'cf
with several Republican votes which are a.
sured, will secure him the succession to To
Presidency.
Admiral J. R. Mullany having some tim
sinca asked to be relieved of the command
the North Atlantic station, it is probable tina
he will shortly be relieved by Admiral VIM
E. Leroy, now commanding the South Allan
tic station.
| Every Democratic Senator and Representa-
tive in the Alabama Legislature, denies III
authorship of q letter of the Washington Re
publican, of the 7th inst Said letter purport
20 have been written by one of the Demo
cratic members of the Legislature of 1872 anG
also of this, and denounces the investigation
into Spencers right to q seat in the Senate.
The committee to investigate Spencer, pre-
scented memorial to the United States Senate
to-day. 1t concludes as follows:
T1ese and other matters which are estab
lished by the testimony taken on said investi
cation, seem to require that the State of g.
bama and the Senate of the United States
should take such measures as will secure to
the State a person law ully elected and q fl
representative to the Senate of the Uni ed
States, and one that is worthy and qualified
to occupy seat in that high tribunal.
Your memorialists respectfully state that
George E. Spencer was not legally elected
Senator from Alabama, nor was he ever voted
for by body having a quorum of elected
members or a quorum of certified members,
as the journals of the G neral Assembly Of
Alabama will show.
Your memorlalists respectfully pray Of
your honorable body that you will take the
report OF the committee accompanying this
memorial as part Of the same, that you will
examine the evidence attached thereto taken
by said committee, and the right of Spencer
10 the seat he now holds may be inquired
into, and his claim thereto be declared in.
valid, and said seat be deci red vacant The
memorial was ordered printed and will be
taken up Wednesday.
The speech of Mr. Blains on the amnesty
bill, while propiatory in tone toward the
people of the South, was extremely virulent
against Jefferson Davis not, he said, because
Mr.. Davis had been The head and front of the
or that he had been an efficient
enemy of the government, or that he had not
distracted the councils of the Confederacy,
but that he had been guilty OF the greatest
crime in the annals of history, the murders
Of Andersonville. The horrors of thai stock
ade he represented as casting into the shade
The atrocities of the Duke of Ava in the
Nethe rlands, the massacre of st Bar holomew
md the terrors of the Spanish inquisilion.
His speech was replied to by Cox of New
York, in a most satirical vein, it being treated
- movement for the Pfesiden ". Cox con-
,rasted Blaine's position on the question OF
amnesty with that of President Grant, who
always favored general and unqualified am
lesty; but then. said Cox: "GranI was brave
'olditr; not q scurvy politician
Kelly, of Pennsylvania, made a strong
speech against Blaine's amendment excluding
Jefferson DAVIS from amnesty, and in favor of
he original bill.
Hill, OF Georgia, got the floor, but yielded
or an adjournment. He will speak to-
morrow.
Gen. Hills speech tomorrow will outline
he history of the exchange of prisoners. and
will show to whom Andersonville and Libby
I'VE their terrors.
The feeling is general that Mr.. Blaine has
made mistake i'll trying 10 rival Mr.. NJ Drton
8 bearer of the bloody flag; he lacks brains
nd malienity.
Mr.. Kelly carried the crowded galleries |
'hen he made his fiue point that the time to |
unish Mr.. DAVIS if he deserved it, was ten |
ears ago.
The Democrats seem entirely satisfied with |
ne days work, and especially with the solid |
with which the several wings of |
ae party came down to their work.