New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-03
TIE LOUISIANA MIDDLE.
4 DEBATE N THE HOUSE on THE LIGHTS or MESsRs.
sYPHER, SHELDON, AND PINCIBACK - MEssfs.
sYPuER And SHELDON ADMITTED MR.. PINCB-
BACKS CASE nor DECIDED.

A DEBATE N TIE HOUSE on TIE LIGHTS or MESsRs.
syPHER, SHELDON, AND PINCIGBACK g. MEssRs.
sYPuER AND SHELDON ADMIrTED-MR. PNCB-
BACKS CASE nor DECIDED
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRmuNE.1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Ihe reading Of the Pres-
dents Message occupied about an hour aud half
in the House all the rest Of the days session was
taken up with thu Louisiana middle. which was
revived thus early, to everybody's disgust, by a
resolution of Mr.. Butler to admit the kellogg dele
CATION, as having tho prime fdci0 claim TO seats
Whether Mr.. Butler wanted to entrap his party into
al Endorsement of the Kellogg usurpltion in adj
vance of investigation and full discussion, or de-
sired 10 discipline the new members by making
them do disagreeable and questionable thing at
the outset at the bidding Of the party leaders or
was influenced only by the appeals Of the ex-
cluded Administration members it would be hard
to say. The case was plainly one to be referred TO
the Elections Committee for report upon the rights
of the contestants. prime Jacie, to be sworn IN.
One delegation had certificates in regular form
under the seal OF the State, signed by Warnoth rs
Governor and dated Dec. 4, 1872 The other had
certificates in like form. dated Dee l6 and signed
by Pinchback "a acting Governor Mr. Buffers
argument was, that the Warmoth certificates were
Illegal, because the Secretary of state had for
warded statement to the CieF!; Of the House t!1
mere were rJtufns III " armour WITCH
issued the certificates. He also showed that the
Warmoth Board did not make report of its
canvass until January and his conclusion that
inasmuch a. the Wannoth certificates We're fraudu-
lent, the Pinchback certificates the only
TO be considered and made prima fdcie case. Ii
was in vain that Messrs. Beck and Potter brought
forward the proofs of the fraudulent character of
the Pincbhack certificates, and the returns on which
they were based. Mr. Butler thought that
travelling outside the record Ii all right TO show
Warnotls action to have been illegal and Mr.. Butler
hung his whole argument on partial proof of such
illegaiy, but equally strong evidence of the fraud
committed in the issuing of the Pinchbaok crcdcn-
tias, was, in his opinion irrelevant. There was no
primd JGcie made on. because such ease by
the precedcnts of the House rests in Governors
certificates alone and the House cannot go behind
il to consider the action Of returning boards the
decisions Of State courts Such things are for the
consideration OF a committee in contest Both the
Louisiana delegations had pTird ldce right, and an
Investigation could determine whose certificates
were fraudulent.
Mr.. Butler proposed to admit the three Kellogg
members by one resolution, bnt the Democrats IN
sisted on division of the question. The vote was
first taken on Mr.. sypher, and resulted in 1903 yeas
10 95 nays. Mr. Sheldon was then admitted without
a division. IL is believed that he was fairly elected
The people Of all parties in New Orleans say that he
had an honest majority of the votes cast Pending
a vote on Mr Pinchback's ease the House adjourned
after Messrs. sheldon and Sypber had taken the
oath
MI. Pin"hhaek IN CLAIMING admission IN the House