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WASHINGTON.
Executive se..,op or the Senate.

Executive Session OF the Senate.
, WASHINGTON. March 6.-The Senate
. was called to order at noon by Vice
/ President Wilson. Alter the reading
. OF the Journal, Mr.. Stewart of Nevada
moved that the oath Of Office be admin
i-tered to his colleague Jones, Of Neva'
da.
Mr. Jones then came forward and
was sworn in by the Vice President.
Mr.. Ferry, of Connecticut, elected to
the Senate was also sworn in.
Mr.. Crogen OF New Hampshire,
moved his colleague, Mr.. Waddltigh of
New Hampshire be sworn in. AS Mr..
Wadleigh advanced, Mr.. Spencer Of
Alabama also advanced with the iu-
ten,iou of taking the oath.
Mr.. Bays of Delaware. objected to
Mr. Spencer being sworn in, and said it
was known that there were doubts as
to the legality of the election under
which the credentials OF Mr.. Spencer
came to the Senate. The credentials
of another gentleman claiming to be
ected Senator from Alabama, Mr..
Sykes, were also on the table, and he
objected to Mr. Spencer being sworn in
until his credentials were passed upon
by a Committee of this body.
Mr.. Wadleigh, was then sworn in.
Mr. Hamlrn, OF Maine, said it had
been the custom to sweare in Senator
whose credentials were in regular form,
aud then il there were any ques ions as
to the legality of his election they could
be decided upon witnout prejudice 10
any one. This had been the prece-
dent.
Mr.. Bsyard OF Delaware, moved that
the question OF admitting, Mr.. Spencer
be postponed until tomorrow.
Mr. Coukling of New York, argued
that in accordance with precedent,
Spencer should be admitted and the le-
galty of his election be determined at
terwaTd.
Mr.. Bayard pointed to the cases Of
Stark OF Oregon and Goldthwaite Of
Alabama whose credentials were 10
proper form but who were not ad.
mitted
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, said il there
was no doubt OF the body which elected
Mr.. Spencer, If there was no doubt that
1t was q com petent and valid legislature;
teen it would be proper to admit Mr
Spencer now. and decide his right with
that of bis contestant hereafter. But
there are in Alabama two bodies claim
ing to be the Legislature. They had
each elected person to the Senate and
it was the duty of The Senate to 60 be-
hind the credentials and ascertain
which OF these bodies was the rightful
esislature. Mr. Goldthwate was kept
out of his seat for nearly year, YET
there was no question as to the legality
Of the body which elected him, and be
was excluded on the mere remonstrance
OF q set OF irregular nemorialists. He
argued that the papers in these cases
should Jay on the table Tor the present.
President Grant and the Heather
| Chtuee.
DR.. Chickeripg, accompanied by Hon.
Chas. Laison, the Imperial Chinese
Com missioner, and family, had an in
,eryiew with the President this morn
ing. On being introduced to the Pre-
sident, the Imperial commissioner said
Mr.. PREsIDsNr-l desire to congatu,
late YOU on your reelection to the Pre-
sidency Of the United States, and do
hope that the relations existing between
the United States and the Imperial
Government of China, may continue to
he as pacific as the ocean which rolls
between them.
The President was evidently pleased
with this neat speech. He shook
hands with the Commissioner, and
thanked him, expressing the hope that
the cordial relations between the two
countries might continue
| The New Orleans TrOuble.
The disturbances which took place
in New Orleans last night are the OBJ
ject OF considerable comment IN offlclal
circles here. Vice President Wilson,
and Senators Sergeant, Chandler, Scott
Logan, F-rry, Pratt, Hsmlin, Caldwell
CLAYTON, Robertson and Flanagan, and
Speaker Blaine, and Representatives
Stevenson, Hale, Sbellabarger, and
Sheldon were in the Presidents office
this morning. when the subject was
brought up and informally discussed
All OF the above mentioned gentlemen
expressed decided opinions in favor o.
effective measures being taken at once
to suppress the lawlessness existing IN
New Orleans and establish the undisputd
supremacy OF the government officially
tecopnized by the administration. The
Secretary OF War last night telegraphed
to General Emory that outside parties
must not be allowed to interfere with
The officially recognized government o.
Louisiana.
Rank OF Naval Onicers.
i The question of rank which has fol
some time been in dispute between GER
tain regular and volunteer officers o
the Navy which WAS submitted by the
Secretary Of the Navy to the Attorne!
General Tor decision. has been decided
in iavor of the regulars. The decision
was sent to the Navy Department or
Tuesday.
INDIANA.
Extraordinary Log Rolling.
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