The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-27
HIS FRIENDS SHOUT, ''COURAGE!'
The Presidents Message De-
layed Until To-Day.
A Dozen New Bills for Payment
of Southern Claims.
Reduction of the Army Dangerous to
the Peace of the Frontier.

Senate-Exposure of the Alleged Method
OF His Election.
The Senatorial mind was affected to disgust this
morning by reference OF Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont,
to certain reports that Senator's were in the habit
OF being wrongfuy supplied with gold toothpicKs,
visiting cards ana other fancy articles from the
stationery room OF the senate. This he pro-
nounced false, and 1t was treated with contempt
by other Senator's as manifested in their remarks,
resulting IN the passage Of bill that nothing be
supplied in future except stationery articles.
The long expected event OF the day then came
on In regard to the credentials OF PinchDack,
which Mr.. McCreery moved to take up. However.
Morton claimed and received attention In discuss
ing his former resolution, and stated chat
there were now strong reasons for investigating
the case further, as he had received Information
which, II true, disqualified Pinchback from taking
q seat in the Senate, and he offered resolution
accordingly, authorizing the Committee on Elec-
tiOns to send for persons and papers. Mr.. Morton
explained why his convictions In regard to the
admission Of Pnchback had changed, so that they
were now opposed to 1t, and defended the ADMIN
istratiOn for its action in louisiana Mr.. McCreery
eventually got the floor, and in clever, we'll
conceived speech OF an hour and half, he went
over the whole ground OF the dlsgraceful manner
In which the Louisiana election mad been managed.
the expectations had OF HIM. He held the crowded
galleries in rapt attention, and most of the Sena-
tors anxously listened to the varying severity,
humOr and close analysis OF his speech.
Now Morton, when he Is most unsparingly
pitched into for his defence OF Plnchback bereto-
tore, reads newspaper and anon walks round the
chamber, treating the raps he gets with an as
sumed air OF Indifference. Conkling breaks out
into q broad smile as McCreery makes occasionally
a bitiDgly sarcastic description vergng on rdicule
and wit. Boutwell, bends forward with absorbed
attention; Schurz and OglesDy JOIN in smiles, pro-
vOked by McCreery, and occasionally Sumner I'M
bends his Senatorial gravity when something more
remarkable Is said, and he laughs heartily. Bar
rett. who has been guiding Morton In the matter
and Is working to help Judge DureL out OF his i'm
parchment trouble, is, by some inscrutabe means
or some unwarranted privilege Of the Sergeant-at-
Arms allowed to have seat on the moor OF
the Senate Plnchback sits in Cragin's seat watch
ing every move made and nervousiy pulling his
short, black beard as McCreery says some thing
touching his improper conduct; but he does not
pay much attention to the claimant seemingly
thinking him worthy OF only passing remark. lie
attacks Durell with crushing force, however, and
drives his rhetorical dagger into Packard and the
instruments he used Tor expulsion, and character
ICES the whole business they transacted as the
darkest and foulest which has been ever COM
mltted in the history OF this country.
MIR. McCreery proceeding, said that high repub-
lican authority estimated the fraudulent voting at
5000 in each parish, and he gave lull description
OF all the nefarlous circumstances which
attended the election. He referred to
Durells decision, and said II there were
another man in history who had made q
three days. record like his, his name was lost TO
history. The speech on the whole was well re-
ceved. At it's close the Senate went into execu-
tive session, after which 1t adjourned. Plnchback,
In conversation with your correspondent alter
wards said that II the object Is to prove that the
government Of Louisiana Ia not legally cOnsti-
tuted there is an end OF his being called on to fight
for the Senatorship, ana this appears to be the
way that the difnculty will be handled, viz. -
Duren impeached, the Legislature by consequence
illegal new election ordered, and MIR. Pinchback,
II he wants to be Senator, to fight the battle over
again. Thus the Senate is relieved as well as the
administration.
pinchback's Claim to O Seat in the
House.
A motion was entered to-day before the House
Committee ON Elections providing that MIR. Pinch
back, a contestant Tor a seat at large from the
State Of Louisiana, be stopped from further pro-
ceedings. General Sheriden, OF New Orleans
point OF which was that the contestant having
filed credentials in the Senate for seat In that
body, thereby waived claim for seat In the lower
legislature. Mr.. Pjnchback rep.'ed, and the com.
mittee decided to postpone action on the motion.
with the understanding that the case would be
taken up In regular order on Its merits, but not
until the committee Shall dispose OF all primo Jncit
cases.
Butler Awaiting the Presidents Mes
sage on Louisiana.
Although General Butler has prepared bill fol-
q new state election In Louisiana he has not YET
decided to introduce 1t in the House, preferrng &c
await the Presidents message on Louisiana Affairs
and not wishing to put himself in antagonist tc
the administration, of which he is o friend. The
counsel OF Pinchback says:-"Pinchback invites
investigation by the Senate, and is determined &c
make every effort to obtain his seat there"
The Message on Louisiana Affairs De.
Iayed.
The President will not send the Message to Con
gress on Louisiana AFFAIRS until tomorrow, aftel
submitting the same to the Cabinet on that day.
The Mulatto Statesman Advised by His
Friends to Fight 1t Out-He Relic,
Upon an Investlg cation to Aoquit Him
PinchbacK has submitted to his friends II
Louisiana ten questions as to what line OF actor
he shall pursue in the present complications Of tn
Louisiana case, and has agreed to subordinate hi
course to their judgment in the party issue. HI
has received kilograms from the Republican Cen
| trail Committee and the State Senate ant
| House caucuses urging him to oppose q new
election, and to use every effort to secur
| his seat in the United States Senate. III
invites a fnll investigation OF the persona
charges made against him, and believe
! he will be indicated in the premises when thu
| whole truth is known. he will not resign ant
will rest hts claim to his seat on his personal vnd
cation and the validity OF the Kellogg government
He Is willing to stand or fall on the merits Of tn
case, personal and legal.
Lieutenant General Sheridan Deprec ate
| the Frequent MeddlinE OF Congress
with the Army-Reduction OF the Fore
| Would lmperil the Peace or the From
| tier.
| Lieutenant General Sheridan was before tn
House Committee on Military Affairs this morning
| and, In the course OF two hours consultation