The Portland daily press., 1875-02-19
Forty Third COngress-SecOnd Session.
SENATE.


In debate between 2 and O'Clock this morn
ing in the senate Mr.. Anthony said inasmuch |
as he as sented to the report of the Committee |
two years he deemed it proper to state why he |
recognized Kellogg as Governor and as conse- |
ouence Pinchback entitled to seat on prima |
facle case. He had no doubt the election in |
Louisiana in 1872 was attended by fraud on |
both sides, but it was clear to his mind Mem |
ery was in the minority, and the attempt to |
seat him Governor was gigantic fraud. |
Two wears has passed since the report of the |
Committee and Kellogg still held the Office of |
Governor The President of the United States |
continued to recognize him. The House of |
Representatives recognized him, but he rested |
his opinion upon the highest legal tribunal of |
Louisiana, the supreme court Of the state. |
which had decided that Kellogg was Governor, |
and four of the judges of that court were ma
tiyes of the state, not carpetbaggers, as Henry |
Clay was in Kentucky, Andrew jackson was
in Tennessee Thomas I'll. Benton in Missouri |
and Daniel Webster in Massachusetts. In
conclusion he argued that Pinchback was emit
tiled to his seat on prma face case, subject to
future investigation, and he would give his
vote accordingly
At9 30 this morning, Mr.. Edmunds offered
the following amendment:
Strike out the resolution for the admission of
Pinchback and insert the following: THAT the
Committee on Elections be instructed to report
forthwith bill declaring that no constitution
al govern ment exists in Louisiana, and provid-
inc for an election of Governor, Lieut. Cover
nor and members of the General Assembly for
the State of louisiana, and all other state
officers which by the constitution of that state
were to be elected by a vote of the people
thereof"
Ransom then took the floor and spoke at
some length of his desire to restore peace and
good will between the north and south.
Ransom spoke till II clock (noon), when he
said il was impossible for him to go in his
present physical condition. He would not ask
the Senate TO adjourn, but he would ask the
privilege of being heard further at some future
time.
He was member of this body when unpatrl-
otto men threw off their obligations and made
war upon the government. He who did not
see the same signs now must be blind and he
who did not hear the same sounds must be
deaf.
Mr. Norwood spoke ON the general condition
of affairs in the south.
At half past o'clock he yielded to Mr.. Nor
rll of Maine, who appealed to his friend Nor
ton to allow this resolution for admission of
Pinchback to be laid aside now, that the Indi-
an appropriation bill might be considered.
Mr.. Morton opposed laying the resolution
aside and said tue disposal of it was of more
importance than the passage of the appropria-
ton bills. If they failed an extra session
would have to be called and the responsibility
would not be with the Republicans.
A debate followed and Senate at o'clock, on
motion of Mr.. Morrill, of Maine, by vote of yeas
nays ~, senate ldiu resolution lOF Guo du-
mission of Pinchback on table.
Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Bayard,
Bogy, Conkling, Cooper, Davis, Dennis, Eaton,
Edmunds, Fenton Felinghuysen, Goldthwaite,
Gordon, Hager, Hamilton, Md, Hamilton,
riman, Morrill, Me-, Morrill, VT, Norwood,
Ransom, Robertson, Salisbury, Schnrz, Scott,
| Sprague, Stevenson, Stockton, Thurman, Tip
| ton, Wadleigh, Washburne Window, Wright
/ 30: . No., p,o,,on cor,oron f,bon,7,or
| Clayton. Conover, Cragin, Ferry, Mich, Elan
L again. Hamlen, Harvey, Howe, Jones, Logan,
| Morton, Oglesby, Patterson. Pratt. Ramsey,
| Sargent, Spencer, Stewart West-22.
Mr.. Ferry of Conn.,, who would have voted
| in the affirm tive paired with Boutwell,, who
| would have voted in the negative.
| Mr.. West moved to adjourn. Rejected, yeas
| g. nays 50.
Mr.. Window moved to proceed to the consd-
| Grafton of the Indian appropriation bill.
Agreed to.
| Mr.. Window said the amount appropriated
| for the Indians for the present fiscal year was
| $500 000 and the amount appropriated by
| this bill for the fiscal Year ending June 10Th,
1876 as reported by the committee was 3d.
| 237, 924, decrease of 1852, 076. The Senate
| committee on appropriations had added to the
| bill which came from the House SS277, BY. As
| the bill was reported to the Senate it was ST.
| 723,757 less than the estimates submitted for
| the fiscal year ending June 30, 1876.
| Several unimportant amendments reported
| by the committee were agreed to.
Mr.. Morrill, of Maine called up the resolu ton
| of fixing the hour of meeting at IL a. m and
| it was amended to provide that it take effect
| Saturday and agreed to.
Pending the discussion on the Indian appro-
| priaton the Senate at AS, after continuous
session of nearly twenty-nine hours, adjourned.
HOUSE.
! Immediately after the reading of the journal
| the House went into Committee OF the Whole
| on the revenue bill. The first vote was on
| Southard's amendment as amended by Mr..
| Cox to strike out the first section of the bill
which relates to the tax on whiskey. Lost, 81
| to &c. .s-,l 's
Mr.. Randall moved to strike out one dollar
in the first section and insert 80 cents, so that
| the tax on whskey should be 80 cents. Lost,
| 63 to SO. go
| Mr. Banning of Ohio moved to strike out the
| provision or the first section taxing stock on
I hand.
Mr.. Dawes explained that the effect of strik
| ing out the provision would be to-tax stock on
| hand one dollar. e., ---- t.f. ..-.-t
| The amendment was rejected.
| Mr.. Kasson offered AN amendment in behalf
| of the committee, providing that the tax on
spirits contracted to be delivered before the 10th
| day of Feb. shall be paid by the purchaser.
| Adopted. -.t
Mr.. Archer moved to strike out the enacting
| clanse, Lost, 63 to So.
| Finally the first section was allowed to stand
fba second section nrovid;ng for increasing the
tay on tnhacco was rad and considered &
| The second section of the Hill oave rise tn a.
| lono debate Various an,endments looking to
| a redno of dn.v were offered and rejected
| Tho nrincinaI amendn,ents adonted were
| first. an amendment in regard to contracts,
similar in its nrovsions to that relative to whis.
kew in the consultation and second amendment.
| increasing the tax on CIGARS which now nav a
tax of from S. toI$6. Cigarettes are raised from
| 80 TO rs cents.
Attwo o'clock the further consideration of