Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-17
UNITED STATES SENATE,
EXTRA SESSION.
Debate on Pinchbaek Concluded,
Postponed Till Next December,


WASHINGTON, March 16.-The vice
President laid before the Senate the repur
Of the Commissioner Of Agriculture 70
1874, and, on motion Of Mr.. Anthony, i
was ordered that 1850 additional c0pie.
be printed for the use Of the Senate.
The consideration of tie resolution 70
the admission Of Pincbback was then re
sumed, and Mr. AlcOrn, of Mississippi
addressed the Senate.
Mr.. EdmunGs, of Vermont, spoke al
length against the admiSs on of Pinchback
and denied that the Legislature which
elected him was the legal one Of Louisiana
Mr.. Mcdonald said IT. was not in the
power Of a State to settle for the Senate
the question of the legal existence Of its
Legislature by choosing 4 Senator. This
case must be determined upon its merits
and the laws governing it were plain
enough. Il was well known that if it had
not been for the interference Of a Federal
judge, the persons composing the Legisls-
iu-e which elected PinchJack would never
have been in a position TO elect one. He
denied that there was any priina facie cas-
upon which Pinchback could be admitted
Mr.. Howe argued that the Legislature
which elected Pinchback was the true Leg
islaiure Of the state; haTing passed laws
which were 'obeyed, it wss the only body
which made laws for the State.
Before concluding, Mr.. Howe yielded for
a motion for executive session, which was
agreed 10. and the Senate proceeded to the
consideration of executive business. The
doors were re-Opeued anC a recess ordered
till T:30P. NJ.
Upon reass5mbling MT. Howe concluded
his speech in favor Of Pinchback.
MI. Logan said: If the Senate refused to
seat Pinchback tonight he (LOgan) sup
posed Mcmillan would appear with his ere
dentials, and then Democratic Senators
would vote solidly for his admission, OF,
perhaps q Senator would be elected by that
Legislature now being cOncOcted in New
York, without authority, BY a committee
of ex-membeTs Of Congress. He predicted
that murder, crime and confusion would be
the result il LOUISIANA if the Senate re-
fused to seat PinchbaCk. In the interest
Of peace an good order, ne appealed to the
Senate to admit him.
At 9:45 Mr.. Morton took the floor to
close the debate. He said it was manifest
to all that the Democratic party had made
this party question since the beginning.
The Democrats played the game Of politics
as they played a game Of cards. When in
doubt, they took the rick. One reason
why the Democrats opposed the seating OF
PiGchback was, that he was a cOlOTed man.
They did not like his color. He argued
that every vote against Pinchbaek would
be in effect to demoralize the Republican
party in Louisiana, to disturb the peace Of
the State and bring about scenes
of bloOdshed. If Pinchback should
be rejected BY TIE Senate it would
be a declaration that he was not
elected by the Legislature Of Louisiana.
What. then, would be the attitude of the
administrations The next House Of Repre-
sentatives would be Democratic, and
he predicted that among the first resolu-
tiOns TO pass that body yOuld be one rec
Ognizing the McEnery government, and
calling upon the President 10 recognize it.
If the Senate should refuse to recognize the
kellogg government now, what ground
would be left to the President TO stand
upon? The Democrats well understood
this, and they saw the trap into which the
Republicans were walking. Some Of the
Republicans might well follow the exam
pie of the Democrats, and when they had
a doubt, they might cast their votes in
favor of their own party.
The question being on the amendment
Of Mr.. Edmunds, to insert the word "not"
before the word admitted so that the
resolution would read--"ResOlyed, that p.
B. B. Pinchback be no. admitted as SEN
atOr from Louisiana" etc, Mr. West moved
to postpone consideration Of the resolution
until the second Monday in December,
which was agreed tO-yeas 80, nays SO-ss
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Alcorn, Allison, Bout
well, Bruce, Burnside, Cameron Of Penn
svlvania, Cameron Of Wisconsin, Clayton,
Conover, Cragin, Dawes, Dorsey, Ferry Of
Michigan, FIelinghuysen, Hamilton, Ham
lin. Harvey, Howe, InCalls, Jones Of Neva-
da, Mcmillan, Mitchell, Nor i'll of Maine,
Morrill, Of Vermont, Morton, Oglesby, Pad
dock, Patterson, Sergeant, Sherman, Spen-
Ger. West and WindOm-33.
Nays-MessTs. Bayard, Bogy, Booth, Ca
perton. Christiancy, COckerell, Cooper
Davis, Eaton, GoldthWaite, Gordon, Hitch
cock, johnson, Johnston, Jones of Florida,
Kelly. Keman, McCreery, Mcdonald,
Maxey. Aierriman, Norwood, Randolph,
Ransom. Salisbury, Stevenson, Thurman,
Wallace, White and Withers-30.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen Oflere the following:
"Res0lved, that the Senate approves the
action heretofore taken by the President OF
the United States in protecting Louisiana
from domestic violence, and are Of opinion
that be should cont nue. to recognize in
that State the existing government.
Objection was made by several Demo
cratic Senators TO its present consideration,
and it was laid over till tomorrow.
The Senate then at 11:j0 o'clock ad-
jOuTned.