Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-09
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE.
TUESDAY, March 9.


The Secretary of the Senate read a letter
from the Vice President stating that an alb
sence of two or three days from the city
would Ire-ent him from being present to-
morrow tto-dayJ.
Mr.. Anthony submitted a RESOLUTION de-
elaring Mr.. Ferry, of Michigan, President
President pro tenn be by ballot, which vas
agreed to.
Mr. Anthony then nominated for President
pro teTa Mr. Ferry. of Michigan.
MI stevenson nominated Mr.. Thurman of
Ohio
The Secretary appointed as tellers. Messrs.
Anthony and McCreery. The ballots having
Deen deposited and counted by the tsllers the
Secretary announced that 6I votes had been
cast, OF which SO were necessary to choice,
that
Mr. Ferry had received 80 votes and Mr.
thurman % votes. Mr.. Ferry was thereupon
declared duly elected President pro tenn and
was conducted to the chair by Mr.. Thurman
On assuming the duties of the chair; Mr.
Ferry thanked the Senate for this generous
manifestation of its confidence, and said that
ne would rely upon their kind support TO as
chair upon which he now entered
On motion of Mr. Anthony, the Secretary
was then directed to inform the President Of
the selection of Mr. Ferry as President pro
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
then read.
Mr.. Sargent presented the credentials of
MS cOIleague, Mr.. Booth, which were read
and Mr.. Booth was then sworn i'm.
Mr.. Anthony then submitted a list of
SANDING S1a committees, which was adopted.
tThe list is printed in another column.l
PINCHBACK.
-. The unfinished business, being the resolu-
ton for the admission of Mr.. Pinchback was
tnen taken up, and Mr. Morton resumed his
remarks from the point where he suspended
yesterday.
In reference to the action of Judge DureIl he
Mr.. NJ } did not undertake to justify il. but
1T was justified by able lawyers on this floor
and elsewhere. He believed such was the
opinion of the Attorney General The uues-
ton is, after all, not whether Durell had a
right 10 interfere but whether the Kellogg
government had right to organize: and
having that right, as had been decided by the
tribunals of the state, it was of no conse-
queGce who interfered TO assist il 10 organ
ize
Mr.. Merrimon expressed his pleasure at
hearing Mr.. Morton say yesterday that this
was question which was above all party.
lie conculred entirely with that Senator; and
he hoped that every Senator would cast his
vote on this question in entire ac-
cordance with the constitution and the laws
He quoted from the .ase of Kersey Johns
who presented his credentials as Senator
from Delaware. A doubt was raised as TO
the validity of his election. He was not
sworn in; his credentials were referred. and
after an examination the committee report
ed that he was not entitled to his seat, and
he was not admitted. He also referred to the
case OF Mr.. Lanman, of Connecticut, who
presented his credentials in 1925 as a Senator
irOm that state. Objection was made TO the
validity of his credentials. He was not
sworn in; his credentials were referred, and
the II reported back as not valid, and the Sem
ate sustained the report, and he was never
sworn in. He also quoted from the action of
the Senate in refusing to admit Senators
from Arkansas and Louisiana in 1862 al
though as reported by the Judiciary Conn
mittee their credentials We're regarded as i'm
form.