New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-17

mted upon the merits thereof he had no case at all
TO be told that the senate should admit MT Plnch
part other time, In all due respect 20 tue
Senator from Indiana amockcry To do so would oe an
act Of Injustice TO the other States which were inter
ested to the extentth no man should be IN the senate
who had not the right to be there the senator Ifon
States had recognized the Kellogg Governmeni anu ne
having recognzet 1t The Senate was oGana 70 40 80,
the recognition OF tho Legislature Wcn e'eSac, oI'
Pnchback He tMr Edmupd denied that pne rrs,i
1900 miles away. recognized tue fact that u was inc
duty OF everybody 70 obey the manaats' VI ,o ,%
the President with the declaration tbat ne wouu ,aso
the whom the courts had put IN any h y
hold him until Cougr 80 should act I1e ffeSlhGns nha
appealed TO Congress again ana again 10 ac' !" 'o
Mr.. MORTON (Rep. Ind) said the President had
recognized Legislature which elected Mr. Plncn,
recOgniz ne the Legislature IN session at Mechanics III
stitute. -..--
that dispatch. he did not cOnstrue 10 IN the sans
way rho Senator from indiana II mat senator Woun
do the President OF the United oates the justice 10 Lake
all ne mas said the unjct-take his Immediate com.
muncatiOn to the Seuate stating the circumstances
which attended his interference-then would como
defining the attitude Of the President. though
he (r. Edmund) was bound TO say AZ senator Oh so
UOIted States that the attitude Of the President was
aosOIutely immaterla TO the Senate. He knew OF
nothing IN tho Constitution or law giving the preslen
Would Sh Be to Gisa n n,s m uH
right Judge WHAT the Cons coos, ht% lon
right under the Constitution to decide upon rue election
or Mr. Pnchback aud no action OF the President OF any
else could bind the Senate. Tie question 70 aeclde
was whether the body OF electIng Mr.. PinchDacK
the true Legislature Of Louisiana Inc Consttuton
said only the true Legislature could eject senator
aud it also said tho seuate should be the
judge OF the election OF It's own members Tas question
must be met and 1t must tie declared once anu ior an
whether the returned a. members OF tue LOUISIANA
Legislature by board whica htu no eVenee haG
it, composed the true Legislature OF that stale. ~ nad
been argued here that Louisiana was entitled 10 TWO
Senators this floor. Tnat was true bat II TINS man
Pinchback was not her true senator gross Qulf"go
upon the state would be COMMITTED by seating Dln IN
aSIc@aa; s eons 70 P1oTeR and said
II there was any pohcy ID ms inc Oh s'gu,nG,n5
to past seeks the truth, the policy OF strict
adherence to the law That was the guide when IN INC
heat OF conflict IN the tempest OF passion ~ tue tumn
to "A safe haven. To turn away from that ana speak OF
party wishes party sympathies or races all would d
lost in that OF tumut that has ruined so many re-
publcs IN tie history oil our tines lie Tor one "ouiu
At the conclusion OF Mr. Edmunds's speech there was
applause in the galleries. but 1t was soon suppressed Dy
Mr.. MCDONALD Dem. INDY said he differed from bis
colleague DIR Mooul, ana Thought 1t right to STATE the
involved IN THIS discussion was JdIcal III It's
and pertlincd exclusively to tae senate No otner
tribunal and no other 6 OF the
ACTON OF auy other branch OF the Government
G0a ,h DC Sd3g Ps4 to se Ge Ior the Senate the
question OF the legal existence or the Douy CHOOSING
and tSe law goyer9ng IL was plain enough 1t wei
that 1t had not been for the nererehce or tne
which elected PInchDaek would never have been III a
position to elect any one In conclusion ne uGnep .a
tnere any prna facte case upon wnlch Mr. flueh-
back could be admitted. . 49,
Mr HOWE REP, Wis., defended tue action OF the
Lynch Board and said true that that Board did
not have the returns before IT, No otner Board had
item. Tley could be obtained. Ho argued that
Mr. kellogg received majority vi the votes actually
pood in Louisiana in 1872 aud that the Legisature
which eec Ted Mr.. PlncnOIck was the true LEGISLATURE
OF the State having passed laws when were oDeyed
and 1T the only body which made the Laws LOT inc
State.
Before concluding, Mr. Howe yielded for motion for
an Executive Session, winch agreed TO- and AT io
O'Clock Senate proceeded to the consideration Oi
Executive business At $40 D. IN. the doors were re-
ul,ened, and recess was ordered till 1880 y. III.