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CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate i'm Extra Session

WASHINGTON, March %.
Anthony gave notice he would ask
the Senate to remain in session TODAY
without recess till vote should be
reached on the Louisiana question.
Jones of (Florida) took the floor and
spoke against it.
| Mr.. Wallace followed, opposing the
resolution, and denouncing military
interferences in Louisiana.
| Mr.. Thurman proceeded to speak on
the question. He said, how any one
not believing Kellogg was Governor,
and the Legislature thst elected
Pinchback was q legal Legislature,
could vote for the resolution, was be-
yond his comprehension.
Mr.. Christiancy then gave his idea
of what the resolution meant. He
could approve the Presidents action
for humane purposes, and believed
that the recognition Of the government
was justifiable under the circumstan-
ces, until fair election could be had.
de could vote for the resolution, but
not in the odious sense attributed to
1t by some of the speakers on the
other side. Mr.. Whyte modified his
amendment Of yesterday to read that
the use of the u. S. army to. enforce
the unwarrantable and void order OF
Judge Durrell, issued December 9th,
1872, directing the Marshal to seize
the building occupied as State House
for the assembling of the Legislature
Of Louisiana, and the employment OF
U. s. soldiers TO invade the hall of the
House of Representatives of Louis
lana, and to eject therefrom persons
claiming to be members, are contrary
to the spirit of Republican institutions,
aud cannot be approved by the Sem
ate Of the United States.
The question being on the above
amendment, it was rejected. Yeas %
nays 80.
The question being on the amend.
ment submitted by Mr.. Anthony to
the resolution of Mr.. Frelinghuysen,
Mr.. Thurman offered q proviso that
nothing In this is meant to affirm that
Kellogg is de jure Governor of Louis
lana. Rejected-33 to "a.
Mr. Thurman submitted another
proviso that nothing should be con.
strued to assume tho body of men
who elected Pinchback was the legal
Legislature Of the State. Rejccted-33
to "a.
Another proviso by Thurman, that
nothing should be construed to ap-
prove OF Interference of United States
troops in the organization of the legis.
lsture ON the 4th of January last was
rejected.
The question then being on the res
olution Of Mr.. Anthony, as substitute
for that Of Mr.. Frelinghuysen, it was
agreed to yeas 80, nays 23-as fol-
lows:
Yeas-Allison, Anthony, Boutwell,,
Bruce, Burnside, Cameron of Wis.
consin, Christiancy, Conkling CragiD,
Dorsey. Edmunds, Ferry Of Mich,
Frelinghuysen, Harvey, Hitchcock,
Howe, Ingalls,, Jones OF Nevada, Lo.
gan, Mcmillan, Mitchell, Morrill, OF
Maine, Morrill, Of VT, Morton, Paddock,
Patterson. Robertson. Sargent, Sher-
man, Spencer, Wadleigh, West and
Windom-33.
Nays-Bayard, Bogy, Booth, Caper-
ton, Cockerill, Cooper, Davis, Dennis,
Gordon, johnson Of Tenn, Jones of
Fla, Kelley, Hamlin, Herman, Nc
Creery, Iaxey, Norwood, Randolph,
Salisbury, Thurman. Wallace, Wythe
and Withers-23.
Messrs. Conover, Oglesby and Cam
eron of Penn, who would have voted
in tho affirmative, were paired with
Messrs. Merriman, Johnston aud Nc
Donald, who would have voted in the
negative.
The question then being on adopt
ing the resolution of Mr.. Frelinghuy-
sen, as amended by that of Mr., An
thony, it was agreed to-33 to "a.
The resolution, as passed, reads:
Resolced, That the action of the
President in protecting the govern
ment in Louisiana of which w. p.
Kellogg is Executive, and tho people
of that State agains. domestic violence
and in enforcing the laws of the
United States in that State, ia APP
proved.
After executive session adjourned.
WAsHINGroS, March "a.
After executive session Mr.. Howe
submitted resolution for the appoint
ment ofa committee to inform the
President that the Senate was ready
e. sdiouln sine die. Agreed TO.
Messrs. Howe and Bayard were ap-
pointed such committee.
Mr., Cooper submitted tho custo-
mary resolution Of thanks to President
pro tenn. Ferry. Agreed to.
Mr.. Ransom submitted resolution
OF thanks to Hon. Henry Wilson,
President Of the Senate, which was
agreed TO.
At 6 80 tho committee returned and
reported that the President had no
further communication to make.
Mr.. Boutwell, called up the resoln-
ton for final adjournment, and the
date was fixed at :45, March Gath.
Adopted.
President pro tenn Ferry returned
thanks for the courtesy of the Senators
and declared the special session OF tho
Senate of the 44th Congress adjourned
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