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week are not likely to be of very much interest
to our readers after the exciting scenes which
have therein recently been enacted. But still
as that body is rapidly approaching its termin-
alton one can but naturally look to their &C
ton with anxiety. The brief time which re-
mains before its adjournment is pregnant with
good or evil for the country just as the minori-
ty are able to delay and defeat action on the
nefarious legislation proposed by the desperate
majority, who know that their only hope Of
retaining any control whatever in any depart
ment of the Federal Government depends upon
those measures. They have undoubtedly con-
cluded that they have no possible chance for
success, except by taking Grant and his third
term scheme, and for this purpose all their
energies are being concentrated to pass the Civil
Rights Bill and the infamous Caucus Bill
which authorizes the suspension of the writ of
ha6eas corpus by the President. and the procla-
nation of martial law at anytime and any where
he may choose to do so. To defeat these and
other Ubiquitous schemes, we have every reason
to believe the noble band of conservative pa
triots who are the minority in both houses, will
be untiring and sleepless literally in their eff
forts. That they will be victorious we NAV
have reasonable hopes after the pluck, deter
mination and success displayed in the Pinch
back case. That the scheme to seat this worth
less negro gambler had more in il than appear
ed ON the surface must be evident to every re-
fecting person. The Radicals cared for this
negro just as they do for every other one, only
as a means of accomplishing an end. If Pinch
back could have been seated the legality Of the
government Of Kellogg would have been then
recognized and the acts of Grant in the use of
the military would have been endorsed, there
by justifying him in any similar acts for the
whom he might choose to recognize, whether
it were Brooks in Arkansas, Bullock in Geor-
gia, or Holden in North Carolina. And there
would be nothing more startling in this than
in many acts that he has performed and in
what he purposed to do in his message On Ark
ansas. Therefore we say, great point was
gained in the defeat of the negro Pinchnack,
and in the action of the conservative members
of the Senate in that case We see a harbinger of
hope as to the defeat of the ubiquitous schemes
to be pressed for passage. Congress, with the
exception of its action as above, has not done
anything calculated to attract special atten-
ton, it having been engaged nearly all tie
time in the discussion and passage Of the ap-
Precipitation bills and other matters of general
legislation. These debates. though perhaps of
interest to the general reader, would hardly be
interesting to ours, even if we had space to
give a condensation Of them.
SENATE.
WBDsEsDAY.-Afters some preliminary bust
ness, which occupied the morning hour, the
resolution for the admission of Pinchback was
taken up, when Mr.. Morton stated his purpose
to set the case out and take q vote before the
Senate adjourned. Mr.. Ferry rep, of Conn. J
hoped this would not be done as there were
several Senators who desired to speak on this
matter but whose physical condition was such
that they could not speak after midnight. Mr..
Morton insisted, when Mr.. Sergeant (Rep., of
Cal J took the floor and proceeded to pour.out
his wrath against the Southern people and the
Democrats. This was the third day that this
gentleman has spoken on the case of the would
be negro Senator without saying anything
about it. After he finished, Mr. Ferry made
Orlef speech OF ABOUT nItcen minutes, IN which
he confined himself to legal argument on the
case and most successfully confuted Mr.. Nor
TOM plea that Pinch. was entitled to his seat
prima faeie. Mr.. Ferry heard the Democratic
thunder last fall in Connecticut and has learn
ed wisdom from it. Mr.. Stevenson (Dem., of
Kentucky,) spoke in opposition to the measure
when he told West of Louisiana that he, Steven
son, did not say West was defending criminals,
but If he defended Kellogg and Casey then he
was defending criminals. After a recess, Mr.
Howe Rep, Of Wis. delivered dreary speech
of three hours in favor Of the resolution, which
afforded the other Senators time to get very
comfortable nap.
THURsDAY.-This body remained in session
all night. After Mr.. Howe concluded, at !. 80
.. M, Mr.. Hager (Dem., of Call spoke against
the measure, followed by Mr.. Anthony (Rep.,
of b. ~ on the other side, Mr. Merrimon
Dem, of N. CO. Mr.. Stewart (Rep., of Neva-
6a), when Gen. Ransom (Dem., Of N. G. took
the floor and delivered one Of the finest speeches
of the session in defence of the Southern people,
to which NJ. Boutwell, rep, Of Mass.) made