New-York tribune., 1875-02-16
XLIIID CONGRESS--2D SESSION

Mr.. MORTON'S PINCUBACK REVOLUTIONARY.
sARaENT's SPEECH on LOuIsIANA-THE HOUSE
ADJoURNs EARLY ON ACCOUNT OF Mr.. HooPERs
DEATH.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. lS75.
Secretary Gorham laid before the Senate q
letter Vice Presdea Wilson. requesting him 10 IN
form the Senate that absence from the city for Two or
tfee DAYS would prevent Inn from being present at the
session today.
On motion OF Mr.. HAMLIN fRep., Ne) Mr.. Anthony
Q2ep. r. IL was chosen President pro tempore OF the
spa;c, and the usual resolution requesting te seer
tary 10 notify ho President and tie House vi %pie'
eeniativcs of that fac; WAS agreed 10.
THE STEAMBOAT BILL
Mr.. CIIANDLER (Rep.. Mch., from the Committee
on Commerce. reported back the bill to revise h'hu
and consolidate the laws relating TO the security OF ie
on board propelled in whole or IN part by s'eap
known tho Steamboats, BILL lie SAID the Dill no" was
mere skeeton OF that heretofore before the ssna'e
lie asked Senators examine II carefully aud 10 see
there anything IN wortE PASSING II 80, no Mou, ~
cal IL up morrow. Oie or Two good things were eI.
In IT, one OF abolished the collection OF pifoat AZ
Hell Gate, New York harbor, wLich Would save s+,oeoy
or $4,000 annually the merchant nana service ni
the New Eugland Statcs AnctGer fep'dIo OF lpe puI
was tnat 1t Struck out a the pateD nights granted Wy
ur. BOGY Den., MOI hoped the bin would be made
the special Urder iOr tOm1rrOw. III had Deen hta'eu
here waen the 1 was ~ before anat .S vas se nave
1t read. Now 1t comes back WITH Iuinerous alenu i
nents changing Its features He anticipated when the
motion TO sead il 10 the Commerce Committee was
III de that 1t was trap, and no sorry 10 say his
anticipation haa been rcaiisea The pii was p!aeeu o
Mr EDMUNDs, from the Judiciary Committee, re-
noried bn.k e Civj Rights bill as IL camc from the
House without amendments, and gave nOtce ihat ho
would take 1t up at the earliest possible ho
meat, weicn would be IN day or two ,.,oo co,D-
Mr.. SCOTT tRep, PeDu.), rom Inc Conference Co'n,
Mite on the b 10 aDenu the National nihk act anu
fixing The compensation Of National Bank EXtlHcis'
made q repoIt WHEN agreed 10. He SAL the Coln
mittoe had agreed 20 txa specific compensation or to
examination OF National banks instead OF hiluMIhs
1N4u uh
had exempted foGi the operations OF ihls proV.u VIC
Territories aud States OF the PAtllc ro4St. ior 'c rv
son tnat The travel there over 20 huch ttffIory
ira. the specific compensation allowed "oaIu DO. @ So
sufficient Tao EAaIn.n rs there "ou'u therooie' W
allowed MILEAGE heretofore.
Mr. INGALLS, Utep, Kan.), from the Committee OF
CoLfIeucc. relOr,oJ On the osagreen2 SOtos ot tao
two Houses on thc I'll 20 autLOfZ tae ecuced h'tioh
OF NewYUrk indians 30 lease Lands WIIhIn tlp Sat
tsraugus and Aeginy reservations, and 20 eonnrn i
cX.irig leases. AICor discussion IT. was fccoi-
unte 70 tnc Coniegcuce Committee, and subsequently,
reported DacG and iaid over ul to-morrew. .,,.
ldr FERRY Usap. McD) asked tih, the ameni'De.@Its @
OF The House 10 Jne m 10 amend tue act Or Tue
restoration 10 homestead entry and 60 market certain
Mr THURMAN CDer., Ohio, said hc unicrstood tins
affected about -S0,OOO acres of land ana ho uoS'1" "
1ir FERRY said ring had been formed by eertain
persons IN Mcagau and they OJacteI 30 Sh@ ~ nSo
sscad en ~ feature IIcy hai bosht ~ "o' - r., 49,
Of tne rici, and thc OBJECT Oi ms o vas ~ p'
vent tDa land beng Wi.HIelj frOm ItumeSt'" cnH1
Al the request Uf Mr. THURMAN nc eOnssbted 'n"s
the blli DC lsiI over dItd Tomorrow
pI;RII.s OF TIE BILL. FOR TIE GOVERNMENT OF IhE
DISTRICT.
Tie morulpg hour havlug expired, the CHAIR an
nourca the unfinished business hf1Te the Senate was
the bill to provide Gogernmcnt for ;he District OF 90
lumbia
Mr.. MORTON ReD, Ind) moved to postpone tnc
pending and all pl9r orders and proceed to the con-
alteration OF the resou reported by the Committee
Privileges and Elections for the adnissit VI Ai''
PInshback as Senator IrOU the State cf Liul lana.
MORRILL,. (i-p., No J S8tl IN NlGH or tle aSShf-
lnce, gave On Saturday, nc Cld not icei hHse u.
linrrl 10 urge the urthcf consideration OF The h -
utoyiie goyerlueut for tie D,iurt Of CoFuinOiI to-
day. but before the end of the tessOD no "ouin en-
NJ THURMAN (Dtm., Oaiul inquired II the motion
OF Senator irUm lHoilna tIr. MaTs0"l court DO
dvded lie thoGsh ;A' sJhe eHi ut % ,"So MI IN.
should bs tIkcr ~. .
Tne CHAIR Cdr. Anthony replied that the motion
Mr.. IHUHMkN, resumipg, said The. Senator from
Milne r. Mcri should moi permit Gs 1911 20 he pest
IIoncd uulces he intended abandon IL. ThC8o who
oY.rci amendments on Saturday dit no do 80 4ut OF
hosuu TO the OIL Ont 70 perfect H. ap J. "onu nos
killed t. lie hopcd the senator tAr McFriiD would not
abandon his "B,prInE III TINS way. ,,,
Mr. MOKKILL Qlep.. Me- sad he had not the slight
est dspc, 10 abandon thc bil but II htd a'rsIY
consumed q great dca of and shoIiG nave been
n1ss,I E,cry proposition IN The C,mmItteo ol tie
Whuc bad nccn over God but when the hill was con,
sirrr in The scatc Two tnrcc nCnrs were CONSUMED
m cg.riIg amendments. He WAS Wiling 10
have Tue Session OF s2'nraay CONTINUED continued
tie bill; but ' hen u motion to tt'uIn was made,
sAuri!y aiier O'Clock, his friend td" Thurnail ad
otIcr; went over and voted FOR the aujournent lie
Alr. MorrI) U0uc not press the si to-Oay, Dat give
notice mat e woIi seek thC hii nppottun,.y ~ n.ne
considered When 1t cJni DC d1ue wi;hOut dlSachE
any bill of more Importance. o,, ar ,r,.
Mr. MORi ON aAd as the Senator from Ohio CMr Thur
mail cssifed 20 divide the motion fvst made he tMr
MoriJn) wuud now move to lay the D to prOvidc
glver. ueDt the District Conmbia on the taule,
nd ne I 80 Tor tDe purpose of tnen InoyIn proceed
to the consideration OF De resoiIoh Tor the adnISsoh
T.c uioon 70 Iay tle District Government bill on the
table was agreed tC-YCts, 81; Nays p; sSrs Fchioh
sprague ana fpton yOlEs "th the Democrats against
Mr. NORTON then moved to take up the resolution
for the ad,Dlssion ~ Mr P'aehb2 h. ,.,
Mr. BOGY tDrm., MOI mov,d TO lay that motion Oh
tn ~ t., and take up tlo 5taambo it mn.
Mr. EDaUNDS ttep, W. rais'd 'hs point OF order
tha. tao mutIJn Of Mr.. Is ~ wIsn IL oricr.
Ine CHAIR (Mr. AntnOn,l sal / ne was ADVISED 1t was;
NJ CONKL!NG IA .p, n. ~ salI Il motion 10 proceed
10 tne cuusi.eIt,Ion vi III, Ike Motion u adJouiu,
WAS not OpeI 10 "a motion 30 lay ON ihe table. .
Altcr sone further discussion the CHAIR submitted
the question Tue Senate IA 10 wnciaer lne mOton VI
Mr B gy Ia order, aad 1t Was dccied III tue mega
Mr. FENIUS U.D. kep.. v. " present ted the petition
OF Henry Is. wson, MOrrisa n. T., Dr ying the
appointInelt Of commission 10 lntcsil-ate crrtai
charges against the tastDIster at that pl ce Tor
all al Violations OF Law cOsuI tue mails agin,t the
tra.suissvI OF tbs prriOdcu known Us rae HiSto,scH
Magastae Refereed " the Committee oa PostOliices
ana PVst Roads.
DEBATE ON MR.. PINCI.BACK's ADMISSION
The motion Of MI NORTON o take UP the resolution
for tho admission Of Mr.. Pchback was tncn agreed to
Mr. MORTON said MI. Pinehback had presented his
crcueutI.l< ouly hIEUtl by Tue DhNfruoI
aued Dy ScrcaIy oI stte, showing thdt IA Janu
ary 1875 he elected Utcd States sentor 1Or tue
period uf ,om March 1873 Upon these ere
deuiials he pTin.d Jdcie ,ac aud ust DC seattd
auy iDqury IT, tds cr"ctcr OF ihe oody whicI e c.
ed hiu improper means used 10 secure his election 10
be inquired iu.O aftgrwLrd. Ii was no part VI his
purpose TO 60 over the Louisiana story again
but would content hlmscf with giving a few brief au
tho llles for tie admission or Mr Pncbback. TIE nrst
was that growing out OF the admission Of Mr. lld
Invite a. SruaioT from Alabama. Iue Senator llom
ono Mr TJurman) IIeu 10 the course OF ns remarks
sad crrdeutlss OF senator properly slened hSae
a IriIua tace case. and Mr. Goldth waite was seated
on his prtma Jdcie CASE lie gave notes that To-
ask the Senate 10 continue It's session
mill the case OF PinLLbdck was diSposed 81.
MIR. uAMLlN (Rtp, Meb said tie Senate would oe In
vited 10 Attend tio funeral of the laIo Hon. Samuel
Hooper in the HOus, Of prpsentativcs at o'c"ek
ln,norrow afternoon. and suggested to Lbs friend tMr
Murtou) 10 ask for the yoe Oh Wednesday.
MR. sARGENT's SPEECH ON LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.