The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-03-11
Washington News and Gossip.
WASHINGTON, Marc

WASHINGTON, March 4, 1875.
The condition in which Congress left South
ern matters has alayed much anxiety. The
action of the House on the Arkansas matter is
held to be conclusive in its relation 10 the Ex
ecutive power and discretion, and it is now said
by personal friends of the President that he
had declared privately, some days before the
passage of the Poland resolution, that, even if
the House did nothing, he would not support
or countenance any attempt of the Brooks fac
ton to make trouble in Arkansas. 1t is said
by the Presidents friends that he has in the
last two months got very tired of the carpet
bag element in the South and that he express
ses sometimes extreme disgust at their selfish
ness and greed for office. The Louisiana ques-
tion is also thought to be happily settled. The
Louisiana Committee remain here to investi-
gate and decide who are really entitled to seats
in the Lower House of the Legislature They
are waiting for the arrival of duplicate returns
from New Orleans and they are considering
the advisability of adjourning to New York to
complete their work there. 1t is taken for
granted that the Louisiana rs well as the Ar
kansas question is settled finally and peaceably.
In conversation to-day among republican Con-
gressmen general qualification was expressed at
| the failure of the Force bill. 1t did not taste
good in anybody's mouth, and there is no
| sas debate, instead of before, it would have
been lost in the House. Many of those who
! voted for it, now rejoice that it did not become
law.
Of the Civil Rights bill members acknowl-
edge that it may make as much trouble in the
| North as in the South, and that it may, if
! shrewdly used, become powerful weapon IN
democratic hands to stir up disgust against the
| republicans during next years canvass, be-
cause the Law can be adroitly used to annoy
country tavern keepers, and thus to raise a
prejudice against the party which passed it,
| 1t is believed, that in great many cases it
will be evaded and that it is more likely to be
| q dead letter than an enforceable or useful law
WASHINGTON, March 5.
At no time since Inauguration day has there
been such crowd as there was this morning to
witness the opening of the extra session OF
the Senate and the swearing Of the new Sena-
tors. The weather was disagreeable, and &C.
we're storm prevailed, but the galleries were
filled with ladies long before the hour of meet
ing. By eleven o'clock it was impossible to
obtain standing room even in the doorways.
At twelve o'clock Vice-President Wilson
called the Senate to order. The chaplain, in
the opening prayer, invoked the Divine bless
ing upon the Senate, saying: LAS these Sen
ators are assembled here to commence new
chapter in the history of this body, give to each
of them life, health and strength, and in all
their abors and responsibilities may they lean
upon Thy arm for support" MIR. Mcdonald,
the chief clerk, then read the proclamation of
the President convening the Senate in session,
after which the Vice President directed him to
call the names of the new Senators. AS called
they advanced to the VicePresident's desk and
were sworn in, ingroups of three or four. After
administering the oath Of office Vice-President
Wilson shook hands with each Senator.
| The new Senators having all been sworn and
seated Anthony submitted an order that the
daily hour of meeting be twelve o'clock, which
was agreed to. Edmunds submitted a resolu-
ton providing for the appointment of a COM
mittee of two Senators to wait upon the Presi-
dent and inform him that quorum had assem-
bed and that the Senate was ready to receive
any communication from him. The resolution
was adopted, and Messrs Edmunds and Steven
son were appointed.
Morton, of Indiana submitted the following,
which was read and laid over:
Resolued by the Senate, That the government
now existing in Louisiana and represented by
VIM P. Kellogg, governor, is lawfully the gov
ernment of the said State; that it Is Repubil-
can in FORM and tEat every assistance necessa-
sary to sustain its proper and lawful authority
in the said State should be 4 iven by the United
States when properly called for that purpose,
to the end that the laws may be faithfully and
promptly executed, life and property protected
and defended, and all violation of the law,
State or na.iopai, be brought to speedy punish
! ment.
He also offered the following:
Resolve9. That ?. B. Pinchback be admitted
as Senator from the State of Louisiana, for the
term of six years, beginning on the 4th OF
March, 1873
He asked that it be laid en- the table, and gave
notice that he would call it up for consideration
at an early day, perhaps Monday.
On motion of Frelinghuyson, at 1890 the
Senate took recess till o'clock.
Upon reassembling, at the hour named, Ed
munds. from the committee to wait On the Pres
ident, reported that they had performed that
duty, and that the President had replied that
he would communicate with the Senate on
Monday. The Senate then adjourned till Mon
day.
The length of the present session of the Sen
ate will depend very much on the degree of
determination with which Mr. Morton presses
the Pinchback and the Louisiana questions.
| If he really means to have a vote on these sub
ects, and the democrats are not positive OF
their ability to defeat them, the discussion may
continue until June, as there is no limit to the
ability of the Senate to discuss any question,
provided the daily session is of the customary
length. The Hawaiian reciprocity treaty will,
of course, be one of the first subjects for con-
sideration in executive session, and it has been
rumored that new treaty of commerce and
amity with Spain is to be submitted for ratiica-
! tion.
MIR. Pinchback says that he is greatly encour-
aged to-day and thinks now that his prospect
Of admission to the Senate is much better than
it was any time last session. When asked on
what he based his hope, he said that when the
democrats look over to Senator Bruces seat and
see "a sure enough nigger" there they will have
less objections to admitting him.
The Republican caucus, as the result t. OF more
than three honrs' discussion. decided that the