The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-19
w WASHINGTON.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1875.
THE PINcHBAcx QUESTION DEFERRKD-cHARAc-
TER OF THE DEBATE.
After session OF twenty -niIe hours the Senate,
by vote OF 80 to 22. laid the Pinchback resolution
on the table, and thus, as is generally believed by
senators, put or the matter for this session. Mr..
Morton, however, declares his determination TO
bring the question up again, and adds that
number OF Senators who voted TO lay 1t
on the table to-day would, on o square
issue. vote to admit Pinchback. He Is
probably right. or the ten republican Senators
who voted to-day to lay on the tsble-and several
OF whom did so to get the question out OF the
way-a number would. 1t Is believed. hesitate to
vote "No" on the question OF admission. The pro-
longed sitting was the occasion Of some OF the
best speeches OF the session. Besides Senator
Ferry. Messrs. Bayard, Ransom and Thurman
spoke with remarkable effectiveness. General RAN
som, 10 particular, delighting and even surprising
bis friends. Mr.. Boutwell,, on the other side
made carefully prepared speech, in which he
took extreme ground in favor or Capitalization
and federal interference, declaring that the South
could not be left at rest until It's people consented
that white and colored children should sit side by
side in the Schools and that 1t might be advisable
to put States under provisional governments. He
declared his belief in secret political organiza-
ton in the South, hostile TO the Union, and
eu!0.ized President Grant and General Sheridan.
lie asserted that the federal government is to de-
eide when and whether O State has o republican
form OF government, and he justified the disper-
sion of the New Orleans Legislature. His speech
has the merit OF proceeding upon logical grounds.
Mr.. Boutwell, Is for Capitalization and 80 being he
does not excuse or palliate. lie would 90 even
further than the President has yet gone.
THE LOUISIANA COMMITTEES CONCLUSIONS.
the Louisiana Committee come slowly to q con +.
cusion. As was expected by those who knew Mr..
Wheeler's qualities us lawyer and statesman. he
finds it impossible to agree with the extreme
views entertained by Messrs. Hoar and Fry. and
it is now probable that lie will sign the majority
report which will be substantially that OF the sub
committee. Messrs. Hoar and Fry will make
minority report.
THE HABEAs CORPUS BILL IN THE HOUSE
THE REACTION AGAINST ''sTRoNa MEAS.
UREs"
Mr.. Coburn has tried several times to get the
Habeas Corpus DILL before the House. and this
afternoon hc failed again. His report was received
and ordered to be print ed. which left 1t substan.
TALLY where 1t was before. The democrats do not
intend If possible, to let 1t come up until later In
the session, fearing that 1t may be passed; but
there is little danger OF Its passage. Every
day strengthens the reaction against vio-
lent measures. Some OF the supporters of
the Habeas Corpus bill are sick OF 1t that they
declare their purpose to deprive 1t OF some OF its
worst features.
SUCCESS or THE MISSISSIPPI IMPROVEMENT BILL.
The bill for improving the Southwest Pass OF the
Mississippi, under the Esds' jetty system, passed,
Unexpectedly, without q division, in the House
to-day, and there is ittlo doubt that 1t Will pass
the Senate.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.