The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-18
asaeoNeREss. 10
SENATE.
wAsulSaroS, February II.

Of the armies Of the United States. Re
ferred,
The Senate, by vote Of 81 10 %
re.cORsidered the vote by which'the billie
grant site for the Peabody School In st
Augustine, Florida, was passed a few
days ago, ha
Mr, Boutwell, said hs was opposed tc
to the bill AZ il now stood, because 1t ex'
Cluded colored children,
The following Republicans voted with
the Democrats agGinSt re'OOnsideFing
Foreman, Gilbert, Lewis, Morrill,, Of VCr.
mont, Sargent, Sherman, spraglO apd
Upton.
At the expiration Of the morning hoII
tho consideration Of tho resolution fol
the admission Of Pinchbaek was resumed
Mr.. Morton requested the Senate tC
stay here without an adjournment unit
the question was disposed ol.
Mr, Ferry, Of Connecticut, hoped thu
appeal would not be regarded by the Sen
ate, To insist upon q vote before an ad
journment would deprive him and Other
senator's Of hearing on this important
subject.
Mr., Sargent resumed the floor and con
cluded his speech. ''.
Mr, Howe called up his motion to re
consider the vote by which tho bill &c
granta sito for the Peabody school In st
Augustine, Florida, was passed, Tht
vote by which the bill was passed was re
cOnRidofed.-yeAa 81. naYA 81
MCssrS. DOreman, Gilbert Lewis, Nor
rlll Of Vermont, Sargent! sherman
Sprague and Upton voted with the Demo
crRts against reconsideration, OBJ
Mr.. Ferry, OF Conn, took the floor and
IN u speech Of fifteen minutes appealed tc
the Senators not to SGT u precedent sc
dangerous to Republican institutions ai
tile admission OF u man whose crcdential'
were signed by one whose only title Il
tho Office OF Governor was acquired BY
fraud, perjury and usurpation. He had
listened with pain to discussion in this
Senate where members Of the dominant
party had been quoting from the record o.
pro.slaVery times as All excuse for simi
lar atrocities to be perpeItaIel bythe Re
publican party, lIO appealed 10 the
Senators who were Of tho majority and
who entertained views similar " his moi
to be content with giving d silent vote
but to raise their voices against the pro
posed action and not permit such q preCe
dent to be established. He believed Il
tho members Of this body would votc aC
eording to their honest convictions II
wblld not be established. no
Mr.. Stevenson Apoke In opposition tC
the resolution, and quoted at length from
the testimony taken by the committee o.
the Senate in 1873, and the report made
thereon, and asked II We had reached tllt
day In the downward path Of American
free Institutions when aSenatof was to bl
sworn in uponI credentials sigued by I
Governor who obtained that Office By
fraud While commenting upon the &c
tion Of Durtell aud the telegram VI Al
torney, General Williams, Mr. Stevenson
turning toward West said-Thu senatoi
from Louisiana smiles. SO did NerI
amilo when Rome was burning. HI
(stevensnh) never knew agAilty crimina
Wlnfl ln0 ,IfuIuH WIZ DF0llunt Nome III
hin that hpliti moi finch, I'll
Mr, Nest saiI hp smiled Ut the Sem
totI tSisyenson5y Ignorance, lIe t6el
stated lI,,t on The 10Th Of November In
(lovernor III 1,ouisiana (tSarmouthj b1
disreoar,leI M order Of ,iheI Fedcr,
co,ft hntl Z waS ior tLis reason thai III,
Aitorney Generol bai sont thNt diSpatcl
In Marshal Packard 10 enforce tho do
cree nj tho United Sthies d0yernmcnt
The senator (SteyensonJ mustnot say thn
he iWcstl stood here to defend criminals
Mr, Stevenson said he did not say Ii,
Senator stood here 10 defend criminals
bniKS wSufd lslY n6SIll b Idei1ndSt
Packard case and Dtirell he dfl defen,
crimipals. Loud applause In tho Eal
leries and laughter on the Iloor). Con
tinuihS MA arkln,eut, MryStAyenaon sait
he honored lie people Of Louisiana fol
| their lefense Of their homes anl
families, Suppose there was a fraudulon
eIecti6h N L6hisihna, had ttcohlstO hi,
that t6e President Of the United State,
had right to interfere N any Sta1e Wheft