New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-13
THE SENATE.

| WASHINGTON March 12.-In the Senate
the Vice President presented, in compliance
with resolution adopted soms time since
thu report of Surgeon Frank W. Reilly. o
the marine hospital service. in regard &c
the yellow fever epidemic OF 1873. Ordered
| to be printed and laid on the table.
Mr.. Alcorn, Of Mississippi, submitted a
| resolution to print 5000 copies of the report
| OF the commission of engineers appointed
| to investigate and report upon permanent
plan for the reclamation of the alluvial
basin of the Mississippi river. Referred to
the Committee on Printing
The consideration of the resolution for
the admission of Dir. Pinchback was re-
suuled.
Mr.. McCreery, of Kentucky, referred to
the argument OF Mr.. Morton, but said he
desired it to be distinctly understood that
he would make no reference to the blood
and thunder part of the argument of that
Senator, which. he held in reserve, and
which would be poured upon the Senate
at the conclusion of this discussion
like melted lava. He (McCreery), in his
place with all the responsibility of a Senator
resting upon him, and without fear of sue.
cessfnl contradiction, did not hesitate to
declare that the Senator from Indiana
(MOrton), was the ablest on the subject of
outrages now living, and he made this
remark for the benefit of the new Senators.
It had been charged here that the
Democratic Senators by their silence
encouraged outrages in the South.
Such was not the case, and he would
embrace this opportunity to declare himself
the enemy of all criminals and all crime
He then read from the message of the
President in regard to his sympathy with
the people of Louisiana in their prostrate
condition and stating he would do all in his
power to relieve them. and said the people
mi 1rhk f,a o1;p
thank the President fer his commiseration.
but they could not help asking the ques-
tiOn why his sympathizing heart had never
been able to suggest anything in their be-
half. He charged that the President was.
cognizant of the action OF Judge Durell
He commented at some length upon the or.
gsnization of the Kellogg government and
asked If it could be true that the first born
of their devilish Vaccinations was to be
admitted to the Senate because he presented
q certificate signed by the man who was the
chief instigator in the whole matter. He
(McCreery) deplored the TACT that there
was perfect carnival of crime
throughout the length and breadth Of our
country, and those guilty of the greatest !
crimes in many instances went unwhipped |
of justice. There were outrages every |
RACES, no matter whether they were COM |
mitted by Ku-Klux in the South. Molly |
in Pennsylvania, or vigilance
committees in California, Indiana or else |
where.
Mr.. Salisbury, Of Delaware, also opposed |
the resolution. and commented at length |
upon the condition of affairs in Louisiana. |
Mr.. Christiancy, of Michigan, said this |
was not mere partisan question, but was |
one of law and fact. The Senator from
Indiana (Morton) argued that the applicant |
should be sworn in on his prima facie !
evidence. He Christiancy) did not question |
the power OF the Senate to treat this certifi.
cato as prima facie case, yet he thought it
better to enter upon the inquiry as to the
legality of the Legislature and the Governor
sending the applicant here, instead of wait
ng until after his admission and then 90 /
over the ground again. He referred
% the testimony taken by the Sen
ate committee, and said he had /
cad it carefully. The report made by Mr..
carpenter, in his !Christiancys) opinion,
contained 1air result of that investigation.
That report was drawn by no unfriendly
,and. So far as the Kellogg government
vas concerned, he denied the right of any
me to claim admission to the Senate on the
ground Of being sent BY de fact0 govern
nent. Who gave the Kellogg government
ts de fscto characters It did not receive it