The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-16
Pinchback's Credentials De-
bated in the Senate.
Speech Of Senator Sargent on Events
in Louisiana.
BANDITTl" IN PENNSYLVANIA
Death Of Representative Hooper and Adjourn.
ment Of the House.
SENATE.

Secretary Gorham laid before the Senate let
ter from Vice President wilson requesting him to
inform the Senate that absence from the city for
Two or three days would prevent him rom being
present at the session to-day.
On motion OF Mr.. HAMLIS. OF Maine. Mr..
Anthony. trep.) OF n. l., was CHOSEN President
pro TEN. or the Senate, and the usual resolution
requesting the Secretary TO notify the President
and the House OF Representatives OF that fact was
agreed 10.
Messrs. CAMERON, trep.j aud SCOTT. lrep.) OF
Pa, presented memorials OF the citizens OF Penn.
sy!vanla in favor OF granting aid to the Texas
Pacific Railroad Referred 10 the Committee on
Railroads.
THE STEAMBOAT BILL
MIR. CHANDLER, (rep.) OF Mica, from the Com
mIttee on Commerce. reported back the bill to
wise, amend and consolidate the laws relating TO
the security OF lie board vessels propelled, IN
wnoie or in part by steam, known as the Steam.
boat bill. He said Inc Bill now was nero skele-
Ton OF that heretofore before the Senate He asked
Senator's TO examine 1t carefully and to see II
there was ytninR Ia It worth passing. II SO he
would call 1t up tomorrow. One or two good
things were lett IN IT, one OF which abolished the
collection OF pilotage at hell Gate, New YORK har.
Der. which would save $4,000 or $500, 900 annu.
ally to the merchant marine service OF the New
England States. Another feature OF the oil was
that IT struck out all the patent rights granted by
MIR. BoGY, ldem.l OF NO.. hoped the bill would
be made the speciai order for tomorrow.
The BIZ! was placed on the calendar.
MIR. EDMUNDs, lrcp) VI VT, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported back the Owl Rights bill "a
/ 1t came IRON tne House without amendments, and
gave notice that he would move to take 1t UP 1T
the earliest possible moment, which would be In
. day or two
Mr.. LONKLING, (rep) of N. u, presented me-
mOrias Of fifty medical societies aud Institutions
in the State OF New York In regard to the proper
standard OF the medical corps OF the army. Re.
ferred 70 the Committee on Military Affairs.
Inc morning hour having expired, the CHAIR
announced the unfinished business before the
senate was the DILL to provide government Tor
the District OF Columbia.
Mr.. MORTON. repJ OF Ind. moved to postpone
the pending ana ALI prior orders ana proceed to
the consideration or the resolution reported by
the committee on Privileges and Elections for the
State or Louisiana.
Mr. MORRILL,, (repD Of Me. said, 10 view Of the
himself at liberty urge the further consideration
OF tue bill TO provide government for tue District
sion he would endeavor to have 1t considered
again.
motion D the cena tor from Indiana (Mr MOrtOpJ
could be divided. He thought the Senate could
nrst vote upon postponlng the pending order and
then upon what should Do taken up.
Tne CHAIR (Mr. Anthony replied that the mo-
ton was dlvisble.
from Maine eAr. NOTIFY should mot permit T'i ms
bill to be postponed unless he intended to abandon
e. Those VINO offered nenomen ts on saturday
ect H. anu IL would not Ne killed unless the gen.
tieman VINO had charge OF IL killed It. He hoped
Mr. MORRILL,, Of Maine, SAID he had DOT the slight
already consumed great deal or time and should
have been passed. Every proposition In the Com
mlttee OF the whole mad been overruled but when
the bill was considered Ia the senate two or three
| hours were consumed In One Ing amendments
HIS was w I 70 nave the cess Of
| pete tine DILL. But when motion to adjourn was
made. shortly after SIX O'Clock, his irlend (Mr.
! Tnurman) and others went over and voted for che
adjournment. tie tMr. MOrrliD would not press
tne oil to-day, but gave notice that he would
when 1t could be done without olsplaclng any bli
| oil more importance.
| Mr.. MORTON said as til, Senator from Ohio (Mr.
ne (Mr. MOrt0D) would nov move 10 lay the bill to
provide government Tor the District Of Columbia
on the table ana he did so Tor the purpose Of then
! moving o proceed to the consideration oil the
resolution Tor she admission or MI. p b. s. Pinch.
back
The motion to lay the District Government bill
on the table was agreed to-yeas 81. nays Is;
QIb.) voting with tnc democrats against the
motion.
THE REPORT ON PINCHBACY
Mr.. MORTON then moved to take up the resolu-
ton Tor the admission oI Mr. PncnbacK.
Mr.. BoGY, (dem.l OF NO., moved TO lay that mo-
tion on the table and take up the steamboat bill.
SIR. EDAUNDs raised the point OF order that the
motion or Mr.. B0gy was not In order.
The CHAIR tAlr. Anthony, said he was advised
! 1t was.
Mr.. CoNKLNa rep..) Of n. Y, SAID a motion to
proceed to the consideration Of bull Ike mo-
tiOn to adjourn, was not open TO motion TO lay
Alter some further discussion the CHA1R sub
mItted the question 70 the Senate Is to whether
the motion OF Mr.. Bogy was III order
and it WINS decided in the nesauve-yeas 25
Inc motion of Mr.. Morton to take up the resolu-
ton Tor the admission OF Mr.. Pinchback was
Mr.. MORTON said Mr.. Pinchback had presented
his credentials, DULY signed by the Governor ana
coun!ersened by the Secretary Of State, showing
1878. Upon these credentials he had primo Jacte
cn.racter OF the body when elected him, or I'm.
proper means used to secure his election, to be
purpose TO 10 over the Louisiana story again.
but would content himself with giving few brief
irst was thar growing out Of me Admission OF Mr.
Goidtnwaitc as Senator from Alabama. The Sen.
ator from ONO lMr; Thurmanl then IN the course
pro erIy siAnei, made pTuad .J1cte case, and Mr..
Goldthwalte was seated on his pran'0 .h1cte case
bins or Rhode Island IN 1884, and said alter long
debate he was seated on ms credentials. In the
member Of toe Senate in ls4S, the credentials were
referred 10 the Committee on the Judiciary, and 1t
Ing CITIZEN or tue Unitea States the debate
on Tue question; when it no came W. was
cushion 1t was decided that Gsnerai Shields had
Dj-and fac case on the Governors certificate ana
he WAS therefore sworn In. Aiterward the case
was examined and he was found not to be " citi.
zen OF the United states and was expelled. II the
senate recognized Kellogg a. Governor oil L0usi.
ana tnen tnchback had primo jacte case and
must be seated, any objection to toe character OF
the body by when ne was elected, or tue mode or
manner OF his election. TO be inquired into after
he was seated. AS was said by Mr.. Webster, tho
Senate gets no Jurisdiction over that subject un.
less the person e.ected became member. He
gave notice that Tomorrow he would AJAX the Sen
ate to continue ITS session until enc case OF Pinch
back was disposed OF.
Mr.. HAxLrN, (rep.l OF Me-, said the Senate would
be invited ~ attend the funeral OF the late Hon.
samuel Hooper, IN the House OF Representatives,
at TWO O'Clock tomorrow afternoon, aud sug-
vote OH wednesday.
MR.. sARGENrs SPEECH.
Before ANNOUNCING wnen ne would AJAX lor the
vote Mr.. Morton yielded TO Mr.. sargent.
Mr.. SARGENT, (rep.l OF Cal. said some time since
he had prepared u few OBSERVATIONS In refer.
encc TO tbs employment OF mntary force IN
Louisiana TO put down insurrecuOn. II cpl.
thets wouu convince thc senate and an.
ninilate the administration. this DEBATE would