New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-17
US. SENATE-SPECIAL SESSION
DEBATE ON THE PISCHBACK RESOLUTION coNTIN'
UED-sPEECHEs OF MEssRs ALCORN. DAWES
EDMUNDs, MDoNALD AND ROWE.

laid before tho Senate the report Of tho Commits
Of Agriculture for the 1874 It was referred
| to the Committee on Agriculture. On motion 81 MI
ANTHONY (Rep.. r. IL 1t was ordered that l25o add
tiona copies be printed for the use OF the Senate
The Senate then resumed tho consideration OF tho res
olution for the admission Of Mr.. Pinchback.
Mr.. ALCORN tRep., Miss) said he was one OF the
members OF the Committee on Privileges and Elections
that signed the report In favor OF a new election In
| Louisiana; but now no regarded the question Of
new election in that State postponed indefinitely The
gress-had recognized the Kellogg Governmcnt as tho
legal Government Of the State; and the arbitration now
in progress bid fair to adjust all the difficulties, as 1t
organized by the consent OF the Kellogg party as
well as by The acgrieved party.
Mr.. DAWES ep., Mass.) said he thought the Senator
from Mississippi was mistaken In mig construction OF
lie r Dawes) did not understand the resolution when
he his vote recognizing the kellogg Govern
ment as the legal Government OF louisiana The House
voted that 1t would recognize William p kellogg as
Governor OF Louisiana. That twas all. But 1t had no
idea OF voting upon the legality OF either tho cEheTy
or the Kellogg Government. Tie House had purposey
avoided passing upon the legality OF the Government OF
that state upOn question by what right what
authority kellogg was installed in the Office ofiGovernor
the House Of Representatives, TOOK care not to express
| itself $50 ,,, ,
Mr.. ALCORN. resumng his argument said he still adj
hered expressed 10y him in the report OF the
Committee on Privileges ana Elections IN 1873 In regard
to the election IN Louisiana ana tne decrees ol tno
spec; but in the interest OF peace ana Win me nope
OF settling this Lousnna Question: nc world vote t TO
the colored race he was representative coored man,
True. he did not clothed with all the forms am
|
dental4 signed by Governor who had been Recognized
BIZ the House OF Representatives. as Governor III the
Republican party was IN the majority III Louisiana ana
me was the negroes placed 10 IN the ory,
and Mr. PnchDack, as their representative should DO
| Mr.. EDMUNDS Rcp. yt) said that the best reason
for excluding this applicant had been stated by the sen
atnr from Mississippi when he sail he ONT PnchDaek)
did not come clothed with all the forms ana 0Jseryace
of law II the Constitution OF the United states had
gwen the power Ia elect Senator the PROPOSE
ton OF the nator from Mississippi to admit Mr. Pinch
| back because he was representative colored man,
| ntyn he rouIi a
Tnc power OF the Senate 20 decide n the applicant
had been legally e'ccted. Tho mission OF the Senate
was simply declare and whose moral was the
essential reverence for truth and for law when was the
only security for liberty IN TINS or any other Tree Gov
NJ. EDMUND5 then read from the Constitution Of
elections shall be sent the Secretary OF state and by
him to he Legislature, II be canvasset and argued
that il was the original returns winch the Legislature
must canvass, and not the returns made up by any
board. The language OF the Constitution Of Louisiana
upon this subj almost the same as that IN the
Constitution OF the United states touching the count OF
ito for President and VicePresIdent. What would
be thought of that statesman who by law would attempt
OF being sent TO the NcePresdent or President or the
Senate, should be sent to Returning Board TO be ap-
pointed By the President of the United States. aud after
that Returning Board should tnd result which they
believed to be correct should turn II over to the Pres
dent for the action OF the Senate aud House TO mud QUIZ
according 10 that return VINO was President ana ve
President OF the Unted states lie (Mr. E1nundD
you'll have no @ 10 1as fn tho i" ishr
which elected Pnch0ack WAS the Legal Legloatlre OF
the STATE, 10 the duty OF the Senate To know whether
elected according to The Constitution OF louisiana or by
some niermedisIe body. ......,u,u,.
He then read from tho law or louisiana organizing
the Returning Board. ana sad the duty % such b1u
was honestly TO make result of what the original re-
the law organizing the Returning Board they had The
power to set asilo all returns from any particular
parish precinct where IL was proved that violence
nut the Board had no power 10 change the vote
OF such parish or precinct The law Itself gave inc
Board power to tamper with the returns upon us
inds ment TAe Dsrtles OF the state Wonu De IN q
To W
nIed to any body Of men whatever. Inc law organ
ziug tho Returning Board declared that the Board
sould certify the Secretary OF STATE the names OF
persons whom the returns from the polls showed to
ne elected When an examination was made Of this
case ii would that the Board which returned the
men members OF tho Legislature which elected 1r
Pnchbick never had any returns from the polls be-
fore them It returned these elected solely
upon tho Information which 1t received from great
Mr. Edtnunds then read from the testimony before
the Com ttce as TO ths acton OF the Lynch Board,
and said he we'll understood now men, th'hXing tnat
they were upholdng the Republican party-the party
Of law aud Order-w0lld wink at things when tney
would severely condemn II committed by t9eir OPP
moments II such departures from law were to be con
doned there DO security for liberty OF rlght OF any
kind lie could not paillato such Iawe5s proceTulnxs
even though the Senator from Mississippi tlr. Al
corn claimed the product Of IL al was gent,eMan
belonging TO race which at TINS time II was our P,aoy
to concaie Toe action Of the Lynch Board could ma
warrant in the law or Constitution OF LOUISIANA ne
then referred TO the action OF Judge Ddre and said
there was no getting away from the unpleasant TACT
tnat The body or men which elected MI PinchDacx
we're got together by system OF contyances which he
lr Emundl thought 1t SAFE to say were without par
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The senate not trying whether the credentials OF
MIR Mcmillan good or whether Mt McEnery was
the legal Governor 1t did not follow that because some
body OF men acted as Dldy as the Lyncl BOARD
tho claimant now before the senate mad any rights.
The question was. whether Mr.. Pluchback was elected
nv the real constitutional lie &tsature OF louisiana
IL did help the senate TO believe as ne lMr. FL
was carried by organized and vigorous system OF
fraud and intmi iaton The Senate would violate It's
prOcee iings the moment 1t put its seal OF approval
upon them by admitting the applicant. Mr. Ednunds
ffan fiAn nf he
turning elected from their kno@ledgc of how
the parishes had yo;ed IN previous years aud SAID he
would like be Returning Board TO return members
for the next House OF Representatives,. lie might be
guided By the fact that In majority OF tne Congress,
mad Republican majortes, ana governed by such
tact could pat very re,peGtnS Ht EGpROSan major
could be done IL would shock everybody. Govern
t or lava na SS
men having charge Of ,ot the en6
me guillotne in France, umuts and disorders OF
every kad in louisiana Besides the tone OF respect
ow because il was backed by power they would very
soon either become the abject slaves OF yrant, or
would produce explosion which would carry them to
anarchy The republican party had stood By law, and
insisted that their Southern brethren should stand by it
also Let tho party be careful that II ala not make an
Example now worse than The South had ever gwen, IN
The senator from Indiana Cfr. Morton) had argued
that the Senate was estopped-as the law
y yers say-oy the decision of ihe supreme Court
from the Senator from Indiana. The Constitution
OF United States made the Senate and not the Su
preme Court OF Louisiana the upge OF the election OF its
own members. The Supreme Court OF Louisiana had
little power TO pass upon the question as to what body
OF men constituted the Legislature OF Louisiana he
(Mr. Edmunds mad as private citizen OF Vermont No
court matter how broad its jurisdiction may be,
in Government like declare, TO degree which
be binding upon the Senate what body OF men const
tute the Legislature OF State II State Court should
say the Legislature OF the State was not the Legs-
| lature, that would De an act OF treason, and
the judges concurring In that opinion should
be mpeached. II that august body sitting between the
| Senate and House OF representatives 1.-THE Supreme
Cour should declare that the body OF men at the other
end OF the Capitol was not the House OF Representa-
lives how long would 1t be before Committee OF
body would appear at the bar Of the Senate with articles
| OF impeachment against the judges thereof