, 1875-03-09
WASHINGTON.
Tho pinchback Case Taken Up
in tho Senate.
List Of Clairmen Of Prominent Senate
Committees,
The Louisiana Adjustment Pro
crossing Satisfactorily.

IN THE SENATE.
THE rtNCunACK CABE.
Srttfal titpateh to The Chicago Tribune
WAsuISuToS, D. c., March 8.-Iho pub!lo
session Of tho Soaato today wns mainly oecu-
pied With Mostous speech upon PInchback. His
argument was summary Of tito positions Of Ills
previous speeches, and was evidently designed
to present tho history Of tho case in = compact
form, nhich might attract tho attention Of tho
now Senators. IN this Morton waB ancceasful,
rs tho now 6onntols Renorally accorded him un-
divided attention. Notable among these was
Andy johnson, wlo listened to every word Of
3torton's two hours' epooe1 from Its beginning
to tho cloao. It Ia Raid that johnson intends
himself to npoak upon this subjoct.
pinchhack's admission Ia doubtful. Pinch
back hlmnelf says that 1t depends upon Andy
johnson and Alcorfl. It will require nino llo-
publican yotoa Joined to tho ontiro Democratic
voto to dofeas rlne1sbaok Andy johnson IL re-
ported Al saying that, II there ia a Government
III Louisiana. rinchback was elected.
ANDY JonSsoN's POLITICAL rnEFEREyeEs.
It IL not true that Andy johnson refused to
outor the Democratic caucus. liz did not atsenl
Oh tho Erouud Of ill-hcafth.
/ RAILROAD Bc11EME.
Clayton, who WIS defeated III hiH contemplated
coup u'etat in Arkaldas. han now undertaken to
champion tho scheme for tho opeplng Of tho In
dian .rcrrtsory 10 sle rntlroads. lilo to-day o1i-
to visit that Torstory during the reccss, but tue
,po0t OF order waa mhao on hiH motion tint bust
noYa Of 3 Legislative character ia not in order at
special session: Tho consideration Of this
iIloint went ovor. THO frlGtltls Of tic Oktatl0Mn
bill have boon very busy all winter, but received
little encouragement Tor their Hchelno
IN EXECUTIVE sREsiOx,
no nominations wofo confirmed. Tho change
Of tho Treasury was made. Shcata cx.tnombcr
from A1auaaa, waa nominated to that position,
and Martin. Tho present incumbent, transferred
70 Tho poatmasto'sl4ip a. Montgomery, Ala.
tiyn Albanian, aud waa n member Of tho Gcces-
sion Convention Of TINT Gtato. lle refused to
sign tho ordinance Of secession, and for that act
uas condemned 10 denth NJ Il traitor 10 tho Con-
fotieracF. l1a Hentenco waR modi1loi to impris-
onlnont. and he wns imprisoned with Union pria
onets at sAl Bbnry snd Andorsonvillo during tho
outiEo War. Iiia inpri1ontnont for his Union
aoutiinonts mnd0 linn cripple for lifc.
THE COMMITTEES.
Tho Hopubchr Senat0ra III caucus tlIia after
moon conitlned Tho list Of comusttons prcsenteI
by tho Committee appointed for tho purpose,
with Bono notifications. Tho llst Of Cha1rnen
ia enthusiastically tic Baulo ~ Giyen IN thcee La.
p1teLes Inst uiGlt. Tho Democrats will have
Two cha'rmanu'iTs.- Thurman on Private
Claims, aud Stevenson on Revolutionary Pct,-
Stons. This will give them tho two committee
rooms for cacusing which thoy doHlro. TITO DOM
ocsAlo will hnyo three mo1nborB In nil tho fcad-
IN. committees aud TWO o., tl,ominor comn.itteoa.
Logan will 20 on tic flnance Committee. a
position en- this Committee ts considered equal
to . chn,rmapBhip. 10 TINT Logan really has thu
equivalent OF two CllaIrniHnsh,pH. ConklnR Will
succeed Xack Chandler AZ Chairman Of tue Com
xnofce Committee.
THE PRESIDENCY rno TEN.
Thcsc will bc another contestant Tor prosi,loat
pro tan, Of the Henato. Anthony In tie cnml.
lsto Of ths Last, mud Ferry Of Michigan, Of the
.,cs,atc, aud It now seon,a rrobAble hat Lo viii
bs elccted BY 1.-Two yolca.
tn hs Astetfattd Frtss1
PRorasEn INDIAN COMMISSION.
WAalslSuToa. u. e., March B.-Immcdiately
after thu reading. ot tito journal, Mr.. Clayton
Submitted resolution providing for tito appoint-
men 1nans o. lour m members Of TIC COMMITTEE on In
utan ATntfB ant thrn0 motnber6 OF tito Commit
tho on Territories to proceed to the Indian Ter
E1tor'cs, during shc recosH. with authority to i'll
qutso INTO the eondtson Of affairs tl!cro, tho na-
1uN}FO ,rI}ir roH 0rri