Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-15
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE.
MONDAY. March Is.


Mr.. Anthony, from Committee on Print
ing, reported resolution to print extra copies
OF Prof. Baird on she fisheries, and of Prof.
Eliot on the Alaska seal fishery. Passed
Also, from same Committee, resolution to
print 1000 copies ofreport of engineers on the
sissippi. Passed.
Mr.. Ingalls, submitted resolution re-
que sting the President to communicate to
the Senate, if net incompatible with the
public interests, any information relative TO
The proposed emigration TO the Black Hill
country in the Sioux Indian reservation, aud
whether said emigration is with the consent
of the Indians holding said country under
the treaty of February "a, if not, that
measures be taken In regard thereto.
Mr.. Eaton suggested that the resolution
was not in order.
Mr. ingalls, hoped there would be no objec-
ton made to the resolution. He said the
all the Indian tribes on the North American
continent. They numbered about 10000;
10 600 of them had been fed on various gov
eminent reservations for the last four years,
while 10000 OF them had roamed around
without any restraint. He read from the
treaty of 1861, guaranteeing to these Indians
undisturbed possession of the reservation in
which the Black Hill country is situated i'm
consideration of which they bound them
selves to keep on the reservation, and to abb
stain from any depredations on the white
people. The Sioux were already alarmed and
irritated by the military expedition OF last
year made into their country. II it was again
invaded this year by white men, the Indians
would probably consider themselves alb
solved rom their treaty obligations, and
would, during this summer, precipitate upon
the frontier settlements of Kansas aud Ne
braska the horrors OF another bloody con-
fiict Various reports had been printed as to
the numbers of the expedition getting up for
this country, some placing ii as high as
$4,000 and some at 10000. The indications
were that another gold fever was about to
break out, equal to that of the disastrous
Pixies Peak expedition in 1869. Many of those
who were about to embark in this expedition
were probably not aware of its unlawful
character.
After some further discussion the resolu-
ton was passed.
PINcHBACK.
The resolution for the admission of Mr..
Pinchback was then proceeded with.
Mr., Ferry Comm, in reply TO Mr.. Morton's
point that the action of the President in de-
Gliding who is entitled TO recognition as the
lawful governor of a state is binding upon
Congress, said that this was not only repug
nant to the constitution, but was entirely
Houses of ISe Ue tn Of Se
Senator was that an act OF Congress con-
ferred upon the President power which was
given to the Senate and the House by the
constitution. If the act of 1895, quoted by
the Senator, did this, it was plainly null and
void, because ii was in violation of the con-
stitution. But he Mr. F. did not agree with
the Senator in putting any such construction
upon that law. The constitution conferred
no power upon the President TO suppress do
nestle violence, all the authority he had
in that respect being derived from
the power conferred by Congress. He
held that the object of the act of 1875
was to enable the President to keep the peace
between the rival claimants. He knew the
attempt was to be made TO prove that the re-
port OF the committee of 1873 was false, and
that Kellogg and the republican legislature
were really elected But was too late to do
that. That report was stronger rather than
weaker now than when il was made. The
Senate knew that Kellogg, when he signed
the certificate of Pinchback, was not the
lawful governor of Louisiana; yet the Sena-
tor from Indiana asked that Pinchback, the
personification of fraud and violence, should
be admitted to the Senate upon that certifi-
cate. The Senate was told that it could not
exercise its constitutional right to determine
the election of its own members, because
the President, acting under law passed by
Congress: had made a decision which was
binding upon Congress. The Senate was
asked to assert that the truth was a lie, aid
that the falsehood was the truth.
Mr.. Morton of Ind. said that until the &C
ton OF the President was reviewed by the
concurrent action of Congress, the Senate
was bound by his decision between the rival
factions in Louisiana.
Mr.. We st of La. repealed the charge of Mr..
Ferry tn at the election OF Kellogg was a
fraud an a forgery. The fraud was all on
the side of the opposit ton. He argued at
length that the Kellogg state ticket was
elected by lawful majority of the votes cast.