Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-18
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
TIE Pinehback Deadlock.

I
Of Pin ch back as Senator from Louisiana
through the hight. The following IS a report
| or Tic proceedings This morning. commenc-
II at the point where oGr reror; on the thlrd
page Closes.
Er Anthony read an arcrm mt "a show
that tie spirit of resistance 20 the laws and
TO the rational authority was strong now
in the south as il was in 100. lie said that
AZ was the aUCac.ty of a few nlCn which ear
ricd the south into rebellion before. He did
rot believe that the wealth and intellig encc
OF that section favored it, but they were not
able 10 stem the tide. He could count on The
this chamber who in their hearts favored
| secession. jefferson Davis himself dill not
favor secession. and left this chamber with
learS in his eyes, but he was driven into il.
lie recognized the Kellogg covcrnm eat as
Tie goN cri ment of Louisiana, ana rs a con-
sequence PinCllback was entitled to be- scat
Cd IN "a IFtG'd .fdcL" ease. 1le thought there
Tad been
FRAUD or BOTH SIDES.
but was satisfied that McEncrv was in the
! minority. Kellogg had been Governor for
two years, recognized as such 10y the PreSi-
dent, the House Of Representatives. and the
Supreme Court of Louisiana. He would
vote fOr the admission Of Pinchback, subject,
Of course, 20 an investigation Afterwards
various motions were made for aa a Iiourn-
mcnt
DURING THE COURSE OF THE NIGHT.
ard Senators who had retirct to the cloal,
rooms were frequently compelled TO come in
Mr.. iIamlin said the tactics of those on
the Other side were 10 break up a quorum.
Mr.. Hamilton Md said there We're no
tactics on that side. lie said that the demo-
crate Senators had been here all the evening
in their seats attending 10 business, white the
republican Senators, who ~ere as much
bound TO be here, were absent.
Mr.. Mcr,imon said he proposed % llreSs
himself, first TO The merits OF the resolution:
second. 10 the military Interference in Lou
lSiaEa Oh tie tth of last month. and thirdly.
as 10 the aSpcrsiOns which had been freely
east uron the Southern people in this cham
Der He then proceeded 10 argue as 10 what
constituted a fFiHsG tGcjc ease, and held that
Plnchbacks ease was lot lj3liDlG CIris. IL il
was so was Mr.. MELONS. The report of the
Committee ON Privileges and Elections
showed that they had not inquired into this
case as they had been instructed and this
trifiiIg with Louisiana and with the country
dcSerN cd condemnation.
ANOTHER NOTION To ADJOURN.
AT n. IN. Mr.. VI. yielded for n motion Ia
adjourn, which resulted: yeas >, nays 33-no
quorum voting.
Mr.. Davis again made motion TO Ijourn.
The Chair Mr.. WcS) doclincI 10 entertain
Tie motion, stating that il wGS out of order.
as motion 10 adjourn was yet pending and
undecided.
Mr.. Spencer moved call OF the Senate.
After the lapse of some minutes Mr. Chan
dlcr called for the reading of the teath rule,
which requires that every Senator shall.
when he is in his seat. answer TO his name
when called, or give satisfactory reason for
lot doing so.
Mr.. Thurman characterized tue railing of
The chair as most extraordinary, that when
quorum was not present. as disclosed by a
motion 10 adjourn, further motion To
adjourn was nCt in order. No such ruling
had ever before been heard on this hoor. He
then said that il was
MOST EXTRAORDINARY SPECTACLE.
that with so republican Senators q quorum
could not be kept ami the quorum here to-
night had been maintained by the democratic
Senators.
answered To their names in the las. roll call.
He wanted the country to know that. If
they are here why don't lIey answer TO their
names.
Mr.. sherman said it was a v2ry serious
violation of the ruI IS of the Senate for Sen
a'orS WHO were present 10 refuse 10 answer TO
their names.
After some further discussion. another
motion 10 adjourn was male and lost-aycs
l., Oos %.
Mr.. Melrimon resumed the floor and ar
rai9ned in severe terms the policy of the re-
publican party toward the sOat,I, and the
disastrous effects 10 the well being of society
ard he material prosperity OF that section,
Which he said was the result of that policy.
He said the President was responsible for the
military interference in Louisiana, which
Whl' Ia was i'll violation ot the constitution.
In regard 10 the grievances of which tn" poo-
pie OF Louisiana complained he said tie pcO-
pie of no state in the north would have sub
United TO them for an instant. Republican
mISIule was the cause OF all the trouble in
the south. In reference TO the denunci ttiCn
of Outrages in the south he condemned wrong
as much as any one, but in every case whore
groeS lad in the first instance given tn pla-
vocation a the nstigation of Dad whit men.
Mr.. stewart defended the republican party
and its glorious deeds and services 10 tie
country, and said its continued existence was
~ cCssaFy to the salvation OF the union and
the preservation of liberty. He aScribcd the
troubles in the south to the bad faith OF the
intelligence and wealth of the south. When
they would yield 10 the negro his rights, and
recognize his manhood. when the idea of
slavery was over. then there would be quiet
nd al Al % a il. as4 u
have no more chance the way yo1 are going
on, TO carry the next Presidential election
than you have to carry away this capital on
Your back. The way yOu are talking now.
the people Of the north will think they had
better trust the republican party a little
longer. They thought you were going Ia be
a good boy last November. but they have
found YOU out now. III" did not want any
better documents ior the next Presidential
election THAI the democratic speeches that
would be made in the next Congress.
Mr.. Ransom spoke of the feeling with which
hc had come to the Senate, earnestly dc>Ir-
ing 10 do everything in his power TO restore
peace and fTaternal feeling between the two
sections, and to strive for the pcrpetuity and
the glory OF the union. His wish for har-
mony, his resolution 10 DO everything for
complete reconciliation. was too firmly fixed
Tor him 10 utter the Just resentment which he
felt at the unprOyoked accusations upon the
people of the south made so constantly in this
place. He then appealed to Senators on both
sides To- bury all recOliectiOnS of sectional
hate and bitterness. He said that the same
sentiments lie expressed on this floor he cN-
pressed at home among his people. and they
were the sentiments of that people. He sent
10 the desk To be read an extract from a
speech delivered by him in Nav. $50. on
the occasion of memorial services over the
Confederate dead in North Ca.oiina aS fol
lows: Il thank God there are flowers enough
in this bright and beautiful land. hearts
warm and generous enough, hands kind and
gentle enough 10 strew them over the graves
of both the gray and the blue" This he had
said at time when ii was not permitted To
strew flowers over the Confederate dead at
Arlington When the Confederate army lay
down its arms at AppOmattoX, it laid down
forever all hostility 10 the Union. Disunion
was word which they did not knOw-it had
passed from them. They knew that il they
remained true to the Union that they had
friends i'll the north, and that If they did not
the whole north would be united against
them. Peace was the only safety OF the
south. They shrunk from the idea of civil
war with horror. In peace only is the pos
perity of the south, aye. the liberty OF the
south. The south had had millions of trea-
sure anu thousands in the step which
1T took, il had been stepped I'm poverty
70 the lips, and was not that enough
He spoke of the devotion which the south
row felt for the Union. and said much as he
deplored war. at times he had almost wished
for a foreign war, that the united sacrifices
OF the south and north might bury forever all