, 1875-12-15
Senators, all Of which wero referred 10 The Com
mlttoc on Finance.


reported tbs Senate Till to exteni tho duration
Of the Court OF Commissioners Of Alabnma
C]alms with soTo.al yoroal amendments. Jfo
said it Was desirable 10 ltve tnis bill passed. by
both Houaes Of Congress- befnro thu holiday ro-
ccsd. II merely provided for continuing tha
Court Six months sud did not tnach hspnted
qucesiona connected with that Court. Tao b iii
Was passed.
alF. Aseon introduced till to transfer Tho
Indian trust funds tn Tho Treasury Of Tie Gntod
btates. Jna1nn AIalrs.
Alr. UAv's introduced bill making Al anpro-
priatfou for continuing tho improvements Of tho
Groat KauaHha Hlver ia Weht Ylt5ihia. COM
netce.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Tho Char laid bofote the benass \ commun-
cation IRON tho SECRETARY Of War. transmitting
tho iepolt Of Mai. 9. u. Comatocx unon tho i,,-
Prosemcnt Of the South iasn Of the 5iissIsBIppi
River. and tho character OF Tho work dono una"r
Mr. Ends. Lail on tho table aud ordered
printed.
rsstT7LEn AccoUx7H.
lbe unfinished business, benG resolution
submitted by Dir. DAVIS yesterday III regard to
the uneet'l'd ACCOUNTS of GoyoEnmeut ofhco.a
aud dtfAicAtlous, waa called UP. The pcuJlnX
question te!ng tho motion Of llr. Sherman to
refer the resolution to tne Committee on
F'nallcc. aud it Wan ngsesd to-yeas, u nays,
%.
THE Lor1slAHA nEsA7onsu1r.
Tho Clair then LAID before the Sonata the
motion Submitted by sle SunAtor from LOUISIANA
lWest) last week 10 grant The 1e4ucs: Of ", l..
McAlIEau to vthira~ his papers cIaJniuE
seat III tue Seuat3 ~ HeuAtor from LOUISIANA.
bfr Salisbury hAld that Ito had no Particular
objection to tho withdrawal Of these paputB. hu.
IL reeued to him rather strause proceeding,
a1d ho would like to know aouething Ut tuo
rehaons therefor.
31r. EdnnndH inquired whether The credentials
OF lr. slclfiIlan came to tho Senate fsan tns
Gogernur OF Louisiana, according to law. or
wnetber they bud been submitted By McMi1au
hiLnself.
Tue ChRr (Terrv) teplied that tho crelonsia}a
wese presented by tho 5ora:or from hontucky
(a1cCreerv).
Mr. Edinunds aad Ao had no objection 10 shor
withdrawal.
Mr. Thurman said it WAS matter Of no cou-
sequence whether theB, credentials 10 with
drhAn ur not. Undoubtedly their WIthdl lAxAl
would put au and to t4n claim Of Mcafi all for :
bcat IN this body, but tbat would haya no effect
mAateyor I'll tue clAin Ut Elnchtac1 fof tho
eeat. The Committee Of tho seuate had re-
ported that ueither tho body which elected
lluclback nor that uLlcA elected AcEEcty "as
shs legal Legislature Of tue State.
Mr. Davis inquired II there were not two sets
Of credentials OF Mcmillan.
The Chair replied that there veEo two sets.
ttioEs prosenteu by tho Scuatov from Kentucky,
aud o:lerd tent dircc:l5 10 the Senate.
3lr. Morton SAID tlefe nGver Has hny auch
bods Al the McEuery Legislature. TAis wAoly
AcEuery Goyet omtnt ras ehat1 nod fraEu.
Mr. Btevensou lkentucky) said III q potsonsl
aspect this matter amounted to little, but tho
Benats should be yer, careful about fixing q
trecedons. lIe thought whom crodeniials prop
oriv authenticated BY tho Governor Of \ Stato
| wcro laid upon the taito, it becamo more thRu
personal matter, null tue claimaut lad no right
to withdraw them. He took issue with the Sen
ator fom Indiana {lfo7tunJ as TO tho NcEntrv
Uoye.utnent being fraud. He (5teveusou)
| believed il WAS thp true Government OF Lou
is!ana, and tho Kellogg Qoycruaoui fraud, a
bripcrS, aud \ corruption. The Comm.ttoe On
Privileges aud Electuns had Eepn1tsd 10 tno
senate that tho ksllosG Iovornn,cas was =
| fraud, aud tho Ecco,t would aho* 1t. 1lo Argued
| that lhs Senate Waa ettoppod by the report OF
| The Committee frn.u tecoani2lng the Kellogg
Go,crn1aeut.
Mr. Hove denied that the Senate was catopped
| By the report OF the Committee. lilo would nut
! consider hlmecf estopped by tbs repurt Ut any
| coAlpltteo.
Mr. Whvte said It aeened to lin thas the Gre
| dentlals Of anY person. Attor o4co being piaced
| IN tile custod, OF TIN Senate, could not DO With
drnwu. TAey Call: . the Senate from a
| sovereign Stats, kad It was .he right uf State
to 10y before tha Situate o! tho United StAleh \
sovereign pUKcF by eItcttnh o Senator oil tic