New-York tribune., 1875-03-09
Z. S. SENATE-SPECLAL SESSION.


REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
A PROPOSITION TO SEND SPECIAL COMMITTEE ~
THE INDIAN TERRrTORY-THE PNCHBACK REso-
LUTON CALLED UP-MR. MoRrONs ARGUMENTS
IN FAVOR OF HIS ADMISSION REsTATED
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The galleries OF the
Senate Chamber again crowded TINS niorn'nH'
very large number OF coOred people being present
pecng that the resolution for the admission OF MI
Pinchback as Senator from Louisiana would De co"-
sidered
A PROPOSITION TO INVESTIGATE AFFAIRS IN ihN
INDIAN TERRITORY.
Immediately after the reading OF the Journal MI
CLAYTON rep, ArlS) submitted the following;
Re.oiped That consisting OF four members o. 'e %
Committee on lna Ah IN nI b aoeosg 10 wilt the Indian Ter
nory during Of the aelate Win authority 20 al
mn~a and capacities Of h- lawful % f
Of Il r-t to and TO report at III. neE 'oa
G sraae the result inquiry and what legislation any,
nee4el.
Mr. CLAYTON, in presenting the resolution re-
ouesied that his name omitted in designating the
committee.
NJ FERRY Rcp.. Conn) objected to the resolution
upon the ground that this was called session OF i thG
Senate. and business Of legislative cnaraeIeI 'o"
Nj SALISBURY Dem, Dell said the appointment
Of Commuters 10 travel over the at the pubic
expense was matter which the people VI tue county
had condemned, and no such committee s@noa'i @ H. G "P
pois Ell unless an absolute necessity lOr IT,
. rtant fhan tlis .- H.,
The VICE PRESIDENT said that as objection had
been made 10 tie resolution he would submit the qioS-
ton ~ 10 entertaining it % the s-nate ,.o. h
Mr.. EDMUNDS Qt-p, va moved that the snpJeTV t ~ ~
postponed I'll Tomorrow tIat the preceHsnt MAsn' 'o
Tue ViCEPREs iDENT appointed Mr Eimunds
REP Vt)a director la the Columbia Institute tr 'hc
Deaf ana Dunno ior TWO years from March 4 l''o'
THE PlyCuBACK RESOLUTION CALLED UP.
NJ. MORTON Gepr Ind) called up the resolution SUD
i,tcd by hm on Friday last for the admission OF MT
T., Of he
State ,i Louisiana for the six years from March 1873
Mr. MORTON RENEws HIS ARGUMENTS.
Mr MORTON said, as Chairman Of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, be had been brought INTO con
tact with this Louisiana question since II u9l came
before the Senate in 1874 As Chairman OF that O"m
mec IL was his duty to present to the Senate the qlcs
tim a he admission OF Mr. Pnchback "a member OF
I'm. NATE So far a. he (Af0rtOu) personally con
ceruei it afforded him pleasure 10 advert 10 ilS
Louisiana question agan the 1Olr Of the senate lie
,,oro he a. ~ wiling 10 nave the taken without
sav.u. word. but Tor the fact tnat number OF new
senators were present, Who PROBABLY were not as ianF
W.p all the facts as the old Seuatur'. lie therefore
felt to be his tuty to present 10 the 9en1te acAn tie
GROUND UPON wu.eh the Committee Oh Privileges anu
Elections reported in favor OF Iirchhack. 80
AIr Morton then reviewed the OrganiZatlon OF tue
-tate Government ID LJusIdHa the organization oi the
Tor1saIlre when elected Pnchback. g., and said the
rr- question hc would present wa, "hat are thc rlEh
of Nj puchbiok uader the certificate OF election No"
before the Senatei His first proposition was that Mr.
PiuchDack has Drimd face case winch entitled MN 10
be sworn aud any objection a. 20 cue tnInicr o ms
election the character OF the body which elected hun
must inquired INTO a.ierwarI IL had Deen held from
tle Oe-lhui.s nat Tie cerh Oh e.ccilo 9ieiel ~
Governor tua proper evidence 0t rEh, 10 i seat
upun nis tpOr lie tuen referred 10 the contested cases
OF spencer from Alabama in, ISL G'i ID" e tpn t M
same 1873, cen. shields II"h IIAus III Iet'' I
inc Rhode Island case of Potter agtns lJbhlH" III ~
ana argued hat it was lndlsptlsaDe 10 ''o & VI
the senate tAat t shohd De- Use ma @IHo rue INA.
mird to d seat; otherwise one-thrd oi tne Douy iHs'
objected co ana excluded Ihc of- ol .ie
Senate mus, DE complete, ana II c'uIi Ho' "c ' III ,
power Of any party Dy factlous opposi"on 10 eA'"4o
Senators. - .-t.,tor
wa. Mr Pncuback had priHG Jscle case IN was Gu
81 e mus. be received uutii t Was determined by both
II uses ol Congress that ne was not the ld"iul uOV-
frurag To- determine an questions arising under state
law ana toe decision o. the state codrts upon SuSh
qlc.tlcus was binding upon lhc uoyerHngn =, r ~,
tinted .te- To political partncnt Oi IN GoVcrh
mcnt-CCllr lrc7s-nishf determine a9 10 "u'u W. a.
lawful Governor OF STATE, oni thal mower cu noJ o
exercised by one House Jf Congress u dst De Dy D"t
ana until Do,A Houses decided differently the otate
Ths was question above al party consideration ne
WAC determined tlIt tnc province ui state sulu hoe
rghts. ANA anon these rights that the state
through her own tribunals sh"uld determine WIG @ Mtas
her officers. II the Government OF the Uhitfd Sl'c
could review state election ana say "uo was t
Governor or state Ifet.Ilei' men Ih1 2l't & yuJ
would exist only by sTh:rance anu tHeh hieeu "Ouu
NJ Wrtan M * referred 10 the Constitution and laws
OF LouIsaua and argued that the Legislaur when
ted Mr. PinchDack organized according 10 tue
80 ~ tbc starr He said Mr. Kellogg was Governor
IN point OF fact. He had made recommendations to the
Isllture winch that bod had acted upon. The Leg
stature had submitted All it, enLctment 10 hiin-oFr
2CO IN numbcr-a majority o; which had been approved
an Others vetoed. lie had been recognized by al tne
courts in the STATE, high and low "a Governor. inete
had been 0nlv Government IN Lou Jana, and only
| one LEGISLATURE. Tie MCEueTy Government eX!steu
only on paper. IL had any legal existence. IL
never assumed the Government or the Slale'
| except to send a here fOr admission TO tne
| senate The Kellogg Government the only
| Government and must he received as rhc
lawful StaJc Government until both Houses or Congress
decide otherwise. Mr. Morton tnen quoted from ue-
cIsious supreme Court OF the Stae, To snow t'
Mr. Kellogg had III a. Governor ana sau
ths court was involved Ia the controversy, as an
the Judges elected IN 1868 In the race o
these decisions there precedent by when the
| Senate United States could 20 behind tue lact
Kellogg was Governor. The Senate was 0ouhu w
every -Ouud principle recognize the existing Govern
ment III louisiana While he aDhOrred the doctrine Vi
State sovereignty bloody II was he recognized 'he
fact that States had rights which must be prOtected
An EXCITING SESSION AND ADJOURNMENT.
Before concluding his argument Mr. Morton yielded
for Executive Session. AMI at li9 D. H. the sena'e
| on motion Of Mr., SHERMAN Rep. Ohio proceeded 10
the consideration OF Executive business At 2lo p m
the doors were reopened the Senate adjourned ti
| Il o'clock tomorrow.