The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-17
Y. S. sENATE..ExTRA SESSION
WAsIIINuroS, March l6

tA'S AVA AV'At SNN w AASeASH W NAt
Anthony 1t was ordered that 1900 ad
ditional copies be printed for the usO Oi
the Senate.
The consideration Of the resolution iol
the admission Of Pinchback was resumed
and Mr.. Alcorn addressed the Senate.
Mr.. Edmunds spoke ~ length against
tho admission Of Pinchback and denied
that the Legislature which elected him
was tho legal Legislature Of Louisiana,
Mr.. Mcdonald said Il waa not in the
power OF State TO settle for the Senate
the question Of tho legal existence OF q
body choosing Senator, This case must
be determined upon It's merits, md law
governing 1t was plain enough, It was
known that Ii 1t had not been for the in,
reference Of the Federal Judge tho per
sons composing the Legislature which
elected PinChback would never have been
in the position TO elect any ono, He de-
MED that there was any prlma Jacis casC
upon which Pinchback could DO admitted.
Mr.. Howe agreed that the Legislature
which elected Pinehback, was a truo
Legislature OF the State, having passed
laws which were obeyed, and Il was the
only body which made laws for tho State,
Before concluding Howe, yielded for a
motion for tho executive session and II
was agreed to and the Senate proceeded
TO tho consideration Ofthe executive busi.
ness. Tho doors were reopOncd and rO'
cess ordered till 1880 P.M.
THE PINOHBAoH pEBATE,
Upon the re.assembling Of tho Senate
Mr.. Howe concluded his speech.
Mr.. Logan said II the Senate refused to
scat Pinchbaok tonight he Logan sup
posed Mcmillan would appear with bis
credentials and thentho Democratic SON.
ators would vote sOlidly for his admis-
sion; or perhaps q Senator would DO elect
cd by that Legislature now being con-
coc,el IN New York without authority,
by q committee Of Cx.members OF Con.
gress. lIe predicted that murder, cFimu
and confusion would DO the result fn
Louisiana II tho Senate refused to scat
PinChback. In the interest Of peace and
good order hO appealed to tho Senate to
admit him.
At 4:l5 y. NJ. Mr.. Morton took the floor
to close the debate. lie said It was mani
fest to all that tho Democratic
party had made this a party
question since the beginning. The
Democrats played the game Of politics al
they played a game OF cards. When in
doubt tlioy took tho trick. One reason
why the Democrats opposed tho seating
OF pinchback wuS that he was u COlOred
man. They did not like his color, lie
argued that every vote against PinchbaCk
would lo In effect to dellOralizo tho 10.
publican party in Louisiana, to disturb
tho peace Of the State, md bring about
the scenes Of bloOlshed. II PinChbaCk
should 10 rejected by tho Senate 1t would
DO declaration that he was not elected
by the Legislature Of Louisiana. What
then would be tho attidudo OF the admin.
islration2 The next House of Reproscn;
tatiycs would 10 Democratic, and he pre-.
licted that among the very first rCsOlu.
tions to pass that body would be one re.
cOgnizing the MCEncry governmenty-and
calling upon the President TO recognize it
II tho Senate should refuse to recognize
the Kellogg government no ground would
be left to lhe PreSideut to stand upon
Tho Democrats well understood tlIiS, and
they saw tile trap into which the Repub'
licans were walking. Some Of the Re,
publicans might well follow tho example
ot the Democrats, and when they had d
doubt they might cast their votes In fa'
vor Of their own party.
Referring to the argument OF tho Sena'
tor from Vermont tElmunds) he said he
had never heard botter Democratic
speech or more one sided than the Sen
alor had made. lie made no reference al
all TO tho crimes and murders which had
been committed In Louisiana.
Mr.. Edmunds said hia friend Morton,
had said that ho mover heard a better
Democratic spoCch. Has not the Senator
heard bottCr ones when he used to make
them iimsClf. [Langhter.]
Mr.. MOrtJn said ho had made Demo
cratic speeches, but tho last ono he made
was In 1852, ,and II he could not now bt
forgiven for that, after a lapse Of nearly
twcnty.three yearS, he never could TX
forgiven in thi4 world, II 1t was to b
thrown IN his taco now that he made
Democratic speeches twonty;thrce Year,
ago, what cxtenuution was to be made lol
n Republican who made Democratic
Spocche, on this floor In 1876. [Applaust
Ii the gallery.l lie had no doubt tina
the Kellogg government represented I
majority Of twenty thousand met In Lot
iSiana.
The question thoh being OH tho amend
ment Of Mr.. Edmunds to insert the wore
mot" before the word "admittetl, 80 tha
the resolution would read Reso!pcd, Iha
r. D. y. Pinchback be not admitted a!
Senator from Louisiana, etc.
ADMISSION or ptNcnBAcK POSTPONED.
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d.s. - ,hnso LsI hee, s,,ch a ystistv mr.
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