Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-04-01
u, $. SENATE EXTRA SESSION.

In the Senate, on the 10Th, the resolu-
ton authorizing the Special Civil.servicc Com
mittee to sit during the recess was agreed to- .
Several nominations by the President were con
hrmed in executive session, and the nomination
Of Don A. Pardee to be United States Judge for
Louisiana was debated.
The Senate, on the Goth, by Il vote of
= to -, agreed 10 take up the Frenghuysen res:
olu,ion relating to the Presidents course in
Louisiana, and a substitute agreed upon IN the
Republican caucus was submitted, declaring
" tnat the action of the President In protecting
the government in Louisiana of which William
i, Kellogg is the Executive and the people of the
state against domestic violence, and enforcing the
laws OF the | nited States, is approved Mr..
Anthony announced that IL WAS not the intcn.
ton of the Senators on his side OF the cham
Der to discuss the matter, and mo-
ton to postpone the resolution till December
next was lost--yeas p, nays 30. Mr. Bayard
spoke against the resolution, when motion to
strike out the word approved was rejected
yeas 10, nays @3-aud Messrs. Herman and Eaton
lhen followed in remarks against the resolution.
when Mr.. johnson obtained the door ana yielded
To motion 10 adjourn, which was carried, an
executive session being held, during which ex-
Congressman j u. Ward was confirmed as United
pois.
Senator Johnson, of Tennessee, ad-
dressed the Senate on the 2sd in opposition to
the resolution approving Of the Presldent's
action In regard 10 Louisiana. He contended
that the resol luton was not properly before the
Senate AT the time, IL Of a legsla-
tive nature, and could not be legitimate
ly acted upon at a special executive
session, and in the absence of the other branch
OF Congress. He Jhen assaulted the course of the
Administrator IN Us treatment OF the Louisiana
troubles. Ills speech occupied two hours in its
delivery and was listened 70 BY crowded gal.
leries, Mcssrs. Bogy, Withers and Randolph
also opposed th5 resolution.
The Louisiana resolution was further
debated on the sd, Messrs Jones (F1a.), Walker
and Thurman speaking in opposition and Mr.
Chtisuapcy giving his Interpretation OF the Ian
Cuagc OF the resolution aud the reasons why be
should vote for H.. An amendment coudemnng
the use Of the army in 1872 to enforce the order OF
Judge Durcll and the interference of the United
States soldiers with the Louisiana Legislature
was rrgleeted-ysa, - nays SS. proyise
to the resolution was then offered
and reJcctCd-yeas -. nays S3-that nothing
herein contained i meant 10 affirm that the ssiG
htltoCg l. IL JHFs Governor of Louisiana The
question then being on the resolution of NJ An.
thouy a. substituted Tor thar of Mr.. Frelins-
huyeeu, il was agreed to--yeas 50, nays 2}-as
follows: lsas-Allison, Anthony, Boutwell,,
BrUce, Burnside. Cameron (Nis.l, Christiaucy,
Conkliug, CrsEu, Dorsey, Edmurds. Ferry
tMchl FrelnghuyseG, Harvey. Hitchcock Howe.
Ingalls, Jones New }. Logan, Mcmillan, Mitchell,
Morrill, Me-, Morrill, (NLA, Morton, Paddock,
Patterson. Robertson, Sargent, sherman. >peu-
Ger, Wadlcigh, West. Window, NgyS-Bayar1.
Bosy, Booth, Caper;op, CocSrel,, Cooper Davis,
Dennis. Gordon. johnson (rtsln.l, Jones tFt4N.
Kelly, Herman, MeCrecry, MaNey, Norw GOD. Ran,
toiph. SALISBURY Stevenson, Thurman. Wsl-
lace. WHITE Nithers. Mcssrs. HaMiin. Couoyvr.
o-ic~by, and Cameron. of Pennsylvania, who
would have voted 80 the Affirmative were paired
With NeSsrS aurrimou, Johnston. NoDora,d and
Ransom, who would have voted in ;Oe negative.
The resolution ~ amended was then adopted
yeas IS, NAYS "a o.. Executive session ard Ad-
i.arumtDt
The Senate, in executive session on
.ss cath, rstu>ea-e4 to l4-to con6rln he nom.
ltatiou % Don 4. pAr3ee as United States. Dis
tglc. Judge OF louisiana in place Of Judge