Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-02-28
Senate.

Senate.
Edmunds, from the Judiciary Committee
reported without amendment the Civil Rights
Bill which recently passed the House, and
gave notice that he would call 1t up at the
earliest possible moment, which would be in
day or two. Placed on the calendar.
Hager presented memorial from W. D.
Woolley, j. j. Davidson and other citizens of
Ventura County Cal, asking that the Attor-
ney General be directed to file bill in Chan
Gerry to set aside the patent for the Rio Santa
Clara land grant, alleged to have been issued
improperly.
Morton moved to postpone pending and all
other orders, and proceed to consideration of
the resolution from the Committee on Flee
tions for the admission of Pinchback Nor
tons motion was then agreed to, and he
proceeded to argue that Pinchback had a
priIna facie right to his seat and must be seat
ed any inquiries as to the character of the
body that elected him, or the means used to
secure his election, to be made afterward. He
cited numerous authorities and several pre-
cedents, and gave notice that he would ask
the Senate to come to vote on the question
on Wednesday. Sargent began speech ON
military interference in Louisiana, but before
nc concluded n message was recelvec from the
House announcing its action with reference to
the death of Representative Hooper.
The Judiciary Committee, having been dl-
rected to report what is the meaning and ex-
tent of the so-callcd Press-gag law OF June
18th, submitted report expressing the opinion
that said Act is not obnoxious to any criti-
cism, and that in respect to the crime OF libel
it confers no powers either to bring the per-
son charged with libel into the District OF
Columbia or to send him out OF IT, The re-
port is signed by Edmunds, Conkng, FIRE.
linghuysen, Wright, Thurman and Stevenson.
The following bills were introduced and re-
fnrrab for
sion of time for the survey and location OF the
Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake Railroad; for
the payment of the Indian War Bonds OF the
State of California
Howe called up his motion to reconsider the
vote passing the bill granting site for the
Peabody school in st Augustine, florida, and
u was agreed to-31 to 20 BorentI uloert'
sprague and Upton voting VIII lie Demo-
Gratis In the negative. .,..;.
! The Senate resumed consideration of the
resolution for the admission Of Pinchback.
Morton requested the Senate to remain in
session till the question was disposed OF
Ferry, of Connecticut opposed ,ne PROPOSE
tion, as 1t would deprive many senators OF .
hearing on the question. Sargent then re
snmed the floor and concluded nis argument
Several other speeches were made, and an eX
cited and protractcd debate kept the Senat,
~ session all night. After . continuous SEQ
SION OF twenty nine hours, the senate, by
vote Of 10 10 ~ agreed 10 lay the resolution
Tor the admission u Pinchback on the table
: amendments 10 the senate nppropriatio
: Committees report, increasing The amour
!. " subsist hparbe Indians in Arizona fror
kyDD0 " s;75Js1, and for Agaehes In Ne
Mexico from siDO,DO 10 el2eDo, were di
e'isseG and agreed ~.
d shwart submitted an afnenoniebt 70 sbo
% ~ tbe Fisse reservation in southeast Sevad
- agreed ", Adjourned
" appointment n Commission " 20 70 AlasI
). y inquire into the number n sssls killed, ~
"a gfssfef ssmt,er might be Killed wftbS
. isseRs,alzinz The yerpssssty Of he sshsri'