The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-02
F0RTY-F0URTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March l.

purCudSt VI dOultiOHdi 6iNuhN AO- 49,
Custom House at Nashville. Passed.
Mr.yGoldth waite submitted a motion
instructing the Judiciary Committee to
| inquire and report, whether any person
is now exercising the Office Of Register
in Bankruptcy in judicial district for
which he is not appointed. Agreed to.
After the expiration of the morning
hour the Chair laid before the Senate as
unfinished business bill declaring the
true intent and meaning of the Union
Pacific Railroad acts.
Mr.. Morton moved that it be postponed
that the Senate might proceed to con-
slider the
ResoIus on for the Admission OF r.
b. n. Pinchback
as Senator from louisiana. Agreed TO;
yeas 80, nays "a.
Yeas-Alcorn, Allison, Anthony,
Boutwell, and Cameron, Wisconsin; Conk-
ling, Canover. Cragin, Dorsey. Ferry,
Frelinghuysen, Hamilton, Harvey,
Hitchcock, Ingalls, and Jones, Nevada;
Logan, Mcmillan, Mitchell and Morville,
Vermont; Morton Oglesby, Patterson,
Robertson, Sargent, Sharon, Sherman,
Spencer, West, Window and Wright
81.
Nays-Mes.rs Bayard, Bogy, Caper
ton, Cottrell Cooper, Davis, Eaton, Eng
lish, Goldthwaite, Johnston, Jones, OF
Florida, Kelley, Herman, Key, McCreery,
Mcdonald, Mcrriman, Norwood, PaG-
dock, Randolph, Ransom, Stevenson,
Thurman and Withers-24.
Messrs. Cameron, Of Pennsylvania,
Howe and Clayton, who would have
voted in the affirmative, were paired
with Messrs. Dennis, Salisbury and Cor
don, who would have voted in the neg
ativs.
When the name of Nj Wright was
called, be said that upon the amendment
OF the Senator from Vermont, aud upon
the main question, he was paired With
the Senator from Massachusetts, Dawes
but upon the question OF taking up the
resolution, he was at liberty to vote, and
therefore voted in the affirmative, the
question being on the amendment of Mr.
Edmunds 10 insert the word mot before
the word admitted" so it should read:
Resoleed, That Y. B. II. Pinch6ack be
not admitted, &c.
Mr.. Morton said when the resolution
was last before the Senate he had not
concluded his remarks. When he took
the floor then it was with the under stand
ing that no other Senator desired TO
speak. and he took the floor for the pur-
pose of closing the debate. Since then
he hsd learned that other Senators de-
sired to speak and he would now yield.
Mr.. Alcorn argued that the credentials
OF Mr.. Pinchback were in due form OF
law, and upon them he should be seated.
They were duly signed by the Governor
and any investigation rs to the manner
of his election could only be made after
he was seated.
Mr.. Alcorn spoke at length in favor OF
the admission Of Pinchback.
Mr. Norwood said the Senator from
Mississippi had, as a member of the
Cornmil,ee on Privileges and Elections
reported that the election in Louisiana
was an organized fraud and lie Nor
wood did not sec how an organized
!rsui could elect q United States Sena-
tor
Mr. Alcorn said the Committee was
not instructed toinquire into the legality
OF the legislature, but as TO who was
Governor of Louisiana, because on that
question hung the title Of the claimant
TO a seat in the Senate.
Mr.. Edmunds said the resolution un-
der which tho committee acted, read:
Resolved, Tha, the committee on
priyileges and elections be instructed to
INQUIRE and report 10 the Senate whether
there is any existing valid Government
in. Louisiana. LIZ pursuance OF that
resolution the committee reported that
there was no Govern ment there.'
Mr.. Alcorn said the committee having
-eported that there was no lawful Gov
ernment there, and the Senate having
refused 20 authorize an election there
and Kellogg having been recognized as
Governor of Louisiana The question
was settled ~ far As il could be, and nc
further adjudication could be had
MIR. Alcorn referred TO the speech OF
Senator Gordon before the Georgia Leg.
islature in regard to the corrupt Judiciary
in Mississippi, and said that Senator
mus: have been misintormed, as there
was not more honest judiciary in any
State Of the Union than in Mississippi.
In conclusion he defended the judiciary
Of his State, and had read various ex'
tracts showing thst the judges there
stood very high.
Mr.. Edmunds obtained the floor, but
Welded TO Mr. Cameron, OF Pennsylva-
MIA, who moved that the Senate proceed
to the consideration OF executive busi-
nef:.
/ Nr. Boutwell, entered motioa TO re-
consider the vote by which the bill ap,
propristing $4,000 for the st. Louis Gus
! tom house and post Office WAS passed.
/ The Senate then went into executive
session and soon after adjourned.