The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-15
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Proceedings In Congress.

by citizens OF California, setting fort
various reasons why Congress shoul
grant the Texas Pacific subsidy. Re
ferred.
Mr.. Kelly presented petition OF so
citizens Of Walla- Walla and Columbi
counties, Washington Territory, askin
the annexation OF these two counties T.
the State Of Oregon.
Mr.. Clayton introduced a bill to amen,
section $500 Of the Revised Statutes rel
ative to military prisoners. Referred.
Mr.. Ingalls, said he had been inform
cd that the damages caused to the in
dustrial and agricultural interests 0
the country by the ravages of the locust
the chinch bug, the army worm, ant
the hessian fly, last year, were ovel
800, ,OOO, 900, OF which $50, ,OOO, 600 was b,
the locust alone. In seven counties o
Minnesota 10000 bushels Of locusts hat
been gathered up. It was though
something could be done by the Genera
Government; therefore, at the request
OF the State agriculturalists of Missouri
he introduced bill for the protection
Of agriculture against injurious insects
On motion OF Mr.. Clayton, the Com.
mittee OF Judiciary were instructed to
inquire into the expediency OF estab
fishing a penitentiary upon the aban.
dOned military reservation at Fort
Smith, Arizona, for the Imprisonment
of military prisoners.
Mr.. Sargent called up the bill grant
ing the right OF way for a railroad
through the arsenal grounds at Benicia,
California.
Mr.. Boutwell, moved an amendment
reserving the right to Congress to alter,
amend or repeal the act. Adopted and
the bill passed.
Mr.. Cameron, OF Pennsylvania, intro
duced a resolution directing the Secre-
tary OF the Senate to submit to the Sec
retary OF State for deposit in the archives
OF the department certain treaties and
conventions between the United States
and foreign powers not acted on by the
Senate. Adopted.
Mr.. Conkling introduced, by request,
bill to facilitate the transfer OF mer-
chandise between the Dominion OF Can
ada and the United States. Referred to
Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. White called up the bill to remove
the political disabilities OF Daniel r.
Chandler, OF Baltimore. Passed.
Mr.. Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, pre-
sented petitions in favor u9s'the Texas
Pacific subsidy. Referred 10 6Committee
on Railroads.
Mr.. Mitchell called up the bill extend
ing for five years the time for the compile
tion OF the Oregon Central Railroad and
Telegraph Line from Portland to Asto-
ria.
Mr.. Mitchell moved an amendment
for the protection Of homestead and pre-
emption rights, similar to the provision
inserted in the Northern Pacific bill.
Amendment adopted and bill passed,
after the adoption Of another amend
ment, on motion OF Mr.. Edmunds, reserv-
ing the right to Congress to alter, amend
or repeal the act.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen called up the bill
to amend certain provisions of the Re
vised Statutes Of the United States, re-
lating to transportation Of animals.
Mr.. Morton said it was evident debate
on this bill would last some time, he
therefore moved to proceed to the con-
sideration Of Pinchback's case. On a
division the motion was lost. The
pending bill then proceeded with and
passed; ayes 80, noes "a.
Mr., Morton then called up the resolu
ton for the admission of Pinchback.
He said that he supposed no other Sena-
tor cared to debate this question, and
be would therefore address himself in
reply to some Of the views Of the Senator
from Ohio Thurman). He said that the
report OF the Committee on Privileges
md Elections OF which SO much
nad been said, was made nine or ten
before the credentials Of Mr..
Pinchback were referred to it, and,
that report had nothing to do
With the case. It was absurd to argue
hat the report of a committee had any
eject to bind votes Of Senators. 1t had
40 effect until adopted by the Senate.
[t was preposterOus to undertake to
,omplicate Pinchback's case with case
hat was considered q year before, and
@ say that every Senator who voted for
. new election in Louisiana, was obliged
@ vote against the admission Of Pinch
,ack to be consistent. He ex-
posed the insincerity Of Mr.. Thurman
n alleging his non-partisanship. He
,uoted from the speech OF Thurman in
he Goidthwaite case, in which that SEN
tor alleged that the Senate had no
light to inquire into the election OF
members OF the Alabama Legislature.
he then quoted from the Senator'S
speech in the Pinchback case. where he
alleged the Senate had a right to 60 be-
hind everything, SO what was good law
IN one case was bad law in another. He
alluded to the election Of 1872, which he
said was an organized band of conspi-
racy. He then sent to the desk to be
.ead the concluding portions Of the re-
mort of the committee, which were to
,he effect that fraud, violence and out
age had prevailed at the election; that
he Republicans were largely in the ma
ority, and if q fair election bad been