The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-17
General News.
ETC., Etc, Etc.
fORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.
THE SENATE.

fORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS-.
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Feb 16-The Committee o.
Claims reported adversely on the bill to settl
claims for advances by several States for tn
war of 1912.
The Committee on Judiciary reported I'D
veysely on Mr.. Melrimon's bill to pay claim
for carving mails in tho South before the wal
The bill for selling timber lands in Califor
mia was discussed.
Pending the discussion Mr.. Edmunds sal,
he was about to inquire what became Of tn
regular order yesterday, in the case of Pinch
back. The Chair replied thst it was no
called up yesterday, and had been succeeded
by other business.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to postpone the pend
ing bill in regard to the sale of timber land
and take up the resolution for the admission
of Pinchback. He agreed with the Senator
from Indiana (Mr. Morton) that the question
was one Of high privilege, and had already
been too long delayed.
Mr.. Morton said he did not press the reso
luton for the admission OF Pinchback yester
day, for several reasons, one of which was,
several Senators were absent, and he desired
that there should be full Senate when the
vote was taken.
II the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Ed
munds) desired to have the resolution taken
up for the purpose OF making speech. he
(Morton) would not object
Nh. Edmunds said he had never moved
to take up anything for the purpose Of
making o speech; he desired to get the case to
q final determination; the little he had to say
would not occupy thirty minutes, and it was
probable that he would not speak at all
Mr. Morton said if Senator Edmunds did
not desire to speak, he hoped the resolution
would not be taken up, as there was one Sem
ator sick and he desired to be here.
Mr.. Edmunds said when the case Of Pinch
back was left on Monday, the SeLator from
Indiana (Mr. Morton) was In the midst Of
posed, he (Edmunds) moved for an executive
session. Yesterday the matter got displaced
in some way during his (E lmunds) absence.
II the Senate was to wait until the whole
number of 70 Senators were present before
taking q vote, the case Of Pinchback would
never be settled. II any Senator was ill, who
desired to vote on the side Of Pinohback he
(Edmunds) would pair with him with pleas.
ure, as he did not intend to vote on that side.
He believed the Senate was as full Is it ever
would be in the ordinary course Of events
termined, and he did not care how it would
be determined, except in the interest of law.
the Constitution and the facts.
The question being on taking up the reso-
tuition, division was called for and resulted
as follows: Yeas &C. nays "a.
Mr.. Logan, of Illinois, demanded the yeas
and nays, and the motion to take up the reso.
luton was lost-yeas 80. nays 33-ss fol-
lows:
Yeas-Messrs. Bayard, Bogy Booth, Ca
per!on, Cockrell Cooper, Davis Dennis,
Eaton, Edmunds, English, Goldthwaite,
Johnston, Jones of Florida, Herman, Key,
Norwood, Randolph, Ransom, Salisbury,
Stevenson, Thurman. Wallace, West, Whyte
and Withers-30.
Ndys-Messrs Alcorn, Allison, Boutwell,,
Bruce, Cameron Of Wisconsin. Cameron Of
Pennsylvania, Clayton, Oonkling, Oonover,
Dawes, Frelinghuysen, Hamilton, Hamlin,
Harvey, Hitchcock, Howe, Ingalls, Jones Of
Nevada, Logan, Mcmillan, Morrill, of Maine,
Morrill, of Vermont, Oglesby, Paddock, Pat
terson, Sargent, Sherman, Spencer, Wadleigh,
Window and Wright-33.
Mr.. Ferry, who would have voted in the
negative, was paired with Mr.. Gordon. of
Georgia, who would nave voted in the affirm
alive.
Those not voting were Msssrs. Anthony,
Burnside, Christiancy, Cragin, Kelly. Mitchell
and Robertson.
On motion Of Mr.. Merrimon the vote by
which the bill TO pay for carrying the mails
before Ithe war was indefinitely postponed,
was reconsidered, and the bill was placed on
the calendar.
After executive session the Senate ad-
.journed.
WASHINGTON, Feb 16-The bill extending
the time for fling claims for additional
bounty, to July 1880, was passed.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs reported
unfavorably on the proposition to terminate
the treaty Of 1868 with the North German
Confederation.
An amendment to the bill admitting Colo.
RADIO as q State was passed. 1t appropriates
10000 to pay expenses.
BY special order the bill recognizing the
Judiciary was taken up. 1t provides for a |
Circuit Court in every district, and q Court Of
Appeals within such district The terms of
the Courts of Appeals are to be held in Rich |
mond, New Orleans Louisville and st. Louis |
The bench consist of circuit Judge and dis. |
trict judges within the circuit The decisions
are final, except in cases involving amounts of |
over ten thousand dollars, which may 60 to
the Supreme Court.
Mr. Bradford moved to insert Mobile in |
stead of New Orleans.
Mr.. Mills moved to substitute Jackson for
New Orleans.
Mr. O'Brien moved to substitute Baltimore
for Richmond.
Without action the House adjourned.
CONGRESSTANAT. NOTEl