Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-09
Closing Proceedings YESTERDAY.
Pinchback Rejected,
iNATE.-Afte COR rep1rI clo,ed.

Closing Proceedings Yesterday.
Pinchback Rejected.
| SENATE-Aftero our report closei-
| Mr.. Paddock made a speech against the
admission OF Pinchbsck asserting his belief
| tat his election was fraud, aud was foi
loved by Mr.. Morrill,, OF Vermont, who took
| the same view of the case
| Mr.. ogan made q speech in favor OF Pinch
| backs a omission. and was followed by Mr.
Harvey on the same side OF the question.
Mr.. Mort,m summed up in favor OF Pinch
back. He said one million OF coloret voters
were watching the result Of this case; they
| understood IL ter than Senators thou ght
As the Senator rom Illinois Mr.. Logan,
man he would have been In his seat more
| than year ago.
MI. Edmunds said the Senator from In
| diana had now abandoned all points OF law
| In this case and appealed 70 political con-
| sideratfoDs for which the whole country
i% he was pre- eminent; He resented any
MoirilD were Influenced by the question of
color.
back and Kellogg represented the majority
OF the people OF Louisiana. He aliu led To
the fact that he had vote to seat Mr.. Stock
ton, OF New Jersey; Nc. Thomas. OF Mary
land; and Mr.. Rsr SON, of North Carolina.
| all democrats, because their Gre entials were
In the same form as those of Mr.. Pinchback
| The question was then taken on the amend
| ment OF Mr.. Edmunds, to insert the WORD, ,
"not," so that the resolution shall read:
| Resolred, That p, B. . Pinchbsck be MT
| admitted as Senator from Louisiana,
The vote was as follows:
=, Yeds-Meesrs. Bayard, Caperton, Chris
fancy, Cockrell, Cooper, Davis, Dennis,
sion. Jones of Fla. Kelly, Herman, Key,
| McCreery, Mcdonald Maxey, Merrimon,
Morrill, Or Ne, Morrill, ofyt. Norwood, Pal,
| Thurman, Wallace. Whyte, Withers 80.
| NoysaMessrs. Allison, Anthony, Boutwell,,
| Pruce, Cameron OF Pa, Conkiing, Conover,
frQQin- nnrSnU oh,
lit IN: Hamlin, Harvey, Hifcncock, Howe,
ingalls,: Jones OF New. Logan, Mcmillan,
Mitchell, Morton, Patterson. Sargent,
Mr.. Robertson declined to answer to his
name: Messrs. Bogy, Booth, Wadleigh,
Goldthwaite and Dawes, who won ia have
voted in the affirmative, were paired With
Messrs. Alcorn, OgLesby, Clayton, Cameron
OF wisconsin, and Wright. who would have
| voted in the negative.
The resolution, as amended, was then
adopted by precisely the same vote.
Mr.. Hitchcock called up the bill to provide
| for the admission of New Mexico.
The Senate then went into executive ses-
sion, arsd then adjourned.
The BelknaP Middle.
| HOUSE.-After our report closed
The recuSant witness before the House
Committee on the Expenditures of the Navy
Department, Mr.. A. b. Wolfe, was brought
| 10 The bar OF the House, where he was seized
with Mt, as stated In yesterdays STAR
After the removal of Mr.. Wolfe, Mr. Whit
| thorne stated that the witness had appeared
| before the committee and had answered the
questions which he had refused to answer,
| and Mr.. Wolfe was discharged from custody.
NAEY-YARD INVESTIGATION.
On motion OF Mr. Whitthorne, sub com
mittee OF the Committee on Naval Affairs,
consisting of Messrs. Mills, Burlegh and
Jones IN. III. }, was authorized TO investigate
alleged frauds at the Kittery navy yard, and
q sub committee, consisting of Messrs. Mills,
| Harris aud Jones, TO investigate frauds at
| the Boston navy-yard.
THE BELKNAP IMPEACHMENT.
Mr.. Knott (ky.), from the Committee on
| the judiciary, submitted report, which
stated that in accordance with the orders OF
| the House The committee had proceeded to
| prepare articles of Impeachment against
William W. BelkEap, for high crimes and
| misdemeanors, but since the reference of the
matter the committee have been informed
| and believe that CALEB Z. N arsh, the princi-
pal witness in the case, he'd gone beyond the
| jurisdiction of The government of the United
states; that his presence cannot, therefore,
be secured; but the committee believe that
| they can procure other evidence to convict
| The said William w. Belknap, and they,
therefore, offer resolution directing that
the order TO the Judiciary Committee 10 pre-
pare articles OF impeachment against w. w.
Belknap be recommitted To said committee,
| with directions to take further testimony,
with pow er TO sit during the session of the
House, to send for persons and papers, and
TO report at any time. The committee fur
Their report that, impressed with the import
aDce OF granting immunity TO and protecting
witnesses. they recommend the immediate
passage OF q bill entitled "a bill to protect
protect Witnesses" and also that a bill en-
titled "A bill in relation to witnesses" be
printed, and brought up for future considera
Jon.
The bill to protect witnesses provides that
any one who'shall be called to testify before
committee OF Congress, or before the Sen
ate when holding a court of Impeachment,
shall lot be compelled to answer for his tes
timony In any court of public record on ac-
count of any act TO which he may testify,
but nothing shall be SO construed as to re
lieve any one SO testifying from liability for
Impeachment.
The bill in relation to witnesses provides
that any one who shall willfully absent him.
self from his home when called upon to ties.
tify, and who shall fail or refuse to produce
any books, records or papers before any COM
mittee Of the House shall be deemeo guilty
be punished by fine not exceeding 81 900, or
by imprisonment not exceeding three years,
or by both, in the discretion of the court; but
this punishment shall not relieve him from
any punishment for contempt.
After the reading of the bill, Mr.. Knott
(ky.) referred TO the testimony that was SUBJ
nlitted to the House on Thursday last by the
Committee On Expenditures OF the War De-
partment, and to the fact that the charges
were mainly based upon the testimony OF
Caleb Z. Marsh, who has since fed. In view
OF this fact, and in the absence of further tes-
timoDy, the committee did not deem 1t ad-
visaole TO prepare and present the articles OF
THE ESCAPE OF MARSH
upon the Attorney General or the District
attorney, out III seemed Lhelr course led TO
II. Mr.. Knott then referred to Mr.. Blaine's
argument yesterday that Marsh could be
brought back under the treaty of extradition,
and argued that that could not be done,
bribery was not one of the causes of extradi
| ton. 1t was in the power of but one man in
| the United States to get Marsh back to
| Washington, and he could get him here in
| forty eight hours. II the President OF the
| United States really desires the conviction
| and punishment OF bis late Secretary OF War,
whose enormous crimes have disgraced his
administration and shocked the country, he
| can give assurance TO Marsh OF immunity
| from prosecution If he Will come and tell the
| truth. In this way Marsh can be got here in
forty eight hours. The gentleman from
Maine Mr.. Slainel said yesterday that no
Cabinet meeting had been held before NJ arsh
had left Well, the gentleman ought tc
| know better than Is (Mr. KNOTT did wneth-
er this was the fac. or not, and yet tie
| Nd;iOrGl l.epa6iicsss of Friday last (the coz
| ceded home organ OF the PresldepD con-
| tanned long accaant of Cabinet meeting
held the previoeS, day. Mr.. Knott then pIO-
| ceeded 20 read the Cabinet proceedings. as
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