New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-09
BY TELEGRAPH.
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

Senate.
WARRINGTON. March S.-Mr. Beyard h.
troduced bill to authorize the SecfetAr
Of the Treasury to approve certain bsiSs N
CURED by the direct tax commissioners
Referred to the Committee on Finance:
A resolution Was offered to adjourn both
houses the first Of May. Referred.
The Committee on Appropriations and
the Committee ON Privileges and E1ectaOEs
reported resolution to pay Francis W..
Sykes of Alabama, contestant, for yeaes
services and mileage. Went over.
PinchbaCk reeumed.
Mr.. West argued that Kellogg received q
majority of the votes cast in 1872, aDA
therefore had the right to sign the crodeR-
IS Governor by every department. OF thes
government. a. we'll as by Democrntae
House Of Representatives.; it was pubhe
opinion in Louisiana that Kellogg was the
lawful Governor of the State. In const1-
SION, he argued that the Senate, in accord
ance with all established precedents, must
admit Mr.. Pinchback on his credentials. -
. prima facie case, and inquire as to his
title to the seat afterward.
The question then being ON the amend
ment Of Mr.. Edmunds, to insert the word
mot" before the word admitted" DO THAI
the resolution should read
Resolved, That p. B. s. Pinchback be not
Louisiana, for the term of elk years begin-
ming ON the fourth Of March. 1873
It was agreed to-yeas 80, nays =. n
follows:
Yeas-Bayard, Caperton. Christiancy.
Cookrell, Cooper, Davis, Dennis, Eaton
Edmunde. English, Gordon, Johnst@n'
Jones Of Florida, Kelly. Kernan, Key, Nc
Creery, Mcdonald, Marcy. Merrimon. Nor
rill of Maine. Morrill, Of Vermont, Norwood.
Paddock, Randolph, Ransom, Saulsburyv
Stevenson. Thurman, Wallace, Whyte,
| Withers-32.
Nays-Allison, Anthony, Boutwell,, Bruce,
Cameron of Pennsylvania, ConklinE, Con-
Hamilton, Hamlin, Harvey, HitchcocE,
Howe, Ingalls,, Jones of Nevada, Logan :
Mcmillan, Mitchell, Morton, Patterson, SaT-
gent, Sharon, Sherman. Spencer, West and
Windom-29.
Messrs. Bogy, Booth, Wadleigb, Gold
| thwaite and Dawes, who would have voted
| in the affirmative, were paired with Messzs-
| Alcorn, Oglesby, Cameron of Wisconsin,
| Clayton and Wright, who would have voted
| in the negative.
| Those not voting were Meesrs. Buxnside
| and Robertson. ,
The question then being on the resolutions
as amended, it was agreed tO-yeas u
nays 29-the yeas and nays being taken
and recorded as above.
| While the vote was being taken Mr.
Pinchback was on the floor Of the Senate
| and stood near the entrance to ono of tho
cloak-rooms. As the roll-call proceeded he
manifested some nervOusnees, ana soon
after the vote was announced left the
chamber.
Mr.. Purman, of Florida, is making per-
soual explanation. He accuses his accus3
of swindling negroes while agent of tbs
| E~>oAunan,o Ruroar and ErAQ6mnn'a B00t.
The sub-electiou committee have re-
ported. The majority of them agree On
facts which. if accepted BY the COMMITTEES.
will result in . report to the House favog-
able to Finlay as against Wall, the sitting
member from Florida.
has succumbed; his evidence, 1t ID sald,
touches Secretary Robson, ex-SonatSr
Catell and g. p. brown damsgingly.
Marshall o. Roberts was before the JH-
dietary Committee on Ell Paso; his evidence
is general denial of Fremout's vaRaries-
} The following is the special committee on
whisky frauds and Attorney General
: rsne, McMahon, McCreary and Plaisted.
Mr. Randall reported the legislative aDs
executive appropriation bill. 1t reduce
the estimates Is, 100000. Made special sr
. der for Friday.
Florida, was referred to the COMMITTEES OF
Civil Service Reform for investigation.
: Tho Judiciary Committee reported the i'm
peachment articles, but - the witnes'
Marsh, was probably beyond the jurisdic
| tion Of the United States, asked their re
committsl. Amendments % ordered.
The following was put on its passage.
} Be it enacted, That when any perse1
!: shall be required to testify against his pre-
! test before either house Of Congress, or an!
t committee thereof, or the Senate sitting .
I . court Of impeachment, and shall 90 testtt,
5 held to answer criminally in any court Q
! justice. or subject to any penalty or forfei,
, ure on account of any act concerning whie
! he shall be 30 required to testify; provided
Q that nothing herein contained shall be
' construed to relieve any person from b,
bility to impeachment. Passed.
House adjourned.