The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-03-09
F0RTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-
WARHINGToN, March 8.
SENATE.
Secret Societies.

4 beCEet 6oCIetItB.
Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin, presented
petition signed by over 10000 persons
in regard to secret societies. The petl.
tioners declare their opposition to al
secret organizations. and ask Congres' to
withdraw the charter granted to the
Masonic Hall Association of the District
OF Colum bia, and that law be passed
making it unlawful to appoint any per
son to an Office under the government
who is q member of secret organization
and also that members Of such organiza-
tions may be challenged as jurors. Re
| terred.
Mr.. Cameron said he had been in
formed that the petitioners wore resi-
dents of every State and territory in the
United States. He asked that the petit
tion be read and printed in the Record.
So ordered.
Mr.. Bayard introduced bill to au-
thorize the Secretary of the Treasury to
approve of certain bills incurred by the
direct tax commissioners. Referred.
Resolution 10 Adjourn Sine Die.
MIR. Wright submitted concurrent
resolution instructing the President pro
tenn. of the Senate and Speaker of the
House of Representatives to adjourn
their respective houses sine die on the lst
Of May, 1876, at noon. Mr.. Wright
said he need hardly state why he offer
ed this resolutlon without consultation
with anyone. He believed Congress
could get through with all business and
adjourn by that date. He asked that the
resolution lie on the table.
Mr.. Edmunds moved it be referred to
the Committee on Appropriations, as it
was usual to refer such issues to that
Committee. Agreed to.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
communication from the Postmaster Gen
eral in answer to the Senate resolution of
the 7th inst. in regard to straw bids.
Ordered printed and referred.
At the expiration of the morning hour
the Chair laid before the Senate as I'm.
finished business the
Resolution for the Admission of =.
Il. y. Pinchback as Senator from
Louisiana.
Mr. Hitchcock moved to lay aside the
unfinished business and proceed to the
consideration of the bill for the admis-
sion of New Mexico. Rejected, ayes,
2l; nays, 80.
Mr.. West then spoke in favor of the
admission of Mr.. Pinchback.
The debate was lengthy, and was par
ticlpated in by Messrs. Logan, Harvey
ko tko
of Mr.. Plnchback, and Messrs. Paddock,
Morrill,, of Vermont, and Edmunds, who
opposed it.
The question then being on the amend
ment of Mr.. Edmunds to insert the
word mot" before the word admitted
so that the resolution should read:
Resolved, That
p. Ii. 8. Pipchback be not Admitted
as Senator from Louisiana for the term
OF years beginning on March 4th 1873.
1t was agreed to by yeas 81 TO nays 20,
as follows:
YEAs-Bayard, Csperton, Christancy,
Cockrell, Cooper, Davis, Dennis, Eaton,
Edmunds, English, Gordon, Jones, Kelly,
Herman, Key, McCreary, Mcdonald,
Maxery, Merriman, Merrill of Maine
Morrill, of Vermont, Norwood, Paddock,
Randolph, Ransam, Salisbury, Steven
son, Thurman, Wallace, White and
Withers-32.
NAYs-Allison, Anthony, Boutwell,
Bruce, Cameron (Pa.,) Conkling, Con
over, Cragin, Dorsey, Ferry, Freling-
heuysen, Hamilton, Hamlin, Harvey,
Hitchcock, Howe. Ingalls,, Joues (Nevr)
Logan Me, MILAN. Mitchell, Morton,
Patterson, Sargent, Sharon, Sherman,
Spencer, West and Windon-29.
Messrs. Bogy, Booth, Wadleigh, Goldt-
waite and Dawes, who would have vo.ed
in the affirmative, were paired with
Messrs. Alcorn, Oglesby, Cameron, (ot
Wisconsin, Clayton and Wright, who
would have voted in the negative.
Those not voting were MGssrs. Burn
side and Robertson.
The question being on the resolution
as amended, 1t was agreed 70. Years 81;
nays %.
While the vote was being taken,
Pinchback was on the Floor OF the
senate
and stood near the entrance to one Of
the cloak rooms. AS roll call proceeded,
he manifested some nervousness, and
soon after the vote was announced
left tie Chamber.
Senate then took up the bill to enable
the people of New Mexico to form a
Constitution ard State Government,
and for the admission OF said state into
the Union, so it would come up rs un-
finished business tomorrow, after which