Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-03-15
FOrty.FOurth Congress-.

Of Wis, presented the petition of 10000
persons against secret societies.
After u long debate. participated in by
Messrs. Logan Ill.,) Eaton Conn., Har
vey (kan.,) Morton Gnd.,) Morrill, w.t.
Conkling On. Y..) Salisbury Oel.D and
Anthony Or. I..) Il vote on the admission
of Pinchback was taken in the United
States Senate to-day, the question bein"
on the amendment Of Mr.. Edmunds TO in
sert the VOID mo" before the word lad
mlttcd, SO that the resolution should read ::
Res lived. That P :. Pinchhaca be not ADMITTED!
s 3entT r. The sat- lat %t rGs Tn fr ~ Il" term Of
This WAS agreed to-yeas, 80; nays. %.
Tie Republicans, who opposed Pinch
back admission. We're Edmnnds and Nor
ril of Vt; Morrill, of Me. IIadleigh Of n.
H.; Davis of Mass; Christiancy of Mich.
and Paddock cf Neb.
H0uSe. Mr.. Knott Of Ky, Chairman Of
she Judiciary Committee reported that az
tlcles of impeachment against eX Secretary
bciknap were prepared. but that the wit
ness Marsh had run away to Canada and
wanted the matter rccommllteu till more
evidence could be obtained. Mr.. Knott
then made y speech, attacking the prcsi-
dent for discouragnG Witnesses" A
sharp debate arose on the question of who
is responsible for Marsh's escape Clvmer,
Blackbu and Robbins. the democrats
Of the committee on war expenditures de-
Tended themselves, while Danford, 4 rcpub-
lican member, told his story
THURSDAY. .Scnatc. The proceedings
of the Senate were cnlivened Lv an unu-
sualy spirited debate, in which Messrs
Gordon, Wither>, Sherman, Morton and
Edmun1s took part. Gordon. at the con-
cln>ion of his speech on the whskey frauds
and the revenue service, said some very
sharp things of the republican party, and
Sherman and Morton called him TO &c
count for it. Withers of Virginia had the
bad taste to attempt Il defence of Floyd S
distribution of arms in 1860, and said tina,
he did not violate any law. E,lmunGs re-
| Piled that the motive had much to do with
deciding the character of the transaction
but Withers denied thai. the motive made
any difference. We give elsewhere an alb
stract of Mr.. Edmund's remarks.
The Washington correspondent of the
Springfield HepuJlicaa says: The most
effective speech of the whole debate was
by Edmun'is. 1t was perfectly unanswer-
able as a presentation Of the main issue
to-day, between the republicans and the
democrats. He made good use of Toomb'
speech to the Georgia Lcgi,ltture,in which
he boosted of the bribery and intimidation
OF his party, and no democratic senator
ventured on Il reply"
UouSt. The day WAS spent in discussing
various bills of no general interest.
FRIDAY. !SeHate. The bill for the adj
mission of New Mexico passed the Senate
1t provides that the constitution to he
framed shall be submitted to the people OF
the territory for their ratification or rcjcc-
ton, ut an election to be held in Novem-
Der next, and. if it is ratified, the acting
governor shall certify the same to the
president of the nited States. who shall
thercupon issue his proclamation dec.lin Q
he state admitted, without any further ac-
ton whatever on the part of Congress-
House. Mr.. Bass of New York. u mem
hor OF the Civmcr committee, explained
that the reason why its two republican
members had not taken part in the inves-
tlgailcn until it WAS practically ended. was
simply because the minority had given
them no notice Of the meetings. Mr.. Bass
also stated that. instead of Marsh having
hecn discharged w;tAthe knowledge ui HE
entire committee. he (Ba~>) had strrnuou,
y opposed it, Notwithstanding this, hoy
ever. upon Marsh saving he wanted TO
leave n once. Chairman tiymrr offered to
30 10 III" ~crgrHnt-at-arm> with him and
get his fee, and promised to send him, in
4 few days. the Mar~h-EyanS contract,
which, hv the way, is low said to have
disappeared, Mr. Ha>, expose, the ..I,,,u-
dTy OF the democratic pleas ,hat Marsh
c"di ! "ot have been legally Retained. and,
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