New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-23
The Pinchback Case.

Mr.. Edmunds-1 was about to inquire
what had become of what was the regular
order yesterday, the case Of Mr.. PiDchback
claiming to be Senator from the State Of
Louisiana.
The President pro TENT was not called
up yesterday, and has beer superseded by
o'hor business. 1t was subject to Call then,
but was not called up.
Mr.. Edmnnds-If the Senator from Mis-
souri, will allow me to make motion,
wish to get that subject before the Sena-e
again. 1t is one, as stated by the Senator
from Indiana a day or two ago, OF hieh
privilege, that has been delayed TOO long in
this body; and / move, therefore, to post.
pone this and all other orders with view
to take up that subject.
The President pro tem.-DOes the Senator
from Missouri! yield for that purposei
MIR. Bogy-l yield for any purpose.
MIR. Morton-The Pinchback case was the
unfinished business tor yesterday, but did
not press it then, and did not propose to
press il this morning for several reasons,
aud among them was the fact that there
were several absent Senators who desired
to be present when it was considered; and
when the vote is taken on the Case, desire
at Least 20 have full Senate.
The President pro tem.-The Senator from
Vermont moves the postponement OF the
present snd all prior orGers for the purpose
VI taxing up " WHdI ~ kuoWA DIS LILO iHCn-
back case.
Mr.. Morton-If the Senator desires to
have it taken up simply for the purpose OF
making 4 speech or for debate, shall not
object.
Mr Edmunds-In the short time l have
served il this body, TO the best OF my recol-
| lection | have never moved to take up any
| thing for the purpose OF debate. or Tor the
purpose of making speech. The object OF
ia n W
| Indiana has so strongly impressed upon us
| was our bounden duty to do, and that ls to
get this case forward after proper discus
! sion liz may last considerable time or it
NAV mott 70 a tinal determination. That is
| the object vi 1ny motion. The little have
| to say l trust will not occupy thirty min
| utes Perhaps shall not have anything to
say at ali, bu, certainly my object is OF to
take it up for the purpose of delivering
| orations on the subject and laying it aside
then to do something else.
| Mr. Morton-It the Senator does no. de-
sire to speak to the question, but simply to
take it up for the purpose "t having 1t acted
upon, | shall certainly GOT con-ent to have
! il taken up to day. There is one Senator
! anxious to be here who is sick and unable
to be present. and this was the case yester-
day
Mr. Edmunds-Wh is that9
| Mr.. Morton-The Senator from Oregon
| (Mr MitchelD.
| Mr. EGmunds-Is he not paireds
Mr. Morton-He was unable to effect a
pair Yesterday That is the case also with
other Senators. l hope when this question
is voted op, after such long delay, it will be
with a tull Senate. That is the only inter-
est have in it. l am ready to vote this
| instant. If the Senator desires to make
| speech of course l will accommodate him,
but he says he does not.
Mr. EdmundsNWe left off with the Sem
| ator from Indiana in the middle of some
| observations. remember that moved au
executive session with his assent, because
| the Senator was evidently tatigued, and
was not feeling we'll. Yesterday the matter
| got displa ced in some way in my absence
| and contrary to my intention, SO Tar as
had anything to do about II, which was, as
| the Senator from Indiana seemed to desire,
| to secure final determination, after every
BODY had said what he desired to say. Now,
| if we are to wait in this body till seventy
! three Senators, if that is the number ex-
| cepting the State of Louisiana as to one, are
| present, the matter of the right of Louisl-
| ana as to another Senator here IN the pres
| ence of Mr.. Pinchback will never be de-
termined. at all. If any Senator is i'll at
| this time who can not come here to
| vote, who Is to vote on me sine
OF Mr.. Pinchback, as l shall not, l certain
ly, if he has Lot made pair. would teea it
| to be matter of duty which l should be
| glad 10 extend 10 him, other Senators
| have ALWAYS done to me. l will pair with
him with pleasure. My object is not to get
a vote that does not make a fair expression
of the Senate by any means but l make
this motion believing that the Senate Is as
iui! a- 1t ever viii Do 10 b, nat l'at 'urse
at things. and hecause | JaI;f, the Sem
ator from Indiana has ated he thinks,
! that il is a matter OF high duty to dispose
! OF this question one way or the other. DO
not know how it will BE- determined, do
not care how it will be determined, except
in the interests of what | think is the con-
sttution, the law, and the fact Other SEN
a.ors think otherwise. That is so as to
every measure. Still we must determine
it, and we ought to determine it. and that
| is my object in making that motion.
| The President pro tempore-Ihe ques-
| ton is on postpcning The present and all
prior orders for the purpose of taking up
| the resolution for the admission OF MIR.
| Pinchback.
The question being put, a division was
! called for, aud the yeas were ~, and the
nays "a.
Mr. Logar-I ask for the yeas and nays.
! The yeas and nays were ordered, anu the
| Secretary proceeded to Call the roll.
! MIR. Ferry (when his name was called)-I
| am paired with the Senator from Georgia
| (Mr. GordOu). 1t he were present be would
| vote yea, and should vote nay.
| The call of the roll was concluded; and
| the result was announced-yeas 30, nays 80,
| az follows:
Yeas = Bayard, Bogy, Booth. Ca
pertun Cockrell, Cooper, Davis. Dennis,
Eaton, E.munds, English, Goldthwaite,
johnston, Jones of Florida, Herman, Key,
NJ cC:eery, Mcdonald. Maxey, Merrimon,
| Norwood, Randolph. Ransom, Salisbury,
| Stevenson, Thurman, Wallace. West,
| Why;e, and Withe1s-30.
Nays Aicorn. Allison, Boutwell,,
, Bruce, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Cameron
| of Wisconsin, Clay ton, Coukhng, Conover,
! Dawes, Dorsey, Frelinghuysen. Hamilton,
| Eam'ln, Harvey, Hitchcock, Howe, ingalls,,
| Jones OF Nevada, Logan. Mcmillan, Morrill,
| of Maine, Morrill, of Vermont, Morton,
! Oglesby, Paddock. Peterson, Sargent, Sher-
man, Spencer, Wadleigh, Window, and
| Wright-33
Absent - Anthony, Burnside Chris
| tiancy, Cragin, Ferry, Gordon, Kelly,
| Mitchell, and Robertson-9.
So the motion was not agreed to.
Still another speech saving device of the
dealers in slang is reported by an Edin-
burg correspondence: There are SO many
| thlnys one would DC glad 70 know about
ones neiyhbor-is she or he handsome, or
agreeable, or clever, or nice, or pleasant,
and SO Oh; all this is now provided for and
packed away in the simple monosy Bile
quite You have no need to ask your friend
u torrent Of questions about the lady OF his
choice; if he says she is quite. that includes
everything desirable, and il he adds that
he thins her quite quite, You know at once
that she is the ne plus ultra OF perfection.