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Show LATEST DISPATCHES.! GENERAL. I I K0KTV-THIKD lON'UIlESS. j SENATE UuMiiii;;iuii, 2"J. The Credentials I of I ranuiri Kernan, senator elect from -New Vurk, were presented and placed on tile. Tue wnttu urccd "I to - j, that li:ii it iuljimrm.d to d;iy it bo ui:t:l Mund.iy next. The credentials uf V. M. Cockerell, aenaUjr-ele;t from Missouri, were pre Htiitt-d and pUccl on file. Al the expiruliun of the morning hour, Conkiing resumed his argument on Louisiana ull.iirs. At the eon-clu.-ion of his speech hu warf followed by GorJoli. ?jrai;ue from the committee on public lands reported advereely on the bill providing lur the permanent locution lo-cution of the southern terminus jf the Oregon Central railroad, and to amend lltn act grunting bonds to aid in the construction of a railway and telegraph line from Portland to Astoria As-toria and McMinnvilU', Oregon, approved ap-proved May -Uh, 1870, and it was indefinitely in-definitely pSftponcd. The houne bill to grant a title lo certain lands in the territory o! Arizona, Ari-zona, was pa-sed. Schurz desired to modify his roso- lotion making it et forth th:it since j the interference by tho iederal military mili-tary in the state legislature proceedings proceed-ings is repugnant Lo the principles of a constitutional government, and since Do Truhriand's interference was unwarranted, that the commiitee on judiciary bo instructed to inquire, etc. He said the lirst part was from tho president's message, and the .-uconil only asserted a conceded fact. Gordon, in referring to his recent i-peech, said ho made no attack on tho president. He believed the people peo-ple of tho north did not sympathize ftilli the bitter feeling that characterized character-ized that debute. Since the surrender surren-der of the confederate army at Appo-matox Appo-matox ho had spoken no word against tho fedcr.il government. Gordon continued con-tinued at some length in answer to Coukling and others who hod spoken on this question. ilo repelled the atatement made beioro the housi committee recently as untrue, that lie had made a speech in Alabama advking tho democrats to carry the election by force. Ho had read at the clerk's tlesk telegrams from various va-rious parts of tho south to refute the elmrees of oppression and outrage. Gordon refused to yield the floor to Pease, who rose to ask a question. In conclusion he appealed tu the ro-! ro-! publicans to do to others as they j would be done by. ! West obtained the floor but yielded to a motion to adjourn, and the senate sen-ate adjourned till Monday. |