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Show Extra Session ol" Hie (senate, Washington, 13. The senate resumed re-sumed the consideration of the resolution reso-lution lor the admission oiTin'chback Edmunds, of Vermont, moved to amend the resolution by inpertii.g the word "not" before the word "mU-mittcd," "mU-mittcd," so it would read "Hesolved, that P. B. S. Pinchhack be not admitted ad-mitted as senator horn Louisiana,'" etc. Tho question being on t;,e amendment, Edmunds s.ud it was the understanding that the vole should not be taken lo-d;y. and he-would he-would not, therefore, ask u.b striate lo vote now. Tnuiman then took the floor, oud spoke in opposition to the admission of tho applicant. At the conclusion of Thurman'a speech, "Why to made an argument in favor of Edmunds' amendment, and afterwards tho senate went into executive session, and soon alter adjourned. |