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FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, December H..
SENATE.

to be printed and referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
A large number Of petitions for the
appointment of Commission to inquire
into the traffic of alcoholic liquors were
presented by several Senators, all of
which were referred TO the Committee on
Finance.
Mr.. Edmonds, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported Senate Bill to extend
the duration of the Court of Commission
sioners of the Alabama claims, with sew
eral verbal amendments. He said 1t was
desirable to have this bill passed by both
Houses of Congress before the holiday
recess. 1t merely provided for contlnu-
ing court six months, and did not touch
the disputed questions connected with
that court. Ths bill was passed.
Improvement OF the Great kanawha
Mr.. Davis introduced bill making an
appropriation for continuing the I'M
provement of the Great kanswha river
IN West Virginia. Referred to Com
merce Committee,
The chair laid before the Senate a com
munication from the Secretary of War
transmitting the report of Maj {. b.
Comstock upon the improvement OF the
South Pass of the Mississippi river and
character of the work done under Mr..
Fades. LAID on the table and ordered
printed.
Unsettled Accounts Of government
Officers.
The unfinished business being a reSo-
luton submitted by Mr.. Davis yesterday
in regard to the unsettled accounts of
government officers and defalcaters was
called up, the pending question being On
a motion of Mr.. Shearman to refer the
resolution to the Committee on Finance,
and il was agreed to-yeas 80, nays %.
The Chair then laid before the Senate
the motion submitted by Mr.. West last
week to grant the request Of w. l.. Nc
MILAN to withdraw his papers claiming
seat in the Senate hs Senator from
Louisiana.
Mr.. Salisbury said he had no particu-
lar objection TO the withdrawal of these
papers, but it seemed to him rather a
strange proceeding, aad he would like
to know something of tho reasons there
for
Mr.. Edwards inquired whether the
credentials of McMlllcn came to thc
Senate from the Governor Of Louisiana
according to law or whether they ha:
been submitted by Mr.. Mcmillan HIM
self. The chair, Dir. Ferry replied
that the credentials were presented by
tho Senator from Kentucky. Mr. Nc.
Creary
Mr.. Edmunds SAID he had no obiectiond
to their withdrawal.
Mr.. Thurman said it was matter Of nc
consequence whether their credentials be
withdrawn or not Undoubtedly their
withdrawal would put nm end to the
claim of Mcmillan for seat in this body
but that would have no effect whatever
on the claim of Pinchback for seat
The committee ofthc Senate had reported
that neither the body which elected
Pinchback or that which elected Nc.
Emery was the legal Legislature Of the
State.
Mr.. Davis inquired if there were not
two sets OF credentials presented by Nc.
MILAN.
The Bhair replied that there were two
sets, those presented by the Senator from
kentucky and othcre sent directly to the
Senate.
MIR. Morton said there never was any
such body as the McEnery Legislature
This whole McEnery government was H
sham and fraud.
Mr. Stevenson, of Kentucky, said that
the personal aspect in this matter amount
ed to very little, but the Senate should
be very careful about fixing precedenO.
He thought that when credentials prop
erlv authenticated by the Governor of a
State we're LAID upon the table it became
more than personal matter, and the
claimant had no right to withdraw them.
He took issue with the Senator from In
diana Norton as to the McETery gov
ernment being fraud. He stevenson
bclicyed it was true that the government
of Louisiana and the Kellogg government
was fraud, bribery and r corruption.
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections had reported to the Senate
that the Kellogg government was a
fraud, and the record wonld show it.
He argued that the Senate was estopped
by the report of the committee from rec
ognizing the Kellogg government.
Mr.. Howe denied that the Senate was
ostopped by the report ofthe committee.
He would not consider himself estoppcd
by the report of any committee.
Mr.. Whyte said it occurred TO HIM
that the credentials of any person, after
once being placed in the custody of the
Senate, could not be withdrawn. They
came to the Senate from sovereign
States, and il was the right of State to
Law before the Senate United States
certificate that she had exercised sover-
eicn power BY elccting the Senators Of
the Iralted States without ref erence h. a
question whether McEnery or Kellogg
was-elected Governor of louisiana He
argued that Mcmillan had no right to
come.hcre and ask to withdraw his pa
pers. He moved that the motion to grant
a request to withdraw be referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
Rejected without a division.
Sir. Bogard inquired in whose custody
these credentials were 10 he delivered, in
case he acceded to the request. They
came frem the State of Louisiana and
could not BIS delivered to Mr. Mcmillan
He read from the Record TO show that
Mr.. McMilans credentials we're alsc
presented by Mr. West and referred t.
the Committee on Privileges and Elec
; tions
Mr.. Howe said he did not desire t"
raise an issue with any Senator on the
other side as to the custody or value o
these precious papers. Undoubtedly
they came before the Senate IN 'uct
shape as to place them on the jonrna
and make them part Of the record. lie
agued that it had always been the prac
tie Of the Senate to allow papers in re
card 10 claims to be Withdrawn. No IN
Justice would be done by allowing th'
claim to be withdrawn, and he was II
favor 1t.
( Mr.. Bayard said he believed in HI
so,l that NcEnerv was legal Governo