The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-15

would show it, He argued that the Sen
ate was estopped by the report Of tn
committee from recognizing the kellogg
government,
Howe denied that the Senate wa
estopped by the report Of the committee
he would not consider himself estopped
by the report OF any committee.
Mr.. Whyte said 1t occurred to him tina
the credentials Of any person after one,
being placed in the custody Of the Senatr
could not be Withdrawn. They came L
the Senate from sovereign State, and i
was the right Of a State TO lay before thu
Senate OF the United States certificates
that she had exercised her sovereign pow
er by eleCting q Senator Of the United
States, without reference to the question
whether McEnery or Kellogg was elected
Governor OF Louisiana. He argued tha
Mcmillan had no right to come here anC
ask to withdraw his papers, He moved
that the motion 10 grant the request tC
withdraw be referred to the COMMITTEES
on Privileges and Elections. Rejected
without division.
Mr.. Bayard inquired in whose custody
these credentials were to be delivered, in
case they acceded to the request, They
came from the Stale OF Louisiana and
could not be delivered To MCMillen. He
read from the record to show that Nc.
Millen's credentials were also presented
by West and referred 10 the Committee
on Privileges and Elections:
Mr., Howe said he did not desire to raise
an issue with any Senator on the other
side as to the custody or value Of these
precious papers. Undoubtedly they came
before the Senate in such shape as to
place them on the journal and make them
part OF the record. He argued that II
had always been the practice Of the SEN
ate to allow papers In regard to claims
to be withdrawn, No injustice would be
done by allowing the claim to be with.
drawn, and he was in favor Of II.
Mr., Bayard said that he believed In his
soul that MCEnery was the legal Cover
nor of Louisiana, and had been kept
from his place by llsurpation and the fed.
eral power. [SIight applause in the gal
lery, but promptly checked.
The question being on the motion Of
Mr.. West to grant the request to with.
draw the credentials, II was agreed to-
yeas 30, nays %, as follows;
YEAS-Allison, Boutwell,, Bruce, Burn.
side, Comeron wis.,, Christiancy, Clay.
ton, COnkling, Cononer, Crogen, Edmund',
Ferry (Mich.), Frelinghuysen, Hamlin,
Harvey, Hitchcock, Howe, Ingalls,, Nc.
MILAN, Morril (Vt), Morton, Paddock,
Patterson, Robertson, Sargent, Sherman,
Spencer, West, Window, Wright-3O.
NAYs-Bayard, BOgy, Caperton, Cock.
rell, Cooper, Davis, Dawes, Eaton, Eng.
lish, Goldthwaite, Gordon, johnson, Key,
MCCreery, Mcdonald, Merrimon, Nor.
wood, Randolph, Ransom, Salisbury,
Stevenson, Thurman, Wallace, Whyte,
Withers, Johns, Kelly, Kernan-2s.
Mr.. Allison introduced bill TO amend
section 10 Of tho Indian appropriation
bill, approved March 3, 1875, in regard to
the bonds Of Indian agents. Referred.
II provides that no Indian agent shall be
allowed to enter upon the discharge Of the
duties OF his office until sureties on his
bonds shall have been filed with sworn
statements setting forth the nature and
kind Of property owned by them; the
value OF the same, and where situated;
and empowers the Secretary Of the In.
terror to require any Indian agent now
on duty to execute new bond in accord.
ance with the foregoing provisions II in
any case he thinks the interests OF the
service demand It. The bill also requires
each Indian agent to keep a book Of
itemized expenditures and records Of the
contracts and expenditures always open
to public inspection.
Mr.. Window presented memorial Of
the citizens Of Wisconsin for an appro-
priation for the completion Of the Fox
river improvement, and for the construc.
tion Of acannl along the bank Of The Wis.
consin river from Portage City, Wiscon-
sin, to the Mississippi river. Referred.
Mr.. Cameron-C0mmittee on Foreign
Relations reported iavorably on the Sem
ate bill authorizing G. 2. Marsh to nc.
cept presents from the governments Of
Switzerland and Italy; placed on the
calendar.
After executive session, adjourned.