, 1876-01-19
THE RECORD.
EENATE,

WAsn1a1Tos, D. O., Jar. la.-The Chair la!l before
tllp BcHte communication from tho ecrenty Of the
Interior, tucioag report from tic conns!ssoacr Of
1ndI4n Asrs in anawcr 10 tho resolution Of tho Bc-
ate Of tho 1h In regard 10 tho books ker by tho In.
dian Agents. iu compliance with Sec. 10 Of the Indian
Appropriation till for thu suar cnng juno 10, 1s1;.
Usdcrol prlnsed, and to liz Gu tho table.
KrSrIa APPEARS.
Mr. Thurmun presented TIC cteheutlals Of James
u. Eaas, claiming scat NJ 8enAtos from Louisiana,
which hs eeut TO tho Clerks dcHk aud had read Tho
document consaied cf long extracts Ut the p2occcL.
iucs of The Louisiana Legislature.
l3eluso the reading was finished, Mr, Conkling IN.
qutreI Mho certified 10 ttesc papura.
ar. Thurman replied that the pspers woro so!utnt.
nous, md II was not necessary to read thpm. They
certified to by the Hpeatcr md CLERK Ut the Lotl-
isana House Of Representatives anl tho Senator who
Presided ut thu joint meeting.
Sir. CoHkl!ng taI that tbs act Of ConGrcss Etatrd
that the creAeninl1 Of cair,ins In thts boty
must ic certified hy tic Governor OF tho stutc lie
did not lrctc psiHa-facle cuse sl not bc!uE cge
dentlais authoz1I by te statute, lie submitted ttat
alr Morton sald That ho uet Ia tho Senate wllcn
tho paprrs lrrOrtlR tn hu the credentials Of Estls
wuro read. nn ho moved that tho n,atter 10 laid
iii. Thurman ssid th.t theeo PAPER. showed the
Title Of Eusta to scat lilo aid lot NIX to hayp him
fcrred 10 The C0nlmstea OIL Privileges aud Electons
Mr. OonLlIng argued that tho pAEcra presented were
irregular, and wcsa paIofs upon which tho sie,1sa
could mt act ~ constltntoua'ly prna-faeip case.
h1r. Thurman denied that the papers w9gs irregular,
unrss It was In tic alRenre u the Ooyeruurs ctrl.
cato, and HAT, he submitted, moi rroEu4rit,
Tile Of Congreos tad been ntrctlJ compiled with n
tho election Ut Eustlu. Tho papers showed that INA.
tosly Of the aggregate nNuIbeE ot Mebers Ut tho Two
ltousca were present. anl aso that pajoElly OF thoac
members vplcl. tbs whole question betore tho t,cu-
ste would turn tho fact ~ tu whether OF mol W.
cancy existed tu tho Louisiana Etn&tsrAh, II tlle
Senate should Apide that 11Achback entitled tn
seal tefa would 10 cnd to these p2Iers but, on
tho other hand, II tho Henae thoull 1tefds that flur-
hack no: entitlu4 to asst, tho claim OF Eustis
must lo considered,
Dir sLr4ulan susBeatet1 tl,at The papers be printed
In tho Ietord ~ Il they hat brtn read tn tno Henaty
md tlo matter 10 atl oytr until tomorrow 10 thai
tho scnate could 20 Oh With tho u.oEuuH dusIurss
now. Ihis anB9tat!an was agreed 10, nnh II Hr-
lefod lat tho paEoss bo printed n The ecnra aud laid
over until tnInotruw,
Tho Chl laid before tho 9auaso tho memorial OF tho
Democratic Conservative Convention of Louisiana,
hsid jan lb3 coneeEniny tue election kul condition
Of tAs etats u Loutasua. iteferrod.
NEW nlLLB,
D!s vera introduced aud referred - follows:
pabo building Al I.tio 1soek, liz SIsu subni.ts :
resolution iMatEnetln8 tho Committee gu rost, ,Ulhccs
aud loas u Inquire xad report whether the rrs.
turalon Of the ffsnktng privilege would iucrcaan tte
Gos! Uf mall scrYice, aud 10 what p1ten suu II IL II
t1rtdlent to Icatore thu aaue. Agreed 10,
Mr. Go1dthH.alts sal ho found on Ills issk 4 psu1-
phak In tho Spencer rasc 1Ie fst tonlo lsl1escy Ii,
Presenting them to tho henatea thoy were uatr of
newspaper testimony os .bsa3. liz aakod, however
thai thcy bo referred to tho coamtee on Privileges