The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-13

Ohio could name an hour tomorrow
when a vote could be taken. -,
Mr.. Thurman said he thought he could
after little consultation.
Mr.. Conkling said he thought the SEN
ator would waste time in attempting to
reach vote by coupling any other mat
ter with this. If the Senate would agree
to take a vote on this case there would
be no difficulty about going on with the
South Carolina case.
Several Senators suggested an Execu-
tive session, as there were some Execu'
tive matters to act upon, bat objections
were made. M t
Mr.. Lamar said he would 90 on with
his remarks tonight
Mr.. Lamar, after speaking short time
again broke down, and said he was not
able to proceed to night.
Mr.. Mcdonald took the floor and spoke
at length of the frauds committed by the
Louisiana Returning Board, He quoted
extensively from the testimony taken in
that State, and said Kellogg had no more
right to be accredited Senator from
Louisiana than he had TO be accredited
Minister from the Sandwich Islands.
Mr.. Hill submitted the following as a
substitute for the pending resolution:
THAT Henry M. Spofford be admitted
from the State of Louisiana on prima
face title, and subject to the right of
William Pitt kellogg 10 test his right to
the seat"
Mr.. Edmunds submitted the follow.
ing:
/. That vote be taken on the Kellogg
Spofford case at or before 2 a. M, the
Chairman of the Committee or any one
authorized by him, to have one hour to
sum up if desired.
g. A vote on the Butler -COrbin case to
be taken at or before the expiration of one
hour after the Kellogg Spoford case is
disposed OF, the time to be equally divi-
ded between the two sides.
Mr., Thurman said he hoped the pro-
position would be agreed to. He asked
his Democratic friends to agree to it, and
to trust to him that it would result in an
arrangement just to both parties.
The question being on Mr.. Hills reso-
luton to swear in Henry NJ Spotford on
his prima facie case, it was rejected-yeas
81, nays 20.
Mr.. Merrimon submitted an amend
ment allowing the contestant, Henry M,
Spofford, to produce at the bar of the
Senate the testimony he offered to pro
duce before the committee on Privileges
and Elections and that further Conside-
ration of the case be postponed until
then.
Mr.. Edmunds said this was a violation
of the agreement just made-that the
question should be voted on.
Mr.. Merrimon said he did not so un-
derstand it, but as that view was taken
of the amendment he withdrew it.
The question then recurred on the
original resolution to seat Kellogg, and it
was agree to, yeas 80, nays 28-Messrs.
Conover and Patterson voting with the
Republicans in the affirmative.
Mr.. Jones of New, who did not vote in
the former roll-calI, voted in the affirma-
tive on this call, Mr. Lamar, with whom
he was paired, having come in since the
first call. Mr., Davis of Ills, voted with
the Democrats in the negative
Mr.. Thurman moved thst M. G. Butler
be now sworn as Senator from South
Carolina. Agreed to-yeas 20. nays 28,
as follows
Yeas-Baily, Baird, Beck, Cockrell,
Coke, Conover, Davis of w. Va, Dennis,
Eaton, Garland, Gordon, Harris, Here,
ford, Hill, Jones of Fla, Herman, Lamar,
McCreery, Mcdonald, McP Pherson, Mer.
rimon, Morgan, Patterson, Randolph,
Salisbury, Thurman, Voorhees,, Wallace
and Withers-29,
Nays-Allison, Anthony, Booth, Bruce
Burnside, Cameron of Pa, Cameron of
Wis, Chafee, Christiancy, Conkling,
Dawes, Dorsey, Elmunds, Hoar, Howe,
Jones of New, Kirkwood, Mcmillan,
Matthews, Mitchell, Morrill,, Oglesby,
Paddock, Rollins, Saunders, Spencer,
Teller and Wadleigh-27.
Kellogg and Butler were then escorted
to the Vice. Presidents desk and the oath
of office administered to them, the latter
taking The modified oath.
The Senate then at 2:l0, went into
Executive session, and when the doors
were reorened adjourned until o'clock
to-day.
HOUSE.
The House adjourned, there being no
OuOTum