The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDING =.
The senate.

WASHINGTON. Oct lo.- The Senate met at IL
erea u oowa e' eens Tfs asEes for sn'
Eaton. Cameron 9f Wisconsin,, Cameron Of
CemmtNee on Poet Offices and Post Roa's.
By Il Cameron, of Pennsylvanta: A bill for the
relief a9 ), W Douglass late Collector of Inter
Dy Mr. Plumb: A biz to repeal certain acts
fegred to yommittee on Pub ie Lands. "'' ''
by Mr. Edwards; 4 bill, to establish the rate
a of mileage for district attorneys. Referred to
BY MI. Withers 4 bin for the relief of per-
sens py u s bsan ad ITO ~ States whose prop
Committee on tho Judiciary. ''0
by y MI at MMeriirm,on M,.ir, bin to amend chapter
N relation 70 the election of President Vice
leges and Elections.
Htatu es relating TO the same subject. Referred
to the same commitec
by Mr.. Ingalls, A bill for the coinage of the
ard. Referred 70 Committee on Finance. '''''''
by Mr.. Plumb A bill to provide for tho sale of
portion Pr O 2t the public lands q Kansas at one
Cemmtttee on Military Affairs.
by MT Morrill,: resolution instruoting the
otherwise plan for the reduction of tho fees
anQ salaries OF pension agents.
~, WI. Lnaalie suggested as an amendment that
the c9mmlttee be Instructed to inquire into the
g&pedlency of abolisbing all such agencies.
Ins m resolution s9i on was so amended and adopted,
orGer, being the swearing in of j. b. E,,sfis aa
Senator from Louisiana '"'
Mr. IT. Thgrmann briefly set forth the circum.
what was CALI d the Wheeler Gompr mise Leg m
iisslature. aud was refused admission here on
nehbef had areay Was bssn no sna hat
from That state. He said that was he only objec-
ton urged against his admission and his ere-
" The Senate decided that Pihehback was sn5t not
entitled to o seat. not having been legally elect
Tbnrpnn or legal egsatye r,.i body
denied admission to the Senate on ths grou d
that the yaeaqey t was ld BY the election Of
that pinchbaek was not elected, It followed that
Gus Mastis f vas elected he urged the Senate to
give Louisiana voice upon this ioor. OF o"''' 'no
MT, Edmunds read at length tho credentials
OF Enstis, which were transcript, of the. pro-
that were 1t not for the fact that Congress had
passed an act to that effect. the paper purport-
Would Be- o nae a a a TnsH did
have tl the proper seal or the proper signature
He He f had the law Of 1860 read. giving autho ity
tionary States, AID said that was the law under
which they acted: but he did not be ieve Il was
asesisgnsd that Legislatqre should make sport.
ana then after the man had been elected and
before he had taken his seat a new Legislature
SHOULD set forth that the former election was not
He did not believe that the design Of the law was
met by the wav in which Eusti, had been elec ed.
fonnded upon which he sought q seat here
Mr.. Wadleigh contended that the committee
had not had time to consider the matter. and
therefore should not be discharged from the
further consideration of these credentials but
should have proper time to arrive at u proper |
conclusion upon the matter.
Mr.. Salisbury said he thought they had had |
ample time to dect le the question and thp
amendment. No investigation consideration |
could throw one Sit gle ray of lignt or logic on |
the subject which the committee did not already
Mr.. Mem EllSn thought that the other side of
pressing this matter; If they had waited WHILE |
ne thought, the commit ee would In due time |
haye taken UP the casa and reported upon It.
Mr.. Wadleigh said that the committee had not |
than 1t had on the 7th day of March last, when |
the Senator from Ohio moved the reference of |
these credentials to the committee.
MIR. Davis said the matter was entirely new to |
1t to-day; he regarded thequestion as judicial
one, and desired to examine the case before |
being called upon to vote upon 1t; If the vote |
was taken to-day, he was not prepared Tor 1t. |
and desired to make this explanation.
Nix. Thurman said he did not see why Mr.. |
EustfS should not be sworn in at once: 1t was |
now twenty months since Eustis had beenJ
electedS and he thought it was time he was ad- !
mitted. Inasmuch. however, as some Senators |
had expressed a wish for further tin Q to exam |
inc into the case, he would consent, and would |
Adopted.
Mr.. Hamlin moved that when the Senate ad-
Iourn It De to meet on Monday next Adopted. |
p. m. adjourned.
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