Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-30

body in the dark, As Q campaign In war
time is supposed to be adjusted with
speeF, and scouts and tactics and
telegrams and cIphers, and 90
on, aud then march into this arena
Of serene justice, as II is so Of.
Often called upon such questions, and
with the troops all drilled and the guns
all loaded 10 take the case that happens
10 be most convenient, In order 10
make votes the fastest cut of from
consideration, and thereby acquire
strength enough by the solid methods
10 prevent any other than q similar
disposition of another like case, with.
out any regard 10 the evidence. Mr..
President, II anything of that kind has
occurred, as the newspapers cay that
II has, then II does not commend itself,
II appears 10 me, largely 10 our consld-
Grafton, but my friend from Indiana
now tells me that the Chairman Of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
says that the Kellogg case ought to be
Investigated. So It ought, but not less
90 than those that stand later on the
calendar of the Senate, and, as ! pre-
sumo, on The calendar Of the Committee,
and that ought, In oil justice and
truth, be taken up in their
order aud fairly considered and dis
posed Of; but to introduce the tricks Of
tho iheater-the shifting Of tho scenes
Tho trap.doOrs, aud the ropes In the
dark corners to manifest and muster
solid body OF men to cut the knot In
| ihfa rvau n anpaora IN Vaa dAao mt al.
low my friends large chance, to say
that the Chairman Of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections thinks that We
ought not to discharge the Committee
from the consideration of Kellogg
when my friend and all his associates
say that we must discharge them from
consideration Of case that they have
net been able TO reach because, ss 1t Is
said, It is o little moro convenient
TO get certain person admitted to
seat In this body by that method-for
l wish 10 keep strictly within the pro-
prieties of this occasion-than by the
other. Knowing how patriotic, and
bipartisan my friend and bis associates
are, appeal to them let us discharge
) the Committee from Kellogg and dis
pose Of his and Mr.. Spofford's case. II
: Il is right TO discharge the Committee
before inquiry and report where the Sen
ate bavo already determined the subject
In their own mlnds by their own votes,
lei us do 1t In the Arst case first. Then
! / think my friends so voting to do that,
will unite with them in carrying out
i their own principles and practice. We
l. will vote to discharge the Committee
In the South Carolina case and will
u spend week or Two In finding out
10 what We can do ourselves. Very we'll
let the Senators vote with
10 me 10 discharge the Committee
N In the fret case. They say the
n Committee ought 10 be discharged
]. from them all. Ifthat 10 tho order oil
the Senate, I submit to the will Of the
% majority, and when VIC have disposed
q OF the fret, shall be very seriously
10 inclined 10 relieve them from the con.
10 sideration Of the COrbin and ButleT
G, case, while, as say, we can take up
the papers and the evidence, we are au.
l. thorized 10 summon witnesses our,
% selves, aud they can DO heard at the
% bar Of the Senate, and thus we shall
d. then have the pageants that have been
D rarely witnessed in history, that will
o be so honorable to tho principles of my
good friends on the other side, 90 satis
u factory 10 the sense Of justice of tho
70 American people. Go on with the
l. investigation in that way. Let Us have
peace, Mr.. President, and Cancellation.
II Edmunds moved that the Senate adj
:; journ TO Monday. The vote was 81 Ia
81, Conover In this instance vOtinl
lr with the Republicans, aud the Senate
% adjourned TO Monday by the vote o
'e Vice.Prcsident Wheeler.
y House.
y The motion to reconsider the vote Of
q yesterday defeating the amendment o
q Waddell, of North Carolina, to appro
II pirate 100000 for mail routes othel
7. than on railway and steamship lines
IS was defeated, and the deficiency bill
J. passed without that provision.
'e a bill was introduced by HuntOn, o
y Virginia, for the payment Of the valuI
n of cotton seized by Treasury official
G. after May, 1866, and one by Vance, o
s. North Carolina, for fast mail serVic
z between Washington aud severa
le Southern cities.
er Tho debate on the bill 10 repeal th
IS Resumption Act was closed by stronl
81 speech In lie favor by Ewing, Of Ohio
is, The House adjourned without fina
W action on the bill.
~ Lumber Seizure.
lS MOBILE, Nov. ga large proper
% y ton Of the property formerly seized b,
W Special Agent Carter, Of the UniteI
=, States Government, at PascagOula, an,