Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-11-28
Senators Patterson. Conover. and
Davis Vote with the Democrats
in the United States Senate.

Political circles of the country have
been in whirl of agitation since last
Thursday.
The cause of the agitation is found
in the action of three United States
Senators.
The Senators are Patterson, Repub
lican, of South Carolina Conover, Re
publican, of Florida Davis, Indepen-
dent, with Republican inc!instions, from
Illinois.
The action that caused the agitation
was, that on last Thursday Patterson,
Conover aud Davis voted with the Dem
Ocrdtic Senators, on motions that tend 10
the admission of Butler, of South Car
olina, to 4 seat in the United States
Senate.
Buffers case, or the question of his
admission was in the hands of com
mittee. Thurman moved that the com
mittee be discharged from the further
consideration of the claims of Mr..
Butler. A motion was quickly made
TO table Thurman's motion to discharge
the oomnDtee. 1t was on the question
20 table 7hurman's motion that the
three Senators mentioned above voted
with the Democrats.
The Democrats voted against tsbling
the motion made by Thurman. Pstter
son, Conover and Davis voted against
tabling the Thurman motion.
The object of the Thurman motion
was to clear the way for a motion or
resolution that Butler be sworn in as a
United States Senator from South Car
olina
Great efforts we're made through reg
ular parliamentary tactics to circum
vent the Thurman motion, but every
effort was defeated by the Republican
Senators, Patterson and Conover, voting
with the Democrats. As last resort
to get more time, motion was made
to adjourn to Monday. A vote on the
motion resulted in a tie, Conover not
voting. The tie vote gave Vice Presi-
dent Wheeler an opportunity to vote.
He roted in favor of adjournment, and
by that vote Butler was kept from get
ting a seat in the Senate on Thursday.
A great hurrah is raised against SEN
stor Patterson for favoring the efforts
that tend to the seating of Butler.
His motives for doing SO have been
questioned. 1t has been said that be
did it as last resort, and that be came
to the conclusion so to act not long ago.
What is due Senator Patterson is
due him, and he who refuses to give
him the credit be should have, at this
juncture, pursues an unfair course.
1t is no sudden awakening of his to
vote for Mr.. Butler. When he was
here in Miffiintown, last June, be ex-
pressed a purpose to vote for the admis-
sion of Butler TO the United States
Senate. To the editor of the Sentinel
and Republican he said: " Ii vote for
Buffers admission, you cannot consist
emily object; the Republicans gener
ally cannot object, for you AID they
endorse President Hayes, and the moral |
influence that President Hayes exerted
ousted Packard and seated Nicols, and |
ousted Chamberlain and seated Hamp-
ton. If Nicols aud Hampton were the
right men, Mr.. Butler is equally right"
But it may be said that the Senator
expressed himself in that way only up
in the country, where Washington Cir
cles would most likely not hear of it.
But the Senator did not put his light
under bushel. His intention to vote
for the admission of Butler to a seat in
the United States Senate was declared |
in other places than in bis native valley
among the mountains of Pennsylvania.
He proclaimed his intention to vote
for Mr. Butler, in Washington City so
early in the year 1877, as the month
of April. By referring to the columns
of the Sentinel and Republican of April |
25, 1877, the intention of Senator Pat
son on the question that now agitates
political circles may be read, in the re-
port of an interview had with him by
reporter of the Washington National
Republican, and republished in these
columns. The interview on the point
In question reads thus:
Reporter.-I, is reported that you will |
vote for the admission Of Gen. NJ. c. But
Ter for a seat in the United States Senate
Senator Patterson.-In answer to that |
4
tifcate from the same Legislature that de-
clared Hampton Governor, and as Hamp
ton is now recognized as Governor of South |
Carolina, | cannot see why | shall vote |
against Gen. Butler. | would prefer, of |
course, to vote for the admission of a Re- /
publican, but Mr.. Corbin was elected by the I
Legislature that declared Mr. Chamberlain /
Governor, and as Mr.. Chamberlain has been /
ousted, regard Mr.. Corbin's claim to ad- |
mission TO the Senate TO fall with it. | have /
a personal friendship for General Butler, |
aud do not think that I could be expected /
TO artagonize the Democratic party of South |
Carolina by voting against General Butler, |
when the friends upon whom he relied have |
placed Hampton in his present position.
Senator Patterson's declarations to
vote for Butler having been made SO
long ago, is sufficient vindlcstion against
the charge that be proposes to SO vote
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