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FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Senator Wadleigh, who took the floor at
O:3O p. M. on the 26th, to speak upon the
South Carolina contested case, did not relin-
quish it until noon on the 9th. The evidence
taken by the committee which visited South
Carolina was read in detail, the New Hamp-
shire Senator being "spelled" at intervals
by other Republican Senators. During the
night many motions to adjourn, to take re-
cess, and to go into executive session, were
rejected, and several times call OF the SEN
ate was ordered, which developed the fact
that there was not quorum present, when
the Sergeant. at Arms was sent out to bring
In the a9sensees; AL AZ NOON nrs Mame1gdd
to resume discussion of legislative business.
Rejected-yeas %, nays %. Senator Merri-
mon then took the floor and replied briefly to
Senator Wadleigh after which the question
man, that the Committee on Privileges and
Elections be discharged from further con
sideration of the credentials of NJ
ried--yeas 20, nays 81 Senators Conover and
Patterson voted with the Democrats and SEN
ator Davis of Illinois was paired with a Re.
p1bGa% ths sdp a south NIT
be sworn in from that State. Under
for one day. Mr.. Edmunds then gave notice
JnaC mQ1CuluUcly upon UHt TcuuluS VI
journal to morrow he would CALI up the high.
est matter of privilege, touching the creden-
tials of Kellogg, reported from the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections. The Senate
then, on motion of Mr.. Thurman, by vote
of yeas. 2S, nays q, went into executive
session, and when the doors reopened, the
Senate, after continuous session OF 80 hours,
adjourned until p to:morrowin the
referred, after which the House adjourned till
Friday.
The contested election cases occupied the
entire attention of the Senate on the 2Sth. A
motion by Senator Wadleigh to consider the
committee report on Kelloggs case was car
ried, yeas 80, nays 30, the Vice President cast
ing the deciding vote. Senators Patterson
and Davis of Illinois voted with the Demo-
eans sen sa Thurman @ the Fight
of the Vice President to vote on a
Of the Senate, and argued the point
shutting Buffers case instead of Kellogg's,
was lost by precisely the same vote, Senator
Conover uniformly voting with the Republi.
cans. Senator Salisbury moved to recommit
the whole question to the Committee on Priv
ileges and Elections, with instructions to take
testimony upon certain charges of completely
of Gov. Kellogg with the Returning Board in
elected to the Senate. A long discussion en-
sued, after which the Senate went into exec
utive session, and, when the doors were re-
opened, adjourned.
The discussion upon the Butler and Kel-
logg cases was continued at length on the
Goth. The Democrats charged they had wit
nesses ready to prove conclusively that Gov
Kellogg was in completely with the Return
ing Board in frauds to elect himself to the
Senate The Republicans alleged that this
delay to take testimony was asked for simply
to get other cases ahead of the Kellogg case.
- 4, 90. n,,In Gov, Dt,tl a,.
were prominent subjects in the discussion.
No vote was taken to day.
In the Senate, on the 3Oth, the House joint
resolution in re !ation to the French Interna-
tional Exhibition was taken up and agreed
to. Some changes were made, but the gen.
eral appropriation remains at Sl50,OO0. SEN
ator Paddock submitted resolution request
ing the President to inform the Senate
what legal impediments exist, If any,
which prevent him from executing the laws
in accordance with the obligations accepted
and agreements made by the Union Pacific
Railroad Company and branches with the
United States, as stipulated and agreed upon.
The resolution was ordered to lie on the ia
BILE. Consideration of the Kellogg case was
then resumed, Senators Patterson, Sauls-
bury, Bayard and Others participating in
the discussion. The first vote taken was
upon the adoption of the substitute OF sena.
tor Salisbury, to recommit the whole ques-
ton to committee. This was rejected-yeas
-, nays 29-not majority oil the votes cast.
After long discussion another vote was taken
upon n substitute offered by Senator
Hill, to swear in Henry NJ. Spofford on his
prinid fdcie case. Rejected-yeas %, nays %.
The question then REQUIRED on the original
resolution to seat Kellogg, and il was
agreed to-yeas 80, nays 9S Senators Conoyer
and Patterson voted withthe Republicans and
senator DAVIS of Illinois witt the Democrats.
senator Thurman then moved that NJ. Z.
Butler be now sworn in as Senator from
south Carolina. which was carried-yeas -,
nayssS. Senators Davis of Illinois. Patterson
and Conover voted in the Affirmative.
Messrs kellogg and Butler were then escort
ed to the Vice Presidents d, SIX and the oath
Of Office administered to them. the latter TAX
ing the modified oath The senate then, at
2. 10 a m. went into executive session, and
when the doors reopened adjourned 1890.
There was no session of the House, not
quorsm being present
In the Senate, on the list, Senator Wad-
leigh, from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, presented a resolution declaring
Eustis entitled to a seat from Louisiana.
senator Ingalls, gave notice that he should
present a minority report (The committee
stood s 20 in favor of the reSolution-l The
House Deficiency Appropriation bill,
with some amendments. was
House suspended the rules
and passed unanimously bull approprIating