The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-03-22

Louisiana, and the case should be referred
to the committee on privileges and elections
as TO which OF these legislatures had n right
to elect. Senator Anthony submitted n res
olution that the credentials of senators elect
in all disputed or contested states lie upon
the table until tomorrow, The resolution OF
Mr.. Anthony was agreed TO. Mr. Spencer
objected 10 The oath being administered to
the senators elect from Alabama and MiSsip.
pi and Alabama, John 7. Morgan and l.. q.
G. Lamar, on account Of evidence now he.
fore the committee on privileges and elec.
tions Their credentials were therefore laid
on the table until tomorrow, and the oath
was not administered to them. The prcSi'
dent pro tempOrc announced that there were
two sets OF credentials from South Carolina,
and that there was but one vacancy, Mr..
Gordon objected to the oath being admins
tered to any one claiming n seat from
that state, and the credentials Of MrSsrs.
Corbn and Butler were laid over till to'mor'
row. Senate re.cOnycncd and ad iourncd IN
till noon tomorrow.
In the senate on the 9Th, Mr., Wallace
submitted resolution that the credentials
of l.. q. c. Lamar, senator elect from Mis-
sissippi, be taken from the table and he be
sworn in. Mr.. Anthony moved that thcscn-
ate adjourn. Rejected. After Il wranging
debate among the several senators, Mr..
Spencer moved to amend the resolution ot
Mr.. wallace, so as to proVidc that the ere
dcntals of Mr. Lamar be referred to the
committee on privileges and elections Mr.
Morton said tbo, II il ,y,s rirht IN scat Mr
Iau,r n wac n orcot wr"ro rnt IA srut
ilncnDack put lnc whole drmocrG''c party
noee vac IN coll lh, attention nf tbn country
to the extraordinary change. The original
resolution oil Mr.. wallace was then agreed 10:
~ w. '.,,;Jt wa" NV" Ip.V, .eI -" t"' Wa,
virginia, and the oath was administered by
vice president Wheeler. Mr.. Blaine submit
.ea tnc ,o'o"'ng hesolNeu nav Wv
NV tbn vino nresiJent to Wil,iam p;,t Kel.
logg, whose credentials from the state OF
Louisiana were presented on the twentieth
OF January, lhIl,' Mr.. Bayard then SUB
mltted the following substitute tor the rtS0'
Iullon OF Mr., BlaIne; maj the Credehtlals
OF William mt Kellogg, claiming to be SEN
ator IRON Louisiana, DO now lie ON thc taDle
untll the appointment OF the committee on
privileges and electohs 10 whohi thev can
he referred" Alter long discussion pc
tween senators bialhe ana thurman, M
Bayard took the loor, Dut, before proceeding
win ms REMARKS, yielded Tor motioh' 10 ai'
lourh. Mr. iiamlln, rom the committee I"
INFORM Mr. hayes mat tnc senate was organ
yea, reported that Nr' hayes would co'lltiu
business udre .o'''''''" III '0'''" " Wv ''''''
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a''er '''e ic'o'"S u 'ne Jo"in"'' "'' " a.
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wee Presioeh' rose 10 ""hl''llS'cr 'ne oa'h
'''' ''"''''" cav" '""' '"o ''""'"' i''''i
soh Nnr' N'l'c''el'J was 'o' III 'l' Sc"'' "n" ~
therefore o"jec't" 10 'he oa'h pelllS ""'"'h
ls'ereo' "S ne uhocrs'oou Mr. Mi'cheil n"'
so'lc papers bearing on '"e c"sc' Mr. W "'
lace SAID, as senator ol the nited states
he presented the senator eject from oreEoh
and he hoped he would be sworn. IN, Mr.
| lianlln SAID, as senator OF the hltcd
states, he objected to him helng sworn III
The oath was not administered. The senate
then resumed the consideration ol unlnlsh
ed business, the resolution OF Mr.. Blaine tc
swear in VIM. Pitt Kellogg, as senator IRON
Louisiana, and substitute submitted by MI
Bayard to refer the credentials to the com
mittee on privileges and elections. The
question being on the original resolution OF
Mr. Elaine, as amended by the substitute OF
Mr.. DaYard, IL was agreed lo-ycas i, nay
Il. AT 2:2o Il message was received
from the president oi the lniie"
States by Mr.. k"dG'r, ms serre
tary MIR, Patterson submitted resolution
that the credentials OF David L torhln and
NJ. {. Butler, each claiming seat as senator
from South Carolina, lie upon the table unit
the committees are appointed, and that then
credentials shall then be referred to the
committee on privileges and elections
Agreed 10. Mr. Morton moved to 90 into
executive session. Mr.. Bayard requested
the senator to withdraw his motion that he
might offer Il resolution to have general
John i. Morgan, senator elect from Alabama
sworn in. Mr. Morton declined 10 do So
The motion for executive session was reject
ed--yeaS 80, nays 81. Mr.. Bavard then sub.
milted n resolution that the credentials OF
John 7. Morgan, senator elect from Ala
bama, be aiken from the table ana ihrt ne NC