Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-12
THE UNITED STATES SENATE
A Session Of Twenty-Six Hours

A Session Of Twenty-Six Hours
No Such Exciting Scenes Have oc.
Cured In that Body Since 1861.
DETAILED ACCOUNT or THE pro
CEEDINGs AND SPEECHES.
The Carpet Bag Members are he Lion
Of The Occasion.
WASHINGTON, November 26. In an
ticipatlon OF tho exciting contest owe
the seating OF Mr., Butler as Senato
IRON South Carolina in the Senate TO
day, the galleries were crowded beior,
the hour of meeting arrived, and OF
the floor number Of extra seats wcr,
arranged Tor those having the prvilcg,
thereof among whom were many mem
bers Of the House Of Representatives
that body not being in session TO day
Mr. Wadleigh IN. H. chairman O
the committee on privileges and elcc
tons, submitted a report of the major
lty OF the committee in the contested
election case Of Kellogg and Spoflord
claiming scat as Senator from Louis
lana, accompanied by II resolution thai
WIN. Pit Kellogg IL upon the merits
OF the case lawfully entitled TO the seat
Tor the term Of SIX years from March
4, 1877, and, aud that he now be sworn
in 4; also, declaring that Henry NJ.
SpofiOrd is not entitled to the seat.
Mr., Wadleigh asked the immediate
consideration Of the resolution, but OBJ
Jection was made by Messrs. Merri.
mon On. C), Wilhers (Virginia.) and
Others on the Democratic side, and un.
der the rule il was laid over until to.
morrow.
Mr.. Merrimon On. o., from the
same committee, submitted u minority
report, signed by himself, Mr.. Sauls.
bury (Del. and Mr. It'll (Ga.), against
the seating of Kellogg and in favor Of
Spoiford. 1t was ordered to be print
ed.
The morning having expired tho
Vice President laid before the Senate
the unfinished business, being the res
olution of Mr.. Thurman to discharge
the committee on privileges and cec-
tlons from the further consideration OF
the credentials of NJ. c. Butler, claim.
ing Il seat as Senator from South Car
olina.
WHY DAVIS SUPPORTS THURMAN.
Mr. Davis 1ll.) gave his reasons
why he should vote for the motion.
There were three seats in the Senate
vacant, he said, one belonging to South
Carolina and the other two to Lous.
lana, and IL was matter of great i'm.
portance that they be filed The peo-
pie Of those States had right to ask
that the case should be acted upon at
the first possible moment. His iudg-
ment did not approve Of the policy To-
wards the South since the rebellion.
lie thought the Southern States should
be represented by persons identified
with the interest OF the p, ople. He
could not see why the cases should
longer be continued in the committee,
and it did seem to him that they might
be decided by the Senate upon the con.
ceded points which appeared in the
briefs OF the respective contestants
Messrs- Corbin and Butler). II the
committee should examine the South
Carolina case two reports would pro-
badly be given. What was the use of
them when the result could be reached
in open SenateY He referred TO the
evenly balanced Senate, and concluded
by saying that had the committees re-
port ON the Louisiana case been made
prior TO tie resolution before the Sen.
ate he should have voted to consider
it,
Mr.. Edmunds. Mr.. President, | be-
lieve my honorable friend from Illinois
(Mr. Davis) is partly correct in speak.
my of the evenly balanced state OF
parties in the Senate. Whether he re-
ierred TO all the parties in the Senate
or not, | do not know. Laughter. ]
There are two parties in the Senate
that are very nearly evenly balanced.
How it is with the third do not
know. Laughtcr]
Mr. DAVIS (lll) The third is unani.
nous. Laughter.
Mr.. Edmunds (Vt) said that his
friend (Mr. Davis) bad the other day
expressed bis opinion that the com.
mItlee should examine the case OF Eustis
---he believed that was the name Of the
Of the Louisiana pcople-and report
upon II after u careful study in order
that the Senate might be informed re
garding the state OF the law. But
what did bis friend say now to South
Carolina What authority had he for
saying that tho facts are conceded 2
1t might be that some friend of his po-
litical way Of thinking might rise in
his place and say that be disputes the
facts asserted in the brief OF Mr.. But.
er II might be that some gentlemen
on the other side of the chamber, be.
longing not to his friends party or to
bis own, might rise and say that he
does not agree to the facts stated in
Mr.. Corbin's brici. How are we TO
know thcm2 He did not believe it
was the way to take the matter up
and settle merely by the physical
strength Of party votes with regard to
the law or the facts Would that bo
a good way for the United States SEN
ate TO do2 He had some occasion for
being reviled IN times gone By, when
there were but two partics--there are
three now--for voting according 10
his convictions in the Louisiana ques.
ton and against his associates. Now
the tendency Of what his friend pro-
posed was to make him follow his party
lor want OF facts. The mission Of this
body was not n party mission with re-
spect to those who composed it, Was
there not valno in the arguments of
counsel2 lie asked why il was that
this one claimant should have his case
passed upon without investigation.
Why did his friend wish to push this
gentleman into the Senate against his
own wish for posiponcmenty Let
us take up that case which the com
mittce has reported and which OF course
is OF just us high privilege as the other.
We all agree and consider that, and
before we shall have finished the con-
sideration OF that | have not the least
question We shall have the report In
this, aud then we shall go on lairly,
duly, Justly, and shall not have inflict.
cd a blow upon the fundamental prin-
ciple of the constitution OF this body |