The New York herald., 1877-11-22

State, and Messrs. W. A. Cooke and Charles Pelham,
the Senator II will be recollectsd that when Senator
Patterson was arrested a writ Of habeas corpus
sued out, and the comes up this proceed
ing The argument was commenced by Mr.. Lowndes,
and may be concluded to- morrow.
THE CONTESTED SENAT ORSHIPS.
DEBATE IN THE SENATE ON THE RESOLUTION
TO DISCHARGE THE COMMITTEE ON PRIvI-
LEGEs AND ELECTIONS FROM FURTHER CON-
sIDERATIoN OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CASE.
WAsHISGroS, Nov. 81, 1871
number OF bills OF private nature intro
duced during the morning session referred to tho
appropriate committees. and several bills Of tho same
character reported from the Committee on Claims
were passed.
The then resumed consideration of the reso-
luton submitted yesterday by Mr. Thurman to dis
charge the Committee Privileges and Elections
from tho further consideration OF the credentials of
MIR. NJ c. Butler Senator from the State of South
Carolina.
SPEECH OF MITCHELL.
Mr.. MITCHELL, (rep) Of Oregon, referred to the dis
Of yesterday and said:Tho honorable senator
from OHIO tAir. Thurmanl undertook. in speech Of
length to criticse the conduct OF the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, arraigned CON-
m,ltse before tho senate and tho country. During
his remarks he said he did not understand why the
felt in duty bound to consider the case
Kellogg bolore that Of Eustis Hc (Mr. AlschelD then
stated that the Kellogg case was taken up 1rst be-
cause, when the committee met. there motion
pending botore the Senate to discharge the Senate
committee from the further consideration OF tho
credentials OF Mr.. Eust,s, and they thought 1t
would not be decorous to take up that while
such motion was pending in tho senate. Tho Sem
Delaware tMr. Salisbury both said that he (Mr.
Mitchel) was mistaken IN his facts, and the Senator
from Ohio stated that he Withdrew the motion dis
charge The committee upon the same day that he
made It Mr.. Mitchell then quoted from the record
tue effect that the motion 10 dscharge the committee
was maae on tho 18th Of October and was not with
drawn until aft,r lengthy discussion the l9tn,
and the committee first met on the 10Th, before the
motion was withdrawn. He submitted that tho
record showed that he Was correct IN his state
ment oI facts II seemed 10 him that this all
showed that the honorable Senator from Ohio
IN his unparalleled zeal to tako the case
Of Mr.. Butler IRON It's proper place before the
mittee. where 1t belonged, ana bring 1t before tho
Senate, had forgotten entirely the history OF tho
whole matter He then defended the action Of the
Committee on Privileges aud Elections, aud argued
been session almost daily, and should the resolution
OF the senator from Ohio De adopted It would be re-
garued ceEsure OF the committee by the Senate.
Ho submitted tnat there was a controversy in tho
South Carolina case, and II was Que OF TACT. This
question must be determined by the committee
fore av Senator could give an Intelligent vote In the
matter. The proper thing 10 do now
permit the commiltee to take up the Buticr.Co
bin as soon as IT could be reached,
examine all questions OF fact ana law
decide upon them ana report TO the Senate. He mad
iaDored hard to bring about settlement OF all these
contested cases IL has desire, and believed it
the desire OF every member OF the committee 10
have speedy settlement Of them In his judgment
the committee and Senate could examine and decide
every OF these Cases before the holidays He would
labor to do SO himself.
sPsKcH SENATOR HILL.
Mr. Hill, (dem.) OF Ga. Ia member oil the Committee
Privileges aud Electlonsl said, as mcmb ui
committee. no would % vote & ior 'he e, resolution sub
man,, but he deemed IL to DO his duty,
III justice TO himself, the committee and tho
Senate, 10 state briefly tho Reasons influencing
MN for this vote, and ne would enaeavor 10 do
without arraigning any one He did not think the
OF Lne Senator from ONO could cunAid.
cred q discourteous to the Committee Privileges
Elections According to his oi The facts
case he thought the resolution proper one He then
reviewed al some length the OF Mr. Eustis, CLAIM
ing seat as senator from LOUISIANA those MessrS
Butler and Corbin. claiming seat as senator from
South Carolina and those OF Messrs Kellogg and spot
iord Gaining the seat from louisiana said
ing the discussion of the Pincn the
the Senator fron Indiana, now deceased (Mr Morton
distinctly stated that II PincnDack entitled 10
the seat Eusts subsequently tue Senate de-
cdcd Pnchback was not emitted To the seat He had
hoped NJ the beginning Of this session that
would want to reopen the Louisiana case, but that
Sponord would De seated In TINS he was mistaken.
In his opinion the committee should lave CONSIDERED
tneso credentials The order vi their date, winch
would have brought the Eustis nrst Butler
Corbn case second and the Sponorc-kcllogg case
third, but Inc committee decided to invite Messrs
Kellogg and Sponord 10 present their frst and,
Of course, Messrs Butter, Coroin and Euslis couli
10 do 80
Mr.. MIroHRLI, of Oregon, said the credentials OF
Mr. Kellogg nrst referred to tho committee
March 4 1877, those oi Aessrs. Butler anu Corbin
were aiterward referred the same day but the
Euss credentials wcro not referred until tho next day
Mr. HILL, resuming, SAID he did not oppose the
sderatIon OF the Kellogg Sp0nord case wDen tue CON-
mttce took IL up because hs thought 1t would not con-
sumo much time. lie thought u could Do setlled IN
hour II was historically known that the people
OF Louisiana had settled their own controversy aud IN
his judy gment IL was needless Tor this Senate 10
waste tme to inquire as 10 what body was Inc
legal Legislature OF louisiana lie then referred 10
the Of the Committee on Privileges anu Elec-
tions and said ths was The nrst instance he ever
knew of where the JUDGES INSISTED upon inquirng
into the merits OF dispute alter the dlsputants
themselves had settled the matter. He was guilty Of
supposIng and hoping-ay, aud believing, that the
Committee on Privileges and Elections would imme-
diatey say, 1--WE will mot reopen settled dispute;
we will not revive concliiated controversy: but We
will take this settlement as tho people oil the state
have made " aud DC satisfied with IT,. he had built
castles oten Ia his lie and ne confessed tnat TINS
castle. On the 22d of October he offered in
committee q resolution TO accept tue settlement ia
Louisiana, but 10 was rejected he committee
cut itself loose from the harbor oil peace
which the people Of LOUISIANA had made
for them and launched out the boat on very trouble
some A majority OF tho Commltee on Privileges
and Elections-sx TO three mcmbers ne hoped "
would become .classical-resoived not 10 ABIDE
by the settlement mado by the people Of louisiana
bat decided 10 open all those Questions 0f Whch tho