Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-11-29
FORTY.FIFTH CONGRESS-.
Extra Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, November 2S.
Immediately after the reading of the journal,
Wadlelgh of New Hampshire, cha irman of the
committee on elections, moved to proceed to the
consideration of the resolution reported by that
committee, for the admission of Kellogg As Sena-
tor from Louisiana.
Thurman objected.
lengthy discussion in regard to the rules en-
sued, In which Jones, Thurman, Wadeigh Wal
lace and others pa t t,cipst I'd.
Finally, the vice President decided that the sub-
Ject was question Of the highest privilege. and
could be considered IN tne morning hour, notwlth-
standing the obec ion.
Thurman then appealed from the decision, and
the yeas and nays ing called the vice. President
was sustained; yeas 20, nays %.
Patterson voted with the democrats in the neg
ative, and Conover voted with the republicans.
Davis did not vote.
The question then being "Will the Senate pro-
ceed to the consideration of the resolution report-
ed by the committee on elections, declaring Kel
logg entitled TO seat as Senator from Louisi-
ana = the vote resulted, yeas 20, nays 29 and the
wee -Ptesden voed in the affirmative, and the
resolution was taken up.
Conover voted this time with the republicans.
and senators Patterson and Davis with the demo-
crats.
Thurman moved TO amend the resolution bv
striking out all after the word Resolved" and in
sert THAT M. y Butler he now sworn in as Sepa-
tor from South Carolina"
Edmunds SAID be dId not want to use time un-
necessarily, and therefore he suggested that the
vote De taken on the admission OF Kellogg on Fri
day uext, at one O'Clock, Z. NJ, and on the ad-
mission of Butler Saturday, at one o'clock, z. NJ.
Laughter on the democratic side.
The vote on Ihurman's nendment to the reso-
luton to seat Kellogg so as to swear in Butler re
suited yeas 81, nays 81.
Davis and Patterson voted with the democrats
and Conover with the republicans, and the vice.
PRESIDENT deciding the vote, clared the amend.
ment lost.
Thurman arose to point of order, and chal-
enged the right of the vice President to vote on
this matter, rs the question one affecting the
organization OF the Senate, and IT was a question
whether the provision of the constitution that the
vce-President had deciding vote in the case of
tie, applied. Debate eusued.
Alter 1t was decided to take up the KELLOGG
case, quite a lengthy debate sprung up as to the
status OF the case OF Eusis, claiming seat in the
Senate from Louisiana, for the term ending March
fth, ~; democratic members arguing his case
might have been reported before this time, and
republicans Claiming that IT would have been ie-
ported ON II the committee on ections had not
been prevented from meeting YESTERDAY.
Alter some debate Thurman withdrew his chal-
!enge of the right of the vice President.
salisbury then submitted an amendment to re
commit the Kellogg g-Spofford case to the commit
tee on privileges and elections with instruc tic ms
to take testimony as to the various charges.
Messrs. salisbury and Hill addressed the Sem
ate IN support OF the amendment.
salisbury, in support OF his amendment argued
that 1t would be AL act of justice 10 of these
contestants to take this testimony that the Senate
might know all the facts.
Wsdeigh said the committee had what seemed
to 1t good reasons for refusing the request of Mr..
opohord to take testimony in regard to those
charges, when he made such application to the
committee rs 1t would have led to further delay,
and the subject had already been thoroughly in
vestigated by congressional committees and was
before the committee on thousands of pages OF
testimony already taken Therefore they thought
it best not to delay the case.
Pending the discussion, at 6.l0 o'clock Conk-
ling moved that the Senale take recess until 8
o'clock.
Patterson moved that the Senate adjourn which
was agreed to, yeas %, nays q; DAVIS, Conover,
and Patterson voting with,the democrats in the sf-
frmstive, and the Senate adjourned until twelve
O'Clock tomorrow