The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-28

until half past eight o'clock, were re-
jected, the first BY yeas, l8; nays, 26i
and the latter by yeas, u; nsys, 70.
Mr.. Chatfee moved that the Senate
proce with executive business. Re.
jected; yeas 20; nays 25
The reading of testimony WAS resumed
by Mr.. Edmunds, and continued until 8,
when MIR. Mitchell owed an executive
session.
Roll.csll showed that no quorum was
present, and the pages were sent over
the building to request the attendance of
the Senators
Upon quorum being secured, the mo-
tion Tor an executive session was rejected.
cas- Is; nays %.
Mr.. Wadleigh resumed the reading of
testimony and continued until $40, when
he was relieved by Mr.. Burnsides
AT $3.50 1t wss found that no quorum
was present, and another call of the Sen
ate Was ordered.
After some delay the Vice President
announced that quorum was present.
Mr.. Edmunds moved that when the
Senate adjourn. to-day, it be to meet At
2 o'clock tomorrow, and again the fact
that there was no quorum was mani
tested.
The absent Senators having been sum-
moned, dIlatory motions from the Repub-
Ican side for an executive session and to
adjourn were voted down.
AT $3.50 Mr. Wadlelgh resumed the
floor and Mr.. Burnside the reading un-
III after 10, when ne yielded to MIR.
Cameron, who SAID that the claims OF
Butler and Corbin, claiming seats as
Senators from South Carolina were so
blended that one could not be discussed
without the other. He then read brief
from Corbin, claiming that he haG been
legally elected Senator from South Caro-.
lima.
At ll:30 Mr.. Allison moved q recess
until /. Rejected u, nays rs.
Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin, resumed
the reading OF the briet in favor of Cor
bin, and continued until II, when Mr..
WsdleIgh moved recess until 2 Re-
jected-yeas %, nays 20,
Mr.. WsdleIgh, who had held the floor
since 1920 last night, gave notice tnst he
now yielded the floor.
At 1906 Mr.. Hosr, who occupied the
chair during the temporary absence of
the Vice. President, said he would call
the attention OF the Senate to the fact
that the hour OF l2-the hour for the
daily meeting OF the Senste-hsd ar.
rived. In the judgment OF the CHAIR,
the Legislative day continued till an ad
journment OF the Senate took place, and
unless objection WAS made, it should be
so considered.
No objection beng made, Mr.. Dorsey
moved to resume the discussion OF legis
lative business. Rejected - yeas u,
nays 20.
Mr.. Merrimon said he did not rise to
enter upon discussion of South Caro-
lima affairs, but to show how entirely
false were the statements as TO IntImIda-
ton. In South Carolina the whole pop.
ulation entitled to vote was lS4, ,9i3, and
the whole mum Der of votes cast in 1876
was l82,3SS. How WAS it that persons
were intimidated when nearly the whole
vote of the State was polled. Besides,
in 1875 received many more votes than
any candidate had ever before received.
The Hamburg riot WAS the Consequence
of long continued series OF outrages in
mburg on the part OF the negroes. The
evidence showed that when men were
shot down like wild beasts in Ham burg
that General Butler had left the place.
Mr.. Merrlmon continued tor Il consid-
erable time, arguing that the presence of
Federal troops in South Carolina affected
the vote of the State at least 10000
votes.
The pending question beng an amend
ment submitted last evening by Mr..
NJ tchell, providing that the resolution
be made the special order for 1890 P. NJ
to-day, Mr.. Mitchell said the time hsv-
ing passed he would modify the amend
ment to make tie resolution the special
order tor Wednesday, 18th, at 1890 PM.
Rejec.ed-yeas, %; nays, 28.
The question then recurred on the
resolution of the Senator from ONO
[Thurmsn], which reads:
Resolved, That the Committee on Priv
ieges and Elections be discharged from
the consideration of the credentials 0
NJ. c. Butler, OF South Carolina, and it
WAS agreed to-yess, 20; niys, 27-as
follows:
Yeas-Bailey, Bsysrd, Beck, Cock
rell. Coke, Conover, Davis of West NIr.
gina, Dennis, Garland, Gordon, Harris,
Hereford, Hill, Jones OF Florida, ker
nsn, Lamar, McCreery, Mcdonald, Nc
Pherson, Merrimon, Morgan, Patterson,
Randolph, Salisbury, Thurman, Noor-
hees, Wallace, Whyte and WlLhers-29
Nsys-Allison, Anthony, Booth,
Bruce, Burnside, Cameron of Pa, Cam.
eron of Wis. Chstfee, Conkling, Dawes,
Dorsey, Edmunds, Hosr, Howe, Jones OF
Nevada, KirkwOod, Mcmillan, Mat
thews. Mitchell, Morrlli, Oglesby, Pad
dock, Rollins, Saunders, Spencer, Teller
and Wadleigh-27.
Messrs. Armstrong, Grover, Davis
Ills. J, Eaton, Bsrnum, Ransom, john
ston and Msxey, who would have voted
yea, were paired with Messrs. Plumb,
Blaine, Christisncy, Sergeant, Hsmlin,
Ingalls,, Window and Ferry, who wou.d
have voted no.
Immediately upon the announcement
OF the vote by which the resolution DIS
charging tie committee was adopted,
Mr.. Edmunds objected to the present
consideration OF the credentials, and
under the rule, they were laid over.
Mr.. Thurman move the Senate
now adjourn.
Mr.. Edmunds moved that the Senste
adjourn till tomorrow. He inquired OF
the Vice President that If the Senate
should now adjourn, 1t being o'clock
Tuesday, but it being the legislative day
OF Monday, the Senate having been ses
sion for two days, continually, it would
be TO meet, when?
The President replied that 1t
would be to meet tomorrow, Wednes-
day, st Il N.
Mr.. Thurman-Then l move that the
Senate adjourn till $3.50 to-day.
The vote WAS first tsken on Mr.. Ed
munds' motion, and it was rejected
yeas %. nays 2S.