Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate.

WARRINGTON, Nov. 22.-The Senate
occupied the morning hour In discuss-
ing the motion OF Thurman to amend
the journal Of yesterdays proceedings,
so that Il should not show that the pend.
ing question was the motion Of Mr..
Hoar to lay Oh the table, resolution
to discharge The Committee on Prlvi-
Ieges and Elections from further consid-
Grafton of the Butler credentials. He
argued that HOar had Withdrawn that
motion by unanimous consent.
In the test vote this morning, Como
yer and Patterson voted with the DEM
ocrats.
After some discussion, Thurman
withdrew his motion to amend the
Journal.
Mr.. Window, from the Committee
on Appropriations, reported, with an
amendment, tho House Joint resolution
In relation TO the Paris Exhibition.
Placed on the calendar.
Edmundss motion to insert the
name OF Kellogg instead Of Butler 10
The pending resolution TO discharge the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
from further consideration Of the case,
was defeated, yeas 30, nays 81.
COnkling then submitted an amend
ment that tho Committee on Privileges
aud Elections be directed to report in
the matter Of Kellogg and Spoford,
and In the meantime the South Caro-
lima case be postponed; rejected, 80 TO
32.
Edmunds then submitted q motion
to discharge tho Committee from the
consideration of the Kellogg and Spot.
ford case; rejected, 30 to 81.
Edmunds then moved that further
consideration be postponed to Monday
rejected, 30 TO 81.
! Conking said regarding his call for
the ayes and nays on HOar's motion to
table Thurman's motion TO discharge
the Committee from further considerS-
: ton Of the South Carolina case, that
his purpose IN calling for tho yeas and
nays on tho motion 10 lay on the table
was 10 put II beyond the reach OF call
or power Of withdrawal by anyb. dy.
lie had no hesitation in avowing his
reason for THE. There had been Iu-
: mors aud whispers OF new and strange
alliances. Il was TO be hoped they
wero holy alliances. There had been
; whispers of alliances pending some.
] time, and which wero yesterday sus-
: pecled 10 have ripened into certainty
! alliances relied upon 10 transfer the
, majority from one side to the other
;. side of the Senate. He felt II his
D right 10 ascertain, by the earliest
method, who were the allies
E the reserves, recruits, and how
$ many thero were. 1t 90 med thai
D a motion to lay on the table not being
debatable, would produce q very early
e revelation of the coalition, and show
} how II was that the control OF the Sen.
B ale was % pass away from the majority
Q as heretofore constituted, and like the
star of Empire westward take iis way,
I Here he looked to the west or Demo
3 cratic side OF the Chamber Bearing
!, on the question, Mr.. Edmunds said
; ~ have read the record with consider
: able caro-, and l find that the Chairman
3 of the Committee on Privileges aud
! Elections did attempt TO persuade my
honorable friend from Indiana, anC
others of that ilk, that Il was un
: gracious. unjust, unfair, an(
Unprecedented. Let mo tel
my honorable friend that b.
!, aud others should not undertake 4
} trip up the heels Of q committee Of thil
' body before they had an Opporlunil!
r TO investigate matter that Il had beef
9 thought worthy 10 send to them for In
: vesllgation, and particularly BY Iha
/. sort Of lie Il parliamentary to 90!
% cOntriVance, Mr. Presldent?) By tha
II sort Of q meth0d-I believe that is
parliamentary worldly that sort Of