The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-24
The Pressure Is Tremendous
on the Senatorial Con-
tested Seat Question.
Fears the Existence Of an
Alliance Strong Enough 20 Place
the Control OF the Senate In
Democratic Hands.
Thurman Master Of the Situation Como
yer and Patterson Cooperating with
the Democrats ts-Edmuuds lnco-
hereat with Rage-Senate
Adjourned to Monday.

The Days Fight Leaves the Desns-
erats IN Possession OF the Ffeid--
Butler and kelsogg Likely 90 be-
Seated.
| The president has issued general
order number 1o4 against drunken.
ness, saying no person addicted to 1t
can expect to be entrusted with any
responsible duty.
The secretary of the treasury, reply
ing to the question from the house,
says: ''Fhs metric system may be
used 10y ths Seglnning of the next fiscal
year for customs and postoffices, and
on the commencement of the fiscal
year of 1881 may be used in all public
aud private business"
House-The whole day was spent In
discussing and voting on amendments
proposed to the Paris exposition bill
aud finally passed the bill by major
| lily OF fourteen. L. accepts the invita-
ton of the French government, and
provides for the appointment of II
commissioner from each state and
territory, and allows the use of one or
more vessels OF war, and appropriates
sl50, 900.
Sena,e--rhe bill natsonalizing In.
iians postponed to December. DUR
ing the debate Mr.. Thurman said he
saw no necessity for the passage of
this bill as there was nothing in our
laws now 10 exclude al Indian from
naturalization, tue word "white" hav-
| ing been stricken out. The provision
ia this bill allowing the Indian to re-
| tain his tribal int rests woulI work
mischief. 1t would enable the Indian
to become citizen, and at the same
time give him the benefit of the i'm
tnense sums annually distributed to
his tribe by the government. He
spprehended that bill, ii it should
become law, might give little
trouble il that chief, Sitting Bull, or as
the French called him, "Seouf Asse-
yanka," should happen to come over,
they not being SO fortunate as the com.
missioners who went to New Orleans
and tolled Paekards negroes away
from him. Laughter.1 II they had
toiied Sitting Bull into this country
and one of his braves should become a
citizen of the United States, and should
then claim part of the annuity that
belonged to Sitting Bull and his band,
he Mr.. Thurmsn) yentured that Sit
ting Bull would say to him, not exactly
/ in tue words but exactly with the idea,
"Under which king, Besonian Speak
or die! Under King Sitting Bull or
King rutherford ~ Renewed laugh
ter. MIR. L. continued his argument,
and expressed the hope that the time
would come when the Indians would
adopt the habits of civilized life, and
become citizens of the United States.
Until that time the government should
treat them kindly, aud keep all the
treaty stipuistions with them.
After the executive session Mr..
Thurman, of Ohio, submitted u resolu-
| tiou that the committee on privileges
and elections be discharged from fur.
ther consideration of the credentials of
Mr.. Butler, ~ senator from South
Carolina.
/ Mr.. Conkling, OF New York, sugges-
ted to his friend from Ohio, Mr.. Thur
man, that the resolution he withheld
until Tomorrow morning, unless some
thing was to be gained by taking it up
this afternoon. The motion to dis
charge the committee was unexpected,
and several senators who would like
to be heard in regard to this matter
were not here to-day. The senator
from Vermont, Mr.. Edmund, WAS out
of the city to-day, but would re.
turn tomorrow. A single objection
to-day would prevent the eonsidera.
tion Of the resolution, Though he die
not desire to make such objection.
Mr.. Thurman said he had not init.
mated that q vote on this resolution
would be taken to-day, he merely de.
sired to have it taken up now 80 thai
it would come up as the unfinished
be other business then of more impor
tance, majority of the senate coulc
lay this resolution aside.
Mr.. Thurman argued that the reso
luton submitted by him was q ques
ton of privilege aud it should be dis
posed of with aii due diligence. III,
said he offered this resolution with re
luctanee, because he knew the mem
bers of the com mission would be ap
} to regard it as = reflection upon them
. but the state of South CaroIina has
but one senator on this floor since th,
fourth of March last, fve weeks. Tn,
present session had elapsed and no re
port had been made on the ersdentlai.
Of Mr.. Butler. He did not propose :.
, go into the merits Of the case now
but as far as he had been informed
there was DO controversy whatever bs
, tween the contestants from Soutl
t Cnroliua, Messrs. Butler and Corbin
about the facts, SO there was no neces
atty OF going outside the record to learr
the facts. He had also been informe<
that it was not the desire Of eithe
contestant to go outside OF the recon
OF that testimony aliunde. The com
mittee ON privileges and election
could make no report which woul
. prevent discussion Of the case In th
senate. Ordinarily 1t was the desire I
; the committee to ascertain the facts
. case, but In this case the facts wei
all upon record and the soos
> er the matter came before u
= senate the better IL would be /; beside
2 il the committee Of privileges an
= elections had other cases in which e
. timony stonid be taken, IL would /
Is sidinx the cnmmittse in IL work
Q relieve Il Of this cAse. The svera(
y daily sessions Of the senate durtne q
|e past i've weeks had not excsesaeS 1
phoar ard haik Moss tinss AaA ~