Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-30
CONGRESSIONAL
Senate
KELLOOG's CASE TAKEN UP-HoW sRNA.
TORS VOTED.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2e-Immediately AZ.
ter reading The Journal, Mr.. Wadlelgh,
CHAIRMAN OF the committee on Privileges
and Elections, moved 70 proceed to the
consideration Of Ihe resolution reported by
that Committee for the admission OF Kei.
lOgg.
Mr.. Thurman objected, and read the
eighth rule, which provides that no bill or
report OF q Committee, or Other subject
upon the calendar, shall DO proceeded
With 10 tue morning hour, unless by unnn-
imOus consent,
A lengthy discussion In regard To the
rules ensusd. Finally the Vicv.Presilent
decided the subj ct was q question Of nigh
est privilege, AMI could be '~OnsldeTcd
during he morning hour, Notwithstanding
objection.
Thurman appealed from the decision Of
} tne NlccsPresidedt, and ne yeas n nays
being called, the decision was susiained-
yeas %, rays %. Patterson voted with
the Democrats In the negative, Conover
with the Republicans In the Affirmative
Davis, Of lllInols, did not vote When his
name was called.
Tho question then being, twill the SEN
ato proceed ~ the consideration Of the
resolution reported by the Committee on
PriVil yes aud Elections, declaring Kel-
logg emitted TO q seSt as SenatDr, A." the
NNAAhN NgNu sSH my - a. ' AGN'
President voted IN ths affirmative, and the
resolution was taken up.
C0nover vnted with the Republicans 10
the Affirmative; Patterson and Davis, oil
Illinois, with the Democratic In the mega.
tive.
, Thurman tnen moved to amend the reso.
luton by striking M. AL after "resolved"
anl insert n. T.. Butler.
Edmunds said he did not want time
q NHnatnH aud ann1aaNaA n vnNn ha Naknn nm
the admission { Kellogg Friday next At
one Ohc ock, and on the admission Of But
Her Saturday next al one O'Clock. Laugh.
ter on the Democratic side
After It wa decided IN take up Kel.
lOgg's case, a lengthy debate sprun up
between members VI the Committee az TO
the atalus Vi The case Of Mr.. kustis. The
Republican members claimed that Eustis's
case would have been reported this MORN
. Ing but for last nigbps continuous session.
Til vote on Thurman'S amendment TO
the report Of the Committee on Privileges
and Eleclinna, 10 substitute Butler Tor
X llOgg, stood II to 3l-DaVis and PatteT-
son VotIn9 with the Democrats, ConOveT
. With the Republicans. The V~ice-presl-
u dent voted nay, and tue amendment was
lost.
: THR VICE PRESIDENTS PRRRoGATIvEs.
Thurman rose to a point Of order, and
challenged the right Of the Vice President
70 vote on this matter. AZ the question wal
: one affecting tho orRaniEatlon Of the Sen
ate, II was not q question where the pro
vision Of the Constitution giving thu Vice
Pres dent the casting vote, applied. AiteI
q some debate, MI Thurman withdrew hi
Q challenge Of the Vice P%reSidents vote.
Mr.. salisbury submitted q resolution
h recon hitting the Louisiana contest to thC
, Committee, with instructions TO take ties
= timOny OF Varl0ua points.
Mr.. Hill, OF Georgia, addressed the SEN
ate on This amendment.
A Arguing the Vlce.Presidenps right 4
vote, Mr.. Beck, OF Kentucky, said II |
was necessary that the Vice.Presideni
should have voted TO-DAY al all, he though
II was rather hasty In giving his vote, AM
that being 80, all this discussion was GU
OF order. The amendment did not recelv
. majoritY OF votes, n therefore was lest
y M. katon, OF Connecticut, said the &C
ton OF the senate, some twenty-five o
thirty years ago, was taken wlthou
!. thought, and without time for examinRtiO
4 he had no doubt 10 his own mind that Ii
y President Of the Senate had no power
u act 10 the organization OF the Senate. II
d is not one OF the representatives OF a SOL
erelgn state Ia the Senate, and when Oh
proper time came he [ Sir. EatOn) wOul
be glad 70 ar. ue THE matter. He wOul
60 farther and say II any man should get
d seat ia this Senate by the action OF th
4 lESN, be would ask that the chair filled b.
such person be declared vacant. In bI
. opinion such action on the part OF III
Vice. President would be q violation OF th
10 Constitution Ct the United States.
a Alter Thurman had withdrawn his chal
4 lege to tho ViGe.PTo. idenps vote, Vice
y President Wheeler said he had careful |
q considered the question as to his right I
)r vote In cases where the vote Of the senat
was equally divided, aud he had no doub
Of his right. After what had fallen frOI
= tue Senator from Connecticut, Mr.. Eator
U, he would take occasion to say that as d
u present advised he would exercise tina
al right Ia bis discretion.
At SALISBURY SUBSTITUTE.
ct Mr.. Salisbury submitted n substitut
"a for the re. solution Of the Committee, reel
81 i,g ut length the various charges mad
~ by Judge spOajrd against the Returnin
ilCcts 10 Louisiana, the Illegally Of I'll
ri Legislature which elected Mr.. kellogg.
W and that Mr. Kellogg, himself, whe
"a Governor, Joined In illegal Rcl
:, with such Returning officers, an
IL therefore providing Tor the recOmmittal
he whole qlcsil ~ II the COMMITTED q
Privileges and Elections, with instru
tons to said Committee 10 tIke tcstlmon
#. In regard ~ such charges
d. DIR. HILLS SPEECH.
The speech NJ Mr.. Hill, OF Georgia,
support OF The substitute, 10 cOnsidere
he the inest Of the session. Abiding to pr
:. lords brief. Mr.. Hin appealed TO ever
~ senator on tho floor TO sink the parrish
ht for moment, and not deny the right
n. this contestant 10 take testimO y which
nm Court would refuse them. Kellogg can
here now TO Cain the piice Of his frnut
he came here ~ ask that this Senate wOuI
OF give eject to that fraud. a committee hl
RI been appointed TO examine all tuch case
d. and this committee said they had taken
mr. much testimony about the, ReturnlI
~ Board that we VIII take no more.
Nj. W~adleigh,snld that the Field Cor
lie mittee last Winter took testimony on III
an very point.
N Mr.. Hill said the Field Committee too
- testimony IN Iegaid TO the Electoral YOt
~ That was closed, and so far as he was co
cerned should be closed forever.
.pt Mr.. Mcdonald inquired II the senRtl
he from New Hampshire Mr.. Wadleigh) d.
not know that the members OF the Louis
ana Returning Board refused to testiI
on before the House Committee, aud we
ID, not summoned before the Senate Comm
Oh tee last Winterf
nv Mr.. Mcmillan said they were examine
~ by the Field Committee,
Mr.. Hill resumed--He called upon 81
As I