The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-11-29
THE SENATE.

Washington, November 27.-The read
ing of the testimony taken by the COM
mittee which visited South Carolina was
continued at length at the request of Mr.
Wadleigh, who held the floor, yielding
occasionally for motions for recess or to
adjourn, which were rejected.
At 3:45 a. m., all the seats on the Re-
publican side of the chamber were vacant
Mr.. Chaffee raised the point that quo.
rum was not in the chamber, and call
of the roll showed but "a Senators pres
ent, less than quorum.
The Vice President directed a call of
the roll, and thirty seven Senators an.
swering, quorum was announced pres
ent.
A debate of an hour followed upon
questions of order, and what disposition
should be made of the report of the Ser
geat-at' Arms. Finally, upon motion of
Mr.. Edmunds, all further proceedings
under call were suspended.
The everlasting Wadleigh.
AT five O'Clock, Mr.. Wadleigb, who held
the floor when the fact was developed
that no quorum was present, resumed it,
and called for continuation of the read.
ing of the testimony taken by the COM
mittee Of the Senate in South Carolina
year ago.
Mr.. Thurman objected to the further
reading of the testimony, and said it had
been the usage of the Senate to allow
Senator to read almost anything as part
of his speech, but that usage had never
been abused until tonight. He argued
that the testimony could not be read with
out the leave of the Senate, and demand.
ed that the question of reading the testi-
mony be submitted to the Senate.
Mr.. Wadleigh said it was not gross
abuse to lay before the Senate the evi-
dence absolutely necessary to enable the
Senate to judge of this case. He wanted
to let the country know that in this SEN
ate party sought to seat man whose
record would not bear examining.
Mr.. Bayard held that the testimony
was taken by committee long before any
one had any idea the present case would
come before the Senate. For all the Just
purposes Of this case, the Senator might
as well bave read Worcesters Dictionary.
When he (Bayard) first came into the
Senate, there were but nine Senators be-
longing to the party with which he acted
They had never attempted dilatory mo.
tions, but had they acted in manner as
witnessed tonight, the majority would
have put them down.
Mr.. Edmunds asked if the Senator re-
membered along about 1850, when Jeffer.
son Davis and Soule, and some others,
occupied the Senate whole night, hav- |
ing messages of the President to read.
Mr.. Bayard said he did not remember
that time, though it may have hap.
pened.
Mr., Thurman withdrew his point of
order, leaving to the Senator from New
Hampshire as to what testimony he
would have read.
Mr.. Wadleigh then argued the facts in
the South Carolina case, and said he
could not help regarding this resolution
as an attempt to carry by force of NUN
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At 5:45 a. M, Mr.. Edmunds moved a
recess until II o'clock, which was reject
I'D by vote of 23 yeas to 26 nays.
Mr.. Wadleigh, resuming said he had
selected no testimony to be read, which
lid not bear directly upon the validity
If the election in South Carolina.
They Want Their Breakfast.
At 6:15 Mr.. Edmunds said it was now
laylight and time for the Senator to have
. little breakfast. He moved recess
Until 10. Rejected-yeas II, nays %.
Mr.. Paddock moved to adjourn. Re.
ected-yeas 49, nays 26.
He then moved the Senate take a re-
ess until 8. Rejected-yeas 16, nays 26.
Mr.. Wadleigh continued to read from
he volume of testimony and at o'clock
t bis request, Mr.. Edmunds took the
ook and read for him, to relieve that
enator, who had been on the floor since
Q. O.30o'clock last night.
Mr.. Edmunds, during the reading,sev-
raj times made humorous illusions to :
ortions of the testimony in a parenthet.