The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-27

ciple on which the rule rests.
/ were at liberty to refer In Ii
slightest degree as to what Ia 10 take plaC
/ should feel authorized 10 state, iroI
the published proceeding, that that bod!
true to its high dignity and use Of iastic
on mere question Of law, on the face {
the papers declined 10 discharge The Cou
mittEe. But as l say can't 60 into
all, Mr., President, hope that my honor
able friend from illinois and my honora
BILE friends on the other side are willin
this body shall proceed now 10 do thes
things in the last stages Of its called Sei
Rion, which are oi the most Importance
and which can't more particularly refe
10 with the doors open, and then prOceet
to these matters oi privilege In their du
order. To that end, | move the Senate
proceed 10 the consideration OF execuliv,
business.
A role was then taken on the motion
and it was rejected-yeas %, nays 80.
YEAs-AllisOn, Anthony, Booth, Bruce
Bnrnsides, Cameron Of Pa, Cameron oI
Wis, Chafee, ChriItiancy, Conkling
Dawes, Dorsey, Edmund', Hoar, Howe
Ingalls,, Jones Of Nevada, Kirkwood
Mcmillan, Mathews, Mitchell, Morrill,,
Oglesby, Paddock, Rollins, Saunders, Tel.
Ter and Wadleigh-25.
NAYS Bailey, Bayard, Beck, Cockerill,
Coke, Conover, Davis Oi 1llinois, DAVIS Of
West Virginia, Dennis, Garland, Gordon,
Harris, Hereford, Jones Of Florida, Ker.
nan, Lamar, McCreery, Mcdonald, Nc
PhersOn, Merrimou, Morgan, Patterson,
Randolph, Ransom, SanlsburY, Thur.
man, VOORHEES,, Wallace, Whyte and
Withers-30.
Nesars. Blaine, Terry, Hamlin, Plamb,
Sargent, Spencer and Window, who
could have voted yea, were paired with
Grover, Money. Barnum, Armstrong,
Eaton, Hill aud Johnson, who would
have vote nay.
In announcing the pairs, Mr.. Eaton
said that owing to the sad calamity in
the family Of the Senator from California
(Sargeht) he was compelled to be absent,
and he (Eaton) had paired with him on
all political questions.
Mr. Hill said that for reason which
he deemed entirely sufficient and proper
he paired with the Senator from Alabama
Mr.. Mcmillan said that his colleague
was necessarily absent from the city, and
had paired with johnson.
Mr. Christiabcy argued that the facts
regarding the South Carolina case are
less in dispute now than at the last sea.
sion, while his Democratic iriends had
Voled with him to send 1t TO the commit.
Tee for investigation. lie was Just "a
anxious a. the gentleman from Illinois
DAVID to have prompt action on the
pending clses, but wished frat to have
them properly examined. He intended
to vote in each case in exact accordance
with what he should fnd 10 be the law,
applicable 10 the established facts, but
did not yet know what judgmenthe would
be led to form after the examination of
the questions. He was free to say, how.
ever, il forced 10 vote without an oppor.
tuBity for Snch an examination, he would
feel it his duty to give the benefit Of any
doubt, which might remain in his mind,
to his own party. The committee hay.
ing now reported the case, which ha.
occupied this time, would
doubles soon be able TO report on the
South Carolina case, and he could not
vote TO discharge the committee without
casting imputation on its members.
Mr.. Hove referred to the rumors Of
the bargains by which votes were 10 be
given TO the Democratic party Of the
Senate and said he w& very glad that so
large portion OF the world as conu
crowd the galleries Of this Senate Cham
Der had come here 10 see the thing done,
for he would not like to sec the delivery
without an audience. The honorable
Senator from Georgia lIill) said he was
at u certain action OF the Com-
mitlee on Privileges and Elections. He
HoTe) desired 10 tender 10 that Senator
his heartfelt sympathies. He Howel
was another victim. EIe was surprised
At the resolution q the Senator from
Ohio, when ii was first presented, and had
not recovered from that surprise; and,
had he been as well informed as some
other citizens Of the Republic, he would
not have been surprised. The resolution
was submitted Tuesday last and the world
was notified OF II through the public
press. He saw an extract from news
paper, Published 10 the city OF Pitts
burgh, the date Of which he did not re.
but the paragraph ap-
pesred before the Senator from
Ohio launched his resolution 10 the Sen.
ate, and it called attention even at that
early day 10 the contest that was coming.
While the Senators were sitting here ali
unconscious OF the blow which was pend-
ing, the citizens Of Pittsburgh were
aronsed and advised Of u great struggle.
He then referred to the report in the
Louisiana cise submitted by the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections 10, o,day,
aud said If it was the object Of Senators
10 fll the vacant seats, ny had been stated
why not consider that report immedi.
ately? The motion launched on the
Senate by the Senator from Ohio was not
TO terminate the deliberations oil the com.
mittee, but to forbid the committee from
beginning its deliberations, and It seemed
rs II there were some Republicans to re.
spond quite as promptly il not quite "a
enthusiastically as the Democrats in
favor Of that proposition.
Mr.. Patterson-Mr. President, Il was
not my intention 10 adtlress the Senate to.
day. Ipropose tomorrow, on the main
question, TO address the Senate at some
length. But il eau say anything
that will qniet the alarm Of my Republi-
can friends on this side Of the Chamber, /
want TO do ii. The Republican party has
been brave party, but never saw it 90
in my life as Just now; and for
no cause in the world. What |. the ques.
ton before this body? The question ia
on tue resolution to discharge the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections from
the consideration Of the case OF II,
Butler, Of South Carolina. The gentle
meh who rise ION this side OF the Cham.
ber and find fault with certain persons,
their associates, for voting as they do on
this resolution, should frst admit and con-
less whose fault it is that this man il here
to-day. We have been 10 session since
October l4Lh, aud there has been no move
ment, no report from the Committee ON
Privileges and Elections in regard to any
Of these cases. Every Senator on this side
Of the Chamber has shown anxiety that
reports should be made Of these cases.
Frequently have told my friends on
this side OF tile Chamber that II thA rennPE