Evening star., 1877-10-18
FORTI-FIF'TH CONGRESS.
fHrRsnaY. October L.

! cENA E-lhe senate met al L. m, with
/ the Vice President in the chair. Prayer was
| offered by Rev. Morris u. Edwards, OF s..
| Paul, MINI.
| The Cnair laid before the Senate a connnu-
! nicat'on from the Secretary OF the Interior.
I tran shifting the report OF the commission 4 ,
! iI QuiIe into the cause OF the late hre al III
| Patent Office; referred To committee on
! patents. Also, communication from the
Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the re-
| ceipts aid expenditure, or the Navy depart
mt nj from l. - TO lS,0. ordered printed aud
| referred Ia committee on naval affairs.
| Petitions asking FOR increased pay OF letter
C sTrieTS were presented by MeSSrS CuuEIiuE
| DAVIS of W. Va, Cameron. Herman. Davis
/ Of H., BoOtb. HOar, Eaton, and others, al OF
v hIIh W re referred To the committee ON post
Offices and post roads.
Nj. Randolph presented a petition from
| IN" cham htr al commerce OF Newark. y. J..
asking the repeal OF tn bankrupt law. he
felrtd To committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Bayard miro oiuced a bill I'D reorZanile
the judiciary OF the District OF Columbla aud
for eXPeditiog justice in the courts oI the
Mr.. Bayard said this bin came from the
Bar Association Of fha I.stT.r., and was
framed 10 meet the wants aud ueceSs ties oI
justice. Referred io jle committee Ga Judi
cIRry.
Mr.. Chrstiancy iutroluced a BIN o. en-
large TIE iEIisaICt oD OF jlr Court 20. Claims
al4u for utuer purposes. Referred to commit.
tee on judiciary.
Mr. ingalls, iatroducaI a b.I to authcrlzr
r ~
his former rank iu tine army. Referred o.
The CoIEWIilce on military affairs.
Mr.. hrTIimnn introduced - uIil Pre-, cri bling
/ tie form ot the uafh of Ofiist. rrl.rrat 10
commiJjee on judiciary. Also. bII to pro
vide for laklng testimony by comm tees OF
Congress, same reference.
Mr.. l'aVl> ". NdD introduced a rcsOIu-
tium settling forth Juat d.scr-ptuc.es aud
al;Crat CES continue 20 exist an The financial
statements made by Treasury officials
therefore resolved, tIat a committee ni i've
- q Nr.RFN f4a NM sr a Il.
sut jet. examine the books. Nc., ftne Treas
ury ard report by b.ll or Otherwise.
Mr.. laws said he introduced it 10 day 80
NAT ~ atOrs might have notice Oi ule ma IT.
ter, ard be would consent that 10 lie over for
the pre- eut. he believed that the same state
OF affairs existed AT the Treasury depart
ment as he had shown two years ago, alt
the same system OF alterations aud d.>-
crepancleS was being practiced To day, aud
he thought the matter SuOult be invest gated
ReSO utiOn ordered printed and lie on table.
Mr. ingalls, Introduced a mi To carry into
effect the treaty made with the eO>Sa wattOmi e
Indians OF Kansas. Referred 10 committee
on Indian affairs.
Mr.. Jones (Fla.) introduced a resolution.
which was adopted, calling upon the SecTe-
laIy OF War To ascertain The cost, and in
form the Senate, of removing distractions
from the harbOT OF Pensacola, Fla.
THE LOUISIANA sENATORSHIP.
The Chair laid before the Senate the unfiu-
ished business, being the resolution 10 swear
in ii NJ SpOffCrd "a Senator from Louisiana;
the peLdlng question b6ihg the substitute
offered hy Mr.. Mitchell TO refer the crszien-
tlals 10 the committee on privileges and
ordered
Mr.. Edmunds said ne would like to have
the ~ nator from ONO (Mr. Thurman eN-
plain Just what the particular status OF this
case was, so that they might vote uniel-
standingly
Mr.. Thurman said he thought the = ma or
from vermont was perfectly well acquainted
with ali The facts aud ciTcdmSt tnces Of Tins
case without any further explanation. but
ne would give his understanding Of the DOS.-
ton. He then gave brief history oi The
changes OF affairs iu Louisiana and tie
election Of Mr.. SpDffOcd, aud claimed tndl
ue was ciec,ed by the only legal legislature.
ana Lis credentials bore the signature OF the
only iecpgniZed governor IN that state.
Mr.. tdmundS said that last SPr.ng tue Gre
denIlals OF Mr.. Kellogg came before the SeI-
ate and wcre reierTs To the committee o.
Privileges and elections Nov they were
called UIon to set those credentials aside -,
| though they had never rece' we'd them. a~
| though they had never existed Last spring
| the credentials were said To be ali right, nov
| they were called on 10 say that they were all
| wrong.
Mr. Mitchell gave a recital Of the c.rcum.
stances under which the credentials were re
| ceIved, and referred TO the comm lttee Oh
| privileges and elections, and read from The
| Record TO show that the Senator lrom Della
| ware Mr. Bayard had AZ that time AID on
| the floor Of the Senate that the credentials %
| Mr.. Kellogg Were all right, appearing To
have all the requisites OF proper aud legal
| Credentials
| Mr. Rsyard said he did not care to discuss
| this question TO any length. He thou ght Il
was evident 10 eTerybC dy that facts and
| events have become cry allied in Louis
lana in the past SIX months, that took way
| whatever claim Mr.. kellogg might have
| possessed when his Credentials were pre-
senIed here last spring He gave an account
of the changes that had OcCurr-d IN the status
| OF political affairs ia Louisiana, and said
| they were called uIon 10 act Just as
| though Mr. Kellogg was dead and his
rnl "a
| Whatever rights he may have possessed at The
time the case first came here. he had nov LOST
every veStige OF those rights by the sujSe-
quent events IN the state OF Louisiana. Mr.
| spofiord had been legally elected. aud his
| credentials had been properly presented. He
| disclaimed any disposition 10 act ia tuis case
with view OF increasing the power of the
| party with which be acted on this door. and
| said lie would no, give the weight Of his
nEger 10 hasten the increase Cf tnaJ power
| he thought there was q tide thsl was caauy-
| ing the power OF the door ia THIS cha u1brr
| VIZ; The great waIe OF pDpClar Op.niB IN.
against winch All posipOgCments or delays
would De nO more ppte't I'D IreVen' i than
was the broom of Mrs. Partington IN sweep
iug back the ocean.
Mr.. Howe advocated the reference, and
gave his Tta -Ons therefor in Il BRIEF speech.
MI ChrlStiancy sal 10 ne should vo e for it,
reference on The same ground thar he yofa,l
Tor the reference Of the or -dentialS OF M
Kellogg last spring, and lie thought every
senator should do so If they wished 10 be
consistent.
The question was then Ia ken on IN amend
ment, and resulted yeas SO, nays 53-a strict
party vote-witl Mr.. Davis. OF III, voting
with the democrats, Mr.. WIndona being
paired with Mr. Johnston, and Mr.. Morton
and Mr.. Sharon being absent.
Mr.. Nhyte offered an amendment That the
committee shall report on this case by NOy.
lst, 1871, and on the amendment he asked tue
yeas ri nays.
Mr. Mitchell thought, as member OF that
committee, that the time designated was TOO
short 10 do justice 20 the case and maxi no
report.
A long debate ensued on this point, after
VII ca the amendment. was rejected.
THF RACES YEsTERDAY-NIShJiIe Tie
mile dash was won by James Davis in l:i9
The two mile dash by King Wen in 2.3s The
l: mile dash by Adventure In 2.I3s.
Chester PCfE, C. nciSiadfi. The Unfinished
o.sh race of Annhau Was rrnr1 hr o l,,,nr q,