The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-11-21

said he offered this resolution with no.
luctance, because he knew the mem.
beers of the commission would be apt
to regard II as reflection upon them,
but the state OF South Carolina had
but one senator on this floor since the
fourth OF March last, five weeks. The
present session had elapsed and no re-
port had been made on the credentials
OF Mr.. Butler. He did not propose to
90 into the merits of the case now,
but rs far ~ he had been informed,
there was no controversy whatever be-
tween the contestants from South
Carolina, Messrs. Butler and Corbin,
about the facts, so there WAS no neoes.
sity ofgoing outside the record to learn
the facts. He had also been informed
that II was not the desire of either
contestant to go outside OF the record
of that testimony aliunde. The COM
mittee on privileges and elections
could make no report which would
prevent a discussion Of the case in the
senate. Ordinarily 1t was the desire Of
the committee 10 ascertain the facts In
case, but in this case the facts were
all upon record and the SOON
er the matter came before the
senate the better IL would be- besides,
If the committee Of privileges and
elections had other cases In which ties.
timony should be taken, 1t would be
aiding the committee in its work to
relieve it Of this case. The average
daily sessions of the senate during the
past five weeks had not exceeded an
hour and half. More time had been
given for committee work this session
then he ever knew of heretofore. Sem
ators had been enjoying themselves
this fine weather, going to theatres at
night as some of the liners do, and
others going to horse races. This de-
lay in the South Carolina case was y
reproach to the American senate.
Mr.. Wadleigh, of New Hampshire,
chairman OF the committee on privlle-
ges and elections, figured that 1t was
not IL question of privilege to move to
discharge the committee from further
consideration of tho credentials on one
claiming to haye been elected senator.
No members of the committee, who
knew what the work had been, would
stand up in the senate and say the
committee had been guilty Of tardi.
ness. While the senator from Ohio
(Mr. Thurman) was attending horse
races
Mr.. Thurman-Yes; | was one Of
them.
Mr.. Wadleigh, resuming--and thea
tres, the committee on privileges and
elections was hard mt work.
Mr.. Thurman-If the committee had
made a report in this case, would
have been attending to 1t instead of
the horse races.
Mr.. Wadloigh, continuing his re.
marks, said: The cases OF Kellogg
and Spolford were first taken up by
the committee, and they did not think
1t would be proper to lay aside these
cases, and take up another. In his own
opinion this was done to take this case
from the committee was caused by the
fact that the work OF the committee
on the Spotlord-Kellogg case was
nearly closed. la one or two days the
committee would be prepared to de-
eide that case. Upon the republican
side Of the chamber senators supposed
the Butler case would he examined
into and reported upon by the COM
mittee, and not senator had pre-.
pared himself to discuss 1t In senate,
having relied upon the committee to
present the whole case. Hence the
motion of the senator from Ohio, (Mr.
Thurman was unjust TO the republi'
can senator's. The committee on
privileges and elections had shown nc
desire to delay, and he hoped they
would be allowed to report upon thi'
case, or at least time should be giver
for senators on his side Of the cham
Der to prepare themselves for the dis
cussions. He felt 1t to be his duty Il
object to the consideration OF the res
olution to-day.
The matter, after long discussion
went over.
The vlce-president appointed Messrs
Davis, Of West Virginia, Beck, OF Ken
lucky, Allison, Of Colorado, ingalls,, o
Kansas, and Cameron, Of PenDsylya
MIA, a special committee to examin
the books and accounts OF the treasury
department, In regard to alleged dis
ere pancies, etc, authorized by th
resolution Of Mr.. Davis, and agreed :
yesterday.
No southern nominations. Confir
mations-Humphreys, collector 9
customs at Pensacola; Woodcock, co
. lector of the fifth Tennessee; Russell
, Of the third Virginia; Orr, POSTMASTER
at Athens, Georgia; Brown, at ke
West; Stewart, at Tallahassee; Bryan
, at Brenham, Texas; Qulmer, at Nav'
3 Gotta, Texas; Mccormick, at Bfyar
r Texas.