National Republican., 1877-10-20
FORTY-TIFTH CONGRESS.
Special Session.
SENATE.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, October 10, 1877.

FRIDAY, October 10, 1877.
The Senate net at IL IN.
Bills, petitions &c, were presented and referred
as follows:
Petitions asking for increased compensation to
letter carriers by Mcssrs. EATON, CAMERON OF Wis,
| CAMERON Of Pa, iioAR. and others, all Of which
were referred to the Committee on Post Offices and
| Post Roads.
| by Mr.. CAMERON Of Pa; A hill for the relief of
John W. Douglass late collector Of internal revenue
| in Pennsylvania. Referred to the Committee on
| ny Mr. PLUMB A bill to repeal certain acts in
relation to acquiring titles TO public lands In Kan
| sas Refer oil 10 the C mmittee on Public Lands.
| by Mr.. EDMCNlbS: bill to establish the rnlc OF
mileage Of District Attorneys Of the United States.
| Referred 70 the Committee on Judiciary.
BY Mr.. WITilEltS bill for the relief Of persons
in The insurrec tonary States whose property was
sold for taxes. Referred to the Committee OH
by Mr. MERRIMoN: A bill to amend chapter
LAG Of the Revised Statutes Of the United States, in
| relation u the election Of President and Vice.
President; Referred to the Committee on Privileges
Also, bii to repeal section 47l6, of the Revised
Statutes relating to the same subject. Referred to
Bv Mr., INGALLS,: A bill for the coinage OF the
standard silver dollar, and to restore 1t TO Its for
mer standard. Referred to the Committee OH
ny Mr.. MORRILL, A resolution instructlng the
Committee on Pensions to report, by bill or other
wise plan for the reduction Of the fees and salary
| a pension agents.
| Ar. INGALLS, suggested an amendment that the
| committee he instructed to inquire into the ex-
| pcdency Of abOlisling all such agencies.
The resolution was so amended and adopted.
THE LOUISIANA sENAToRsuIr.
The CIfAIi, laid before the Senate the regular
order, being the motion TO swear In j. b. Eustis as
Senator from Louisiana.
Mr. THURMAN briefly set forth the crcum-
stances of the election of Mr. Eustis saying that lie
| was elected by what was called tho Wheeler COM
| promise Legislature, and that he was refused adj.
| mission here on the ground that there was no
| vacanCy-that Mr.. PinChbaCk had already hcen
elected Us Senator from that state That, he said.
was the only objection urged against the admission
Of Mr.. Eustis. and his credentials were laid upon
the table subsequently the senate declared that
ing been legally elected by the proper or legal
| legislative body.
ing been denied admission to the Senate on the
| ground that the vacancy had been filed by the
election of rinChbaCk. aud the scnnte having dc
cldcd that Pinchback was not elected, then 1t fol-
lowed that EGstls was elected. He read from a
speech OF Mr.. MORTON showing that Mr.. MORTON
said that either Pinchback or Eustis was elected,
aud rs pinchback was not elected then II followed
by Mr. MORroN's own reasonngthat Eustis was elet
ted; He urged the Senate to vote for his motion,
and to admit Mr.. Enstis at once and give L"usi-
Mr.. EDMuSDS read Ct some length the creden.
tials OF Mr.. Estis, which were Transcript OF the
proceedings of the Legislature alluded to, and said
that were Il not for the fact that Congress had passed
M act to that effect this paper, purporting TO
be the credentials Of senator elect, would
be no credentials at ALL They did not have the
proper seal or the proper signatures, lie read the
law of 1894 giving authority for holding elections in
the nsurrvctiUnary states, aud said that was the law
, under which they acted. hut he did not believe
that It was designed that Il Legislature should
make sport of the duty Of clectinga United States
senator. and after one man had been elected and
| before he had taken his seat that new Lcgisla-
ture should set forth that the former election was
nota valid one, and then proceed to elect another
man. lie did not believe that was the design OF
the law. but that was the way in which Mr..
Eustis had been elected and the ground upon
|
Mr.. WADll:lGlI contcnded that the committee
had not had time to consider the matter,and there
fore they should not bc discharged from further
consideration of these credentials but should have
nrnpcr time to arrive ut proper conclusion upon
Mr, SAT LsBURY said he thought the committee
had had ample time to decide upon the question
and no amount Of time or investigation or con
upon the subject that the committee did not al
Nj, MCMILLAN thought the other side of tn,
Senate (the DeinOcrat!c) were
TOO MUCH OF A HURRY
about passing this matter. II they had waitet
awhile he thought the committee would in du
time have taken up the case and reported upon II
+ Mr, wApLElGH said the committee had not ON
scintWd OF Information more upon this case thai
1t had on the eth day OF March last. when tn
q Senator from Ohio moved the reference of thes,
A | credentials To the committee.
Mr.. DAVIS of ILL.,, said the matter was entirely
new To him, and he did not feel prepared to vot
SdS bS He 55esGed the ,hs il
| before being called upon to vote on IT, II the vot
r should be taken to-day he was not prepared b
! | vote, and he desired IN make this explanation.
Mr.. THURMAN said he did not see why Nj
| Eustis should not be sworn In ut once. II wa
: twenty months since Mr.. Eustis had been elected
g | and he thought II was time that he admitted
Inasnuch, however, Us some Senators had cS
pressed wlsh for future time to examine into tn
= case he would consent and would move that tn
= question be laid upon the table. Adopted.
| Mr. HAML.lN moved that when the Senate I'D
, | jOurn II be tO meet on Monday next Adopted.
| mot nT Mr. tha 4
l. l:52 o'clock, adjourned.
. The HORSE WAS not in session.