The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-28

CTORI0US-TWENTY-sEv HOURS OF CON
sECUTIvE sEsSION-THE CRITICAL NoMENJ
OF THE WHOLE F1GHT-THE FINAL STRUGGLE
TO-DAY.
From Our Regular Correspondent
" WASHINGTON, November 27.-The Ions
fight is ended at last, and the victory il
with the Democrats. From s O'Clock las
night until o'clock this afternoon the con
test was one simply of endurance, with the
certain knowledge on the part of the Demo
Gratis that if they simply endured they Were
sure Of victory at last. That victory
came this afternoon, when, after twenty
seven hours OF consecutive session
the Republicans finally surrendered the
only point they had been contending for
viz, their determination not to allow avott
on Thurman's resolution to discharge the
Committee on Privileges and Election:
from the further consideration of the Gre
dentials Of NJ. T.. Butler. The result Of tht
vote was foreordained and the resolution
was adopted, as it was known it would be
The vote was twenty-nine to twenty-Seven
Every vote in the Senate except that O
Sharon was accounted for. Armstrong wa:
paired with Plumb, Davis OF Illinois will
Christiancy, Eaton with Sargent, Grover
with Blaine, Hamln with Barnum, Ingall:
with Ransom, Johnston with Window
MaNey with Ferry, and Paddock Will
Armstrong.
OF the seventy-three senators, Sharon
alone deemed his own business OF more i'm
portance than the death Of party.
THE NIGHT WORE on YEARLY
with tile reading OF stale evidence, il
which no one took the slightest interest
with occasional rol-calls on motions to ad
iourn, which were stolidIy voted down
and with few sharp passages. After th'
brave, eloquent, and chiyalrous Ransom
was led fainting from the chamber, suffer
ing from an attack OF his old heart difficulty
brought OH by the earnestness of his de
fence OF his friend, the time dragged
wearily until about O'Clock. when Cenk
ling electrified the weary Senate and th'
drowSy gallery-gods with one OF his bril-
liant dashes, with the banner OF the "blood,
shirt" swung once more to the front.
Daylight found no symptoms OF yielding
on either side. The weariness had in
creased, and so had the obstinacy. Th
truth of the matter was that Edmunds, b,
his egregious mistakes, had solidifed tn
ranks Of his opponents, and forced TIN
doubtful ones to aid in defeating him out ol
self-respect. Long
BEFORE NOON
the galleries began to fill UP, and by /:
o'clock they were iammed again, as on yes
terday. The crowds in the galleries wer,
fresh and eager, but to the denizens of th'
carpeted space below it was still the weari
ness OF midnight. Edmunds, grim and sour
sat with his tired head dropped forwar'
upon his breast. Conkling shifted abou
weariy. Most were stretched out upon til
sofas or down below refreshing themselve
with baths inside and out.
From noon until 2 o'clock Merrimor
who had been fortunate enough to have ha
a nights sleep on the strength of the pail
held the floor in a speech which gave til
Republicans their first chance to rest. The
Cameron, Of Wisconsin, followed with
speech as long but equally useless. The
came the surrender.
AFTER THE ADOPTION OF TIIURMAN'S REsoII
@a. TIoN
came the really critical moment of the who
fight. Should the Butler or the Kelloc
case be now made the pending question
Edmunds moved ain adjournment, which
If carried, would have displaced Butler
case, on which no motion was pendins
while the report in the kellogg case wi
on the Presidents table. The motto
was therefore Voted down, and afte
a little fencing Thurman entered NJ,
ton to swear in NJ. c. Butler, whic
went over until tomorrow under the rule
and Immediately thereafter Edmunds gay
notice that Immediately after the reading
the journal tomorrow he shall call up tt
Kellogg report. So the long fight endet
and on the morrow comes the final stru!
gle to see whether or no majority can Sc;
Mr.. Butler, or a minority force action tir
in Kellogg's case.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph exclusive
TO the Dispatch.1
CoNFIRAAfI0NS, &C.
WASHINGTON, November 27.-Stern, a
sistant treasurer at Cincinnati; Mara
collector Of customs at Apalachicola; Boz
prs. postmaster at Gallatin, Tenn.
The Cabinet to-day decided upon eX-Cor
gresham John B. Hawley to succeed CO.
-ernor Mccormick as Assistant Secretary
the Treasury.
Judge Humphreys is giving grave col
sideration to the Patterson ha6eas-corpa
case. A decision is not expected this weel
THE SUPREME COURT
OF the United States affirmed the decision
the Supreme Court OF Tennessee, decidiu
that that court had NO jurisdiction to rel
der Judgment against the State for Il
Torbett issue OF notes OF the State Bank
Tennessee, amounting to more than m
lion of dollars.
MvTH CONGRESs--Extra Sessio
WASHINGTON, November q, 1877.
SENATE.
| [By the courtesy OF the Western Unit
Telegraph Company full report of Il
closing scenes OF the struggle for the co
troll Of the United States Senate are tel
graphed.]
At $50 A. N. the fact was again deye
oped that no quorum was present, an
another call was ordered. After some d
Law the Vice-President announced that
quorum was present.
Mr.. Edmunds moved when the. Senate q
iourn to-day it be to meet at O'Clock
morrow. Again no quorum. The abse
senators having been summoned quoru
finally responded, and various dilatol
motions were made from the Republics
side OF the chamber for an executive sessIo
| to adjourn, &C., and were voted down.