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between the contestants from South cnrolIn,

between the contestants from South Carolina.
Messrs. Butler and Corbin about the facts. He
nal also been informed that 1t WINS not the de-
sire OF either contestant to 20 outside OF tho
record. or to take testimony aliundc. The
so"n.r We matter came before the Senat" the
aud Elections had other cases in which tcsti-
mony should be taken, IT. would be aiding tho
age daily session of tho senate ,jnrin,, fhc nost
I'VE weeks hnd not ., ,acdcd an hour and "A
nan. More time had been given for commit
te work IMAM ever before Senators had h,gn
'h!oylng themselves TINS fine weather, going
70 thc theatre and 70 horse races. This delay
~ the South Carol ma case was n rcproach to
Mr.. Wadleieh lRcp., y. H. argued that It was
not question Of privilege. No mrmhcroi the
would stand up in the Senate and say the COM
mittee had been guilty Of tardiness. While the
Senator from ONO (Mr. Thurman was attend
Mr. Thnrmnn-Ycs. was one VI them.
Mr.. Madioigh-Thc committee was hard at
Mr.. Thurman-Tf the committee had made a
report OF this cnSe. would have been attending
tpt instead oi tue horse races.
Mr. Nudlcigh SAID the cases of Kellogg and
Spuuord were first taken NJ 10y the committee
p,fMu9e ingy thought II right TO do So In his
opinion this desire 10 take this case from the
committee was caused 10y the lac, that the work
On the SroifOrd Kellogg case was nearly closed
IN one or two days the committee would be- pre-
pared To decide that cusc. He objected to the
cuusidgr1tiOn uf the resolution.
M, Nr. n9,ar 10y ungnim9ps consent. cited The
allti lTAl'f' OF INC House To- show that the
resolulon was not privileged.
Mr.. ThIrnnn said he did not care whether II
was privileged or not. II secmcd. now that no
man knew anyiling about questions or orders
unless he had served an apprenticeship in the
House. In the Senate they did business as "A
st ot gentlemen. and did not bother them
selves uhOut Qu' stluns OF order. The Chairman
ol the COMMITTEES on Privileges and Elections
lai stated that IN" committee felt IL To- b" its
duy To consider the Kellogg case first Why
ia" com iitr" cousi Tered the case In preference
t. the lus' = case he was vt n los- to know
Mr. Mitchell lls'p., Or said that when the
commute" first met a motion was pend ug iu
the senate to discharge the committee from the
lurthrr consideration Oi tho Iustis ease, and
mcrei"rc II was thought best to take up the
eliugg- Spofford case.
Mr.. Thurman said IL was he who made the
motion 10 discharge the committee from fur
dis ussiun he withdrew the motion. 1t was an
dong AT one session of The senate. and therefore
count not hnve h'cn pending when the commit
tee took M the Kellogg ease.
Mr.. SALISBURY 10 m, DELI said that all the
cns's were ocfor" the committee when it met.
Tine Cha rnan had said the committee mad
hct n diilEcnt. but he Mr.. Salisbury must say
pose II the Eustis case and the Butler cnse. and
couid still have made the same progress 1t had
mai" on the Kellogg Spuiinrd ease
Mr. Nall"igh renewed his objection. and the
further consideration OF the resolution went
over until tomorrow.
WILLIAM A. Wheeler appointed Mcssrs. Davis
tDrm.. ". Val, Beck tlem.. XVI. Allison Rep,
Iowa.. ingalls, rep. Kansas, and Cameron
lkep. Pa.l n the special committee 10 examine
paItmpnt.
The Senate then adjourned