The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-12-01


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WsSHISoTOS. November - Im
nIeiiziely Kstsr the reaGirs of the ar
usi. Dir. wrs'sIzh, o. Ssw H.mp
shire, chairman % the commute. or
privileges and elections. raoved -
proceed to toe consideration 81 TIE re-
ciu,ioD reported ly ihsi COMMITTEES e.
the sdi.i-s.on n; W. z. ksliosg ~ sea
sior from louisiana
Thurman, Of Ohio, objected aud read
ths eighth rule. Which provides s.NO
bill or report Of COMMITTEES or other
subject upon calender shall DC proceed
ed with In the morning hour, uuie-. by
unanimous consent. A lengthy drs
custom 10 regard To rule. eu-ned, psr.
ticipated in ~ Eamusds, Thurn,An.
Wsdieigh, Wsiiace and Others. TIE
vice president decided the suijecs 49,
que ton Of highest PrivHes-- and
could be considered la the m1rlius
hoGr, notwithstanding the OF j-ciiou.
Mr.. Thurman appealed from ihe De-
cision % the vice presidents. The ysas
and nays icing called, the decision
was sustaiDed-yeas y, nay. -. Pat
itrsOn voting with the democrats a.
the ne alive, CoHoveT voting with ~,
republicans IL the affirmative. aud
Davis, Of lliiDeis, not voiiog when NJ
ZANE ~ as called.
The question then br!ag. vii ID,
senate proceed To The consideration t.f
the resolution reported ty the cum
mit;ee on privilege and elections, De
elaring w. p. kellogg entitled 10 a
seat a. senator from LuglsiAsa. tie
vote resui;ed-yea- -, NAYS g. The
vice president -ote,i Ia tee anir1sa-
live, and the resolution wss takrn a..
Conovtr voted with the republics H. ia
the affirmative; Patterson. q Ssu.h
Caro,iDa, and D4vi-, Of Illinois, with
the democrats IN Tie negative.
SenaLe-Mr. Thurman novel L.
amend the resolution by strIkising out
all after the word resolved, aud luserl
the name Of ~. G Butler
Mr.. Edmuads said that he dIi not
want time wasted and suggested thai
a vote be taken on the admission Of
Kellogg ON Friday next, at one
O'clock and GA the admir ION of Mr.
Butler, On Saturday next ~ one
O'Clock. daughter on the democratic
side).
After it was decided To take up the
Kellogg case lengthy debate sprnng
up between members of the committee.
on privileges and eleeiians a. to the
status Of the case of Mr.. Eustl-. III.
! republicans claim the Easli= ea-.-
could have been reported this morning
bot for last nights eontiLus session.
( The vote ON Mr.. rhurmsa's sm=ud-
/ ment to the report OF The Committee o..
privileges aud elections, To substitute
Butler for kellogg, stood 81 10 81, Da-
giz AID Patterson voting With the
democrats and Conover with the r.
plb!icaus. The vice-Pre-ideni voted
Ley and tie amepdmedt was lost.
Afr. Thurman rDss 10 = point % o.
der aud challenged the righi II the vics.
president ia th.- matter, a. IA.
question was one which affected
the organization of the senate, and Il
y as not question where the PROV. j.
o: the constitution giving the y.cs
president the castirg vote applied.
After some dictate Mr. Thurman
withdrew hisehAllehge Of the vice pre-.
idenrs vote.
Mr.. Salisbury submitted a resolu.
ton Tecommittiag the louisiana con-
test to the committee. with insiruc-
tons 20 take testimony ON various
points.
Mr.. Hin addressed the senate on tni-
amendment, arguing the vice preri-
dents right 20 vot.
Mr. Beck, Of Kentucky, said Il was
not necessary that the vice president
should have voted TO-DAY ut ALL he
thought he Was rather h.siy in giving
his vote, and that al ihiz discussion
WAS out Of order. The amendme NJ
did not res i've u msjpriiy Of votes, and
therefore was lost.
] Mr. Eaton, Of Connecticut, said the
action OF the senate some twenty five
or thirty years ago. was taken withaut
thought and witboI. time for examin-
alton. lie hsi no douti in bis ON u
mind. that the PRECEDENT Of the senate
had no power to act In the orsaniza-
,ion Of the seBste. He fMr. Wheeler, )
Is not one OF the representatives Of =
] sovereign state in the senate, and
when tue proper time come. ne (Mr.
Ell would De glad u argue THE mat.
ter. He would 20 further snd say IL sny
man should get this seat In the seEate
by the action Of the vice president. II
he (sIr. En- lived ia 1879, hs would
ask that the chair be filled by such a
/ person be declared vacant. Such a,.
ton on the part Of the vice. president
would be violstion OF flle conslitu.
ti1n of the United States.
Alter MIR. Thurman had withdrawn
his ehaiienge to the vice-presideut'.
vote, Vice-pfesident Wheeler said he
had carefully considered the question
~ TO his right 10 vote In eases where
the vote Of the senate wss equally d.
vided. and he had no doubt o. his right
After what had fallen from the .eua-
tor from Connecticut tMr. Eatonl
he would take occasion to say that a-
present advised he wouii exercise that
right in his discretion.
l. Mr.. salisbury submitted a substitute
for The resolution Of the committee
reciting at length various charges
made by Judge Spofiord against IN.
returning board officers In Loui-isna.
the legality of the legislature which
elected Mr.. kellogg, and that Mr.. Ksi-
iogg himself, when governor, joipe.i
in Illegal acts with such returning OH
GERS. and therefore providiox for tb..
-recouamittai of the whole question o.
tie committee on privileges and eIec
tions, with instructions To the saf,,
committee &c take testimony IN r-yar,
10 such charges
Mr. Salisbury spoke at length M
favor of his substitute, aud Mr.. W.a-