Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-11-23

these credentials IN the order of their
date, which would have brought the
Eustis case first, the ler-Corbin case
second, and the SpOford-Kellogg case
third but the Committee decided to
invite Messrs. Kellogg and SpoffOrd 10
present their cases first, and Of course
Butler, Corbin and Eustis could not
present their cases until invited by the
Committee to do 30.
Mr.. Mitchell, OF Oregon, said the
credentials of Mr.. Kellogg were re.
lerred TO the Committee @? March 7lh,
1877, those of Butler and Corbin were
aiterward referred on the same day,
put Eustis's credentials were not re.
ierred until the next day.
Mr.. Hill, resumiDg, said he did not
oppose the consideration of tho Kel-
logg'opofford case when tho Commit.
tee took II up, because he thought il
would not consume much time. He
thought it could bo settled in an hour,
as 1t was Historically known that the
people Of Louisiana had settled their
own controversy, and in his Judgment
! il was needless for the Senate
to waste time 10 inquire as to
what body was the legal Legis.
lature OF Louisiana. lie then referred
to the action OF the Committee or
Privileges and Elections, and said this
Was the first instance he ever knew
Of where the Judges insisted upon in.
quiry into the merits of dispute after
the disputanis themselves had settled
the matter, He was guilty Of suppos.
ing and hoping and believing that the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
would Immediately say, I'VE will not
open q settled dispute ; We will not re.
vive q conciliated controversy, but we
will take this settlement as the people
Of The State have made II, and be salts.
fed with IT, He had built air castles
often in his life, aud he confessed this
was an air castle. On the 22d of
October he offered in Commit.
tee a resolution TO accept the
settlement in Louisiana, but II was
rejected. The Committee cut itself
lose from the harbor OF peace which
the people of Louisiana had made for
them, and launched out the boat on a
very troublous sea. A majority Of
the Committee on Privileges and Elec.
tions, six to three members, he hoped,
would uevc. become classical and re.
solve nc; to abide by the settlement
made by Ile people of Louisiana, but
decide to open all these questions, Of
which the earth ought 10 be sick, about
Returning Boards, fraud, violence and
everything else He on tho 25th Of
October, moved, in Committee, 10
take up the case of Eustis.
but was unsuccessful. lie believed the
case Of Mr.. Eustis should have been
considered without delay, because
Louisiana had no Senator on this floor,
and there were important nominations
affecting that State pending before the
Senate, besides there was no contestant
for the seat Of Eustis.
Mr. Mcmillan, of Minnesota q mem.
Der of the Committee, asked IL that
very question was not now before the
Committee.
Mr.. Hill replied il was not. lie
knew the Senator from Minnesota had
tried to get Il there, but 10 ono voted
with him, and there could be no con-
testant for EusIis seat until, contrary to
all usage, the Senate should re.reier the
Pinchback case 10 the Committee. lie
knew there had been a, communica.
ton from Pinchbsck before The
Committee but the Chairman was
directed 70 notify him he
had no credentials there, and his claim
could no. be considered, Mr.. Hill did
not agree with the Chairman OF the
Committee, Mr.. Wadleigh, that
one case should be tettled before an-
other was taken up. Was 1t right that
q gentleman whose credentials were
before the Committee, and whose seat
was no. contested, should be com.
PEELED 10 lie around this Senate Cham.
Der for months because q contested case
happened to have been taken up fret
The State Of Louisiana had right 10
be represented on this floor, and ii
would be better 10 reject Mr.. Euslis
than 10 keep him waiting. The
State g.! LOuisiana thought she had
elected Senator but the Senate
said no.. lie conceded TO The Senators
on the other side desire 10 do right
but he differed with them in judgment.
lie was perfectly willing that the
( Sonh Carolina cIse should be settled
upon the fats contained in the briel Of
Mr.. CorJiH, the contestant OF Mr.. But
Ter. Both 2cutl'mrn agreed as 10 facts,