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lay by Mr. Thurman to discharge tho Commit
tee on Privileges aud Elections from further
consideration OF ~ CREDENTIALS OF n. c. Butler
as Senator from - ~ Carolina.

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40 -. 'H.oa,os .s lso,f = sE< carolfna.
Mr. Mitclep sfoS the Senator from Ohio
Thnrman>, t.t4marks yesterday, said he
'.tu hot u!lYE "hy committee felt in
duff hound 8 .sdes the case Of Kellogg be-
th,t ,,,c xsJ ., W. -. ALE ,s.s.sas .nsn stated
..s.s. ',s - 20 "as t"*ea ap afs. ace1atd
VI mhen INC 4, 60 met ahete ws' motion pend.
Es.tt. ,hossss !. would moi se aeee'o".
to take s S.:a.c while sucl motlon VA. :,enilins
IN ti,c Thu Senator from, Ohio Thurman,
snd and, T. T.. 2r from Delaware tsaaisSaryl bota
from. t'hfo slated thai he Withdrew the motion to
dt*ehnrgc the Committee upon the same dsy hs
t If. H.ehe,, then quoted tron, the Recon-, 10 tn.
effect that tho motion to dtacbarrn The Committee
Sas male "n ti,e 18TH Of Detooer and was mt With.
anu the Committee first met on The 1nth brfose Tho
na'tlon va Withdrawn. liz submitted that lhs
FttnEl showed that hs waa correct IN hA statement
Or faets. lie defended the action nf tho COmmlt-
tsc On Privileges and Election, and argued that
rcrolutIon Of the scnator fru,n Ohio 10 sGnose il
wnnld b. reraractl a- ccnrnre Of tho Committee
ny the Senate. tlc submitted that there WAR no
eas of fsct in ii, uismsat 'ho Ca; cemtee nit a "n
senate could examine an.i decide cscry one Of
thc:c cases before the huEiday*. lto would laboF
to DO tn h!nscf.,
:. als. :!it1). tmcnahcr Of the Committee On Priv
!lcnr. and Elections, sa,d ~ member Of tho Com
!HltCE HC HHulA fukE tnU fEtUIukLHU HftnMlItG1
resolution Of the Senator from Ohio could be con.
aidercd M d!seonEtcoas to the Committee Priv
l!cgcr AMI Elreltons. According to his viewr Of
the facts In the case. he shought The resolution
prnpcr one. In Big opinion. zig Committee should
their dale. which wnu}d have brought the RussIs
sa.c n.st. Us l,as!erCosbfn eaac second. and Tho
sESota r. kellloss ntd sut shs GSmtse d.
.nd Ea.ti. eos'd not pss.en. Till
4 mai tority Of The Committee '',, on rrt1iicses m
md Elections rcsoired not to abide by
!lle rettls,nent made " tho people o. Louisiana.
the csssh ought TO b. e!ek.--abnnt Returning
l,oardt, ftaud: ,!oense: and everything else liz
mi:tcc 10 taks up tho ease of Ea.tis. hat s.s IN.
succcstfal. lie he'sered she q Eustit should
a,s sesn H., e9nssets n xhSa. asa sss:a.s
were important nomination. affecting that State
pcniing before Tor the SENATE besides there was no
Mr.. Mcmillan, u member Of tho Committee,
COMMITTEES.
Senator from Minnesota tMcMi1nnl had t!ied TO
get't ,herc, but ne one votsd With him. and thero
f1s g ss eaas ms s' ss; so
pinchtack case 10 the Committee. lic knew theso
had Gctn communicating from Pnchlack before
notify him that he had crcdenttaIs there. and his
slan could 70. b. considered: va !. FIgh. thas
kEu]teHlnH Hu04E WEEc UtIUfG 4lH LOf1@
mittec, whore fcat was mt contested. should DO
compelled t1 lie around this Senate Chamber and
ts city for months because d contested case hap.
pcned 10 havr heen TAKEN up hrst! Was an ualttI-
gated case to he postponed until 4 ttlsntel case
could BE- lsposcu Off The State Of Louisiana had tho
ba better 10 reject EnAt!s than to keep him walt-
tng. lle was pesfceily willing this sonsh Caro-
pa sase 4; .oua b sfttsa upon the iaes SON
EutleF. 10th gentlemen Agreed A. to tho facts,
bnt differed in thee conclustons and legal psupo-
maniy s.atensn. u iact. Therc was W Mot % sinsie
lcga: proposition In the corbn. butler which
any Aenatnr would call difficult one, and it
shuud be dEsp0ssu Ut without delay.
been done Or wha. ehonid b. done IN tho Eust,s
now before tho Senate. That case hid hecu
a.aae The pack apon which 10 Load
charges against tho Commlttec on Priv
asked to have his caso taken up by the Committee.
ln s!areh lasA xhen hs credentials were referred
should NOT he considered then, and ho Left fur
Louisiana ou Important pcssonat tuliucss. t[ad
ha casc bsen considered, then: during bis absence,
that gross tn}ustlce VISA done him. iic repeated
that Tho Kellogg -Spudord casn would soun oo
finished. bstauss I'll tho material !acts had been
agreed upon. 1lo said M tnc1ubcr Of tho Com.
utec otl ltisileceA anil Ecctlopa had evsr htnicd
charge tue Coulmltec IN Privileges aud Elections
from further confederation Of the butler caae,
though it had bccn sai! that such motion
NoM4u. Uc iAuuu III kAG 4+A4l1h EAScs. 1uu
senator from Ohio tThurman} Submitted this
resolution hecau4e no believed therc were certain
things outside tka Senate which would G7Fe him
soe adsnntacc. lie then referred to The scenes Of
violence in Louisiana, and taid be had hecn In that
State and saw the terror which was exercised oyer
ltcunblscans. y was Ike tue terror IL fotca dur
Ing tho days OF tho ffst Revelation. 3Ie knew 1t
was by armed force mat the Packard tsovcrnment
was overturned, and such proceedings dtd not
furce'oso tho right 0f this Senate to Inquire Into all
ths ctscunstanccs attending the election OF sem
ator, ersn though fotee and menace had dtsap-
Sir. IIpar, member VI tho Eomu,1tteo on rtivt-
lcges aud Elections sald It wsa account Of tho
expected cariy report In tho Kellogg Spodord
that this attempt WAS ads u llsnacG tho nutlcl
c.se from Ia proper place before the nmitsco aud
get before ths Senate. lie referred the action OF
ihu Democratic Senators IN voting to refer tho
other cascs TO tnat Committee for investigation.
and satd it was Kartng fnconalstcncy Oh the part
af any gentleman to tay that neither the esss Of
lIutler nor Eusls required auy scrutiny. lie
Rued s,at the Committee on Privileges and E1cc.
lions had worked faithfully; that the evidence In
the kc1Io9x.spoHos4 euso was al In, and tho COM
mitte0 Ehs noW ready 10 deliberate OH ia verdict.
lie n.Encu that thcrr was controversy over facts
In the south Cafollna csse, and there WAS neees
[ sIty for inquiry. IN conclusion. ho moved to lay
fbat+F Fayah