Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08
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logg Spoffnrd debate continued rn-
til.midnight, the Democrats fight
ing for rccomn.i,tal Of the case
to the committee and the Republi-
cans seeking to force vote thereon
at once. at o'clock Senate
Thurman moved 20 substitute Spot
ford's uame for Kellogg's in the yes
oln:ion to s,at him. On this mos
ton the vote stood: yeas 81. nays
20, Conover ard Patterson voting
with the Republicans. 1t becoming
evident from this vote Il at Kellogg
would be seated bv the Repnhiica MS,
the Democrats agreed tn waive all
dllatcry motions aud come 20 a
vote on the case at $3.50 a. M, pros
vided it was also agreed that the
Butler case should he voted on. at
$3.50 a. IN. A very short discus
sion followed, and at 2 O'Clock the
motion TO se.t Kellogg was voted
on, the vote standing. yeas go nays
%. Conover and Patterson voted
with the Republicans, and Davis,
Of Illinois. with the Democrats.
Immediately after the Butler case
was called up and voted on. In
this case Conover and Patterson
voted with the Democrats to admit
Butler, and Judge Davis declined
to vote at all as he favored send
ing tie case back TO the Lcgisla-
ture If South Carolina for a new
election Of Senator. Gen. NJ. c.
Butler and Kellogg, who had been
on the floor Of the Senat during
the debate, then came forward and
were sworn in.
Mr.. Wadleigh, from the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections.
submitted report on the creden-
tails of j. B. Eustis, with reSo-
luton declaring him entitled to a
seat on the floor from Louisiana
from January ~. 1876. He said
he presumed there would be min>
ority report.
Mr.. Ingalls, said he was oie Of
the members OF the committee who
could not sign the report. He
thought there were at least 'onr
others. He asked leave to file a
minority report. Granted.
The report ard resolution were
ordered printed.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.-The De-
partment o: State has adviccs from
the American Minister a Paris.
that npon his representations. in
accordance with instructions. the
French government has revoked the
order cxpc'}ing Redcll. ard has an~
thorizcd him to return 10 reside in
France.
The petition sent to the Presiden'
the other day. asking him to az
point Packard Collector of 'hc Port
Of Now Orleans, is signed by twen-
ty-threc Senators and yer one
hundred Representatives ia Con
gress. 1t is probable that Pack
ards name will be sent in early
next week.
Orders are being prepared at the
War Department for the Goth Iofan
try 4'h Cavalry and the Artillery
Battalion at Carlisle Barracks to
proceed to Texas for duty on the
Rio Grande. 1t is pr'I able that
other troops will be ordered there.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5'h.-The
agreement on The Eu-!iS case leaves
the time for discussion open; but it
is not probable that more than two
days will be consumed in debate.
Eustis is therefore, most likel v to
be sworn in on Monday next, ienot
sooner.
Lawrence will be renominatcd,
Notwithstanding the efforts Of Pack
ard and his friends to prevent it.
The decision of the court here
denying the requisi,ion of Gov.
Hampton for the body of John Pat
terson, is said to have been influ~
enced by pressure from keI|oggs
friends here, who apprehend SINH
lar trouble tor that individual at an
early date, and d sire to have the
precedents all right. But for these
Influences it is rumored that Pat
terson would have bten extra dited
by the court here.
AStnMiShir & successful is the