The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-19

the Senate already, and the Senators were
shutting their eyes 10 the testimanys 30 AZ
10 saytheycould not decide the case. What
was the reason for this attempt to post.
pone the matter. Was II intended tc
pospone il for four years2 Was
there dFend OF collision upon the rail.
road II there was no dread Of the
smashing Of cars rs they come head Ia
head on the same track he could moi
see why it was 80 essential 10 postpone
the matter.
Mr.. Edmunds said he did not under.
stand what the Senator meant by his
phrase about railroads.
Mr.. Thurman said he would never at.
tempt 10 explain anything 10 the Sena-
tor from Vermont which any man, OF the
most ordinary comprehension, could un.
derStand. Such an attempt would be an
insul ito his intelligence.
Mr.. Edmunds said the Senators on his
side OF the chamber were not the runners
Of any railroad at all. They always Ia.
bored to promote the interest Of the peo.
pie according to law, and did not act
like some others 10 cover up differences.
Liberty ol opinion had always been con.
tended for on his side Of the chamber,
Mr.. White said he intended no disre-
spect TO the committee. lie submitted
nus amendment lnr thG reason that the
chairman OF the Committee OH Privileges
and Elections (MOrlon) was lying i'll nj
his residence in Indiana, and all regretted
that II WohId not DO possible ior him to
DC here during the extra session.
Mr. Edm9nds-leS, but there is A.
ways chairman.
Mr.. Whlte-1es, bn1 there is always a
HeIiSacy Whlch prevails IN ms BODY, and
! oHered inc resolution 10 relieve the
senator from oregon MITCHELL Vice
Chalrhnn, who might leel delicacy in
calling the committee. lie submitted his
amendment 10 instruct the committee in
Inc interest oil peace so that The era oil
good ieeiing now daThlng may be pro-
moIed and this everlasting Louisiana
contest he got out OF the way. lie had no
motive except Tor the public good.
MIR. Edmunds argued that this was the
hrSt instance in the history OF the Senate
IL which an attempt had been made to
instruct II committee to report on m i'm
portant question within given number
oi davs.
Mr., Wadleigh said that the Committee
on Privileges and Elections had exam
ined the credentials OF Mr.. Kellogg, and
were prepared to report, Mr.. Kellogg
had prima facie case and was entitled
to his seat;
Mr.. SnuIshnry said: AZ member Of
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions he did not regard the motion Of the
Senator from Mary land TO instruct the
committee as an atfronL; he did not be-
lieve any delay was necessary to enable
the committee to report by November |.
1t had been said that the committee was
prepared TO report in favor of seating
Kellogg, but he desired TO state that there
was minority report TO be submitted.
The motion OF Mr.. White TO instruct
the committee was rejected, ayes 8, nays
40. as follows:
lEAs-Balley, Barnum, Bayard, Beck,
Coke, Davls llllnoIs), Davis West Nir-
glnla), Dennis, Eaton, Garland, Gordon,
Grover, Harris, Hereford, Hill, Jones
ltlorida), kernan, Lamar McCreery,
Mcdonald, MGPe0rsOn, Maxey, Merri-
man. Morgan, Randolph, Ransom, Sauls-
bury, Thurman, Wallace, Whyte and
Wlthers-3l.
NAYS: - Allison, anthony, Blaine,
Booth, BEuceC burnside, Cameron, of Pa;
Cameron, oil Wis; Chaiiee, Chrisliancy,
ConElIng, Conoyer, DaweH, Dorsey, Ed
mnnds, Ferry, HamIIn, lIoHr, Howe, lu-
gals, Jones, Of Nevada; kirkwood, Nc
MILAN, Matthews, Mitchell, Morrill,,
Oglesby, Paddock, Patterson, Rallins,
sargent, Saunders, Spencer, Teller and
Wadlelgh-35.
MIR. ConklinG said there had been some
doubt expressed rs 10 whether the Creden-
tlals oil Kellogg were still before the COM
mittee, and he therefore proposed to add
to the resolution the following: The
credentials OF Wm.P kellogg claiming
seat IN the Senate having been heretofore
referred 10 said committee and now be-
ing before it. lie said he offered this
so Us TO make il clearly
manifest 10 the committee that ii should
report on the case OF Kellogg as well MS
that oil Spoiiord.
Mr.. Thurman said the amendment vir.
tnally declared that the 50th rule applied
TO the executive sessions OF the Senate
alone. lie argued that that rule was only
tor. the session oil Congress. 1t tprovided
that the papers before the committee at
The end OF the first session Of Congress
should be returned 10 the respective COM
mittees at the next succeeding session,
but the papers before the committee Of the
Senate during the session, called for ex-
ccntive business, must be returned to the
Clerk and referred to the committee and
by tue Senate again considered.
After some further discussion, during
which MIR. ConkIing SAID that the high
priests ot the Democratic party had been
in session and consulting over this 50th
rule, no modified his amendment 80 "a
to read, and the same committee shall
al'o consider the report upon the creden-
tiaIs oil VIM. 7. Kellogg, The amend
ment was agreed TO and the resolution
was passed ns amended.
Mr.. Thurman then moved that J. P.
Enstis be sworn IN as Senator from Lou
islana for the term commencing March