The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-24

thc -otn Vi august hHu tkl OF N0SeL
her were examined, and the murder
charged were chiefly outside Of thos
dates, pon-political, exaggerated an,
often rebut,ed; that the Morrison FieI,
testimony must be considered II tn,
Sherman-Howe testimony was, an,
that Long was republican and sup
ported by republicans. In closing b,
says "The historian will look in
vain for that imaginary line which
Mr.. kellogg's counsel was hunting fol
when the Packard government ended
and where the Nichols government
began. These governments, such a,
they were, had simultaneous births
The one which my competitors seek
to represent was still-bcrn and has been
laid away. The other, which 1 have
the honor to represent, was born capa.
ble OF living, still lives and will, con.
tinue TO live through its constitutional
term, to restore, purify and bless peo.
pie who have suffered so long the mis-.
cry of being ruled by the hand of a
stranger.
The house Was occupied all day with
the deficiency bill, which appropristes
about one and half millions dollars.
The two principal items were to pay
the Judgments Of the court Of claims
and the salaries of postmAsters.
On motion of Mr.. Waddell, of North
Carolina, an amendment WAS nd opted
rendering available for the service OF
carrying the mails on other than rail
road and steamboats, routes, seven hun.
dred thousand dollars heretofore appro-
priated, but not expended The amount,
however, was voted down in the house.
No further action was taken on the
bill.
In the senate this evening, four re-
publican senators demanded an imme-
diate vote on Mr.. Hoar's motion to lay
on the tabls the resolution Of Mr..
ThurmAn's to discharge the commit
tee on privileges and elections from
the further consideration of the ere
dentials of M. c. Butler as senator
from South Carolina.
The democratic senators opposed
this motion, aud to carry the matter
over until tomorrow, Mr.. Thurman
submitted q motion for an executive
session, which was agreed to by yeas,
80; nays, y, Messrs. Conner, Of Flor
ida, and Davis, of Illinois, voting with
the democrats in favor of the exeeu-
tive session.
The silver bill, reported after execu-
tive session on Mr.. Thurmsn's resolu-
tion, dischargiDg the committee on
privileges and elections from further
consideration of the senatorial contest
from South Carolina, was discussed
TO adjournment.
In the senate during the discussion
on Mr.. Thurman's motion to discharge
the committee on privileges aud cleo
tions from further consideration of the
South Carolina senatorial contest, Mr..
Hill, OF Georgia, n member of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections,
said as q member OF the committee
he would vote for the resolution sub
mitted ty the senator from Ohio. (Mr.
Thurman), but he deemed IL to be his
duty in justice TO himself and the
committee and the senate, TO state
briefly the reasons influencing him
for this vote and he would endeavor to
do 50 without arraigning any one. He
did not think the resolution Of the
senator from Ohio could be considered
as discourteous TO the committee on
privileges and elections. According to
his views of the facts in the case, he
thought the resolution "A proper one.
He then reviewed at some length the
case OF Mr. Eustis, claiming q seat as
senator from Louisiana, those of Mr..
Butler and Mr.. Corbin claiming seats
as senators from South Carolina, and
Of Messrs- Kellogg and Spofiord OF
louisiana, aud said during the discus-
sion of the Pichbac case in the senate
the senator from Indiana, now deceas-
ed (Mr. Morton), distinstly stated that
if Pinchback was not entitled 70 the
seat Eustis was. subsequently thu
senate decided Pinchback was not en-
titled to the seat. He had hoped n
the beginning Of this session that n.
one would want to reopen the Louis
lana case, but that Mr.. Spofiord woul'
be seated. In this he was mistaken
In his opinion the committee shoui'
have considered these credentials in tn
order of their date, which would hav,
brought the Eustis case first, tn,
Butler-Corbin case second, and Spot
ford-Keilogg case third, but the Gem
mittee decided to invite Messrs. Kel
iogg and Sp0aord TO present their case
first, and of course Messrs. Butler, Coz
bin and Eustis could not present shei
cases until invited by the comrnitte
TO do 90.
The pressure Is tremendous on th
senatorial question, and the impres
sion prevails that should the questio
be forced early next week, the resu
will be the seating of Butler fror
, South Carolina aud Kellogg froi
louisiana
II is known that Sen ator Conove
of Florida, will vote throughout Il
the seating Of Butler from South Car,
lima, and, as at present advised, vi
vote for seating Kellogg.
Ex-Governor Packard, OF Louisian
bad lunch with the president this .
ternoon, and spent two hours vii
a him In conversation about the situ
. ton.
The senate occupied the mOrnii
E hour In discussing the motion
: Thurman's TO amend the Journal I
, yesterdays proceedings, 20 that
{ should not show that the pendiI
, question was the motion Of Mr.. Ho
!. to lay on the table his Thurman
resolution to discharge the commit
on privileges aud elections from fu
{ ther consideration Of Buffers crede
= tials. He argued that Mr.. Hoaf b
8 withdrawn that motion by unanimo
Q consent.
N Tn q esst vote this moruin0. Co0ov