New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-29
THE REPORT TAKEN Up.

! The VICEPRESIDENT having declared the decision
of the chair sustained announced that the pending ques-
ton was "Wl the Senate proceed to the consideration
of the resolutions reported by the Committee on Priv
ueges and Elections" and they read as follows
Rssolret. That william Pitt Kellogg H. upon the merits y
states fro he State OF Louisiana Of years.
c9um ncing on the AN day Of March j. - ami that he 20
Ksolrsd That Henry NJ spo1ord Is not entitled to scat IN
the United states senate
The roll-call was begun and two names called when
Mr.. BAIAHD Denl Dell addressed the NicePiesldrnt.
Nj. EDMUNDs iand others ON The republican 'ldeIIl
object. object The ro-cail has commenced ana ue-
bate Is not IN order ~ -, ,.
voting with the Repu1Hcahs III the aAtha'tlc pr.
Davis Ind I'D and Mr. Patterson (Rep., D. @ voting
HE VICEPREsi said The vote Of the Senate
being equally divided the char votes N the ainrmaye
ami the Senate will proceed ~ consider the resolution
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
| Mr. THURMAN Dem, Ohio) moved to strike out all
after the word resolved and insert "That NJ C. Butler
be now sworn in as a Senator from the State OF South
| Carolina"
Mr.. FDMUNDs said very likely this Amendments
"a well as the original resolution, would lead TO
some debate Tomorrow being Thanksgiving Day
left only two working days for TINS session. ,''5ls
| lie therefore proposed 10 have some uhdeI,,
standing SO as to the Keloggsponord case ana
Tben vote on the Buter-Corbn case He was not DIS
posed unnecessarily use OF tme anu o1 no. "i.
either OF the cases TO 80 over rom ms session.; nc
a vote be taken the Kellogg case on FRIDAY next a. !
O'Clock D. m, and on the Butler case eatud! next a.
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THE EUsTIs CASE.
Mr. THURMAN said there had been a gentleman here
60 long that the Senator Vermont seemed to have
forgotten his existence That gentleman was Mr. Eus's
claiming seat from Louisiana lie had been here WIZ
out a competitor, twenty-five months
MFR. CONKLING-IIas 1t been reported from tue con-
Mr., TRURIAN-No and Heaven only knows whenH
WI M py WAbfTiGa rep. n ), chairman OF the Con.
mittee on Privileges and Elections, said report IL '1'
Eustis case would be made at this session. ,..,on
Privileges and Elections, said he for one hdd beth !.
favor OF speedily reporting the Euss case ana ne v
Ievq, il would have been reported before TINS time "
NOT Mondays session OF the Senate been continued 20
long the committee bad been prevented from eeD'
nv the long session OF the Senate.
MIR SALISBURY Dem. DELI, member of the con-,
the l2th INST take up the Eustis case but the col
tee refused to do 40, and adjourned Tor one wees H
committee moved in such mysterious way tsat he eoue
not venture to predict Wheh the Eus1ls case "oai1 WV
ported - ., -. III. al
tournment the committee referred TO- was on aceo'
Of the death ol senator Morton, its chairman ,it.
MIR. MCMILLAN rep, Mimi, member OF the Cohu.,s
tee Privileges aud Elections, argued that me ~
tee had been duigent, and had worked hard 10 make
mort upon all these contested The motion 70 1a
up the Eusts ease was made during lul IN TIE pioSo
ngs OF the kehoggSpohord case ana ABOUT ilise 70
meet. The senator (dr salisbury had eHhiDltu -"
markable zeal in having the Eusts ease considered ~,
MIR. THURMAN sad he had only word 10 say ~ md
ply 10 his fIeud from Vermont (hr. Edmunds ~ resh
To having some understanding about reaching Iva
and that was, thHt ~ soon 10 the
report on the Eustis caso he would be ready % VIZ
| upon all OF them and do what he could 70 innisH's
Others To do -
| MIR EDMUNDs-Then We had better 80 ahead now
Mr.. SALISBURY said lie did not make The motor, ss
committee TO take up the Eustis until aiIer a.
death aud burial OF senator Morton, and when Ne ~"
make the motion TO take 1t up, the Senator trom nS o
sofa (Mr. McMlllen) Immediately moved that INC ""
mittee adjourn which motion was agreed 70. y
Mr.. HILL lDem, Ca said tho committee had S0r.u
hard but in his opinion the Eustis might nov
disposed OF before this. There contest. ana 80.
Gus the Kellogg SponoTd case, and also mere
In the Corbn- Butler case, bur in the OF Eus.s
was no contest aud there reason why W ssssz
not have been disposed OF before these eonostet from
Mr.. Eusts had contestant lie eauo vhy
, a state having 20 speak for her SUI SUI "a.
should he DO excluded While gentlemen, fog eei1a~