The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-12-06


fication after merely a nominal resistance.
A Russian official dispatch OF the I'd says:
After the capture Of Pravatz the Turks
abandoned Nsvatchas, skoiyena and 0rcha-
ME, retreating to the Balkan defiIe near
Uretchask. The country between the rivers
Isker and Oquest is quite free from Turks.
We have occupied Belobro and Litchevo,
on the Oquest.
CONGRESS-. 49,
Senator Wadleigh, who took the floor mt
1880 p. IN. On the Goth, to speak upon the
south Carolina contested case, did not rein
quish it until noon on the 9th. The evidence
taken by the committee which visited South
Carolina was read IN detail the New Hamp-
shire senator being "Speiled" at intervals
by other Republican Senators. During the
night many motions to adjourn, to take are
cess. and TO 90 into executive session, were
rejected, and several times call of the SEN
ate was ordered, witch developed the fact
that there WAS not a quorum present, when
the Sergeant at-Arms was sent out TO bring
I'm the absentecs. At noon Mr. Wadleigh
having yielded the floor, Mr.. Dorsey moved
20 resume discussion of legislative business.
Rejected-ycas -, NAYS 3. Senator Merit
mon then took the floor and replied briefly to
senator Wadleigh, after which the question
was put upon the resolution OF Senator Thur
man, that the Committee on Privilege sand
Elections be discharged from further consid
GRAFTON of she credentials of NJ. {. Butler of
south Carolina, and it was carried-veas 20,
NAYS y. Senators Conover and Patterson
voted with the Democrats and senator Davis
OF Illinois was paired with Republi-
can upon this question. Mr.. Thurman
now moved that Mr.. Butler of South Caro-
lima be sworn in from that state. Under
the rules the motion went over for one day
Mr.. Edmunds then gave notice that iInmedi
ately upon the reading of the journal to-
morrow he would call up the highest matter
of privilege, touching the credentials of kel-
Iogg reported from the Committee on Priv
ilegeS and Elections. The Senate then, on
motion OF Mr. Thurman, by vote
OF yeas p, nays %, went into executive ses-
sion, and when the doors reopcned the sen
ate, after continuous session OF % hours,
adjourned until - o-mOfTow.......ln the
House number OF bills we're introduced and
referred, after which the House adjourned
till Friday.
The contested election cases occupied the
entire attention of the Senate on the 2Sth. \
motion by senator Wadleigh to consider the
committee report on kcllogg's case was car
ried, yeas 80, nays %, the Vice President cast
ing the deciding vote. senators Patterson
and Davis of Illinois voted with the Demo
Gratis and senator COnover with the RepuDli-
cans. Senator Thurman challenged the
right of the Vice President to vote on
n question affecting the organization
of the senate, and argued the point
at some length. 4 motion to amend, by sub-
shutting Buffers case instead OF Kellogg :,
was lost by precisely the same vote, Senator
ConOEer uniformly voting with the RepuDl-
cans. senator salisbury moved to recomnit
the whole question to the Committee on PRIV
llegcs and Elections, with instructions tOtdke
testimony upon certain charges OF completely
of GOV. Kellogg with the Returning Board in
frauds, for the purpose OF having himself
elected to the Senate. a long discussion en-
sued, afterwhich the senate went into eNecu-
tive session, and, when the doors were re-
opened, adjourned. -...a.
The discussion upon the Butler and KEEL
logg cases was continued at length on the
2th. The Democrats charged they had wit
nesses ready to prove conclusively that GOV.
Kellogg was in completely with the Return
ing Board in frauds to elect himself TO the
Senate. The Republicans alleged that TINS
delay to take testimony was asked tor simply
to get other cases ahead of the kellogg case.
The rules of the Senate and Gen. VI. c. Butler
were prominent subjects in the discussion.
No vote was taken to day.
In the Senate, on the 30th, the House
joint resolution in relation to the French In
ternational Exhibition was taken up and
agreed to. some changes were made but the
general appropriation remains at Sl50,00O.
senator Paddock submitted resolution re-
uuesting the President TO inform the Senate
what legal impcdiments exist, If any, which
prevent him hon executing the laws in ac-
coITlance with the obligations accepted and
agreements made by the Inion Pacific
Railroad Company and branches with the
United States,a as stipulated and agreed upon.
The resolution was ordered to lie on the ia
bic. Consideration of the Kellogg case was
then resumed, senators Patterson, Sauls-
bury, Bayard and Others participating in
the discussion. The first vote taken was
upon the adoption of the substitute of Sena-
tor salisbury, to recommtt the whole queS-
fion to committee. This was rejected-yeaS
%, nays 29-not q majority Of the votes cast
After long discussion another vote was taken
upon Il substitute offered by senator Hill, to
swear in Henry VI. Spofford on his primo fdcie
case. Reiected-ycas p, nays -. The qucs-
ton then REQUIRED on the original resolution
TO seat Kellogg, and il was agreed tO-ycas
80, nays Is. Senators ConOver and Patterson
voted with the Republicans and senator
Davis of Illinois with the Democrats. sen
atOr Thurman then moved that VI. L.
Butler be now sworn in as senator from
South Carolina, which was caIried-ycas 70,
nays .. Senators Davis of Illinois, Patterson
and Conover voted in the Affirmative
Aessrs. kellogg and Butler were then escort
ed to the Vice Presidents desk and the oath
OF Office administered TO them, the latter tax
iug the modified oath. The Senate then, at
. 10 Il. m, went into executive session, and
when the doors reopened adjourned. There
was no session of the House, not a quorum
being present.
In the Senate, on the LIST, Senator Wad-
leigh. from the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, presented a resolution declaring
Eusts entitled to a seat from Louisiana. SEN
atOr ingalls, gave notice that he should pre-
sent a minority report. (Ihe committee stood
6 to 3 in favor of the reSOlutlOn.) The House
Deficiency Appropriation bill, with some
amendments, was passed. House
suspended the rules and passed unanimously
a bill appropriating to each surviving officer
OF the United states steamer Huron 81 GOO, TO
each surviving seaman 500, and to the wild
Ows and children OF the lost an allowance
equal to one years pay.
There was no legislative business trans
acted in either house on the Sd. in accord
ance with a concurrent resolution, both
houses adjourned at 1850 a. m, and the
special session was declared ut an end. The
regular session begun at noon, and the read
ing of the Presidents Message occupied the
n1pr of the div.