The New York herald., 1877-11-22

Tue ~otn Of october moved IN committee 10 take U?
the case oil Eustis but was unsuccessful He beiievcu
the case OF Eusls should have been considered with.
out delay because Louisiana had senator on this
noor and there were important NOMINATIONS affecting
that state pending before the Seuate Besides there
was no contestant for the seat Of Mr. Eustis
MI. MCMILLAN. lrep.l Of Minn., member OF the
committee asked II that very question was NOT now
before the committee
Mr. Hill replied 1t was not He knew the Senator
from Minnesota tMr. McMlan) had tried to get is
there, but voted with him. aud thore could pc
contestant Tor hr. Euss' scat unless contrary 10
all usage the should rcrefcr the Pnchback case
TO the o. rnmit,ee He knew tnere had been com
muuicat,on from Mr. Pinchback before the comm,tsec
but the chairman directed notify him that hc
had no credentials there and his CLAIM could not be-
considered. He tMr HID agreed with the Senator
from Delaware (Mr. Salisbury that the committee
could have disposed Of both the Eusts and Butler
cases and still have made the progress il
agree with the chairman OF the CON-
mittee lMr Wadeigh mat one case should
that gentleman, whose credentials were before the
committee, whose seat was not contested should ba
compelled TO lie around the Senate Chamber and this
city Tor months because contested case happened 10
been taken up rstS Was an unlitigated case to
be postponed until tIgated case could be disposed of
The State OF Louisiana had right 10 be represented
this loor and II would be better TO reject Mr. Eus-
tis than to keep him waiting Louisiana thought she
had elected a senator. but tho Senate said not. He
conceded 10 the Senators on the other side
a. q desire TO 40 wha. wns ,n..,g right n nas D.
with IN ,ls senn csrons
should be settled upon the facts shown contained
in the bricf OF Mr. Corb,n, the contestant Of Mr. But.
IN their conclusions and legal propositions The briet
filed by Mr.. Corbn was a frank, manly statement OF
facts There not single legal proposition IN the
Corbin-Butler which auy Senator would call
difficult ono, and II should be disposed OF withous
delay.
SPEECH or SENATOR wADLEIGH
Mr. WADLEIGH, Of New Hampshire, said the question
OF what had been doue what should be done In the
Eusts case had nothing TO do with the resolution now
before the Senate That case had boon made the pack
horse upon which to load charges against the Com.
mttee on Privileges and Elections. Mr.. Eust,s had
not asked 10 have his case taken up by tho COM
mttee. In March last, when his creden-
quesied that they should not be considered
then, aud he left Tor Louisiana on important personal
bus ness Had ms case beeu considered them during
his ABSENCE the democratic Senators would have raised
the cry that gross injustice was done him. he re-
peated that tue KclloggSpodord case would soon be-
finished beca all the material facts had been agreed
upon He said MEMBER OF the Committee on Priv.
ieges and Elections had ever limited or whispered that
the would be made TO discharge the Committee
on Privileges Elections from further consideration
The Butler case, though had been SAID that sucn
motion would be made IN the Eustis case
Mr. MITCHELL, OF Oregon, said both Messrs. Eusts
and Butler had requested HIM outside Of the commit.
tee to have their cases considered promptly, ana he
replied he would do all in his power 10 have them
acted On without delay.
Mr. wADLEIGH resuming, said the Senator from
Ono (Mr. Tnurman) submitted this resolution now be
cause believed there certain things outside Of
This senate winch would give him some advantage.
He then referred to OF violence IN Louisiana,
and SAID b. had been n that State the
ism winch exercised over the republicans.
II was like the terror IN force during Inc
was by force that the Packard government
overturned, and such proceedings did not fore
close the right OF tins Senate TO inquire into all the
clrcums iances attending the election of Senator,
even though force and menace had disappeared like
morniug dew on the grass.
Mr. HoAR. OF Massacn cnusctts Ia member OF the Com
mttee Privileges and Eioctons) satdit was on ac-
count OF the expected early report IN the Kellogg
Spoiford case that this attempt made to dspacd
the Butler from its proper place before the COM
mitee and get it before the Senate. He referred 70
the action Of democratic Senator's in voting TO refer
other cases that committee for investigation, and
said II was garng inconsistency on the part ol any
gentleman to say that neither the OF buter nor
that Eusts required any scrutiny He argued that
the Committee on Privileges aud Elections had worked
faithfully, tnat the eviuence IN the kelogg-Sponord
case was all In, and the committee now ready TO
deliberate its verdict He argucC that there was
controversy the facts in the South Carolina case,
and necessity Tor inquiry. In conclusion
he moved 10 lay resolution Mr. Thurman ON the
table, but at the request OF Mr. Bayard he Withdrew
state his views voting favor OF the resolution TO
discharge the committee.
SPEECH BAyARD.
Mr. BAYARD, (dem) 0 Del, said that the constitu-
lion OF the United States provided that no State should
be deprived It's representation on the floor oi tho
Senate therefore this resolution to discharge the COM
lnittce the further consideration OF the crcden.
tials Mr. Butter question of the highest
privilege and 1t the duty OF the Senate to SEQ that
this most important provis OF the uon wus
violated There were three vacancies in the sen.
now, aud the credentials OF one OF the applicants
(Mr. Eustisl had been pending Two years. There was
for his scat and he should have been adj
mitted. He then referred TO the South Carolina case
Butler and Corpn, and ne believed that they both
agreed that their might be disposed OF upon tho
basis OF the printed briefs sumbittcd by them. Mr.
Bayard then referred TO the Congressional Record
show that when the bill to reaumlt the Stale oi
Texas into the Union was pending IN 1868 Mr Thur.
further consideration Of that bill tnat imme-
date action might be had upon 1t by the Sem
ate, and on the following day the Senate. by
vote 80 yeas to Is nays, did discharge the
committee despite the protest OF the Chairman (Mr.
Truf mi M IN. a
II. Two days aierward the Two Texas Senators,
Messrs. Flanagan and Hamilton appeared and were
sworn in rne State oil South Carolina had the right
TO the representation on this floor OF which she had
been deprived without her consent In conclusion,
urged the prompt settlement OF all these ntested
cases. justice 10 the States, justice 10 the Senate
add in justice to the country.
Mr. HoAR then renewed his motion to lay the reso.
luton Of MIR. Thurman on tue table, aud the yeas and
nays we're ordered on this motion.
Mr. THURMAN said that in the eight years Of his OK.
pcrience body he never knew Of an opponent OF
resolution making motion to lay II on the table
without allowing tho mover OF tue resolution to
answer the objections mado to it, This was the hrsl
time ne that right TO be tnterfercd with.
Mr. HoAR said he did not understand that the mover
Of any Incidental motion, sucn as 70 discharge cot-
mitee from further consideration oi subject, had any
privilege OF closing tho debate, though no would with
draw his motion to lay on the Liable, that Tho senator
(Mr. lhurman) might speak
Mr. CoxxLlxo, OF New York, said the experience Of
this day had been extraordinary. The Senate had
listened 10 alterations between senators as TO wnas
TOOK place In ccmmttoe, all OF which was unparlia-
Inenlary. A senator moved 10 lay The resolution OF
the Senator from Ohio on the table, which was en-
trcly within the usage and proprety oil me Senate
senator moving resolution, representing no com.
niitee but DONG so Of his own volit,on could not
draw unto msef all The attributes of CHAIRMAN OF
a committee entitled 10 close debate on an IN.
portant measure The yeas aud nays had been or
dered the motion 10 lay the resolution on the
table, ana he submitted that tts, senator IRON Mas
sachuselts (Mr. Hoar) lad no right 10 with
draw that motion now. For one. ho wanted to
see the sense OF the taken promptly pos
sible upon what he regarded the very extraordi-
nary motion to discharge tho Committee ON Prviegcs
and Elections from further consideration OF these
credentials
AS the vote upon Mr. Hoar's motion was about to
bc taken Mr. Thurman moved that the senate proceed
to the cons sldcration Of executive business
Mr. CoNKLlSG and others-Ou, no, let Us have
vote motion 10 lay on The table.
the motion tor IN executive session was agreed To-
yeas 80, nays 29-as follows
YEAs-ucssrs Bailey, Bnrnum. Bayard, Beck, Coke
Conover Davis OF Illinois, Davis OF Northern Virginia,
Dennis Eaton 0arsnd, GORDON Harris Hereford, Hil..
ston, Jones OF Florida, Lamar McCreery Mcdonald,
Mcfherson, Mcrr,mon. Morgan, Randolph, salisbury,
Thurman Voorhees,. Wallace, Whytc, ana Nithers-.,O
NAYS Messrs Allison. Booth Bruce Burnside. Cameron