Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-28
FORTTFIFTH CONGRESS.
WEDNESDAY, November %.


SENATE.-The Senate met at L. O'Clock
m. After the reading of the journal Mr.. Ed
munds asked that the journal be amen led so
as 10 include after the words "Mr. Thurman
moved that Mr.. Butler he sworn in" the
words "whereupOn Mr.. Edmunds objected 10
its present consideration" So ordered.
Mr.. Wadleigh said that there was on the
table OF tie Senate a report from the com
mlttee on privileges and elections. accompa-
nied by two resolutions; one that w. p. Kel
logg Is entitled 10 seat as Senator from
Louisiana, and the other that II. VI SpOfTrri
is entitled TO seat on this flor, and that W.
kellogg was not. BE moved TO take up for
consideration the first resolution.
Mr.. Thurman objected, and said he did so
under the second clause of the SIN rale, that
until The expiration of the morning hour
(and IL mad been SO announced by the chair
no reports, bills, petitions, &c, should be
considered without unanimous consent.
Mr.. Edmunds said that the Senator from
Ohlo had not read the whole of the rule, bat
had omitted TO read the last clause which
provides that questions OF privilege relating
10 credentials were always in order except
when the Journal was being read aud cor
rected. He said that the 7th rule coyerei the
case, which read that all questions OF priyi-
lege were always in order, even against the
presentation OF bills or petitions. or any
thing else not relating TO those questions.
Mr.. Thurman said that IL was the duty of
the chair TO decide which of these rules
should have preference. He claimed that as
the sth rule was framed after the eth rule it
preference.
Mr.. Bayard claimed that rule 30 overrulei
rule Z, and this question should not now be
considered.
Mr.. Withers read the rule. 10 show that all
questions of privilege should be considered
by the Senate until disposed of. He claimed
that that applied TO the first presentation OF
the credentials, and he as ked if this was not
a continuance OF the first presentation of the
CREDENTIALS, and continuation OF question
OF privilege.
Mr.. Edmunds said it would be a singular
spectacle If all the business of the morning
hour should be postponed until such ques-
tlors of privilege should be disposed of, Bat
the rule read, also, land other questions of
privilege" and this was another question OF
privilege, and was the second stage o. tue
question.
After some further debate the Chair de-
cided that the 9Th rule covered the case, and
be would rule that the Senator from New
Hampshire was in order in calling up the
report.
A REPUBLICAN VICTORY IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. Thurman said that in order to test the
question for all time, and not particularly
Tor this question, he felt il TO be his duty to
appeal from the decision of the chair; and
on this Mr.. Edmunds demanded the yeas and
nays, and they were ordered. The roll was
the chair was sustained. Mr.. Davis, of III,
did lot vote, and Mr.. Conover voted with the
republicans; otherwise the vote was the same
as those taken heretofore.
The question then REQUIRED on the motion
TO take up the report, on which the yeas and
nays were demanded. and the vote Stood yeas
70, nays %. There being a tie vote, the chair
gave the casting vote in favor OF taking up
the report. Mr.. Conover voted with the re-
publicans. Mr.. Thurman moved TO amend
by striking out all after the word :. Re-
solved and insert the words stThat NJ. g.
Butler be now sworn in as Senator from
South Carolina"
Mr.. Edmunds proposed to Senator Thur
man an agreement whereby a vote De taken
on the admission of Kellogg on Friday next,
and vote on the admission of General Bat.
Ter on Saturday. Mir. Thurman could not
consent TO this agreement until an arrange
Inent could be made to swear in Eustls, who
has been deprived OF his seat for twenty-five
months. Then began discussion betw tle
mem bers OF the committee on privileges aud
elections, on the subject of delays which
have taken place in considering the EuStis
case, which discussion was continued until )
p. m.
VOTE AGAINST SWEARING IN BUTLER
AT that hour Senator Thurman's suosti-
tufe TO swear in Butler was lost, the vote be-
ing tie, and the Vice President voting in
the negative.