Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-11-30
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

The Senate was not in session on Friday,
having adjourned from Thursday until Mon
day. In the House Mr. Ewing's bill for the
repeal of the specie resumption act was taken
up After a brief debate the main question
was ordered and Of the fourteen amendments
which were offered only one was adopted that
of Mr.. Fort, which repeals the resumption
clause of the act OF 1875, but retains the free
banking clause Mr. Ewings bill with the
Fort amendment was then passed bv vote
Of yeas 1885, nays 30. OF the Maryland Rep
resentatives Messrs Henkle Henry Roberts
and Walsh voted for The bill, Kimmel voted
against it and Mr. Swami is not recorded as
having voted. The House then adjourned I'M
til Tuesday.
In the Senate on Monday Mr.. Wadleigh,
chairman of the committee on privileges and
elections, submitted majority report in favor
of seating VIM. p, Kellogg MS Senator from
| Louisiana, ana asked immediate consideration
OF the report, but objection was made and 1t
was laid over. The bill repeating the resump-
ton act, adopted in the House last Friday,
was presented TO the Senate by Clerk Adams
| The unfinished business was then called, being
the resolution to discharge the commitle on
! privileges aud elections from the further con
sideration Of the case orM. c. Butler as Sena-
tor elect from South Carolina Mr.. Davis, Of
| Mr. Edmunds in opposition, after which he
moved TO go into executive session, which was
voted down, yeas 2s, nays 30, Patterson and
Conover, Republicans, voting with the Demo-
Gratis in the negative. Messrs. Patterson and
Conover then made personal explanations,
denying that they had entered into any alli-
ance, holy or unholy, with the Democrats, but
declaring their purpose to vote for the seating
OF Gen Blu tier as Senator from South
Carolina. Mr. Edmunds then moved a amend
ment for the resolution, instructing the com
mittee on privileges and elections to inquire
and report whether D. Butler bad made
any threats promises or arrangements respect
| ing criminal prosecution against any Senator
lfor the purpose of influencing the vote Of any
Senator. The amendment ives rejected, yeas
~ nays &c, Messrs Matthews, Davis, Of
! Illinois, Patterson and Conover voting with
| pc Democrats. A motion to go into executive
| Asson was then rejected, yeas a. nays 30
Anumber Of dilatory motions were made and
| Ited down.
| Mondays session of the Senate was not con-
clided until o clock Tuesday afternoon, the
S6ate having been in continuous session for
t@nty-eight hours. Throughout Monday
niAt and until noon Tuesday the Republicans
inlspose diatory motions and read volumi
monty from kuklux reports in order to stave
OF a vote on Mr.. Thurman's resolution to
discharge the committee on privileges aud
elect Ans from the further consideration of the
creddtials of NJ. G. Butler as Senator from
SoutACarolina AT noon Mr.. Iloar, who was
in ihdchair, called attention to the fact that
the holr for daily meeting of the Senate had
arrived and then decided that the legislative
day cohiuued until adjournment took place.
A motto from the Republican side to proceed
10 the cdsideralion of executive business was
NFnt0 1,xk.. nn n H..
was reached on Mr.. Thurman resolution, and
II was ahopted-yeas 20, nays 27-Messrs
Paltersculand Conover voting with the Demo-
crNs. llr. Edmunds then objected to the pre-
sem consideration of the credentials of Mr.
Butter, and under the rules they were laid
ovel. Mr.. Thurman then moved that Mr. Butler
be sworn 10 as a Senator from South Caro-
lima but said he did not ask the Senate to take
it unnow, and the Vice President ruled that
whil,th whole subject of the credentials went
over lnder the objection of Mr. Edmunds, the
Senabr from Ohio had the right to enter his
motio. Mr.. Edmunds gave notice that i'm
lnediaey after the reading OF the journal he
wouldcal up the highest matter of privilege,
touching the credenla Of VIM. Pitt Kellogg, of
Louis'na. The Senate then, on motion OF
Mr. tn rman, by a vote of yeas %, nays 81,
went ito executive session, and when the
doors we reopened adjourned.
, In the louise Mr.. Morrison, Of Illinois, spoke
at lenglhupon the currency question, during
) which Reclaimed thai The provisions of the
anti-resuiption act were no answer to bnt an
r evasion ofhe demands o.! the West large
number ofbills were introduced and referred,
among thel bill providing for the appoint
: ment of bard OF five naval officers to ex-
anime the coalition OF the vessels now being
repaired attic navy-yards; another restoring
to the pensio rolls the names of all soldiers
stricken off o account dsoyalty. A resolu-
ton was adoped requesting the President to
e state what eal impedinenis, if any, exist
, that prevent Inn from executing the laws in
relation to the Union Pacific railroad aud its
branches. The House thea adjourned until
Friday.