New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-18

CHANGES IN SENATE COMMiTrEEs-A RECESS oF
TUE HOUSE.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRTBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE Senate skirmlshed
around the edges of the kellog2SpOtord contest To-
day IN an exceeding cautious manner. Every
body who spoke was careful not to refer to the u-
peasant f.cts in the recent political history of
Louisiana bearing upon the case There was all eV-
fdent disposition not 10 toucn the explosive material
for political discussion contained III II.
Mr. Thurman, aching on tue understanding reached
I'm the Democratic caucus yesterday, presented
Judgt So fiOrd's credentials and moved that he DC
sworn in. MT. Edmunds got hun to put the motion
In LIE fOru of "a resolution, aud then tired to apply
the rule requiring all bills and resolutions to lie over
for "a day Un q single objection. The Ncc-fIeSident
decided that a motion to admit a Senator dld not
come under that rue. lheIe then ensued one OF
tlos, halr-sphtting DISCUSSIONS on the rules whch
IL, senate delights 10 indulge Ia. 1t developed inc
g.ninciut fa,t. however, that Senator'S EHnundS
blame AID COnlling all want tue resolution sent
t. tue Pnvnescs and Elections Committee
Instead of having Immediate action Oy the
Senate. Me- ConNhng arg lcd that Ilasmuch as
tue credentials oil Mr. Kellogg udd been rciorfe',
these new credentials, winch considerably eniaige
tine area OF Dcbate Oh the questions concerhing J"e
louisiana cases. should certainly nave " UDe MINIS
documentary point nad exhausted itsci M. Inui-
uia gracefully waived tho III ht gwen nm ny Vice
iiuslucnt Dceers decision, and auOw,d tDe rosu-
luton TO go The status u TIC hciOgg Crouen-
na.s at once became a matter OF nnpOr,ance, ana
q nan hour MAS spent Ii discussing waetuor
under The rules they ought TO DC on the secretayS
..oe or Il the p'ssess.OL of tIo committee Ai'et
Ie CONCLUSION had ABOUT been reached, W WE'LL.
O. argument, THAT tucy must oe u,on tne taD.e, M
Wheeler inclined the Senate tnaO IL point Oh TACT
they wee not there and mad never Oeen returned -
the committee. ilT. Ednuuds IhereupOn moved Tat
tie committee be discharged, ANA o. Mr.. IhdflldnS
objection, the motion was aII over untn tomorrow.
/, Is eyi.ent that the Democrats mean to oppose IA
notion TO refer tho SpoIord Resolution WITH Their
pl.d a1ay OF votes.
Tie Committee on Privileges and Elections is, of
course, controlled by the Republicans, and II Judge
Spuhord's credentials were put INTO It's bands II
might be "a loug time before they could be got out
again. The test question: will be on the motion to
refer. All the Republicans wlO favor Kellogg, and
oil who want to postpone the tlme when they must
decide upon the merits of the contendlng claims to
the seat will vote TO refer the credentials. Ii
mains to be seen whether there are enough Repubi-
cans who want the question settled without
further DELAY, and settled. a. everybody believes II
will be, by admitting SpOifOrd, 10 make majority
with the Democrats. The indications are that
there are enough and more than enough No DISPOSE
h0n to make the case a wedge To open The way TO
discussion of the action of the Louisiana Returning
Board appears to exist on the Democratic side, and
the Republicans to be DESTROYS of avoiding that
fruitful of partisan debate. 10 will not be easy
however 10 keep 1t closed If the merits of the contest
between Ex-Governor Kellogg and Judge Spoford
are fully argued. Ex-Governor Kellogg's case rests
ia. d.,
Board 10 return members of the Legislature If
the board possessed that power then Kellogg is the
Senator If it exercised it III violation of the Con-
stitution. as claimed by the Nichols party, and if
the Legislature is the sole judge of the elections
and returns Of it's members. then Judge Spotlord is
the Senator This Is the whole case in nutshell,
as far as its legal bearings are "emed. There
are some Senator'S however who do not care much
for the legal questions involved. they say that as
the Nichols Government is universally recognized.
the Louisiana Senators should represent that gov
eminent, aud not the exploded Government of Mr..
Packard.
Various changes in the Senate Committee were
announced to-day. The appointment of Mr.. Ham
lin to the Foreign Relations Committee IN the place
Of Mr. Morton, who has resigned, Is made for the
purpose of giving him the craftsmanship. Mr.. Morton
succeeded TO the place as the ranking member when
Simon Cameron left the Senate. If his health had
not broken down he would doubtless have kept the
position and given up his old Charmanship-that Of
the Privileges and Elections Committee; but
as there is no probability that he will be
able TO come TO Washington for the pres
ent, be has considerably resigned the more
important place. Mir. amlin's service IN the Senate
extends back over longer period than that of any
other Senator, and there s this account all EVIL
dent pTOpriety in his being out at the bead OF the
most dignhed committee Of the body. IL was
thought, by some. that Mr. CoDklng, who Is a menl-
Der Of the Foreign Relations Committee. would be
entitled the Craftsmanship, but his relations with
Becretary Eyars make the position one which he pro-
baby would not wish to hold. The objection
made to Charles Sumner when he was depOsed.
could be made with equal force against Mr. Conk-
ling. Dir. Ham lin leaves bis old Committee on Post
Offices where he has served for many year and the
vacancy is filled by Mr.. Blaine. Mr. Ferry, the
ranking member, will be promoted TO the Chair
nanshlp.
In the assignment of new Senator'S made to-day
Stanley Matthews gets place Foreign Relations.
Donald Cameron on Military Affairs Mr.. Armstrong
% Railroads. Judge DAVIS Judiciary and Mr..
Grover on Private Land Claims.
The House finished the last of the prims facio
Louisiana to-day. began what 1t Ii evident WIZ
salong debate on the Colorado case. and ADJOURNED