The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-27

any threats promises or arrangements res.
pecting existing Jr contemplated accusations
or criminal prosecutions against any Senator
or any other corrupt OF otherwise unlawful
means or influence have been in any manner
used or put in operation, directly or indir4ctlv
by M. G. Butler, one of the claimants to a seat
in the Senate from the state of Sonth
Carolina. or by. any other Senator or person
for the purpose of influencing the vote of any
Senator on the question Of diseharging said
committee from the consideration of NJ G.
Buffers credentials or any other question at
the present session of the Senate, and that said
committee have the power to send for persons
and papers and to sit during the sittings of the
Senate.
Mr.. Patterson appealed to the manhood and
sense of iqstice of every Senator on this floor
be he Democrat or Republican, to say if the
action Of the Senator from Vermont was fair.
He (Pstterson) was here trying to Garry out the
will Of his constituents, and yet the Senator
from Vermont read statements from public
newspaper about indictments against him
Patterson when it was well Known that the
indictments nave been in existence Tor weeks
After some further discussion vote was tax
en-, and Mr. Edmund's amendment to inyest-
gate the charge mentioned was rejected, yeas
81, nays 80, Messrs. Mathews of Ohio, Davis of
Illinois, Patterson and Conover voting with the
Democrats in the negative
Ia giving his vote Mr.. Chrstiancy of Michi-
gan, said he voted aye, with some reluctance
consideration of executive business Rejected,
yeas q, nays 30. Mr.. Mathews voted with the
Republicans in favor of an executive session,
but Booth was not in the chamber when his
name was called. Messrs. Davis of Illinois,
Patterson and Conover voted with the Demo-
Gratis in the negative.
Mr.. Wadleigb, chairman of the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, again defended the
committee and stated there had been no DELAY.
Mr.: ingalls, moved to adjourn. Rejected
yeas 26. nays %.
Mr.. Edmunds moved that the Senate pro-
coed to the consideration Of executive BUSH
ness.
Mr.. Davis of Ill.,, stated that he suld yots
Tor that motion as there was important business
to be considered. The vote resulted yeas 30,
nays 80,
Mr.. Davis of Illinois voted with the Repub.
lieans in the affirmative The Vice President
voted in the affirmative and at 5.45 the Senate
went into executive session.
AT 6 40 when the doors were reopened Mr..
Edmunds moved to adjourn. Rejected-yeas
%, nays u.
The question then being on resolution of
Thurman to discharge the committee from fur
Their consideration Of credentials of Butler, Ed
mupds moved to amend by Kidding the words,
and that the subject of said credentials be made
special order of day on Wednesday next at
o'clock p: m. Rejected, yeas %, nays %.
MIR. Edmunds then moved a recess till s 80
p. m. 10 order to allow the Senators to get din
ner The motion was rejected without a roll
call.
Mr.. Thurman said that if the Senate would
agree that the resolution submitted by him
should not lose its place, but be proceeded
with and if carried the question of Buffers
right to a seat should not lose its place, some
understanding might be had By which re-
cess could be taken.
Mr. Edmuuds moved to amend the resou-
ton so as to make the subject of said creden-
tails the special order for tomorrow at one
o'clock.
MI Bayard said the whole substance of this
motion was to give the Kellogg case the prece-
dence tomorrow. The motion was rejected
yeas %, nays %. When the vote was taken a
number of Senators had gone to dinner and
numerous pairs were announced.
Mr. Mcmillan moved to adjourn. Rejected
yeas 81, nays 26 He then submitted an amend
ment that the Committee on Privileges and
Elections be instructed to examine and report
what questions of fact, if any, in the Corbn-
Batter case are not settled by admission of the
claimants. He asked that the briefs prepared
by Butler and Mr.. Corbin be read. Several
Senators on the democratic side objected as the
papers were not before the Senate,
Ingalls, and others. Read then yourself as
part of your speech.
Mcmillan then sent to the clerks desk and
had read as a part CT his remarks. the brief of
Corbin consisting of some so or so closely pint
ed pages. As the reading of the .pamphlet
progressed Senators gradually left the chamber
for cloak rooms and adjoining committee
rooms and the reading. was interrupted
half dozen times or more by tho Senators on
the Republican side, who submitted motions to
adjourn, for an executive session, &c, upon all
of which the yeas aud nays wers called. SEN
ators were brought in and all the motions were
voted dowr.
Amendment was rsjected, "a to 49,
Flibustering was continued and at 8 45 a. H.
the Senate was still in session listening to tes-
timony in regard to the Hamburg massacre.