, 1877-11-28

Mf. ftnnkl}n1 hHrH entered. and nh5%rtff tn Ruch
4 report, a. nothing in the rules authorized icss
p9eparo Hi Of e e 1ss.
and. thiety. seven Senators ene1esin9. no quorum
vte announced ns present.
Mr. .wnl1eiRh, WIN held the floor when the fact
sumed H. Aud called for continuation 81 tho read-
tnv Of The testimony taken bJ the Committee Of
tha acnatc In south carolina > year ago.
this tcatrao,Y, and said that II lad been tt1c ssagc
Of tha aens,a to allow senator to rad ain,o.t
III ne9sr SeeS abntea mn H. IL ,;TnsS
that the testimony could not be .earl without The
ieavo Of the Senate. and demanded that tho ques-
tEpn Of reading The Testimony be 8ubu1itted TO the
senate '
Afe. wsileteh sn!d It wan not gross abuse to ,ay
before tho Senate evidence nbao.utely necessary to
10 let lie country know fhat in ths SENATE party
sosza % se.s msn whose record would not beaf
Mi. Bayasd held that tho testimony was taken by
committee long bciofe any ono hnd any idca thst
Far iii the Int purpose, Of Ills case tSe senator
might "a we'll have read Wurcestcs's n,ctonnry.
Wien ns sys at nte ths Senate thsts
which BE- ncted. They hid never attempted dIl-
wiz wtnetsea nIsht IT, ma sIofty % Void haYe pat
them down.
Nj. Edmuntls asked II tho Senator remembered
along shout 1870, when JeIer.on Da1i., and
read
Nj. Daynrd said he did not remember that time,
Mt. Tharaan wfthdfsw his point OF or,lcr, tcsr-
tnv tt to tho sonator from New Hampshire ~ to
what testimony be wDu]d hive read,
Mr. HsdeERh than ARMED the facts In tho South
CsrutIna case and *aid that be could not help re.
nn5ero hst rsen m eoaa
by an investigation.
Ati:4G Sir. Ednunda moved . recess until II,
which was rojected-yeas. ri: nays ID
III, Wodeixh, resu1nlng. said that hc had ee-
icctcd no testimony 10 be read which did not bear
directly upon the validity Of the election in South
AtU:l5 Mr. Edtuunds said that It was now day.
llsht IND time ior The senators to have 4 iitto
@yssa' II: naya. % ID. 'eee'' 'ns' A0 .e'e'''a
Nf Paddock moved to adjourn. Rejected
yeas, II; nays, 20.
liz than moved that tho Senate take rceess un-
tilD Kcjectci-ycas, 10; nays. 81.
lii, WadlcfVh c1ntinucd 10 Rad from The volume
Eaunds sok IT, H. boot md rs.d foT b 10 t.tsre
tbat senator who bad been on tho Goof since 10 80
lat nirht.
madc lut1orous nllusons e portions Of tbe tcs;t-
mUny in 1 pnfenthettcsl manner and Nt, Gar|and
inquired wlio had tit loos.
VI" Wsdieish. s''"' ''''''" '"A' "A' "''4 -
Mr. 0aflsnu-Then object 10 tho Senator from
mony a. he reads. liz il a mere accnts Clerk. q
mere fungus, Of tho Senator from New ifampshlrc,
tLauglitef.l
s wcyp re1cctcd-thr first by = vote Of yeas, IL;
nsys. .u: and the iattcr br ycas, II: mars. 21.
MT Chut!oo mosci that inc EcnatS proceed to
executive bnslpces. Reieciei-ycas I'd; nayt. n5.
Tno reading Of tue testimony wns resumed By
Mf. Edmuntl.. md continued uf,kil o'clock, when
Mr, Mitchell n,ovetl IN executive session. Tho
ro1l-cAi1 showed TINT nu quorum ssaA present. and
the nsY Yea wcrA hent Oycf The building tn feouesf
lin rttnr1nn.. ~ Xcr.fnra trnnn 4 unnrun n, l,tnr
.. sAS ~ ~ .,,s.s ~ 80 xss".i,, .as.tn. 80
seenteu; t1c u'onou ~! ~ M eA7e"''e seas'oo "as
rHleetea~ycne: 10t nhJs: -.
str. MAdc!rl resumed tlh& reading OF tie tcHtt-
mOnY and continued until $40, when he was fc-
iiryri 1ty Mr. itnt,,Attn
..in II ..n f,,rrf thai mr. cuc,rr, .rs. n.s..
~ o.au J.. ~ 'uG. III - .b Nv aau .s @ Ia e'
After sonlo delay the tlcc.fresldcnt announced
d nuorun, syps present
Ar EtmuuJa moved TINT when tho Senate at-.
Joas soaa ~ Do ~ set &C =. eoss .9 wv
oHu Hsalih :au 1aet taa+ Ho Y4osun4 "a@ uscAt WAS
n1anifosted. ,,..
Abscnt Senators having tetn summoned, dtlato.
n motions from The Republican side for an cxccu-
tive rcssIon aud to adjourn wcrs voted down.
Atn::W 1tr. wadcirh rcsamed tho doof, and Mr.
Durn.!de tho fcat,ng. Until after u, when ho
yielded TO Mr. Cameron lWis.l, who said t!at tho
Senntos from South Carolina, Mrfc 70 blended that
ono could not be discussed without tue uther. lIa
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