, 1877-11-30
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 80. ls7
ton. Como scr said that ho should ccrtaln1y

ton. Como ser said that ho should certainly
vote for X e,logg.
II Ia fltinatcd that tho contested election
cases af likely to 10 settled by the swearing In
nt ono time Of Butler, Kellogg. and Eastb.
Tho Republicans tonight, however, say that tho
Eus It's case is by no mcana aa clear as has been
rsl PRESENTED.
Rusr1s' CASE.
Some pemoerat arc BEGINNING to doubt The
strength of tho Eustta casc. Tho truth Ia,
EAIstts has A weak casc. Tho trouble Is, no Was
not elected. Tho House voted Tor him, but tho
Senate rcfnscu IT, 70 into jo,nt conventfont and
s1s e eai soo 81 tss sens
iort, In their individual capacity, voted for
Eusfis, but tho State Senate as such took no
rort IL liia election An effort was made to In
fr,m the consolidated Legislature, but lie de-
cl1ned, prrserrlnR to hayo tic Wheeler cou1pro-
rnisc to fall hack upon than the Hayes Com.
mission Ho thought he HAS sure Of the atd Of
TflE eENATH DEBATE.
TO tAs Utsttrn Assoetat<d rrtss.
WAsniSaToK, D. g. Nov; 29.-in mo Senate,
objection being offered 10 aay new business,
consideration was resumed of the resolution for
tho admission Of William Pitt Kellogg a. sena-
t0r from Louisiana for ok years from March I,
amendment ii Nj. sausbury to commit tie
whole subject u tho Committee on Privileges
and Elections, with Instructions Il, take tcstt
1nonT upon certain charges Of the CONFLICT! Of
frauds for the purpose Of having hmse1f elected
to tho Hcuatc
A long discussion followed. The Democrats
chargod that they had witnesses ready to prove
y with the Returning Boari In frauds to elect
himself to tho Senate.
The Republicans alleged that this delay TO
ta,e 1;,e testimony was asxs1 /, for simply to got
Tho rules Of the Senate and Gen. n. G. But
ler wcre prominent subjects IN the discussion.
Patterson said that, In Etlgenc1d County, m nt-
aps W. en1c oeono s91 un ]
put 1t duwn and said, !" You shall not make
these yafds," wns hts friend, n. G. Butler. Zap
plause tn tho ga1lcrlca
The Vice; ;prcsfdent gaye notice that on .
order the galleries to bo cleared.
Mr. Patterson. resumin9, said that there hal
noyeg been murder 10 EdGeaeld County for
III. Cameron {syis.) said Senator Patterson
did not knuw much af,out the geography Of
So 9TH Carolina Or where the riots occurred, ~
he had been absent from tho State some time.
MIR. ratteEBon-I have been tiiere since you
have.
Camcroa-Wcll, you did not stay long.
Without action upon tho amendment, tho
Senate went into executive session, and, when
tho doors wcfo Eeopencd, adjourned.
! WILL PUSH TuH KELLOGG CASE.
Tho Republican Senators in CAUCUS to-day
unanimously agreed to press tho Kellogg case
to final votc. 1t was also decided that irntnc-
tliatels after tho Kellogg case is disposed OF
tho Butler caso be taken Up for final acttun.
Couovcr to-day explicitly stated that he intends
to yoto for seatfng Kellogg. Patterson vas not
at the caucua.
KELLoH0's DENIAL.
WAsHtN0row, Nov. 20.-Gov. Kellogg, In u
letter toscnasor Wadlei9h pronouuccs abso-
lutclJ untrue ns,y allegations or charge col-
ta!ned Ia tho following extts1ct from tho speech
Of Senator Hill: "Judgo epot1orl has told
| mo he Inns recently learned that Gov. Kellogg
| came In by a side door aud !us!stetl upon the
Ncturntng Board receiving certain illegal ai1l-
| tiayIts that were ntado up In Now Orleans by
l!ss order, and Judge Spofford will prove Tint
| Gov. Kellogg himself camo into tho room alonu
md insisted on tlcr receiving these illegal at1I
| dAvits." Gov. Kellogg thinks Senator Hill Ia
mistaken when ho attributes tna story to Judge