The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-16
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The Senate met at 70 m.
There were so few Senators present that Mr..
Edmunds suggested that the Clerk do not com
mence reading the journal until the Senate was
more full. At1242 Mr.. McCrary inquired IL there
was not a quorum present.
--, The Chair decided that there was, when Mr..
Terry asked that the journal be read, and 1t was
done.
During the reading. at 1850, the Clerk of the
with sundry enrolled bills which were laid be-
tore the Senate.
At the conclusion Of the reading of the jour
Gommittee Con on Privileges be Instructed 'is to in
quire into any threats or corrupt influences in
bargains. or other questions. connected with
tion to discharge the Committee on Privileges
the credentials Of N. @. Butler and that they
He said the resolution was substantially the
same as the one offered by Mr.. Edmunds in the
Patterson case, while the motion to discharge
was pending, and he was desrous, yea almost
demanded, that the investigation take place.
He also asked that the article In the New York
Tribune, read by Mr.. Edmunds. should also be
referred to the same committee for fnvest1ga-
ton. He asked for the immediate considera-
ton Of the resolution.
.Messrs. Cameron, of Wisconsin. and Morrill,
objected
Mr. Bayard said the introduction of the reso-
luton was in accordance with the understand
ing had yesterday
The Chair said it was.
Mr.. Thurman said he should vote for the
resolution and was proceeding to speak on it,
that f no business could be tram I % acted L. and he
objected to debate or action on the resolution.
The Chair said action on the resolution could
lection could carry it over.
Mr.. Cameron objected.
After further discussion Mr. Blaine suggested
that the matter drop for the present. as Mr.. Ed
munds, one of the parties interested in the de-
bate. was absent.
Mr. Butter said he was perfectly content to let
STOP o he aa ad "na to to
Mr.. Cameron said he was not opposed to the
resolution, and should vote for it when it came
pror erly before the Senate.
lie over"
The Senate remained in session without
transacting any business till 80 p. m., when
Mr. Paddock asked If it would be in order to
transact executive business
Mr. Frye, in the chair, decided that it would
not.
At 2 :o5 Mr.. Eaton asked If it would be in order
to go into executive session.
The Chair said he had already decided that it
submit it to the Senate. He thought they could
go into executive session, but not transact any
business. He was about putting the question
when several Senators objected.
Mr. Thurman said that under rule sixty-four
the doors of the Senate could be closed at any
time, and he moved that the doors OF the Sem
So ordered. and at 2:os the galleries we're
cleared. and at 3:15 the doors were re-opened,
and the Senate adjourned to January 10. 1878.
The House.
There was q larger attendance in the House
this morning than was expected. as iG was un-
derstood that very large number of the mem
bers had left for home. Those who intended to-
leave last night or this morning were compelled
to remain or bear the responsibility Dem
ocrats for the defeat of the resolution for in
vestigation, or the Republicans OF allowing the
law to pass in consequence OF their ABSENCE as
i y lesnderstoadaon the Republican side that
thknded. Nd press the resolution re-