The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-12-06
XLTTHCONGRESs-ExTRAs SESSION

] lllleu TO q seat as senator from Lou1Blaua
for six years, from March 4, 1877. He aske,
| the present consideration Of the resolution
but objection was made BY Mr. Nerrimon
Of North Carolina and others, and the res
| olutior was laid over until tomorrow. Mr.
MerimOn submitted a minority report
/ signed by Hill, Salisbury, and himself, il
favor of seating Mr.. SpOtfOrd. ORDERED
printed. The House bill, to repeal all tina
part of the act of January IA, 1875, know
as the resumption act, which authorized tn,
Secretary of the Treasury to dispose o
I United States bonds and redeem and canoe
greenback currehcf, was read by its title
and referred TO the Committee on Finance
The latter part Of the morning hour was de
voted to discussing the resolution submitted
by Mr.. Chatee, calling upon the President
Tor information as to what impediments eX
ist which prevent him from executing the
laws against The Union Pacific Rail
road and its branches. But before
reaching a vote the morning hOul
expired, and consideration was resumed OF
the resolution to discharge the Committee on
Privileges and Elections from further con.
sider8tiOn Ofthe credentials Of NJ. G. Butler
claiming a seat as Senator from South Car.
0lina, and Mr.. Davis explained the reasons
why he favored the motion TO discharge the
committee, Mr.. EdmUnds made a speech
in reply, iu which he made an appeal for
proceeding with due regard to the rules and
regulations Of the Senate, and settling the
case with proper regard forlaw and justice.
and not introducing in the place of these
partisan scrambling for seats or results
of corrupt bargain, precipitated by the
battle which till now had not taken definite
shape. Mr.. Mcdonald Interrupted to ask If
Mr.. Edmunds charged that there had been
corrBpj bargaining. No" said Edmunds,
adding, however, with great emphasis, "but
/ believe it. Mcdonald interpOsed that he
for one, would help investigate such a
charge, and Edmunds retorted that Mr.. Nc
Donald could have a chance to help If he
lived much longer, Edmuhds VINO mad
been given the management Of the Repub-
licans, then moved, in order to allow the
Butler case to 20 forward regularly, as il
should, and that it might no longer impede
important business, the Senate should pro-
ceed to the consideration of executive busi-
ness. With this motion it was designed to
test the purposes Of Patterson and COnOver.
Both on roll call answered No, the vote
standing yeas, %; nays, 80, During
a discussion that followed Mr.. Patter-
son thought 1t necessary to eI-
plain his position. He said he was not
afraid of the criticisms that were made upon
him by hisparty associates and by the news
[Butler] had, as charged in certain news
papers, attempted to bull-doEe him I'm the
corridors Of the Senate. He had not been
in South Carolina during the
eight years he had been there, and with
air he said that this was not
coed place to wind up the bull-dOzing opera
hon. Abiding to the charge that his course
IN the Senate recently is the result of a
corrupt bargain, he sand that the allegation
vas untrue, and, not TO use harsherp phrase,
it was unkind TO make such. He did not
Know Of the existence of any holy or I'M
holy alliances. BE had announced as long
lgO as last spring that he intended
10 vote for the admission Of Butler, and
that determination was not the result Of any
or UnhOly alliance; besides
there was no man in the Senate who could
read him out Of the Republican party. He
had always been consistent, and is now as
good a Republican as anybody present, and
.he Democrats never got any aid OF comfort
rom him. In this strain he continued fully
lalf an hour, repeatedly giving testimony
% the high. character of General Butler, who |
vas present on the floor at the time, listen |
ng intently to Patterson's remarks. He |
,lOsed with a promise that he would have |
omething more to say tomorrow. Then |
lOnOver delivered a speech from manu- |
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claiming that he is no less a Repub- |
lean on account Of what he is |
low doing than were Edmunds and |
ther Republicans who claimed to have |
-Oted against the admission Of Binchback /
.pon their conscientious convictions of |
ight and duty. After further debate, the /
enate took a turn at executive session, |
ice President Wheeler giving casting /
ote to that effect But the Senate, at the |
lose of the executive session, refused to /
djourn, and resumed the South Carolina |
ebate. The contest is, in fact whether the /
democrats shall obtain control of the SEN /
te. There are several incidents in their |
lvor Just now, and they are not disposed to /
any Of their advantages. At
lree o'clock in the morning there was no
respect Of closing the debate.
NpVEMBER27 ,-SeHdt6--S time passed |
efOre a quorum was present, during which
IT, Wadleigh read from a book the testi-
.Ony taken by the committee of the Senate
! S. c. year ago. The resolution of
r. Thurman, after various remarks pro |
nd con, was finally passed by a vote of 27
29, Messrs. Patterson and COnover voting
n the side of the Democrats The resOlu-
on reads: " RcSOlyed, That the Committee
n Privileges and Elections be discharged
'Om the consideration of the creden-
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upon the announcement Ofthe
ote by which the resolution discharging
he committee was adopted, Mr.. Edmunds
5iected to the present consideration of the
and under the rule they were
id over. Mr.. Edmnds gave notice that,
after the reading Of the journal,
l-morrOw, he would call up the highest
after Of privilege, touching the credentials
Mr. Kellogg reported from the COmmitte
d Privileges and Elections The Senate
len, on motion of Mr.. Thurman, by a vote
yeas, 2S; nays p, went into executive
.ssion, and when the doors reOpened, the
snate aftera continuous session Of twenty
ght hours, adjourned until twelve o'clock |
-morrow ....... H0uss-Several bills were
.troduced and referred. Bir. CriHenden
i6ed Unan nous consent for the cOusidera-
on Of his resolution requesting the Presi-
ant to state what legal lmpedlments, lfan-, !
lists that prevent him from executing the
ws in relation to the Union Pacific Rail-
Dad and its branches. Alr. Price objected.
r. Crittenden then moved to suspend the
lies and adopt the resolution, this being
ne Of the last six days Of the session, when
is in order at any time to move to sUs-
end the rules. The chair entertained the
otiou, and the question being put, the
solution was adOpted-129 to Al two /
liourned until Friday.
NOVEMBER 2S.-Ssnate-Th Vice Presi-
snt decided that this body could proceed
the resolution for the admission of Mr..
ellOgg as Senator from Louisiana, as a
IestiOn Of the highest privilege, nOtwith-
anding the rule providing that no reports
a committee shall be proceeded with IN
e morning hour unless by unanimous con-
mt. Mr.. Thurman appealed from the de-
sion, and it was sustained by a vote Of
-enty-nine to twenty-eight, Mr.. COnOTer
,tng with the Republicans, and Mr.. Patter- ]
ID contra. The question then recurring to ]
e resolution, a vote was taken, which re- I
lted in yeas, tWenty-nine nays, twenty
ne. The Vice President voted in the Z
iunative, and the resolution was taken
D. After a long debate following on the
ght by the Viee-President to vote on the I
lestion of seating a Senator, Mr.. Salisbury 6
Ibmitted a substitute for the resolution Of {
.e Committee recitng at length the various ]
larges made by Judge SpOtiOrd against the ;
officers in Louisiana, the legality J
the Legislature which elected Kellogg,
Id that Kellogg himself, the Governor, {
lined in illegal acts with such Republican ]
hcers, and therefore providing for the j
.committal of the whole question !
the Committee on Privileges and
lections, with instructions to said
ommittee to take testimony in re-
lrd to such charges. Pending discussion,
Onkling moved the Senate take a recess
ntil eight o'clock. Mr.. Patterson moved
he Senate adjourn. Agreed to. Teas, %;
avs, 27; Davis, Conover and Patterson
0ting with the Democrats in the affirma-
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