The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-11-28

TO read the Drief OF elr. C0rbln claiming
he had been legally elected senator from
South Carolina.
At 1880 a. III. Mr.. Allison moved re.
cess until 7. VI. Rejected-yeas, 81;
nays, %.
Mr.. Cameron. OF Wisconsin, resumed the
reading OF the brief in favor OF Corbin,
and continued until 12 O'Clock, when Mr.
Wadleigh moved to take recess until p.
NJ. Reiected-yeas, %; nays, 26.
Mr.. Wadleigh, who had held the floor
since 1880 last night, gave notice that he
now yielded it.
AT 1905 Mr.. Hoar, Of Massachusetts,, who
occupied the chair during the temporary
absence OF the heNice-President, said he would
call the attention OF the Senate to the fact
that the hour OF II o'clock, which was the
hour for the daily meeting OF the Senate,
had arrived. In the Judgment OF the
Chair, the legislative day continued until an
adjournment Of the Senate took place. and
unless objection was made it would be SO
considered. F-
No objection being made, Mr.. Dorsey, OF
Arkansas, moved to proceed to the conside-
ration OF executive business. Rejected
yeas, %; nays, 25.
Mr.. Merrimon, of North Carolina, said
he did not rise to enter upon discussion
of South Carolina affairs as they appeared
| to him as member Of the committee OF the
Senate when visited that State a year ago.
At some future time, when the Senate
would be in q better humor, he would give his
views. For the present he would merely
show how utterly false were the statements as
to intimidation in South Carolina. He argued
that the Republicans had been in the ma
iority in that State; they could do rs they
| pleased. and did do rs they pleased. The
whole population in South Carolina entitled
to vote was 1S4.943, and the whole num-
How was it that persons were in
timidatcd when nearly the whole vote
Of the State was polled? Besides, the
Republican candidate for Governor in 1876
received many more votes than any candi-
date before had ever received. He then re-
ferrcd to the Hamburg riot, and said the
evidence before the committee showed that
that trouble was the consequence OF long
continued series Of outrages in Hamburg
on the part Of the negroes who lived there.
He defended Mr.. Butler against the charges
OF being concerned in the riot, and
said Dir. Butler happened to be there, and
no doubt sympathiZed with the white peo-
pie; but to hold him accountable for the out
RACES or murder committed there was
against all dcccncy. The evidence showed
that when men were shot down like wild
beasts at Hamburg General Butter had lett
the place.
Mr. Merrimon then quoted at length from
the testimony to show that violence did not
exist in South Carolina. He argued that
the presence OF Federal troops in the State
affected the vote OF that State to the extent
of at least 10,0 600 votes. Again, it was the
common impression that all the negroes in
South Carolina voted the Republican ticket
which was erroneous. Thousands OF ne
groes voted for Hampton.
Mr.. Merrimon then argued that there was
q conspiracy in South Carolina to prostitute
the army OF the United States to carry the
election for the Republican party, and Dir
Corbin was concerned in that conspiracy.
Mr.. Cameron, Of Wisconsin, said the Sen.
ator from North Carolina (Merrimon) was
fortunate enough to get clever Senator to
pair with him last night, and now the Sena.
tor looked as fresh as ever. The clever
Senator who paired with him stayed in the
Senate all night, but did not vote, therefor,
he (Cameron) did not propose to 60 in an,
argument now, as the Senator (Mr. Merri
mon) physically had the advantage OF him
|
charged that there had been intimidation
and violence In South Carolina against th
coored people during the campaign of 1876
He spoke at some length Of the rifle club
organized in the South for purposes Of in
timidation. ...
The pending question being upon tn
amendment submitted last night by Mr.
Mitchell, providing that the resolution b.
made the special order for 1890 P. NJ. to
day, he said the time mentioned in tina
amendment having passd, he would modif,
the same so as to make the resolution th
special order for Wednesday, November 2S
at 1890 O'Clock P. NJ. Reiected-yeas, 23
nays, %.
The question then recurred on the resolu
ton OF Senator Thurman, which reads:
Resolved, That the Committee on Priv
leecs and Elections be discharged from tn
consideration OF the credentials Of n. c
Butler, OF South Carolina.
Agreed to-yeas, 20; nays, 2I-as fol
lows:
Yeas.-Messrs. Bailey, Bayard, Beck
Cockrel, Coke, Conover, Davis (W. Va.
Dennis, Garland, Gordon, Harris, Hereford
Hill, Jones (Florida). Herman, Lamar, NJ
Creery, Mcdonald, Mcpherson, Merrimor
Morgan, Patterson, Randolph, Salisbury
Thurman, VOORHEES,, Wallace, Whyte, an
Withers-29.
i Navs.-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Bootf
Bruce, Burnside, Cameron pennsylvania
Cameron (Wlsconsis, Chatfee, Conkling
Dawes, Dorsey, Edmunds, Hoar, Howe
Jones (Nevada), Kirkwood, Mcmillan
Matthews, Mitchell, Morrill,, Oglesb!
Paddock, Rollins, Saunders, Spencer, TIE
Ter, aud Waaleigh-27.
Messrs. Armstrong, Grover, Davis OF III
noiS, Eaton, Barnum, Ransom, Johnston
and MaXey, who would have voted in til
affirmative, were paired with Messrs. Plum
Blaine, Christiancy, Sargent, Hamlin, II
, gals. Window, and Ferry, who would ha,
voted in the negative.
Immediately upon the announcement ,
the vote Mr.. Edmunds objected to the pre-
ent consideration of the credentials, an
under the rule they were laid over.
Mr.. Thurman move that the Senate d
now adjourn.
But Mr.. Edmunds moved that the Senai
: adjourn until tomorrow. He inquired {
the Yice-President II the Senate should no,
adjourn, it being 8 O'Clock Tuesday, br
the legislative day Of Monday, the Senat
having been in continuous session, it woul
be to meet Whenf
Tne flce-preslGent IePlleu Luhl III WOul
! be TO meet tomorrow "wednesday at
o'clock.
Mr. Thurman: Then move the Senat
, adjourn until $3.50 O'Clock to-day.
The vote was first taken on Mr.. Et
munds's motion to adjourn, and it was r.
| jected-yeas, 26; nays, %.
Thurman renewed his motion that th
Senate adjourn until $3.50 P. NJ. to-day.
After n brief discussion upon points
I order, the Vice-President decided. undt
the tiftieth rule, matter from which til
Committee on Privileges and Elections ha