Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-27
EORTE-FIFTH CONGRESS.
All Night Session of tho senate.

TPSII fnOuY
Hamburg massacre case, Mr.. Howe said
II was strange the south could be the scene
OF so many hundred Outrages AID no ole
rom that party had prohted by it, or had
lilted up his voice I'D condemn il.
Mr.. Ransom said that waen ne wanted any
lesson of property he would seek IL else
" where than from the Senator from Massa
cAusetts. He declared tn Al IN, people OF his
section had proiited 10y it, and mad suffered
by III, and every true southern man had not
failed TO denounce all cases OF genuine out
rage, and Mr.. Lamar had denounced the
Hampufg massacre on the floor of the House
Oh Representatives. Who was 10 blame for
me oolrsges In the south? IL was the result
or the republican rule, and TO charge 1t to tbs
people OF the south was unjust, for IL was not
true. Nothing but the prophecies of the place
prevented him from using harsher term
He said it was unbecoming any civilized
country 10 condemn man without giving
him an opportunity to defend himself, as
they were now doing with Gen. Butler, and
he would not cow let the humblest negro OF
crime without allowing him an opportuni-
ty TO defend himself and TO meet his accusers
face 10 face
Mr.. Hill said the conduct of Gen. Batter
had nothing 10 do with the question of his
admission here. They We're TO inquire into
his legal qualifications, and whether ne had
been legally elected.
Mr.. Wadleigh, who had been yielding to
these interruptions, resumed his remarks, aud
after some explanations of the testimony,
and colloquy with Mr.. Thurman. he asked
the clerk to resume the reading of the testi-
mODy.
AT ten minutes past one Mt Allison raised
the point that there was not a quorum pres
ent, and he moved that the Senate adjourn,
and on this Mr.. Whyte demanded the yeas
and nays, which were called aud resulted,
yeas 70, nays Y, and the Senate refused To
Mr.. CoNKLING SAID
that some Senator rad said tifat all the ma
teIial facts in both briefs of the contestants
had been conceded. He believed that such q
statement was made because the Senate
bad not had an opportunity OF looking into
the reports which had Only this day been
laid before them; but 1t seems there are facts
there which are disputed, and very material
facts ais O. He read from paper a certif-
cate from Mr.. Slmms, the secretary of state
of South Carolina, setting forth that the
beard of canvassers counted the votes of
Edgefield and Laurens cOunties for Presi-
Dental electors and for state officers, but did
not count the votes of those counties for the
legislature that elected Butler were really
not counted in by the canvassers, but that
legislature counted them IN SO as 10 make
quorum for tue legislature that proceeded TO
elect Butler, while the senate OF South Caro-
lima did Eot join the house at all in the cleo
tion Of Butler, but IT did join the house that
elected Corbin. He then read from the tesl
mony OF Butler given before the committee
in South Carolina TO show tina, 1t was a
physical impossibility, in the very nature OF
things, for the negroes to cast their votes,
and that they did not cast their votes, aud
the occurrences of that day were sufficient To
justify the board of canvassers and the legis-
those two counties al all. But eight men
bearing copy OF a paper from the clerk OF
the county court, showing some proceeding
whereby they were entitled TO a seat in that
legislature, presented themselves a. the
door OF the legislature and dem anded admit
lance. Ard these were some oil the facts
upon which this case turned. He then re
viewed the acts OF some OF the men there and
Denounced them, and claimed That those acts
were some OF The qualifications which they
were to inquire Into before seating one OF
hos ~ q limo to tpnH. f4,.s
both The hoard OF canvasSers and the legisla-
ture decided that the election in the two coln-
ties spoken OF was vitiated entirely. He
was not arguing that Mr.. Butler, one of
these claimants, was guilty OF completely in
these outrages, hut he was showing that the
statement made here that ali The facts Were
corrected was hardly a correct one HeaSke1
Mr.. Wadleigh il the Hamburg outrage st Doi
alone, or was that the beginning OF a series
OF outrageS that eliminated on election day!
Mr. Wadleigh said that there were such
ortrages committed there as would hardly
be believed, and lie was surprised TO know
that there was anybody here who would at
tempt to Ialliate or conceal or cover up or
aIoogize for them. He sent pp and had
read an account OF the outrageS upon cleo
tion day, given in the testimony OF Lieut..
Anderson, OF the regular army.
FILLIBUSTERING
was kept up for some hours, and at 451
O'Clock Mr. Wadleigh resumed the floor, and
the reading Of the report was about to be
continued, when Mr. Thurman rose to a
point OF order, that so much reading was
abusing right and was not contemplated
by the rules, and he felt ii 10 be his duty to
1t necessary To submit the question to the
Senate. The Chair said he would submit
the question to the Senate, as he did not feel
at liberty TO break down tue time-hOnOred
rule of the Senate. Mr.. Wadleigh said he
was striving to get before the Senate such in
formation as would enable Senators TO vote
lntellfgently On this question, and he wantet
1t understood that an attempt was being
made TO thrust Senator in here
WHOSE RECORD WOULD NOT STAND SCRU-
Mr.. Bayard found the fullest liberty in ad-
dressing the Senate, and believed that every
Senator should have an opportunity to say
al he had to say Still he believed that Ia
this case too much time had been consumed
in reading matter totally irrelevant TO the
question before them.
After further debate, Mr. Edmunds moved.
at 5:45, that the Senate take q recess till III
O'Clock, and on this the yeas and nays were
demanded, aud resulted-yeas ., nays 2i
ard motions 10 adjourn, etc, were kept up
for an hour or two.
THE TEST OF ENDURANCE KEPT UP.
AT i:52 Mr. Mitchell moved that the Senate
proceed TO executive business. The yeas and
nay were ordered and resulted yeas = nays
%, and no quorum voted. Mr.. COcsrell
moved q cali Of the Senate, which was or
dered and quorum answered to their names,
and the question required on the motion To
proceed to executive business, on which the
yeas and nays were ordered resulting yeas
10, nays %, and the Senate refused to go into
SAcSutAtC sessioh, duu NIL w dulclku
sumed the floor.
AT $40 Mr.. Edmunds raised the point that
no quorum was present
Mr.. COckrell-'Yes, IL is exceedingly i'm
this stuff read"
Mr.. Edmunds.-"Yes, 1t is, If they want to
hear the truth"
The roll was called and no quorum was
present. Considerable more time was con-
kumed in calls OF the Senate, motions to ad-
jOurn, TO take q recess, etc., etc.; after which
the reading OF the report was proceeded with,
MIR. Burnside reading in a rather subdued
voice. Soon Mr.. Hill raised the point of or
der that the Senator from Rhode Island was
reading in such a low tone OF voice that he
could not be heard, whereupon Mr.. Burnside
raised his voice SO as 10 be distinctly heard
In every PORTION OF the chamber
AT 10 O'clock q. m, Mr.. Cameron wis
fatd that the committee on privileges and
elections, not having time to report, be
would read the brief OF Mr.. Cortin. because
Mr.. Buffers case could not be discussed In
diligently without a simultaneous consider
alion of Mr.. COrbin's. He then proceeded to
read the brief, which Is the one submitted by
Mr.. COfbt to the committee on privileges
and elections few days ago.
Alternate fillibustering and reading occu-
pied the time until noon, when the chair an