The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-27
RADICAL BIRTHSTONE.
COnOver Makes Them
Smell It.
Edmunds Checkmated in
His Little Game.
COnoVer and Patterson Vote
With the Democrats.
WAsHINGToS, November 20.
SENATE.

w ASHlNGTOSp november 70.
SENATE.
Mr. Wadleigh, from the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, submitted y
report accompanied by a resolution de-
Clsring W. Z. Kellogg entitled to seat
AS Senator from Louisiana, for six years
from March /, 1877. He asked present
consideration OF the resolution, but OBJ
jection was made by Messrs. MerrmOE,
Witners and others, and the resolution
was laid over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Merrmon submitted a minority
report, signed by Messrs. Hill, Salisbury
and himself, in tsyOr OF seating Spohord.
Ordered printed.
The House bill TO repeal all that part
of the act Of January IA, 1875, known Us
the resumption act, which authorizes the
Secretary OF the Treasury to dispose OF
United States bonds and redeem and
cancel green back currency, was read by
is title and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
The latter portion Of the morning hour
was devoted TO discussing the resolution
submitted by Mr.. Chafee, calling upon
the President for IniOra alton rs to whist
imped ments exist which prevent him
from executing the laws against TIE
Union Pacific Railroad and Its branches,
but before reaching vote the morning
hour expired, and the consideration was
resumed of the resolution 10 discharge
the Committee on Privileges and Eec-
tions from the further consideration OF
the credentials of NJ G Butler, claiming
u seat as Senator from South Carolina.
MIR. Davis said that the contes. now
going Oh in the Senate has attracted the
atten ton OF the country, and from the
peculiar position he occupied in relation
to the parties, he trusted i. would not be
out of the way .or him to give, briefly,
the reasons why he should vote for the
motion Of the Senator from Ohio Thur
man There were three seats IN the
Senate, vacant; ore belonging to South
Carolina and two to Loulslsns-and II
WIS a matter of great importance that
they be filled. The Legislation Of Con
gress was binding on those States, and
The people thereof had right to expect
that the claims to those seats would b.
acted upon at the earliest possible mo.
ment. He [Dsvisl supposed that wnen
the session opened these three seats
would be filed or declared
vacant by the eud OF the session. 1t
was too late for that. He had no
sgeucy in bringing this resolution before
me Senate, but the mover Of It
Thurman probably knew his DAVIS J
judgment did not approve of the policy
towards the South since the rebellion.
he thought the Southern States should
be represented by persons identified with
the interests OF their people. 1t had
been suggested that this motion to dis
charge the committee was against the
usage Of the Senate. The Senator from
Delaware Bayard u few days ago cited
y precedent in the case of the bill for the
readmission of Texas into the Union
some years ago aud if he Davis might
be allowed to refer to the proceedings OF
the other house OF Congress he could say
lha. only last week Representative
from Maine moved TO discharge the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections from
further consideration OF the Colorado
case, and this motion resulted in the fix
ing of day for its hearing. He Davis
dld not see why this case should be
longer continued IN the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. 1t did not
seem to him that the case could be de-
cIded By the Senate upon the conceded
facts which appeared IN the brie's of the
representative contestants, Cor0In and
Butler. |, the committee should exam
inc this South Carolina case, such eXami-
nation would undoubtedly result in two
reports, both able no doubt, but what WAS
the necessity for these reports whon all
The facts would be reached IN open oen-
sLe2 Besides in the evenly balanced
condition of the Senate, II was apparent
thatahese two reports would not receive
that consideration which reports in other
matters ordinarily receive. The Com
mitlce on Privileges and Elections had
to-day reported in the Louisiana contest,
and il was asked that this case be acted
upor before the South Carolina case. II
the report in the Louisiana case
nad been made to the Senate before the
introduction of the resolution OF the Sen
ator from Ohio Thurman to discharge
the committee IRON further consideration
of the credentials Of Butler, he would
have voted 10 consider the L1uisiaus
case first, and agsInst the resolution OF
the Senator from Ohio, but as the Sens
tor had submitted the resolution first, It
took precedence, and ne Davis believed
hat now was the proper time 70 decide
the case in open Senate.
The Vice President-Th question Is,
will the Senste agree to the resolution z
Mr.. Edmunds MIR. President, | be
lieve nv honorable friend from Illinois
Davis is psrtIy correct in speaking Of
the evenly balanced stste OF parties IN
the Senate. Whether be referred 10 all
parties in the Senste or not ! do not
know. Laughter There are two par
ties in the Senate Jnst are very nearly
evenly balanced. How II is with the
third do not know. Laughter
Mr.. Dsvis-The third Is unanimous.
[ Laughter.
Mr.. Edmunds-I sasume that the third
party Is unsranimous, as my friend Just
said. Laughter. l hope We shall have
order, Mc. President l cannot 20 on.
The Vice PresideDt-Thst rests with
the Senator from Vermont. Laugh
ter.
Mr. Edmunds Then We shall have
order.
Mr.. E3munds discussed the PROPOSE
tions presented by Judge Davis at con
siderable length, claiming ta@t tne South
Carolina csse should be considered by
the committee. He concluded IS fol-
lows: Il is 80 infringement
upon the fundamental prlnclPle OF the
constitution ofthis body in respect Of the
members that are TO belong TO it, by
turning it into mere race and scramble
of partisanship or corruP. bargain and
sale of votes, if, as is alleged, that II
the case which, makes it necessary tc
! hasten this matter.
MIR. Mcdonald said: Mr.. President, ]