Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-12


Q who wanted TO inquire about dispatc
, ton newspaper. Why did not the Ser
I ator (Mr. Edmunds) bring his resolu
!. tion forward in the morning hour as al
: independent measure2 Why did b.
. not submit II Us n substitute for tn
D pending resolution2 Because he hop
cd that delicacy might prevent on,
Senator from voting on ii. On hi
: (Mr Thurman's) knowledge of tn
: claimant Butler) as a man and o gen
tleman, he would state that at the prop
! or time that gentleman would be abl,
and willing TO answer any investiga
ton. 10 stop the inquiry as TO th,
right of a State being represented her,
by going into an inquiry about news
! paper statements would not do. Th,
: Senator Mr.. Edmunds] did not avol
such investigation when the Pinchbacl
case was up, when he deserted his par
ty and joined the Democrats. Suppos,
he Mr. Thurmanl should draw infer
ences against the Republican side o
the Chamber AS long ago as May
last the Senator from South Carolini
said he would vote for the admission o.
Mr.. Butler, and that was four month,
before there were any Indictment
against that Senator. At the meeting
OF this session how came ii that the
chairmanship of one of the principal
committees Of the Senate was given to
the Senator from South Caralina ltht
committee on Territories and another
[the committee on enrolled bills1 to the
Senator from Florida, Mr.. Conover
The right Of State TO representation
in the Senate was not TO be put down
by any vague charges against another
Senator. Was IL forgotten that when
petition was presented here some
time ago, charging that certain Sen.
ator was elected by bribery, the Senate
would not inquire into it2
Mr.. Edmunds inquired what case the
Senator alluded TO.
Mr.. Thurman replied ho preferred
not to mention names He would tell
the Senator privately.
EDMuNDs' RESOLUTION REJECTED.
The vote being taken on Mr. Ed.
munds amendment TO investigate the
charge mentioned, it was rejected
yeas, 27 nays, 30, Messrs. Matthews
| (Ohio) Davis (lll.), Patterson and Con-
over voting with the Democrats in the
negative.
In giving his vote Mr.. Christiancy
(Mich. said he voted aye with some
reluctance.
Mr. Allison (Iowa) moved that the
Senate proceed to the consideration Of
executive business. Rejected-Yeas,
27 nays, 20.
Mr.. Matthews voted with the Re
publicans in favor of the executive ses.
sion, but Mr. Booth was not in the
chamber when bis name was called.
Messrs Davis [lll1 Patterson and Con
over voted with the Democrats in the
negative.
Mr.. Wadleigh IN. H. !, chairman of
the Committee on privileges and cleo
tions again defended the committee
and stated that there had been no dc.
lay. He read from the brief OF Mr.
Corbin, who contests the scat OF Mr..
Butler, to the effect that in Edgefield
county, South Carolina, the vote was
250 IN excess of the male population OF
the county. He had been informed that
within the pages of that brief was evi.
dence showing that the path Of the ap-
plicant to the Senate was slippery with
blood, and that was one reason why
there should be an investigation.
Mr.. ingalls, Kan. moved to adjourn.
Reiected-yeas, 26 nays, 2S.
Mr.. Edmunds moved that the Senate
proceed to the consideration Of exeeu-
tive business.
The vote on the motion for an exec
utive session resulted--yeas, % nays,
20, Mr.. DAVIS Ill voting with the Re.
publicans in the affirmative.
The Vice President stated that as
the vote OF the Senate was equally d.
vided he would vote in the affirmative,
and at 5;45, the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session.
AT GAO, when the doors were reopen
cd, Mr. Edmunds moved TO adjourn.
Rejected yeas, % nays, q.
The question then being on the reso.
luton OF Mr. Thurman to discharge the
committee from the further considera-
tion of the credentials OF Mr. Butler,
Mr.. Edmunds moved to amend by add
ing the words, "And that the subject
OF said credentials shall be made the
special order of the day for Wednesday
next at one o'clock in the afternoon" 3"
Rejected yeas, ~ nays, 20. Mr. Ed
munds then moved to take IA recess un-
I'll $50 p. NJ. in order to allow Senators
to get their dinners.
Mr. Davis (lll.)--"Say eight o'clock.
We can get dinner IN an hour as well
as an hour and a halfn
Mr.. Edmunds-l have not the ca
pacity for swallowing things that my
friend from Illinois has. Laughter
The motion for recess was reject
ed without roll call.
Mr.. Thurman said II the Senate
would agree that the resolution sub
mitted by him should not lose its
place, but should be proceeded with
and if carried that the question OF Gen.
Buffers right TO his seat should not
lose its place, some understanding
mirht be had by which a recess might