The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-27

Of the most absolute importance to do and
tho & E ,SspsS a HS dp Ins then
senate proceed to tho consideration Of oxccu.
The voto was then taken on Mr. Edmundss
motion for an executive session. and it WINS re-
jcctcd .-yeaa. 2a; nays. 3O-Conovor and pattcr-
Ferry. Hamlin. Plumb. Sargent; spencer. and
Window, who wc,ild haX,c voted in Che anlrma-
S Srn %GT' Ar "sa M9 acn S Gg rsS M
MIR. Patterson iitcp.. s. G, ,Nr. President.
today. / propose Tomorrow. on the min
question. to address the Senate at some length,
but II can say anything that will quiet ihc
the Chamber want to 10 II. The Republican
party has been brnyc party, but never saw il
no c@G4e in the World. What is e 1 n@S iTr
before this body? The question Is on n rcsolu-
and Elections from tho consideration Of the
casc of NJ. G. Butlcr. OF South Carolina.
gentlemen who rise on this side Of the chamber
ana lnl iault with certain persons. their asso-
ciai"s. for voting as they do on this resolution
should first admit and confess whose fault it is
session since the ] 9th Of October, and there has
been no movement no, report from the Com
miit'c on Privileges and llcctinns in regard to
any " thcsccases. | told Gen. Butter that If inc
Kellogg. report WINS not brought up. and they
should delay II. and Ms friends should bring up
q u.
hy the motion. Now. II that is corruption,
Gall II corruption and make the most Of il.
~ IL sai9 iiYt proposn,, 10 translgr thc rnlitegl
man living has authority To quote me for such n
purpose. | would sooner losc my right arm
tlnn lo anything IN enlHng"r the supremacy Of
tn Republican party. II voting for Gen VI. {.
Butler because he IL honestly and fairly clc"tod
IS to destroy the Republican pnrty God knows
4 ought ~ be DESTROYED very soon. seating
Gen. Butler makes bat one moro Democratic
volt; nni Il Is not my iault that the case
II Mr. Kellogg + not before the SEN
aio and that his ca~' was not. voted
upon before the case ofGcn. Butler was brought
NJ. had no control over that matter. stand
When vote Tor Gen. NJ I. Buil"r. KNOW oI' ann
voting t. carry out the viii and the wish Of the
n"opl. whom hayc the honor To represent on
this floor. They b"loyc he was elected: the
courts have DECIDED that tho Legislature which
elected him is legal AMI lnwiul body and am
hound ~ obey their mandate. ana propose to do
II. Mr. fr,si dent, som" people Hnoct surprise ut
my vote Thore is not n Senator on this aidr Of
ne chamber who docs not know that It was
published all summer that would vote for the
admission of Gen. VI. C. Butler Ii went
ali over the country. hut now, because my
friends on this side ~ the chamber who he.
loved would not do IT, who believed they could
persuade me- not 10 do 50. perhaps some Of
hulldO2c me into not doing IT, affect grrai sur
Lrsr. After what | have passed through in
South Carolinn in eight years in political cam
dozcd in this senate It is not n COOL
p'ac" to wind w the lulldozing operation.
. Mr. 1 mover Rep. fla; - SOC q ID mOcratic
stat" Administration In South Carolina. II the
Democrats carried the state. as our President
hns determined, cannot see why they have not
n right to elect Senator belonging TO their own
party am not willing tu oppose the decision
th" President has nude upon this subject and
] am not willing TO stultify myself hy saving
that Democratic State elected Republican
senator. Again. und rstand that the supreme
Court of South Carolina has decided that the
Legislature which elected Mr.. Butter WIS the
legal Legislature OF the state. Can We 70 back
on that decision think not II has been re-
Gently decided bv a tribunal. the like of which
never sat on "arth-a tribunal called into exist
ence To- lead tho nation out " n wilderness
~ trouble and glpnm-composcd Of Judges II
the supreme Court. senators. members II the
li"u-" Of Representatives. and lawycrs-thut
the Senate and Hous" 81 Representatives COM
hincd could not - uelind the Returning Board
ui "a state. even IN u cas-" of actual fraud to de-
rmin" who " re- the duly 81 'ctnd electors 81
Louis ana. and that this results from IN" right
Of a stat" To regulate her own affairs. How.
then can "" ~ behind the decision oi the 81.
prom" Court of IN state as To- which Of tho two
bodies is ia" rightiu Legislature Of that state 2