The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-28

There was some sharp skirmishng for
position last week, but the battle proper
didn't begin until Monday. BY that time
the Republicans had compared opinions and
arranged their plan of campaign. The UNI
finished business coming Over from the pre-
vious week was the resolution OF Sen
ator THURMAN for discharging the
Committee on Privileges and Elections
from the further consideration of the Gre
dentials OF NJ. g. BUTLER. the Democratic
Senatorial claimant from South Carolina.
The passage OF this resolution, If n vote
should be reached. was foregone conclu-
sion. Obviously, the thing for the Republi-
cans to do was TO stave off the vote. The
strategy imposed by the situation was the
strategy Of delay.
Their first move on Monday was to get
before the Senate resolution from the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections declaring
that WILLIAM PITT KELLOGG was lawfully
entitled to his seat ~ n Senator from Louis
lana, and should be sworn in. or course, OBJ
lection was made from. the Democratic side
to the immediate consideration Of this
resolution, and it went over for II Legislative
day under the Senate's rules. Next, ED
MUNDs asked the immediate consideration
OF a resolution calling upon the de tdcto At
torney-General for list Of criminal prose-
BUTTONS begun in the Federal courts In
South Carolina since Jan. 1. 1875, for Of
fences against life, property, civil rights, or
the right of suffrage. This also was sent
over by an objection.
Then the unfinished business came up. and
EDMUNDs, after avowing his conviction that
corrupt bargain had been contaminated,
moved an executive session. This was the
first Of n long series of motions TO go into
executive session, to take recess,
and to adjourn. 1t was voted down.
yeas 2s, nays 30-CoNovER and PAT
TRRsON voting with the Democrats,
as did also the Independent Senator
from Illinois, ex-Justice DAVID DAVIS. The
next vote taken was on resolution, offered
by EDMUNDs as an amendment, directing
the Committee on Privileges and Elections To
find out whether NJ. c. BUTLER, or any one
for him, had attempted unlawfully and cor
ruptly TO influence the action of any Sena-
tor. STANLEY MATTHEWS voted with the
Democrats on this and it was rejected
yeas q, nays 80.
One or two other votes and an executive
session OF an hour brought the Senate to
u ClONh III llt evening. hOllOlH W ludht lnt
THURMAN resolution the special order for
this and that future day, to take a recess,
and To adjourn were voted down, and it be-
came evident that it was to be an all
night affair 4 Northwestern Republican
used up the time until 10 80 Then
the redoubtable WADLEIGH Of New
Hampshire took the floor and held
IL until Tuesday noon. number of speeches
We're made during the night 10y WADLEIGH's
courtesy and there We're occasional episodes
Of roll calling and quorum hunting; but the
main exercise oi the night and morning was
the reading OF some hundreds Of pages Of
testimony from a last years report on South
Carolina outrages. bearing upon BUTLLRs
relation To the Hamburg massacre.
Noon found the limit Of human endurance
nearly reached, and, after another speech by
a fresh senator and reply by iaded one
the Republicans ut last allowed the vote on
the THURMAN resolution TO be taken. II
was passed 10y - yeas to p nays-CoNovER
and PATTERSON voting with the Democrats,
DAVIS paired with Republican, EDMUNDs
promptly objected to the immediate con-
sidcrarion of BrTLER's credentials and they
were laid over IA day under the rules. THUR
MAN entering a motion that BUTLER be
sworn in, EpMUNDs gave notice that he
should call up the first thing this morning
a. the matter Of the highest privilege, the
credentials of KELLOGG Then the Senate
adjourned and went to bed.
The fight to-day will be over the question
which set Of crcdentials-tho-e II BUTLER
Or those Of kELLoGG-shall first be passed
upon. Its result depends upon the votes Of
CoNovER and PATTERSON. Both have an
nounccd their readiness to vote for the adj
mission OF KELLOGG whenever his case shall
come properly before the Senate; but both
have also pledged themselves now that
BUrLERs case is actually up, not to allow
1t to be- displaced or postponed if they can
prevent il.
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