Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-28
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WASHINGTON, D. G.. Nov. %.

SENATE.
The Senate met at uoou, great crowd filling
the galleries.
After the prayer the journal was read.
Mr.. Edmuuds-"After the record of the mo-
ton by Mr.. Thurman that Mr.. Butler be ad-
Mr.. Ednuuds objected" lie desired that the
journal might bo amended in this particular.
AS soon as the Journal was read motion was
made by Mr.. Wadleigh to take up tho kellogg
case during the morning hour.
The Butler case stood ut the end OF the
moroing hour business.
MIR. Thurman objected, and said that the
motion must 60 over under the rule.
MI. Elmunds commended that question ct
high privilege like this was in order during the
morning hour before all motions except the cor
rectiou of the Journal, to adjourn, and the GRE.
dentiaIs Of Senators elect. This was question
concerning credentials.
MIR. Bayard sustained the view Of MIR. Thur
man.
MIR. Wilhcrs. of Va, called the attention of
the chair to the 7th rule, and made construc.
ton of it which he urged excluded any consid
GRAFTON of questions arising on tho election OF
Senators, except such as were concerned With
The first presentations of credentials.
The discussion was continued by Mr.. Thur.
man and others.
The chair held that single objection did not
carry the motion over.
Mr.. Thurmau-Tho question s ono of i'm.
portauce and to settle it permanently take an
appeal.
MIR. Edmunds-I ask for the yeas and nays.
On the question--Shali tho decision OF the
chair stand as the Judgment of the Senate, tho
yeas were 20 and the nays were %, SO the de.
csion of tho chair was sustained.
D,tka cd n nm md
Mr.. Davis and Mr. Conover did not vote.
On this question as 10 all similar ones Mr..
johnson, OF Va, announced that he was paired
with the Senator from Minncsota-Mr. Win.
dom.
The question then REQUIRED upon taking up
the Kellogg case aHd the vote resulted-~Yeas 90,
nays 29-aud the ohal: voted 10 the affirmative.
Mr.. CoDover voted with the radicals and MIR.
Patterson and MIR. Davis, of ILL.,, with the dem
ocrats.
Mr.. Thurman moved to strike out all in re-
gard to Kellogg and to insert that m. 9. But
Ter be admitted to a seat 10 the Senate
Mr.. Elmunds said that he desired that some
understanding should DO come to, 10 relation to
the order 10 which these votes should be taken.
He proposed to take q vote on the Kellogg case
90 Friday at o'clock and on the Butler csss
on Saturday ut O'Clock, if that would be salts
factory.
MIR. Thurman said no mention had been
made of the Eustis case which had been here
% months.
Mr.. Wadleigh assured the Senate that there
would be report on the Eustis case this ses-
sion.
The subject was further discussed.
MIR. Thurmao was willing in response to the
proposition of Mr.. Edmonds to determine the
order 10 which tho contested election cases
should be acted on, as soon as report was
made in the Eustis case and not before.
After further discussion. MIR. Hill, of Ca.
made an able speech urging tho Senate to do
the fair thing aud admit MIR. Eustis at once.
Further discussion by Mr.. Howe and others.
Mr. Thurman's amendment was lost by tie,
Vice President Wheeler giving the casting vote.
Mr.. Conover voted With the radicals.
MIR. Thurman challenged the right of the
drew the objection for the present, the Vice
President saying, as at present advised, he
should exercise the right.
Mr.. Bsyard moved as an amendment to re-
commit tho Louisiana case, and spoke thereon |
Geo. Roper, alias Frank McGhee, the negro
who attempted to outrage the person of Miss |
Bette Tempeton, was brought to Columbia, |
Ieon., from Athens Monday evening and taken |
before the young lady, who was too much ex-
cited to identity him, and the proposed lyoching |
was postponed until yesterday. Miss Temple |
ton is the daughter Of Rev. A. Templetop, pas.
tor of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at
Columbia, and is represented as young LADY |
of great beauty and highly accomplished. The
negro was bsflcd in bis design, and he drew
knife and threatened her life, but her cries
brought assistance and he fled. A later dispatch
from Columbia says Roper was taken from the
jail yesterday by mob and lyncbed at the
Court House 10 the presence of about 1000
persons.