The Portland daily press., 1877-10-19

otcoPcSs W lilo COmDltUec, ne uaQ no Sucn
thought. he submitted his amendment for the
reason that the chairman of the Com mittee on
PRIVILEGES and Elections (Morton) was lying i'll
at his residence in Indiana, and all regrette it
was not possible for him to be here during the
extra session.
Mr.. Edmunds-Yes; but there ia ALWAYS a
chairman.
Mr.. Whyte Yes, but there is always a deli
cacy which prevails in this body and L offered
the resolution instructing the committee to re-
lieve the Senator from Oregon (MitchelD, the
vice-charman, who might feel the dalicacy in
calling the committee He submitted his
amendment to instruct the COMMITTEES in the
interest OF peace SO that the era of good feeling
now dawning might be promoted and this ever
lasting Louisiana contest be got out of the way
he had no motive except for the public good.
Mr. Edmunds argued that this was the first
instance in the history of the Senate in which
an attempt had been made to instruct COM
mlttee 10 report upon an nportant question
within given number of days.
MI. Wadlelgh said the committee on priyil-
eyes and elections had examined the creden-
tials of kellogg and they were prepared to re-
port that Kellogg had a priDad fncie case and
was entitled to his seat. '0 "'N
MI. Salisbury said that as a member of the
committee on privileges and elections he did
not regard the motion of the Senator from
mary land to instruct the committee as an af-
front to that committee, He did not believe
any delay was necessary to enable the commit
tee to report by November 1st 1t had been
SAID that their committee was prepared to re-
port IN favor OF seating Kellogg but he desired
to state that there was a minority report to be
submitted,
The motion of Whyts to instruct the COM
mittee was rejected as follows:
YedS-Bailey, Barnum, Bayard, Beck Coke, Davis
OF Ill, Davis of W.. Va, Dennis, Eaton, Garland:
Fla. Herman, Lamar. McCreery, Mcdonald, Nc
Pherson, Maxey, Merrimon, Morgan, Randolph, Ran
som; Salisbury, Thurman, Wallace, Whyte and
:, Nays-Allison, Anthony, Blaine, Booth. Bruce,
burnside, Cameron OF Wis, Cnaffee, Christiancy,
Conkling, Conover, Dawes, Dorsey, Edmunds Ferry,
lesby, Paddock, Patterson, Pollins, Sargent, Saun
ders, Spencer, Teller and Wadleigh-35.
Mr.. Conkling said that there had been some
doubt expressed as to whether the credentials
of Kellogg were still before the committee,
and he therefore proposed TO add to the resolu-
tlon the following:
THE credentials of William P. Kellogg,
claiming a seat in the Senate having been here
tofore referred to said committee, and now be-
ing before it''
He said he offered this amendment SO as to
make it clearly manifect to the committee that
it should report on the case of Kellogg as well
as that of Spofford.
Mr.. Thurman said that the amendment vir-
tually declared that the 59th rule applied to the
executive session of the Senate alone. He ar
gued the rule was only for a session of Con-
gress. 1t provided that papers before a COM
mittee at the end of the first session of Con-
gress should be returned to the respective COM
mlttees at the next succeeding session, but pa
pers before committee Of the Senate during a
session called for executive business must be
returned to the Clerk and referred to the COM
mittee by the Senate again.
After some further discussion, during which
Mr. Conkling said the high priests of the Dem
rfxr hoA laa1,
over this 59th rule, he modified his amendment
so as to read, land the same committee shall
also consider and report upon the credentials of
VIM. Pitt Kellogg"
The amendment was agreed to and the reso-
luton passed as amended.
Mr.. Thurman then moved that J. B. Enstis
be sworn as Senator from Louisiana for the
term commencing March 4, 1873.
MI. Edmunds said there Was privileged mo-
ton on the table, and called up the resolution
submitted by him yesterday to have the COM
mittee on Privileges and Elections discharged
from the further consideration of the creden-
tials of Kellogg
The Vice President said it was not priv
LEGGED motion OF the Senator from Ohio, and
presented the credentials Of Mr.. Eustis He
then enquired if the credentials had been pre-
sented heretofore, and being informed that they
had, decided that the unfinished business (be-
ing Mr.. Edmunds' resolution) had precedence
Mr. E1munds then by unanimous consent
withdrew his resolution.
Mr.. Thurman renewed his motion to have
Eastis sworn in, and proceeded to state the
circumstances attending his election &C. He
claimed that the Senate had decided that
Pinchback was Tot entitled to a seat and there
fore there were no credentials conflicting with
hose of Eusts.
Mr.. Codkling raised the point of order that
the credentials of Eustis were before the Com
mittee of Privileges and Elections, and not be-
fore the Senate, therefore the Senator from
Ohio (Thurman) was out of order.
The Chair sustained the point of order, and
after some further debate in regard to the rules
the Vice President submitted to the Senate the
question whether all subjects referred to COM
m1ttee of the Senate and not reported at the
close of the last preceding session in March
last remained before the several committees to
which they referred, and it was decided in the
affirmative by rising vote, yeas 80, nays 26,
the Republicans voting in the affirmative and
the Democrats in the negative.
The motion of Mr.. Thurman to have Mr..
Eustis sworn in, having been decided he then
moved that the committee on privileges and
elections be discharged from further e0nsidera-
ton of the credentials OF Mr.. Eostis.
Objection was made by Mr.. Edmunds, and
under the rules the motion was laid over till
tomorrow.
The Senate at 8 Is adjourned.