Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-12
WASHINGTON. November 2s.

llclputlOn OI u renewal d lno CONTEST
o over the seating OF Mr.. Butler us Sen.
ator from South Carolina, and the SEN
+ aiors were all in their seats before the
reading OF the journal was flushed.
The Chaplain, in hiS opening payer,
asked Divine assistance Tor reaching q
ust and right conclusion.
| Immediately after the reading of
/. the journal, Mr.. Wadleigh IN. H.,
chairman of the committee on privi.
, legos and elections, was recognized by
/. the Vice President, and he said: /
arise 10 a question Of privilege.
The Vice President-The Senator
will state his question.
r Mr.. Wadleigh-Ther is upon the
: table oh tho i5vuato and tho fret oasu
upon the calender a report IRON the
committee on privileges and elections,
with two resolutions, one declaring
William Pitt Kellogg entitled TO tho
seat from Louisiana and the other de-
claring that Mr.. Spoford is not cntitl-
cd TO it, move that the first resolu-
tion be taken from the table now and
considered.
Mr.. Thurman (Ohio) objected, and
read the eighth rule, which provides
that no bill, report of a committee or
other subject upon the calendar shall
be proceeded with in the morning hour
unless by unanimous consent.
Mr. Edmunds (Vt.) said the Senator
had forgotten to read all the rule He
read the seventh rule, which provide
that the presentation of the credcn-
tials of Senators-elect and other ques-
tions of privilege shall always be in
order, except during the reading OF
the journal, and all questions and mo-
tons arising OF made upon the pfesen-
tatlon of such credentials, shall DO pro-
ceeded with until disposed Of by the
Senate
After some further discussion the
Vice President said he had no doubt
in his own mind as to which rule gov
erned the matter. The question was
whether it was one Of privilege. The
Chair thought it was a question of the
highest privilege, and therefore gov
erned by the seventh rule.
TAKING AN APPEAL.
Mr.. Thurman said, in order that this
question might be decided now, he
would take an appeal from the decision
OF the Chair. The yeas and nays were
ordered, and the Chair was sustained
Yeas, 29 nays, 2S, as follows.
Yeas Mcssrs Allison, Anthony. Booth, Bruce,
burnside, Cameron pa }. Cameron WIS., Chat
lee, ChristiAney conklng, conover. Dawes, Dor
sey, Ed,nunds Hofr Howe, Jones (Nev J. Kirk.
wood, Mcmillan, Matthews, Mitchell, Morrill,,
Ogesby, Paddock. Rollins, Saunders, Spencer,
Teller aud Wadleigh-2a.
Nays--Mesrs. Bailey. Bayard. Beck. Coke,
Cockrell, Davis Nv. Val. Dennis, Garland. dor
don. Harris, Hereford, Hill, Jones (Fla.l. Ker-
nan, Lamar, Mccreery, Mcdonald, Mcpherson,
Nerrmon, Morgan. Patterson, Rand ,lph, sauls.
hurry, Thurman, Voorhees, Wallace, Whyte and
withers-2s.
Messrs. Ferry, Ingalls,, Window,
Plumb, Sargent, Blaine and Hamlin,
who would have voted in the aflirma-
,;ve, .-s-s ,a,-sd -..,. M.ss-s Mavay,
Ransom, johnson, Armstrong, Eaton,
Grover and Barnum, who would have
voted in the negative.
Mr.. Conover did not vote when his
name was first called hut at the con-
cluson of the roll call he arose in his
place and vote ''aye," when there wns
slight manifestation of applause in
the galleries, but was promptly check
ed. Mr.. Davis (Ill) WAS not in tho
chamber when his name was called.
The Vice President having declared
the decision OF the Chair sustained,
announced that the pending question
was "Will the Senate proceed TO tho
consideration ofthe resolution reported
by the Committee on election 7" de-
claring that William Pitt Kellogg is
entitled to scat in the Senate from
Louisiana and that Henry NJ. Spofford
is not SO entitled.
The vote resulted-Yeas, 80; nays,
20, Mr.. Conover voting with the Re-
publicaus in the affirmative, Mr.. Davis
lIll.) and Mr.. Patterson voting with
the Democrats in the negative. The
Vice President said the vote of the
Senate being equally divided the Chair
would vote in tho affirmative, and the
Senate would proceed to consider the
resolution.
Mr.. Thurman (Ohlo) moved 10 strike
out all after the word resolved and
insert "that NJ. C. Brtler be now sworn
as Senator from tho State of South
Carolina"
Mr. Edmunds said very likely this
amendment, as well as the original
resolution, would lead to some debate.
Tomorrow being Thanksgiving Day,
left only two working days for this
session. lie did not want time used
unnecessarily, and therefore ho sug
gcsled that a vote be taken on the ad-
mission of Mr. Kellogg on Friday next
at o'clock p. m, aud on the admis-
sion of Mr.. Butler on Saturday next,
at o'clock Laughter on the Dem.
ocratic side
Mr.. Thurman said there had beena
gentleman here 30 long that the Sena-
tor from Vermont seemed to have for
gotten his existence. That gentleman
was Mr.. Eustis, claiming seat from
Louisiana. Ito had been here with
out "a competitor twenty two months.
Mr.. Congling. Has IL been reported
from the committee YETI
Mr.. Thurman. No; and Heaven
only knows when II will be- Laugh
ter.
Mr. Wadleigh On. H. chairman of
the committee on privileges and cleo
tons, said a report on the Eusts case
would be made at this session.
A long discussion ensued between
Messrs. Wadleigh, Hill, Hoar, Sauls.
bury and Mcmillan, all members Of
the committee on privileges aud cleo
tions, rs TO the status of the case of
Mr.. Eustis, claiming seat In the
Senate from Louisiana for tho term
ending March 4, 1879, the Democratic
members arguing that his case might
have been reported before this time
and the Republican members claiming
that il would have been already re.
ported had not the committee been
prevented from meeting yesterday by
the continuous session of the Senate.
Mr.. Hill said the committee had
worked hard, but in his opinion the
Eustis case might have been disposed
of before this. There was contest,
aud serious ono, IN the Kellogg.Spof-
ford case and also a contest In the
ccrbin. Butler case, but in tho case of
Euslis therc was no contest, and there
was no reason why IL should not have
been disposed Of before these contested
cases.
Mr. Howe (Wis) said at first no
one seemed to think Of Eustis at oil.