The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-24
FOR THE CONTROL or THE sKNA LIE.
The CommiUee on Elections to Report In Pa
vor Of seating kellogx.

WASHINGION, Nov. 23.-The Senate Com
mittec on Privileges and Elections decided this
morning. boy n strict party vote Of 6 10 g. TO re-
port thai " lillian Fit Kellogg il. upon the mer-
It's of the case. lawfully entitled 10 seat In tho
SenHt from Louisiana thus precluling con
test hy SpOfford Hitor the decision OF the
casc. This ends tho case rs far as the COM
mittoo is concerned. and upon the basis
outlined In these dispatches this morn
Ing. Evidence to prove tho fraudulent ats
by which the Returning Board came 10 issue
the certificates upon which the Legislature
was based which elected Kellogg was excluded
The marrow bridge upon which Kellogg passes
- the S'natr Il made ny OF these certificates.
ana ha- No other basis. Upon this ground the
committee act1 and like The Electoral Commits
on. II declines 20 20 behind the returns.
though ADMITTING thn, the popuaf majority
hose the Legislature which elected Sponord.
Ihc minority ot IA" committee viii recommend
tnr admission 81 slpilori.
II upIrur, to he - tautt sr u doubt whether the
'7olut pn admitting ilogg constitutes
question 0t prifI - Tat should override the
uniin ,s.l"d bu-in"--. VIII D. il the rn-ulution in
rtsarl 90 ihr uuu '-Sl IN ri Butler. But whether
IL d. Or not. therr D. nrhing a. prevent a series
IL amendments hy tle nrmorrHi- Nhlrl wonI
bring - vol. uI"u Butl 'r'a ri-e before u Nutt
utHDn the mniu ui VI ,ri rr,i4ely uiiur tn th,.
anirhdnyut- mnit yesterday 10y thr krpub-
h"tn- 90 Mr.. Inurmnn- motion. II T. Sald to-
EuS' b nhl l9@E n lnn same resolution, thus
pairing ihrir nlmiS-il ~.
I-ANI r. bulti unl plliifs ii' lWi' diirf con-
trSt.llie lar -rHl~ from south Carolina. have
b"ch dir"g"d tu submit tl,gir hrl"i- uii" L'm-
miticr Ou rriYil. 80 and Fie tiNu7 lrf,rs Mon
day, md a5 nothing further can he gained 10y
iriay. jln nur,Y lo'ieion may hr had ON AN the
ont -t- The ir 'ilue aii"nr- to he gHnin-
ground IN n nl"u tl" N"nni" ihnt mo i,oiun-
un-. II they secure the admission of Kellogg
and tho return Di Sharon before a vote on But
ei q, c,a" ir hnl, tc) Wlll Srlt Corbln ia I.turn
for the att mp 10 Opeh tho Butler clao Just
made.
In the Republican causus to-day Paterson.
spnaking for (uuNNrr ms Wrll d4 him,tll. tho
latter hciu. ul.rui. said iuat H. would enter
upon "a fprmnl d"icn" of his course on Mon
an unh0ly alliance which Wg1 ninHe i-trrdAy
by Mr.. Copklng. For the ~ soni he Desired to
SOY. ou l"huii oi himself and senator COnover,
that both woull vote lOr Butlrr t. the last. and
would vote down every elfYt ~ bring On the
Kellogg clt. alcad ol builrrs. Juis IL un-
commonly vain rrakinsfor cauous. and had
every d"pteSHng ciof upln the Republican
SrLutois. II Patterson iold tho truth. the adj
mission Of RuIer would J.. cD rtuin next Mon.
day, AZ Patterson intimalod that he aud Con
ns,r would kc,p The Senate in o-aion until this
r. sui ~ns So urrd,
A telegram received hy George G. Gorham
from Senator sharon yesterday makes it rA-
ir.mrly improbable TINT he viii he present.
The telegram was lrllaie, and romc inncrura-
clrs may oAl5i in 4. ~ following version. which
j.. however. believed to hc ubstaItialy correct
aa ysC G4l,ni, sp,tis flfuaISr
hn 500 ton, oi al, nr hr Ks waiting for to passage
" the >'iN.I lll nni au cnsin.'FnS m9yencnts in
'rhir stock. s,nai. lna> go ~ he'll shAaoN,
u il said this evening that Blaine's pair with
tr'.'str ~ to tho end Of tho session,