Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-11-28

ho thought the resOlutlOn Oh lnur-
man having been submitted first, was
entitled to precedence
Edmunds, after q brief reply, NOV
ed that the Senate proceed to the
consideration of executive business.
Rejected. Yeas2S, Nays 30. Conover
and Patterson voted with the demo-
Gratis in the negative.
SENATE.
CONTINUATION OF LAST NIGHTS PRO-
cEEDINGs.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Wadlcigh
held the floor and the reading Of
South Carolina testimony was contin-
ucd until 3 AS when all the republic
an seats being vacant, Chaffee raised
the point that no quorum was present
and roll call showed that this was a
fact, only "a being present, and the
sergeant-at-arms was sent for miss
ing members. A motion to adjourn
was lost, 26 to- The Sergeant-at-
arms reported that he could not In
duce the attendance Of the absentees.
Whyte moved that the rule be read
which gives him power to compel at
tendance.
Wallace wanted a report in writing
that the country might know who
were absentecs.
Conkling entered and objected that
the rules did not allow less than q
quorum to direct the Sergeant-at-
arms to prepare list Of absentees.
Roll call showed 81 present, quo
rum. II
After long debate On points of or
der Wadleigh called for the continu-
alton Of the reading of testimony.
| Thurman objected to such abuse Of
Senator's privilege and argued that
the testimony could not DO read
without leave of the Senate and de.
manded that the Senate vote OH that
point.
Wadleigh commended that il was nc
abuse to present vital testimony. he
wanted the country to know the rec.
ord of the claimant.
| Bayard declared this testimony ou
of place and said that democrats new
er attempted such dilatory proceed
ings in the Senate and they wOui(
have been put down if they had.
4 Edmunds asked Bayard II he re
membered about 1850 when Jefferson
Davis, Soule, and others occupied tn,
Senate whole night having mes
sages Of the President read.
I Bayard said he didn't, though i
might have happened.
Thurman withdrew his objection
!. Wadleigh then argued facts in thu
South Carolina case.
i At 5 AS Edmunds moved recess til
IL a. m. Rejected, &c to %.
Wadleigh then resumed, declaring
that this testimony bore directly OF
: the validity Of Buffers election.
: AtG:l5 Edmunds moved recess til
! 10 o'clock for breakfast. Rejected b.
vote of 26 to II.
Paddock moved to adtourd. Re
: jected. 26 to 10. He then moved re
cess till 8. Rejected 26 to 16.
Wadleigh resumed reading, but q
o'clock, at his request, Edmund
took the book and read to reliev
Wadleigh who had been on the foo
, since 10 80 last evening.
: Edmunds having interjccted hu
r morous comments on the testimony
Q Garland objected to such remarks
j il he was, as it appeared he was,
4 mere agents clerk, a mere fungus G
Wadleigh.
Motions to adjourn and execntiv
i. business were rejected and Edmund
!, continued reading.
AT s o'clock Mitchell moved an eA
! ecutive session. No quorum wa
= present and when obtained the me-
ton was lost 26 to L..
/. Wadleigh continued till 8 20 whe
! Burnside relieved him.
AT S 80 no quorum appeared an
when obtained dilatory motions cor
tinued. interepersed with readin
: until after 10, when Cameron, {
Wis, took the floor on tho Butler
: Corbin case.
: At IL 80 Allison moved recess III
til l p. m. Lost % to 81.
Cameron continued until moo
when motion for recess till WI
= rejected, 26 to %.
q At u :O5 Hoar, who occupied tn
y chair during the temporary abscnt
of the Vice. President, said he woul
call the attention Of the Senate to I'll
fact that12 O'Clock, the hour for til
daily meeting of the Senate had Al
: rived. In the judgement of the chai
G the legislative day continued unit
d the adjournment of the Senate too
i place and unless objection was mad
= it should be so considered.
NO UD]ectlon being 6made Dorse
!, moved to resume discussion of legi
! lative business. Rejected, ycas
: nays 25.
Mcrrimon said he did not rise [
enter upon discussion of South Ca
DINA affairs, but to show how entire
| ly false were the statements as to il
timidation in s. G.. The whole popl
lation entitled to vote was l84 ,943 an
the whole number of votes cast in ISL
. was lS3,3SS. How was il that persor
$ were intimidatcd when nearly tn
t whole vote of the State was polled
Besides the republican candidate f.
. governor in 1876 received more vote
than any candidate before had eve
received.
, The Hamburg riot was the cons,
quence of long continued series {
outrages in Hamburg on the part {
: negroes The evidence shows thu
) when men were shot down like will
beasts at Hamburg, Gen. Butler ha
!, left that place.
At 2 O'clock the Senate is still j
session, and Morrison is continuin
his speech in defence of Butler.
W.c,rr~nro, Nov 81 2 o,clncL