The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-10-19

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There were no nominations to-day,
or executive session. The house is not
in session.
In the senate during the morning
hour great lumber of bills were in
troduced and referred to the appropri,
ate committees. Among them is one
by Mr.. Christiancy, to enlarge the
jurisdiction of the court of claims.
AT the expiration of the morning
hour the senate resumed consideration
of the resolution submitted by Mr..
Thurman yesterday, to have the oath
administered to Henry M. Spofiord, as
senator from Louisiana, the pending
question being on the substitute of Mr..
Mitchell, to refer his credentials to the
committee on privileges aud elections.
The question occupied the day. Mr.,
Spofford's credentials finally being re-
ferred to the committee, Mr.. Edmunds
withdrew his motion to discharge the
committee from further consideration
of the Kellogg credentials,
Pending question of withdrawal, the
credentials of Mr.. Eustis from the
committee was called up by Mr.. Thur
mond. The debate continues on tech
nical character, and is giving no indi
cation OF result.
Mr.. White, of Maryland, submitted
an amendment to the resolution refer
ing the credentials, in substance that
the said committee report thereon,
on or before the first OF November.
Mr. Mitchell, who is acting chair
man Of the committee, said he was
afraid that would not give the COM
mittee time enough.
The vote by which Spoflord's ere
dentials were referred was thirty six
to thirty-three, Senator Davis, of Hit
nois, voting with the democrats in the
negative.
Mr.. Thurman renewed his motion to
have Mr.. Eustis sworn in, and pro-
ceeded to state the circumstances ats
tending his election, etc. He claimed
that the senate had decided that
Pinchback was not entitled to his seat,
and therefore there were no creden-
tials conflicting with those of Eustis.
The motion of Mr.. Thurman to have
Mr.. Eustis sworn in, having been de-
cided out of order, he then moved that
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions be discharged from the further
consideration of the credentials OF Mr..
Eustis
Objections were made by Mr.. Ed
munds, and under the rules the mo
ton was laid over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Conkliug raised the point of or
der that the credentials OF Mr.. Eustis
were before the committee on privi-
leges and elections, and not before the
senate, therefore the senator from
Ohio, Mr.. Thurman, was out OF order
The chair sustained the point OF or
der, and after some further debate In
regard to the rules, the vice president
submitted to the senate the question,
whether all subjects referred to the
committees of the senate, and not re-
ported at the close Of the last proceed
, ing session in March last, remained
| before the several committees, to which
they were referred, and it was decided
i'm the affirmative by a rising vote Of
yeas 80, nays 70, the republicans vot
ing in the affirmative and the demo
] Gratis in the negative.
Mr.. White spoke In favor of BIZ
II amendment and said the Kellogg cas-,
i. was referred to the committee las
March, "since then events In Louis
lana had crystalized so that the Who'll
matter was now embraced IN yer,
narrow compass and should not TAX
e any committee longer than two o
three days to settle the whole matter
u The chairman Of the committee, MI
o Morton, was unwell and II the con
e mittee was not instructed by the ser
ate, the Investigation might be pos
y poned until bis recovery.
q Mr.. wadleigb, Of New Hampshlr
said II 1t was expected by the sena
that the decil ion OF the committee 0
privileges and elections In this ca
u should be final, 1t was asking too mut