Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-12-06

Pacific railroad company and branches
with the United States, as stipulated
and agreed upon in the several acts
aforesaid.
Ordered printed and lie on the table
! Mr.. Paddock gave notice that he
would hereafter submit resolution as
substitute for the resolution of Mr.
Chaffee on the subject now pending.
A number of bills were introduced
and referred to appropriate committees
when consideration was resumed of the
Kellogg case, and Mr.. Salisbury spoke
| in favor of recommitting the subject to
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions with instructions to take testimony.
Mr.. Howe said Spofford made no
charge of fraud against Kellogg, and
the returning board before the COM
mittee on privileges and elections until
the 22d of November, after all the
world had been advised that in order to
hurry Buffers case, it was necessary to
postpone Kellogg's case.
Mr.. Hill said Judge Spofford present
ed his charges and offered to prove
them in October.
Mr. Howe said he took issue with the
gentleman and appealed to the record.
He defended the returning board, and
said II was no more possible for that
board to perpetrate a fraud, when it eX-
amined the returns of the election in
| 1876. than was it possible for the supreme
court of the United States, to perpetrate
fraud in giving judgment upon the
case which had been argued
Mr. Hill argued that Spofford made
certain charges against Kellogg, and
offered to prove them, in October. He
then read the following telegram, which
he said had been handed to him to-day:
New ORLEANS, Nov. 80.
To Hon. John Ellis:
There is documentary evidence here
in Kellogg's office to show that he used
his influence with the returning board
(Signed) HARRY L. SMITH.
The question being on the substitute
of Mr.. Salisbury, the vote resulted: yeas
%; nays 90, as follows:
Yeas-Bailcy Bayard Beck ockrill, oke
Davis, (W. Va, Dennis. Eaton, Garland, Gordon,
Harris, Hereford, Hill, Jones' (Flal, Herman, La
man, Morgan, Patterson, Randolph, salisbury,
Thurman, Voorhees,. Wallace, Whyte and Withers
30.
Nays-Nessrs. Allison, Anthony, Booth, Bruce,
Burnside. Cameron, (Pa). Cameron. (Wis),
Chatfee, Christiancy, Conkling. Conover Dawes,
Dorsey, Edmunds, Hoar, Howe, Jones' (Seb.),
Kirkwood, Mcmillan, Mathews, Mitchell, Merrill
| Paddock, Rollins, sargent Saunders, Spencer
Teller and Wadleigh-29
Messrs. Blaine, Plumb Hamlin,
Oglesby, Ferry, and Window, who
would have voted in the negative
were paired with Messrs. Grover, Arm
strong, Barnum. Davis. Gll) Maxey,
Ransom and Johnston, who wou1u 1ltY :
i1'af in announcing 40 1c his pair with Mr.. Davis,
said he refrained from voting, although
he did not consider 1t certain that his
colleague would vote aye, he hoped he
would vote no. Laughter. The
vice president in announcing the vote,
did not give the deciding vote, but SAID
the substitute, not having received a
majority vote of the senate, IS disagreed
to.
The question then being on Hills sub
stitute to swear in Henry M. Spofford, on
his prinaa face case, it was rejected-yeas
q, nays %, as follows:
Yeas-Bailey. Bayard, Beck, Cockrell, Coke
Davis OH }. Davis (W. Va.l Dennis, Eaton, Gar
land, Gordon, Harris, Hartford, Hill, Jones (Fial
v,
riman, Morgan, Randolph, Salisbury, Thurman
Voorhees,, Wallace and Withers-7
Nays-Allson. Anthony, Booth. Bruce, Burn
side. cameron (Pa.), cameron LWis.l, Chafiee
Christiancy, Conkling Conover. Dawes. Dorsey
sEdmunds, Hoar, Howe, lockwood, Mcmillan
Matthews, Mitchell, Morren, Oglesby PADDOCK
Patterson, Rollins, Saunders, Spencer, Teller an(
Wadleigh--29.
Messrs. Armstrong, Barnum, Grover
Maxey, Ransom, Johnston, Lamar anc
Whyte, who would have voted in th'
affirmative, were paired with Messrs
Plumb, Hamlin, Blaine, Ferry, ingalls,
Window, Jones, (Nevada) and Sargent
: who would have voted in the negative
The question then recurred on tn
t original resolution to seat Kellogg, an
f il was agreed to-yeas, 80; nays, q
e Messrs. Conover and Patterson votin
5 with the republicans in the affirmative
s Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, who did not vot
q in the former roll call, voted aye o
: this call.
e Mr.. Lamar, with whom he was paire
d off, having come in since first call.
e Mr.. Davis (Il) voted with the demo
: crats,in the negative.
Mr.. Thurman moved that M.
Butler be now sworn III as senator trol
! South Carolina.
p p Agreed to yeas %; nays 2S-as 70
lows:
Yeas--Messrs. Bailey, Bayard, Beck. Cockri
Coke, Conover. Davis, (W. Va.l, Dennis, Eato
~ Gayand, Gordon. Harris, Hereford, Hill, Jone
(Fla.) kernan Lamar, McCreery, Mcdonald roa
N dolph, salisbury, Thurman, voorhees,, ALA
and N ithers-29.
i, Nays-re essrs. Allison, Anthony, Booth, Bru'
pa
Chaffce Christiancy, Conkling: Dawes. Dorse
Edmunds Hoar, Howe Jones. New, hirkwoo
le Mcmillan, Matthews. Mitchell, Morrill,, Og est
9 Paddock Rollins, Saunders, Spencer, Teller al
= Wadleigh-2S.
,e Messrs. kellogg and Butler were the
n escorted to the vice-presidents des
n and the oath of Office was admlniste
a. ed to them-the latter taking the moo
n fled oath.
Id The senate then, at 2:10 A. NJ, we
le into executive session, and when t
ne doors were opened, aniourned till
ed o'clock to-day.
ne HOUSE.
al DEC. 1.-The house passed a few bi
of a private nature one to provide
Nv the relief of the Huron sufferers, g.
then having no longer a quorum
on iourned until Monday.
ch SENATE.
~ DEC 1.-The senate, after a brief S
II sion and without transactlng business
ne general interest, apjOurned until lO
- NJ. Monday.
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