The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-12-06
CONGREssIONAL.--Eztra Session.
TIE RENATR.

elections, submitted a report, accompanied
declaring W. P. Kellogg entitled to a seat as
senator from Louisiana for six years from
March 4, 1877. He asked present consid.
Grafton of the resolution, but objection was
made by MerTimoD, Withersand others, and
the resolution was laid over till to morrow
The house bill to repeal all that part of the
act Of January IA 1875, known as the re-
sumption act, which authorized the secretary
CT the treasury to dispose of U. S. bonds and
redeem and cancel greenback currency. was
feao Oy It's title and referred to the commit
tee on finance. At expiration of the morn
ing hour consideration was resumed OF the
resolution to discharge the committee on
privileges and elections from further consid-
GRAFTON Of the credentials of NJ. C.. ButIer
claiming seat as senator from Soutb Caro''
lima, and Mr. Davis (Ill,) explained his rea.
sons why he favored the motion In DISCHARGE
the committee. Mr.. Edmunds. I hone thet
my honorable friend from Illinois and nv
honorable friends on the other side of this
cnahDer viii be willing that this body shall
proceed now to do these things in tbs Last
stages OF this called session which are of the
most absolute Importance to do, and which
canneI more particularly refer to with
doors open than I now. and then proceed
Win these matters of privileges in their due
oruer' To that end [ move that the senate
proceed to the consideration of executive
business. The vote WAS then taken on Mr..
Edmunds' motion and 1t was rejected. The
debate WIS continued, participated In by
Senators Conover, Gordon, Edmunds and
others, the senate adjourning without action.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the hear
ing OF the testimony taken by the committee
which visited South Carolina; was continued
at length, at the request of Senator Wad-
leigh. who held the floor, yielding OCCASION
eIiy Ior motions for recess, or to adjourn,
which were rejected. The pending question
was upon the amendment submitted last
night by Senator Mitchell, providing
that the resolution be made the special
order for half past twelve O'Clock to-
day, Senator Mitchell said that the
time having passed, he would modify the
amendment so as tn make the resolution the
special order for Wednesday, the 2Sth, at
ba f-past twelve in the afternoon. Rejected
yeas, %; nays, 2S. The question then re-
Cured Lon the resolution Of the seua-
tor from Ohio, Thurman, which reads {:
Resolved, That the committee on privileges
and elections be discharged from the consid>
Grafton OF the credentials of N. B. Butler,
OF South Carolina, Agreed to-yeas, 90 :
nays, 81. Senator Edmunds then gave
gave notice that Immediately after the read
ing Of the journal tomorrow he would call
up the highest matter of privilege, touching
the credentials of Kellogg, reported from
the committee on privileges and elections.
Inc senate then, on motion of Senator
Thurman, by vote of yeas Is nays 81, went
into executive session, and when the doors
were reoPened the senate, after a continuous
session of tWenty-eight hours, adjourned
until twelve O'Clock tomorrow.
In the Senate, on the 2Sth, immedi-
ately after the reading of the journal, Sena.
tor Wadleigh, chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections, moved to proceed to
the consideration of the resolution reported
BY that committee for the admission OF Kel-
togR as senator from Louisiana. Senator
Thurman objected, end read the eighth rule,
which provides that no bill, report of CON-
mittee, or other subject upon the calendar
shall be proceeded with in the morning hour
unless by unanimous consent long dis
cussiOn in regard to the rules'ensued, which
was participated in by Senators Edmonds,
Thurman, Wsdleigh, Wallace end others.
FINALLY the vice>President decided that the
subject was question of the highest priv.
Iege and could be considered in the morning
hour Notwithstanding the objection The
question then being viii the senate pro.
coed to the consideration of the resolution
reported by the committee on privileges and
elections declaring Mr. kellogg entitled to q
seat as senator from Louisiana" the vote re-
suited IN yeas, 80, nays 90. The vice-presi-
dent voted In the affirmative, and so the reso-
luton was tsken up. After 1t was decided to
take up the Kellogg case another long debate
sprung up between Senators Wadleigh, Hill,
Hoar, salisbury and h'Millan, all members
of the committee on privileges and elections,
as to the case of EuStis, claiming a seat from
Louisiana for the term ending March 4, 1879,
the Democrats arguing that his case might
have been reported before this time, and the
republicans claiming it would have been
already reported had not the committee been
prevented from meeting yesterday by the
continuous session of the senate. Senator
Thurman then moved to amend the resoiu>
ton by striking out all after the words ere.
solved, )" and insert that III. G. Butler he now
EyV0 in aoAn tn,
The vote on Senator Thurman's amendment
TO swear in Butler resuited-Yeas, 81; nays,
81. Senator Davis [Ills.l and Patterson vot-
ing with the democrats in the affirmative,
and COnoVer with the republicans in the
negative The vice-president gave the de-
Gliding vote, and declared the amendment
lost. Pending the discussion, Senator Pat
tersOn moved that the senate adjourn.
Agreed to yeas %, nays q. Senators Davis,
Conoyer and Patterson voting with the
democrats in the affirmative. The senate
adjourned until twelve o'clock tomorrow.
In the Senate, on the 29th, immediate
ly after the reading of the journal, objection
was offered to any new business, and consid.
Grafton was resumed of the resolution for
the admission of VIM. Pitt Kellogg as sena-
tor IRON Louisiana for six years from March
4, 1877, the pending question being on the
amendment of Senator Salisbury to recon.
NIT the whole subject to the committee on
anu CACCbAuIlSg viii Instructions TO
take testimony upon certain charges of COM
Phcity OF Governor Kellogg with the return
ing board in frauds for TIE purpose of hay
Ing himself elected to the senate. A long
discussion followed. The democrats charged
that they had witnesses ready to prove con-
clusively that Governor Kellogg was in COM
pltcity with the returning board in the frauds
to elect himself to the senate. The repub-
iicans alleged that this delay to take testi-
mony was asked for simply to get the other
cases ahead CT the Kellogg case. The rules
OF the senate and General 81. G. Butler were
prominent subjects in :he discussion With
out action upon the amendment the sena te
went into executive session, and when the
doors were reOpened adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 3Oth, House Joint
resolution in relation to the French inter
national industrial exposition was taken up
and the senate amendments agreed to. The
Joint resolution was then read a third time
and passed, yeas, Sc, nays, 20. Mr.. Harris
introduced q bill to provide for building a
marine hospital at Memphis. Referred
After the passage of the French exposition
bill the amendments provide that the com
missioner general shall be appointed by the
president and confirmed by the senate: in
crease the compensation of twenty additional
commissioners from 81 600 to 81 200 each.
and strike out of the house resolution the
clause providing for the exhibits from the
several departments of the government of
tee United States which contributed to the
centennial exhibition. The general apDro-
PriatiOn is kept at $4,000. The motion To-
seat kellogg was then takehS up. Pending
consideration, Hr. Thurman moved that the
senate proceed with the consideration Of
executive business. Rejected, yeas, 81; pavs
3l-tie vote, but the ice-president did rot
vote. He simply announced that thesenate
refused 70 go into executive sessioEs-The
democrats voted in fayoF Of going into exc
cutiye session and the rebublicans against
1t. The senate then took q recess until 7:90
pm. -~s\ y
sEEATB.-Evening sessiou-AThe Guea-
ton being on the original resolution to seat
Mr.. Kellogg, 1t was agreed to-yeas, !; NAYS,
2S-Conover and Patterson voting with the
republicans in the affirmative. Jones New