The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-22

"as uGue 10 ulspihCt Tie DuL .eT case
from It's proper Plsce before the commit
tee and ge. It before the Senate. b re.
terred 10 the action OF the Democratic
Senators II voting 10 refer he otter
cases % that committee for Inves!Sa-
ton, and said It Was glsrIJg incOaSIst-
ency On the part OF any gentleman 70
say lhst neither the case OF Butler n -
EAti' required any scruting. de srEu. d
tnsl the Committee on Privileges and
Elections hsd worked faithfully, tual the
evidence III the hellogg-SpOtiord case
was al IN, and the con mIttee was now
ready 10 deliberate on its verdict lie
arguei that there was Il controversy owe;
the facts III the South Carolina case aui
there was = necessity tor IiquIry. In
conclusion he moved to lay the resolu-
tIJn of Mr.. Thurman on the table, bu.
Al the requcs: OF Mr.. Bayart withdre =
the motion 10 allow the Ser ator stste
his reasons Tor voting IN favor OF the res
olutIon to discharge the committee.
Mr.. Bayard said the constitution pro
yided that no State be deprived OF its
representation on the foor OF the Senate;
therefore, this resolution 10 discharge the
committee from further Consders.i of
the credentials OF Butler was question
OF the highest privilege, and It was tue
duty OF the Senate 10 see thst this mos.
important provision of the constitution.
was not violated There were three Vs.
CancIes in the Senate now, and the ere.
dentIals OF one o! the applicants Eustis
had been pending two years There was
no contestant Tor his seat, and ne should
Lave been admitted. He then referred
t. the South Carolina case, and said he
had read the statements OF both BG.ier
aud CJrbin, and he believed that they
botn agreed that their csses Nigh. be dis
posed OF on the basis OF pointed Ore.,
submitted By them. Mr.. Bay ..'H
referred to the Con res,i5nal L ...H 10
show that, when the bill TO rgu...... ..e
State OF Texas into the Union was penl-
ing Ia 1866, Mr.. Sherman, then
Senstor from Oni5, moved
10 discharge the Committee Cn the Ju
dietary from further consideration of that
b.l! SO that immediate scLIoR might b.
had on Il by the Senate and on the to-
lowing day the Senate, by vote OF 80
yeas TO ID n4ys, did dlschsr. the com
mitiee, DESPITE the protest Of tho chair
mar Irumbul!l and by n vote o. A.
yeas TO l nays passed IT, Two days sl-
Lerwards the two TeXas Senators, Fisna
gan aid Hamilton, appeared ana were
sworn IN. The State of South Carolina
had n right to representation Oh this
door, OF which she mad been deprived
without her consent. In conclusion No
urged prompt settlement OF all snese
contested cases, In justice 10 the States
IN justice 10 the Senate and in justice to
tie country.
MIR. Hosr then repeated ms
motion to lay the resolution
o: Mr.. Thurman on the table
aud the yeas aad nays were ordered o.
This motion.
Mr.. Thurman said that in the eight
years experience tdat nc mad had IN thI-
Oody ne never knew oi an opponent o
/ resolution making motion to lay 1t Oh
inc table without allowing the mover O,
the resolulion 10 answer the objections
made to it. This was the first time be
ever knew the right TO be interlered
with.
Mr.. Hoar said that he did not under.
stand that the mover OF any incidents,
notion, such as TO discharge committee
from further consideration of subject
nad any privilege OF closing debate
though he would withdraw his motion TO
Jay il Oh the table that Senator Thur
IN An might speak.
M. ConklnS said that the experience
Dt lnis day had been extraordinary. lie
nad listened TO the alteration between
me Senators as 10 what took place IN tho
committee, all OF which was unpar,ig-
uentary. A Senator moved tU
,ay the resolution OF the Senator from
Unio on the table which Was entirely
within the usage and propriety oil the
senate. a Senator who moved rosp-
.utiOn, reprrserting no committee, but
doing 80 OF his own yolItlon, could no,
draw - himself ell the attributes of the
chairman OF committee To close tn
debate on an Important measure, the W, s
and nays had been ordered on moliJl
- lay the resolution on the table, and b.
submitted that the Sen4tor from Massa.
cnusetts Hoar had no right to with
draw thai mOlIon now. For one, he
wanted TO see the sense Of the senate
taken ss promptly IS possible on what he
regarded as the very extraordinary mo-
lion TO discharge the Committee on
Privileges and + gctIons from the further
consideration OF these credentials
AS the vote on Mr. Hosr's motion WAS
abou. to be taken, Mr.. Thurman moved
that the Senate proceed to consider exec.
utive business.
Mr. Coukling and otners-Oh no; let
US have vote on the motion 10 lay on
tue table. The motion for an executive
session was agreed TO. Yeas 30, nays 70.
While the doors were being closed,
Nr. Allison, from the Committee Oh
Finance, reported with amendments
House bill 20 sUthoriz- the tree coinage
OF T. standard silver dollar and restore IT.
legal tender character, which Was placed
oa the calendar. As soon as the senate
went into executive session, n motion 20
adjourn WAS agreed to without transact
M any business.