, 1877-11-23
TIL; RECORD,

WAsusxoroS, D. e., Nov. a,-The morning
hour was used up In discussing tue Inosiun Ut
Str. Thurman to amend tue journal VI yestcr-
days proceedings 10 that It slluult MT show
that thu pcndlng question was the 1notlaI VI
Mr.. 1loaT sotay on tllr table this resolution to
discharge tho Cotumlttee OIL Privileges and
Eleetlurs frotu further consideration OF the
Butler credentials. 1t was argued that Str.
Noar had withdrawn that mutIoa by Unanimous
conseut.
Mr. Conkling, after somu preliminary r.
marks, sait4:
MH. PRESIDENT: This proccdin: yesterday
Waa not accidental Or careless. aul positive III
affirming that II MA not needless or accidct,-
til. The motion II lay OIL tho table Was not u
stray motion. Tho Senator fron Massachu-
sets had, think, eonstcsscd 1t; u,hsr Senators
had considered IL &lse 1t WAS not by accident that
| lost ono nonent when tic motlun
waa maue In demanding tho yeas
aud nays upon II. My purpose was to put
lls motion 10 lay on the table beyond shs reach Of
recall Of towsf of withdrawal by auybuiy. have
20 hesitation IA asawlnE my reason tor tlts Thsre
la4 otsu,, II not raIAosr,, whlspess Vt new an4
strange sllianccs. II II tu b. hoped that thr s1v
holy arlasccs. There had bsen whispers 0f al.
l.atlccs p.nd,ns for Ting. aud which wrss yea
ttraly susocelrd to have rttIIed into ccT1atlty;
alliances frlied uvao II transfer tho maturity fro
.ns s!s 70 s ".ass 'l' ~ IT, rs tas ssnais iss =
Neeu this AItteA. ths fc1cfScA, ad recruits wna how
many thus wcsv. u scc.nest thai sas mutlau to
4 very sarif revelation uf tho ca1fItIun. alid stuW
l.oH It WIS that the cuniT1l vt thu eenata wAs tu
plHs away from the maturity ~ he1e'ufors eoa.
xtitIlrtas alld, ku the sl1s VI The HHlrlrc west.
waFl take it, way" asked fur the ycas and
nay. The End taat this mutton to lay on tt tabl
knuw by who.t sutss IL IL thal success IL h0pe4
fur III thr motion ~ dischar.u ths t'ammltltc IN
tr4stiesca ALL Eec&lous from u c4.o nsseE ln,es..
kHNI
!tc1 " ma,n f1rce. W forcc 0f numbers. w4en 1t
hsl been a,cestsinsd solne~hsss that nuunefs
III. l34y.s4 saId the Senator from New York
fCuDklnsi had spoken Ut whispers Throughout, thu
Senate Chsn1eF of huly Of anhosy alliances. lie
such whispers. and, ~ fsr ~ b. knsw, there ~ess
no slllanscs upon which he did uas lAsits lho
Af.ss further d!sea.s,on, Mr.. Thurman with.
drew lhs motion to cosrset tho Journal.
The sSpa.c, w = vote q yeas ~ y mays q, ~.
Thurman u alstl,atse ths co,nuttss % Privileges
a.d E,:etaa" from aa.;ass eoasais,atton HI u ~
Carol.ua. Nes.ts. DAVIS I'LL }, tonussr lila. ].
and Patterson Is. c. voted with the psmacrats ~
The question then be.u. OH thu adoption Of tha
rrs0lul.uu. Mt. Edmnuds nIorcd 10 amrud tbs rs-
SOLUTION ~ ~ to dlseh4fEu thu coml4ltcs ffou
tnfthrt e"'ts!detatoa vt tue stsdent!al. Of ".
Z. Butler, - senator from south carolina. lynn
this nlol,on dC0Ats followed.
The aalton Ma* srlected-ycss. 3oi naJd 3l.
Tho vote was tue same ~ On she mpltun ~ lay
on The Table, with lhe exception t4at tonosss did
III. i;oakliu9 then aubn,,ttsd an stueadmsat -
follows: --.-
H..oifsI Ttat the funmittee On Privileges and
ese.!<uuss Of William +. nellugx anu AeuFy il.
si.u1osd. et4ilulnx stat4 ~ Signature fruln toui.
slan.. snd that assnwAt!e, tbs eAss Vt south cato
KejretcI- --ye4s, 10; nays. -.
:. When The tans of Patterson *as ealledtn tskips