The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-12-08
From Washington.
hLLLNGG ND R.TLEE.

from washington.
KELLOGG AND Il TLEE.
The proractcd strife IN tie senate over the
admission II Kellogg and Butler terminated
9 at 9 O'Clock last Saturday morning by the al
mission Of both. The debate, which had al
ready lasted nearly a week was renewed on
Friday morning by Patterson, who somewhat
, relieved republican Uncasintss by declaring in
the Outset that while he should vote for the adj
mission IF Butler, he should also vote TO admit
Kellogg He then passed into eu!ogy On
the southern republicans, or carpetbaggers,
and then launched out in bitter attack on the
President whom he called that man at the
White House for betraying them. lie al.
lowed murdercrs 10 90 free said Patterson,
but prosecuted republicans rs thieves for
elcctng him" Speeches were made by Bay
ard, IIoar. Lamar, Hill and others, and il look.
ed as if there was to be another all night ,cs.
sion, when finally, at II O'Clock at night, Ed,
munds offered that if the democrats would
iallow the final vote TO be taken on admitting
Kellogg at O'clock the republicans would let
Il final vote be taken on Blu Ter at O'Clock. This
was accepted, and accordingly at O'Clock the
vote on admitting Kellogg was taken, standing
30 to 2S in his favor, Conover and Patterson vOt-
ing for him. Immediately thereupon the vote
on Butler was also taken, resulting in 90 to Is
in his favor, Patterson and Conover voting for
him and David Davis not voting Both were
at once sworn in, and then the senate adjourn.
ed to y o'clock Saturday
APPOINTMENTS.
| The object of the senate IN meeting again on
Saturday was to take up and dispose Of 4 long
/ list Of presidential appointments, which, if
not confirmed at the extra session, would fall
to the ground. Quite long list Of unimpor
tant appointments was disposed Of the first
debate arising on Fitzslmmons, as marshal for
Georgia. Fitzsimmons Is democrat and was
recommended by Gordon, and is, except as to
his democracy, an unobjcctionable man. The
Conkling wing, however, wanted man nam.
ed Huff, and opposed Fitzsimmons bitterly,
Gordon said HUFF, in Georgia, was q democrat,
and as such he had agreed to support him, but
when he got to Washington he Gordon found
Huff was here claiming to be republican
Gordon couldn't support a twotaccd man like
that. Fitzsmmons was finally confirmed by
the votes Of the democrats and Patterson, Con
over and Stanley Matthews,
The main fight, however, WINS over the New
York custom house appointments, which
Conkling opposes. Finding the senate was
bound to act on them, he hastily on Saturday
got together enough of his committee com
mercc) to which they had been referred--ltai
ing to notify such as were in favor Of ratifying
the appOntmenc,) to get report against them
and then in the senate he fought against mom
| to stavc off sction during the extra session.
The senate, F!owever, KEEP. perversely in SEES
sion not only entil late on Saturday, but also
adjourned iT6m Saturday to Monday at 10
O'Clock, but Conkling had address enough to
prevent vote before noon on Monday, when
the extra session died by limitation.
In spite Of this defeat, however the President
shows unexpected backbone in the matter, for
on Thursday he again sent the names of Roose-
welt, Merritt and Prince, the three appoint
mens against which Conkling is making his
fiercest fight, to the senate for confirmation.
IIarlan's nomination as supreme judge
which had been confirmed and then hung up
by motion to reconsider, was allowed to stand
by letting the vote To reconsider die without
action OF it,
Though no action was taken by the extra
session on the admission of Eustis, dem, as
senator from Louisiana, the senate elections
committee agreed to report in his favor yester-
day, three republicans on the committee vot-
ing for him, and there was no doubt he would
be at once admitted.
THE EXTRA SESSION.
There was no formal adjournment OF the
extra session, which was allowed TO run into the
regular session by both houses meeting on
Monday morning at 10 O'Clock and remaining
in session until II O'Clock, when by law the
regular session commenced The work Of the
extra session consisted in the passage If but
three bills; the appropriation of S2GOW00O
for the army; S2,O00,000 to cover naval def
ciencics; and S2,600000 for general defcien-
cies." The house bill appropriating 100000
for a representation at the Paris exposition was
amended by the senate, and the house failed to
act on the amendments. However, the house
is understood not to object 10 them and the
bill will certainly 80 through before the holi-
day adjournment
NENICO.
Gen. Ord arrived at Washington on saturday,
and ut once was the object of general interest
on account of the information he was supposed
To bring in regard To the troubles on The Rio
Grandc Ord says there is no doubt that Diaz