The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-12-13
CONGRESSlONAL.--Extra Session.
THE SENATE.

senator from Louisiana for six years from
March 4, 1877. He asked q present consid.
Grafton of the resolution, but objection was
made by Merrimon, Withers and 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
Of the treasury to dispose of U. s. bonds and
redeem and cancel greenback currency, was
read by its 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. G. Butler,
claiminga seat as senator from South Caro-,
lima, and Mr.. Davis (lll,) explained his rea.
sons why he favored the motion to discharge
the committee Mr.. Edmunds, hope that
my honorable friend from Illinois and my
honorable friends on the other side of this
chamber will be willing that this body shall
proceed now to do these things in the last
stages of this called session which are of the
most absolute importance to do, and which
cannot more particularly refer to with
doors open than I now. and then proceed
with these matters OF privileges in their due
order, To that end | move that the senate
proceed to the consideration OF executive
business. The vote was then taken on MIR.
Edmunds' motion and 1t was rejected. The
debate was continued, participated in by
Senators Conover, Gordon, Edmunds and
others, the senate a1journing without action.
In the Senate, on the 9th, the hear
ing of the testimony taken by the committee
which visited South Carolina; was continued
OF laputh nt tho n SpnatDr Wai.
leigh, who held the floor, yielding occasion.
ally for 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 halfpast twelve O'Clock to.
day. Senator Mitchell said that the
time having passed, he would modify the
amendment so as to make the resolution the
special order for Wednesday, the 2Sth, at
half-past twelve in the afternoon. Rejected
- yeas, 23; nays, rs. The question then re.
Cured on the resolution of the sena'
tor from Ohio. Thurman, which reads:
Resolved, That the committee on privileges
and elections be discharged from the consid>
Grafton of the credentials of NJ. b. Butler,
Of South Carolina. Agreed tO-yeas, 30 :
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.
The senate then, on motion OF Senator
Thurman, by Il vote of yeas Is, nays y, 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
logg as senator from Louisiana. Senator
Thurman objected, and read the eighth rule
which provides that no bill, report of com
mittee, or other bject upon the calendar
shall he proceeded with in the morning hour
unless by unanimous consent. A long lis
cilssion in regard to the rules, ,ensued, which
was participated in by Senators Edmonds,
Thurman, Wadleigh, Wallace and others.
Finally the vice. president decided that the
subject was question OF the highest privl
lege and could he considered in the morning
hour notwithstanding the objection. The
question then being Will the senate pro
Ceed TO the consideration Of the resolution
reported by the committee on privileges and
elections declaring Mr.. Kellogg entitled to a
seat as senator from Louisiana" the vote re-
suited i'm yeas, 49, nays 30. The vice.presl'
dent voted in the affirmative, and so the reso'
luton was taken up. After il was decided to
take up the Kellogg case another long debate
sprung up between Senators Wadleigh, Hill,
Iloar, salisbury and MMillan, 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 hls 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 resOlu'
| ton by striking out all after the words ere
solved" and insert that NJ. &. Butler be now
sworn in as Il senator from South Carolina
| The vote on Senator Thurman's amendmen
to swear in Butler resulted--Yeas, 81 /; nays
81, Senator Davis I Ills and Patterson vOt
ing with the democrats in the affirmative
and Conover with the republicans in The
negative The vice.presdent gave the de
ciding vote, and declared the amendmen
lost. Pending the discussion, Senator Pat
terson moved that the senate adjourn
| Agreed to yeas 20, nays ~. Senators Davis
COnover and Patterson voting with th'
democrats in the affirmative. The senate
adjourned until twelve o'clock tomorrow.
In the Senate, on the 29th, immediate
" after the reading OF the j-urnal, objection
| IL, htiutnagg
Grafton was resumed Of the resolution fo
the admission of VIM. Pitt Kellogg as sena
tor from Louisiana for six years from Marcl
4. 1877, the pending question being on tn
amendment Of Senator salisbury to recon
nit the whole subject to the committee ol
privileges and elections, with instructions t.
take testimony upon certain charges of con
plicity of Governor Kellogg with the return
ing board in frauds for the purpose of hay
ing himself elected to the senate. A lon
discussion followed. The democrats charge
that they had witnesses ready to prove col
clusively that Governor Kellogg was in con
plicity with the returning board in the fraud
to elect himself to the senate. The repuf
licaus alleged that this delay to take test
niony was asked for simply to get the Othe
rases ahead of the Kellogg case. The rule
of the senate and General N. c. Butler wer
prominent subjects in the discussion Wit
out action upon the amendment the senat
went into executive session, and when tn
doors were reopened adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 30th, House joir
resolution in relation to the French inte
national industrial exposition was taken u
aud the senate amendments agreed to. II
Joint resolution was then read third tin
and passed, yeas, So, nays, 20. Mr.. Harr
introduced bill to provide for building
marire hospital at Memphis. Referre
After the passage OF the French expcsitic
bill the amendments provide that the COZ
, missioner general shall be appointed by Il
, president and confirmed by the senate; /
, crease the compensation of twenty addition
commissioners from $1,000 to 81, 200 eac
and strike out of the house resolution Il
clause providing for the exhibit from Il
, several departments OF the government
r tee United States which contributed to Il
? centennial exhibition. The general apr
i. priation is kept at Sl50,000. The motion