Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-29
WASHINCT0N
Adoption of Thurman's Res
olution after a % Hours
Session.
An Exciting Time in the u. 8.
Senate. 4

Mr.. Wadleigh held the floor, and
the reading of the South Carolsna
testimony continued until 3:45 when
all the Republican seats being vacant
Mr.. Chaffee raised point that no
quorum was present, and the Ser
geant was sent for the missing men,
bers.
A motion to adjourn was lost by
&c to 4.
The Sergeant reported that he
could rot induce the attendance of
the absentees, and Mr.. White moved
that the rule be read which gives
him power to compel attendance.
Mr.. Wallace wanted report in
writing that the country might know
the absentees.
Mr.. Conkling entered, and object
ed that the rules did not allow less
than quorum to direct the Sergeant
| to prepare list of absentees. A roll
call showed thirty-seven present., a
quorum.
After long debate on point of
order, Mr.. Wadleigh called for CON-
tinuance of the reading of the testi-
mony.
Mr.. Thurman objected to such an
abuse of the Senate's privileges, and
argued that the testimony could not
be read without leave of tho senate,
and demanded that the Senate vote
on that point.
Mr.. Wadleigh concluded that it
was no abuse TO present vital testi>
mony. He wanted the committee
to know the record of the claimant.
MrBayard declared this testimony
out of place, and said the Democrats
never attempted such dilatory pro-
ceediugs in the Senate and would
have been put down if they had.
Mr.. Edmunds asked if Mr.. Bayard
remembered about the year 1856,
When Jefferson Davis, Soule, and
Others occupied the Senate whole
night having messages of the Paesi-
dent read2
Mr.. Bayard said be didn't though
it might have happened.
Mr.. Thurman withdrew his objec-
ton.
Mr.. Wadleigh then argued the
facts in the South Carolina case.
At5:45 Mr.. Edmunds moved a re-
cess till II. Rejected rs to %.
Mr.. Wadleigh resumed, declaring
that his testimony bore diaectly on
the validity of the election.
At 6:15 Edmunds moved recess
till 10 for breakfast. Rejected by 26
to II.
Mr.. Paddock moved to adjourn.
Rejected 26 to 10. He moved re-
cess till o'clock. Rejected by 26
to 16.
Mr.. WadIeigh resumed the read
ing of testimony, but a. z o'clock, at
his request, Mr.. Edmonds took the
book and read to relieve Mr.. Wad-
leigh, who had been on the floor
since 1890 last evening. Mr.. Ed
monds having interjected humorous
comments on the testimony, Mr..
Garland objected to such remarks, if
he was, as it appeared, mere
agents clerk, mere fungus of Mr..
Wedleigh.
Motions to adjourn and go into
executive business were rejected,
and Mr.. Edmonds continued read
| ing. At 8 O'Clock Mr.. Mitchell moved
an executive session. No quorum
was present, and when obtained, the
motion was lost, by 26 to Is.
Mr.. Wadleigh continued till 500,
when Mr.. Bnrnsides relieved him.
At $3.50 no quorum appeared, and
when obtained, dilatory motions con-
tinued, interceded with readings
until after 10 o'clock, when Mr..
Cameron, of Wisconsin, took the
floor on the Butler Corbin case. AT
11:30 Mr.. Allison moved a recess
until one. Lost, % to 81.
Mr.. Cameron continued till noon,
when a motion for recess till 2
O'Clock was rejected by vote of rs
to %.
At 1906, Mr.. Hoar, who occupied
the chair during the temporary
absence of the Vice President, said
he would call the attention of the
Senate to the fact that II O'Clock,
the hour for the daily meeting of the
Senate had arrived. In the judg.
ment of the chair the last legislature
continued until the adjournment of
the Senate took place, and unless the
objection was made it should be so
considered. No objection being made
Mr.. Dorsey moved 80 resume the
discussion ofthe legislative business.
Rejected-yeas %, nays 20.
Mr.. Merrimom said he did not rise
to interrupt the discussion of the
South Carolina affairs, but to show
how entirely false were the state
ments as to intimidation in South
| Carolina. The whole population en-
titled to vote was 184,943, and the
whole number of votes cast in 1876
was 183, 1888. How was it persons
| were inundated when nearly the
whole vote of the State was polled?
Besides the Republican candidate for
Governor in 1876 received many
more votes than any candidate be-
fore had received. The Hamburg
riot was the consequence of a long
continued series of outrages in Ham
burg on the part of the negroes.
| The evidence showed that when
men were shot down like wild beasts
at Hum burg, Gen. Butler had left
the place.
3 o'clock p. M.--Senate still in ses-
sion and Cameron, of Wis, is reply
ing to Merrimon.
In the Senate the amendment of
Mr.. Mitchell, making the special or
der for tomorrow at half past II the
| resolution of Senator Thurman to
discharge the Committee on Privil-
eyes and Election from the consider
alton of the credentials of M. G. But
Ter. was rejected, yeas %, nays %,
and the resolution was then agreed
to--ayes 90, nays q. Immediately
upon the announcement of the vote
discbarging the committee, MIR.
Edmunds objected to the present
consideration OF the credentials, and
under the rule they were laid over.