The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-19


postpone it for four years? Was there
dread of y collision upon the railroad?
Ii there was no dread of the smashing
oi the cars as they come head 10 head
on the same track. He could not see
why it was so essential to postpone the
matter.
Mr.. Edmunds said he did not under
stand what the Senator meant by his
phrase about railroads.
Mr.. Thurman said he would never At
tempt to explsln anything to the Sens
tor from Vermont which 3 man OF the
most ordinary apprehension could
understand; that such an attempt would
be an insult to his intelligence.
Mr.. Edmunds said that the Senators
on his side of the char Der were not the
runners of any railroad at all and they
always labored to promote the interest OF
the people, according To the law, and die
not act like some others to cover up differ
ences. Liberty OF opinion had always
been contended for on his side OF the
chamber.
Mr.. White said be intended no dis
respect to the committee he submitted
his amendment for the reason
that the Chairman of the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections
Morton WAS lying Ill 1T his residence
IN Indiana, and all regretted that II
would be impossible for him to be here
during the extra session.
Mr.. Edmunds Yes, but there is a.
ways chairman.
Mr.. White-Yes, but there is always
n delicscy which prevails in this body,
and | offered the resolution instructlng
the committee To relieve the Senator
from Oregon, Mr.. Mitchell, the vice
chairman, who might ieel deIicacy il
calling the committee he submitted
his amendment TO instruct the commit
tee in the Interest of peace, so that the
era OF good feeling now dswning may be
promoted, and thi, everlasting Louisiana
contest be got out OF the way. He had
no motive except for the public good
Mr.. Edmunds argued that this was the
first instance in the history of the Senate
in which an attempt mad been made to
instruct committee to report on an I'M
pOA NaAI idCsIlOl "lbuIh RINSI AuLhDtI
of days.
Mr.. Wadleigh said that the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections had ex-
amined tho credentials of Kellogg, and
were prepared to report. Kellogg had II
prinla tacse case, and was entitled to his
seat.
Mr.. Salisbury said that, as q member
OF the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. he did not regard the motion
@; lhe Senator from Maryland rs an
sfrynt. He did not believe any delay
was necessary to enable the committee to
report by November lst 1t had been
said that the committee was prepared to
report in favor OF seating Kellogg, but
he desired to state that there was min
oritY report to be submitted
The motion OF Mr.. White to instruct
the committee was rejected yeas, 81
nays, 35, MS follows
Yeas Bailey, Barnum, Bayard, Beck,
Coke, Davis, OF Illinois, Davis OF West
Virginia, Dennis Eaton, Garland, Cor
don, Grover, Harris, Hereford, Hrl,
Jones of Florida, Herman, Lamar, M
Crery, Mcdonald, Mcpherson, Mackey,
Mcrriman, Morgan, Randolph, Ransom,
SALISBURY, Thurman, Wallace, White
and WIthers-3l.
Mays Messrs. Allison, Anthony,
Blaine, Booth, Bruce, Burnside, Cam
eron OF Pennsylvania, Cameron, Of Wiz
consln, Chstfce, Christisncy, ConklIng,
Corover, Dawes, Dorsey, Edmunds,
Ferry, HsmIin, Hoar, Howe, Ingalls,,
Jones OF Nevada, Krkwood, Patterson,
Rollins, Sargent, Saunders, Spencer, Tel.
Ter and W4deigh 35
Mr.. Conkling SAID there had been
some doubt expressed Ms whether the
credentials of Mr.. Kellogg were still be-
tore the committee, and he therefore pro
posed to add the following to the resolu-
ton: The credentials OF Wm. T. kel.
Ogg, claiming n seat in the Senate, hav
ing been heretofore referred to said com
mltee are now being before It," He
sal! he offered this amendment so as 10
make 1t clearly manifest to the commit
tee that i. should report on the case ol
Mr.. Kellogg as. well as that OF Mr. Spot
ford
Mr.. Thurman said the amendment vIr-
-ually declared that the 59th rule applied
t. the executive session of the Senate
alone. He argued that that rule WAS
only for this session of Congress. 1t
provided that papers before commlttee
vt the end OF the first session Of Con
gress should be returned TO the respective
committees at the next succeeding sessIon,
but the papers before a committee Of
the Senate during session called for ex
ccutlve business must. be returned 10 the
clerk and referred TO the committee
by the Senate again.
After some further discussion, during
which Mr. Conkling ssid the high priests
of the Democratic party hal been IN ses
sion and consulting over this 5y.h rule,
be modified his amendment so as to read,
"and the same committee shall also con-
slider the report upon the credentials OF
VIM. p Kellogg"
The amendment was agreed to. and the
resolution passed ss amended
Mr.. Thurman then moved that }. p.
Eustis be sworn in as q member from
Louisiana tor the term commencing
March 4, 1877.
Mr. Edmunds said there was priv
legged motion on the table, and called up
the resolution submitted by him yester.
day TO nave the Committee on Privileges
aud Elections discharged from further
consideration OF the cre5entlsls of w. ?.
Kellogg.
The Vice President said that was not
3 privileged motion i! the Senator from
Ohio presented the credentials OF Mr..
Eustis He then inquired If the creden-
tisls had been presented heretofore, and
on beng informed that they had decided
this. the unfinished business, being Mr..
Edmunds resolution, had precedence
Mr.. Edmunds then, by unanimous con-
sent, withdrew his resolution.
Mr.. Thurman renewed his motion to
have Mr.. Eustls sworn IN, and proceeded
to stste the circumstances attending his
election. etc. He claimed thst the Sen
ste had decided that Mr.. Pinchbsck WAS
entitled to his seat, and therefore there
were credentials conflicting with those OF
Nr Eustls