The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-20
STAYING OFF THE EVIL DAY.
THE DISCUSSION or THE LOUISIANA
QUESTION POSTPONED.
ScnntorDavi. OF Illinois Not Prepared to vote
on Nr. Iusti-'s Case Early Report
Promised Important Bills introduced.

SenntorDnNtr OF Illinois Not Prepared to Vote
Mr.. Iusti-'s tas--An Early Report
Promised -Importan, Bills Introduced.
wAsntSaToN. Oct. 49, Senators presented
n large number Of petitions. most Of them from
lcttcr-carrcrs. for Increased pay, which were
referred.
Mr.. Edmunds Otcp VT introduced bill to
prevent abuses in respect to the mileage Of Dis
trict Attorneys Of the United States.
Mr.. Withers Dcm.. Val introduced n bill for
the relief Of owners and pur. huscrs Of land sold
for direct taxes in insurrcctionary States.
Mr.. Ingalls, tlicp.. Kan.) introduced II bill run
ming as follows;
y, ,.ic.i g., That there shall he from time 70 time
the wcsht VI aisi, rrains standard silver To the dollar
~ provided for ~ ti, act 1T January ~ 1871 and That
private except where paymen, OF gold com is required
Mr.. Mcrrmon Dem. N. ca introduced bill
to amend section lag of the Revised Statutes AZ
follows
case Of the removal death rcsrnauon or inability
ot 10th the President and Vice President ot the United
that CONTINGENCY li secretary OF state he shall
cause be- unable iod,,har'o the duties OF The Office
IN the last named contingency he no secretary ut the
Treasury, be- shall 0r cause BE- unable todchargc
. duties ct The office th'n the rostma ter cncrnl shall
shah be removed or President elected.
Also u bill To- amend sroion 13l Of the Revised
Statutes. providing that Pres idcntial electors
shall bc appointed in each STATE on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in October tnsteai
of NoVcmbcrl and that the electors shall meet
ard give their votes upon the first Wednesday
in January next after the year in which they
are appointed.
Alsoa blil To repeal section 4 ZIG Of the Revised
Stfut"S, So ~ tn restore to the y 'nsiun rolls
tie names of all those stricken thcreirom ON
account oi disluvaltv.
Mr.. NJ Crr"ry tDrm.. Hyl submitted an
am Huduont to the till introduced hy him ON
W.in sday last to repeal the Bankrupt law as
follows;
district court, o. inc lm'd sn., end de- ec,d On "f
determined under the law asst now exists
II was ordered that the amoudnentho printed
and that the bill H. amended h' taken from the
tate and referred to the Committee on the
Air Morrill, crop. VT submitted a resolution
in-trurtus the Committee on Pensions la re-
port. Toy b.il or otherwise, u pian Tor reducing
and properly adjusting the salaries and Ices OF
Mr. iuealis dep. Kanl submitted nm amend
mrnt directing tur committee To- iuuuir" into
the cNfcdirnoV " uhullshing nll pension
a.,cn i', The amendment was agreed 10. and
the r. solution passed.
The morning hour having expired. The Senate
took NJ the r. solution submit Il hy Mr.. Thur
man Dem. Ohiol. Yesterday. To dis 'hars" the
further eOnsdr rat ou II "a" credentials uf i. y.
Eust.s. United Stats Senator elect from Louis
Mr. Thurman quoted from n report made in
January. 1870 iu which the Committee ON priv-
lra'- ant Elections said there WIS no VI ancy
n tun ufli @' of = natur for the Stat" of IOuisi-
ana. T. Is. ;. P.nchha X having been elected.
II argued that the Senate SIN D." then had over
ruled the committee and drridrd that Pinch
hl'k WAS not ele ted. therefore there WAS
vacancy AMI Mr.. Fu~t.e should Ice seated. since
no one contest rs claim. Alter quoting from
q speech of MIR. Morton. he saint h. would ven
turo the assertion that # the Senator from In.
diana M. Morton were IN his piue". he would
vui, to sent Mr.. Eu-t- II was not In keeping
Hr = I ID
Lou slana uurrprc-cnted longer.
>. Mr.. Edmunas SAID IN. crHi.niia's of Mr..
t"v ou Privileges and Elections at the last sos
son. and since then there hal been ~ oppur-
tuuty for the cowmitter To- consider them
At thr rcqu' II 81 the Nlr"-Pr' don't, the sen
ator suspended his rrmarAs until order WAS
restored IN the Chamber
Mr. Eimunds Stunning. said that II the rules
r sp""ing the admis- on Of persons 10 the floor
w"r" riGidly enforced. - naiorS would not have
a continuous conversation going on in the roar
e. public business. He argued that the cr"d"u-
tiH's Of Mr.. Eusts wrre Irregular in form.
There w"r" doubts surrounding the matter.
ant q curelul examination should bo made
Mr. Madlnigh 0i"p.. y. II said that the conn
m,tI'e hdd NJ ind time 10 inquire INTO tn"
Nr salisbury p"m.. Dell sail that I'm his
op'n4on there had been ample tim" "a examine
tie rood ntis Of Mr.. Eu-ts. a. wed 90 those oi
kellogg. 40 tlo lu~t --.nn. Nofurthnr iuVcs-
tgHiion war necessary. ~ every man ia the
country know AL i.hoN TIE Vince. e coulro.
u.l-' LEGISLATURE ia Louisiana which elected
MIR. Ba,nrl tDom.. Dol argued that Mr.. Eus-
: 8 had "a priWH in'l" cu-H. ami should Doe sworn
10; any inv sigat on as 10 the legality OF his
c.c ton cod.d h' male Wt'rWard.
MIR. pnN - ilud.. lIil ss.t Dee know nothing
about tins Lou -inna controversy, II" md been
"a member o' another bran of the luuli' --r-
N..' a. i". ~. t'r .';s 81 ',n h.'' wHS . h,
Vermont Nr. Elmuni-l read tli" rrci"uiinl~ oi
Mr.. Ep-i t0.dayi Do" .nd not known anything
about tnr rasr. He WAS d, prepared to vut,
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