The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-07
Senate. The case had been tried and the
judgment was final. The Senate had no
right to reopen or review It.

Senate. The case had been tried and thu
judgment was final. The Senate had NJ
right to reopen or review It.
THURMAN REALLY BECOMES INDIGNANT.
Mr.. Thurman, referring to Conkllng'l
speech, remarked, that for one to say yoI
are william, and that he meant no ottense
was q contradiction OF terms. The Sena
tor charged that this resolution was an at.
tempt to turn Senator out for the pur.
pose OF preserving the party majority In
the Senate. il he understood the Senator
from New York that was his allegation. II
he (Thurman) had reported the resolution
he should consider the allegation person
ally offensive 10 himself. He knew OF no
right Of the Senator to impugn the motives
Of his fellow Senators. He might say Kel.
logg was admitted to his seat to preserve q
Republican majority, but he did not say
so now, nor when the Senator was ad.
mitted. He might soy that the Senator's
decision in Kellogg's case was made by q
refusal 10 investigate and cutting off all
examination and hearing OF the case IN the
Senate. He was surprised at the substi.
tlte OF the Senator from Massachusetts
Hoar), declaring that the case was, in 1877,
finally decided on It's merits when he re.
peated 1t was known that there had
been no investigation by committee and
no facts to justify such conclusion.
Mr.. Thurman argued that It would BE-
manifestly unjust without sufficient rea.
son to reverse decision seating a Senator.
The Senate had right to all the facts in
order to form an intelligent judgment,
and there was no such thing as an estop.
pei to prevent an investigation from being
made,
The President pro tom. announced the
reception OF the House bill to prohibit
military interference at elections, and 1t
was read a first time.
Mr.. Edmunds said that as the measure
was very important he must object to the
second reading OF the bill to-day, with a
view to its reference to a committee. The
bill therefore, went over.
Mr.. Carpenter obtained the floor, when
q motion was made TO adjourn, which was
decided in the negative by party vote
yeas %, nays 90.
CARPENTER CUTS TO TIE CORE.
Mr.. Carpenter then commenced his re-
marks. He said the Committee on Priyi-
leges and Elections, when the Repub-
licans were in majority here, always ac-
commodated the Senators, but it was fair
to presume that as the Democrats now had
the majority these times are passed, He
was not easily scared. He enjoyed him
sell in row better than any other wav.
He did not become frightened during de-
bate when revolutionary doctrines were
announced, because he thought he knew
enough OF the Democratic party to know
that when they played their game and
made their boast they settled down quiet
", and SO recently they found veto to
bring them to their launches, and then re-
tired in good order, saying they did what
they could and failed because they could
not help it. [Laughter.]
DIDN'T THINK TIE PARTY WAS so MEAN,
When he first heard OF the opposition
70 unseat Kellogg he laughed it to scorn,
he could not believe that the Democratic
party would undertake thing so revolu.
tlonary and 80 unequalled in partisan
atrocity. The Senator from Delaware
(Saulsbury) had told them that the Demo.
Gratis were in earnest. The action pro- |
posed was violative Of reason, Justice and |
parliamentary proceedings and theatened |
the seat OF every Republican because the |
Democrats were in the majority. Their
leader (Thurman) came TO the rescue of |
the majority and hedged, as great man |
could. Every Senator who voted for the
resolution committed himself to a mon
strous doctrine, subYersive of every legal
destructive Of private right and |
revolutionary to an extent never before |
witnessed in this country.
Without concluding his remarks Mr..
Carpenter gave way for motion to ad.
journ.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The morning hour was consumed in
the introduction and reference OF bills,
The Senate amendments to the bill pro. |
viding for certain expenses OF the present
session were concurred in,
Mr.. Knott reported back without amend. |
ment the bill introduced yesterday to pro.
hibit military interference at elections.
Mr.. Robson offered substitute making
1t unlawful to bring or employ at any
place where u general or special election is |
being held in the State, any part OF the
army or navy unless employment shall be |
necessary to carry out the provisions OF
the Constitution or overcome the forcible |
obstruction to the execution OF the laws
made in pursuance thereof, and making
any violation OF this act penal offence.
The substitute is entitled bill to further
protect the freedom OF elections.
Mr.. Robeson's substitute was defeated III
yeas 4S, nays l2l. Only one Greenbacker
lFord) voted aye. Messrs. Delaniaty,
Jones, Ladd, Lowe, Murch, Stevenson,
Weaver and Voorhees, voted iNo."
The bill passed by strict party vote
yeas 1874, nays 90.
All the Greenbacker's who voted, eleven
voted yea.
Those not voting being Messrs Barlow
and Russell.
Mr.. Chalmers called up as question
ofprivilege theresolution heretofore offered
by him, for an investigation into the Fort
Pillow massacre.
Mr.. Atkins interposed motion to ad.
journ, remarking that he was opposed TO
such an investigation, as the gentleman's
(Chalmersl reputation was not dependent
upon itatall. Itwould do no good either to
him or the country.
AT the request OF Mr.. Chalmers the mo.
ton to adjourn was withdrawn by Mr.
Mr.. White.
The House thereupon adjourned.