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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1877

THE SENATE.

Conclusion «f I hi* Great Debate in the senate.

The Result a Drawn Battle Late in the Night.

Kellogg and Butler Both Given Seats and Sworn in. %,

Patterson Makes aLong Personal Explanation Daring the Night.

An Eventful Session.

Washington, November 30.

(After the transaction of some miscellaneous business, published in the GAZETTK of yesterday, the Senate proceeded to debate the Kellogg and Butler cases, the subject before it being a motion of Saulsbury to recommit.)

Howe said that Spofford made no charge of fraud against Kellogg and the returning board before the committee 0:1 privileges and elections, until the second of November, atier all the world had been advised that in order to hurry on the Butler case it was necessary to postpone Kellogg's.

Hill said that Judge Spofford presented his charges and offered to prove them in October.

Howe haid he took issue with the gefitlem»n, and appealed to the record. He defended tho returning board, and said it was no more possible for tha'. board to perpetrate fraud when it exam-

ined the return- of the election in 1876, than it was possible forthesupr me court of the United States to perpetrate fraud in giving judgment upon a cause which had been argued.

Hill argued that $p fiord made certain

To Hon. John Ellis: There is documentary evidence here in Kellogg's office to show that he used influence in the returning board. Tell Spofford. fr-. (Signed) HARRY L. SMITH. |w Patterson said: lu maintaining the title of Butler 10 a se^t in this body, I I recognize he logic of political events those evens w.-re not the result of any •i "'V act 'if niu e, they were moulded by the hand of uin»:hei\ Itia unnecessary for me TO review in detail the CIIISRR that lead to the assumed triumph the Democratic party in South V-, C»rlina, at the last general election. It wav, in my judgment, the triumph of might over right it, was not .|v won by any ju.tt and lawful methods known to any elective "system of the gov,i ernment to a«hie»re it a free ballot was if crushed in the iron grasp of armed force.

This waH my judgment in February and 'v... March lant, based upon testimony set forth in memorials to congress, signed by 'vfc Republican nt ate officer*, and senators und hrepresentatives in the general assembly.

That memorial was laid before the pr- sident immediately after his inauguration. Governor Chamberlain filed, at theexecutive department, an elaborate argument si of support of the legal proposition* that it contained, and voluminous testimony .* to sustain its allegations as to matters of fact. When it became known that the president contemplated the removal of the troop* from me state house, a thrill of horror went through the hearts of the

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Republicans of South Carolina, and they crowded the national capital to make a solemn protect and earnest appeals against an act which they were bound to hold as the foulest treachery and mpst undeserved and un timely wrong of which the history of political parties furnishes any record. Ktide and ignorant and unlettered as the great mass of S-u:h Carolina Republicans may be, they wore yet loyal and true to the great principles of the Republican party, and in war and in peace they had gathered around the ltag of this union with

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?,. all the devotion with which. the devout r-" Christian clings to the cross of his Redeener. As Republicans, they never betrayed thetr trust, and they dtd not expect to be themselves betrayed. Through eight long yesrs they had been hunted for their opinions' sake, but they held their faith unchanged, -n(} asserted it by their ballots with inflexible fidelity to their party. They knew enough to love their government and lru*t its defenders, in the face of violence even of the dead bodies of their murdered brethren they went to the polls and gave a clear majority for the national Republican candidat s, and b^'n ^one so, they expected justice and pfotecauu. In spit. cf their remonstrances, the president who had secured his elettion through their vow recognised the Democratic state government, and 'turner them over to the# tender iuercies of their excited and embittered enemies. "We are all familiar with the incidents of ... ... ^_ the last memorabh presidential cim-

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vote of South Carolina been cast *g:iinst the Republican nominees, a Demjcratic president would now be occupying tbe White House, and a Democrat would now presiding over this hodv. The Republicans of South Ciroli'a then carried CfiMar and his fortunes. T.'.c Republican officials who consiittiUd the board of atate'eanvassers, guarded the integrity of that electoral vote with a fidelity which neither threats of personal violence nor the mandates of judicial authority could Swerve from the path ef duty. They attested tjiat fidelity even in the dungeons of the common jail of the county, to which they were consigned for refusing to obey an

.... ,... order whicn, in their judgment, was de-.-l,5", signed to over draw the elecoral vote of 'iff-1 the Btate.* There was no hint given them y,* that upon the accession of Mr. Hayes to ,, the presidency he would remove the troops wh se presence alone enabled these officers to exercise the function of the offices to which they had

Wen fairly elected no such coming •vent cast its dark shadow through the Iron bars of their prison, in December,

1S7G. Verily may the Republicans of South Carolina, and of the entire south, exclaim: "I hate been wounded in the house of my friends." The arm that siru.'k'he fatal blow was nourished by their devoted and unsuspecting twivice I irresiai ibty here recall to memory the lines of England's great poet: "So the struck eagle, stretched upon the plain No more through rolling clouds to soar again Views its own feather on the tatal dart. That winged the abaft that quivered in his heart Thougt keen his pantrs, yet keener far to feel, Ht nursed iha piuion that impelled the Heel."

The Republicans of that state owe, today, to the clemency of the victors whatever of protection remains to them, and not to the administration they believed in snd inauguarated. They would have suffered in silence, and borne all the ilia that Republicanism is heir to in that re gion, could they but discover elsewhere in the south that era of good feeling, disintegration of their opponent*, or even the uprising of the old-time Whig element, which was so confidently prophesied and fondly anticipated. The good feeling is confined to exultation over the universal southern Democratic domination the south is solid, and the old line Whigs re main"\indiscovered, except through the offer of large premiums in the i-hape of lucrative domestic and foreign appoint ments. With those strong incentives to put in an appearance their numbers can te counted upon the fingers, and they have followed so many strange gods since the death of that noble old party, and been so frequently rehabliitated in new costumes, that they defy recognition by most intimate friends. While the president was known to be meditating this act which let slip the dogs of war upon the Republicans of the south Republican senators who now assail me with harsh criticisms because 1 vote according to the dictates of my judgment^ and my conscience, upon a question which is in no proper sense a party question, were either coldly neutral or were actively giving nid and comfort to the Hampton government. I repudiate and disowo the authority of such aa these to ones judgment upon my fidelity to the Republican party. Iremember,

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charges ugainst Kellogg, and offered to, "lcrk, now the Republican Achilles of prove them, in October. He then read the following te.egram, which he said had bsen handed him to-day:

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reat nation seemed to hang on the trembalance there were vhispers of holy or unholy alliances then, and it was spoken in tones louder than whispers. That distinguished senator from New

the senate, would either join the war against his Republican compeers or retire in moody wrath to his tent, bearing no part in the battle that was big with the fate of his party yet my voice, sir, did not swell the current of false surmises that imputed meditated perfiditv to the honorable senator from New York. Mr. President, I connot refrain from noticing briefly, and in justice to myself, the demands that I should notice the ferocious attack made uton me by the senator from Vermont (Edmunds.) fhHt senator read upon the floor of the senate, on last Monday, a libelous article against me, written by some unknown person. That article—fatae, scandalous ard malicious—was retailed to the country by the Hon. senator wbo virtually gave to it the right and sanction of his high authority, by making it the declared ground of a resolution submitted to the senate to investigate conduct which it most falsely imputed to me, and which I had. from my place in the senate, most solemnly denied. While the gentleman was thus engaged in making this malignant attack upon me, he disclaimed all personal hostility to me, and expressed regret that his sense of duty compelled him thus to move in vindication of the honor of the senate. The old Scotch poet, Fergusaon, must have gazed with the eye of prophecy into the tuture when he wrote the verse: 'Jt*

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The majority of the senate, by their votes upon the motion of the senator from Vermont, decided tbat the honor of the senate did not require that they should give their sanction to a proceeding in which an honorable senator converted himself into a mere huckster of anonymous libels. Milton describes the griui portress of hell as half human and half. nake. There are acts, sir, so basely malignant and so in'decentlv venomous as to satisfy me that the horrible compound finds its counterpart in nature itself. In regard to the i-.dictment against me, I desire to say that I am ready to meet it before ony impartial jury of my countrymen but the tribunal in which that indictment waa found has already forestalled the judgment of the jury, and denied the accused the privilege cf an impartial hearing. The bill was found on the 30th/ day of August last, at Columbia. Two days the finding, the presiding

persons charged eral bills, there exhibited in open court, ali of which persons were known a* Republicans, used the following language, wl:ich I extract from the full charges as published in The Charleston News and Courier of August 29,1877, which I am assured was printed from the original manuscript in the judge's own hand. Extract "The party to which they, the accused, belonged, was the creature of a military conquest. They wreited from the other party their rightful heritage to govern the Mate of South Carolina and again, he said: "Juries are too apt to permit the guilty to escape through fear the innocent may suffer. You must avoid this amiable error, wherever persons accused of grave offences against ihe statutes, classed" before by their political or party relations." Did ever judge before thus boldly attempt to reverse the merciful maxim of law that it is better that ninety and nine guilty men should escape unpunished than that one innocent man shou'd suffer? The law humanely holds that the judge is counsel of the prisoner, so far as may be necessary to secure for every man accused a fair and impartial trial but this judge counsels against, the accused, and evokes the hates acd passions of civil war and political excitement against him, by branding him as a creature of a military conquest. In such a court, trial means conviction, without regard to law and evidence and I have, therefore, determined to resist by all lawtul means the execution of any process desicrned to bring me within its jurisdiction.

Patterson argued that M. C. Butler had no connection with the Hamburg riot that the Hampton government had been recognized by the president and ther supreme court of South Carolina. He commented on the administration of Gov. •Chamberlain, and said that at one time

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he waf acceptable to the Democrats of ,Souih Carolina and again, commenting on the policy of the administration, said: ihe reason the rioters were rot punished lie* with man whom we placed in the White House. That's 'be man who held the arm of justice, that murderers may go free and yet senators talk 10 me about leaving the Republican party. The man at the other end of the avenue is responsible for these Hamburg criminals not bein* punished he is the msn wno protected the murderers, but wanted thieves sent to the penitentiary. Other senators had the right to vote against seating Picnhback and KellogsjI'have the same right to vote to seat General Butler. I do not mean in what I have said in regard to the votes of senators, or the policy of the administration, to assail the motive* of any one directly or indirectly I am dealing with facts and resul s, as well known to the senators as to myself. Nor am I aware that any imputation has been cast upon the motives of the distinguished senators to whom I have referred, or upon th« president, on account of the parts respectively taken by them upon the subjects I have before discussed. On the contrary, th*t freedom so conspicuously a part of Republican principle", haB been fully accorded to them. Had the same course been pursued toward me, under circumstances of the most annoying and painful character, I should have given a silent vote, without tresspassing upon the patience of the senate. Unfortunately, a very different course has been pursued, my motives have not only been impugned and my character calumniated, but I have been denounced and villified by a torrent of billingsgate that would at 01 ce appal a fishwoman. A distinguished cabinet officer can leave the party ranks and vote for the nominees of the Baltimore convention leading daily journals can do the same thing, and no hard names are called nay, more, on their return, the fatted calf is killed, a great feast made, and new robes from the state and interior departments are1 placed upon the shoulders of the returned prodisrals. Aye, more, the musty folds of the confederate fl.ig are gently unrolled, and a Key is found to lock the doors of the nostoffice department against southern Republicans, and all the faints in the inner chamber cry out with one voice, "This is the peace and conciliation from which will flow that era of good feeling, when the lion and lamb lie down together but in their ignorant and innocent hearts they did not know that the lamb must consent to lie within the lion. In my case, how different? I have belonged tc the party from the moment it came into existence, and now, because in this conjunction of ircumstanceB I feel compelled to give this vote, the attempt is made, not only to read me out of the party, but to place my character beneath coutempt. Mr. President, when did the qties:ion of he high privikge of admitting a senator upon this fL or become nartisan? What has mere party allegiance to do with i? I have never before hear' such a doctrine. The question is one of law and justice, and each senator should vote according to the dictates of his judgment, and not with reference to mtre party needB or expediency. I hope never to hear such a criticism again it is as derogatory to the senate as it is unjust to the individual senator. I am actuated by no other motives or interest in the matter than those I have t-taled. I have thought it due to the Republicans of South Carolinia, to the senate, and to myself, that 1 should briefly allude to the filets upon which this case rests, and the principles which control my conduct. Having done so, I shall not permit myself to be drawn into any further discussion of the subject, here or elsewhere. I shall bea* in Bilence,|w th suchphiloso phy as I may command, the sneers of enemies, the vituperation of blackguards, and the criticism of friends. One thing may as well be understood: 1 am, and shall remain as long as life lasts, in heart, soul and action, a Republican true to its traditions and principles, and all the labor employed to drive me out of its organization, or make me falter in my devotion to its humane principles, will be utter,y thrown away. Mr. President, it is the fashion to sneer at a northern man who removes to the south for any purpose, no matter if ill health, or the laudable desire of improving his condition by industry and enterprise, be the motive, he is sneered at and ridiculed by the people of both parties in the north and west, who ought to know bettr, and who should be ashamed of such narrow prejudices. It betokens the return of a disorder I had hoped would never reappear in the north it was quite prevalent before the war, and in all cases proved fatal to manhood and self-respect the political doctors called it doublefacedness. I feel assured that the solid south of to-day, testing as it does, upon a

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When that time comes, its gigantic power will not be wielded to oppress any part of the country for retaliation or reveDge, but to restore and protect all classes and races in the full and equal enjoyment of the greatest boon vouchsafed to man— constitutional liberty. Mr. President, before I conclude, I desire to say a word more as to the southern policy, so called, inaugurated by tha president of the United States in March last, and since prosecuted by him with the most singular ardor, and with an effect most damaging to the cause of true Republicanism in the southern states. I shall speak with re spect of the president, but 1 must bear in mind that he owes his exalted position to the votes of tbe Republicans of the south as well as of the north. As I understand that policy in its final issues and its consequeace, it means the abandonment of political friends to conciliate political foes. It makea the further mistake of assuming that it is the Democratic south that must be conciliated, whereas it is the Republican north that should be conciliated. This scheme, or policy of conciliation, involves I am informed, the rehabilitation or or revival of the old Whig party, as a necessary agent to secure its permanent success. If the president can effect this if he can go down into the political valley of dry bones, and infuse life and motion once more into the scattered elements of the old Whig party, he will stand confessed aa the champion resurrectionist of the age. No, sir it cannot be done. As well may some deluded architect at attempt to erect the thousand palace? of a great city out of the broken and mouldering tombstones of an ancient village grave yard. But it is now an open secret that the president says that he intends to reinforce or supplement the resurrected Whig party with the merchant and religious element in the south,

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and then incorporate this political trinity, thus formed, into the national Republican party. I am not aware that there are any live merchants in the south, who are without present party ties or political identity. If there are any such they are not properly represented by the New Orleans, bile, Charleston and Savannah chambers of commerce and as for tkts religious element of the siuth, they worship God and the Democracy, and will not bow down to tnis graven image called "Haves'southern policy," which N«?buchadnezz*r, the king, hath set up. But whatever this policy is in theory, we know what it is not in practice. It certainly is not the protection of Republicans in the southern states in tbe free exercise of all their rights as American citilens, and a just rtcognition of their great and timely political services. We know that it is built on a broken political trust,and its corner stone laid in black ingratitude and cemented by the bliod of betray°d political friend.*. Sir, the Republicans of the south are not dead, nor are they sleeping. The Athenians erected a monument to Time and inscribed it "To him who avengej." Time, Sir, will surely avenge this great wrong, and that in the not far distant future. The|now down-trodden Republicans of the south will remember both those who befriended them and those whd betrayed them in the day oi their need. Doubtless, Republicans of the south have been guilty of many errors, and are responsible for much of the maladuiinistion of the southern state* governments during the past eight years but whatever their grievous faults, betraying their friends was not one of them. 1 have said that whatever protection Republicans enjoy in the south, so far as their persons and property are guarded against actual violence, they owe to the clemency of th* yictor. This is emphatically true in South Carolina. So far as the influence of Governor Hampton entende, I believe that he is a just a^d honorable man, and intends- to enforce a just and impartial administration of the laws without regard to race and party. But benign as are bis purposes, there is a power behind the throne, stronger than the throne itself, and he sits silent and inactive while the state is terrorized aud Republicans are crowded in the jail at Columbia through a flagrant political conspiracy, prosecuted by Democratic officials against them, under the forms of law.

The question being tUe substitute of Saulsbury, the vote resulted—veas. 29 nays, 29 as follows:

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Bailey, Bayard, Beck, Cockrell, Coke, Davis of Western Virginia, Dennis, Eaton, Garland, Gordon, Harris, Hereford, Hill, Jones of Florida, Kernan, Lamar, McCreerv, McDonald, McPi.er»on, Merriinon, Morgan, Patterson, Randolph, Smlsbury, Tluirman, Voorbces, Wallace, White and Withers—20.

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Allisotl, Anthony, Booth, Bruce, Burnside, Cameron of Pensylvania. Cameron of Wisconsin, Chafl'ee, Christiancy, Conkling. Conover. Daves, Dors«*y, Edmunds, Hoar, Howe, Jones of Nevada,Kirkwood, McMullan, Matthews, Mi'chell, Morrill, Paddock, Rollins, Sargent, Saunders, Spencer, Teller and Wadleigh—29

Blaine, Plumb, Hamlin, Oglesby, Ferry, Ingalls and Windouo, who would have voted in tiie negative, were paired with Grover. Armstrong, Barnum, Davis of Illinois, Maley, Ransom and Johnston, who would have votdd in the affirmative. Oglesby, in aanouncing his pair with Davis, said he refrained from voting, although he did not consider it ceatain that his colleague would have voted aye he hoped he would vote no. The vice president, in announcing the vote, did not give the deciding vote, but said: "The substitute, not having receded a majority ol the votes of the senate, is disagreed to,

Morgan submitted an amendment, aa follow?: Provided that nothing in this resolution shall be so construed as to preclude the senate from the right to demand an investigation of the charges in the amendment offered by the senator from Delaware, and upon which the vote of the senate has just bean taken, as affecting the right ot Wm. Pitt Kellogg, to a seat in the senate.

After discussion, Morgan wi.hdrew his amendment. Wadieigh sent to the clerk's desk and had read a letter of Governor Kellogg,denying the charges of Judge Spofford.

Hill said he was authorized by Judge Spofford to say that tbe charges were true, and he could prove every word ot them.

Pending discussion Tburman moved that the senate proceed to the consideration cf executive business rejected- yeas, 31 nays, 31 tie vote, but the vice president did not vote he simply announced that the senate refused to go into executive session. Democrats voted in favor, Republicans in the negative.

Sargent, from the committee on appropriations reported the deficiency appropriation billt .with amendment* placed on calendar.

The senate' then took recess until 7:30 p. m.

EVENING SESSION.

Upon reassembling, Bayard said ^he must solemnly aver ihat the presentation cf such a resolution as that now before the senate, to seat

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ator from Louisiana, was a blow more cruel and unjust than any other before? struck against the people of that community. Be was shocked at such a proposition he did not think that party spirit could ever have brought about such an end aa this. He thought that after last spring, after a wise and patriotic resolution had induced the executive to take the hand of military power from the throat of the people of that state, when peace seemed to again hover her blessed winga over that state, the time had come when reconciliation with the people of the south was to be established upon a basis of simple and eternal justice bat this resolution^ now before the senate disturbed his hopes and called forth these sincere expressions upon approaching the decision of this topic. Ineseating of Kellogg woald be overriding the will of the people^ of Louisiana, and disregarding their choice. Bayard then read extracts from the opinion of Judges Strong and Braaly, as members of the electoral commission, to prove tbat that decision of the commission left the matter before the senate for its decision without reference to the decision in the presidential contest. He said that the congress under whose control the electoral commission bill was passed had ceased to exist, but tne law which organized it had warrant in the constitution. Although the result met

a!! opposition which bis power enabled him r.o use, he held the decision to be final, and conld not be disturbed during the term of office for which the candidates were declared elected.

Hoar stid that such was the effect of party spirit on bis mind that, with the single exception of Reverdy Johnson, so for as he knew, the Democrat was yet to be found who had done anvthing to prevent murder for political purposes, or refused 10 profit by such crimes, or had ever reported them honesty. He did not m«an to alle?e, for a moment, that tbe members of the Democratic party were not men of kind heart,of generous ninnre and of integrity. Had there been a single cornered election case in eittier branch of congresw, where tho^c facta had been proven that the Democratic party had not voted for the Democratic claimtnt? Had the Democrats not endeavored to say every time some other party had control of the state where such crimes were committed? Amid ill the kuklnx outrages, amid the actions or the the White league, amid all the trmsactions which had driven from power the Republican* in the south, could there be found a condemnation of fact in a single instance, except by Reverdy Johnson? He (Hoar) thought that'the condition of things in the country brought about by this party was a matter which well demanded the attention of the statesmen assembled here, and that man would be the greatest friend to hii country who stated the fact plainly. Onehalf of the American people, to-day, believed that the political power at the other «nd of the capitol, and some of the seats in this chamber had been gained by crime. Whether was true or not, people believed it. On the oiher hand, one half of the people believed that the president of the United Statea and vice president held titles to their offices by fraud. It was of no consequence whether these beliefs were true or not they existed, and how long could a republic which depended upon affections of its people endure with such a feeling?

Bayard said he would be quite Willing to submit to any impartial, man as to whether or not the senator had in hi* speech just closed exhibited the very parly spirit which he rebuked in his hearers. Ths senator from Mosiachusetts waa sadly ignorant of the true policy and character of his political opponents. Whether it resulted from his mental organization or not he (Bayard) could not say.

Thurman said that the senator from Massachusetts made two charges against the Democratic party one waa that it never denounced southern outrages. He (Hoar) was never more mhtrken in his life. He might occupy much of the time of thesenate in having read as severe a denunciation of southern struggles, by Davis as ever were m. de by Republicans. He denounced them years ago and in terms so strong that the leading Republican senator from Alabama at that lime arose and thanked him in the senate.

Lamar began to discuss the Butler case, but, after speaking a short time, said he must ask to be excused, as he was not able to go 011 to-night, on account of physic 11 indisposition.

Merrimon said that if the senator would yield, he would submit a motion to adjourn.

Conkling said he would regret to stand in the way of such, and especially when made to accommodate a senator physically disabled, but there was only one secular day of this session left, and business should be disposed of.

Thurman said he would be sorry to have the senate adjourn now, without an effort to reach some agreement as to when the vote could be taken.

Conkling a«ked if the senator from Ohio could come an hour to-morrow when thevotu could be taken.

Thurman said he thought he could after a little consultation. Conkling «aid he thought that th^ senator would waste time in attempting to reach a vo:e by coupling any other matter with this. If the senate would agree to take a vote on this case, there would be no difficulty about going on with the South Carolina case.

Several members suggested an executive session, as there were som« executive matters to act upon, but objections were made.

Limar said He would go on with his remarks to-night: He said the legislature which elected Butler was the legal legislature of the state. Senators had been talking of a transfer of majorities there was nb power in the senate to change the events now going on. The refusal of seats to senators who had been selected, and seating men with no constituents whatever would not change matters! The doom of that party, (pointing to the Republican side of the senate) had been sealed it was in the minority.in the country »t had been in a minority for some time, and nothing could prevent its final overthrow. Lamar again broke down, an. s«id he was not able to proceed to-night

THE END OF THE STRUGGLE. The debate was continued by the senate for some time. Hill moved an amendment providing that Spofford be sworn in from Louisiana. Then Edmunds submitted a proposition that tbe Keliogg-Spofford case be voted on at or before 2 a. m., and that the Butler-Corbin case be voted on within one hour after. The proposition was agreed to.

Hill's amendment was rejected yeas, 27 nays, 29. Merrimon submitted an amendment allowing the contestant, H. M. Spofford, to produce at the bar of the senate the testimony he offered to produce before tbe committee on privileges and election* and that further consideration of the case be po&tponed until then. •Elmunda said thie was a violation of the agreement just made, tnai the questions should be voted on.

Merrimon said he did not so understand it, but as that view was taken of the amendment, be withdrew it. The question then recurred on the original resolution to seat Kellogg, and it was agreed to yeas, 30 nays, 28: Cooover and Patterson voting with the Republicans, in the affirmative. Jones, of Nevada, who did not vote in the former roll call, voted in the affirmative on this call, Lamar, with whom he was paired, having come in since the first call. Davis, of Illinois, voted with the Democrats, in. the negative.

Thurman moved that M. C. Butler be now sworn as senator from South Carolina agreed to—yeas, 29 nays, 27 as follows:

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Bailey, Bayard, Beck, Cockrell, Coke, Conover, Davis of West Virginia. Dennis, Eaton, Garland, Gordon, Harris, Hereford, Hill, Jones of Florida, Kernaa, Lamar, McCreary, McDonald, McPherson,

Merrimon, Patterson, Rtnd.loh, Saul, bury, Thuman, Yoorhee*, Wallace an Wi'hers—29.

Nats—Al'is Anthony, Booth B'fcf, Birnside. Cameron of Pennsvlv nla, Cameron of Wisconsin, ChifF Christiancy, Conkling, Dawes, Elmtind Hoar, H»we, Jones of Nevada. Kirk woo McMillan, Mstrhews, Mitchell, irril Oa'esby, Rollins, Sanndars, gbence Teller and Wa-lleigh—27.

Kellogg and Btitier were then esc to thi vie president's dek and the oat of office adaiini*tered to them, the latt taking the mo lifiel oith.

Thesenate then, at 2:10, went into ex cutive session, and when th9 do.*rs opened adj urned until tw o'clock day.

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and genuine French Brandy, an*

vastly superior to any other extract or seucticf Ginger betore the public— nil wti-ch are prepared with akohol bv the prooefB.

Cholera Morbus,

Cramp", pains diarrhoea and 'iysseht?ry'a Instantly relieved by it. It will icnrJer attack of cholera morbus Impossible, it ta en when the mptomsof this dangoro compla nt llrst manifest themselves.

Cramps and Pains

whether produced by indigestion, improp foo'I. ch«nge o- water or diet, too free in gencolnice water, exposure to sudd changes temperature.a tustantlr re'ie ed by it. On ounce added to gallon of

Ice Water

:.r£:

and »weeteted. forms a mixture wh'ch, as cooling, hiea thy, and refreshing sumni beverage, ha» no equal. Barrels of icc wat prepared in this way may be dra witho the slightest iniury, ami happy is the who flnds in this a substitute 'for splrltti liquors Its value to the farmer, tbe chanic ami laborer cannot bu over-estlm e.i. It is so «h«a as to be within the'rea of all, finely flavored as to be enjoyed levers of the finest liquors.

Dyspepsia,

Flatulency,slurgiali digestion, want of to and activity in the stomach and bowels, nre ston afier eating, are sure to be reliev by a single dose taken after each meal, great want exists tor a

Restorative Stimulant,

Free from serious objections, yet palatab even inntingto the sensitive palate, whi will create no morbid appetite for itse and operate as an assistant to digestion, well as perf rm the functions of a Simula Such we confidently bc.ieve is to be found

Sandfoi ti's Jamaica Ginger,

An elegant combination ofthetrne Jama Ginger with the choicest ar aiatir-s. It is yonil'a'l comparison the most healthy, vigorating tonic au't stimulant before public. I. is earnestly recommended to w»aiv and nervous, to these recovering ft' dfbHitaiin* diseases, and to the aged, whom it imparts warmth and vigor.

Samples Free.

9500 reward will be paid for a bottle any other extract or essence 0 Jamai Ginger if found to equal it In fine flavt purity and prompt medical effect. *h apes'and best. Take no other untlly have given it a trial.

Sold b/ all wholesale A]retall'drnggists cers ai.d dealers in inedicino. Price SOcent Samples free. Dea'ers -hould purchase imnal oackages of one doz ui to obtain 1 rial battles for free distribution. Weeks Potter, General Agents and Wholes Druggists, Boston.

Electricit

FOrt BMV MILLION—AN ELECTRIC TERY FOR 25 CENTS.

Collins* Voltaic Plaste

Cures Pains and Aches.

It eqnilizes the circulatioa. it subdues infiamatory action.-i-ures rupture and straiu*. It removes p*in «nd soreness. It cures kidney complaint, Itstrengtens tbe muscles. It cures rheumatism and neuralgia. It rt-laxes stiffened cords.' -. It cures ubrvons shocks. It is invaluable in paralysis. It cures inflamatiou of the liver. It removes nervous pains. It cures Fpinhl weakness. It is a' efal and soothing. It sur epilepsy or fits. It is safe reliable and economlcaL It is prescribed by physicians. It is indorsed by electricians.

Collins' Voltaic Plasters.

Is warranted, on the reputation of Dr. lins, its inventor, an old physician, to bet best platter in the worldol medlcise. union of tbeee two great medical agents, Electricity and medical gums ana escen" fully justifies the claim, and entitles remedy ts rank foremost among all curati pouuos for all external aches and pains.

Price 25 tents. Sold by all dmggis Mailed on receipt of price, 25 cents for 0 (1.25 for six, or |&2S for twelve, careful wrapped and warranted, by WEEKS POTTER, Proprietors, Boston, Mass. AADOLD PLATED WATCUS.

Certiathe known worKL Sample

Watch frtA

iffWAgaile. AddrqpB.A.CouuroACo^r'

a week with outfit free,

to agen P.

tY Augusta, Maine.