The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-19

,aathdfticdted sby the. Govetnor OF q
State We're. laid upon the. table. ~ be-
came more than . personal matter, and
tho claimant Ind no right 20 withdrnw
them he took. issue with the Senator
from Ihdiau9 Mr. ID Morton, as to the
McEnery go1Rrnmknt being fraud
Ae fStevensohl 9elftveh II was the true
government 81 Loutsian9 and the Kel-
losg government fraud; . bribery and
leges and Elections had reported TO the
Senate that the Kellogg government
was fraud aud the record would show
It. He argued that the Senate was stop.
ped Nv the report Of the committee
from recognizing the Kellogg govern
Inent.
Mr.. Howe denied that the Senate was
estopped BY the report Of the commit
tee. He would not consider himself
estoppcd by the report Of any commit
tee
Mr.. Whyte said it occurred to him
that the credentials Of any person, after
ate, could not be withdrawn. They
came to the Senate from sovereign
State, and 1t was the right Of State TO
lay before the Senate OF the United
States certificate that she had exer-
cised her sovereign power by electing q
Senator Of the United States. Without
reference to the question whether Nc.
Emery Or Kellogg was elected Governor
81 Louisiana. he argued that Mcmillan
had no right to como here and ask to
withdraw his papers. He moved that
motion to grant the request to with
draw be referred 10 Committee on Priyi:
legcs and Elections. Rejected without
division.
Mr.. Bayard inquired In whose custody
these credentials were TO be delivered,
In case the Senate acceded to the re.
guest. They came from the State OF
Louisiana. and could not be delivered
TO Mr.. Mcmillan. He read from the
record TO show that McMillan's creden-
tiHls wore also presented by Mr.. West
and referred to the Committee on Prfvi-
leges and Elections.
Mr.. Howe said he did not desire TO
raise Issue with any Senator ON the other
sido MS TO the custody or value Of these
precious papers. Undoubtedly they
came before the Senate In such shape
as to place them on the journal and
make them part Of the record He
practice Of the Senate to allow papers
IN regard TO claims TO be Withdrawn.
No Injustice would be done by allowing
tho claim to be withdrawn, aud he was
In favor Of It.
Mr.. Bayard said he believed in his
soul that Mr.. McEnery was the legal
Governor of Louisiana and had been
Kept from his place by usurpation and
Federal power. [Slight applause in the
gallery but promptly checked1
The question being on tho motion OF |
Mr.. West to grant the request TO with. |
1raw the credentials. 1t was agreed to |
ayes 30, nays rs, rs follows:
Ayes; Mcssrs. Allison, Boutwell,,
Bruce, Burnside, Cameron wis ). Chris. |
fancy, Clayton, Conkling, Couover,
Jragin. Edmunds, Ferry Mich. J, FIRE.
inghuysen. Hamiin, Harvey, fitch
,ock, Howe, Ingalls,, Mcmillan, Morrell
Vt.h Morton, Patterson, Paddock,
Robertson, Sargent, Sherman, Spencer.
West, Window and Wright
Nays: Messrs. BayArd, Bogy, Capen-
on. Cockrell, Cooper, Davis. Dawes,
eaton, English, Goidthwaite, Gordon,
Zones, johnson, Key, Kelly, Herman,
dcCreery, Mcdonald, Merrimon, Nor,
wood. Randolph, Ransom, Salisbury,
stevenson, Thurman. Wallace, Whyte
nd Withers --2s