The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-16
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UNITED STATES SENATE,

| WASHINGTON, March 15.-To-da day the reso-
lulloh Tor the admission of Pinchhack being
, before the Senate, Mr.. Ferry. of Connecticut,
said: The Senator from Indiana (Alor5on) a
few days ago argued that when the President
, was caited upon to suppress domestic violence
unosr the act of 1875, his compliance with
, the call involved the determination of the
iawfulness OF the authority making the call,
ana that the Senate was eonclusiyely bound
by the action of the President
lie (terry) did not concur in that arpu-
ment The proposition WIS repugnant to the
Constitution in its plainest terms. and de-
structive of the independence of both houses
OF Congress The Senate derived It's powers
from the Constitution; it required 40 egisla-
tlon, no act OF Congress to define the mode
by which the Senate should exercise its pow
efs. The President derived his authority from
the act OF 1898, but the Senate had the power
to inquire into the election of any of its men,
bers before the act of 1895 was passed.
III the effect of that act was to confer upon
the President the power to determine con
eluslvely upon the legitimacy Of the Legisla-
ture electlng a Senator, or the executive
OF the State signing his credentials So as to
control the Senate when making inquiry rs to
the election OF a member, then the act was
void. He (terry) did not, however, give to
tle act OF lI95 any such construction as that
placed upon 1t by the Senator from Indiana,
(Aorton).
Mr. Ferry then argued that the Senate, in
Judging OF the election of its members. was
not bound by any decision of the President
which might be made incidentally by him
solely Tor the purpose of preserving the peace.
All the President was doing in Louisiana was
to keep the parties from living at one
another's Threats, and in the meantime the
strange assertion was set up here by the Sen
ator from Indiana that the Senate or House of
representatives was bound by this incidental
decision.
II this proposition was true then, even If
the Senate should find that the person sign
lnS the credentials of the applicant was not
he lawful Governor of Louisiana and the
Legislature which elected him was not the
legal Legislature, yet the Senate must ac
cept them both, solely because the President
has so decided He (Ferrvl knew it was pro
posed to argue before this debate was finished
that the report of the Senate Committee
which investigated Louisiana matters in 1873
was false in point of fact
1t was too late now to set aside that report
which was based upon six or seven hundred
pages OF testimony, open to all. A careful
examination OF that testimony would show
that it was against the legality of the kellogg
government, even worse than the report Of
the committee That report was against the
personal and political wishes of the yory GEN.
tlemen who signed it.
The Senate knew from the great volume of
testimony before it that the Legislature in
Louisiana IN 1873, which elected Mr. Pinch
btck, was not the legal Legislature of the
State. The Senate also knew that W. p. KEEL
loG2, whose name was signed to the certificate
OF election, was not the legal Governor
o. the State. The Senate, in admitting Pinch
T1 q az Init No, T.
hood and forgery. Such claims as those put
forth by the Senator from Indiana only indi
Gated the desperate character of the case.
lie tferry) was not surprised that at the last
moment the Senate should have a new version,
of the Louisiana trouble
When all the six hundred pages of testi
mony before the Senate showed that Kello,o's
authority was all sham, that the Legislature
which elected Plnchback was not the LEGAL
Legislature OF the State, the friends of the ap-
plicant needed to change their base The
proposition of the Senator from Indiana
(Morton) was that the Senate was bound to
find a talsehood the truth.
Mr.. Morton faid the Senate did no. know
that Kellogg was not the Governor and the
Legislature which elected Pnchback was not
the Legislature of Louisiana, as had been
stated by the Senator from Connecticut That
Senator didn't know it himself, and u careful
anayzaton of the testimony, he tMortonl
thought would contradict the statement of the
Senator from Connecticut.
lie then quo ed from The decision in the
case OF Luther against Bpy(len, and argued
hat the Supreme Court Of the United st ties
must recognize the government recognized by
the President, and that the power to reverse
the recognition of the President was only 20
be found III the joint action Of tie two HOUSES
Of Congress.
Mr.. West, of Louisiana, said the Senator
rom Connecticut had claimed that the Re
publican government of Louisiana lad no
basis but falsehood and forgery this charge
had been made here for a month, and he
WesD thought it time that it should b., met
he fraud and forgery in Louisiana originated
With the opposition party and was carried out
BY them, and not by the Republican party.
lie argued that the Republicans were in
he majority in Louisiana in 1872, and were
n the majority to-day; that Kellogg was
egaliy elected Governor, and that the claim
If Plnchback now before the Senate was inst.
hat he was legally elected Senator and ont
lde OF all party considerations should be adj
nlttet to his seat; then the vexad question in
e9ard to Louisiana would be settled, and
'eace In that State would prevail agai4.
The Democrats had claimed that the
oored registration in Louisiana was greater
han tire colored voting population, and that
he white registration was ten thousand below,
he white voting population according TO the
ensus of 1870. This was easily accounted
or. In some of the States near Louisiana
where the Democrats had obtained control,
he colored men had left and emigratcd to
louisiana since the last census was taken.
When Democratic Senators argued that the
7hlte registration was below the number Of
'hlte males over twenty-onc years of age,
hey seemed to have forgotten that there werr
), goo unnaturalized foreigners in tho State
OF entitled TO vote. He did not mean to say
bat all the frauds in Louisiana ORIGINATED
nth the Democratic party there. They were
and p'rpetrated by few adyen-
arer5, through whom the Democratic m assea
the State had been led to believe they were
utraged.
MI West then quoted at some length from
ne testimony before the Senate Committee to
how that elIOrp wac lcpollt, o1a.t,I ,,I