Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-30

Board we're not elected by the Teople, u
this should b. proved, WAS be DC for O seat
IN this b0dyf Would senat re say that
the Governor Of . State might collide
with q Returning Board 10 elte t him.
self 70 the 8enaleH Would they seat
such . man In this bsHYf 30
certain was The Committee ct frat that 1t
would have ~ take testimony that the
Chairman applied 70 the SenR Q and got
authority ~ do 80, and Ahen the Commit
tee got the parties TO DIN issue, lt refused
70 take The testim Try,
II Gov. Kellogg should be convicted Of
these charges, u would not only close the
Senate TO him, but would open the Penl.
Tertiary ~ him. The cases were referred
to the Committee for thu purpose Of in-
quiry into oil the facts he did not want
10 reopen the q iestlOn OF the electoral
count; he did not u n particle
OF testimony on that subject, but
hO did want Judge sp0TIrd 10
have an Opportunity 10 prove that
Kellogg did aid In counting IN three Sen.
ators and ten men bels VI the House OF
delegates who were not elected, for the
express purpose Of making him Senator
1he Legislature whtcn elected him never
| did q single sct for which they claimed
vitality except the election OF Kellogg. Il
mad Gisb InItd and gune, but on, said his
friends on the olher eide Of the Chamber, Il
was u Legislature Whrn u cred Kellogg.
This fraud wal concerted by H. llOgE Tor
the purpose OF transplaniing him " the
Senate that be might misrepresent Louis
lana for SIX years, Would tue Senate
take q man with the charge ring ng 10
their ears that he was the ulhOr OF the
fraud which sent him herel Would tle
senate take the statement Of a Senator
from Minnesota, that this fraud was mol
tue, because II could MT be tue IL was
the first time that he mt. HiIl) had eveI
heard that O man like Kellogg could
not commit y fraud. lLaughteF.1 should
the 3 nate do this wrong IL would b.
one for which there vas No cOmpensatiOu,
and for which there was M excuse. II.
wished, " he could, 10 break through thi'
crystaiized crust Of bias, and get to the
sound, honest truth. X 'll0gg paid the
price " Louislsna, and Q mes here now Il
ask the senate 70 give hin his reward,
All this haste ia kellUgg's Gaze was never
made in the Committee until alter {
certain motion had been made IL
the Senate. When a direct charge Of
personal fraud l. made by one OF the con
testants In presence OF the other, II wal
the duty Of The Senate to all W him ~ taxi
testimony 70 see II be could prove IL.
Mr.. Wadicigh said be had listened 70 tht
luFlDus Bptttu VI MS llehu HuW 0uI kt
with a good deal OF iGteTest, because ]
showed how great u noise could he mad'
about q small matter. he thought ihI
Senator from Georgia was not ful
ly justified In saying oil he had
Mr. W. then referred 10 the testimony
taken by the senate Committee, IT Whlcl
senator Howe was Chairman; the Gil
zen's Committee, 81 which Senator bier
man was Chairman, and the Field ant
Morrison ommlttees OF the House o
, Representatives. He argued that In to
timony covered all the es, entail points II
the case, an / for that reason the Commit
tee thought 1t best not TO consume time Il
, hearing more evidence.
Mr.. hOar also spoke Of the investigates
made by these Committees, aud said tina
Judge spUhtord himself at fret wa
not In favor OF taking any mere tel
, tImony, AID he was certainly iamilIa
, with all the circumstances, having been {
, counsel for the Democratic party befOT
! one Of these UOmmissiOns.I Judge SpofOr
1 had set up no substantiative fact In hl
! request to take testimony, but merely sal
a he intended 20 prove sO and so. WhI
! Court in the universe would take such q
!, offer.
= Pending discussion, At G:lO pm, N
ConklIng moved that the Senate take
recess until 8 O'Clock.
~ Mr.. Patterson, Of South Carolina, mOvt
that the Senate adjourn, which vi
agreed tO--yeas 20, nays 21-DaVIG, Cor
YER and Patterson voting with the Dem
Gratis in the atirn alive; and the BenAI
4 therefore, adjourned until II o'clock
4 morrow.