Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-03-07
SENATE.

w ASIlISGTON, NdECu V.
Wallace moved that the credentials
of Lamar be taken from the table, and
that he be sworn as Senator from
Mississippi.
Anthony moved that the Senate adj
ionrned. Rcjccted-36 to Is.
Blaine said Lamar's credentials
were entirely regular and he was as
much entitled to be sworn as he him
self or any other Senator sworn in
yesterday.
A long debate ensued, and Spencer
wanted Boutwell's committee report
of last session on Mississippi affairs
read, but the Senate refused.
Blaine argued that the report might
show that the legislature which elect
ed Lamar was illegal, but that was a
matter for subsequent inquiry. 1t
was dangerous thing to stop Sem
ator from taking his oath who bore
proper credentials.
Thurman said there was nothing in
the Boutwell, report affecting Lamar's
prina facie right to seat; not one
in the report which touched this
question and it was ont of order for
the Senate to listen to the reading of
the report.
Morton begged to remind the SEN
ate that one year ago Thurman stood
on the other side of this prima .facfe
business in the case Of Pinchback.
According to Thurman there could
now be no investigation, but there
could be as to that which elected
Pinchback. He (Morton) held the
same doctrine now as he did in the
Pinchback case. There had been a
sudden revolution on the part of the
democracy. He believed that the
Senators objected TO should be called
in the regular order in which they
are named.
Kellogg was here with a legal GER
tifcate, but objection was made to
swearing him in yesterday on the
very ground upon which he was
stopped from taking his seat on yes
terday.
Spencer said it is right to interpose
an objection in the case, so il seemed
to him.
Morton-This was an attempt to
have one doctrine in one case and an
other doctrine in another case.
Dawes advocated the receiving OF
Lamar.
Spencer opposed because the legis-
laturc elccting him was fraud. lie
had read, as part of his remarks, q
part of Boutwell's report.
The motion to refer the credentials
of Senator Lamar to the Committee
on Privileges and elections, was re,
jccted--yeas |, nays So.
ITamlin, from the Committee to
notify the President that the Senat,
was organized, reported that the Pres
ident would communicate Tomorrow
regarding executive business.
Hewitt Resigns.
WASHINGTON, March 4. - Hon
Abram S. Hewitt has resigned his pc
sition as Chairman of the Democrat
ic National Committee in letter o
considerable length, in which he as
serts that the result of the clectora
bill has disappointed the hopes of CIV
cry lover Of his country, and that
grievous wrong has been perpetratet
of awarding the Presidency to can
didatc who has 10 just title to il
honors. Hewitt defends his actor
upon that bill and regarding his as
sent to the completion of the count
he says as an honorable man no othe
course was open to him, but il homo
had permitted otherwise his judg
ment was that it was the wisest cours
for the country as well rs for tn
democratic party, to proceed in &C
cordancc with the law to orderl
completion of the count although
they knew it would result i'm the in
stallment of Hayes. He recites hi
opinion that disastrous consequence
would have resulted in the defeat O
the count, resulting eventually in civ
il war, and to him appeared on on
side, anarchy and civil war, and OF
the other peace and order, and say
in conclusion of his letter "under tn
circumstances l could not hesitate al
to my course. felt that as a patrio
and trusted servant of the democrat
ic party no other course was open t,
me, and feel sure its wisdom will b.
yindicatcd by early and triumphan
success of the democratic party
standing as it does upon the rock o
justice and patriotism, from whicl
no amount of passion or proyoca
ton has been able to move it. Fo
myself feel that have now cOmplet
ed the duty which was assigned t,
me at st. Louis. The result of thu
campaign was unqucstionably tn
election of our candidates. That the,
and the people haye been dcfraudet
of their rights is true. For this re
suit / do not hold myself any NOR
responsible than any other membe
of Congress upon whom rested tn
duty Of counting and dcclarin.
the votes.