New Orleans Republican., 1877-03-10
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On Thursday, in the Senate, a motion to
EeIef tue cTedeni tails of General Morgan to
tue Privileges aud Elections COMMITTEES was
rejected without dissent. He was presented
by Senator Gordon and sworn in BY the
Vice President.
Mr.. Wallace, Of PennsyIvania moved
that the credentials Of L. v. Grover, SEN
ator from Oregon, be taken from the table,
and that he be sworn In,
Mr.. Sargent submitted the following 90 q
substitute:
WHEREAS, Under the constitution and
the laWs, end the praotiCe of the Senate,
Lafayette Grover, claiming to be Senator
from the State of Oregon, his credentials
being regular and in due form, and there
being no contestant for the seat, is entitled
to admission to q seat in this body on the
pTtn0 tdcie case presented by such creden-
tals, Notwithstanding the objections CON
tained in the petition of citizens of the State
OF oregon against his admission; therefore,
belt
Resolved That the credentials of Lafay.
cite Grover be taken from the table, and
the oath of Office by administered to him.
ResOlved, That the petition of citizens of
Oregon, containing charges against Lafay-
cite Grover lie on the table until the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections is or
ganized, when they shall be referred to
such committee, together with the creden-
tials, with instructions to investigate such
charges and report as to their truth or
fRlsity.
Mr.. Wslace accepted the substitute,
Mr. COnklinR moved to amend by insert
ing in the preamble, after the words mo
contestant after seats," as follows: GAnd
claiming to be the Legislature. and but one
person claiming to be the Governor, and
there being no doubt or dispute as to the
existence of one legal, rightiul State gov
ernment."
The amendment was accepted by Mr.. sar-
gent.
A general debate on Louisiana followed.
during which Mr.. Salisbury said he be-
lieved the ladies of New Orleans could
drive the whole Packard government out
of the city, provided it was not aided by
tho Federal powers of the United States.
Mr.. Howe referred TO the case of Pack
ard, and said he was not an outlaw, but he
could not show himself on the streets of
New Orleans. If the people of New Or
leans were law-abiding, why should Mr..
Packard be afraid to walk in the streetAl
1t had been said he claimed an Office to
which he was not entitled. The same
thing had been said about the President of
the United States, and yet in a law-abiding
city that President was not afraid to show
himself.
Finally, Mr.. Grover was seated.
credentials of Mr. j B. Eustis, claiming to
be Senator from the State of Louisiana,
were referred to the Committee on Privi.
leges and Elections, The committee report
I'd against the right of Mr.. Eustis to seat
on the ground that the vacancy had been
filed by the election of Pinohback. Subse-
quently the Senate decided that Pinchback
was not elected. He, therefore, submitted
a resolution, that the credentials of Mr..
Eustis be taken from the table and referred
to the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions. Laid over until tomorrow.
Executive session.
During the debate in the Senate, Mr..
Blaine had read the following telegram:
NEW ORLEANS, March 8.
To Hon. J. 9. Blaine, United States Senate;
Senator Bayard is mistaken. In every
parish outside the city, except the five bull-
dOzed parishes-in one of which our tax
collector has just been murdered-my gov
eminent is recognized by all save few pre-
tended Nichols officials.
s. b. PACKARD.
ConfirmatiOn-John Sherman, Secretary
of the Treasury.