The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-08

formed. since its organization. The credentials
OF Mr.. Kellogg did not create prima facic case
because they were signed by stephen Il. Pack
ard. who was not Governor of Louisiana either
d" jurc or de fato. On the contrary. the Senate
must take cognizance Of the public fact that
Francis II. Nichols was the Governor Of the
State and had legal Legislature acting in ac-
cord with him; that they had control OF every
part Of the State Of Louisiana except about one
mere. upon which stood hotel used by Packard
as a state House. lie argued that Nichols wns
the only Governor Of the state to-day and his
certificate was the only one the Senate Of the
United States could Justly respect This case wds
not new. but il demanded the same considcra-
tion now that it did in 1873 when the discuss
sion was continued nj such length. He argued
that it was the duty Of the Senate to see that the
State Of Louisiana was represented here 10y two
persons. but those persons must be chosen 10y
her lawful Legislature. He then referred to- the
uso of the military in the South and said there
was an admission OF the outgoing Admnistril-
ton-tnrdy, but honrst-that the use of the mil
itnrv 10 uphold State Governments had been
tried but with no good results. He then quoted
from the telegram OF the lato President. to tho
elrrt that G9Nernmcnt which could not main.
tain iisolf without the aid Of the strong arm of
the military should he permitted to go down.
He tMr. Bayardl viewed that language ~ a para
phrase OF the language Of the Declaration uf In
dependence. under which our people took up
arms 20 make them free.
IN lrt-ltpnt Grant. VINO came INTO the rnain-
her soon after the Senate met. was an attentive
listener to the nbOvn remarks.
Continuing his argument Mr., Bayarl COM
menicd on the legality Of the Louisiana Return-
ing Board. aud spoke of the proof IN regard
thereto offered before the Electoral Commission
H. said u majority Of that commission. claim
INK they were only imhurd with the counting
power Of the two Houses ot Congress. held that
they could not look into the charges - fraud
against that Returning Board. There was in
that decision y blow to his fondcst hopes and
hel,ei in aw. iir then referred 70 The r., marks
and said that senator hasrd his Objection TO
Inehhack on the illrgui.N OF the Louisiana
Rctgrning Bo9gd IL, th.n rcnllcl f. III. ,arEu-
cision u the Electoral Commission was limiting
upon the Senate. and cont"ui'i tlui thnt d"-
cision had no force in law to control the action
Of the Senate.
.Mr. Balm a~l;cd if,hc Senator from Vermont
Mr.. Edmuudsl did not satisfy himself as Il
member oi the Electoral Commission of lhn
legality Of the competency and cun-tltutlonaliy
oi,lne oil. i,,..li iltrtarqins Board ,..,. v.a..
gave as his reason for accepting the Louisiana
Returning Boari his want oi power TO examine
sion refused To- take testimony which the S"nuir
was bound To- take. The remarks Of the naior
from Maine Yesterday led him, with much all
rupinc~S, To- challenge the position oi the PrcSi-
dent of tn" United States. The now President
seemed TO Recognize, a. ~ the last dli ii- pre-
deec~sor. the true condition oi Affairs IN Loulsi-
Mr Bayard then quoted from Tho inaugural
address of Pr -ii,nt Hayes in regard 90 >outh-
crn Affairs. and said they We're wis words. H.
tMr. BayanN rceoguiz.d in the distressed D1i-
aIflun Ol ihstluutl., tine need ui that whit IA the
President had plu.lnimrl in regard t. ihn
: Whcrn ~yat.s Tlo p.a'c ~ lou siuna Was
-i-u.t''nof all. Hr0rti.d ihattn' r.oo.ni;l'n
OF tlr fu"kari Gw,rnMrni and tine iorHnle
oi rhrnw of th' y 'r 'l'- Government would
l.lui-unu rut wouli cnu-' thrill In ,gy
ho-. ia ilu, land. llrn-...d 'or Louisiana to-
h. woali ak ior la--ach@-",iii's,.' i',' ST. nayar@i
n-din referred to u" r,mlskS OF Mr. ~ iinr
hs sime cfy lor se.uonal HEsr SION lh,i had
been heard for years past. II icil upon his cnr
like irr h,ll at midnight. and h,
~ the President and his con-tltul i.pei
udvl-"r-; IN con- luslun. u" H.prr'fl ri tni@
an eng =" ~ now ,
Hrturning Board whch ruNr tnr -~riu.il ,,.,
81 j. 'l'-.nW =" llHy"- tni Ni.rlnr o. turned p.
~ .iut' !. .lhllhNn ih l'ih u Nliin - iif.l
: IS iAkud az g H'l' 'lhvf. ~, l"Ei tlntr
!. h"luis nit",l Sln' '- 'ha''f' hi- election
VIZ, e. ahH NH,il. ,... .,
Mt bin.n" then r"'"rr'l e, me r'nlnrN- oi
h~ ,t.,... IN lhr IT. i.l4l N"pml-- .','. ",.l
~ ',l,t M - 'nnl',I ''- " we w. w. H. w ,l,
-upr m" count Ju l-;cs on that eomn.s-lon. WHO
NJ ga.arI-nn ~. Tn'n' s..nn,,r has mo-,
f.Ii,iv.''l H.. 10. ,.,tf thnt t-,uiui
Mr. BIane~ 80 So, fT A. A. IT,, gg'-' Ions ,qme
tlie public. ihmk inr senator Is uniformly ou
reeirl against tlr mnor.b of tine Judges.
Mr.. BaWrd-Ih .nhi1r has hNt road th'
r""id, ana docs not som I" KNOW much
"Nt Il i.,,,.,-r ,v.,,, cr,,,i,.,- eo.... ,iiop
IN" s"p4l"f ~ dtop Iarli7Hh7hlp III OI"hihs
e'SSe. NJ Elaine Inn. nddyi sa.,,,,,.,...,,.,
|, is IA simple invitation t. thi- side oi th
rhnmnrf lInm the "thcr lo h1thl"ii We ground
ON Mnlch NE p"ople oi '19 Ini'ed S',l,s a. nyn
Yesterday ! sl"k" Of back door whi-p'rinsS