The New York herald., 1877-12-02
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

.e--- ~ss.- MAsAISGros, Dec. ], 1877
In the Senate, early this morning, after Mr. Lamar
stated that his Ill health would not permit him 70
continue his remarks,
Mr. MCDONALD. (dsm.) Of Ind, took tho floor and
spoke length OF frauds committed oy the Louisiana
Returning Board. He quoted extensively from the
testimony taken In that State, and said Kellogg had
more right to be tho accredited Senator from Lou
than he had the right to be the accredited Min
ister IRON the Sandwich Islands He did not repre-
scnt tho people OF Louisiana.
TO SEAT KELLOGG
Mr. HILL, (aen,) OF Ga, submitted the following as
substitute for tho pending on:-"That Henry
NJ. spoYord bc admitted from tho State OF Louisiana
on a prima face title, and subject to the right OF
William Pitt Kellogg TO test his right TO the seat.p Mr.
Hill said he deeply regretted the exhibition OF party
feeling the past week. He felt that the Senate was
about TO mako a mistake which would be re-.
grettod, and he desired to make more
effort TO arrest tho action about to be taken
He thought the experience Of the asI ten years showed
that no statesman could BIO wise and not loarn. He
deprecated that legislation, which should be for the
good OF the country, was generally measures of re-
venge He did hesitate declare in Senate OF
the United States that the people OF this country
would have no lasting peace until there should be
parties without victories or without deeat In the
tona strife Of the past. Mr. Hill thon referred TO tho
eca aspects OF the Louisiana case and argued that tue
State had the right 10 settle absolutely between
rival bodies as 10 which her Legislature and
power eartn could alter that decision.
aud history would regard il as such
The Packard Legislature ncvor mad been gnized
and yet tnis Senate asked to recognize the only
act ever committed BY that Legislature II Mr. Ko..
Iogg should DC admitted Senator 10 this body lie
would 90 the only living monument OF that shan gov
ernmerL Should he get tue seat he would represent
nobody. He had no Legislature; no had Governor;
no st.le. rno State Of Louisiana had decided tBat
tho Nicholls Legislature tho; legal Lcgis.
iaturo Of The stale, ana tho senate could
NOT 20 behi.d that decision. What right mad the
senate to swy II knew better than the state as 10
which was tho legal Lcgisi4tures The prop was
knocked IRON under tue Packard government and fell
hscL That prop was the military power OF tue ted
eral government Packard himself lett aud ran away
because the wickcd lice when no man pursueth. He
again referred TO party feeling and said he was born
saw it as IL existed IN this chamber There
negro on his masters plantation who oia not have
more freedom than tho parusans IN this boay, and hc
believed that party spirit was what wc had to fear. IL
was the rock on which We would split
Mr. EDMuSps, trep) OF W., said he wond take the
liberty 10 suggest once more tho possibility Of IN un.
derstnnding in regard TO vote upon this resolution.
He therefore submitted the following
firs.Thas vote be taken ." ,ns ksogg spofsra ease
mites any ono authorized by him TO have hour
Scad the ButlcrCorbir case to be taken at
hsIore the expiration q one hour after the kellogg
between tue Two siles
Mr. THURMAN, (dern.) OF ohio, said no hoped the
proposition would be agreed lilo asked his demo-
cratic friends to agree 10 II nnd TO trust him
1t would result In an arrangement 10 both parties
NIX. HILLS SUBSTITUTE kEJEcrLD
The question being on Mr.. Hi,'s substitute TO swear
In Henry ~ SpoGord on his prmd tacie was
isctcd--yeas ~, nays 20, as ioiIows:-
ys.s : Ys;"' Bssy ,S ss,sra BECK cSssr. Coke
Garland Gordon, iiarris, Hereford i Jones Florida
Herman, MtCreery, Mcdonald, Mcrn.rso. Msrrmon Nor
gan, kandoiph sausbury. fhurmau Voorhees,, Wallace
Withtrs-27
NAYS -Mes,rs Allison Anthony Booth. Bruce Burnside
Cameron OF Pennsylvania Cameron U Niscoasin Ihafac
CnfistRncy Conklug. Conover, Dawes, Dorsey Edmuns
Hoar, uuwe, kirkwood. Mcmillan, Matthews. Mitchell
M,n. Ugiesby, Paddock Patterson, Rollins, Saunders
Spencer, Teller, Wadicign-23
Mcssrs Armstrong, Barniim, Grover, Maxey, Ran
som, johnston, Lamar ami Whytc, who woulu have
voted III the Affirmative. were paired with Mcssra
Plumb, Hamiin, Blaine, Ferry. ingalls,, Windvm Jones
(o Ncvada) anu SARGENT who would have voted III the
negative
Mr. MERRiMox, (dcm.) OF N. c., submitted an amond-
nent allowing the contestant, Henry N. Spoford, to
produce the bar OF the senate The testimony winch
nc offered 10 proluce before the Committee Priv-
Ieues ana Elections and tnat fur ncr consideration of
the case bs post poncd until then.
Mr. EDMuxIs SAID this was "A violation Of the agree
meut last maze lbat the questions snoul be voted
Mr. Mhngtuoy sara 10 d,d not 50 Understand u; bat,
as that view was taken oi The aicnuneat, ho with
drew H.
EELI0GG SEATED
The question thcn required on the original rosolu-