New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-13
KELLoGG's CREDENTIALS
THE VOTE IN THE SENATE


state very briefy-and if l state it incor.
reetly / shall be very willing to be inter
rupted by the Senator from DelawaTe--the
legal ground on which Mr.. Kellogg claims
seat in the Senate. l shall consume but
a few minutes in presenting the points.
The same board which returned the cleo
tOral vote of Louisiana for Hayes and
Wheeler returned Legislature Repub
lican in both branches and returned a ma
iority of the votes of the State for 5. B.
Packard for Governor. On the day that
that Legislature met there we're ass, mbled
under the laws Of Louisiana
Mr.. Bayard-The Returning Board had
nothing to do with the votes for Mr., Pack
ard at all
Mr.. Blaine-They returned them to the
Secretary of State
Mr.. Bavard-They we're returned not by
the board. The Returning Board had
nothing more to do With the votes for Gov
ernor than the Senator has himself, except
| as q mere conduit through whom they
passed to be counted BY the Legislature.
Mr.. Baine-Passed to be counted by the
Legislature-I have the record all hert-
merely the ministerial overlooking by the
| Legislature Of what had already
been counted by the board. Nor il that
| important; majority of the Legislature
| found to be elec'e ed in each branch by the
Returning Board assembled on the day ap.
| pointed by law for the organization of the
| Legislature. They assembled also on the
| day that the votes were 10 be counted for
| Governor; and taking those votes quorum
| in each branch of the Legislature deter
mined and declared that 5. B Packard was
duly elected Governor of Louisiana, and he
was inaugurated. Then on the second
| Tues lay of the session, the day appointed
| under the laws of the United States for the
election of Senator of the United States,
| both branches assent led and failed for lack
l L. l.
| that subject; but in precise OEfOTmity
with law, several times thiuk adjudiCared
and confirmed in this body, they assembled
| in Joint convention next day, and there
were then present majority OF both
branches of the Legislature and decisive
majority, and by THAI majority Mr.. William
| Pitt Kellogg was chosen a Senator of the
United States. l submit to the Senator
from Delaware that if Packard was legally
Governor, and this Legislature was legally
returned by the Returning Board, the cleo
ton of Mr.. William Pitt Kellogg is Just as
regular as that on which the Senator from
Delaware sits there and l sit here,
Mr.. Bayard-Bnt there is no if in my case;
there is large one in his case.
Mr.. Blaine-I know; and there the gentle
man is perfectly consistent. The Senator
from Delaware believes and affirms and has
voted on this floor that tho electoral vote of
Louisiana did not belong TO Hayes and
Wheeler. He says so now. He says it WAS
a fraud to give 1T to them. He is on record
voting so. / am addressing gentlemen who
on their Consciehces and view of duty voted
contrary to the Senator from Delaware that
| the electoral vote of Louisiana did belOn O
TO Hayes and Wheeler, The Senator is en-.
tiTely consistent, altogether consistent. He
believes that the vote of Louisiana was
given trauduleutly to Hayes aud Wheeler,
and he now asks the Republican side of the
Senate to atiiIm that fraud by declaring in
| another form that these votes technically
given for the Hayes and Wheeler electors
are not good enough to be counted for the
goverporship of the State, although the
Governor had thousand more votes than
the electors, and not good enough to be
counted for the Legislature that was tO
choose Senator. | do not object to the
Senator from Delaware holding that posi-
ton. 1t is partisan position. The Sena
tor has read US very large and Luminous
lessons of the duty of patriotism here, and
OF course they came with great force from 6
man who is not identified with party, anC
never gave a partisan vote as the Senator
. from Delaware has never given for thu
| eight or ten years he has gr6ced this body
: / appreciate the force of it coming flOn
that quarter. l feel somewhat smitten anC
| rebuked when the Senator from Delaware
invokes the Senate to throw aside partisan
| ship and act as he does. The Senator wa
a member of the commission, and / believ,
that the non-psrtisRn part of that commits
| siun VS. supposed to be the SupTem
! | Court section OF it; and YET believe 1t tei
10 the lot of the Senator from Delawar
, never oncs 10 have voted with the ma jlrit.
| of the Judges On that commission.
a Mr.. BAyard-Ob, yes! The SENATOR ha
! not followed the facts of that case at all.
+ Mr.. Blaine-SO for as test questions came
do not know what the little c0urtesieI
aside may have been; on all test question:
known to the public think the Senator ii
uniformly on record against the majority O
the judges.
r. Mr.. Bayard-The Sena tor has not rea
/ the record and does not seem to know mucl
about it.
!, Mr.. Blaine-I except Cronin's case.
+ think the Senator did drop partisanship o
. Cronin's case.
Z Now, Mr. President, this is simpl
: question 1t is a simple invitation
this side of the chamber from the othe
q to abandon the ground on which the pee
4 pie of the United States have accepte
!. the election of Hayes and Wheeler. Yet
= terday / spoke of back-doOr whispering
!, and talking in the corridors, and aske'
! if any Senator knew that there was an
!. sort of understanding. | asked then and
!, ask now if there is any gentleman on tn
: floor who stands voucher and sponsor fo
a ! that understanding. There hes been pu
q | In nv hauC ) III this mumtnG a leleRraT
!, which feel authorized to read; nay, whic
- [ am requested to read, and l thiDk it ma
! throw some light on the subject. profeF
y to be a plain, blunt mau; / do not wal
y any hide and seek on this subject; | wal
a positions to be clearly taken and frank
a | ayowed l read this telegram not exact
= | bsaring on the Louisiana question, bl
; kindred to i5, and possibly kindred o.
n patches are circulating in New Orleans tn
!, moment for the surrender and abandon
a ment of that State. The dispatch ia hande
IsJ me by the gentleman now on this floor, an
a claiming to be Senator elect from Soul
n Carolina; -.-
q To Hon. D. t. Corbin:
1t have Just had long interview wit
g, Haskell, who brings letters to ne fro
" Stanley Matthews and Mr.. Evarts. III
Ii nurport of Matthew'S letter is that oug
" 10 Weld my rights for the good of the cou
r try, This is embarrassing beyond endu
IN anee. Ii such action is desired, want
70 know it authoritatiyely-.
it Do not send Haskell; he wants to kno
It. it authoIitativelyi
Il am not acting for myself, and O.
not assume such responsibility. Please
quire and telegraph me tonight
Mt D. II. CHAMBERLAIN.
The Governor of the State of Sen
is | Carolina. / asked who had be
at doing the whisperings in the g
ty | ridOra, and the answer comes trC
n Columbia. Is there any Senator
rn this floor who desires to stand sponsor +
lg that dispatch, or for the policy thatit cove
hl IL there any Senator here who proposes
of abandon the remnant that is lett OF the
sc publican party between the POtomse a.
a. the Rio Grande, that it shall go down