New-York tribune., 1877-03-07

on the files OF the s,n nato demonstrating against ~,
mission Of Mr. Lama. "' ''f
Mr. WALLACE rcI lied that there was neither ,o,oo,
srance nor adverse claimant IN the case. Tho een,"
man was here nnchallenged either by remembrance "a
| verse claimant, or petition. ''''e af
Mr. MCMILLAN rep. MInnJ announced that bo
woad vote FOR the admission Of Mr. Lamar, he voted
| Nj SPENCER moved 10 amend the resolutions of Mr.
wallace 50 as to provide that the credentials OF Nr
Lamar be referred to the Committee on PfyiIeqe. sna
Elections The afnendment was relecied"Yess' ana n
Nays N.Y. 2s Mr; ,, WADLElGH alone voting in its favor
was paired with Mr. MERRIM0N who would haze yo,sS
| In the negative. ''''N
| The original resolution OF Mr.. WALLACE wa, ,h.,
| agreed TO: Yeas, 81 nays, i-Nr. Wadeigh. WA
Mr.. LAMAR was then esenrted 10 the desk n, ,ho
Presiding officer by Mr. DAVIS Of West virginia snS as
| WHEELER N''''A'
THE CASE oY Mr.. KELLOGG.
Mr.. BLAINE submitted the following:
ssoleed That tho oath Of office required By law be now A.
whose credentials senator from the state LoGiss
Mr' BAYARD Diem, Dell asked t6e senator to with.
draw that resolution for the present that he gt sub
nit one To have Gen. John Morgan. from
Alabaina sworn In, whose case similar to that OF
Mr. BLAINE said the case OF Mr. Kellogg came bcfors
either that Of Mr. Lamar 5r. Morgan ia lis order and
therefore s ! h91 better be acted upon % now
. MI BAfAlD then submitted the following substitute
tc credentials Of VIM rht Kellogg claiming to be
Senator from the state OF Louisiana 40 e upon ss
until the appointment OF committee Of privileges and
Mr. BLAINE said: Regarding Mr. Kellogg. az do "a
the regularly and ulyelected Senator from the state ot
louisiana could wish that there would be objection
to his being ill., believe that he was elected by
The legal Legislature OF louisiana believe that he was
elected by and represents the legal government OF Lou.
islana ana DO not see how any Senator who yo'cd in
this chamber that the electoral vote OF Louisiana yas
legally and properly east FOR Rutherford b. Hayes and
yourself, Mr. President is permitted 20 doubt thai 3 b.
Packard Is equally OF right the Governor Of that State
There may be some technically, there may be some
keen form logic when have yet heard and which
do NOT thnk shall ever ne able 10 comprehend, by
which man who bad nearly thousand votes more
than the electoral ticket received elected GOV.
cInOr when the electoral ticket was chosen The Eeo.
tOr'l Commission took the question into consideration
and heard t eiaboratcly argued. and decided, De.
eve rChtully, hdt the electoral vote OF Louisiana be-
lOnged 20 Hayes ard Wheeler.
Mr. THURNAN-The Electoral Commission decided
that could not look behind the decision OF the Rsur
ing Board, and therefore would receive evidence
Bat does the Senator say that the Senate Of the United
states, that is made the Judge Of the elections gnaa
Gallons aud returns of its members cannot look behind
Mr. BLAINE-I am coming to that IN due season. The
senator vii. permit me to say, however that the Ecc-
Gral Conml,son of which he was an honorei member.
tId decide that the Louisiana Returning Board was
constitntonaly and legally competent TO make
the count which determined the electoral vote
Of that state, and that the same board
declared also VINO were the Legislature of that state,
ana TIE Legislature performing mere ministerial dly
declared WHO was the Governor Of that state; and
stand here Il stand alone to say That the honor and
credit and the aith OF the Republican party, IN So far AS
the election OF Hayes and Wheeler Il concerned, are
ind,ssOiu6y united IN maintaining the rghtiuncss Of the
return OF that Dody. You dlscTeMt f%chart ana yOu
dscrcd Hayes You hold that Packard Is no; the legal
Louisiana, and Pre- sldcnt has
and the honOred |lcoffes'dent VINO pesldes over our
deliberations has 40 title 10 his char.
MIR. THUEMAN-I beg 10 say 10 the Senate that the
Electoral Commission never decided that the Returning
Board constitutional board Tor counting anything
but electoral for President and YicePesdcnt
Nj. BLAINE-DO understand the Senator nom ONO,
then, TO maintain that the Returning Board was good
enough to count In the electors for President but not
good enough to determine who GOyemOrl
Mr. THURMAN-if tJe senator ASKS my opinion say
it not good enough for ythns except 70 be hung
DIR. BLA.NE-l believe the gentlemen IN LOUISIANA
whom the senator from OHIO represents Ia his opnons
same thing. Il least eight Of them.
Mr. TIIURMAN-A majority.
tbat the Lc EslauFe, the Governor and the Presidential
electors OF Louisiana all derive their legality ond Their
that II is dsereded the other Is dscr, diied aud
that the electors having been accredited Dy the highest
tribunal known to the Constitution ana tAe laws hels
precudcd from raising q doubt on that question: tha,
resting. Mr. Kellogg does his claim toa 5enatossp
here upon broad basis and upon precisely the came
foundation That TIE Presidential electors rest upon, be Is
entitled 10 be sworn IN.
THE RECOGNITION OF PACKARD.
know that there has been n great deal said here and
ther, in the coul lOTs of tho Capitol around and about
in by places and in high places Of late that some ar
rangemont had been made by which Packard was not 10
he recognized and upheld that he was to be allowed 10
slide by aud Nichols 10 he accepted Governor Of
louisiana. / want 10 know who nad the authority 10
M Ir aBy such arranCcment. 1 with To know II any
an Lis inor NciIi state IN hi. llce that snv uo-
son. speaking for the administration that coming IN
or ihe one that WAC going out, had any right
10 make any such Arrangements. / deny il.
deny it without being authorized 10 speak for the adj
ministraon that now exists; but / deny 1t
on the simple. br0ad ground that IL Is an impOss!biy
that the Administration Of President Hayes could do t.
deny Il On broad ground that President Hayes pos
;cssps character, common sense, ScuicSpcc pttrOsm,
al of which ha has n high ard in eminent de-
gree deny it on All the grounds that can influence
human action AL the grounds on wu.c men can be
held o personal and political aud Official responsibility
deny Il oc Hnn and shall fDd myself grieyousy Dis
appuiutcd wounded and Inundated II my denial j. not
vndicatod In the policy Of the Administration. But
Wheeler 70 Toe yndicatcd or whether IL De not care not
Il f4f t.f "A Ia 10
OF an administration may be- but what II ought TO DE;
and hope Il Republican Senate will say on this point
there shall authority IN This lana large enough o.
adventurous enough 10 CuupIOmlsc the honor Oi the Ma
uOna Administration or tho good name OF the great Re-
publican party that called that AdinnisratIOn INTO eX'
i-lsucr.
~. BAYARD Dem Deli then took the floor h~t be-
fore prOccCdns with his remarks. yielded for rollon
10 aoiou;, and the Senate, az 3lj p III, adjourned
unit. IL O'clock tomorrow.