The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-07
.XLVTH CONGRESS-
q. WASHINGTON, March 6, 1876.
isENATE1ExrRA SESSION. "a.

- I>HW isENATE-ExrRAsE SESSION IA
'.a.!Mr., Wheeler, called the Senate to order.
, i,There was "a; full attendance, including
Judge Davis, ~ 81 '.:.5 10y; ~,
-, BE. Wallace, of Pennsylvania submitted
O resolution that the credentials OF l.. Q!,C.
Lamar, scnator-clect from the State OF Nl1s-
sissiDpi, be taken from the table. and that
he he sworn in, :! .-iil}il 6IINt1h.i'
MI. Anthony moved that the Senate ad-
journ. Reiected-ayes, 49, noes, 36-many
Republicans voting with the Democrats in
opposition to adjournment. -. .f.-
. Mr.. Blaine spoke in favor OF swearing in
Mr.. Lamar, and said his credentials were
entirely regular, and he was just IS much
entitled to be sworn in as he (Mr. Blaine} or
any other senator sworn in yesterday. An
swering Morton as to what he would do
with Kellogg under this line OF argument,
Mr.. Blaine said he had a resolution in his
hand which he proposed to offer when the
present case was disposed OF to seat Kel-
logg.. asst. 3rl.E .'- -.. ...s.'. +.
Mr.. Dawes declared in favor OF seating
Lamar. -. ...-------.-.
After Lamar. had taken the oath, BIZ.
Blaine submitted the following: 49,,
Resolued, That the oath OF Office required
bv law be now administered by the Vice
President to William Pitt Kellogg, whose
credentials rs a senator from the State OF
Louisiana were presented on the 20rh of
January, 1877. ..5.s..I. Il. u. ~n.i.,. -
Mr.. Bayard asked the Senator to with
draw that resolution for the present that he
might submit one to have General John T.
Morgan, senator-elcct from Alabama, sworn
in, whose case was similar to that of Mr..
Lamar. .,....t, ..,.. ....-J
Mr.. Blaine: The case of Mr.. Kellogg
came before; either; that OF Mr.. Lamar OF
Mr.. Morgan in its order. Therefore it had
better be acted on now.
Mr.. Bayard then submitted the following
substitute for the resolution OF Mr. Blaine
That the credentials of. William Pitt KsI.
logg, claiming to be senator from the State
of Louisiana, do now lie upon the table
until the appointment OF q Committee on
Privileges and Elections, to whom they can
then bereferred.
Mr.. Blaine said: do not desire, Mr.
President, to detain the Senate by any
lengthy presentation Of Mr.. Kellogg's case.
Regarding him, as do, as the regularly
and duly-elected senator from the State, OF
Louisiana, I could wish that there would be
no objection to his being sworn in. be-
lieve that he was elected by the legal Legis.
lature OF Louisiana. I believe that lie was
elected by and represents the legal govern
ment OF Louisiana, and do not see now
to-day land that is the main point desire
to presently how any senator who voted In
this chamber that the electoral vote OF Loui:
siana was legally and properly cast for r.
B. Hayes and yourself, Mr.. President, is
permitted to doubt that S. B. Packard Is
equally Of right the Governor OF that State.
Mr.. Blaine then proceeded to describe the
creation and operation OF the electoral lazy.
Blaine continued: know that there has
been O great dealisid here and there in the
corridors Of the Capitol, around and about,
in, by-places and in high places, OF late, that
some arrangement had been made by which
/ Packard was not to he recognized and up
held; that he was to be allowed to slide by,
and Nichols was to be accepted as Governor
of Louisiana Iwant to know who had the
authority to make any such arrangement.
Ewish to know il any senator on this Hoor
viii state in his place that any person,
speaking for the Administration that was
coming in or the one that was going out, had
any right TO- make any such arrangement
I deny it. I deny it without being author
ICED to speak for the Administrationftha1
now exists; but deny it on the.simple,
HIOuuu luuI IL Id
that THE Administration OF President
Hayes could do it. I deny; it on the
broad ground that President Hayes pos
sesses character, common sense, self-re'
spect, patriotism; oil OF which be
has in a high measure and in an eminent
degree. deny it on all the grounds that
can. influence human actions on ali%the
grounds on which men can be held topper
h:lsfv
/ deny it1fora him. and shall find myself
grievously disappointed, wounded. and hui
inflated, IT, my denial is not yindicated in
the poliey ofqthe Administration. But whe'
ther it be yindicated or whether i be not,
/ .carehdt- Tits notthes duty offa senator
to inquire what the9policy of an Admins
and, J. hope'ra Republican Senate will say
lin this land large enough, to compr omise
the rood name tof the great Republican
party TIA, called that administration inte
MT. Bayard then took the floor, and The
senate adjourned until tomorrow. Y huSi
THEIATE DISASTER, IN TEE BATEHA tsfi5UsE
lispi iTrsRup ! March Ga Telegram from
Kafhg ls gty IVES he ioiIowiIs Rddisiona
ttparticulars Of the fire at the GBateman IIonse
yesterday.;Up to O'Clock thism ornfnghy Eve
bodies had been taken from the ruins. The
remains Or N, Brown, Jr., OF 230 Chestnu'
street, Phiiadss iHhfa; haSs been identified b
te kegnhecks GharliesB aten1any aged lively,
years, fwhe1was rescued from the flames b,
bis father, died from his i'm uries this morn
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