New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-01

pariy. But benign are hs purposes, there
po%cr bs%nd t1e Throne SITS 'o Silent ' ana
inactive Wnil, the STATE terroized and Republicans
are cloW0ed mo the ia at ColubIa throagh ia grant
against thcuu under the forms oi la"
The AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
The question being the substitute Of Mr. salisbury
the vote resulted yeas 30 nays 20 follows lRepub-
lic4ns IN Roman, Democrats in HahcSl:
YEAS.
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P P,,, t hsyssn' 5 Sacs55's%
Allison. chri.tancy, Jones Sew s sarsent,
anthony, Conslng, XIX Woo s slaaesI
Booi6. Dawes, Malta ~ Telsr, ,,, %
G,m.ron (Pa1 Ednunds, morrill,,
C Cis WIS ti t9sI: f Ko.iHs.
Mara Rl.inp Plumb. Hamln, Ogieshy, Ferr', In
gals aud Window also would nave voted IN tue negative
num- Davis (ilJ. MaXey, Ransom ana JoAhstol' WAC
would nave yOtei IL he Affirmative 80,
SIR OGLEsBY Qiepr I'D, IN Announcing his par WIN
NJ D5yi. f, iilJ siia refrained from voting al
ia .i ne Ind rot consider certain ~ MS colleague
Would yoie aye lie popsd he would vote mo-
Tnc Vce-Presaeni. III announcing the vote, dd not
lyc the deciding vote, but said The SUBSTITUTE not nav
ing received majority OF tue votes OF tine seua'e' Is
disagreed TO- ....,-,.,,,,,,,
ANOTHER Proposed AMENDMENl.
Mr.. MORGAN Dem. Aa.) submitted an amendment,
rrod That nothing in this resolution s9a be 80 cd con an
strde IS 10 . te me oe.4le io .iS ~ M thn
Delaware aud upon "acA 'SiI "a eUS SrHayo
ios5 20 a seat me Senate.
Mr. MORGAN. in support of his amendment. supposed
he ltl rstooi tie Committee on Privileges ana Flee
tn Ia mn IN ier powers than other committees OF the
s'nate Il could not ~ out into TIE world Tor tes-
tInGuy nor investigate charges meiely upon the
smDgr.uon of rival claimants. There had never
been any investigation ordered by the senate a. to
whether either vi the claimants used IMPROPER
means 10 obtain e seat IN the Senate. In
ns opinion tie committee lad properly refused to make
the investigation when asked Oy MI spOHOrG Tor IL; u
had not The power do Ile senate, however snohd
moi refuse order such an investigation when charges
brought 10 It's attention. ana AT future Gay, "t"
the present excitement should nave passed away ana
wnen such INVESTIGATION could be calmly uhdcrtaken'
lac would move Tor IN n'estgdtiOh. .. .,o e,r
Nj. CONkLiNG ti.epr " ~ inquired II tue senator
from Alabama doubted me right OF any senator AT any
tine, TO Tor an Investigation regarding charges OF
TINS kind against a Senator.
Nlr. MOHiiAN replied that he did not
ME- CONKLING sgud he did moi know what then. was
tn purposs this novel proposition ieseryinS the right
10 nave an Investigation moved; ,,. cha o.,,n,,,
that an, senator from Nrw-York OR. ConklngJ, and
other Senators, would unite win MIN H. such move
Mr. CoNKLING said the adoption of the pending prop
ositinn wouu affect the future power oi tue Senate
IN slightest degree 10 investigate, expel or Vacate q
seat MORGAN said that WAS true but he had presented
il Tor the purpose O obtaining some expressions rom
SENATORS o Lue other side q! the chamber. AUor some
furlhrr MIR. Morgan WtnuicN us
AR. MADLLtGI KEEP, y. ~ scut 10 Tue Ni'rh u'oh
ANA had read the letter OF Governor hclV-S lDlSAed
tnls mogulug denying the charges o. Ju4ge 9pYhord
Mr. iILl (D.i., Ga SAID ne WAS authorized 10y Judge
spoord 40 tna The charges were true, ana ne could
PP'3ng di.eussion, Mr.. THURMAN, at 3 o'clock.
mayed tnat the senate proceed 10 thc cOhsldordOn OF
executive business Rejected yeas 81 NAY > 81, nc
yOc, Dut The NcePsesdelt Ill NOT Note 10 silp9 n
nouced senate reiu cd 10 20 INTO executive seS-
sion. Tn, ,n9cras voted IN favor o tho executive ses-
sion. the Republicans against IL
Mr sARClNI (Hcp, Cal), rom the Committee on Ap-
propriat Ons, ported Tie D,heiehcs APPROPRIATION h'
Wlta AN cndnthis. PACED on nc II'. ,t'x; no., All,
Ine sen ,te then, motion OF Mr. DORSEY tep ArA)'
took a recess unti 7:3J p. ni
MIR. BAIARD'5 SPEECH
Toon reassembln. at $50 O'clock sir BAYARD tDem..
D,.l said since the year 1870 the political affairs OF
the eope OF Louisiana had been before the Two Houses
O. Coneiess ana Il had necome ms duy on many occa-
sOns make careful inquiry INTO the stte Oh tae ana i,
II tue more deyolVed upon INN. because THAT
state. since he bad been member OF the
represented toe Moor of thc senate. mere
Aad Dot been any man IN the Once oil ecna'
tnr from that STATE who could be called irdy ana
fairly representative OF tue free VIII oil mat pcopc
since the 4k Mare last 10 one whether Representative
M IN sr.ureseuIatlyc of thdt stdtt hiu Deem upon thc
nnr entitled to speak tue people OF that coinnuu "
and ne o.ignl would not prOOng this debate. cut lac
m,so,u.i - that tho senate 10 set iian
p. Kellogg as senator rom mat state was
/ other balOre struck against me people Ol tnal
80, ',,,.ty lie was shoe ked at such proposition. lie
did MOI think party spirit could ever nave Drought
ahput such an end a. hs lie Thought that after ltst
Spu after wise aud patriotic resolution had induced
ia, executive 10 taAo tue hand Of military power nom
b throat oil the people OK ha stale wue peace seemed
la aaaln hover hcr blessed Wings over that state tht
tr mad come when reconciliation VITA the people of tAt
snun VA, TO be cstADl ,icd upon basis Ca supple and
eternal Justice. But tae resolution now before IN,
| senate disturbed mis- hopes and called i0rta
/ fh,.. sincere EXPRESSIONS. ihc seating Ol MI. kel
| NO. would he thc overriding Of the WI
of the people OF LOUISIANA unJ dlsfegaiding ~ theil
cuoce Mr. Bayard read extracts from the Opiu
ous of Judges strong ana Bradley, memOegs OF h'
tufl "a Nuu %
| that commission regarding The PresiocIiiai Vot,
! ooud nave no binding effect upon either HOUs,
| az Congress- in lnquiring into the election ant
| qualifications OF ono OF It's members. lt hac
| heeu attempted To show that the decision y
tle Electoral Commission was binding IN TINS case.
Was "A totally mistaken idea that the Judgment OF tina
commission could Ia any degree In law or fact, touch
election for "A member of either House OF Congress. TIL
| ou,nions OF these two judges were 10 the enec
| that the right OF each House TO institute am
| srrutlny as 10 the election OF member wa
absolute aud Aessrs. Hoar aud Garfield, other neui