The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-07

Mr.. Howe asked itthere was anythin
in the files OF the Senate, remonstratin
against the admission OF Lamar,
Mr.. Wallace replied that there wa
neither remonstrance nCr adverse claim
ant in the case. The gentleman wa
here unchallenged, either by remor
STRANGE, adverse claimant, or petition,
Mr.. Howe said that II no one else con
demned Lamar. lie did not know why h
should. He (Howe) voted for the nd
mission OF Pinchback, aud he believe,
that an error had been committed in no
admitting him, but he could not correc
that now by voting against Lamar.
Mr.. Mcmillan announced that h,
would vote for the admission OF Lamar
as he voted for the admission OF Pinch
back. He saw no difference in the twt
cases, and in voting for Lamar, he
wonld doso without affecting his iudg
ment upon the question Of the legality o
the body which elected him. He woult
pass upon that question when it should
be presented.
Mr.. Spencer moved to amend the reso.
luton OF Mr.. Wallace 30 as to proyid,
that the credentials Of Mr.. Lamar be re-
ierred to the Committee on Privileges and
Elections
Mr.. Morton said II II was right to seal
MIR. Lamar 1t was great wrong not tc
seat Mr.. PinchbaCk, but the Who'll,
Democratic party voted against seating
him. His whole purpose was to call the
attention OF the country 10 this extraor-
dinary change.
The amendment Of Mr.. Spencer to III,
resolution Of Wallace was fejected-vea,
|, nays IS, as follows
YEAs-Mr. WadIeigh.
NAYs-Allison, Anthony, Bailey, Bar
mum, Bayard, Beck, Blaine, Bogy, Booth
Bruce, Burnside, Cameron Of Pa, ChalTee
Christiancy, Cockrell, Coke, Conkling
Conoyer, Davis Of Illinois, Davis Of Wes
Virginia, Dawes, Dennis, Eaton, Garland
Gordon, Harris, Hereford, Hill, Hoar
Howe, Johnston, Jones Of Florida, Johel
Of Nevada, Herman, Kirkwood, McCreery
Mcdonald, Mcmillan, Micheron, Maxey,
Mitchell, Morton, Oglesby, Paddock, Pat.
terson, Plumb, Randolph, Ransom, Rol
lins, Salisbury, Saunders, Sharon, Sher
man, Teller, Thurman, Wallace, Whyte
and Withers-5S.
MIR. Spencer, who would have voted il
the affirmative, was paired with Mr.
Merriman, who would have voted in III,
negative.
The original resolution Of Mr.. Wal
lace was then agreed to-yeas 81, nays |
| Wadleigh Rollins, who voted on the
iormer roll.Call, was not in the Chamber
when his name was called on the origina
resolution.
Mr.. Lamar was then escorted 10 tht
desk Of the President by Mr.. Davis, o
West Virginia, and the oath OF office wa.
administered by Vice President Wheeler
Mr.. Blaine submitted the following:
HesOited, That the oath Of office re
quired by law be now administered by
the Vice President TO Wm. Pitt Kellogg
whose credentials as Senator from Lou
isiana were presented on the Goth day oi
January, 1877.
Mr.. Bayard asked the Senator TO with
draw that resolution for the present, tha
he might submitonc TO have Gen. J. 4
Morgan, Senator elect from Alabama
swornin, whose case was similar to tha
OF Lamar.
Mr.. Blaine said the case Of Kellogg
came before either Lamar or Morgan il
its order, and therefore it had better b,
acted on now.
Mr.. Bayard then submitted the follow
ing substitute for the resolution OF Blaine
That the credentials OF VIM. Pitt Kel
logg, claiming to be the Senator from the
State OF Louisiana, lo now lie on the Ia
bic until the appointment otthe Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections, to whom
it can be referred.
Mr.. Blaine said: | do not desire Mr.
President to detain the Senate by any
lengthy presentation Of Kellogg's case
Regarding him as do, as regularly and
duly elected Senator from the State o.
Louisiana. l could wish that there
would be no objection TO his being sworn
in. lbelieve he was elected by the lega
Legislature OF Louisiana. l believe that
he was elected by, and represents the
legal Government Of Louisiana, and
do not see now to-day, and thai
is the main point desire to present
how any Senator who voted in thii
chamber that the electoral vote OF Louis
lana was legally and properly cast for +
B. Hayes and yourself, Mr.. President, i,
permitted to doubt that's. B. Packard il
equally Of right the Governor OF that
State. There may be some technicalities
There may be some keen form OF logic
which have not yet heard and which
do not think shall ever be able to com
prehend, by which man who had nearly
thousand votes more than the clectora
ticket received, was not elected Governor
when the electoral ticket was chosen, anC
frankly repeat l am not permitted tc
doubt, no man is permitted TO doubt legal
ly; certainly the other side Of the chamber
is not permitted TO doubt legally, that The
electoral vote Of Louisiana was properly
cast for Hayes and Wheeler. 1t wa.
decided 80 by the tribunal created by tha
side Of the chamber. The Senator from
Connecticut (Eaton) bows to me. He
and l are guiltlesS Of that tribunal
| Laughter But with the single excep
tion Of the gentleman from Connecticut
every gentleman on that side Of the
chamber in the Congress Just CLOSED, voted
to establish that tribunal, and itcame il
with peans, and shouts, and congratula
tions that the day Of the political mil
lenium had at last dawned, and that vi
have now established a tribunal distin
guished above all human instrumentali
ties for impartiality, and TO whose deci
sion we would ali bow in a most read,
spirit Of cordial ncquiescence. They
took the question into consideration ant
heard it elaborately argued, and decided
as ] believe, rightfnlly, that the electorn
votes oil Louisiana belonged to Hayes ant
] Wheeler.
Mr.. Thurman-Will the Senator ALLOW
me to interrupt him?
Mr.. Blaine-Certainly.
Mr.. Thurman-The Electoral Commits
sson decided that it could not look benin,
: the decision OF the Returning Boerd,
Mr.. Blaine-Precisely, but it did dc
eide
Mr.. Thurman--I am not through. Tn,
! decision was that it could not look behint
} II, therefore, would notreceive any evi
, dence, but does the Senator say that tn
Senate Of the United States, that is mad,
the Judge OF the election, qualification
and returns OF Its members