The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-08
u: s. SENATE-Extra Session.


The Diplomatic Corps visited the Presi-
dent to-day. ..,.,-.. ,.,,....,., ~.
..s U: S. SENATE-Extra Session.
WASHINGTON, March Z, 1876. :
Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware. who was enti-
tied to the floor, said his reasons for NOV
ing to refer the credentials OF Mr.. Kellogg
to the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons were those warranted by the unbroken
usages Of this body, so far. as he was In
formed, since its organization. The Gre
dentiaF OF Mr.. Kellogg did not create
prina fucie case because they were signed
by Stephen B. Packard, who was not Gov
ernor of Louisiana either de jure or
de .facto. On the contrary, the Senate
must take cognizanee OF the public
fact that Francis r. Nichols was the Cow
ernor of the State. and had legal Legisla-
ture acting in accord with him; that they
had control Of every. part OF the State
of Louisiana EXCEPT about one acre, upon
which stood hotel, used by Packard
as State-House. lie argued that Nichols
was the only Governor Of the State to-day,
and his certificate was the only one the Sem
ate of the United States could Justly re-
spect. This case was not new, but 1t de-
handed the same consideration now that it
did in 1873, when the discussion was con-
tinued at such length. He argued that it
was the duty OF the Senate to see that the
State OF Louisiana was represented here by
two persons, but those persons must be
chosen BY her lawful Legislature. 4. ~
He then referred to the use OF military in
the South, and said there was an admission
Of the outgoing Administration, tardy but
honest, that the use Of military to uphold
State governments had been tried, but'Wlth
no good results. He then quoted from the
TELEGRAM of the late President to the effect
that government which could not main
| tain itself without the aid Of the strong arm
OF the military should be permitted to &C
down. He (Mr. Bayard) viewed that Ian.
guage rs q paraphrase OF the language OF
the Declaration Of Independence, undel
which our people took up arms to make
them free. ..,1 80 ..' ~ -. {. =. ,
!TEx-President Grant, who came into tht
chamber soon after the Senate met, was al
attentive listener to the above remarks O
Mr.. Bayard.] .~.- ID: J.; '.-..--5..-- III.
: Continuing his argument, Mr.. Bayart
commented on the legality OF the Louisiana
Returning Board, and spoke OF, the proof il
| regard thereto offered before the Electora
| Commission. He said majority OF tina
Commission, claiming that they were onl!
imbued with the counting power OF TIT
two houses Of Congress-, held that the.
could not look into the charges OF fraut
| against that Returning Board. There wa
in that decision blow to his fondest hope
and belief In law. He then referred to th
remarks of Mr.. Edmunds in the Pinchbacl
| case in 1875, and said that Senator Base
his objection to Pinchback on the illegalit
of the Louisiana Returning Board,
He then replied to the arguments Of MI
Blaine to the effect that the decision OF th
Electoral Commission was binding upon tn
Senate, and commended that that decision
had no force in law to control the action Q
the Senate. B. ~ +. -.
Mr.. Blaine asked II the Senator from Yer
mont (Mr. Edmunds) did not satisfy him
self as a member of the Electoral Commits
sion Of the legality, Of the competency ant
constitutionality OF the Returning Board.
Mr.. Bayard said the Senator from Yer
mont gave as his reason for accepting tn
Louisiana Returning Board his want 0
power to examine into its returns and com
position. Continuing his argument, he sal,
that the Commission refused to take testi
mony which the Senate was bound to take
The remarks Of the Senator from Maine yes
terday led him with much abruptness t
challenge the position OF the President O
the United States. The new Presiden
seemed to recognize, as at the last did hi
predecessor, the true condition OF affairs il
Louisiana. :@..,1. 4.s: ... r.a,.z s,@,:'tH .".
Mr.. Bayard then quoted from the inaugu
raj address OF President Hayes in regard tt
southern affairs, and said they were wis
words. He (Mr. BayarD recognized in tn,
distressed condition Of the country the neet
Of that which the President had proclaimed
in regard to the southern States. The peace
Of Louisiana was the peace Of all. and hel
destruction was the destruction Of all. Hi
argued that the recognition OF the! Packard
government and the forcible overthrow o.
the Nichols government would not, only
shock the very souls Of the people Of Lou
iSiana, but would cause thrill in every
bosom in this land. lie asked for Louisiana
| to-day the same measure of law and justice
that he would ask for Massachusetts,. ~,
MIR. Bayard again referred to the remarks
Of DIR. Blaine made yesterday, and said be
recognized in them the same cry for sec
tional aggression Chat bad been heard fol
years past. 1t fell upon his ear like fire.
bell at midnight, and he earnestly hoped /,
would not be heard by the President and
his constitutional advisers. X. + - ~ +
In conclusion he deprecated this sectional
aggression, and hoped there would be an
end to it now. q,s 49,. - +. ;.
llr. Blaine, OF Maine, argued that the
toral vote OF Louisiana to- Hayes and
Wheeler: returned a Legislature Republican
iniboth its branches and s.. B. Packard as
Governor, The Legislature assembled as
provided by law, and elected William p.
Kellogg senator, His election was legal
and valid. DE, then referred to the remarks
OF the Senator from Delaware and, to his
course at the Electoral Commission, and
said that the Senator as q member. OF the
Commission never once. voted with the ma
iority of the Judges on that Commission. q
NIr. Bayard 1: Oh, yes; the Senator. has
not followed the facts OF that case at all. NJ
Mr.. Blaine. So far as the test questions
came I dc, not know. what the little courte-
sizes aside may have been on all the test
questions known to the. public: I;think'th
Senator is uniformly on the, record against
the mnjority ofthe Judges Jit9!5 ~, - :.
Mr.. Bayard !: The Senator has not the real
record, and does not seem to know much
about it. Y. ~ -; 80 81 :, l q,
Mr.. Blaine: I except Cronin'a case. It
think the Senator did drop partisanship on
Cronin' case. q tf,gsi s.. 55 =
Continuing his remarks, Mr.. Blaine said !:
Now, Mr. President, this is q simple ques-
ton. It Is q simple question to this side of
the chamber frem the other, to abandon the
groundton which che people Of the United
States have accepted the election OF Hayes
and Wheeler. Yesterday Isspoke OF back
door Whispering and talk in the corridors,
and asked III any senator, Thew that there
Twas aIsy-Sort, Oh understand ding. asked