National Republican., 1877-03-09
UNITED STATES SENATE.
SPECIAL SESSION.

the Chamber, brings the Senators to their feet,
and the prayer commences.
Amer the reading Of the Journal tho Chair az
pointed Senator EDMUSDs as director of tho
Deaf and Dumb Institution In Washington,
DO.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate the unnnish-
cd business being the resolution to take from the
table the credentials Of John 7. Morgan, and on
which MIR. SrENcER was entitled to tho floor.
Mr.. SPENCER then proceeded TO road .
lengthy printed speech on tho election In Ala.
bama, and tho alleged outrages and intimida.
tions which resulted In tho election OF the Legis-
lature which elected Mr.. MORGAN to the Senate.
He sent up to be read various extracts from re.
ports Of investigating committees 10 provo that
tiotho eileen was not fairly conducted, and If It
had been tho result would have been far diff.
ferent.
He claimed that the Republican rulo in Ala.
bsmn had been honest and conservative, and had
resulted In o reduction Of taxes, and would com.
pare favorably with the conduct Of affairs Ia any
State. He closed his speech at Httoen minutes
past one.
SPEECH OF Nh. MORTON.
Mr. MORTON said he should vote to have Mr..
Morgan sworn in, as he believed , be IVA was here Sa
Kellogg was, and was entitled to his seat the
same as MT; kellogg was, no more and no less,
calling attention to thereport on Alabama Affairs.
which had lust been printed and laid on the
He then read several extracts from tho report,
to show that the Republicans lost at least ten
State, and that the Legislaturs which elected
MIR. Morgan was fraudulently elected. He said IL
the same course was pursued In this case as vas
pursued In the Louisiana case In 1873, Mr.. Nor
gan would be excluded, but ho would not stultify
his own record BY voting to refer Mr. Morganis
Elections. He thought that Pinchback and
Kellogg were both elected, but his Democrats
friends Thought differently. and they voted
Mr.. BLAINE, in a few words, called attention
tn h. q.
gard to Mr.. BAYAHp's position In voting against
the majority in nearly every instance wa. c;rrest.
The amendment to refer the credentials OF Mr..
Morgan to the Committee on Privileges and
Elections was voted down, and tho resolution to
swear him in was adopted withoat.divIslou.
Mr.. NoroAs SWORN IN.
Mr. Morgan, escorted by MT. GoLDos, then
came forward and took the oath.
Mt sARdENr AZ, isSId ToySd 20 @ 60 me exc ,n's
resolution that tho credentials Of l.. T. Grover b,
taken from the table, and that he be sworn in.
Mr.. SARGENT submitted as a substitute
whereas Mr.. Grover has the proper credentials,
and there is no contestant, ho is entitled to h!'
| seat notwithstanding the remonstrancs from the
people OF Oregon; therefore,
| Rssoiped, That his credentials be taken IRON
IT. WALLACE said he W. Would accop. the sub.
MT. CoNKLING moved to amond the pro
amblc by adding that there was but one State
| government in Oregon, and that there was no
dispute about the credentials.
srErcu OF NR. CoHKLIEG.
This was acceptt !, and
| Mr. CONKLlNG said he thought that would
| peri It this case. He said he d s.red TO make a
few remarks on this and IL u'slana ca ). He
to ss sSa saat tSe KSSgg az %GSl
II this be so, II shows the caprice and the n m.
sistepcy Of those who voted differently In the two
cases. But he denit that there wat iny analogy
whatever betwt IN the two cases. A prina
facie case for the admission Of scn,tor wiz bo
qfs SIS ss Whors the stte IS ii
functions Of State where Il ere Is but 10 Leg
lature and but one GoveInor, bee -usc the 1ns,L.
tuition will not brook dual govel amtnt in any
Stat9. tits a case where no toubt w.ll or does
rett ca the Certificate or on his right to sat.
scat, and to be se"t I, end then II there s any
contest We can pass upon It again
mine whether there is Legislature in that State,
or which Of tho two Governors Of that state Is
the legal one, and that was the question that the
the Kellogg case, and they were called noOn 70
settle at once without any information. He read
the Senate was called upon now to decide and
determine the rights Of a State to be represented,
whether theIs was Governor in that STATE, and
cided like pension case, where II Is reiorrs to
factsF No sir the Senate was called upon to decide
at once without anv reference. He said he could
been unable, amer three or % four months Of obssr.
walton, to ascertain that Mr.. Packard ha 1 been
legally elected, or whether the Legislature had
lie had not been able TO ascertain thu co,lrary
either; but If he had, with all the sources Of IN.
(Mr. CosKLING) that 1t would bes obi for T. :
S wait nt IPS wa d
1t had been said that tho s:at of Ir. RelloPS
had been determined by some action or decision
made by the Electoral Comgaissica 10 the Loulsl.
ana case. He was not In the Senate, nor In the
CITY, when that decision was read In the Senate
anu did not hear II, and he had not found time
OF that decIsisn, and ho skcd how did they or how
could they arrive at SUCH decision? hey prob
ap,y LOOK % LOT 1hes sSidI mn ahai clause 81 y & b.
Senate shall open all tho r..hc4tss, and they
shall then bo counted, ard thOy found theii
The Senate yesterday worke | u~dor he iale
that each House shall be the Judge Of tNc qu III
ascertain whether there was Legs III /,
eloct a Senator, and whether there was Gov
ernor to sign the crs dentILis, ad hen r4etl-r
in Louisiana has never been recogniz by an!
Department: He did not even certify to tn,
to be Il augurated, and therefore he stands en-
!, tirsiy @ d,y,S,ed Of Gower
raj ridress, and said he was frt shIv In
nointed, and came before them W.. =.
earnest desire to as, ortaln that which was th
exact state OF affairs in Louisiana and what wa
the 6es. thing to he he done for the public .2rc ,
ministrntion that we will close the doors agatds
him and force him TO declare q policy wIthou
, | any information on the subject, no matte
whether he approves Of that pUlcy or nOt3 II
clio; cd by saying that hts rrTHrks yer unprs
, me- iitated, but he felt called uFon I, make them
Mr.. MOTIONS DKPENsE OF PACKARD.
q MIR. MORTON said that Packard was the &c,
ing Governor Of Louisiana, and any other person
pretending to act as such had no au yhorty wha,
ever, and u was SO with the Legislature; and tn
y idea of any body Of men getting together an
calling themselves lc gislat lro Clnr OF affect tn
action of the legal Legislature, or of tho ma
q elected by II. He believed that when all til
facts are known 1t would DO clearly shown tina
Mr.. Packard was fairly and honestly elected. l
I, seemed to him that there was one law in thI
Chamber for Republicans and another law 70
Democrats, and that II changed from day to day
, and the different Senat0rs cnmo forward to b
sworn in. Ho said that no one would assert tina
he was not illly In accord with the lato Pres
Y dent, and had given him his undivided support
but his views cannot be brought In hero TO II
nuence tho action of Senators on this question.
v He still claimed that Kellogg was properl
elected, and to deny him a seat he.c would bs
gross Violation Of State rights.
Mr.. THURMAN said he did not Intend to spea
on the Louisiana case till tho Committee on PRIV
ilegcs and Elections should report, but he desire
J., to say on behalf Of Mr.. Grover that he courte
and desired the fullest investigation into all th
his acts and into all Of the charges against him.
, Mr.. MCMILLAN claimed that Packard wa
. legally elected and Mr.. Kellogg should be admi
Is ted to q seat upon this floor. He said Loulsan
was deprived Of airy repre- zen tatiOn here.