Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-31
SENATOR wM. Pitt KELLOGG.

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1t does seem as though Louisiana was
destined to prove n perpetual source Of
trouble To the nation at large. There
has not been . single year since the war.
when the subject Of her S~enatorshiP in
Congress has not been u fruitful theme
Of contention. and at no time since
then. have her citizens had more han
one representative in the Senate OF the
United States. This has not been the
fault Of the Senate. That body has
worked earnestly and faithfully to de-
eide between tho claims Of the different
men who have from time to time pre-
sen,ed themselves at its bar. with their
so-ealled credentials, claiming rseosni.
ton. The fault has lain entirely with
the State itself. She has made and I'M
made, Governors and Legislatures.
elected n number Of Senators by a.
many different governments. and sent
them ON to Washington to smbarass the
Senate BY their conflicting claims. II
il not too much to say that more money
has been expended in Investigating
the doings Of thi. State. since she Was
allowed to resume her place in the
Union. than n other Of the sovereign
States of the republic.
just now the contest Is between VIII
liam Pitt kellogg, aud Henry II. Spot.
ford. both Of whom claim the vacan,
seat In the Senate. Mr.. Kellogg. 1t will
be remembered, Was elected in January
last. by what is known In history as the
Packard LEGISLATURE. aud Lis credentials
mr.. stoned in dine form by Packard as
Governor. That this was the only legal
L.,isl,,urs in Louisiana. the only body
elected BY the people Of that State. there
can b. no doubt. But II WAS unable to
sustain itself. The rsyolvers and blud.
p.ons Of tb. White League were too much
for II. and gradually. through force and
Intimidation. II became merged In what
!, knou, n. IN. Sieboll,. LEGISLATURE.
IN. boay which 1. TODAY the de 6acto
fris or,.i,, LEGISLATURE OF Louisiana.
This body. utterly ignoring tho election
Of Kellogg by the riahtiul Legislature,
proceeded to ballot for q Senator. AMI
cave the credentials signed by Governor
Nicholl, To Henry NJ. spoford. And
thus il il that the great Louisiana mud.
die is continued.
Now the great question to be settled
in putting an emil to this controversy Is,
which wa. the legal Legislature Of Lou.
isiana, that which elected kellogg. or
that which appointed Spofford. The
Senate. by the Constitution is made the
sole Judge Of the qualifications Of Its
own members. II matters not that
Nichols is Governor Of Louisiana,
through tho cowardics Of her citizens
VINO nave hiiowcu nun W ioisaeu "P~n
them. II matters not that the White
League have sueceededin maintaining Its
Legislature by firearms and bludeeons'
The Senate is inquirins through It's
Committee ON Privileges and Elections
who IL the bona tds Governor OF the
state. what body OF men constitute the
eyal Legislature. Aud the man who
holds the credentials OF these, will b
admitted to the vacant seat. regardless
OF who may or may not be acting in an
Official capacity which was not bestowed
upon him by the people.
That man is William Pitt kellogg. A.
every person Of ordinary common
knows. though he may be unwilling to
admit the fact. s. u. Packard was as
fairly elected Governor Of Louisiana las,
Fall as was Rutherford ID. Hayes Presi-
liant Of this Initial States III tbs citi-