The New York herald., 1877-03-07

against whom there was no contest II there
u was matter for subsequent inquiry by the Senate
HIS credentials now we're prope-, and Mr.. Lamar had
toe same right to be sworn IN that he (xr Blane) or
any other Senator had yesterday.
A debate followed. during which Mr. Spencer, OF
Alabama, called for the reading of the report OF the
special committee OF the Senate OF which Mr. Boutwell,
was the chairman and which made the investigatiou
last year IN regard 10 the election In Mississippi On
the question or the reading beng submitted 10 the
Senate II was decided that the report should not be
read
Dawes, Blame, Christiancy, Howe and Wallace. In
favor OF the admission Of NJ. Lamar and by Senators
Morton, Spencer and wadeigh against
Al the conclusion OF debate the original resolu
tion OF M Wallace was then agreed 10. Yeas, 81;
nays, Mr.. wadeight.
ro-call. was not in the Chamber when his namo was
called on the original resolution.
Mr LANA. was then escorted to the desk OF the pre-
siding oIilcer by Mr. DAVIS, o, West Virginia and the
oath OF ONCE was administered by vlcc-Prssdent
Wheeler.
THE CASE or KELLOGG.
M BLAINE submitted tho iollowng:-
;h., the oath Of oaies sqS;,sd by be
whose credentials from Of Louisians
werS presented %, on the aoh Of J.nasry. 1871
resolution tor the present, that he might submit
TO have General John I. Morgan. Senator olect from
Mr.. Lamar.
Mr.. BLAINE said the case or Mr. Kellogg came before
either that OF Mr.. Lamar Mr. Morgan IN its order,
and therefore It had better be acted upon now.
Ar. BAYARD then submitted Tho following substitute
Aor tn0 RESOLUTION OF Mr. bainc:-
That the credentials Of William Pitt Kellogg claiming
be Senator nom the state of Louisiana. lie upon
tho & table Until tho arponment OF Commise or Prvi-
SPEECH OF Mr.. BLAINE.
Mr. Blaine SAID IL do not desire, Mr. President, TO
dc'an the Senate by any lengthy presentation OF Mr..
Keloggs case Regarding HIM AS 10 as the regularly
aud duly elected Senator from the State OF LOUISIANA.
! could wish that there would DO objection to
his being sworn IN. believe that lie elected
BY, tho legal Legislature OF Louisiana l
believe that he was elected by md represents
the legal government OF Louisiana, and do no, SEQ
now to-day-and that Is tho NUN poiut desire pre-
sent-how any Senator who voted In this Chamber
that the electoral voto Of Louisiana was legally and
properly cast Tor Rutherford b. Hayes and yourself,
Mr. President, Is permitted to doubt that S. Packard
Is equally OF right tho Governor vi that State.
There may be some tcchn!cality; there may be some
keen form OF logic, which have not yet heard and
which do not think shall ever DC able to compre-
hcnd, oy which man who had nearly thousand votes
more than tho electoral received was not elected
frankly repeat that am not permitted TO doubt--no
man IS permitted to doubt legally to-day; certainly
the other side OF the Chamber permitted doubt
lcgaythat tho electoral vote o Louisiana properly
cast or Hayes and Wheeler. 1t was decided by tho
tribunal created by that side OF the chamber The SEN
atOr from Connecticut (Mr Eat0n) bows He und
are gulltless OF tnat tribunal (laughteE) B1t with
the single exception OF tue Senator from Connecticut
every gentleman on that sldo OF the chamber
that tribunal, and II camc in with peans
and shouts and CONGRATULATIONS that the day Of
the political millennium had at last dawned, that
we have now established tribunal above
all human instrumcntalitlcs tor mpartiaty, aud TO
spirit o cordial acquescence They took the question
into consideration and heard claborateiy argued
OF Louisiana belonged to Hayes and Wheeler
Mr. rHuRMAx-Whl the Senator allow mo TO inter-
rupt P hlmf c..,.,.
Mr. THURMAx-The Electoral Commission decided
that It could not look behind the decision Of the Re-
turning Bourd
Mr.. BLAiSE-Precisely; but It did decide.
Mr.. THuRxAN-l am not through Tho decision was
that could not look behind IT, aud therefore would
hQ SQnn mr. nv 4 Int
the Senate OF the United States that mado the judge
OF the elections qualifications and returns Of its mcm
Mr. BLAINE Qrterruptips)-The Senator is too rapid.
! am coming to that
Mr. TnuRNAx (disregarding the interruptio n)--That
the Senate cannot look behind that Returning Board
Mr. BLAINx--I am coming to that IN due season. The
Senator VIII permit me TO say however. that tho
member did decide that the Louisiana Returning
Board was constitutonaiy and legally competent 10
mako the count which determined electoral vote OF
that State. Am right
Mr. THURMAN-A majority did
(IaughterJ Then understand The senator from Ohio
TO admit that the Electoral Comm ission did decide
that the Louisiana Returning Board q legal aud
constitutional body, competent to do what II
did do, and that they unable to review
Or reverse =. and that tho same board com.
electors OF that State declared also who were the
Legislature OF that state, Legsiaur perform
Governor OF that State; aud ! stand hero IT stand
alone TO say that the honor and tho credit aud tho
ai!h Of the republican party In tar the election
OF Hayes and Wheeler Is concerned, indssoubly
united in maintaining the rghtuness the return Of
that body the ustrous house of Hanover that sits
on the thrcnc OF England to-day in maintaining the
rghtiulncss OF the revolution of l6SS You discrodt
Packard and you discredt Hayes. You hold that
Packard not the legal Governor OF Louisiana and
President Hayes has no title and the honorcd Vico
President who presldcs over dol has no
TUE to ms -, chair. | say, therefore, that on
tho action OF tho Returning Board, which the Sena-
tor from Ohio admits determined by the
Electoral Commission to be competent legal and con-
stutiona body rests the authority OF s. Is. Packard
to exercise the G0vernorshp OF that State on the
authority oil that Board rests tho Legislature Of hat
State, and ~ the Legislature OF that state William
Pitt Kellogg was duly elected Senator; by the Cover.
nor Of that State, thus determined, he hero
m'ssoned as Senator bearing the great seal OF State
This maintain, and do not, unless challenged upon
that point desire 10 90 into any Of the details OF tho
election.
MIR. rnuRMAN--Do interrupt tho senatorY
Mr. BLAiNE-N0t at oil.
Mr.. THuRMAN--Docs the Senator understand that
that Returning Board counts the votes for Governor
and declares who Is elected GovernUrY
Mr. BLAINE-rhe Legislature did that
Mr.. THrRMAN-rhen tie Senator Is In great error
they based same returns precisely, and
the same Returning Board the votes Ior me en
mlted to the Legislature the votes TOR Governor
Mr. THURMAS-Ycs.
MIR. BLAISE-That IS only one degree of in linoa
descent IL Is tho difference between amt grand
son. llaughteE)
Mr.. TnURMAS-I beg to say to the Senator that the
Electoral Commission never decided that tho Return
ing Board a constitutional board for counting any
thing but tho electoral vote Tor President and Vice
President
Mr. BLAIyE-Do understand the Senator from
Ohio, then, to MAINTAIN That the Returning Board wa,
good enough To count In tho electors or President
but not good enough TO determine who Governor 7
Mr. TnUKMAN-If the Senator asks my opinion +
say II was not good enough Tor anything except Dc
hung. (Great iaughtcr.)
Mr.. DLAfSE--l believe the gentlemen in Louisap pa
whom the Senator IRON ONO rcprcsens IN his opinions
bold that the Electoral Commission deserve about the
same Thing, or ut least eight vi them.
Mr. IHURMAN--A majority. (Lgughtcr.l
Mr. BLATxE-I want to hold The senator to the point
that the Legislature the Governor and the Prcsidcn
tiul electors Of Louisiana u derv. their Legality
their right from the source and the same
count; that II one Is dscreditcd The other dscred-
tied. and that the electors having becn by
the highest tribunal known to the and the
laws. he Is precudcd from raising n doubt on that
question ana Is therefore that intai wit hout
any elaboration Of argument, that, resting as
Mr.. Kellogg Goes his claim to u ScuatorsbIp
here upon as broad basis and upon pre-