Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-03-14
WEDNESDAY, MARCH IA, 1877
From Washington.


WASHINGTON, Tuesday, March 9th.
In the Senate lin extra SESSION., the credentials
of Mr. Lamar, as Senator-elect from Mississippi,
were taken from the table, and, after discussion,
he was admitted to his seat-yeas ffty-seven,
nays one The question OF admitting VIM. Pitt
Kellogg. Standardized from Louisiana, coming up,
Mr. Blaine said;
REMARKS or MIR. BLAINE.
Regarding him, as do, as regularly and duly
elected Senator from the state Of Louisiana,
could wish there would be no objection to his be-
ing sworn in believe he was elected by legal
legislature of Louisiana believe he was elected
by and represents the legal government Of Louis
lana, and do not see now, to-day-and that is
the main point | desire to present-how any
Senator who voted in this chamber that the cleo
toral vote of Louisiana was legally and properly
cast for Rutherford b. Hayes and yourself Mr..
President, is permitted to doubt that S, b, Pack
ard is equally of right the Governor Of that state,
There may be some technicality, there may be
some keen form OF logic which ! have not yet
heard, and which do not think shall ever be
| able to comprehend by which a man who had
nearly thousand votes more than the electoral
ticket received was not elected Governor, when
the electoral ticket was chosen; and frankly re-
peat that am not permitted to doubt, no man is
permitted to Doubt legally, to-day-certainly the
other side OF the chamber is not permitted to
doubt legally-that the electoral vote of Louis
lana was properly cast for Hayes and Wheeler
It was decided so by the Electoral Tribunal created
by that side Of the chamber With the single
exception of the Senator from Connecticut, every
| gentleman on that side Of the chamber in the
Congress Just closed voted to establish that tri-
bunal, and it came in with pRans and shouts and
congratulations, that the day of the political mil
lennium had at last dawned, and that we have
now established tribunal distinguished above
| all human instrumentalitles Tor importantly, and
to whose decision we would all bow in a most
ready spirit of cordial acquescence They took
the question into considerations and heard it elah-
orately argued, and decided, as | believe right
fully that the electoral vote of Louisiana belonged
to Hayes and Wheeler The Legislature, per-
forming mere ministerial duty, declared who
was Governor of that state, and stand here, if !
stand alone, to say that the honor and credit and
faith Of the Republican party in so far as the cleo
ton OF Hayes and Wheeler is concerned are as in
dssolibly united in maintaining the rightfulness
of the return of that body the illusrious house
OF Hanover that sits on the throne Of England to-
day is in maintaining the rightfulness of the rev.
oution of 1858 You discredit Packard and you
discredit Hayes; you hold that Packard is not
the legal Governor of Louisiana, and President
Hayes has no title, and the honored vice-Pres
dent who presides over our deliberations has nc
title to his chair. say therefore, that on the ac
ton o! the returning board, which the Senator
from Ohio admits was determined by the Electoral
Commission to be u competent gal and constitu
tional body, rests the authority of S. b. Packard
to exercise the Governorship of that state and OF
the authority of that board rests the legislature
that state, and by the legislature of that stat,
William Pitt Kellogg was duly elected Senator
WEDNESDAY, March It'll
The Cabinet nominations were sent in, and
: somewhat lively scene was witnessed when thu
Senate went into executive session. single OBJ
lection to the present consideration being enough
under the rule, to send it to committeeman
Mr.. Blaine having demanded a reference in thu
case of Mr. Evarts Mr. Conllling that of Mr.
Sch1rz and several Senators that of Mr. Key
the whole list was referred by common consent
The question of Kellogg's admission coming up
debate was INDUCED in, during which Senate
Morton made an able speech in Mr.. Kellogg
sup ort. The resolution to admit Kellogg wa
then laid on the table-yeas thirty-ive, nay
twenty-nine.
THURSDAY, March 9Th.
The question of the admission of Senator-elec
Grover, of Oregon coming up, and a claim havin
been made that it was parallel ease to that q
| louisiana-Senator Conlling spoke as follows:
: REMARKS OF SENATOR ooNKLISG
lie denied that there was any analogy, that ther
l was any resemblance, between the two cases
The Oregon case was one in which there
legislature, an ascertained constitutional legisa
ture and necessarily but one 1t was a case i
which there was an ascertained and acknowledge
Governor, and only one constitutional Governor
because the constitution did not acknowledge
dual executive in any state The facts in the cas-
Of Grover made mp prima facie case, and til
claimant was entitled to n seat Afterward, an
investigation could be made as to an alleged vic
lying behind the certificate.
The Senate knew the world knew, that tw
rival bodies hotly cortesting, restrained from vi,
lence and tumult by the arm of power, had bee
asserting each against the other that it was IL
lawful body, lawful legislature Of Louisiana.
l was equally notorious that two Governors ha
been sworn in and each was insisting that he WI
( the lawful Governor, and exertng the prerog
4 tives, the attributes of the executive of stat
The essential question in regard to louisiana wa
whether there was legal legislature IN Loulsiah
and whether there was iawiul Governor an
that question the senate would De eaiied upon
decide Whether a lawful legislature existed
the state or not, did not stand behind the certi
d cate OF Kellogg but stood before It, IN front oil
. 1t was proposed that the senate shonid decide u
) case yesterday without even neihg perini''eu
d see one word oil the testimony taken by the cor
e mittee OF the senate ana whiie copy OIL III
+ testimony lay upon the taole oil the printer r.
: one, ewas not ready TO decide IN such haste
y could not forget that the iate chiel magistrate
the United states, not more INDUSTRIOUS Tor
great deeds thah Tor ms common sense was n
able to ascertain with all the light he mad ait
l. three months examination OF the subject TIL
Packard had been elected Governor OF Lonisian
+ or that the legislature which supported MN WI
J. the legal legislature OF the state. When the Ia
a executive of the nation had been unable to asce
II tain that fact, 1t seemed to him (Conkling) that
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