New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-19
XLIVrn CONGRESS- SESSION
prnl1AR REpORr OF PROCEEDINGs.

PLsNArIoS FROM SENATOR KELLY-SENAIoR
BcGy on Jvs1IGE BRADIEA-A JoINf SESSION
10 BE HELD AT II a. NJ. TO-DAY.
SENATE. .WAsn:ScfoN, Feb. IL, 1871
The Senate reasse.nbled at 10 o'clock yes
,erday. 3 majors Only bcing present. The PiiE5i-
DENT pro tr (Air Ferry sai he had received com
tnruicaticu from the Electoral Commission. being Ge-
csion IN the Louisiana case and inquired if II should DC
read.
No objection being made. the communication was read
10y the Chief Clerk, Is follows:
WAsUIxGToS y. C., Feb. II. S77.
SIR. nm directed by TIE Electoral Commission TO IN
form that II has considered and dccoeu upon
the matters submitted TO u uhdrr ''e az, " S 80,
State Louisiana, and herewith ny direction OF hau
Commission tpf,sm 10 Won the said decision ~ writ
ing signed 10y members agreeing thereln to be itan
at The meeting Of tGC two houses ACCORDING 20 'aio az
An the certificates end papers sent 10 the CONFUSION Ny
the President Of the Senate returned herewith,
NATHAN CLiffonp. President OF the ccilmiS S,
To the Ilou Thomas W. Ferry, President oil tIe senate
Mr. HAAfIIN tRep Mel said the Commission on the
Electoral Votes having notified the Senate that they
have arrived at decision the electoral vote OF LOUIS
ne moved tdal ni>sse De sem 10 nt ~, ,
ana proceed with the count Of the vote FOR President ana
Nicc-President
MIR. EEIIY EXPLAINS.
Mr.. KELLY DEM Oregon asked permission TO make
person al explanations He said 1t was his desire dy
or two ago. when the translation Of the gon tceSras
was made public" TO make personal eiPIa'''' rt
he ds,uaded. from DOING 30 tu 'nv tn,,Ii,,Ji
to the oregon matter shouiu ~ n,,,t.r
to Senate Even thli morning Il h"ut"S'
Of his friends advised him not to maze an!
but he had determined Ia rely upon DIS own J"hII.Ht.
+olnc iimc previous 10 the -S OF 90 no ,
In san Francisco, hu tnougbl II bcsi 10 I,IIl - %
before coming East He did so, aud "bc I'D th' u,PVl
81 salem Oregon gentleman n''oncT~ i,j nv tie
Ar. Patrick, stating ihdl ne WIS autno.IN 90. "a
National pemocratic Commit zee to come 70 Hiso" re w.
tMr Krliyj and Sir. Patrick went TO Portland
together and there he saw NJ Bein@-s iH1.ian ol
~ Watt. Who s9jd il was cxr,ctcd 8t proceeding
would BE- gi hriOre the cOGfi> TO compel thc tler.o
tarlially employed hrm of Republican lawyers 10 DC,
fenI ay action against The Governor 10" MN "snir1
NJ Belinccr also said the beile' mat me H'N-
cIuor would Issue his certificate to tt"h auo'si ne
difficulty OF obtaining funds 10 pay tlir lawyers TOOK
place. II finally suggested thai te Naii'a Demo
aI.tiic Committee anpul pay the expenses. NJ P-tch
sscnci 20 this, ana sid he had iu authority 20 hIe
that arrangement lArcc or fouf h.uls warn '.,,
i,c,Tn fl, C,i Kin, T. Peon secretary OF H.. National
Democratic Committee, asking INA 10 ocrost 20 lAe
s:lno1o f. nav ia,,ycr,' freS IN oregon, and Il
nct used he money would b. returned. Patrick To-
qUc-lod HIM 10 ndor-e IT, as ne wa, p"oic an aiu
easier 70 * tlc money. lie llell could not rad tie
di.irItrI frlly inorsc the above" From that day
un he translation OF tine dispach before tie committee
he had believed what MIR Patrick said was true ul even
now he did know II the translation Lclcrc the con-
,n;t.e Was true one SIR. Kelly then quoted from the
dispatches Translated before tie committee AID taid
- o01 for a Republican crctor" NIr. Kelly said he
nel cr spoke any Republican cec:pr In Oregon nor
had he ever au,iior'Igd any one =" sl~'A a ioI
he sure the Republican electors OF Oic-On would
.ay that no man offered 70 give hCin Que ccht 10
rcgocize Cr1nin lie (Krllyj thou,ht Patrick 10
the state with ia" idea lai he could hr utuEcni" III
changing The result O the oregon Voir @Ii 49, 81
an opinion Of Inn 10 ba entertained III Hcw-1oGA 3f;
Kelly ten referred 10 the dispatch rom oregon sEaed
"GOyernor and 'tHi - samuel D. lIt H. 90 v t
that he Wuuld issue the certificate 10 trcHn ana siiu
tnat dis atch WGs by GOV. Grover. IL mast
have been s,nt by Patrick. He then sent 10 the clerks
desk and had read he following: -., ,.., -. 49,
10 ire Hon AVE, X. KELLY Ho,bi1g' H. -: Deny that
any Telegram 30 Ti!Gen never sent ,p ei Ii hy
Mr. Kelly said there was not particle OF evidence to
snow tLa be yer amy Ia oacr those electors
mnac, Ne never spoke to thcn, and never Thought 81
Offering trel money. lie never asked any one io give
cent for that arPv.r ana never gave cent ninScl,
wa about 20 lave be- desired that there should De
his explanation world be aatisacoF2 10 The pc"rie Of
lis state. 4 -oud character vas heltlr 'pdn klcit
r-ic. and iiJ Iot wish 10 have h!o good name ruined
VI, d not Waai - l,eye under cloud t. tan.sh the
"'5Tr HATGI%T ucp, CAL ,aI: 1 do not think the
senator iron. O,reol coud address az audience NOR
wiling and anx 10 believe IN ihe entire sincerity OF
bis defense. "c nave hnoWn ne senator 'Jr Ettt
many yCJrS-ucary fail senatorial tr''!'-Ja hh 'A,
him as strictly honorable in discharge 81 las dtiie5
- M E0GY Dem. MOL said while N coucurrcd in
mi,! sud ty tlc senator from 'dl.oira ia c"h'eihhs
frauds IA prscn he "aS uol wiiliEg - 70 ~ u 10 Hr
i.c aud prGp.it stigma Of that sind - DE- liked uron
ne '''"y,'u. pa "a o., .it ~, r. tI'
tr,d ..u by the Republican party. Frauds Weic peg
prtrat,l By thai paT, 10 LOUISIANA. ANA jl' country
knca the resG u t"e frauds Iur,e nihirS We ma"
Ito r,eIr jO a., pflrc"1u2 riyIr iAe ilcctCl ',i-
mi ,sun. AID sid "a CJals On ~ the rst ri iio da
aid !nan o rae, lor lt> guidance; fist, Tat they
would no, inNc,tIr1t anything winch bad trans, :cd ~
ur, gg preceding t- r.lnh made Gy tr love nor, cA-
crrt.ag IN relation t,t eligibility Of electors Their
d,c;-,0H IN thdt @'tl0A cph I"f h't-'5 i'h -!
vote of pi.t 90 -t,tI II WAS, Ui colsc, believed D.!
e whole country that the same rule would bc applied
to Louisiana; yc; We ka?T mat only ycS'rrii ''t de
cision was reversed We know tint member 81 mai
C,uniss changed kI- position uprH ttat subject ana
-, IL g,5 r,,,t,rt,lf y ire .c nf .t lda 10 be
N,rr not c zib und the Constitution of the Jrllcl
| states, T'Sn tEr motion vas iH,rc ~ tHe
sane rule u Louisiana. the decision WIS reversed.
or. the nainr Of l. Icy and MrHoI"Ish nave come
si1iu bcrai,c tnry were corrupt JUDGES and te name
al thA nau WHO changed hs vote upon tina. commission
CrI,t-e Brpicy viii 20 down To after ages i.S2rUcd
Ills name viii pc associated with M!ilei'0G-h ana J'-
rcy ana viii b, pronounced without Mss from
/ all good m,n ia the country. .
of REPRESENTATIVES stating tat the HI>e would ne PIE
pared I'D II e. m Monday 10 receive rc senate ana re-
the count OF the vote Tor President ANA Niceiies
| Nj NAXEY Dem, Texas presented TIE credentials
M JicI9r, coke vino was elected UGcd States senator
| ANA Nj. NORWOOD Dem GcoJ presented the crceu-
tais b. II. iili, who Wa elected United States sel
rplur date: both Wnich read and placed oil ir.
| Nj MOTION (Rc! ina.l ,ld lac had heard vita re-
crct the remarks made - the senator from Missouri N
regard 10 Justice Bradley IL tiat senator C3'l nay
u,ag the discussions, 81 the Electoral Commission as he
Nlr norton heard theni he wound Hot nave MAD SuSh
remarks The time would come when the opinions o. t'e
members oi Tn Commission would ne pnnshcl ana ne
wa, sjr the senator would hcn tee thar E- had done an
act Of injustice 10 an able ana COnsc.cnAOus Judge.
discussion 10 FLORIDA and tLc testimony taken Dy
the committee which visited mat state 10 owed, ana
nj oruck the Senate ,ook recess uuul 10 O'Clock
Monday morning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.