The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-29

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neWed laughter.
Continuing hls remarks be said, sena
tors should cit "a Judges TO decide the
rights batween the parties and say they
would not let them take the proof. Kei.
lOgg did not pretend to have the LRgiSla.
ture except by order Of that Return.
Ing Board. He admitted that three oil
The members Of the State Senate, returned
as elected by that Board, were not elected
BY the people. II this be proved vas be
tt Tor asenator In this body2 Would the
Senators say that the governor oi the
State might collude with the Returning
Board 10 elect himself 10 the Senate /
Would they seat such man In this body2
i Gov. kellogg should be convicted Of
these charges Il would not only close the
Senate to him but would open the peni-
tentiAry 10 him. The cases were referred
10 the committee for the purpose Of In
quiry into all the facts. He did NOT wish
10 reopen the question OF the electoral
count; he did not want one particle Of
testimony on that subject, but hO did
want Judge Spofford to have an oppor-
tunity TO prove that Kellogg aided in
counting in three Senators and ten mem
bets Of the House Of Delegates who were
not elected, for the express purpose Of
making him Senator. The Legislature
which elected him never did a angle act
Tor which they claimed vitality, except
the election Of Kellogg. II had dlband.
ed and gone. Bot, oh, said his friends
on the other side Of the Chamber, It was
4 legislature when it elected Kellogg
This whole fraud was concocted BY Gov.
kellogg for the purpose Of trAnsplAntinE
him In the Senate that be might misrep.
resent the people Of Louisiana for six
years. Would the Senate take man with
the charge ringing in their ears that he
Is the author Of fraud which sent him
here? Would the Senate take the state.
ment Of the Senator from Minnesota that
the charge was not true, because il could
not be ttue2 II was the first time he
HilD had ever heard that q man like
Rellog could not commit fraud.
Laughter. Should the Senate do this
wrong it would be one for which there
could be no compensation, and for which
there could be no excuse. He wished, If
he could, to break through this crystal.
lied crust Of party bias and get the
sound, honest truth. Kellogg paid the
price OF Louisiana, and comes here to ask
the Senate to give him his reward.
All this haste in the Kellogg case was
never made in the committee until after
q certain motion was made in the Senate.
When direct charge Of personal fraud
was made by one Of the contestants in the
presence Of the other II was the duty of
the Senate 10 allow him to take testimo-
ny to see IL he could prove it.
Mr.. Wadleigh said he had listened 10
the furious speech OF his friend from
Georgia with a good deal Of intereat, be-
cause il showed how great noise could
be made about = small matter. He
thought the Senator from Georgia was
not justified in stating what he had.
Mr.. .Wadleigh then referred to the tes-
timony taken by the Senate Committee,
OF which Senator Howe was chairman.
the Citizens Committee OF which Senator
Sherman was chairman, and the Field
and Morrison Committees Of the House.
He argued that the testimony covered all |
the essential points in the case, and for |
that reason the committee thought it best
not to consume time in hearing more eyi. |
dence.
Mr.. Hoar, OF Massachusetts,, spoke Of |
the investigations by these committees,
and said that Judge Spoford himself al
first was not in favor Of taking more tes-
timony, and he was certainly familiar
with all the circumstances, having been
one Of the counsel OF the Democratic
party before one OF these committees.
Judge SpoGlord had set up no subatautia.
tive fact in his request TO take testimony,
but merely said be intended 10 prove 90
and so. What court in the universe
would take such an offer.
Pending discussion, Mr.. Conkling moved
that the Senate take recess until eight
o'clock.
Mr.. Patterson moved that the Senate
adjourn. Agreed to-yeas %, nays q,
DayiS, Con0ver and Patterson voting
with the Democrats in the affirmative,
and the Senate adjourned until l2 o'clock