New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-08

Vice President Wilson called the Senate
to order Tuesday noon. There was full
attendance.
Mr.. Wallace, of Psnnsylvania, submitted
q resolution that the credentials Of L @. G.
Lamar, Senator elect from the State Of Mis-
sissippi, be taken from the table and that
he be sworn ia.
Mr.. Anthony moved that the Senate ad-
journ. Rejected-yeas IS, nays o6.
Mr.. Blaine spoke in favor of swearing in
Mr.. Lamar, and said his credentials were
entirely regular, and he was just as much
entitled to be sworn in as he Mr. Blaine) or
any other Senator sworn in yesterday. He
thought Pi1ehback should have been ad-
mitted; he favored seating Morgan and
Lamar. Answering Mr.. Morton, Rs to what
he would do with Kellogg under his line Of
argument, Mr.. Blaine said he had resolu-
ton in his hand, which he proposed to offer
when the present case was disposed Of, TO
sest Kellogg.
Mr.. Wallace's resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Wadleigh voting no, and Mr. Spencer
having paired with Mr.. Ransom.
After Mr.. Lamar had taken the oath, Mr..
Blaine submitted the following resolution:
Resolved That the oath of office required
by law be now administered by the Vice
President to William Pitt Kellogg, whose
credentials as q Senator from the State Of
Louisiana were presented on the twentieth
of January, 1877.
Mr.. Bayard asked the Senator TO with
draw that resolution for the present. that
he might submit one TO have General John
T. Morgan, Senator elect from Alabama,
sworn in, whose case was similar TO that Of
Mr.. Lamar.
Mr.. Blaine said the case of Mr.. Kellogg
| came before either that of Mr.. Lamar 81
| Mr.. Morgan in its order, therefore IL had
better be acted on now.
Mr.. Bayard then submitted the following
/ substitute for the resolution of Mr. Blaines
1 That tha HFa0anf1ata Of NYflIloN 81
| lOgg, claiming to be q Senator from the
/ State of Louisiana, do now lie upon the
/ table until the appointment of COMMITTEES
/ on Privileges and Elections, to whom they
can then be referred.
Mr.. Blaine said: II do not desire Mr.
President, to detain the Senate to any
lengthy presentation of Mr.. Kellogg's case.
| Regarding him as do the regularly elected
! SsnRtor.from the State of Louisiana / could
wish that there would be no objection to his
| being sworn in. believe that he was elected
by the legal Legislature of Louisiana. / be-
lieve that he was elected by and represents
the legal government of Louisiana The
main point desire to present is, how any
Senator who has voted ia this Chamber
that the electoral vote Of Louisiana was le-
gally and properly east for r. b Hayes and
yourself, Mr.. President, is permitted to
doubt that 5. Packard is equally of right
the Governor of that StatelA Mr.. Blaine
then proceeded to describe the creation and
operation of the electoral law.
Mr.. Blaine continued; / know thst there
has been great deal said here and there,
10 the corridors Of the Capitol, around and
about in by-places and in high places Of
late, that some. angement had been made
by which Packard was not to be recognized
and upheld; that he was to be allowed to
slide BY, and Nichols was to be accepted
as Governor of Louisiana. / want TO know
who had the authority to make any such
A.
tor on this floor will state in his place that
any person speaking for the administration
| that was coming in or the one that was GO
ing out had any right to make any such ar
rangementl ! deny il. deny il without
being authorized to speak for the adminie-
trati0n that now exists but deny il on the
simply broad ground that it is an
imp0esibility that the administration
of President Hayes could do it.
deny II on the broad ground that
President Hayes possesses character,
common sense, self-respect, patriotism, All
Of which he has IN high measure and IL
an eminent degree. 4 deny Il on ali the
grounds that can influence hnmhn aolioni
on AL the grounds on which men can be
held to personal, and political, aud olie1i
responsibility. 1 deny for him, and shall
find myself grievously disappointed
wounded and humiliated. II my denial =
not vindicated ia the policy OF tho admlnis.
tratiOn; but whether it be yinGiaatad, nE
whether It be not. j care not. ft Is net the
duty Of Senator 70 inquire what the polIcg
Of an ndmihislrat may be, but what {.
ought 70 be, and hope o Repphli0an 6en
ate vii cay, that on this point there sha5
I be no authority IN this land large enough
or adventurous enough to compromise n
! honoE Of the national adminiatE atioa. Or 1tg
good name Of the great RspublieaN pa4tT
that called that aeminislratien lnto EXIST
enee.
Ths Senate adjourned without aehon