The daily gazette., 1877-12-01
CONGRE@6.

In the United States Senate, yesterday,
House bill in relation to the information
al industrial exposition to be held at
Paris in 1878 was called up, slightly
amended and passed. The case of W.P.
kellogg, claiming seat as Senator from
Louisiana, was then taken up, the ques-
tion being on the amendment of Mr..
Salisbury to recommit the whole subject
20 the committee on privileges and cleo
tions, with instructions to take testimo-
ny as TO certain charges preferred against
Kellogg by Judge Spoford, his contes-
tant. Mr.. Patterson made speech in
defense of his political consistency and
personal character, when vote was taken
on Mr.. Saulsbury's amendment, which
resulted yeas 20, nays 30, Mr.. Patterson
voting with the democrats in the affirma-
tive and Mr.. Conover with the republic
cans in the negative, thus defeating the
amendment, 1t not having received ma
jorito. At 5 O'Clock the Senate took re-
cess until 7.40p. m. at the evening
session Mr.. Bayard spoke at length in
opposition to seating Kellogg. At late
hour the debate was still in progress.
In the Senate, Mr.. Salisbury contin>
ued his argument, commenced yesterday,
| in advocacy of his amendment, claiming
| that Kellog had admitted himself that
thirteen members Of the Legislature
which elected him were not elected by
| the people-an admission which carried
on it's face evidence Of fraud. The reso-
luton was lost by a tie vote. recess
was taken.
Upon reassembling at 7.30 o'clock, Mr..
Bayard spoke in opposition to the seat
| ing of Kellogg, which he said would be
the most cruel and unjust blow ever
| struck against the people of that COM
munity. The seating of Kellogg would
be the overriding of the will of the peoe
| pie Of Louisiana and the disregarding OF
their choice. He secuted the attempt
| which had been made to show that the
decision of the electoral commission was
binding in this case. 1t was a totally
| mistaken idea that the judgment OF
that commission could in any degree in
law or in fact touch an election for d
member Of either house of Congress.
He argued that the election in Louisi~
ana was completed on the night of the 9TH
of November, 1876, and it could not be
altered by anything which had transpired
since. He referred at length to the con-
dition of Louisiana affairs, and denounc-
ed the Legislature which elected Kel-
logg as needed by no one. II frauds
were committed through the ballot-box
they could only have been committed by
the instrumentality of Kellogg. Refer
ring to the remarks of Mr.. Hoar mass J,
in reply to Mr.. Ransom IN, CO., few
nights ago, and also the address of Mr..
Hoar to the Republicans of Massachus-
etts few months since, he said how
warped by prejudice must be that mind
} which assailed more than one-half of his
fellow-countrymen. 1t was difficult to
prove negatives, but he Mr.. Bayard)
rather sought to challenge the time
when the Democratic party failed to call
wrong wrong, whether inflicted upon po-
, litical friend or political foe. Il was itera.
tion of these false charges which had led
many mistaken people into the belief
, that there was a party in the United
: States which had brutality and cruelty
as one of it's elements.