New-York tribune., 1877-03-12
Tie CASE OF MR.. KELLOGG.
ACTION or THE COMMITTEE On PRIVILEGES AND
ELECTIONs-PROBt tBIIITY THAT NO DECISION
WILL BE REACHED THIS SESSION.

ACTION or THE COMMITTEE ON PRIVILEGES AND
ELECTlONs--PROB, ,BIIITY THAT NO DECISION
WILL BIZ REACHED THIS SESSION
lGESERAL PRESS DIspATCHI
WASHINGTON, March 11.-At meeting of
the Committee Senate Privileges and Elections this
morning the case OF william f. Kellogg, claimant for
seat in the Senate from the state OF Louisiana, taken
up. The Republican members Of the committee took the
ground that the credentials by Mr. Kellogg
regular and that he bas primd fdeie title to seat IN
the Senate and that he should be- i'll ndaowed to
take his seat at once according to the preccdents
established by long usage of the Senate. Auy in
vestigaOn 20 which of the two rival gov
ernments in Louisiana is the legal one should
be deferred until Mr.. Kellogg has taken his seat.
The Democratic members of the committee held that
while the credentials which Mr.. Kellogg claims his
seat appear be regular they may not be III fact
the committee have judicial knowledge that there
two rival governments in louisiana and therefore there
should he Investigation TO determine which or them
is the legal before any person is sworn in as senator
from the state of Louisiana. The committee adjourned
TO meet again on Monday morning, when this case will
again up for discussion, and some action will be
taken reports To be made by the committee TO the
Senate There will be majority and minority report,
the former signed by the Republican and the latter by
the Democratic members of The committee
Senator Morton Will make effort to have the OF
Kellogg, claiming a as Senator from Louisiana,
acted on at this session Senate and the impression
prevails that favorable report in his will be made
by majority OF the Committee Privileges and Eec-
Ons on Tuesday II is not certain, however, that
the Will agree to act on the now. num-
Der Of Republican Senators prefer let the rest
for present rather than take action the vexed
Louisiana question which might DE embarrassing TO the
Administration, when by permitting the Kellogg case to
30 nth the next session 1t be determined with
much less discussion than If attempt made
to do so now, and, besides, the matter may be
virtually settled by the Executive Department
Of the Government before that time. There az
members OF the Senate ana four vacancies to be
South Carolina The Louisiana Is first in order, ana
IL is said the Democrats will vote in favor OF pOsponing
the case Of Kellogg until session. The Senate is
now composed OF SO Republicans, 80 Democrats, and
independent Republican Judge Davis. The Democrats
have all their Senators present but the Republican
side Messrs. Edmunds and Cameron Of Wisconsin are
confined their by sickness, and Mr.. Ferry has
been called home Michigan by the serious illness OF his
brother Consequently II but two Republicans vote with
the Democrats favor Of posponing the case, that mo-
ton will prevail
In the Pinchback case, Messrs. Chrisancy, Edmunds
morrill, (Vt) and Paddock, who are now members Of the
Senate voted with the Democrats agans his admission
ami Messrs. Booth and Dawes, who would also have
voted against his admission paired with Messrs
Ogesby and Wright In the vote Wednesday last, on
the motion to refer the credentials of Mr. Kellogg 10 the
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