The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-13

Our Washington dispatches announce
that the Senate Committee on Privileges
ind Elections have decided by a strict
party vote of 8 to TO recommend that
Kellogg be sworn in Ms Senator from
Louisiana, on the ground that he has
a prima iacie case. It is not certain,
however, that the Senate will vote to
admit kellogg. On the contrary, it is
probable that party lines will not be
drawn rigidly in the matter, and that two
or three Republicans will refuse for the
presen: to act on the case, SO as TO avoid
embarrassing the new Administration
until it has time to mature n policy in
regard to Louisiana. A special dispatch
to yesterdays Cincinnati Enquirer has
this to say on the subject;
The Democrats have now thirty-thre
votes in the Senate, and thirty.fOur,
counting Davis, OF Illinois. The Repub.
licans have thirty.nine; but OF these Ed
munds and Cameron Of Wisconsin are
sick abed, and Ferry and Sharon absent.
The Democrats claim that Christiancy is
opposed to admitting Kellogg. This
would make thirty.Gve votes against
kellogg 10 thirty.iour for him, counting
ConkliUg and his followers for him, which
is very uncertain, as the smaller the he.
publican majority is in the Senate, the
more certain Conkling is to hold the bal
anCe OF power, which is what he wants
to further his plans. The Administra'
ton is not espousing KelIogg's cause, for
once he was in, Blame would urge that
the logical sequence must be the recog-
milton Of the Packard Government which
elected Kellogg, and this the Admins.
tration does not want TO do,
The administration has not as yet seen
its way GU. Of the Louisiana embarruss.
ment, but now tina. the members Of the
Cabinet are ready Tor work We may ex.
pect at an early day decision between
the two eontesting governments in that
State. a special to the Cincinnati Ga.
:et!e states the Preaideuts position to be
as follows:
In conversation with member Of Con.
gress on the Louisiana and South Caro-.
lima questions, the President said, on Sat.
urday, in making up his mind as TO the
course to pursue to secure harmony in
these States, he should not allow himself
to be embarrassed BY the idea that he
must do nothing that would seem TO af.
feet injuriouSly the validity of his own
title to Office, That matter, he thought,
had been SuthoritNtivcly and finally de-
Cided. He did not believe that there
would be any disposition to haggle about
his title ii his administration com.
mended itself by its acts to the
judgment OF the country. As soon
as the new Cabinet were fairly settled in
their position, he should ask their careful
consideration OF the situation in the two
States having conflicting governments,and
he was confident that, with their aid,
some method Of solving the problems pre-.
scented would be found which would be
fair and just and satisfactory TO the PEG.
pie Of those States. Several ways out Of
the difficulty had been considered by
him, but he should not adopt any method
in hurry, or without much more DELHI.
Grafton than he had as yet found time to
give the subject.
In all conversations which the Presi.
dent has held with prominent men on this
vexatious matter, he has expressed the
same confidence that there could he
found safe and honorable road out Of
the troubles proceeding from a conflict Of
authority. At the same time he has
made it clear that the maintenance Of the
State government by the presence of the
Federal army is rePugnant 10 his idea,
and can no longer be tolerated. |