The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-10

NC Hdu atttt tuftt ihOutho tAtIuiNtiIOI
OF the subject, that Packard had beer
elected governor Of Louisiana or that tn,
legislature which supported hin was the
legal legislature of the state. When the
late executive OF the nation had been un.
able to ascertain that feet il seemed to
him (Conkling) ii would be reasonable
Tor the senate to wait until there should
como from the public printer the testi-
| moDy already taken. II had been stated
| In the debate that the case OF Kellogg
might be treated as IN some way decided
or determined by something done by the
electoral commission. lie then referred
TO the decision Of the commission in the
Louisiana case, and argued that the COM
mission held that they could not go be.
hind the certificate. because their
power was limited By clause
n the constitution ia regard to
counting the electoral count. but the
senlte determining upon the qualifica.
tions and relations of ITS members must
inquire whether there was legal legis-
lature in the state; whether there was q
governor satisfying the const tuition.
The present alleged governor (packard)
had never said that he was aware of hav.
ing been recognized by any department
Of the government for any purpose. He
did not even certify to the electoral vote
from Louisiana as that was certified be.
fore his claim arose. The electoral COM
commission decided it had not power to
look behind the certificate, and now ar
gument was made that because the COM
mission could not look behind the eer-
tiiicste the senate could not. Thi:
question had some significance too in
the light OF events swiftly passing Us.
Addressing the vice-Dresident be said 4:
The other day you saw on the western
portico OF the Capitol, overlooking an
immense concourse of people, the oath
OF office administered to the chief magis
trate or the republic, whose election un
der the forms and substance of law al
parties and all factions whatever theil
conviction may be, peacefully acquiescet
In, standing to lie endowed with the
power Of the chief magistracy. He vi
tered to his couhtrymen something o
the principles, the purpose, the inspira
tons which would actuate his admins.
tration. Mr.. ConkIing then quoted from
the inaugural address of President Haye:
ia regard to national affairs, and resum
ing his remarks said;
Can it be that the chief magistrate
who uttered those words, does not de
sign with conscientious aim at the
right to find out, to ascertain, to declare
who in truth on the 9TH Of November las
was chosen governor Of Louisiana. who
in truth OF the cont stants in the various
legislative districts were entitled to sill
and constitute the legislature of Louisi.
ana. If the chief magistrate, freshly an.
nointed with his great duties does mean
AS we are bound to believe he does, by
the modes provided in the constitution
and the law to ascertain the very truths
Of the election In Louisiana, shall II be
said that on the threshold OF his admins.
tration, as he entered the door Of Official
life, the senate. in order to be consisten,
and allow Grover, a senator from Oregon
to be sworn in, must proceed without
any investigation of committee to close
the door in the face OF the president, or
leave HIM If his judgment requires him to
Ut, to attempt to recognize one state
government although the senate had
recognized another, or bow before the
hasty assertion OF the senate made with.
out investigation, and before closed by
Judgment, no matter how repugnaut to
his iudgmentit might be.
In conclusion Mr.. Conklin. again al
luded to the Louisiana case, and said he
thought II was consistent to refer the
grave and serious issues IN that case TO
the committee on privileges and cleo
tons. and to refuse to refer The cr.den.
tails OF Grover, involving entirely differ.
ent principles.
Mr.. Morton spoke OF the facts neces-
sary to constitute a prpaa taeie case and
ciaimef that the case Of Kellogg was
regular on the lace. He came with a
proper certificate signed by the governor,
and, therefore, had prin,a facie case,
which was not invalidated because there
was another body 10 the state pretending
to be the legislature, or another person In
the state pretending to be the governor.
IL had been argued hers that because
General Grant did not recognize the
Packard government the senate should
not DO so. lie had as much respect for the
late president as any other man, but he
failed to see the force OF the argument
mentioned. The views Of the late presi.
dent could not be brought here TO ipflu.
ence the senate.
Mr.. Thurman said the charges against
Governor Grover In the petition pre-
eented BY the senator from Oregon
lhitchell) were general Ia their char.
acter, and ~ vague a. 1t was possible tor
language TO make them but Mr.. Grover
desired him to say that he courted the
fullest investigation. and lie would there.
lore vote Tor t.'e resolution offered by
'"e senator FROM California (sargen,).
s1' Howe referred to the ease OF Pack.
ssd' ana said he was not an outlaw hu,
ns could not show himself on The streets
T" "s~ orleans. II the people Of New