The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-03-07
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Mr.. Wheeler called the Senate tC
order. A full attendance, including
Judge Davis, WAS present.
After Mr.. Lamar had taken the oath,
Mr.. Blaine submitted the following
resolution:
RESOLVED, That the oath of office, re
| quired by law, be now administered by
the vice president to William Pitt KEEL
logg, whose credentials as Il senator
from the State of Louisiana were pre-
sented on the Goth of January, 1877.
Mr.. Bayard asked the senator to
withdraw that resolution for tho pres
ent, that he might submit one to have
General John Il. Morgan, senator from
Alabama, sworn In, whose case was
similar to that of Mr.. Lamar.
Mr.. Blaine said the case of Mr.. Kel.
logg came before either that OF Mr..
Lamar Or Morgan In its order, there
fore it had better be acted on now.
Mr.. Bayard then submitted the fol.
lowing substitute for the resolution of
Mr.. Blaine: That the credentials of
w. L. Kellogg, claiming to be sena-
tor from the State Of Louisiana, do
now lie on the table until the appoint
ment Of committee on privileges of
elections to whom they can then be
referred.
Mr.. Blaine said: III do not desire
Mr.. President, to detaia the Senate
by any lengthy presentation Of Mr..
Kellogg's case, regarding him as | do,
the regularly and duly elected senator
from the State of Louisiana. | could
wish that there would be
no objection to his being
sworn. l believe that he was elected
by the legal Legislature OF Louisiana,
and | believe that he was elected by
and represents the legal government
of Louisiana, and do not see to-day,
and that IL the main point l desire to
present, how any senator, who has
voted in this chamber that the cleo.
toral vote OF Louisiana was legally and
properly cast for II. b. Hayes and
yourself, Mr.. President, is permitted to
doubt that b. b. Packard is equally OF
right the governor Of that State"
Mr.. Blaine proceeded to describe the
creation and operation OF the electoral
law, and continued: 81 know that
there has been great deal said here
and there, in the corridors Of the
capital, around and about in by places
and In high places, OF late,
that some arrangement had been
made by which Packard was not to be
recognized and upheld that he was to
be allowed to slide by, and Mich olls
was to be accepted as governor of
Louisiana. want to know who had
the authority to make any such ar
rangement. | wish to know II any
senator on this floor will state in his
place that any person, speaking for
the administration that was coming In
or the one that was going out, had
any right to make any such arrange
ment / deny 1t. l deny 1t without
being authorized to speak for the adj
ministration that now exists; but I
deny 1t on the simple, broad
ground that President Hayes pos
sesses character, common sense,
self-respect, patriotism, all of which
he has In high measure and In an
eminent degree; l deny ON all the
grounds that can influence human 40
ton, on all the grounds on which men
can be held to personal and political
and official responsibility; l deny for
him and shall find myself previously
disappointed, wounded and humili.
ated, II my denial IL not INDICATED In
the policy Of the administration. But
whether 1t be vindicated or whether 1t
be not, l care not. 1t is not the duty
Of senator to inquire into what the
policy Of an administration may be,
but what 1t ought to be, aud l hope a
Republican Senate will say that on
this point there shall be no authority
In this land large enough or adventur.
GUS enough to compromise the honor
Of the national administration, or the
good name Of the great Republican
party, that called the administration
into existence.
Mr.. Bayard then took the floor,
when the Senate adjourned until TO-
morrow.