The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-12-05
THE INFAMY PERFECTED.

We have not words at our COM
mand to announce, in proper terms,
the infamy just perpetrated by the
Republicans in the U. S. Senate, in
seating the infamous scoundrel and
carpet Dagger Kellogg, in the seat
honestly and justly due to Judge Il.
M. Spoford, We hope and trust
now that our deluded and deceived
friends will open their eyes to the
base and cowardly treachery of the
Presidential Fraud, who sits in the
chair of Governor Tilden, and par
ticularly will they remember and &C
knowledge now the contemplate du-
plicity and treachery of Stanley Mat
thews, the friend and bargainer Of
Mr.. Hayes.
But enough for this issue on this
sad fix in which poor Louisiana is
forced, and let us announce with
some pride and joy, that Gen. M. c.
Butler, sound and honest Democrats
has been admitted to the Senate from
South Carolina. We append the la
test kilograms announcing all these
items:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The KEEL
logg- Spofford debate continued until
midnight, the Democrats fighting for
recommittal of the case to the com
mittee and the republicans seeking to
force vote thereon at once. At l
o'clock Senator Thurman moved to
substitute Spofford's name for Kel-
logg's in the resolution to seat him.
On this motion the vote stood: yeas
81, nays 80; Conover and Patterson
voting with the Republicans. 1t be-
coming evident from this vote that
Kellogg would be seated by the Re-
publicans, the Democrats agreed to
waive all dilatory motions and come
to vote on the case at 2:30 a. M,
provided it was also agreed that the
Butler case should be voted on al
$3.50 a. m. A very short discussion
followed, and at 2 o'clock the motion
to seat Kellogg was voted on, the
vote standing, yeas 80, nays %, Con.
over and Patterson voted with the
Republicans, and Davis, Of Illinois,
with the Democrats. Immediately
after the Butler case was called up
and voted on. In this case Conover
and Patterson voted with the Demo
Gratis 10 admit Butler, and Judge
Davis declined to vote at all, as he
favored sending the case back to the
Legislature of South Carolina for a
new election of Senator. Gen. M. C.
Butler and Kellogg, who had been on
the floor of the Senate during the de-
bate, then came forward and were
sworn in. The Senate Immediately
adjourned.
An interesting and exciting dis
cussion is expected in the Senate
this afternoon, when Gen. Butler pro-
poses to reply to the charges
made against him by Edmunds in
his speeches of the last few days.
! Eustis is still on the ragged edge
of uncertainty, and will be kept in
suspense for some time.
Kellogg's presence in the Senate
will promote the chances of Packard
for the Collectorship of the Port of
New Orleans. 1t completely kills
Lawrence aud his crowd.
Conkling controls his party in the
Senate, and will defeat Hayes New
York appointments.
The treschery and bad faith of
Stanley Matthews have incensed the
Democrats, and proved the weakness
of the President.
President Hayes has lost caste with
the Democratic Senators, who now
see the cloven foot. There is trouble
ahead for him.
!
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