Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-30
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
THURSDAY. November -.
Debate on the kellogg ReSoIufiO

the resolution from the committee on privil-
eyes and elections declaring VIM. Z. kellogg
entitled to a seat as Senator from Louisiana,
on which the pending question was the
amendment offered by Mr.. salisbury and
motion TO recOmmlt.
Mr.. Dorsey inquired II IL was In ORDER TO
allow these questions 10 be considered day
after day 10 the exclusion OF morning bIsi-
Tess?
The Chair decided the resolution TO be
question OF privilege, ana in order.
Mr.. Sargent asked unanimous consent 70
report the Paris exposition Dli, And pas q
ON its passage. He said il would occupy not
over fifteen minutes time.
Mr.. Whyte and Mr. WIIhers Ohjactel.
The amendment offered 10y Mr. SsulSblry
was read, aud Mr.. Hill claimed the door -
conclude his remarks b gan on Wednesday.
Mir. Hill again reiterated the charges of
fraud and corruption against Mr.. Kellogg,
and averred that Mr. SpofIord would prove
all these charges If allowed time aud per.
mitted 10 do so.
Mr.. Wadlelgh said that the Senator from
Georgia, in his zeal, had gone beyond III
record. He says the committee refused TO
go into the charges against Mr.. kellogg. II
there was anybody I'm the country who knew
what the charges were against Mr. kellogg.
and who knew just what could DE proved
against him, that person was Mr.. Spofiord.
Tor he he'd been counsel in the cases against
Mr.. Kellogg in Louisiana, aud knew the in
side and outside OF every particular OF every
charge. On the 2lst Instant he was asked TO
prepare his case before the COMMITTEES, AMI
every fact that he knew to-day he knew then.
Ii Ulefe is a single 10cL IN existence to-day.
1t was in existence on the 2lst of the montn,
and Mr. SpCf1ord knew every particle OF Il.
Now he asks the committee To hold on aud
let him send 20 Louisiana for witnesses to
prove the facts which be couid have laid be-
lore the committee on the 2lst inst. lust a
well as now. Bat all this delay is asked Tor
70 allow the Senate TO get another case IN
ahead OF this. That is all that IL means.
MIR. Mcdonald said that new facts had been
discovered concerning the transactions OF the
secret sessions OF the returning board, by
xrs,F 1t. aa.E.
complexion of the legislature, so as to elect
Kellogg TO the Senate. These facts can De
brought out and they will affect persons whose
names have not We; appeared. The com Tit
out. VIII the Senate grant IL? It Is not to
gain time, as has been alleged but 10 bring
ou- the facts.
Mr.. Wadleigh still commended that every
opportunity had been afforded 10 Mr.. SpOt-
ford to prove his allegations.
Mr.. Conkling asked If this refusal OF the
committee TO halt in the nvesti CATION, TO
stop The wheels OF this invest gaLiou, oc-
Cured before or after the terrible arralgn-
ment OF the committee on the floor Of the
Senate by the Senators on the other side
that the committee had been negligent in It's
duty, and had delayed this case while a SOW
ereign state was being deprived OF repre-
sentation on this floor
MI Hill would like to answer
Mr.. Conkling.-Mr. President, am talk
ing to the Senator from New Hampshire.
Mr.. Wadleigu.-it wa after the speeches
=
Mr.. ConkIing.-I state that the committee
WAS arraigned by democratic Senator's for
It's delay and negligence in this same case. 4
aver that democratic Senator said there
was SO little in the case that IL ought not TO
have gone TO the committee at all, aud that
ii could have been reported by the comm L
tee long ago. Another Senator claimed that
no Investigation was needed AT all in the
case, because there was so little in IL; thay
all tue facts were conceded by both parties;
that the case was just as clear as though Nj
X ia hal ~
tended bis funeral that IL was closed ~ 50
far as Mr.. Kellogg was concerned. Aud
now we are urged 10 allow the committee
more time 10 hear the case and make IL up.
We heard yesterday statement OF what the
country shall know. If had tha command
/ ing Of what the country shall know, would
call the attention OF the country To that same
3 Senator who woke up the Senate in "A night
not long since and declared that there was
not single reason extant for any iuvestiga
! lion al all, and now he rises up here and
asks for more delay TO make up the case; for
/ delay, for prevention, for Tnaneuverlng, in
sisiing that The committee shall resolve
Itself into police force 10 60 10 the gulf aud
hunt up evidence OF one of the Claimants;
/ and that same Senator who on a recent Oc-
casion told the Senate OF the trivial incOu Sc
Quentiality OF the matter, and il could be
decided in minutes time. IL he tMr.
Conklipgl was not mistaken, some indigna-
ton was expressed that the character of a
gentleman from South Carolina, who comes
here with his hands and face dripping vita
the blood OF murder, should be inquired into.
/ He did not propose to get into this case, bat
his credulity refused to honor the draft when
he heard this delay urged, when we have
been told all along that this case was SD
trivial that no Investigation was necessary.
: Mr. Mcdonald sill insisted that new evil
/ dence had been discovered.
A colloquy sprung up between Messrs
Hoar, Mcdonald, Mcmillan and Sir. Wad-
leigh, In regard TO the evidence before the
! different investigation committees and the
/ character of some of the witnesses.
Mir. Gordon said the Senator from New
/ York had sought 10 bring discredit upon the
state OF South Carolina and upon gentle
: man who was not Oh this floor 10 defend him
self.
Mr.. Conkling said he should be sorry 10 in
terfere with the speech of the Senator, which
| promised 10 be good one, but he did not
mean nOr did he say anything that had been
alleged. He did not object, however, TO the
Senator proceeding. Ii was said that rheto-
ric should not be confined too closely by
arithmetic and other things.
Mr.. GoIdon.-Thst saying has been finely
/ exempllfied in the Senator's own remarks.
Mr.. Gordon continued at length and de-
Tended Mr.. Butler.
Mr.. Edmunds read some portion of the
testimony taken in the ku klux cases in
lSil, IN which Mr.. Butler defined his pos stiOn
| on tie questions then exc ting the country
/ in which Mr.. Edmunds claimed Mr.. Butler
was not placed in the attitude OF a good loyal
Mr.. Hill required to the Kellogg Spofford
| case, and repeated his assertion of fraud and
corruption on Kelloggs part.
| OF Mr.. Patterson that no outrages had oc-
| Cured in the county in which Gen. Butler
/ lived, said that MIR. Patterson had no. full
knowledge OF the counties OF the state. Mr..
Cameron was not surprised that Patterson
should be loose In the geography of South
Carolina, for 1t was some time since he had
been there. Laughter
Mr.. Patterson Il have been there since the
Senator from Wisconsin has.
Mr.. Cameron Wis. But you did not stay
there long. [Renewed laughter
Reference having been made to the fact
that number of republicans had by letter
endorsed the peaceful and honorable charac-
ter of Gen. Butler, Mr.. Cameron read 10
show rat Butler had sworn before the inves-
ugating committee that he would not be-
lieve under oath the very men who had thus
endorsed him.
Mr.. Sargent said that Ii was an impression
which had prevailed, and which still pre-
vailed, that Butler was elected 10 the Senate
as a reward for political services, aud tn 1T
part of that service was an alleged coanec-
ton with the Hamburg massacre.
Mr.. salisbury repeated the charge of fraui
on the part OF kellogg 10 secure his own cleo.
ton.
AT i:05, and without concluding, Mr.. Sauls-
bury yielded to Mr.. Conover, On whose mo
ton the Senate went into executive session.
The doors Were reOpened at 4:3o, and IN.
Senate Immediately adjourned.