The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-29
FIGHTING FOR THE SENATE.
A yICTORY FOR THE REPJ JBLTCiNS IN
IESII,RD1Y STRt tGGLE.
Eeiicgs's Case Given the Precedence bs Como
YER. Vote and the Casting Vote Of the Chair
--Deninnding Inquiry Into kciioxr's Coiiu-
.,on with the Louisiana Returning Hoard

,er'. Vote and the Casting Vote of the Chair
--Den,nnding Inquiry Into kciioxrs Coiiu-
.,on with the Louisiana Returning board.
wAsnISGroS. Nov. 2s.-It was the good
fortune of senator Hill to-day To- bc the first
man in Congress 10 draw public attention to the
necessity If new examination OF the frauds
Of the Louisiana Returning Board. The oc-
,asion for III, demand was presented by IN
amendment proposed 10y Senator salisbury to
senator Timunds's resolution, sending back
the Kellogg ease for examination into the direct
charge of collusion and conspiracy in the
fraudulent practices Of the Returning Board
made by MIR. sponord charge which, If
proven. would. as Senator Hill well phrascd II.
cluscth, doors of the Senate 90 IL ollogg and open
tho door of the rcnitcntiary In pressing the
issue upon which he demanded an inquiry.
Senator Hill dsolaimcd any intention of di-
rc-ily rcorcnin4: the rcsidcntial question Ivy
the Investigation he asked. but his sweeping
charge Of fraud. his firm declaration that new
evidence existed 10 prove anew the old wrong.
and his challenge To- the Republican side Of the
Senate t. open this inquiry. all shook the title
by which Mr.. Wheeler sat before him. while
every blow was aimed at Kellogg ono crossed
TO his scat before thu Senate 10y the same narrow
bridge which il bending and breaking under
the other. To- wit: the corrupt conclusion Of
corrupted Returning Board.
OF the force and power Of senator Hills
speech there could he NO question. He gave
the best possible illustration of the imprcGna-
bio position which any man or any party occu-
pies when 1t demands inquiry into fraud. There
was no answer To- bc made and none was made.
Senator Wadlcigh put forward the curious as
sertion that last winters investigation. on the
demand OF Kellogg and the other Republican
electoral candidates. into tho action Of the Re-
tuning Board. was ample inquiry rs to ke-
logg's corrupt collusion with the action itself;
but senator Hill routed this position. and no
further reason was alleged He was vehement
and aggressive TO a degree permissible in n
man unanswcrably in the right and his treat
mrnt of senator Mem Han ended all Interference
with h., argument. He ended kellogg too
with the cont"mptuous declaration. " IL il the
fir-' time ever heard that "A man like Kellogg
couldn't commit fraud" A. the Senate cxer-
cisc' Judi ial power In dealing with the election
OF its members it Is difficult to see 10y what cx-
cuso a refusal 10 investigate this fraud can be
denied.
The issue Of to-iay's session justified the
management Of Senator Edmunds in the long
sitting that closed yesterday. Conover voted
with the Republicans. and the attempt to substi-
iutc the case of Butler for the case Of Kellogg.
regularly pending. failed by his vote. the de
facto Nicc-rrcsident Wheeler deciding the
evenly divided vote In the negative. There is
nothing scemly in the petty intrigucs by which
this doubtful vote II swayed. The first t,st
came cam. Early On an appeal hy senptor Thur.
the Kellogg resolution. being of the highest
privilege. wa in order in the morning hour.
absent: and, ,Conoyer voting for thu first time
with, the Republicans. This brought up
n @e saslas HsRs c,s | Ff, S $sess; 1hur@aa 2ESd a
tks SnIIcrics lammed. and the roll cnll bcgan
NJ. Hill pushed forward between two desks In
ny Gis eHgfrn1Ss to Rfol9ng the debate Mr. Conk
Ssri'Ing AMI cut him short with point Of order.
!t mr. nm nersi,ted sharply. testify. Twelve hun
u was cinuty Wheeler. the Clerk. and Hill
all went went on talking together in q cross fashion
The roll call proceeded. Conovcr came out
@ 81 cloak room On the Demo.ra!ic side Of the
dolph a. his heels. They booked mad. ana he
The reason for delay was plain. Conover
Republicans. Up TO Hill came Gordon. twist.
ing oli of red tape In his ilngers and nervous
b asked a question. The two wylked into the
open circlr before tho Clerk. Gordon's hand
care-singb on Conovers arm Ecachins over
~ or three reporters ther" Gordon took from
Ser tary Gorham sheet Of rapor Tho tire"
ilhes on u was Thurmans amendment. lie
h",d II hciof" Conoy.r. AL tlc senate and The
Shppk ll- h"ud Gordon. SHAKING his fingers |
loose ~ the red tape. strides OH Tho vote is |
r.,
wnhin ralshDt. comes down now. ana drags |
'.hoN~r on go Sargents seat. who shake hands |
"oImy WIN ne senator FROM Florida, while |
Sptnerr talts. bringing bis clcnchci FIST down |
ON Va" la X oi Sargent's chair. II il oiisy To |
guess wnnl ih' y are saying. The Democrats ara |
Hpi quite through Gordon loans over t,vo ar tl,ro
ar'@s 1ni tugs At ConQvrr's cont sio,vr. H. |
lhih- Slalill and four heads bend OYER Thur
1,lh @ i'-rI lhurman. Gordon. Lamar. and |
blld mead again with great decision. Then Tho
- ipp 'phratc Patterson votes with the Demo.
= IL md
" gee Nnrhl"S tie Tor tho l'cluAlicans
~ llirisu" "a the Senate floor has counted
igf n0thins, Mr.. Thurman makes point Of
oil"f "n a." rlght ol the Chair To- vote on scnt-
ihs li,'hlnrf. tut withdraw it. and Salisbury
n Ai- T. so eiiun sending the case back for
H. inr,' CATION. Hill speaks 20 il. Hoar replies
Ilbuhd- nhd Thurman meanwhile were clos
rl'd. aching IN agreement on some compru-
fna, "hf VI te.,oh ior delay comes from Buffers
ie"tI w, llr cannot 'ure Davis : vote at the
la7'' h1 senator. while voting To- bring on tho
-. me-, n'i vrt declared himself IN Buffers
lAt'I. ID" tu-iis ease adds another compli- |
eat, n. hut az tar committee has agreed Ia
max lruN II on that tomorrow. IL is expected |
~, 'nlkhl tht an arrangement viii be- made for
. ivory effort II making to bring Conover hnck
y p ~ ~ position ~ the Republican party upon thn
s ~. hlul Christianity. and MI sorts If arguments
a. ai'' Iuarr7sed to his ail nton An ey-dctective,
RcnlseeS' le' E l broGI lbIogsr edtor Of thc Nat,qgal
- ~ W. ,nl, c"''. ana ar. with him on all sorts II
n. 7ii'h-' ana are holding secret Conferences
- tlr iri@,ifY; 81 that The Republicans seem |
u have No No., tition in using IA d,,tectiv. ~ |
",l' u brother senator.
- ~ nnu'I srl that an arrangement has been |
a'Iv ~ l""rh fdunnds and Thurman that the |
HHuWN v 'l" "n IN" three eases shall be- had ON |
.t, r"S anu an ihIge men viii be sworn in TO-
ron ni'' -iin the other nre inicn lei f., a.
i'i' "a. -Hi by bringing al three cases
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