The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-03-08

The Hayes Administration Already
Among the Breakers.
BbAlN's ONSLAUGHT on HAYRS'S SOUTH.
ERN POLICY.
Morton Indicates He viii Fol
low Up the Attack.
A CONCERTED ATTACK TO
BULL.DOzE HAYES,
Into an Abandonment of His
Southern Policy.
LAMAR Admitted As A SENA-
TOR From MISSISSIPPI.
Tile great Coatra commences on Kei
IQgg Of Louisiana,
LAMAR ADMITTED As A SENA-
TOR From MISSISSIPPI.
Tile great Contest commences on Kci
logg Of Lo~i"Gaa

WASHINGTON. March 6, ISz7

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adjourn. Rejected by vote of go nays
to- IL yeas, many Republicans voting
with the Democrats against an adjourn
ment
Mr.. Blaine said Mr.. Lamars creden.
tials were entirely regular and he was jus
as much entitled to be sworn in as he
| (Blaine); or any other Senator sworn If
yesterday.
A lively debate ensued upon Mr.. Wal
laces resolution, and Spencer called tol
the reading of the report of Boutwell,
Committee on Mississippi Affairs, sub
mitted at last session, but the Senate re-
fused to have the report read
Mr.. Thurman said no matterwhat was
contained in Boutwell's report, there was
nothing after the Brtma facie of Lamar
to seat in the Senate. There was not
one word IN that report which touched
the question before the Senate, and 1t
was out of order to call upon the Senate
to sit here an hour to listen to the reading
thereof.
Mr.. Motion said the Senator from
Ohio (Thurmam) laid down the doctrine
in regard to the 4tina tacfe but he Nor
ton begged leave to remind the Senate
that one year ago the Senator stood on
the other side in the case Of Pinchback.
According to the doctrine of the Senator,
there could be no investigation as to the
Legislature which elected Lamar, but
there could be as to the one which elect
ed Pinchback. He Morton had not
changed his mind but held to the same
doctrine now that he did in the Pinch.
back case. There had been a sudden
revolution on the part of the Democracy.
He believed Senators objected to should
be called in the regular order in which
they are named. The Senator from
Louisiana Kellogg was here with lie
gal certificate, but objection was made to
swearing him in yesterday. On the very
ground upon which he was stopped from
taking his seat yesterday the Senator
from Alabama Spencer had right to
interpose an objection in the case of
Lamar. 1t seemed to him Morton this
was an attempt to have one doctrine in
one and another doctrine in another
case.
The motion to refer the credentials of
Senator Lamar to the committee on priv
ileges and elections was rejected by a
vote Of yeas l, nays 5S.
Mr.. Dawes advocated swearing in, hol-
ding that Mr.. Lamar presented himself
with a proper certificate.
Mr. Blaine argued that the report in
the Mississippi case might show that the
Legislature which elected Lamar was not
a legal body, but he should be sworn in
now, and all this was matter for subse-
quent inquiry by the Senate, 1t was a
dangerous thing to stop a Senator from
taking the oath who presented himself
with the proper credentials.
After further debate Mr.. Spencer said
he was opposed to seating Mr.. Lamar
because the Legislature which elected
him was a fraud, He then sent to the
clerks desk and had read as a part of his
remarks the report of Boutwell's Com
mittee on Mississippi Affairs,
After the reading of the report ofBout.
wells Committee, the discussion was
continued by Messrs. Morton, Wadleigh,
Dawes, Mcmillan and others, when Mr..
Spencer moved to amend the resolution
If Mr.. Wallace so as to refer the creden-
,ials Of Mr.. Lamar to the Committee
)n Privileges and Elections. Rejected
yeas /, nays 5S.
MOrtOn's Condition.
Mr.. Thurman said he would be sorry
o believe the faculties of the Senator
rom Indiana were failing, but he must !
ay that the faculty of memory in that |
senator, judging from his remarks, show
d weakness which might well give
oncern to his friends. He (Thurman)
aid in the Goldthwait case, in the Pinch
'ack case, and again now, that where a
nan had been elected by that body
1hich was confossedly the Legislature of
he State, and brought with him creden-
als prescribed by law, there was not, in
he whole history of the country precs-
ent which would prevent him being
worn in, but it made vast difference as
whether a man had been elected by
legislature or by mob. According to
ne report ofthe Committee on Privileges
nd Elections of the Senate, the Legisla-
Ire, which elected Pinchback was not
le Legislature of Louisiana, and it was
pom that ground and that ground alone
nat the Senate said his credentials did
OF make a prima facie case.
Mr.. Morton said the election of Pinch
ack was certified to by the Governor,
cknowledged as such by every Depart
tent of the Federal Government. The
legislature which elected him was the
,knowledged Legislature of the State,
nd had enacted a hundred statutes.
esides, he was recognized by the Su-
RENE Court of the State. He argued
lat the report in the Mississippi case
light show that the Legislature which
ected Lamar was not the lawful one of
le State. What took place in Mississi-
during the campaign of 1876 presented
scene of carnage; that the election was
fraud and an outrage from beginning {
end. 1t was not within the power of
an to furnish an excuse for the out
ges committed in Mississippi during 1875.
he campaign was an armed one, and {
Ie Republican majority of 10000 was
by violence, by every species
intimidation, unlawful pressure and
ltrage.
Mr.. Blaine said he had been in the
nate just long enough to know how un- {
easant it was to have record. He
as glad to see his friend from Ohio
'hurman) coming over to the right, but {
, begged his friend from Indiana (Mor-
ny not to get wrong just as his friend {
ON Ohio was getting right
Mr.. Morton asked what objection the
,nator had to Kellogg being sworn in ?
Mr.. Blaine replied he had prepared a
on that very subject. Let this !
Sc. be disposed of and the Senator
ould see how he stood in regard to the
ellogg case. u