The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-25
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dent to vofssNshht Of the Vice vIi.aeT; p.a.,! aad
tion wns ons59SsYg M matter. as the o"an resi-
the Senate, ~, hsS SSase orgunizati91nu i1ues- a,
where the pre-, nj TIT a onaet;
giving the ViS9 ViS9psesidei @ Question Ion ~
vote applied. N
After some debassslr. Y rman VIZ,
drew his challensSal theice Presi-
Salisbury submitte n futicn IN
recommt tho Louisiana col 70 tho
committee, with instructS0ns ke tes.
timony ON various points. SSS-s
Arguing upon the Vic6 rresidt,a,.
right to vote, Mr.. Beck, of Ken,ut,1
SAID IL was not necessary that the vl
President should have voted TO-DAY
all. lie thought he was rathe. hastY III
giving the vote. and that being SO. allv
this discussion was out Of order. Til.
amendment did not receive a majorityot
the votes, and, therefore, was lost.
All. Eaton, OF Connecticut, said the
action of the Senate some twenty-five or
thirty years ago was taken without
thought and without time for examina-
tlon. He had no doubt in hls own mind
that the President of the Senate had no
power to act in the organization of the
Senate. He is not one OF the representa-.
tives of sovereign State in the Senate.
and when the time comes, lie (Mr. Ea-
ton) would be glad to argue this matter.
lie would go further and say if any man
should get seat in the Senate by The
action Of the Vice President, if he Ea.
tonl lived. in 1879 he would ask that fhe
chair filled oy such person be DECLARED
vacant. in his opinion. such vote on tAe
violation CT the constitution of thA
United States
After Thurman had withdrawn hiA
challenge TO the Vice Presidents vote.
the Vice President said he had carefully
considered the question ns to his right
to vote In cases where the vote of tie
Senate was equally divided, and he hhd
no doubt of his right After what had
fallen from the Senator from Connecti-
cut (Mr. Eaton) he wonld take occasion
to say that, as at present advised, he
would exercise that right in his discre-
ton.
Mr.. Salisbury submitted a substi-
tute for the resolution of the COM
mittee, reciting at length various charges
made by Judge Spofford against the re-
turning officers in Louisiana, the legal
lty OF the Legislat re which elected AIr.
Kellogg, and that Mr.. Kellogg himself.
when Governor, joined in the illegal acts
with such returning officers, and, there
| lore, providing for the recommittal OF
the whole question to the Com mittee on
Privileges and Elections, with instr,,c-
tions to snid committee to take testimony
inreeeard to the charges. Mr.. Sanlsbory
spoke hi length iii favor OF his substi-
tute, and Mr.. Wadleigh against it.
Mr. filll, OF Georgia, in support of the
substitute, it is considered, made the
, oest speech Of the session. Alludinalto
Spoflord, in brief, Mr. Hill appealed Ito
every Senator on the floor to sink the
PARTISAN for moment and not deny the
right to this contestant 10 take testimoty.
which no court on earth would refsse
INN. MIR. Kellogg came here now to
claim tho price OF his fraud. He cane
here 70 ask that this Senate would Cite
effect to that fraud. A committee hAi
been appointed to examine all such CASH.
ana this committee said we have taksh
SO much testimony about returninf
boards that We will take no more. T
Dir. Wadleigh said the Field Comma
tee last winter took testimony ION .th
very point.
MIR. Hill said the Field Commit 90 tooH
testimony in regard to the electoral vo,es
That was closed, and, 30 far as he was
concerned, it should be closed forever. /
MIR. Mcdonald inquired of the Senator
from New Hampshire (Mr. Wadleigh)i1
he did not know that the members OF thd
Louisiana returning hoard refnsed 70 tas.I
tify before the House and were not sum.i
moned before the committee last wintett
MIR. Mcmillan said they were examined
by the Field Committee
MIR. Hill resumed again, and called
upon any Senator to put his hand upon
any testimony already taken ns to KeI.I
iiogg's completely with the returning
board. M Judge Spoffcrd offered to
prove.
Mr.. Mcmillan 1t would be very diff. |
cult to prove fact which never existed.
MIR. liill-Did anybody ever befo,e
near Judge tell party asking .eave 10
present testimony. "Why, you can't
prove that; even If gave You permis.
said: Glow do You m know i,aaa; # nerer oo rs
Cured? Were You down tbereS"
CLnughter.]
Mr. McAIillan-I was there for n iono
time.
Mr.. Hill-Well, did not know that
before. We will investigate you IRE.
newed laughter.] Continuing his re-
marks, he said: Senators should not set
as judges to decide the rights between
parties and say they would not let then,
take proof. MIR. Kellogg did not pre-.
tend to have Legislature except by the
action OF that returning board He ad-
mltteG that three OF the members Of the
State Senate returned as elected by that
board were not elected by the people.
II this should be proved, was ho ct for n
seat in this body? Would Senators say