The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-07-18
WAsHINGToN, July IL.
Gen. Butler continued his examnati

Gen. Butler continued his examination
of Senator Kellogg, as follows:
Question. Do you know of any ground
OF legal right, or form of law or constitu
ton provision by which Nichols and his
people were any thing except an organized
mob? Answer. l know of no reason why
Packard and his government was not the
legal State government of Louisiana, and
the Packard Legislature the legal Legis-
lature Of the State, and the Supreme
Court the legal and undoubted Supreme
Court Of the State of Louisiana,
Q. Do you not know that after the Nc
Veagh Commission had disposed of the
Packard Legislature, Gov. Packard threat
ened to appeal to the Supreme Court p
A Yes, sir; he would have submitted
his claims if he could But Nichols had
thrust it out
G. After Packard had threatened to
appeal to the Supreme Court to determ-
inc the legality of his election, did not
President Hayes destroy a quorum Of
that Court by appointing King Collector?
A. The fact of his appointing him Collec-
tor, and his taking the oath of Office, did
destroy the Court, on the ground that
the taking of one office is virtual and
legal surrender of the other.
Q. Then what Nichols did by force,
| IfeSlQGnG ayes confirmed DY appOln GlDS
him Collector2 Was this the same King
who, after he had been in office a little
while, and the Court was destroyed, had
his name withdrawn, and his nomina-
ton not acted upon by the Senate? A.
| He is the same man.
O. After the object of his appointment
had been accomplished, the nomination
was withdrawn. Where is he now? A.
He is in st. Landry Parish. He has re-
tired from public life. l don't think the
Republicans wanted him as Collector.
| Q. Then against the wish of the Repub
licans of Louisiana, this man being one
of the legal Supreme Judges required to
make legal quorum, was appointed to
this office? A Yes, sir.
@. And Mr.. ?. II. Morgan, who was
one of the Judges who held over, was ap-
pointed by the President to be Judge of
an international court in Africa-was he
not translated into that position A
believe he was appointed to such posi-
ton.
Q. And Just about that time was it
not? A 1t was about May of last year,
l think.
@. Then when Morgan and King had
been appointed Packard had not much
chance with the Nichols Judges, had he?
A. don't think he had.
Q. l want to ask you in all solemnity,
this: Do you believe, from your knowl-
edge of what took place, that there was
any other reason for appointing King
Collector than to get him out of that
court so that Packard could not have his
rights tried by legal court ?
Hiscock commenced to make objection
to the question, when witness answered
that he could not say as to the matter
referred to, whereupon Hiscock withdrew
his objection to the question
Mr.. Butler-the objection being with
drawn, will now ask you if you do not
believe that to be fact. State whether
you believe it or not.
Mr.. Hiscock-I object to that question
think it hardly competent for any one
to swear as to what influenced the Presi-
dent in making such an appointment, or
what operated on the mind of Gov. Mich
oils in his action in the matter.
By Mr.. Butler-Q. l will ask you then
if you know on whose recommendation
King was appointed -? A. l think he was
appointed on the recomm endation OF
Thos. c. Anderson, and | recommended
him also That the President did or did
not appoint King with reference to his
connection with this court can not OF
course say, but know Mr.. King was an
old resident, and, above all, he was an
old line Whig Laughter.
@. Did Boulds Baker recommend himi
Laughter. A. l should not be surprls
ed if such were the case. He had been a
member of the Legislature for a number
Of years, and l recommended him on the
grounds of his being an old resident and
an old line Whig.
O. Do you know who recommended
Judge Morgan to the position he attain
ed2 A. l think he was appointed by
Mr.. Evarts upon his own motion.
@ Was not the question nooted about
Gov. Packard appealing to the Supreme
Court before the court was broken up 2
A l think the matter had been discussed
by himself and friends before that
@. Do you remember whether Mr.
Kings name was withdrawn about that
time that Boulds Baker returned from
Texas? Laughter A. l don't think
his name was ever sent in. There was an
extra session of the Senate afterward, and
Lawrence's name was sent in for Collect
or 1t was said that King declined at the
last moment, in order to relieve the Pres
dent of all embarrassment, and not,
think, until it was understood that he
would not be reappointed.
Adioprpad until Friday