New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-11


tempt to steal Mr.. KellOgg's seat, and paid
high tribute to his administration while Coy
ernor of Louisiana. A comparison of the River
and HarbOr Appropriation bill with those of
former years, shows an enormous increase in
the amount appropriated. An earnest effort is
being made to secure an adjournment of Con-
gress by June l. Mr.. Newberry has introduced
a bill in regard to extending the time for COM
pleting the Northern Pacific Railroad. The
Postmaster-General has decided not to interfere
with Wells, Fargo g. Co.'s pOst-Office business.
Mr.. HOAR DEFENDS MIR. KELLOGG.
A TRIBUTE TO his LOUISIANA ADMINISTRATIONS
THE ATTEMPT TO STEAL HIS SEAT DENOUNCED
DEMOCRATIC INCONSISTENCIES.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON, May 1O.-Hitherto the specch-mak-
ing in the Senate upon the KellogGSpOfford resolu
tons has been confined to the Democratic side of the
chamber, fact which has given so much annoy
to Senator Salisbury that he has two or three
times asked Republican Senators why they did not
take more active part in the debate. To-day
Senator IIoar, Republican member of the Com
mitteo on Privileges and Elections, took the aOor
and briefly but effectively set forth the Republican
posltiOn-a position which it is believed is also Oc-
cuped by considerable number of Democrats.
Mr.. lIoar expressed determination, at the be-
ginning, to conGne himself to the legal aspects of
the questions at ISSUE but found 1t impossible to
avoid giving the Democrats some sharp political
thrusts The most interesting feature Of his
speech, aside from the legal questions, was the ex
preston Of his opinion Of Senator Kellogg's admin
istratiOn of affairs In louisiana He said:
There some things peculiar to this seat. The
voice which Is to be stnrd "a the last voice from the
States lately in rebellion which represents their LOYALTY
Senators nscribe on our official directory he record q"
public which preceded their entrance mere, and
which justres the confidence Of their States Every
other Senator from thc sctruig states t'is OF lhe
blows hc struck at his cOuntry's life, and Ot the com
missions he has held from powers which @ere at war
with her lhis man aho"s the cl|il coEm-S'oh Oi
Abraham Lincoln and the register OF brave ana honor
able military service M the cause Of the Uulon.
propose. Mr. Prsldent to dscu's legal ana con
stlutuunl priucipcs general and permanent III their
lie o;hrr side make Il NY duty to say that JcaIs
ago in the pcrormaucc Of duty assigned me by The
the complaint. against hs Administration. de;
Integrity, It Is u conspicuous and honorable exception
iiod her credit ~graGc'i and cft II strong lie found
her bonds selling AT less than % cents on the dollar no
ft tthcm selling at more than 70 cents lie found the tax
Tor state purposes alone at II Z mills the dollar he
lett itutinua rr-rirton limiting the tax for all
state purpo-e-. me uIug schools, at l4S mills on the
dollar Not "a dollar Mas added 20 her public debt by
ANY act pissed mis- HIS Democratic successors
expended the surplus he lett IN the treasury TO the
credit Ui tAc interest fund tOWurd the payment of one
ustancnt Of interest. and then repudlated the debt
In reilly to the arguments Of Senator Bailey and
Senator Vest. that the Senate did not act judcially
in deciding questions OF title TO a seat, Senator IlOar
quoted that clause Of the Constitution which lie
clarcs that each House of Congress shall be the
Judge of thc qualifications OF it's own members. He
sad thai the trainers Of the Constitution did not
use words carcle-sly, but kept in view their full
legal significance, and that the word judge could
be interpreted IN no other than its legal lie
dealt with the complaint that Mr. spofIord had not
been allowed to present testimony, when the
test was first made. by showing that it was the
especial wish of the Democratic leaders that the
case should be disposed Of in order that the South
Carolina case. which followed 1t, might be more
speedily reached.
Mr. IIoar furthermore illustrated the flmsiness of
the claim set up by SpoiIord and made of to in
duce the Srnate reopen the case. by showing that
when he had gained his point he offered no evil
dcuco whatever upon four Of the five points upon
which lac claimed TO have new evidence, while the
cy deuce upon the remaining point was inmatcrial.
Tho evidence had In fact, borne almost wholly
ulon the question Of bribery. which had been tried
and decided in the former hearing.
In regard to the legitimacy of the rival Legisla
tures, and the decision which had been reached
since the Senatorial election, Mr. iOar showed that
every act Of recognition OF the Nichols Govern
mrnt by the National Government had been Of a
date subsequent to the election of Mr.. Kellogg and
that the question was not which Is now the legal
Legislature, but which was the legal body on the
date Of the election. This question the Senate
had already tired and determined IN ac-
coGdauco with its constitutional powers |
In the organization of the National |
House OF REPRESENTATIVES, there was a striking Illus
traton of the principle inyolyedj members were
admitted upon q prima facie title. and might take
part In all the acts of the body, even in elscting
President. and might subsequently be elected |
from the seats thcy occupied upon the trial OF ther
titles upon their merits. but no one would eyer |
claim that this would nyalidato the acts in which
they might have participated previous TO the formal
decision of the question OF title.
Mr. Iloar said il the practice was to obtain IN the
Senate Of cjecting members of the body, as it was
now sought do. merely because Of the necessities
OF the political party having control Of the body. |
then the time would come wnen it would be the !
duty of Senators who believe that certain other |
senator. hold their seats through what is sometimes
called the Mississippi plan, to deny the titles OF the
Legislatures which elected them, aud to eXpel |
then, from the Senate. In conclusion Mr. HOar
said
It will SEEM therefore, that Mr. Kellogg has the
same Tile seat IN the senate that the Speaker 0r the
Hons. has 10 ms seat President OF the United States
has his. ana that the Senate rlghtuy ana properly
gi-ltue of Lousiana should be permitted TO usurp
the constitutional functions OF the Senate ana that the
senate, it, part should usnrp the MAJ pow
els Of the Legislature OF Louisiana, anu retry
lie members titles to their seats GenLle-
nl-n who first demanded that tho case
should be decided on judicial knowledge, and without
Ia kpg evidence, raise loud Outery that 10000
pagr6 OF testimony were enough. The party whose
leaders affirmed tho great principle OF the nnay or the
iu gmcnts the Senate Is asked by the successOrs
Of those leaders to make the title To seat depeudent
on the evpr-chau giug character Of political miJOres.
Tie committee ask yOu 20 deny the title OF men
with lawful credenua's TO st and vote IN state
legislature until that Legislature itself has determined
against their tItle under the lead OF chairman VINO,
as q member OF the committee, declared such
title imprcguaD!e. - .,,,
have oonHned myself in this discussion TO the legal
and constitutional questions raised by the amendmenJ
1 have offered. IL may be proper hereafter to FOLLOW
the Senators from Missouri aud North Carolina through
the plots OF those marvellous rOmances which thay call
statements OF the evidence. The junior senator tSm