, 1880-12-20
POWERS OF CONGRESS-. +.

Tho Senate May Inquire into thc Legal.
lty OF III Stnte observation-disclosures
Troccdent4 In Behalf Of This Hight.
Metz lors Herald tfnd.>.
Sone Of orr Uelnucratlc contemporaries
ara alnrmed and Outraged at a recent de1v-
crailce Of ex~Secretary Boutwell, OIL tho fut-
ure policy Of the Republican party. The st.
Louis Republican, oto Of tho ablest Of the
Dcmocrntic organs, solcmnly warns the pub
lie ags.llst thu polcy proposed by Afr. Bout
well, md particularly against the following
part Of 1t, which 1t quotes:
Moreover, tho Senate must nssort and exercise
its ni'donbtea r1Rht anl cotistttntlonnl prcroxa-
tive Of iiqqiriny Into tho election uf legislative
asscinDlus whtl,oscr tho question IL fuiscti In
:iceiGlnx the right ut z clailsnnt to seat IN thG
9s,ye 'S sfntg e ct fG n"e "
State lhHlstuturc; hut II, upon Inquiry. It finds
that Stnto 1:cgislature Is an unlawful asscm-
ti0n. then person cla!1Ling seat In tho United
stntea scnnto by virtue Of thy vote Of such body
q Sy es s IL sato oa9F e. " IL IT, Tes sp
ture Of that State docs not preclude Inquiry by
tho Senate when It Is euligsl by tho Constitution
qualifications, and rctnru or It's lncsntors. Uu-
der tlo Constitution II thg rlHtit oi Inquiry knows
ne IL @ &c ef e Sc Ssaata & that right Is Within
This, says tic Republican, with 4 faco
longthcncd with horror, this Is the policy Of
tho Republican party.
W. ars not so certain about that. What
wo do know Is, TINT 1t Is tho poItcy-tho
present r0licy-of the Democratic Iarty. It
l.ay become tho policy Of their opponents
hereafter for a1gllt W. know. undoubtcd-
~, II tho Democratic SoMnt, persists In un-
seating Mr.. Kellogg OIL the pretenscs sut up
for that act, the Democrats will hnyc set
precedent which tho Republicans may think
themselves Justified IN following.
F. LII tile case of Sfr, Kellogg the Democrats
insist Oil doing precisely what Mr.. Boutwell,
PROPOSES to do. This wllole course Of tho
Senate dcbato has been, OH the Democratic
side, an investigation Into the election mid
the legality Ut the Legislature which elected
Mr. kellogg; and, moreover, 1t Is Il secontl
Investigation, for llo 'wns originally seated
not on what Is called prima faciu right, but
attcr due inquiry, and tho Democrats nro
NOW trying to upset tho former conclusion
eF ts M wS Dt " Ws sdM a's% 4, g Gs ns ssa ss9 5s 5
to vacato seats IN. this l'otly by q MINORITY
yote, II you dare" exc!alnea tilo late Semi
tor Chandler to t'o neMocsats IN blay Of lust
yS sHa ts of Den3sGaf ta, " a1o do9S 9S
respectfully request our Qen'ocrntic coilteln-
rprarLes who think Mr.. Bnutwell's PROPOSE
tlon extreno anl t!nnRerons to compuro 1t
waI aEc, i0M o, 1xtists .,sIi Ifo o aeoase OIL INC
MFst-Senntor nniley, of Tennessee. agrees
VIII at; tontWell tnat ING senate ha8 the
rikl't to il4niro into tug 2 aGts and proeesdtngs
oI l.osls'Ra!ars: a AT: bat!Gy, urging tut OK
pta1s'oh ol hir. heltoga, sAl.l last Aprh:
Tho scnAte Is 4 Legislative body with inhorent
t,aSit,o wfo shalt bo admitted to take part In rs
uxcraislnK this function 1t .nay he callo mpon to
consider lho relations Of o State to tho FtGoral
t,, q H. so tnre !nao and dsc!e 9pa
acts an,l proceedings II stato iesis'aturo. .. -"
onrc.s With Mr nnuawnl} I'M tI,o II e"st",, s,mt.
,5 t!. '"YI1 usii Liu ust ~ ,esal'ts VI Aessa'
'I9. r. ,"ns .au o'sa ~. asss sss y ~, ,,
1 Ss y ao ca, y fqosys a nST 6t H.
tIoi or ntly imnranur i,rsrttc"s lin, X X r.
cri!ne ayai'iss the Cans.s,tion ol thu country.
WIN hus sworn to s,pnort tho Got,stiti,t,nm NIL II
tiut sitting lnu,i,ber is allowed to inaronnMant
III. isnsIi"nt. T. in wiiItny u Ia sn nWnrx firm,
utUr's soat III ihis house tsfurbei md snl1e1 in
question a1l.l PIT i. ,Joopardy wlonoyor Il il
snow n to n ~ t ~ n nore rs s to Ghoieo of ~
- ~ no " scpgtsuI!i@aHuot tnD Ec4tslat1fe
hSo ny ow,, Or Mry othcr s"ters sont mt.t ~, far ar
M nm cncernc ,st,.rd ,rhnuavcr HI nsj stnan ~
" Th;s,t ~ 1peosss ga,'a:.. I'm, =. c.u,.
thsFtt-SSenntor li1!l, OF GcofF!n, ngrces
,a ,Mitm Mr. ;;s !;5oatWell that ne Seiato has the
as,s q 1s e"hor @ @ tha report S tesaSt asseaStas y:
Tho rsrort ~ Of lie @ Co1unittoo mn allores two roa.
sous why tut prol,oslsin IS trup. Fiest tbe ra-
,ort declares that thu b0tiy of porsolle whiSn Il
hns buen a!!excd e'eotol Kol!aag ws!s moi n faot
% powur, no authoflsy, to ohooso 6iui as sei.a- @
tnr' THO SECOND rcason H., that, ooncttfnH Tor