The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-02

q reversal ought to be material. aud suetl as
would probably produce different result. In
appv ans aa, ss gi1g
NJ n2 IRE reason .,y why stronger should 30 required.
1rh'S Thhey therefore, Re- Apply she following sals
by DISTINGUISHED member Of ths 6enats, 10 the
present case The Benats would DO manifest
Injustice were y hastily and without the most
plain and manifest reason to reverse decision
that had bsen mads seating Senator on this
fiooI. the case must D, extremely strong that
q aam bn t say set & ap a
res asjndcota that applies to courts OF justice
applies In this chamber on uuesti N OF this
regard all the laws or. this body." Az appiisd
TO this case. this rigid rule would oDerate as
/. On the former hearing not a single VIII
ness was. examined. Sgins admissions were
Aaoe by the parties. and some rsD9rts OF Ia
ss BY h ae
they were pertinent @ Y This was done only to
On this hearing. neuly one hundred and City
with ssfs have been examined. m King over
twelve hundred printed pagss Of testimony. Of
| a. On the former hearing tho tnefnoa
lego OF haylpg witnesses oallet and ok
the adnisaiops AID reoorts ST. above 're referred
to, aud by which witnesses ne alleged he cowld
eompiiolty o. the sitting memb + Ia glarins
frauds, 4 the. pretended Legislature which
| Investigation had BEEN previously ordered BIZ
the Senate and resolved upon by the 60 mrnit..
| tee. and tho Investigation was suddeDv closed
| against the protest of the memori aifat and q
minority OF the commltee.
On the present heerlng the Witnesses hays
| ting msmper In. tho frauds alleged has been
| most oonvincingfy established
| o. On the former hearing there waB no. 9vl-
| showing consptraeies. bribeftss and other cor
Tuptions by the sitting member to .proeure
fraudulent legislature aud ty control he n1ens-
bers thereof In bis own election to the benats4
| On the present hf airing such oonspifaclse.
briberles and corrnptions. of ihe most startling.
een and essa II by VIZ
nesses, and these briberles ana cerruptloHE
have been shown to extend 70 the Witnesses in
the case In the very face OF the senate.
The committee say thet they could multiply
| the features OF contrast between the former and
| the present hearing q the case. bat do not eon-
| light OF the evidence before the Senate the sit
ting member was admitted by y wrongly pro-
o ana
often repeated, and the kn0wedgs Of which
was vigorously suppressed On the former
ture Of Louisiana He was chosen by bedy
OF men who conspireh with him TO defsat the
Will q the State and who excluded BY force ting
Tho eonspirators might be enabled to aoccIn~
| pish their work.
And In addition to all this the evidence now
taken shows that the. Packard .Legisature-
which pretended to elect the sitting ms11-
ber was. In fact as we'll as In Law, not
q Legislature. but was body OF men
assembled by fraud. held together by force and
controlled by bribsry. with the aid and In the
interest OF tho. siitina member. Thus. tbs
facts. the law. the integrity OF this Senate, and
/ the voice Of q too long defrauded State OF this
| Union unite Ia demanding the passage OF the
| following resolutions, which the committee
submit for adoption by the Senate to wit:
now known to the senate, William Pitt Kellogg
was not chosen by the Legis laturs OF LouIsi~
ana TO the seat Ia the Senate for the term be-
ginning ON the fourth day of March. 1877, and
is not entitled to itin the same
| q. Resolved. That Henry a. Bpof1ord wns
chosen by the LEGISLATURE ct Louisiana TO the
seat In the. Senate for the term beginning on
| the fourth day OF March. 1877 and thst he be
admitted to the same on taking the oath pra-
scrtb3d by law.