The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1880-04-10

Charleston Is. C.) News.

Charleston Is. " News.
The unseating of Senator kel-
loyg by the vote of a majority Of =
the senate in conformity with the
report Of the committee on privi-
leses and elections, will be. in our :
opinion, exceedingly injurious and
dangerous to the Democratic party
Ii will be regarded in the North As
evidence Of the determination OF
the Democratic to preserve their
majority in the senate at any cost,
and il will establish precedent
that the Republicans will follow
unhesitatinsly whenever they have
the power. We are not governed
in forming our conclusions oy
these considerations alone. Aswe
understend 1t. senator Kellogg was
seated at time when the Republic
cans had . majority in the senate,
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BY virtue of an understanding or
arrangement between the senators
on both sides. Tho Democratic
minority could have prevented tho
admission Of kellogg, and the Re-
publicans were bent on excluding
Butler. II Is true that senator
Butler was assured Of the votes Of
senator's Conover and Patterson,
but By the arrangement for closing
the debate In each case, tho "ppor'
tunity was given to admit him oy
making that support available.
The resolutions finally adopted
declares that Kellogg was entitled
to be seated "upon the merits Of
, the case" aud this resolution was
! brought TO a vote IN pursuance Of
! tho proposition submitted BY Mr.
Edmunds, which Mr.. Thurman
/, asked the Democrats to accept.
\ 1t Is spoken Of throughout on both
sides as nn agreement" ana an
!, {" understanding" When Mcrri-
a mon subsequently, moved that
y SpofFord be allowed to produce ut
/ tho bar what We believe to DO the
very testimony since taken by the
committee on privileges and elcc'
. tions. Mr.. Edmunds objected 70
!" " tho motion US "a plain violation
:. - Of the understanding" 1t is clear
y =. therefore, that Kellogg was admit
!. tcd under nn agreement bctwcci
:. tho Democrats aud Republicans
and was admitted upon 1.-THE mer
: II, of tho case" not upon a prIm'
facic title. Hence the senate can
;" not lawfully cxpel him unless by
=, two.thirls vote. This ground, W
:" :, believe, was taken by Senate
Butler when his own scat wns SUI
~ - scqu emily contested by Corb''
-, -, lie argued that the senate had pa'
~ :. sed upon the case, taking It out
:" the hands Of the committee, and
~ " could not DO re-opened. 10
y. -. much stronger 10 Kellogg's pos
''o nS ton, inasnuch as the resolusio
lOO under which he was admitted a
knowledgcs his right ON the merl
-, of the case, while Senator Butt
''u was admitted under u naked m
''' ton that he be sworn IN.
~ We have no liking for Scnat
y " Kellogg, but We are satisfied th
W. the arrangement under which Sc
~. I, ators Kellogg and Butler were .
M :, mi,ted was regarded as 0 finali
n!'' at tho time, and ought not, 'he'
gn' fore, to be disturbed or reopen'
'''' la, Il will be o bright day for tho l
a"o a moc-atic party II the Democra
see '' senators, satisfied Of tho justice
vii what We have said decline to I
'is's low the lead Of Mr.. Hill III !
yet Kellogg business. A postpo'
car. ment Of the matter is not enoi'!
hose What is wanted is q square q
been straight vote. If the Democrd
i af- senators DO divided It will do
mes. harm, SO long as prominent Sou
oun- ern senators decline to make CO
un. tai for the Republicans. I'll
Her will be brilliant opportunit!
'hen show how nice Is the sense OF D
cquc or among the Southern senat
The and how unwilling they are to
Ison- power rutLlessIy to secure q p'
wife ical advantage that will cos
ulta. thousand times more than
from worth.
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