Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-12
Conversational Summary.
HOISE


Nov. 30.-The house met but adj
iourned Immediately. not having e
quorum.
Nov. 3O.-In the senate, imme-
diately after the reading of the
journal, the house Joint resolution in
relation to the French international in
dustrial exposition was taken up, and
the senate amendments agreed to.
The Joint resolution was read the
third time. and passed; yeas, SO; nays,
90
The amendments provide that the
commissioner general shall be APP
pointed by the president and confirmed
by the senate; Increases the compensa-
ton of twenty additional commission
ers from $1,000 to 200 each, and
strikes out of the house resolution the
clause providing for IN exhibit from the
several departments of the United
States which was contributed to the
centennial exhibition. The general
appropriation is kept at $15O,OOO.
Mr.. Paddock submitted the follow
ing:
WHEREAS, 1t is alleged that the Union
Pacific railroad company and its branch
companies have heretofore neglected.
and still do neglect and refuse to oper-
ate their roads in accordance with the
acts of congress, under which their con-
struction was authorized; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is alleged that by reason
of said defalts, and on account Of the
same, the government of the United
States and the public have been, and
still are being damaged and deprived of
their Just and lawful rights and privi-
leges stipulated, defined and and agreed
upon in said acts aforesaid: therefore,
Be 1t resohed, That the president Of
the United States be, ard he is hereby
requested to inform the senate what
legal impediments, if any, exist which
prevent him from executing the laws in
accordance with the obligations accepted
and agreements made by said Union
Pacific railroad company and branches
with the United States, as stipulated
and agreed upon in the several acts
aforesaid
Ordered printed and lie on the table.
Mr.. Paddock gave notice that he
would hereafter submit resolution as
a substitute for the resolution of Mr..
A number of bills were introduced
and referred to appropriate committees
when consideration was resumed Of the
Kellogg case, and Mr.. Salisbury spoke
in favor of recommitting the subject to
the committee on privileges and cleo
tons with instructions to take testimony.
Mr.. Howe said Spofford made no
charge of fraud against Kellogg, and
tie returning board before the COM
njttee on privileges and elections until
the 22d of November, after all the
world had been advised that in order to
hurry Buffers case, it was necessary to
postpone Kellogg's case.
Mr.. Hill said Judge Spofford present
ed his charges and offered to prove
them in October.
Mr. Howe said he took issue with the
gentleman and appealed to the record.
He defended the returning board, and
said It was no more possible for that
board to perpetrate a fraud, when it ex
amined the returns of the election in
1876, than was it possible for the supreme
court of the United States, to perpetrate
fraud in giving Judgment upon the
case which had been argued.
Mr. Hill argued that Spofford made
certain charges against Kellogg, and
offered to prove them, in October. He
then read the following telegram. which
he said had been handed to him to-day:
New ORLEANS, Nov. %.
To Hon. John Els:
There is documentary evidence here
in Kelloggs Office to show that he used
his influence with the returning board.
(Signed) HARRY L. SMITH.
The question being on the substitute
Of Mr.. Salisbury, the vote resulted: yeas
%; nays 90, as follows
Yeas-Bailey, Bayard Beck ockrill, Coke
Davis. -(W. Va, Dennis. Eaton, Garland, Gordon,
Harris. Hereford Hill. Jones, (Fla.). Herman, La
mar, MeCreery, cDonald, Mcpherson, Merri-
Thurman, Voorhees,. Wallace Whyte and Withers
Nays-Nessrs. Allison, Anthony, Booth, Bruce,
Burnside, Cameron. (Pa9. Cameron. (Wis.),
Chaffee, Christiancy, Conking. Conover, Dawes,
Dorsey, Edmnnds, Hoar, Howe. Jones, iNeb:j,
blTkwood neMailan Mathews Mitchell Merrill
Teller and Wadleigh-29.
Messrs. Blaine, Plumb, Hamlin,
Oglesby, Ferry. and Window, who
would have voted in the negative
were paired with Messrs. Grover, Arm
strong, Barnum, Davis, Gill; Maxey,
Ransom and Johnston, who would have
voted in the affirmative. Mr. Oglesby,
in announcing his pair with Mr.. Davis,
said he refrained from voting, although
he did not consider it certain that his
colleague would vote aye, ne hoped he
would vote no. Laughter.) The
vice president in announcing the vote,
did not give the deciding vote, but said
the substitute, not having received a
majority vote of the senate, is disagreed
to.
The question then being on Hills sub
stitute to swear in Henry NJ. Spoford, On
his pranaa face case, it was rejected
81, nays 90, as follows:
Yeas-Bailey, Bayard Beck, Cockrell, Coke.
Davis (IIl.), Davis CIV. Va.) Dennis, Eaton, Gar
land, Gordon. Harris, Hartford. Hill, Jones (Fla),
Herman, McCreery, Mcdonald, MCPHERSON, Mer-
riman, Morgan Randolph, salisbury, Thurman,
Voorhees,, Wallace and Withers-27.
Nays-Alllson. Anthony, Booth, Bruce, Burn
side. Cameron (Pa), Cameron tWis.), Chaffee,
Christiancy, Conklng, Conoyer Dawes. Dorsey,
Edmunds, Hoar, Howe lockwood. Mcmillan,
Matthews, Mitchell, Morrell, Oglesby, Paddock
Patterson, Rollins, Saunders, Spencer Teller and
Wadleigh--29.