The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-12-13
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FORqY-FIF7H CONGRESS.
EXTRA SESSION.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 50, 1877,

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Immediately after the reading Of the
journal the House joint resolution in re-
lation to the French International lndus-
trial Exposition was taken up and the
amendments agreed to-,
The Joint resolution was then read the
third time and passed-yeas 26 nays 20
A number of bills were introduced and
referred to the appropriate Committees,
wheu~eonsderati was resumed of the
Kellogg case, and Mr.. Salisbury spoke
in favor of recommitting the subject to
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons, with instructions to take testi'
mony.
After the passage of the French Expo
sition Bill, the amendments to which
provide that the Commissioner.General
shall be appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate, increase the
compensation of the twenty additional
Commissioners from 81 600 to 81 200 each
and strike out of the House resolution
the clause providing for an exhibit from
several departments of the Government
of the United States which contributed
to the Centennial exhibition The gen
eral appropriation is kept at $l5OOOO.
Mr. Harris introduced a bill to provide
for building Marine Hospital at Mem
phis. Referred.
Mr. Paddock submitted the following
Whereas, 1t is alleged the Union Pa
cihc Railroad Company and its branch
Companies have heretofore neglected
and still do neglect and refuse to operate
their roads in accordance with the acts
of Congress, under which their construc'
ton was authorized and,
Whereas, 1t is alleged by reason of
said defaults, 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 privileges stipulat-
ed, defined aud agreed upon in said acts
aforesaid therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the President of the
United States be and is hereby requested
to inform the Senate what legal impedi-
ments, if any, exist which prevent him
frSm executing the laws in accordance
with the obligations accepted and the
agreements made by the said Union Pa
cifC Railroad Company and branches
with the United States, as stipulated and
agreed upon in the several acts afore'
said
Ordered printed and to lie on the ia
BILE.
Mr.. Paddock gave notice he would
hereafter submit resolution as a substi-
tute for the resolution of Mr.. Chafee on
the subject now pending.
Consideration was resumed of the mo-
ton made by Mr.. Salisbury, to recon.
init the credentials Kellogg to the Com.
mittee on Privileges and Elections. De-
bate ensued, participated in by Messrs
Howe and Hill.
Mr.. Patterson made long speech in
vindication of himself and bitterly at
tacking the Administration
The question being on the substitute of
Mr.. Salisbury, and vote resulted--yeas
%, nays 80, as follows:
Ayes-Bailey, Bayard, Beck, Cockrell,
Coke, Davis w. Va, Dennis, Eaton,
Garland, Gordon, Harris, Hereford, Hill,
Jones Florida, Herman, Lamar, McCreery
Mcdonald, Mcpherson, Merrimon, Nor
gan, Patterson, Randolph, Salisbury,
Thurman, Voorhees,, Wallace, White
Withers-29,
Nays-Allison, Anthony, Booth Bruce,
Burnside, Cameron, Pa. Cameron Wis,
Chaffee, Christiancy, Conkling Conover,
Dawes, Dorsey Edmunds, Hoar, Howe,
Jones. Missouri, Kirkwood, Mcmillan,
Matthews, Mitchell, Morrill,, Paddock,
Rollins Sargent, Saunders, Spencer, Tell
er and Wadleigh.-29.
Blaine, Plumb Hamlin, 0glesby, Ferry
ingalls, and Window, who would have
voted in the negative, were paired with
Grover Armstrong, Barnum, Davis, Ills,
Maxey, Ransom and Johnson, who would
have voted in the affirmative.
Mr. Oglesby, in announcing his pair
with Davis, said he RETAINED from vot-
ing, although he did not consider it Ger.
tain that his colleague would have voted
aye-he hoped he would vote no.
The Vice President, in announcing the
vote did not give the deciding vote, but
said the substitute, not having received
majority of the vote of the Senate, is
disagreed to.
Mr.. Morgan submitted an amendment
as follows:
provided, That nothing in this reso.
Luton shall be so constructed as to pre-
Clude the Senate from right to demand
an investigation of the charges in the
amendment offered by the Senator from
Delaware, and upon which the vote of
the Senate has Just been taken, as affect.
ing the right of William Pitt Kellogg to a
seat in the Senate"
After discussion Mr.. Morgan withdrew
his amendment.
Mr.. Wadleigh sent to the Clerks desk
and had read letter of Governor Kell'
ogg, denying the charges of Judge Spof'
ford
Mr. Hill said he was authorized by
Judge SpoffOrd to say the charges were
trne and he could prove every word Of
them.
Pending discussion MI. Thurman NOV
ed the Senate proceed to the considera-
tion of Executive business. Rejected
Yeas 81, nays 3l-a tie vote, but the Vice
President did not vote, he simply an.
swered that the Senate refused to go into
Executive session The Democrats vot-
ed in favor of an Executive session, and
the Republicans against it,
Mr.. Sergeant, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the Deficiency
Appropriation Bill with amendments.
Placed on the Calendar.
The Senate then took recess until 7:30
p. m.
Evening Session,