, 1879-05-08


TINT Is an end nj tho quest!t,n. II ttlis were
nut 80, thcfo woulri bo no end TO the litigation.
Tim duty Of the Sennte, ho commended, Is
judicial, and The 8cnatc must perform tta duties
in judicial scusc. The resolution Ought nut
to pass, because the senatn hail no jurisdiction
over matter already decided.
Afr. Morgan satd 6ouifortl ttated Ia hi. memo
rial uresented early III this session tint very re.
Gently ha had discovered new mud matcrtas cyi.
dence which mRde kc11oga's eeclts,n null mud
void, because hc ,Iafl personally used corrupt
Influences to pTncurc 1t. II thus he true IL could
not bs snti that Kellogg possessed The qualtll-
calfons of a Benator within tho meaning 81 the
Constitution, for man who obtained a place
By bribery and corruplion had no sncl, qualca.
tfOn III would cDtfln him to scat In tlls body.
1lle subject, .uuder The circumstances stated,
nas alwnys subject to intcstgatlnn until 1t was
finally decided, nu1 there was nothing to pre.
ctudo the Senate from taking action upon tho
memorial.
NR. SALISBURY
said: 1u the presentation Of this rcsotutfou tho
Senate was nntaeol1txed BY tho proposition from
the Senator trntn Massachusetts {ioxr), declar.
Ing tle question had already been decided bv
t, tl,a senata On It's mstts % tu favor ot Kellogg:
scna,or With "prctense." hy tllt: Senator from
The Senator iron, Wisconsin tcarpepter) with
"spirit of revolut[o1,.n lie {3auIstttryl lit re-
plying to all thrsc charges a,nl iusInuat!ons,
said The Committee lurthcrtd no scheme. nj
prctcnsc, no apirti OF revolution. hut sIn,plY
askcd the authority to take ttntimnny in or.lcr
to lay nil The facts before tho acuaa for tnteilt.
gent action, md to conduct Tho examination in
the interest Uf truth aud fairness.
Mr.. Edmun3s submitted an amendment to
the pcnlilIg resolution authorizing The Commit
tee to take testimony. only 70 far rs relntcs to
the chnrge Of personal misconduct on the part
hi.
expulsion or ccnsure. Ie wished 10 con!no tho
Investigation to This point because The question
of Kellngg'a right to his seat Ind already been
deterniaed on "a tnorlts. He & dia ~, not dsny the
lilo did not deny The power Of this body 10 pass
resolution saglnE that tlle Legislature Of YER
mont did not elect n!m SEolnuno6J and fte next
day snyInE that 1t did. Ilc was tndny Senator
and tomorrow not Senator, according to the
caprIce Of the seuato. il'e body ha1 the power
would bo
A MoHsrnous AND rrAaRAnr VIOLATION or
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d aa esea5 son en1s TO
ssrn,r rhn 81 ~ IN III inrity mi thc
~ WI My ~ rs,1cs rcanrc iGat :'c
,,;ts, hc ,oitcn sylthin fnsi time ami any bnly
nj ,nc,, vic, yIolntcI tho fuujafnan,al Theory ii
=, ."p Snc,.nms %sJ ~ N Vii. hd1r rcyersed & n
aGs, nnYG csprsi.c - tnon ~ Hta mi nrndcnt
sasGu, sa ,an. tnl,,''s ssan ,nns, anrcros ~
tns,,rc' iuss, "I Hberty. % Ind good roycrnment.
Mr Edmmni'af amendment xas relectcd-vcna.
o. r n,ss saa9''oS ~ a'ne'"ueA' ~"
H. Fnni,iJno auh,ni,tef1 an on,enimont IN t,,s
ncmisirn rn."i,;tinn. nroyidnr tt,at the innliry
.Inf; ~ eounraa ~ mntsrr. ntior.d ~ .i,y
,ns1noro, n1, of snoirord to be new a,i different
frnn, .hn.c covorrd by the nreyious tnn,1iry.
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