The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08
FORTY sixth CONGRESS.
PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION IN THE
SENATE REOPENING THE KEL-
LOGG-sPOFFORD CASE.

SENATE REOPENING THE KEL-
| LOGG-sPOFFORD CASE.
Gen. Chalmers Makes q statement In the
House Concerning the Fort Pillow
| ARair-A Financlal Debate.
| THE SENATE.
WARRINGTON. May 7.-Mr. Anthony intro
provide new propeller for the United States
torpedo .oadS ship Alarm. The bill appropriatea
By Mr.. Jones--A bill to increase the number
of apprentices in the naval service to 7so. On
objection the bill went. over.
pointment OF three additional assistants In the
congressional library. Objected to and went
BY Mr.. GALA bill to purchase 400 acres of
land and the. erection OF a building In Florida
for an experimental farm for the production Of
frnitsM Il asaptsd TO tie soil q that State. ~.
alleged occupation Of the Indian Territory. BY
IN nres regard The % same Agreed a to. S 0eo 'AoA
| On motion Of Mr.. Eaton the bill to prevent
military .interference at elections was taken up
Mr.. Carpenter. resumed his remarks On the
resolution providing for taking new testimony
in The KELLOGG spoff,ord ca ease .,orn,n -
| BpofYord- Kellogg resolution He read a num-
Der Of precedents In the decisions OF the courts
logg, he said. had the strongest, possible case.
for 1t was both prinpG facie and decided on Its
leans lear 81 Repeblican. admitted to be the offielal
journal Of both parties In Louisiana at that
time. to show that direct charges OF corruption
had then been made dgainst Kellogg 30 such
charges now would not be In the nature OF new
Mr. HIil said that the New Orleans Republican
l 4. fl.,1.. s,,,rv,
Mr.. Cameron, Of Wisconsin. read from print;
ed testimony the admission by Mr.. bpoford
that 1t was the official journal.
doiudtcata then the admission Of the memorial
itself should never have been allowed, but one
senate was not bound by tie action Ct the same
for setting aside that judgment. Evidence Is
promised to show that Kellogg bribed the
Of Louisiana and It T. was ,hs
Again the qualification OF 9 Senator was always
a question Of snbjudioe He, was fseafed two
years ago BY a snap Judgment, and no preten5e
OF going into the case was made.
Mr.. salisbury eaid the committee had been
charged with the performance OF a simple duty.
and 1t would proceed In that performance,
Mr. Edmunds offered to amend the resolution
so as to confine the investigation to such per-
sona misconduct on the part OF Kellogg as
would render him liable to expulsion or cen
sure. He said the very act to authorize this in
vestigation was q commital on the part Of those
voting IT. Tor It to retry Z the g. case; asi ,,n.,o
Mr. Hoar-The Senator, from Alabama fMr.
Morgan) had just said that two years ago he
had given notice OF an intention n,ts to have this
nrising In view Of the general denial by the
Democrats Of any design OF opening the case,
Mr.. Edmund's amendment was rejected
Mr.. Uonkling moved to amend, by, providing
that the inquiry shall be directed TO the produc-
ton q entirely g {, new testimony. Rejected
Mr.. Hoar offered to amend. by adding: And
said committee are further instructed to report
whether bribery or unlawful means we're used
to secure the election Of the memoralist.
Spofford." Agreed to.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to insert recognition
tion of the Senate Rejeeted-2o to 27.
Mr.. Logan moved to add provision directing
inquiry into the means employed to disorgann-
cratic caucus might have omitted this branch Of
the inquiry. He simply wanted to supply the
Mr., Voorhees, did not want TO vote want of
confidence In the committee. The amendment
proposed was not serious and should not be
Mr.. Blaine ,- said that the point raised by Mr..
Logan was the only one one In the whole contro-
this down, were shirking the issue. "shirka
Mr.. Voorhees, gave notice that he should OBJ
in the vocabulary Of the senator from Maine
Plantation manners would not go down on his
side OF the Senate. He characterized Blaine's
The debate here became sharp, running col
loauy. In which several Senators joined.
Mr. Logan spoke 81 & the Dem Democratic policy as
Mr.. Salisbury retorted that nothing which
the gentleman from Illinois could say In favor
Of the Democratic party could pc construed, as
courteous.
Mr.. Logan replied that no such language had
ever been applied to s any Senator on thls floor.
In most irOnical terms.
Mr.. Jonas, Of Louisiana gave the history OF
the senatorial se election depicting in most
of the government. at that time. and said
that the election of Kellogg had been com
passed by Federal bayonets. The Packard gov
ernment. he said. never had any existence at
Mr.. Blaine charged that the senatorship was
hawked about the streets OF Washington for q
month. The Nichols government wanted to
make trade for It's own benefit. but the Grant
administration refused 70 consider it.
Mr.. Jonas said no such proposition was ever
made by Louisiana Democrats.
Mr.. Kellogg spoke at length In defense of him
self. He claimed great credit for his services to
Louisiana in making financial reforms and
preventing the yellow fever scourge
Mr.. Morgan asked him IL he had any objection
to the inquiry. contemplated by the resolution.
Mr.. EdmuDds said this was out of order. as
being unparliamentary and insulting to the
The Vice President pro tenn. ruled against
|
order, as 1t violated no rule
Mr.. Kellogg answered that he did object. The
question had already been canvassed for years.
He had walked In the valley and shadow of
death. Grand iuries had been packed and wit
nesses suborned to lndict him. The muekrakes
had been dragged through every filth for evil
unscathed. II. in the providence of God. be
should live through this Investigation he would
citedly and at length, at the conclusion of
which Mr. Logan's amendment was rejected
Yeas 49, nayeS %. :,
The question occurred on Mr.. Hoar's substi-
tute which declared that the proceedings BY
which Mr. Kellogg was seated in 1877 we're fnal.
Rejected-17 to 26.
The main resolution was then adopted py
| vote of 26 to II.
Mr.. Eaton called up the House bill to prevent
the use Of the military at elections
Mr. Blaine offered his former amendment 10
the sixth section OF the army appropriation.
bill.
At 7:2o D. m. the Senate adjourned.