The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-03-23
Subsidiary Silver Coinage.
xLvIth CONGRESSES Session
SENATE.

Mr.. Hoar presented the memorial of the
Massachusetts, legislature protesting agains
the repeal of the laws comforting jurisdiction
on the q. 8. Courts in controversies between
citizens of different states and over municipal
corporations. Referred.
Several petitions were presented, asking
the removal OF the duty on paper making ma
terial.
The majority report of the election commit
tee on the Kellogg Spoford case, declaring
Spofford entitled to the seat occupied by KEEL
logg, was submitted.
Mr. Hoar presented the minority report and
both reports we're read.
The minority report says the proposed re.
moval of Kellogg will be, if contaminated, one
of the greatest political crimes in American
history, to be classed with the rebellion, with
the attempt to take possession by fraud Of the
state of Maine and with the overthrow the
state governments in the South, of which it is
fitting sequence. Political parties have
been often led by partizan zeal into measure s
which sober Judgment might disapprove, but
q they have ever respected the constitution of
the Senate. The evidence on which the pro-
posed action is based is not only unworthy of
respect or credit but is in many instances
wholly irreconcilable with undisputed facts.
The reading Of the majority report consumed
an hour and half.
Mr.. Hill moved to print and recommit the
majority report SO it could be reported back
for action next Monday.
Mr.. Thurman moved to lay the motion on
the table. Lost
Mr.. Kellogg then spoke on the motion to
print. He said that nothing but the extraordi-
nary circumstances existing would justify him
in occupying the time of the Senate even for a
few moments. The circumstances were that
? the Senator from Georgia (HilD had done the
unprecedented thing of reading his own report
and predicsting his allegations against Mr..
Kellogg upon evidence that he alleged to exist
yvt that hvrff In suk1 -
Kellogg denied. Not only this, but because
the Senator from Georgia, before any action
had been taken by the Senate in this case, de-
clared publicly and privately that he intended
to drive Kellogg from the Senate, and had al
ready preludiced the case. now and here as
sert that there cannot be found in the 1900
pages of evidence taken before this committee
one word showing that participated, directly
or indirectly, in the making of any fprotests,
in the manipulating Of any returns, or that 1
had any direct or indirect connection with the
returning board. assert, that the Senator
from Georgia though he raked the slums of
Louisiana, though they brought periured wit
nesses before the committee, that he was new
or able to produce one syllable, word or letter
of evidence in substantiation of those allega-
tions, and except in regard to the third parish
Of New Orleans there is not q syllable sub
Stimulating any one of the five points on which
the case was reopened. Mr.. President, stand
here to tell the Senator from Georgia that
tu0I0 ID uOG Ou0 WOTu VI GoSLlmOQy In GQaC re-
cord in substantiation of more than one-half
his allegations, and the Senate will SO find
when they come to consider it. Since the
foundation of this government never was SO
foul conspiracy set on foot as this urged with
the avidity of sleuthhound by the hate and
virulent energy OF the Senator from Georgia
will agree to resign my seat if the Senator
from Georgia will put his finger on one iota of
evidence in all the volumes before both houses
OF Congress connecting me with the returning
board, except the evidence of Kelly before
the Potter committee respecting Richland
parish, and have proved that the board re-
turned Democrat from that parish, overturn-
ing his testimony. As to bribery, every one
of the testifying members of the legislature
and every person in position to know, swore
said about money paid to witnesses against me-
though witness swore positively to receiving
money to vote for Spofford. I think I can
compare successfully my character against that
of the Senator from Georgia, and If it comes
to the matter Of moral or personal courage,
the bitterest enemy 1 have in that Senator'S
state will not fail, I think, to concede to me
that stand immeasurably his superior.
The motion to print the evidence and reports
was then agreed to without division.
The agreement submitted by the Ute Indians
for the sale of their reservation in Colorado
was placed on the calendar. ~
A number of bills were introduced and re-
ferred.
House appropriation bill for public printing
was passed. gas
The Geneva award bill was formally taken
up.
The Senate then went into executive session
and when the doors were reopened adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Ellis introduced Joint resolution re-
questing the President to notify Great Britain
OF the abrogation of the Clayton. Bulwer
treaty.
Bills were introduced as follows:
Providing for the free passage of Irish emf
grants on the return voyage of the ship Con-
ISOLATION.
For appointment of q commission to revise
customs and internal revenue laws
Amending the national bank act in regard
to distribution of currency.
To reduce the tax on distilled spirits fifty
cents gallon.
To abolish the tax on tobacco, bank checks.
bank deposits and matches.
Establishing uniform system of bank
ruptcy.
To impose higher duty on opium, morphine
and other salts.
To impose duty on quinine.
Reducing the salary of the President to $685.
600.
Resolution to discourage building of an inter-
oceanic canal and providing for convention
with South American Republics to consider
measures for mutual safety and protection
against any European political influence on
the subject was referred to the committee on
foreign affairs.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bill.
The committee rose without action and the
House adjourned.