New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-21
IN CONGRESS YESTERDAY.
THE ELECTORAL VOTE BILL PAssED-THE CoLoRED
CADET AMENDMENTS DEFEATED-THE sPoFFoRD-
KELLOGG DEBATE.

THE ELECTORAL VOTE BILL PAsSED-THE CoLORED
CADET AMENDMENTS DEFEATED-THE sPoFFoRD-
KELLOGG DEBATE.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-In the Senate to-
day. the following reports and bills were acted upon
To constitute Portsmouth, Ohio port Of entry Placed on
For the relief Of certain Navy officers Placed the cal
Providing that the President OF the Senate shall submit to
Senate and House all packages purpOrtng to contain
aid In increasing commercial reauOns with the AIgen'
The legislative Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill
For the relief OF settlers upon Usage lands in Kansas.
Passed. go
Mr.. Morgan, OF Alabama, reported favOrably, with
amendments the bill In reference to counting the cleo
tOral vote. Mr. Edmunds and Mr.. Teller did not concur
with the other members OF the committee.
The bill to establish o retired list for noncommis-
stoned officers was taken up Mr.. Dawes's amendment
requiring the President to appoint yearly i've cadets at
large at West Point rejected. Mr. AlisOns amend
ment recurring the yearly appointment OF two cOOred
cadets, was rejected-yeas, IA; nays, 81 Mr.. Hoar
offered an amendment providing that in appointment of
cadets at West Point the President shall that no
undue preference given TO any class Of citizens on ac-
count OF race
In some remarks on this amendment, Mr.. Salisbury,
OF Delaware said an attempt to force incompetent COL
ored boys into West Point had resulted in case at
least In the cadet mutlatng himself 10 avoid an exami
nation. He thought the Democrats were as much the
friends OF the cOlored race as the Republicans.
Mr. Uoar replied that Mr. Salisbury was very swift In
dragging his suspicious before the Senate IN advance OF
the result OF Court Martial The wish. he thought was
father to the Thought The coOred race would be slow
20 believe that the men who resisted their emancipation
from slavery were their real friends. He alleged that
the laws OF Delaware not only recognized race disnc
TONS but did not provide protection for black men
Mr. Hoar's amendment was rejected by party vote
An amendment was adopted providing that enlisted
me1 who have served fifteen Ave thereof as nom
sioued officers, shall be eligible for appointment
a. second liputenants. The bill was then passed.
Tie Agricultural Appropriation bill was received from
the House aud referred TO the Committee on Appropra-
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MI Garland, oH Arkansas, made speech In favor OF
giving Mr. SpOfOrd the seat now occupied by Mr. KEEL
ing and gave notice that he would offer substitute
for fie pendng resolutions. to the effect that Kellogg
was not legally elected and that his seat be declared va
cant, ,.-----A A.. --...
vnrthy character OF the testimony, and how II was
benp InscOnstrurd against him by certain Senators.
Mr. Bayard's bill In regnrd TO United states Marshas
was taken up but Senate adjourned before any def-
MITE action WAS taken upon IT, . $50
I'm the House the District Of Columbia Code bill was
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Importance was transacted