The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-13
XLVIrH CONGRESS-SEC0ND SEES
SION

SENArE.--Mr. Ingalls,, from the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs, reported, with amend
ments, the Senate bill to carry into effect the
second snd sixteenth articles of the treaty be.
tween the United States and New Zealand
Little Tebin Indians, proclaimed January
IA, 1867; placed on the calendar.
A number of petitions were presented.
Bills were introduced and referred.
On molten of Mr.. Edmunds the Senate
resumed consideration of the bill to provide
for aud ascertain the settling of private land
claims in certain States ana Territories.
After some debate the morning hour ex-
pired and The bill went over without action.
Mr.. Hill then resumed his argument in sup
port of his resolution to unseat Mr.. Kellogg,
lie took up the cipher dispatches, produced
before the committee, and gave translatons
of number Of them, with comments OF his
own to show their significance. In view of
those telegramsno intelligent man could doubt
that the power of the government had been
employed in suborning witnesses and kindred
operations. A review of the evidence showed
there was no quorum on the day OF the sena-
torial election, and that most Of those pres
ent we're bribed. Even admitting for the
sake of argument, that the Packard Legsla-
ture was a lawful body, these facts were suf-
fcent to unseat Kellogg. AT the time of
the first investigation by the Senate the
evidence Of bribery and
40 quorum Of the Packard
Legislature was not considered. The case,
therefore, was not sdjudicsted on full ex.
Animation Of the facts. 1t was competen (,
be said, 10 show prima facis appearance Of
settlement. To prove that certain facts
were ignored, Mr.. Hill reviewed the evil
dence., taken by the committee to show
that the Packard Legislature had no
quorum at the time of Kelloggs alleged
election. Continuing, he said that the Re-
publcans had refused to accept the decision
made by the State of Louisiana. When IL re.
cognized the Nichols Legislature they insist
ed upon going back to the Returning Board
and deciding upon. the correctness of its
action.
On the conclusion of Mr.. Hills speech
Mr.. Hampton obtained the floor, but said he
would prefer not to begin his argument until
tomorrow The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE The Speaker proceeded to call
committees for reports. Bills were reported
and disposed of rs follows;
BY Mr.. Whitthorne, Of Tennessee, from
the Committee on Naval Affairs, for the APP
poin,ment of committee to select site on
the northwest coast for navy yard; re-
ferred to con-. ittee of the whole.
Mr.. Goode, of Virginia, from the
same committee, authorizing the Sec
rotary of the Navy to take the
necessary steps to secure adequate
coaling stations and harbors for the use OF
naval forces at'proper points on the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts of Central America and the
American Isthmus. Placed on the calendar.
By Mr.. Slemmons, of Arkansas, from the
Committee on Railways and Canals: To in
corporate the Cherokee & Arkansas river
railroad company. Placed on the calendar.
By Mr. McLane, from the Committee on
Commerce: To establish marine hospitals at
New Orleans and Baltimore. Referred TO
the Committee of the Whole.
A bill was reported from the Committee
on Public Buildings, for the erection Of a
building at Charlotte, North Carolina.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on the Legislative Appropriation
bill. After the consideration of twenty-one
pages of the bill, without making any import
ant changes, tho committee rose and the
House took a recess until 1880, the evening
session TO be for the consideration of the Dis
trict Code bill