The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-12-15
WASHINGTON.
The PRocgEoNGS OF CONGRESS-.
Lengthy Debate ia She Senate over
ths Kenoys-spOHord ReaoIu.
t'"ns - Governmental Dc.
signs on the telegraph
Companies, Etc, Etc.


aennte.
WaShington, Dee li-Mr Eimunds in
uoducCd 9 bill to revive the court OF com.
missiouers OF the Alabama claims.
Mr. Morrill, oh2rOd resolution ins.ucuur
The committee on po.t-oHcos aud post.roads
to inquire whether or Rot tho existing ,ole
graphic lines largely iuterfersd with the
business Of tho polyoGico department, and
whether the tolsgraphc service should no, ba
placed exclusively in the hands of the gen.
eral government Agreed to.
MIR. Salisbury announced tha! on Thursday
he will ask the senate 10 t8ko up the rOsolu-
ton declari' KELLOGG not entitled to seat
in the senate.
/ Mr. Hoar remarked that the Kellogg rcso.
luton had been mado imperative by the
death of Mr. Spollord. The credentials Of
tho new claimant, Mr.. Manning, had to
bo referred to the commttoo Oh
privileges and elections, with instructions to
consider them. u was the duty OF tho com.
mitt0e to report on these cr dentisls
Mr,Ssulsbury said the Manning credentials
would be considered In the proper course Of
the house. There were two resolutions now
on the calnndar one unseating Kellogg and
the other.sesting Spsllord. The latter waa
Of course imperative, but the fermer rS-
mainod for action.
Mr.. Hoar thought it improper to consider
the resolution unseating Kellogg separately.
II was merely specially: ii was merely m
incidental resolution to the ono declaring
SpoAord to be senator. Did Mr.. Salisbury
intend 10 force this important subiec. on tho
senate Just belore tho Christmas holidayI'
Mr.. Salisbury said no did not istcnd to
force tho matter, but try to get it before the
senate rs soon as posslbe Perhaps there
, would be no Christmas vacation.
b. Mr. Blaine suggested tina. it be now do.
| eidsd whether there should be or not The
I senator from Kentucky (Beck) MAS reported
TO hEye said thor0 would not be.
Mr.. Beck said that, speaking for himself
y no was opposed to extending the vacation
: in view Of tho important public bust
q ness before congress, such 10 re
funding, census appropriations and
questions as 10 navigation and
tariff laws. Ho wished every working
+ day to be utilized SO that there should be ne
, deed of an extra session, which be beloved
! was not desired nv the businoss men Of the
}, country. lie did not know whether hiI viewl
n wer shared bv others
Mr.. Elmonis suggested that tho kellogg
resolutions be m0da the order for the soconC
+ day after the meeting Of the ssn,tS ahorrecsss
y There was neod Of careful debate on thom.
n MIR. Salisbury ssii ho bad merely intro
,, duced his desire 70 hayo tho resolutions take
z up on Thursday. The senate could vote o
3, hsmoton then, and furthor discussion nor
VI was needless,
r.. The subecL WAS theyoiorO dropped.
af MIR. BayW5, from the finance commilta
ID reported adversely ON the house bill auihorig
y. nug the removal of hooco5 in process ,
mOnufocluro Tho bin wGs ndCla!el
postponed
l- Mr. Randolph, from the committee o
" military affairs, reported with m.ndmor
- bill granting the gight-otway through lh
United S.at74 ctmrtery, near Nlcksi ar,
= to tho Memphis& Vicksburg railway CON
"a pany.
t. At tho expiration Of the mornin
'p hour tho senate resumed consideration {
tho bin for the relioi OF F.Iz John Porter,
'u Tho amendment, in the nature Of a subsl
'A tute, offered by Mr. Davis, was sgreo
To-, authorizing tho president TO restoi
q, Porter TO the army by snd with the consel
III of the senate, with rank Of colonel on I'll
retired list, but without pay or allowance
for the time he has been out of the service.
The question then required on agreeing
III the amendment made in committee Of Il
es whole
rd The amendments were agreed to by yo
n, of-yuss, 81, democrats; nays, ~, repUO
q n.