The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-05-13
NO21


Postmaster General to exercise discre-
ton in letting mails for England pass
through the United States without any
charge against the government OF
Britain. The House then proceeded
to vote on the amendments. The first
amendment in which separate vote
was demanded was that authorizing
the Postmaster General to use $3.50, 600
of tile 81, 490, 900 appropriated for the
railroad mail service TO obtain and Sc
cure from railways necessary and spe-
cial facilities for the postal service.
The amendment was adopted by the
following vote: Yeas 10, nays &C.
The next amendment was that known
as the Money amendment, which is as
follows: All star routes shall be relet
after twenty days advertisement, as
now provided by law, on the first of
October, 1880, on which pay for expe-
dition of schedules ordered during the
fiscal years of 1879 and 1880 shall ex-
ceed fifty per cent. of the contract price
before such expedition, provided that
this proviso shall not prevail when the
present contractor desires to continue
the contract as reduced. Adopted
116 to 81.
This amendment now takes the place
Of the proviso originally reported by
the Committee on Appropriations to
the star service clause of the bill.
The other amendments were then
agreed to, but before q vote could be
taken on the bill the Legislative session
of Thursday closed, and at 12 o'clock
the session Of Friday commenced.
WASHINGTON, May THE sub-com.
mittee of the Committee on Appropris-
tlons have completed the Legislative
appropriation bill and will report it to
the full committee Monday. 1t sppro-
PIRATES $16, 21I, ,2s8, and is considered
quite liberal, though considerably un-
DER the estimates. 1t is thought the
committee will agree upon the bill and
report 1t to the House Tuesday. This
leaves but two appropriation bills to
be perfected, the sundry civil aud gen.
eral deficiency bills, both OF which are
we'll In hand, and may be In shape to
report to the House within the next
ten days.
WARRINGTON, May z. - SENATE -
After discussion with regard to the
appropriation of money for the pay
ment of Indian commissioners, the con-
ference report on the bill was agreed to
without division.
The morning hour having expired,
the Senate resumed the consideration
of the Kellogg-Spofford resolution.
Pryor supported the resolutions and
made legal argument to show that
pleas of res. sdjudicata and estoppel
were not rightly relied on by the oppo.
nents of the resolutions. Ininterpreting
a constitution effect is to be given tC
the intention Of the people IN adopting
it, looking at the constitution of the
United States in this light. He thought
it plain the intention of the people il
adopting it was to secure full and un-
doubted representation in the legisla.
ture Of the nation. It was the plair
duty of senators under their osths tC
support the constitution, to see thaI
each state had two legally appointed
senators and that therelsheuld be no mis-
representation. No technicallty should
be allowed to defeat the rights and ex'
pressed will of the people of q state
Pryor then cited the case of Golson sno
Claltsome, in the Twenty-fifth Con
gress, and that of Whitfield, In the
Thirty-fourth Congress, to show tha
those cases, like the present one, haC
heretofore been received and reversed,
after having once been settled. The
opinion expressed by Hon. James r
Bayard, in the case of Fitch anC
Bright, of Indiana, that the Senate
action could not be reversed. wa
based on the idea that all the fact
have been considered. The facts in thi
case were not examined on the frs
hearing, 90 that his opinion has M
weight here. 1t has been said that Il
admit the right to reverse the formel
action of the Senate, is to put the righ
of every Senator to his seat constantly
IN Jeopardy, but 1t was not 80. HI
would not abuse the privileges of thei
offic by using them to eject member
rightfully elected. II the Nichols
Legislature is the lawful legislature o
louisiana, then Spofferd must be tn,
lawfully elected Senator from Louisi
ana.
Mr.. Bayard, on the conclusion of Mr.
Pryor's speech, read from the journa
to correct and complete some of tn,
latter's statements in regard to the re
port in the Fitch and Bright case. Hi
then offered q resolution declaring i
to be the judgment of the senate tina
the facts set forth in the report of thu
committee on the Kellogg-SpofforC
case are not sufficient to justify re
consideration of the decision of thi
Senate pronounced November 80, 1877
Ordered printed and laid on the table
Hoar said Cameron was to speak to
day on the question, but he had beer
called away. He wished also to speal
on it, but would not be prepared unit
Monday. Upon this the resolution
were Informally laid aside.
The Senate contingent expenses bill
was then taken up and passed.
After some desultory discussion oi
motions made by Davis of Illinois, tc
take up the bill repeating certain per-
msnent and indefinite appropriations,
the Senate adjourned till Monday.
ALBANY, N. Y, May Tn the Sen.
ate this morning Mr.. Jacobs introduced
a preamble apd resolutions declaring
that the teachings of the fathers of tbs
republic, with their holy fear Of mon
archs and thrones, have given exist.
ence to unwritten laws which decree
that the same person shall not occupy
the high Office OF president more thar
two terms, and that there are serionl
1 k.k If h.
ties of the country contemplates vic.
lation of that unwritten law; there.
fore
ResolUed, That 1t is the sentiment oil
the Ssate Of New York that this un-
written law, which has the sacred en-
dorsement OF Washington and Jeffer.
SON, and which has been recognized
and obeyed by the illustrious line oi
presidents who succeeded, should bs
maintained IN all its integrity, and
that no person should be considered
eligible for the Office Of president foi
the third term.
After some lively discussion, the res.
olulions were tabled by vote Of IS tc
IL.
! UOOulu toso W Iuc1tAOA Va pitf-
ilege, and read an extract from the
New York Ssn, saying he, with others,
agreed to break up the unit rule and
vote against Grant. He denied the
statement in . most unrcserved manner,
and said that he would 60 10 Chicago
to give his voice 20 his constituency a
patriotic as any in the commonwealth.
| The IItiea convention 0uIy ratified bis
selection TO the Chicago convention.
II bound by any instructions, they must
be derived from the constituency he