Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-21
XLVk CONGRESS.
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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 20.

WASHINGTON, May ~.
Senator Morgan (Ala.), from the
select committee on counting the
electoral vote, reported, with amend
ments, the bill introduced by him tc
enforce the observance of the con,
stitution of the United States in ref.
erence to the election of presiden'
and vice president of the United
States. Placed on the calendar.
Senator Edmunds (Vt) and Senator
Teller (Col.) were unable to concur
in the report of the majority of the
committee.
Senator Morgan, from the same
committee, reported adversely on
the bill introduced by him providing
that the president of the senate
shall submit to the senate and house
of representatives, when assent led
to count the votes for president and
vice president, all packages purport-
ing to contain electoral votes. In.
definitely postponed.
Senator Randolph IN. j J, from
the committee on commerce, res
ported fayorably on the house bill
changing the boundaries of the
Yorktown, Va, collection district
and extending the Richmond dis
trict to include West Point. 1t was
then passed.
Senator Morgan Gala introduced
hill to remove the political dlsa>
bilities of John H, Forney, Of
Alabama. Referred. sw .. i.
The senate then proceeded to
consider the calendar, and took up
the bill establishing a retired list
for non>commissioned army officers.
After some discussion Of the various
amendments proposing to increase
the number of colored cadets at
West Point, which were all rejected,
Senator Kirkwood Ia. moved to
add to the bill that when
an enlisted man has served
as such for fifteen consecutive years
honorably and faithfully, and the
last FIVE years thereof as non.com-
missed officer he shall be eligible for
appointment as second lieutenant in
any corps of the line in which he
has served. Adopted. a
The bill was then read the third
timeand passed.
Senator Garland (Ark J spoke in
support of the resolutions unseat-
lug. Kellogg. He denied any
agreement by which Butler and
Kellogg were seated, and argued
that the principle of res adjudicata
could not bind the senate on the
rights of states as it did individuals.
Even admitting that principle,
new evidence Of bribery and
corruption warranted reopening
of the case and the expulsion Of
Kellogg. He proposed "a resolution
declaring Kellogg not elected and
his seat vacant.
Senator Kellogg took the floor
ard reviewed the evidence, claiming
that the affidavits against him
were proved to be forgeries; that
the witnesses to the bribery were
shown to be perjurers, and that the
evidence in his favor was cut out
and suppressed in making up the
report. He said his agents sent
kilograms in cipher, because, as one
of the visiting statesmen said
If persons did not want their pri
vate affairs published to the world
they must use cipher in telegraph
ing from New Orleans. He trans
lated some of the kilograms. Il,
is important that boat be moon,
meant, SIT is important that Mor
ray be prevented from testifying
falsely" Efforts had been made by
Spofford's agents to subor1
Murray. 1t could not
be shown by testimony that Murray
was ever improperly approached, as
Senator Vance's translation would
indicate. There was nothing wrong
in the kilograms. He had offered
to translate them before the COM
; mittee, and failing an opportunity
had told a man who he knew would
tell Senator Hill how to translate
them. Senator Hill then told the
senate an expert had decipheret
them for him. Hill knew that "rose'
did not mean ''marks," but sale
IL did in order to support his ,beory
that Witnesses favoring Keliogl
lwsre put into the custom house