New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-17
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONSPIRACY.

award Senator Kellogg's seat to Mr.
spohord. Plans are in progress, among
the Democrats of the House, to give
Republicans seats to Democrats so as 10
control state delegations III Congress. Inc
debate ON the Deficiency bill i'll the House
deyelons the fact that the Democratic leaders
ire modifying their tore of opposition to
the nay of Mar,hals; an attempt will
be made by the majority TO control
the pstromage of che Government Printing
Office. The Congressional Library is in de-
g.orable condition. The Ute Reservation is be-
ing invaded by settlers.
sPOFFOWD AWARDED KELLOGG'S SEAT.
ruE DEMOCRATS VOTE IN COMMITTEE 10 REPORT
Is FAVOR or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WG-
oRousLY DENoUNcE TIRE PROCEEDINGS AS OUT
RAGEoUs-sENATOR NIL UNDER FIRE.
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WAsHINGTON, March 16.-The meeting of the SEN
ate Committee on Privileges and Elections this
morning is described as having been a very solemn
affair The majority of that committee had work
on hand that they did not care to talk about and
they took hold of it with the air of conspirators
whose conscienees reprOached them. Their business
was TO put into official form decision IN defence
of which nothing can be said, and so they said moth
ing.
The call for the meeting was hastily prepared and
sent out last night. and was attended by all
the members except Senator Logan, who IS sick.
When the committee was called to order Senator
Hill presented two resolutions, the first declaring
that whereas the body which elected William Pitt
Kellogg to the United States Senate was not the
legal Legislature of Louisiana, therefore Mr. kel-
logg is not utitled to a seat in the Senate; and the
second awarding to Mr. Spoford the seat when
Mr. KELLOGG Low occupies.
Tbic pr. cacdin0 N the mart of Senator Hill was
apparently a surprise to the majority of the SEN
ators present as it was expected that the Senator
would fire. submit report in the case, and that
the docnme,.t would be discussed in the committee
. some length before a vote should be taken. For
f's Iniaates there was silence, and then Chair
N Salisbury asked if any Senator had anything
20 s4y IN rc gard to the matter.
81 Nc j" said Mr.. Cameron. " It's of no use 10
tax aoout the matter-let US vote upon it. The
quicker you vote, the better it will please us. The
Quicker this matter gets into the Senate and before
the people the better the Republicans will be
pleased. l am reminded" he continued. Z" that be-
fore the question ever submitted to this com
mittee by the Senate one Senator prOpheSed that
Kellogg would be Ousted, and as that Senator is the
olc who has been deputed to prepare the report in
the matter, l have believed all the time that the
case was preudiced. l am reminded of another
thing" continued Senator Cameron, land that Is
when Butler and Kellogg were seated, that this
matter should never be reOpened"
well hadn't you better call that conspiracy y
suggested Senator Vance.
No" replied Mr.. Cameron, "Pll call it simply
breach Of faith Where is the report in the casep
TO which question Mir. Cameron received no reply,
there being no report as yet.
Senator Hoar meanwhile had manifested signs of
excitement, and at this point his wrath exploded,
ALI. To
moods He is said to have made brief speech
which caused the Democrats to sit fairly aghast.
He said that the proposed act was one
Of the gravest outTages ever proposed III
civilized country, ard that it was of piece with
the other great Democratic crimes, the firing on
Fort Sumter, the cipher conspiracy and the attempt
TO steal the State of Maine. 1t was disclosure of
the lengths to which the Democratic party are will
ing TO go to get into absolute power, and ii doubt
less formed part of the conspiracy which they
had already entered into to steal the next PreSi-
dency.
Senator Hill who first recovered himself, demanded
q vote upon his resolutions
"But," asked Mr.. Salisbury, ARE not going to
have any discussion of the eyidenceP
lyon have no evidence,' said Mr.. Cameron. Not
. bit Every iota except that of or two cOlored
men. who were not members of the Legislature has
been impeached over and over again."
The course matters were taking was not what had
been antic pated. Ii was accepted a matter of
course that the Republicans would seek to delay ar
ion and that as consequence the resolutions would
only be presented to-day, aud be sent over to a
future etng for action The readiness OF the he-
na1icars e. vote left no other course open, and
Senator Kin. having repeated hs demand or action,
t.elcsoutions were adopted all the Democrats
Votuc " Ye~ and the two Republican senators
I's action q tbo committee was without doubt
h.stsfV decide upon, as Senator Kellogg had pre-
j.. o. e-;lred that there would he meet
lng f,i several days. The motive for the action
sech by tlis p.Oyement TO diycrt in some measure
Public attention from the serious affairs III which
ins OWn rtruiatiOn ia involved
IN direct connection wlJh tho event above de-
ecribec. comes an occurrence watch took place III
the ~ iatc during The morning. On Saturday. S"n-
a,of kellogf arising to personal cKpi4ha'loh'
cs8scd 10 be read newspaper sap, III Whch IL was
fl.d that he lkeogG had sought tn influence Sen
alor BlPs action by nsiieating proceedings, on the
part oi Georgian woman now IN Washington,
against Senator Hill for betrayal. Senator Kellogg
denomc. the author OF this libel II tine most IN
oUai fed terms, aud every listener knew that the
language was AIMED at senator Hill.
To-day Seuator Kellogg called ~ the resolution,
aud vcfI pomtedy declared that he had trustwor-
tLv ,aioriMat-Jn to the effect that a member
OF tha Senate was the author OF the story,
and thai it had been sent TO num-
berGf ne 9 spspers simultaneously lie denounced
lolarl pu5hc attention away fror other quariera.
= res were urned toward Senator Hill. but the
Iss.or remained silently III his seat.
Sauatol lhInnan, 9s II ~ accordance WIN pre-
ar.;nged Van, took the floor, ana, Ignoring ihc tact
that ser t.r 6rilogg had declared that Senatoroi
tho ntoc '9tcs WAS the author OF the iIDei moved
that the n et'IoI be laid npOn the table
Senator Z .ands called for the yeas and nays,
and the Sci Ate. by strict party vote, decided TO
refuse an inUairy into the matter.
The SCHEME TO STEAL THE PRESIDENCY.
eEruBtIcAN, 40 BE TURNED OUT OF THEIR SEALS
IN 60 .Gaess TO ENABLE THE DEMOCRATIC CON
sr,R.ro.s TO GAIN CONTROL Oh THE STATE
Dsg CATIONS.
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