The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-15
XLVIrH CONGRESSIONAL SES
SION.

SENATE-Mr. Herman presented a petit
ton Of the Maritime Exchange of twenty
six ship owners and fifteen seamen of the
port Of New York for the passage of bill
transferring Bedloes Island from the War to
the Treasury department, for marine hos
pital purposes.
A large number of petitions of manufsc
turers for the passage of the Eaton Tariff
commission bill waa presented, among them,
one by Mr.. Burnside, representing capital
amounting to two hundred million dollars in
the manufacturer of cotton.
| Mr.. Beck, from the committee on finance,
reported favorahly on the House bill amend-
ing the laws with reference to internal reve.
nue.. Placed on the calendar.
| Mr.. Morgan from the select committee on
Counting the Electoral Vote, reported ad-
yersely on the Senate bill to fix the day for
the meeting Of electors for President and
| Vice President, to provide for counting the
electoral votes and for decision Of questions
arising theretrom. Placed on the calendar.
He also reported from the same committee
a concurrent resolution adopting the joint
rule for counting the votes of electors for
I President and Vice President. Placed on
the calendar.
Mr.. Eaton presented memorial Of Davis
Hatch, of Norwalk, Connecticut, pray
ing for redress for injuries sustained
throug the action of the Government OF
San Domingo, aided by the connivanee Of
| American officials. Some debate ensued,
pending the conclusion of which the morn
ing hour expired and the matter went over.
After voting down motion to adjourn till
Monday, the Senate resumed consideration
of the Kellogg-Spoford resolutions. Mr..
Pendleton, who had the floor, said that the
constitution made the Senate the Judge Of its
owa members. 1t was judicial body SO far
as was necessary to determine all
matters relating to the qualifications of those
who claimed seats therein. They had this
jurisdiction always and could grant rehear-
ing upon sufficient grounds, therefore, in his
Judgment, the principle of res adindlcata was
not strictly applied. If a man should be adj
United to seat upon forged pa
pers his admission certainly could
not be considered final plcnary powers
of rehearing and reversal. however, should
be exercised cautiously and conservatively.
t Courts granted new trials only upon discov-
cry of fraud, error VI new evidence. The
Senate would respect solemn decision of 8
former Senate, unless itshould plainly appear
that essential facts had been ignored or fraud
: praetced in the present case. All..,allega
tons as to tue illegality of the Pack
ard Legislature and the corruption o
the returning board and of Mr.. Kellogg, wer,
made before the decision of 1877, by virtue
OF which Mr.. Kellogg was seated. No new
evidence was adduced. He said he did no
sgree with the Senator from Georgia that th,
decisions of the State, as to the Legislature
must in all cases bind the Senate. The Sen
ate could not revise it's decision
and conform them TO tn
States. Its solemn judgment mus
be made on the best evidence procurable q
the time as to which is the true Legislature
The testimony taken before the committee II
this. case proved nothing but The utter vi