, 1880-03-23
Discussion in Committee Of Several
Points in the Proposed Tariff
Legislation.
Tho Ute Indians Liable to Dc Brought
Before tho House for
Contempt.
Tho Customary Monday Batch Of Deois.
ions by .ths United States
Supreme Court,
KELLOGG-BPOFTORD.
MAIOlt1Ty AND MINORITY REpo1srs.

WAs1nSoToN, d. C., March 2a.-Republtc-
ans arc OF opinion that tho movement begun
In the Senate by the Democrats to-day will
l,nve MI important influence upon the fall
campaign, ind TINT tho prccipitate introduc-
ton OF tho Spofr0rl- Kellogg case and tho as-
founding report submitted by Ben llt11 will
lIurenfter DO characterized by the Democrats
rs ore of tho most conspicuous blunder5 Of
their temporary rule. The introduction Of
tic Kelfogg-Spofruru resolution, ind reports
from tho Elections Committee, was evidently
a. surprise, although they could not
hnve been. long postponed. When Ben
It'll nrose early In thy 1nnrnlng honr
to submit them theEd. wero muny
Senators absent, md tho galleries contained
scarcely fifty people. The debate Ind not
long proceeded, however, before the SEN
ators' seats veto filled, a,td the gallery was
packed. Thoro WINS something In tho debate
to remind ono Of tho exciting hours Of the
extrn session. 1t soon became apparent that
Ion ulll had put ball III motion which ll0
would much like to hnyo stopped, and soy-
eral other Democratic Senators were anxious
to assist him, but the Republicans did not
choose to lend their aid to any attempt to
stitle debate.
T1TE MOTT SIGNIFICANT FEATunE
ntor Thurman to lay aside the Spofford-
Kellogg matter and consider tho Geneva
Award bill. The purpose Of this was to stop
tho debate, In which tic Democrats were
winning no laurels. This motion WIS lost
by n vote OF so to 10, half n dozen Demo-
cratic Senators voting against It. Those who
voted Will, Senator Thurman, 1t perhaps
might lo inferred, wore so1newlnt shocked
ut the <extremoly offensive tosn1s employed
by Ben llill In Ills report. Hill
<lcsircd to havo tho report sent to
tho Government Printing Office without
being read, but Senator IIonr Insisted
upon reading tho minority report then md
there, and the reading Of the majority report
followed as political necessity. Senator
IIoar himself read Ills report as part Of his
own speech. 1t was q sharp, clear, forcible,
aud pointed document Which will be found
in the general press dispatches. 1t was
signed by tho tllroe Republican members Of
the Elections COMMITTEES, Senator Hill then,
advancing inn somewhat dramatic why {as
he seems to be fond Of sensations, md Is
" domestic lnnn would WlSlD,
PKoCEEDED TO TIE CLERK's DK8K
and, facing tie Senate with Ills buck to the
presiding officer. consumed an hour and a
half In reading ills own report The details
anticipated, mid can bo found substantially
ii tbs brle} Of RlcllaTl McrrIck, SpoiIorI's
counsel. The report pretentls to contain mn
COMMITTEES, hut ti,0so VIII, are familiar Will
tho tustlnN1ny saw tllat a portion OF tic reIort
was q sEilIiul uxnggUrNtfon Of such portions
S|o to to selstor Kel,osr "e ig1,ortnx 'yor eyory-
thine that was otYorotl In robuttal. aid
Continuing, besides many bold assertions
That Tic iSecori contains, things which It
not seon, 10 bs siened. aid Is understood to
be- entirely tho Work 0f Senator. lIlIl. No
other Democrat attempted 10 soy q word In
SUPPORT OF it, Tho mnfoTfty report ttrougil-
opt treats Senator Kellogg as a criminal ard
1t aCcusea President Hayes OF having