Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-03-23
TELEGRAPHIC.
XLVI. CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March %.

NY CCndOot aAOioSS'
Senator Hoar (Mass.), from the
same committee, preoented a minor,
ity report signed by himself, Sen,
ators Cameron wis. and Logan
(Ill.) Senator Hoar read his re-
port, whereupon Senator Hill pro-
ceeded to read the majority report,
which is very long 1t charges
Senator Kellogg with fraud and
corrupt conduct, and includes long
extracts from evidence taken before
the committee. : &h5 &
Senator Thuman (Ohio), from the
committee on the judiciary, re-
ported adversely on the bill to pros
vide for the appointment Of a mar
shal for the middle district of Ala
bama, and a district attorney for
the western district of that state.
Indefinitely postponed.
The minority report on Senator
Kellogg's case says that nothing
has changed since Kellogg was en-
titled to his seat in 1877 except the
party majority in the senate. To
eject him by mere party superiority
would be a political crime, to be
classed with the rebellion and the
attempt to steal the state govern
ment of Maine, and the overthrow
of the southern state governments.
1t characterizes the evidence
against Senator Kellogg as utterly
untrustworthy. The majority re-
port finds that Kellogg used his
power and influence as governor to
manipulate returns and exclude
elected democratic members of the
legislature, thus securing a majority,
which elected him to the senate.
The former investigation of the case
was conducted unfairly towards
Spoffor1, no evidence at all being
taken. 1t also charges bribery and
corruption by Kellogg Of witnesses
on the present investigation. Large
extracts from the evidence taken are
included in the report.
Senator Hill (Ga) moved that
the resolutions, reports and evil
dence be printed. This being
debatable, on motion, Senator
Hoar (Mass.) advocated it, say
ing when printed the evidence
would be seen to utterly refate the
majority report. Senator Hill re-
marked that the other side seemed
anxious to precipitate the debate
before the evidence was before the
senate. He was ready to wait un-
til the whole truth was publis he'd.
After further debate, Senator
Kellogg (La.) took the floor and
declared positively that no
reliable evidence could be found
to sustain the charges against
him. He said that the senator
from Georgia (HilD had, before the
investigation began, declared pub.
licly and privately that he would
drive Kellogg from the senate. The
part in the prosecution
had been taken by Hill, who had
preiudiced the case. He had pur>
sued Senator Kellogg with the avide
ity and hate Of sleuth,hound and
animated by personal malignity.
He charged that Hill had cut out
several pages of testimony favor
able to him, and closed with the
assertion that he was willing to
his moral or personal
character and courage with that of
Senator Hill. 2l-
The motion to print was then
adopted.
Senator Coke (Tex.) from the
committee on Indian affairs had re
ported a bill ratifying the recent
agreement with the Ute Indians
Placed on the calendar.
Senator Kirkwood (Icwa) intro
duced bill to enable the commits
sioners Of agriculture to test the
practicability of manufacturing su.
gar on large scale from sorghum
and sugar cane. Referred.
House bill appropriating 1000
to continue public psinting was
passed.
The Geneva award bill was
formally taken up, and the senate