The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-10
WASHINGTON.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
A Discussion ~ the Heiiogg.spoiioi d
Case In the Snucus-Diseussion of
the TIE Indian Question
In the senate, Etc,

Washington, April 0.-rho Democratic
S majors this morning held another caucus
m rllng ON tho order of business, Tho
o,ucus, nNer tho House session, adjourned
n III lo-murrnw without taking my action
bat the general sentiment to-day, Ms ut yes
ter lny's m, citing, was evidently In favor Of
giving precedence 10 thr Geneva award bill
and sucn appropriation bills Ms may be- rCaiy
Cor action, after II shall have been disposed
Of thus leaving thu Spoilhrd'Rclogg cnsc
1, take H. chances Of obtaining consldera.
ton In the Senate this session, or 70 over 10
tho next session, Just M tho condi'
ton Of public business may hereafter
,em " render It advisable, Messrs Jonas,
HI, salisbury Vance and Vest took
ground to-day that the Spollord- kellogg case
could not be- properly postponed They
were opposed To any evasion OF the issue, and
wanted the Democratic party 10 haNo and
shoS the courage OF its convictions, They
insisted that II was phin Kellogg Ind no
right to seat and the majority should not
hesitate IN seat Judge Spoford, Mr.. Gar
land spoke In favor of going on with more
important public business, The kellogg
ca.o was not pressing mhttor, aud II should
wait the action Of the Senate upon the pend
ing npprnprintion bills ard other necessary
general Legislation Senator Thurmond also
Insisted that the Spoilord- Kellogg Gaze ought
10 he laid aside f'r tho present, Mr., Jonas
sad the Democrats Of LOUISIANA had been
msreprosented In the Senate long enough
md they demanded their free right. Tie
added that he would not answer for Louisl-
ANA remaininga Democratic State any longer
| if the Democratic Senate passed this matter
over unl left Kellogg In the seat While
the Senators were considering the possibility
OF lo.inV votes by taking up tho case, they
had better look NJ tho other eide OF the ques
| ton and consider tho imminent danger Of
! losing State, If they refused 10 do the
| Democrats Justice. Senators Hill, Saul :
bury and Vance Of the Election committee,
held that mn investigation of this case
was ordered with tho understanding
that ii should DO disposed of
AS soon as all the facts could be learned, and
they therefore thought it would not be treating
tno committee right TO postpone the mat
Ter They also agreed that Mn Investigation
of the matter having been ntrusted to TIC
committee, and the labor having been faith
fully performed, the majority Of the Senate
ought to stand by the committee and is
conclusions. Mr.. Bsyard and some Others
thereupon remarked that their uD-
derstandingt was that the com
mittee were to inquire whether or
not the case was adjudicated. and that the
question whether Mr.. Kellogg's title was open
70 dispu,e, was, therefore, TO bA etermined
by the Senate nj its convenience and upon
It's own Judgment, although, MS above stated,
u majority Of those present Mt the caucus to-
dnv we're in favor Of giving other business
precedence over this case. The minority WI o
insist upon its prompt consideration are o
urgent that it is still very possible that they
may carry their point.