The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-04
TELEGRAMS.
ORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE.

Washington, 3.-CAmeron's mo-
ton to takas up tae bill for relief oil
Ben. Holiday, appropriating S527,-
600 to pay the claim Of Holiday for
sDoiations of hostile Indians while
carrying mails, for property taken by
United states troops and other Losses
to the United States, was taken up
% to %. Pending discussion, q joint
resolution was adopted for aid to
Macon, Miss, sufferers; and con
ference was appointed on tho diplo.
matte bill.
Camsron's bill went over after the
morning hour, and Vance resumed 10
support Of Spofiord against Kellogg.
Vance cited testimony regarding
tie alteration OF the face OF the re-
turns .. night 10 KelIoge's house.
In farther remarks. be said the teIe-
grams between Kellogg and his
friends, furnished By the Western
Union Telegraph Company, we're in
cipher and uninteiligible. An in
n0cent man woul1 probably help to
translate them voluntarily.
Kellogg stated that be had offered
to do SO, as appeared by testimony,
bat was not allowed to do so. Saul
bury eaid the committee had gwen
him permission, but ne had not
ayailed himself OF it.
Vance continued by reading some
of The cipher kilograms and translat-
ing them ss the committee supposed
tney should be read. One Teai5 as
follows:
70 General /. s. B!4gsr, Collector Of
Customs, Aetg Orleans:
Please crown ash and zebra fen
permanently important Hat all can
while fear absent. Hawley little fear
away week.
lSignetl AMITY.
Vance translated it thus:
please appoint - and -
permanently. Important. Appoint
All you can while Sherman is absent
Hawley is a little easier. Sherman
away this week.
"(Signed) KELLOGG.
Vance supposed the senator from
Louisiana would correct him II hi:
translation was wrong. kellogg
having left the chamber, Vance raised
a laugh by reciling The well known
lines:
He smiled a kind of sckly smile,
{ And curled up on the floor,
And subsequent proceedings
Interested him no more.
The kilograms we're so numer
Gus tba! Vance could read but 8
few which be would interpret 81
duplicating Kellogg in :smperiDa
with witnesses and directing The
movements of persons working in hi
/ interest. Vance then considered the
| legal aspects of the case and argued
that the Packard legislature had nj
legal existence and the choice Of tht
Nichols legislature was the only
choice OF the state. 1t mad been EsiC
that It was a dangerous precedent tt
reverse q former action OF the Senate
he thought II a more dangerou.
| precedent TO cay that a senator wa;
entitled 10 e seat On the merits Of 3
case when in It's face the merits haG
not been inquired into.
Carpenter asked whether the zen
st5r claimed that after the Senate
had taken up 2 case and heard and
finally disposed Of it by resolution,
declaring the claimant entitled to the
seat on It's merits, nothing wac set
lied,
Vance only held that the principle
of res a9jaaic0ta did not apply to thi,
! case.
Saunders here obtained leave to
consider 6 bill extending the boundary
of Nebraska, which was recommit-
/ ted.
The Senate vent into executive
session and considered Hamiin's
Nioaraguan claim bill Adjourned,
no action being taken.