New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-19
xLVITH COYGRESS-IID SESSION.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
SPEECHES IN THE SENATE OK THE KELLOGG REso-
LUTONs-BlLLs REPORTED AND PAssED-rHE
PENSION DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED RY THE
HOUsE--TmH AGRICULTURAL BILL CoN"IDERED.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. MAY 10. 1880.
In the Senate to-day the following bills were
acted upon:
etc. exporting the saIoe to be cancelled az The port OF clear
10 RENT the duty rqlt. Adversely reDortCd 1he COM
Fer the erection OF pa 1lc building al Ptsburs Penn
regulating the employment Of clerks for srsng
Making additional ar icle Of war prohibiting gambling
AnisInr the to provide additional regnlat9ns for
Creating the Wakihha Land District III Washington Ter
Regulating ,Ompu54on of payinastcrs clerks in the Army
To coHstrne tic act OHIO unsod ands in the Viz
Glnla Military District Passed: ,..,,o ,.t,o,.,, NOV,
captain on the redred Navy, lnc active LIST
Mr BAYARD Dem. Del) moved to take ~ tnc bill
regulating .le pay ana arPolnlmeHt 4 DrlGiy 4 4Af
suala but Ou OhiPCUOr bang made by Mr.. CONhilNG
rep, N ". he withdrew tnr uotion.
ARMY officers 10 net "a military scirn"c,
ne Of edneatiux $50 students az ole ;iiur was Le
up, and the morning n1ur havnS expired II was LLd
The Senate RESUMED consideration of the Kellogg
Mr. SALISBURY tDen.. DELI. chairman Of the Com
mittee PnyIcgrs and E,rcHons, spoke IN favor OF
the resolutions. Iccy rested wholly nPon Question OF
tact-Was Mr.. Kellogg elected Senator by tnc
Legislature Of louisiana Ii the senate was
not be retained IL the Senate without PLAIN
violation OF the constitutional pr vision ;equir-
ING senators 10 chosen by the Le2isllturcs Ot ta
States. The not what others mad done be-
fore, but what it was the senate's duty
tanned. Disappointed in the election KcOgg's parry
defeated the Will OF the people by manipulating the re-
turns II Senators satisfied that Kellogg was not
elected, he unable 10 how they could insist upon
his remaining the Senate against tho protest or the
Stlle which had the constitutional right 10 choose Its
own Senator The princlpe OF dHdtcdtG could MOI be
invoked 10 prevent the Senate from all times HQur-
ing into the qualifications OF It's members. Such
a right is inherent In oil legislative bodies.
choice for President could EOt be punished but no
plea of olittnde GdtudioQtG should prevent tls
senate from redresslng much OF bOulstnas wroBgs
consisted III the admission senator OF q man not
chosen by her legislature.
The River AMI HarbOr bill was received from the
House and referred 10 the Committee On Commerce.
The House resolution providing for Adjournment on
May 81 laid before the Senate AMI read the first
time
fact that the resolution wOrded iObt and not
concurrent resolution. He objected 10 It's second read
ing TODAY. l. therefore lies on the table.
Ar. MORGAN tDem., Ala.) then proceeded to speak
upOn the Ke logR resolutions. lie Thought IL estab-
lished that the Packard Legislature Was sham aud
that the GchOlPs body was the true Legislature OF
Louisiana. The seating OF Kellogg therefore did
not binp anybody, not even the Senate
Mr.. MORGAN held that IN admitting Mr.. Jonas
oils Legislature, and implicitly admitted that the
Packard Legislature was not legal.
The Kellogg resolutions were informally laid aside
until tomorrow, when Mr. Butter Will speak upon
them.
At $40 q. M, motion Of Mr.. DAVIS (tnd ul.l,
the Senate adjourned until tomorrow.