The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-21
Congressional.

reference TO the election Of President and
Vice President of the United States. Placed
on he calendar.
Mr.. Edmunds stated that be and Mr.. Tel
Ter were unable 10 concur in the report of
the majority of the committee.
Mr.. Morgan, from the same committee,
reported adversely on the bill, introduced by
him, providing that the President of the
Senate shall submit to the Senate and House
Of Representatives. when assembled to count
the vote for President and Vice President,
all packages purporting to contain electoral
votes. Indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Randolph, from the committee on COM
merce reported favorably house bill chang
ing the boundaries Of the Yorkstown, Virgin
ia cole, ton district and extending the
Richmond district so as to include West
Point, and it was thereupon passed. a,
Mr. Morgan introduced bill 10 remove
the political disabilities of John N. Forney, of
Alabama, referred.
The Senate then took up the bill establish
ing retired list of non.commissioned army
officers. After some discussion on various
amendments, proposing An increased number
of color-d cadets ut West Point, all Of which
were rejected, Mr., Kirkwood moved to add
to the bill, that when nm enlisted man has
served AS such fifteen consecutive years,
honorably and faithfully, and the last five
years thereof ms non-commissionedo officer,
ne shall be eligible for appointment as Sec
ond Lieutenant in the army corps of the
line in which he has served Adopted, The
bill was then read third time and passed,
Mr.. Garland spoke in sup port of the reso-
luton to uuseat Mr.. Kellogg. He denied
the alleged agreement by which Mr.. Butler
and Mr. Kellogg were seated, and argued
that the principle of res aajudica could
not bind the Senate on the rights of the
States Us it did individuals, even admitting
that the principle o!rew evidence of bribery
md CORFU tor warranted the case and the
expulsion of Kellogg. He proposed re:o-
luton declaring Mr.. Kellogg not elected and
| his seat vacant
Mr.. Kellogg took the floor md reviewed
the ldeEce, claiming that the atfilavits
against him were proved 10 be torgeries
that the witnesses to bribery were shown to
be pejurers, aud that the evidence in bis
favor was cut out and suppressed in making
up the report. He says his agents sent tele-
grams in CIPHER because, as one of the exist
ing statesmen Ind said, persons did not want
their private affairs published to the world.
| He translated some OF the kilograms. ut is
| important that the boat be muon" meant.
Ut is important that Murray be prevented
from teIegraphing falsely" Efforts had
been made by Mr.. Spotford's agents to
suborn Murray. 1t ould not be shown by
the testimony that he was ever improperly
would indicate. There was nothing wrong
in the kilograms, He bad offered to trans
late them before the committee and failing
to ret an opp, rtuuitv had tod u man who
he knew would tell him how to translate
them.
Mr. Hill then told the Senate nm expert had
deciphered them for him. Hill knew Rose
did not mean Marks, but said it did in order
to support HE theory that witnesses favoring
Kellogg were put into the custom-house. He
admitted the correctness OF Hill sreading the
dispatch telling Badger to send an appoint.
ment while Sherman was away; that Hawley
was easier, and said it resulted from useless
severity in enforcing the Civil Service
Rules. The dispatch Hill translated
as telling Badger to send witnesses corrobo-
rating Murray and the money would be
ready NJ the hotel meant corr0borativc
witness A, 20 quorum in the Joint AS
semby the money part WAS made up by Mr..
Hill. He read several OF er kilograms au,l
showed By contemporaneous evidence that
hey were merely directing what witnesses
should be sent etc. He alsu
claimed that the question of bribe-
nv was not new, but compared
on the merits of the case in 1877. As be had
the floor only by the courtesy of other Sen
ators he would reserve further remarks until
another time.
The bill to reimburse Joseph r. Shannon,
of Louisiana, for boat impressed into the
government service during the war and de-
stroyed, WAS discussed and replaced on the
calendar to allow the facts to be more fully
presented tomorrow.
The Kel 81 resolutions were laid aside on
motion Of Mr. Baysrd and the Marshal'c
bill taken up. Without action thereon the
senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Page, Of California, present.
ed a memorial of the San francisco Board of
Trade, representing S50,OO0,000 capital, In
favor of cor tinuation of nm Inter- Oceanic
canal by the Nicaragua route. Referred.
The House resumed consideration of the
bill TO regulate the criminal code of the
District Of Columbia, which, after some
amendments, was passed.
The House then went nte-- Committee Of
the Whole on the State of the Union, and
took up the bill relating ~ public lanes. 1t
provides that when lands of the United
States have been entered, and the Govern
ment price paid in full thereon, no suit,
civil .or criminal, in States, shall thereafter
be maintpined for any trespas- on. or on
account Of any s,ateral taken from said
property, under this net, provided that defen.
danis in suits shall offer the court or officer
evidence of such entry and payment,
and shall ray I'll rrued costs
1t further provides that the price of certain
lands now suijac, to entry Shall be reduced
to 81 % per acre. An amendment was
adopted providing that this set shall not APP
ply TO lands in California Greg N. Nevada
or Washington Territory. Tn bill was then
laid aside for favorable report to the House.
The mex hi'l ua' ihef % transfer to
States title ~ all Islands and beds Of
hikes MT aorigthe, bayout ;lughs, etc,
which NJ Use ti.r- tho rublic lnjds were sur
vcypl bv th rmet vtr hid over
PtnGin s;a,u.>.4r Tie con.6ittee rise and
the house tcls sess ;li 5SG, ITO eveung
session % hc f,r 'irthgr consider tirn. Of re-
ports from tie committee onpublic lands.