Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-04
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Bills were introduced ana res
ferred as follows:@ % 40 '-So 20 AHo
By Senator Harris (Tenn.), by re-
quest--To provide for the extension
Of letters patent for an improve.
ment on the Eclipse cotton gin. Z
By Senator Morrill, lMe.) For
the erection of q monument in
w ashington to the memory of Jos.
Henry. . ~RLgTF4 Fl Sc.
By Senator Williams (Ky)-To
establish an ocean mail service be-
tween the United States and foreign
nations, and providing adequate
compensation therefor. Referred
to the committee on postofices and
postroads.
Senator Wallace Pa. submitted
a session that the senate hold a
resolution on Wednesday and
Thursday nights of each week,
commencing at 8 o'clock and Gloss
ing at 1890 fnr the cnnaideration
of bills on the calender in their
order. 0@as
Senator Edmunds Vt. That
had better 60 over. l think We eau
make better arrangement. Ii It,
The resolution went over.
Senator Cameron (Wis.), pursu~
ant to previous motion, moved to
take up the bill for the relief of
Ben. Halliday. ~
The bill appropriating $526,739
to satisfy Ben. HalIaday's claim for
his losses on the mail service, by
reason of not being protected by
the government against Indians and
being obliged to change his mail
route, was taken up by a vote Of rs
yeas to rs nays, but the morning
hour expired before action was
taken-on ID. 1T will require anoth>
er vote to get it up again. @
eon motion Of Senator Bruce
Miss, house joint resolution do-
mating rations to the sufferers by
the cyclone at Macon, Miss, was
taken up and passed. W SASA a Z
The vice president signed the i'm.
mediate deficiency bill containing
The election laws rider, and it was.
sent to the president for his signas
ture.
Senator Vance IN. C) resumed
his speech supporting the Kellogg
Spofford resolutions. He reviewed
the testimony to the effect that the
returning board consisted of four
republicans; whereas the law re,
quired it to consist Of five men of
different parties; that Kellogg
bribed members of the Packard leg~
lslature and paid others for affida-
Wits; that those instrumental or
knowing of these facts were given
government positions to keep them
quiet, and SO on. He gave partial
translations that he had been able
to make, Of cipher kilograms be-
tween Kellogg and Packard, his
friend. - < t3S -,
Senator Kellogg interrupted Sens
ator Vance, to say he had offered to
translate these kilograms for the
.r..-~.--,5vF7--~e-.gs -es
Senator Salisbury (Del.) replied
that the committee had offered Kel.
logg chance to odo so. but he had
not availed himselfsof it.
Senator Kellogg had left the
chamber before Senator Vance read
the purported translstions, which
we're to the effect 8 that
efforts were making to suppress
and pervert evidence before the
He cited dispatches. from.
W ashington to the New Orleans
Times, Of May 18th and 10Th, 1879,
as showing that the administration
was then rallying to the support
OF Kellogg and threatening repubs
llcans who held back. The remains
der of his speech was q legal
against the doctrine Of
res do1udicata. siti bodi = 80 90 t.s ~
!, On motion Of Senator Hamlin
(Me.b the senate took up the bill