The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-20
Political.
~FORTY.SlXTH CONGRESS-
HILL ON THE KELLOGG-sPoF-
FORD CASE.
SENATE.

land claims in New Mexico, Wyoming,
Arizona and Colorado was taken up,
Pending debate the morning hour ex-
pired, and the Land Claims bill went
over.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendment to the joint resolution au.
thoIizirg the President to call an inter
national sanitary conference. The
amendment includes in the countries
from which delegates are to be invited
those subject to cholera.
KELLCGG.tP CFFCRD CASE.
Consideration was then resumed of
the Kellogg Spt ford resolutions
Mr.. Hill (Ga,) spoke in their advoca-
cy. He proposed TO discuss chiefly the
legal views presented in the case, going
into facts only so far as was necessary to
eluCidate the principles. He said there
could be nothing more dangerous than
TO FAY that the Senate or any power but
the State could determine what was a
Legislature. If the Senate could 60 into
a State and decree that sny mob was its
Legislature, what would become of the
State. He warned his friends in the
weaker part of the country to beware
when the doctrine, that the Senate could
reverse the action of the State, prevail
ed, for then the States would be at the
mercy of an outside power, and lose
their rights forever. The safety of States
lay in the preservation of their Constitu-
tional rights. Webster well said the
State alone could decide this question,
and when the State decided it it deCid
ed for all the world. He (Hill) would
bow at the shrine of the great Webster
who represented Massachusetts when
she was universally respected, and hold
ing this view, he examined the facts
The Packard Legislature was shown
never to have passed al act that was
obeyed by anybody in Louisiana, 1t was
a body of Conspirators ag inst the will of
the people convened by fraud and held
together by force, controlled by bribery
and corruption, having no purpose in
view but to elect the chief of their own
band of conspirators to a seat in the
Senate. Kellogg ought to have been
ro,tpI - Nhn 60 m pf TIM nytInnpn fhot
there was no quorum of returned mem
beers in the Packard Legislature. The
S%ergeant.a at arms testified that the
House lacked five of a quorum, and PEG.
pie were brought in to p~ersona,e and an.
sWer to the names of members. The SEN
ate was also without a quorum. The
journals were falsely made up to show a
quorum in joint convention. AS to bri.
berry, the proof was simply overwhelm-
ing.
Mr.. Hill read some of the testimony
on this point. If the witnesses and facts
brought out by the sitting member
himself were to be believed, there was
nc escape from the conclusion that the
election was void, even admitting the
legality of the Legislature. In further
remarks he spoke of the appointments
and promotions in the Custom House of
witnesses for Kellogg, asserting that they
we're thus directly rewarded for perjury.
1t was astoI ishing, he added, what flood
of light was thrown upon the fact by II
cipher kilograms of which the Commit.
tee had obtained possession. He pro-
posed to read some of the translations
made of them, but as it was late and he
felt somewhat fatigued he accepted the
suggestion of several members to sus.
pend his remarks until tomorrow.
Mr., Kellogg hoped the Senator from
Georgia (HilD would, before be con
Cluded, read the testimony as to bribery
and want of a quorum in the Packard
Legislature. He had thus far quoted but
two witnesses, and Kellogg undertook
to say that no others could be quoted,
though the general statement had been
made that there were many others.
Mr.. Hill remarked that he had yield
ed the floor but on the understanding
that a motion for an executive session
was to be made. Mr.. Eaton thereupon
making that motion the Senate went in.
to executive session and soon adjourned.
May l2,-The President pro TEN. laid
before the Senate a communication from
the Secretary of War recommending the
appropriation Of Sis, 900 for a military
wagon road between the post on White
river and the proposed new pyst be.
tween the junction of Gunnison and
Grand rivers.
Mr.. Wallace, from the Committee on
Postt fiCes and Post Roads, reported
with amendments the postt flee appro.
priation bill and will call it up to-mor.
row. Placed on the calendar
MR. HILL CONTINUES HIS SPEECH ON H
KELLoGG.EPoFFcRD CASE.
Washington, May IL, 1880.
MI. Hill, continuing his speech on the
Kellogg.Spot1ord resolutions, proceeded
to translate the cipher kilograms pro-
duced before the committee and ad
dressed by "Amity" or Terrier" the
names assumed by Kellogg, to Badger
and Souer in New Orleans. The follow.
ing are specimens May 2--To Badger
Tell Violet send all good bales, improp
er approaches can star here if grapes
sound" Translation "Tell S uer to
send all good afidavits of improper ap
proaCbes. Can succeed if the members
'of the Legislature are faithful" MAY
$40 Souer: If grapes are kept moon
terrier by moon" Translation IF the
members of the Legislature are kept
safe Kellogg will be safe" MAY 8--If
grapes pin amity MOON" Translation
If the members of the Legislature are
fixed Kellogg is safe." "May 1O-Friends
here expect rose to bend every energy
making grapes PIN and moon" Transla-
ton Friends here expect Marks to
bend every energy to make members of
the Legislature fixed and safe" May
20--Rainbow here is moon grapes"
Translation "All safe here if the mem
bers Of the Legislature are SAFE" MAY
29-Moon here if rainbow there" Trans
lation: II am safe here If all IS right
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