Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-19
TELEGRAPHIC.
Hon. Horace Maynard to be
Postmaster General.
The President has Decided to Make
such Appointment. ~
The Senate Discussing the Kellogg
Spofford Case.
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Gathering of the Delegates for the
Pivotal Illinois Convention.
Inauguration of Military Week at
Nashville.
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Virginia Gas and Water Works
Men Willing to Trust the
Government.
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California Workingmen True to
their Boss, Kearney.
California Workingmen True to
their Boss, Kearney.
XLVI. CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WAsHrNaToN, Nav Is

Senator Davis Qil), from the
committee on the judiciary, reported
favorably on the house bill to es>
tablish q district and circuit court
at Chattanooga, and to add The
county of Grundy to the eastern
district of Tennessee. Passed.
Senator Bayard (Del,), from the
committee on finance, reported,
with amendment, the bill authors
izing the bonds of manufacturers Of
tobacco, snuff and cigars, when the
same is exported, to be cancelled at
the port Of clearance. Placed on
the calendar. The amendment
makes the bill conform to the bill
reported to the house from the ways
and means committee, the object
being to facilitate the passage of the
bill.
Senator Hampton Is. C). from
the committee on military affairs,
reported favorably on the bill to
furnish q bronze statue of Gen.
Daniel Morgan to the Cowpens'
centenniel committee, at Spartan
burg, s. c., aud it was passed.
At the expiration of the morning
hour the senate resumed consideraN
ton of the Kellogg Spoford resolu-
tions. a a u.r-v s
Senator Salisbury (Del made a
long and elaborate argument in
favor of the resolutions. At its
conclusion the house resolution pros
viding for adjournment on May
31st, was laid before the senate and
| read the fret time.
Senator Conkling N. ~ called
attention to the fact that the reso~
luton was worded as joint and no.
concurrent resolution. He objected
to its second reading to day. 1t,
therefore, lies on the table. fE
Senator Morgan (Ala then pro.
ceeded to speak upon the Kellogg
Spofford resolutions. He thought
| it established that the Packard leg
islature was sham. and the Nichols
body the true Legislature Of Louis
lana. Congress could not so d eide
upon the legality of a legislature
a. to exclude the state from de-
Gliding otherwise for herself. All
that the senate could do in
1877 was to decide that, for
that particular occasion, Packard 8
signature as governor was sufficient
to be regarded as prima facie evi
dence Of the genuineness of Kel'
logg's certificate. Afterward the
state decided in favor of the Mich
oils legislature, and that body was
recognized by all the world. The
senate in temporarily recognizing
the Packard government did moi
bind it's own future ection
The seating of Kellogg, there
fore, did not bind any
body, not even the senate
in executive session. Senator Nor
gan did not think the senate shoulc
be governed by rules that govern
courts, but commended the illustra
tions he gave on this point to th,
attention of those who did no
think SO. the republicans reliec
chiefly upon the plea of res adjudi
cata, but the constitution made thu
senate at all times judge of it
own members and gave states q
oil times the right to representa-
ton by senators chosen by thei
legislatures. Nothing could act al
an estoppel from the enjoyment o
that right, and the principle of re-
adjudiicdta could only be applied il
suits between individuals, and no
in cases affecting the rights Of thu
states and Of the whole people.
Senator Morgan (Ala,) held tina
in admitting Mr.. Jonas as senator
the senate had recognized tn,
Nichols legislature, and impliedly
admitted that the Packard legisla
ture was not legal. All member
Of the house from Louisiana wer,
elected with the NichOlls goysrnmen
end were seated before Kellogg was