Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-08
TELEGRAPHIC.
XLyI. CONGRESS, ID

WASHINGTON, May I.

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he had intended to call up, this
morning, the resolution submitted
by him yesterday, directing the
committee on judiciary to report q
bin to reimburse out Of the Geneva
award all those who lost ships
by the Zdepredations of confed,
crate cruisers during the rebellion,
but would oppose the consideration
fof the conference on the Indian
appropriation bill, which was, there
fore. taken up on motion of Senator
Beck [Ky]. Ifi.A.L&E
Senator Edmunds (Vt. opposed
the adoption of the report, the
house having failed to convince the
senate that the Indian commission
ought to be abolished. 1t was pros
posed, in order to secure the pas.
sage of the appropriation bill at all,
| to withhold the money necessary to
pay the expenses of the commission
This was practically notification.
This was not a political question,
and he urged the senate to refrain
from consenting to the introduction
of such practice in conferences be-
tween the houses. "a e4n wg
After some further discussion
| with regard to the appropriation OF
money for the payment of Indian
commissioners, the conference re-
port on the bill was agreed to with
out division. . -s.tI g..
The morning hour having ex-
pired, the senate resumed the con-
sideration of the Kellogg SpoffVrd
resolutions.
q Senator Pryor ALA supported
the resolutions, and made legal al
gument to show that the estopal OF
res adjudicata and opposed was not
rightfully relied on by the opponents
of the resolutions. In interpreting
a constitutional effect is to be given
to the intention Of the people in
adopting it. Looking at the cons'i+
tuition of the United States in this
light, Mr.. Pryor thought the plain
intent ton of the people in adopting
III was to secure full and undoubted
1 representation in the Legislation of
the nation. 1t was plain that the
duty Of senators, under their oaths
to support the constitution, was to
see that each state had two legally
appointed senators, and that there
should be no misrepresentation. Nc
technicality should be allowed to de-
feat the rights and expressed will oI
the people.
Senator Pryor (Ala then cited
the case of Galson & Claiborne, ir
the 25th congress, and that o
Whitfield in the 34th congress, tt
show that cases like the present ont
had heretofore been reviewed anC
reversed after having once been
settled. The opinion expressed by
Hon. James R. Bayard, in the case
of Fitch & Bright, of Indiana, thai
the senate's action could not be re-
versod, was based on the idea thai
all the facts had been considered
| The facts in this case were not exam
| ined on the first hearing, 50 that his
opinion has no weight here. Il
had been said that, to admit th(
right to reverse the former actor
of the, senate, was to put the right
of every senator to his seat con
stantly in jeopardy; but it was moi
so. He presumed that the honor
able senators would not abuse the
| privileges Of their Office by using
I Item to eject members rightfully
elected. II the Nichols Legislature
is the lawful legislature of Louisi'
ana, then Spofford must be the
lawfully elected senator from Lou,
isiana. ----.
4 Senator. Bayard DELI, on the
conclusion of Senator Pry
or's speech, read from the journa
to correct and complete some of thC
latter's statements in regard to the
report of the Fitch and Bright case
Senator Hoar Mass J then Offered
a resolution dec airing it to be tht
Judgment of the senate that thu
facts set forth in the report of the
/. COMMITTEES on the Kellogg Spofforc
case are not sufficient to justify th'
reconsideration of the decision o
the senate pronounced Novembe
90th, 1877. 7.oIOrdered printed ant
laid on the table. ral'3 JIG r-V
Senator Hoar Mass said tha
Senator Cameron was to speak TO-
, day on this question, but bad beer
called away. lie himself wishe;
also to speak on it, but, would no
}, be prepared until Monday. UpoI
, this the resolutions were INTERNALLY
B laid aside y 10 9ies f7f1Asa}
The senate contingent expenses
bill was then taken up and passed.
After some desultory discussion
of a motion made by Senator Davi
(W. Va.), to take up the bill re
: pealing certain permanent and in
, definite appropriations, the senat,
adjourned nntil Mondou