The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-03-23
LATEST TELEGRAMS,
FORTY SIXTH CONGRESS.
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE.

BEN AXE
Washington, %. = Hill, Georgia,
from the elections committee, re-
ported Spoford entitled to the seat
nov occupied by Kellogg.
Hoar presented a minority report
of himself, Cameron and Logan.
Both reports were read, Kellogg is
charged with corrupt and fraudulent
conduct. The minority report de.
clares that the only change in the
facts since Kellogg took the oath is
that the party majority in Congress
has changed, and it is sought by the
mere superiority of party numbers,
for the first time to thrust senator
from the seat he holds by virtue of the
express and deliberate final judgment
of the Senate. This act is character
ICED az a great political crime ID be
classed with the rebellion, with the
Maine conspiracy, and with the over
throw OF southern state governments.
The people Of the United States will
thoroughly comprehend the action Of
the Senate in this matter and Judge
whether tie VOWS OF the southern
people, taken back into citizenship,
mean anything. They thoroughly
discredit the evidence on which the
majority report is founded, and say it
is unworthy of the lowest case on
record and hss been completely dis
proven.
Hoar said the minority desired
nothing more than the full publics-
ton of the facts and began to read the
report, which occupied an hoIT aud
a halt.
Hills majority report gees into the
case very fully. 1t alleges Kellogg TO
have been guilty of conspiracy to the
frandulsnt use Of his guberns tIrial
Office to prevent free election to the
legislature in order that only republi-
cans might be elected; that falling III
this he conspired to change results as
returned by the election commits
sioners; that he prevented the legal
legislature from assembling 10 New
Orleans by the use of force, money,
promise OF Office and ether corrupt
means; that he conspired iraudulenily
to have Packard elected governor to
aid his election 70 the Senate; that he
excluded members elect of the
assembly and admitted members not
elected; that he testified falsely to tbs
election committee, thus inducing
them to declare him senat II; that be
secured government Offices for lie
co-conspirators. Testimony is quoted
in exteneo. Hill moved that the
report be recommitted to be called up
Monday.
Hoar, Hill, Carpenter and Thur.
man debated the question, in which
debate Carpenter said 10 wait would
prevent Kellogg from re-opening the
case next session, if Spoford were
seated now. Thurman moved 10 take
up the Geneva Award. Lost-30 to 50.
Kellogg made a personal appeal to
the Senate, setting forth that Hill
had declared publicly and privately
that he would drive him from the
Senate; aad thai, being Judge of the
case, had preiudiced it before he took
or collected evidence. He declared
Hills statements false from beginning
to end, and that in the l, 200 pages of
testimony there was not line con-
Meeting himself directly or indirectly
with any manipulation OF the returns
or with the returning board. He &C
cused Hill of taking every means of
prejudicing the public mind against
him; be declared that Spoford has
brought disreputable and disappointed
men to Washington. and he noti-
fed the Senate that he wouli, when
the resolution came up, show
the American people whence came
the catscomb or corpses at Colfsx,
aud impress the truth on the people.
He asserted that the committee had
not allowed him fair play to rebut
the testimony, and he would show
Hill to have cut out whole pages O,
testimony favorable to him (Kellogg);
be would accept as the truth what
HIPS principal witness. Barney
Williams, asserted, il single citizen
of New Orleans could be produced
to say On his honor that be
would believe Williams under oath.
He analysized the unfair proceedings
of Hill in very scathing and per-
sonal manner. He said every aft
daVit produced against him in New
Orleans was either forged or paid for,
and that he could prove this to be the
fact. There was never a3 foul con
spiracy set afoot as this. He declared
every member of the legislature swore
there was no bribery. Even the
Nicholl government, with packed |
juries, failed to iDdiCt him. a good |
deal had been eaid about the custom |
house, but nothing about the |
money paid witnesses against |
him, though one witness sWore
positively to receiving money TO vote |
for Spoford. He thought he could |
compare his character, morally and
against Hill's, and his bit
terest enemy would conoede him to
be UNNECESSARILY superior to Hill in
moral and physical courage.
The motion to print the evidence
and the reports was agreed TO.
Coke. from The committee on In h
liam affairs, reported isYorably the
bill to accept and ra!ify the agreement
submitted by the coniederaled bands
Of the Ute Indians for the sale oil
heir reservation Ia Colorado, and to
make the necessary appropriations /
or carrying out the same. Placed On {
he calendar. Coke said the bill Wa3
'ery important. It's early passage I
night avert an Indian war, and be 7
would call it up as soon as possible. c
Bills were introduced and referred
8 follows: I
By KirkEood, to enable the con- \
OF agriculture TO test the q
racticability of manufacturing sugar L
4 a large scale from sorghum and p
Igar cane.
The House bill sppropFiating $780, h
10 to continue public printing, pre- a
ded that the entire sum appropri N
ed for printing for the year shall ~
1t exceed $500. 600, was passed. r.
On motion of Thurman the Geneva
ward bill was formally taken up.
After executive session the Senate
jcurned.