Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-12
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Second Sessiou.)
The Senate.

appropriation bill, and to the bill relating to
timber traspassers on public lands disagreed
to by the House, and committees of confer
ence thereon were appointed.
The Senate bill making Indianapolis a
port of delivery passed. The Senate bill
authorizing Ohio, Indians and Illinois to
sue the United States in the supreme court
on claims for sales of public land in those
States passed.
The Senate bill authorizing the county of
Winona, Mimi, to construct wagon bridge
across the Mississippi river, passed.
The Vice President pro tenn. appointed the
following Senators to represent the Senate
at Yorktown centennial celebration: Senator
Johnston, Rollins, Dawes, Anthony, Herman,
Randolph, Eaton, Wallace, Whyte, Ransom,
Butler, Hill, of Georgia, and Bayard.
The morning hour having expired con-
sideration of the Spofford- Kellogg resolu-
tions was resumed
Senator Mcdonald spoke in support of
the resolutions, arguing that there was no
quorum in the Packard legislature when it
claimed to elect Kellogg; that the Nichols
legislature which elected Spofford was q
legal body; That precedents were against the
application of doctrine res Gdjudicdt6 to the
action of the Senate; that the Senate, under
the constitution, had plenary power over its
own organization, and that while right
should not be reversed, wrong decision
shoufd not b9 allowad to stand.
Senator Hill, (Georgia) continuing his re-
marks said: "When ButIer's case and Spot
ford's came before the committee on privi-
leges and elections at the same time, the
Democratic members had much more diff
Guilty about his case than Spofford's. His
title was not so plain, but the Senate decided
in favor of the Legislature that elected him,
and therefore they acted favorably in. his
case. Senator Hill confessed he was disap-
pointed. He had not thought he was aiding
to admit strength which would be used to
keep out q man with better title.
Senator Cameron, of Wisconsin, stated
that Buffers case was never considered at all
by the committee.
Senator Hill replied that the Democratic
members considered it. The Senator from
South Carolina (Hampton) had placed his
bravery against that of Hill. l was brave
enough during the war, he continued, to
discharge as best could the duties of the
position to which the people of Georgia,
without any solicitation of my own, saw
proper to call mo, and | am brave enough
now neither to boast of my own achievements
nor to deprecate those of the honorable Sen
ator from South Carolina, 1t did not
require war to make me q union
man. l am, and ever have been one from
conviction. 1 feel under no obligation, there
fore, to yield one lot of equal rights and
privileges of the Southern States under the
Constitution, in order to appease Northern
wrath, or to show Northern people that
have been brought to a condition of sub
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that a wrong position could not be excused
by reference to past services.
Senator Butler, replying to Senator Hill
said in his judgment the committee had ex-
ceeded its authority. They were instructed
to take testimony. AS much obliged to the
Senator from Georgia as he was for his eff
forts to secure his admission to the Senate,
If the Senator had voted for his admission
while there was doubt of his election in his
mind, he had not increased his (Butler's) re-
spect for him, nor was he in a position to
set himself up as superior to every other Sen
ator in his deposition to his oath to support
the constitution. If there was
the slightest doubt in the Senator's
mind of his title, let him make motion to
vacate the seat and he (Butler) would join in
ordering an investigation. He proposed to
hold his seat by no such clap trap as that.
In further remarks Senator Butler said he
was glad to learn that the Senator from
Georgia was Union man, but there were
four wears during which we did not hear so
much of it. Perhaps the Senator had then
thought it prudent to conceal his real opin-
ion.
Senator Hampton said whatever other
criticism might be made on the Senator
from Georgia, no one doubted his ability to
express his thoughts plainly. Therefore
when he plainly, q moment ago, went out Of
his was to warn the Senators from South
Carolina and .impute improper motives to
them, he (Hampton) had felt justified in
repelling the accusation. Hampton said the
Senator from Georgia had given nearly all
parties the benefit of his ability, and ought
to hold an Independent opinion. After fur
ther remarks he closed by saying that the
Senator from Georgia had found fault with
him for quoting poetry in his former speech.
He would venture to quote another bit that
might interest him more:
Stiff in opinion, always in the wrong,
Everything by turns, aud nothing long"
Gaughter.)
Senator Eaton, from the committee on
appropriations, reported with amendments
the general deficiency BILL Placed on
the calendar.
Senator Williams, understanding that no
one wished to speak on the Kellogg resolu-
tions, moved to postpone them until to-
morrow and take up the bill to pension the
soldiers of the Mexican and Indian wars.
Senator Hoar called for the ysas and nays.
The motion was agreed to by party vote,
the Democrats voting yea and the Rspubli-
cans nay. Though the Democrats denied
that it was a political question, Senator
Hoar averred that it was to get rid of the
Kellogg resolutions.
The pension bill was taken up. Senator
Blaine gave notice of an amendment pro-
viding that the benefits of the act should not
apply to any soldier of tho Mexican and
Florida wars who incurred no physical disa-
bility from his service AID who is not now
in need of pecuniary assistance.
Senator Hoar gave notice of an amend
ment providing that no person should re-
ceive pension under this act who would not
De entitled to pension under the provision
of laws relating to soldiers of the late war
unless he should depose under oath that he
actually needs such pension for the support
of his family. After an executive session,
adjourned.
The House.
The Senate bill regulating the appoint
,oopt and nav of denutV marghals. was