Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-15
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS-.
WASH NGToN, Dec. IA, 1885.

| SENATE.-The chair laid before the Senate | joint resolution of the legislature of Con
 nectieut urging Congress to pass without un- necessary delay bill to provide for the presidential count MT. Platt Connecticut briefly called attention to the importance of | the subject saying that the people of his State felt much interest in it, and the Gov ernor of the State had requested him to bring the matter to the attention of the Sen ate.
 MT. Hoar (Massachusetts) was of opin-
 ion that Mr. Platt's State was re-
 sponsible for the failure in the House of a bill already three times passed
 in the Senate. At least distinguished
 Representative of that State had been chair
 man of the House conference committee oa
 ence report was not made to the House till so
 late in the session that in the pressure of
 other business nothing was done by the
 House. The Senate MT. Hoar said, had done
 everything that was possible in the premises
 and was not responsible for the failure of the
 bill to become law.
 MT. Platt did not think the facts stated by
 MT. Hoar carried with them the inference drawn by MT. Hoar.
 MT. Hoar reported favorably from the Com mittee on Privileges and Elections an origi- nal bill providing for presidential succession Substantially the same bill which passed the Senate last year) and gave notice that he would call it up for consideration tomorrow. Upon suggestion by Mir. Edmunds, MT. Hoar agreed that the bill should lie over for a day in order that Mir. Edmunds might have an opportunity to attach to it an amendment regulating the count of the presidential vote.
 Several changes were made in the commit tees and the Senate went into executive sion.
 At 2:20 the doors were reopened and message was received from the President transmitting the Kelley correspondence gently called for by MT. Vests resolution. The correspondence was ordered printed and to lie on the table. The Senate then at 2:25 p. m. adjourned.
 HoUsE-Mr. Morrison of Illinois, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the report of that committee the proposed revision and it was ordered printed and laid over until to omorrow, permission being given to MT. Randall, from Pennsylvania, to submit mi nority report.
 Mr. Weaver, of Iowa, offered a resolution providing for call of States to-day for the introduction of bills. Considerable opposi- tion was made to this proposition, Messrs Hammond, of Georgia and McMillan, of Tennessee, asserting that the introduction of bills before the House had determined the jurisdiction of the various committees would lead to great confusion. MT. Springer of H. linois, took the same view of the matter and pointed out various sections to the proposed
  olution was adopted.
 Further discussion cut short by a mo- tion to adjourn, which at 1925 was carried THE KELLEY CoRREsPONDENCE An Interesting Review of the Case
 From the Official Documents.
 WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.-The President sent to the Senate to-day all the correspond ence in the Kelley case. It shows that MT. Kelley appointed as minister to Italy and confirmed April 2, 1885, and that he re- signed on the 18th of the same month and that on the 29th of April he was appointed minister to Austria. Concerning MT. Kei- ley's appointment to Rome the correspond ence shows that Secretary Bayard writing to Baron Fava, the Italian minister at Washing ton, said:
 In selecting MT Kelley as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipOtentiary to Italy this govern ole duty toward the government you represent and cannot enter discussion in respect to it's action.
 Baron Fava to Secretary Bayard under ! late of April 20, after reciting at length the leep sympathies existing in Italy toward the l United States, appealed to the President l through the Secretary to bestow on l Italy "a new proof of sincere amity l n appointing a new candidate" On l April 30 Mir. Bayard, writing to Baron Fava, l 'eferred to the sentiments of the Italian gov in relation to MT. Keiley's appoint 1 nent as having grown out of his utterances | Il Richmond in 1871 and said: These expressions made so long ago are consid- red by Signor Mancini Qtalan minister of foreign fars) to continue the individual who uttered them ersena non grata to the present King of ifay and ana nowledge of the President l recognize the full ion of personal acceptability to him of envoy | if this government. jed Baron Fava that MT. Kelley had return d to the President his commission as minis CT to Italy.
 The correspondence relating to MT. Kei- eys appointment to Vienna and his rejec | ion by the Austrian government appears to lave been more spirited than that by Italy. Secretary Bayard on May inform ed Baron Ton Schueffer, the Austrian minister at | Washington, of MT. Keiley's appointment nd on the 9th that gentleman called on the of State and read telegram from Count Kalnoky objecting to MT. Kelley be- ause he was 'Fwedded to a Jewess." Secre- ary Bayard on the 18th of May in replying o this said:
 The question raised by your government involves | rinciples of the greatest importance and has no imes and in intercourse between friendly nations nd having submitted the matter to the consdera- ion of the President, am instructed by him to in l orm your government through you that the ground Il which it is announced that, that the hs envoy of the United States ns to is to say because his wife alleged is opposed by your government to entertain cer- ain religious faith and to be member of certain i've of the American people, but is and must be | mphatically and promptly denied
 Later Secretary Bayard requested MT.
 l. as.x [ " mail letters from the Austrian minister l f foreign affairs sent to Secretary Bayard biecting to him and intimating social ostra- 1 ism if he proceeded to Vienna. After ome further Correspondence Count Kalnoky informed Secretary Bayard that the real eason for MT. Keiley's rejection was the act that Italy would not receive preclude "that reception of him by Vienna ociety which we judge desirable for a rep esentatiye of the United States" MT. Kei- BY was recalled on August 9th, as Austria ad finally refused to receive him for the easons before stated. Mir Kelley at once eturned to the United States, arriving in lew York on the 26th of August snd the ext day proceeded to Washington; being dvised by Secretary Bayard that it was not he design of the government to recall him, ut to leave him to pursue such course as is own judgment might indicate as appro riate. He said that the course was entirely lear. ''I cannot consent to accept the com ensation of an office without discharging " duties," he wrote, land therefore here l " return to the President the commission Iith which he was pleased to honor me and eg that you will at the earliest moment lay he commission before him." In the com lunication here referred to MT. Kelley asks fficial consideration of the fact connected | 1ith his rejection minister to Austria. l Bayard's reply took occasion to ay:
 The President and those who associated in his ouncil completely satisfied with your attitude nd action throughout this remarkable episode in 1 UT diplomatic history, and we deeply regret that 1 ne country has been prevented by the unprecedent and intolerable action of the Austro Hungarian l oYernment from having the advantage of your l i ersonal presence at Vienna and of your services 1 lera comnetent and worthy CenreSentatiYe of