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Show LATEST TELEUILUIS.I j FORTY-SIXTH CGXGR5S3. EXTRA -E.SIO-V. XKXAtt, j Wabbington, 7. On motion of In : galls, a rtBtjiutiun wan adopted calling ion the President to coiiiuuitiicate to, th ten nfe what measures have been taken to prevent the occupation of Indian Territory by white utitiera. j The house bill lo prohibit military inttr!tjrer.cu in elfccli-.ns waa read twice, and by a into of 24 against 31, liie tenate di-jaiTted to the rnoti in ol Elmunds lo ratir it to the committee on judi' iary, ftral then laid it ou the labiw in be called up hereafter. UoumleraliGU was then resumed of ll.t' resolution asking for authority to tsrSe le-jtimony in tho contested case ol SpnlJord againt Kellogy, and (J irpcnter continued his remarks in support of Kellogg's right to Iho etut. When he hud concluded his argument, and Morgan said Sporlord'a memorial claimed that lie had discovered new and material evidence winch nullified Kello'g'a account of the corrupt indu-enctri indu-enctri used. It Kollcgg used corrup tion ho was not a lit member for this body, and the subject was there lore open to investigation uulil finally decided. de-cided. Haulsbury said the committee w.ih guilty of none of tho charges made by Uunkliug, Hoar and Carpenter of pretense, pre-tense, schemes and a spirit of revolution. revolu-tion. They simply desired to present , their testimony to the senate tor intelligent in-telligent action. EJniundj oubmitted an amendment lo couliue tho investigation lo Iho personal conduct of Kellogg, which might render him liable to public censure, because Kellogg's right to the seat was settled. We do not deny the right of too senate to reverse Ibis decision nor to deeUro that Ihe legislature legis-lature of Vermont had not elected him (Edmunds), and tho next day declare it did. This body could do as it liked, but to do it would be a monstrous and iligrant violation of duty. It was the samo in Kellogg'o case. Reconsideration Re-consideration could only be demanded by a senator who voted for seating him and within a fixed lime. Edmunds' Ed-munds' amendment waa rejected 27 to 20. Coukling submitted an amendment confining the inquiry to new matters mentioned by tipolbrd. Disagreed to iI7 to 20. Hoar submitted an amendment instructing in-structing tho committeo to report whether bribery waa used by tipol-ford. tipol-ford. tiaulsbury, in behalf of the committee, com-mittee, accepted the amendment. EJmunda oll'ered an amendment recognizing tho finality of the deci-feion deci-feion which secured Kellogg his seat. Lost 27 to 20. Logan offered an amendment directing the committee to inquire whether unlawful or corrupt nieanB were used to disorganize the legislature legisla-ture which elected Kellogg, so tnat it might elect Spoflord. Oonkling supported the amendment amend-ment and Voorbees asked if that might not reach the President. Oonkling said they were not discussing discus-sing who might be aflecttd, He waa surprised Ih.'.t Voorbees opposed the amendment. Voorbees said the committee on elections would do justice without coercive measures- Blaine asked tho democrats why. thsy did not look at the other side, i Why did they shirk? Eaton aaid they would not shirk but would vole down tho amendment. Voorbees said Blaine had many set phrases implying cowardice and fleeing flee-ing away. Let the Bcnafor dismiss them forever. None on the democratic demo-cratic side were shirking. The senator should apply his plantation manners in the dark part of Maine. The senator also made use of terms which implied inferiority and want of cour-ngo cour-ngo and manliness on the part ol others, while imply iog superiority for himself. With personal regard for the senator for long years he would appeal to the senator to dismiss those set phrases from his vocabulary. The senator, with bis high, dashing spirit, arraigned the democratic sido of this chamber, because Ihey would not support sup-port the amendment of the senator Irom Illinois (Logan), while they had, by agreeing to the amendment of tho senator .from Massachusetts (Hoar,) coveredthe enlire ground of ibat biaucli of inquiry, would the senator show what was lell? Blaine showed the dissimilarity of Logan's and Hoar's amendments. Voorbees accused Blaine of, pettifogging petti-fogging aud Blaine expressed surprise that Voorbees, after lecturing Lim, should apply to him that term. Logan denied that he meant disrespect dis-respect lo the committee by his amendment. Hill said the committee would in vesligate everything reasonable, but not tho part the President took in Louisiana nfl.iirs, unless specially desirf d. Kellogg said he had defied bis enemies when governor of Louisiana, he bad defied them since, and deuied them now. He deuounced the means employed to disturb the seltkd question of his right to a seat here. Attempts have been made lor tho past two years to have him (Kellogg) indicted, but vigorous research re-search hid (ailed to reveal any cause for indictment. He reviewed his services to Louisiana, aud alluded to the democratic frauds and denounced Ihe charges of guilt made against him, Logan's amendment was disagreed lo 2S to 1 9; also Hoar's substitute,, declaring the question settled on iis merits and Kellogg entitled to a seat. The senate Ibeu adopted the resolu tion of tho committee ou elections a? amended by Hoar's amendment which was accrptf d by the committee. The vole was -6 to 17. All today's votes were Blrictiy of a parly character. char-acter. Eton moved to tako up the house bill to prevent military interference in elections. Elmunds preferred lo take up the business for which the extra session was called. This bill was a meuaco to the executive, The senate by a strict parly vctr, took up the bill. biJiiao introduced his amendment prohibiting any armed person within the polis at a congressional electicn uud-jr penalty af o00 to $3,000 lino and six mouths to five years im-prisoumeut im-prisoumeut or both. Adjourned. HOUSE. Washington, 7. Chalmers called up, as a question o( privilege, the I resolution r tiered by him for the investigation in-vestigation of his conduct at Fort Pillow, Pil-low, and made a personal explanation. explana-tion. Ihe subject occupied the attention of the house for a long time, and at one tirr.o there were indications indica-tions of trcubio between Chalmers and Burrows, in consequence of an allusion ui.ide by Cualmerg to some ! L'ri::cisr!is aciinst Burrows for h:s own 1 conduct in the war. Chalmers, bow-evrr, bow-evrr, disclaimed any perecu.il knowledge knowl-edge on the subject, saying he had his iniorniAtiou Jrom'a Washington newspaper. news-paper. Burrows branded the allega tion aa utterly untrue. Finally the I wiu-le subject was laid cn ihetaide. 'I tie eight-hour law went ofer on ihe expiration ol morning bcur, 'and tuu bill relating lo coinige and I coin and bullion certificates was taken up, and Clallin spoke in opposition. oppo-sition. He declared that tven Kelly, of Pennsylvania, hud acnted to the i act lor ihe demouttiziliou o! silver. Kelly deuied Ibis and Cbti n had j the record read to prove it. I Kehy said again that it was not true and moreover he had learned a goul deal biuce Iho act parsed, lie denounced Ifie pendiug bill. Vance favored it, Keiftr a.-.ked Vance if he aud t tie democrats in the hoime had not vob-d to deprive the trade dollar of its legal tender quality. Vuuce confee.-ed that be did not lully understand thu rn titer at th:'.t time. He declared the national hank charge exorbitant interest, cr.d that 8 pi;r cent, was not an unusual rste, aud in some parts ot North Carolina 5 per cent, per month was charg'-d. This sort of legislation was tended to destroy the nations of Europe. The country was in more danger from this cIubs of legislation than from being starved to death, but its destruction was not to be. His motto was: "Our country first; cur country last; our country all the lime." (Applause. ) Adjourned. |