The New York herald., 1877-11-22

ization, was submitted May ~ ana reported une !,
1870, by Mr. sumner
Tho treaty with Mexico the subject OF claims
was referred Decombers 1865 and reported March 81
1859, by Mr.. Cameron.
The Colombia treaty, for the construction Of an
ocean canal the Isthmus OF Panama or Da-
rien. referred April and reported by Mr. Sum-
ner July 10, 1870
The Peru treaty Of friendship oommerce and navi.
CATION submitted December 8, 1870 aud reported
BY Mr.. sumner January IL, 1871.
The Peru treaty TOR the extraditon OF criminals was
submitted December Is, 1870. and reported January
IL 1871, by Mr. sumner
The treaty for the annexation OF San Domingo was
submitted January 10 ana reported March l5 1870 by
Mr. Sumner
The object OF removing the injunction Of secresy
was to verify disprove the assertions OF exSecre
tary Fish with regard to Mr.. summers delay in report
ing treaties from the Committee Foreign Keatl
Tor tho action OF the Senate.
BRIEFS suBMITTED.
The following an abstract Of briefs in the Spoord.
Kellogg case before the Committee Privileges and
Electi0ns:-
Judge shellabargers last brief for Kellogg denies
the power OF the Senate question the award Of the
returning boards; admits that the by
the Commissioners of Election show that rec of the
Packard Senators and Of the Represen atves who
joined In electng him, and were essential 10 hts
quorum, were beaten al the ballot box, but claims
that they were beaten by intimidation, and
rightly counted IN by the Returning Board; that the
Sherman and Howe testimony is ample proof in the
case; that the Packard government the true
government chosen oy the people and after election
overthrown by criminal revolution; that Long, Of De
Soto, was democrat who denied his own election 10
Aid. his party.
Judge sporord rcjons that the power OF the Senate
Is penary determine which the real legislature
and to that end to inquire whom the people elected
that the admissions show that enough of the Packard
Senate and House defeated 10 leave both without
a quorum; every day Trey pretended to sit that the
seating OF Baker and KelsO was an illegal farce; that
Kellogg's joint Assembly contained only seventy
elected members, nine less than quorum; that the
Returning Board without constitutional power TO
suppress single poll tho Com mmssioners' returns
were required to go unchanged 10 the Secretary OF
State that the destruction OF polls by taking evidence
Of intimidation was judicial which the constitu-
ton inhibited returning officers; that tho
illegal and void because they looked only at the Super
visors' consolidated statements and did rot compile
the COMMISSIONER returns; that they trampicd
their own law by making forbidden inquiries without
the foundation the law prescribed; that Kellogg him.
self Instituted illegal complaints and the Board acted
on them colusively and iraudulently; that the Vsr
parish returns altered by forgery In order to
defeat Smart and elect Brown to the House; that
other acts Of violence than those between the 2Sh OF
August and the 7th OF November were examinable,
and the murders, &C., charged were chiefly outside
OF those dates non-poltlcal, exaggerated, and often
rebutted; that the Morrison Field testimony
must bo considered II the Sherman and Howe test-
mony was, and that Long was q republican ana sup
ported only by republicans.
In closing. Judge spoford says-"The historian
will look In vain for that imaginary line which tho
Kellogg counsel hunting for--where the Packard
government ended and the Nichols government be-
gan. These governments, such as they we're, had
simultaneous birth. The one which my competitor
seeks 10 represent was slborn and has been laid
away. The other, which have the honor to repre-
sent was born capable OF living still lives, Will
continue to live through its constitutional term, to
restore paciiy and bless people who have suffered
so long the misery OF being ruled by the hand OF tho
stranger"
THE RIO GRANDE BORDER TRoUBLEs-INFoRMA-
TIoN FURNISHED THE HOUSE By THE PREsI-
DENr-GENERAL sHERMAN's STATEMENT BE-
FORE THE MILITARY COMMITTEE.
The President has, In compliance with a resolution
of the House Of Representatives, transmitted to that
body a mass OF documents with reference to tho
Mexican border troubles, among which Is the follow
Ing from Secretary Evaris Mr. Foster dated Wash
ington, May %. IS77:-
SIR transmit copy Of lctter OF tho 10th inst
and OF its acconipan ments. addressed to this do
rar,nent oy the secretary q war !. relates to
from Mexico. the result OF which was theft Of
two hundred head OF cattle " 10 apprehended tnat
the Mexican government IS not we'll aware that, al
though tor a heavy pecunary consideration II has
released the United States from the obligations IN re-
this country into Mexico, the obligations
OF that government ID respect TO similar
are entire provided for, both by public law by
treaty The duty OF that government therefore, at
least TO and in restraining its savages from dcpreda
tons upon U.S. seems TO be clear III this duty shall
continue to be neglected we may bc compelled in self
defence disregard the boundary IN seeking for and
punishng those bandits. You will make known these
sentiments the proper quarter. but IL IS not ex-
pected at present you VIII address Official
monstrance to that government on the sapjec.
Mr.. Foster called at the Mexican Foreign ONCE and
informed Mr yaarta tho Minister OF Foreign Affairs
OF General Dazs government, Of the violation OF tho
territory OF the United States and made formal de-
mand ON him dlsavcwal OF tno act, with repara-
ton for It's consequences and the punishment Of ITS
perpetrators The Minister said that his government
completely disavowed the violation OF American tor
rilory, aud that il had directed prompt Investigation,
In order iul reparaon might be made and proper
punishment inflicted the perpetrators. The cor
respondence shows that the promise OF the Mexican
government was not realized. General Schoaeid says,
IN conclusion Of an official communication, dated
August last -
From the foregoing 1t will be seen that this the
third effort recently made to secure joint pursuit Of
Indians and Mcxcans with stolen STOCK in their pos
session, and were running this stock away into
The mountains Of Mexico has iailcd. In my opinion
any similar efforts that may bo made in the futuro
will likewise iatl do not believe the Mexican
thoriss will consent to troops crossing over to
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the enterprise IN somc way. as they have done up
TO tho present timc.
The House Committee on Military Affairs in cxccu-
tion Of the duty imposed upon IL by recent resou-
tion OF the House directing an investigator INTO the
condition Of affairs the Texas frontier and the mlii
sary force there, elected to-day the views OF GENERAL
Sherman Alter describing tho location OF tue posts,
of tho troope he lated fro IN