New-York tribune., 1877-11-22
CURRENT TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL.
THE EELLOGG-sPOFFORD BRIEFS
You 1877

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2l. 1877.
The briefs in the Spofford- Kellogg case are
before the Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Judge sheabargers last brief for Mr Kellogg denies
the power Of the Senate to question the award Of the
Returning Boards, admits that the returns made by
the Commissioners % Election show that three Of the
Packard Senators and ten OF the Representatives
who Joined IN eiecting him, and essential
70 Lis quorum, were beaten at tine bal0U-
box but CLAIMS That they beaten by intimidation,
AMI were rightly counted in by the Returning B0ari that
the sherman and Howe testimony ample proof in the
case that the Packard Government the ~ Gov
ernment chosen by the people. and after election
thrown by criminal revolution; that Long, OF
DE soto, was Democrat who denied mis- own
election 20 aid his party Judge spO0rd reions that the
power OF the Senate IS plenary TO determine which
the real LEGISLATURE and 10 that end inquire whom the
people eeced that the admissions show that enough OF
the Packard senate and House defeated to leave
both without a quorum; that tie Returning Board
was without Constitutional power 20 suppress
single poll a. tue C0mmissioner,' returns were
the destruction of polls by taking evidence OF umida-
tiou, vas judicial which Constitution inhibited
void bccanse tney looked only no ne aupervs0rI con-
sohdaied statements, and di3 compile the Commits
siont!s returns mat they trampcd on their own law
by making forbidden inquiries without the foundation
ihe Law pfsribed tEaJ Kellogg himself instituted IL
legal complaints. and the Board acad them cOllus-
Ney and iraudulruty that the Vernon Parish returns
were aisered by forgery IN order 10 defeat Snlart
violence than those between the 2stL OF August the
Ith n Nov cI1ber We're eXamuabe. ana The murders.
etc. charged were chiefly outside ~ those dates nom
political, e&ar-Crated anI often rDJutted that the Nor
and Fed testimony must be considered n the sher-
man and Howe testimony was; and that l. ng was
hepuOican aud "a ported Onl ny Republicans.
Fi:EIGHr RAILWAY TO THE WEST.
The bill introduced by Mr. Mcpherson to
provide for cheap transportation Of freight between tide
water on or the Atlantic Ocean and the Ohio and
Mississippi valleys Is tde same bill INTRODUCED ~ the
HOUSE Dy = pescnttye schcicher tie 18th Instant.
II provides or the constitution Of n corporation De
styled "The United States Railway Corporation" to
consist Of person. appointed commissioners by the
Governors Of tho states OF NcwYork New7ersey Penn
s"lyIna, OHIO. nlaua, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska and h..sCuI,
Iue pu and object of SAID corporation Will be- 10 O-
ctie, Dud. operate ana maintain "a railway with TWO or
more steel RAJ tracks iron convenient point en- New
1Oik j. or Hudson kifcf 40 nr WIlu 20 mixes uI New
other convenient point on the Missouri River, III h@-
51.e su offer Tie best connection With tic system
Oi railway tuated west Of tie Missouri River.
WORD FROM CAPTAIN TYSON.
Captain Howgate has received a letter via
Scotland from Captain Tyson, who commands tne
Florence tIe advance yessc. OF the American Arcuc TX
petition Il is da;ed September -. and reports Captain
T sons safe arrival lt Nuutlick HlrbOr, Cumberland
GuL after tedious voyage OF forty days. lie proposes
lOyug % The head % tle gull u icH Gays, 10 sO mo
Nini-r qI1rfer 4d Ort las slrI toms IN lter
collection InaterIat. Inc .il IN
are reported doing well their respective depart
ueuOs.