New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-30
MIR. SALISBURY UNFAIR.


HE ALLOWS sPoFFOED 10 GO TO LOUISIANA WITH
BLANK suBPGNAs TO HUNT UP WITNESSES WITH
OUT GIVING KELLOGG NOTICE.
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, May 29.-It will be remembered
that the whole spirit of the Democratic argument
in favor of reopenng the Kellogg-Spofiord con-
tested election case was found in the alleged fact
that Mr.. Spoiord had found new evidence which he
wished to submit. This fact was presented time
and again in the Senate as the answer to the claim
by The Republicans that the Gdjudicdta.
The rem ar able admission has now been made by
Mr. Spofford to the chairman of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, that he has no new evil
dence but only has new charge, in support OF
which he hopes to obtain evidence.
The original charge was that the Legislature
which elected Mr.. Kellogg was not the legal
LEGISLATURE of Louisiana. The new charge is one
of bribery Mr. Kellogg received elghty-three
votes, and seyeniy-nne was quorum OF the
Legislature. The last memorial of Mr.. Spoitord
ALLEGES that five of those who voted for Mr.. Kellogg
were bribed. The allegation is made to fit the
necessities of the case.
No one is surprised to learn that Mr.. Spoiford has
no evidence to support his allegations, but the
course taken by Senator Salisbury is surprise to
every one. He has sent Mr. Spoftord to Louisiana
accompanied by a deputy sergeant-at-arms and
ony person who can be found in Louisiana to give
evidence in support of this new charge. Senator
Kellogg has ;, sent a letter to Mr.. Salisbury,
in which he saws that the stipulation by which
Spolord induced the committee to 90 ahead was
that he would only summon about fifteen wit
nesses to sustain the charge of bribery. Mr.. Kei-
logg assumed that SpOffOrd could give list OF the
witnesses that he intended to summon. lie says lie
now learns that Mr. Spofiord does not know what
witnesses he wants to examine and that therefore
he has been armed with most extraordinary
power to go, to the State OF LOUISIANA LOUISIANA
that out of the whole Legislature there were hye
members bribed. Mr.. Kellogg asks that blank
subpGnas be given to him also. He asks 1t now be-
canso Congress is likely to adjourn soon, and he
does not wish TO leave the one-sded testimony that
Mr. Spoford will endeavor to produce unanswered
during the recess Of Congress.
Mr.. Spofford, whose initials are II. NJ S., is now
briefly referred to as "Pinafore.' There is music
in the case he is working up which Is likely TO sur
prise him.
BLOUNT ATTACKS THE REPORTERS.
A SPEECH OF HIS GARBLED-THE DIFFICULTIES or
REPORTING IN THE CONGRESSIONAL BEAR GAR
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TRIBUSEI
WASHINGTON, May 29.-Mr. Blount, of Georgia,
created quite breeze in the House this afternoon
by charge that one of the official reporters had
garbled a short speech he delivered yesterday, SO
that he represented as saying things that were
exactly the opposite to what he did say He fol-
lowed this up by remarkable assault upon the Of
fetal reports which, he said. in many respects
grossly inaccurate. He charged that some member
of the corps of official reporters is incompetent.
Representatives Casey Young, and Price, of Iowa,
warmly defended the reporters, whose accuracy
they said had amazed them.
1t does not surprise those who have occasion to
watch the proceedings that mistakes sometimes
made by the reporters. At times the confusion
the floor is beyond belief to who has never wit
messed it. A dozen members are sometimes on their
feet at once, each vocferating in different key,
while the Speakers gavel is yainly used to drown
the voices of all and reduce the mob TO order Some
speakers. too, are very difficult to follow, on
count of their indistinc delivery, and Mr. Blount,
who made the complaint to-day, is one of these.
On almost every occasion he ashes himself into
fury and the newspaper reporters in the gallery
long ago gave up all efforts to gather even an out
line of his never very interesting remarks. The
world would be great loser If noneo of his speeches
were reported.
Mr. BOunt is the gentleman who year ago eX-
pressed his willingness that the schools OF this
district should be- closed rather than that Congress
should take action upon then pending measure in
regard to them. Ii Is safe to say that there Is not
| an official reporter in Congress VINO ~ not the
superior in attanmeDts and Intelligence OF the
| gentleman who assailed them to-day.
THE MARSHALs AT NETWORK.
! The MEN PERSONS OF GOOD sTANDIYG-TEs1IM0NY
YESTERDAY WHICH SATISFIED SENATOR KERNAS.
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