New-York tribune., 1879-05-08
r,1occ ASTONIsHES HIS FOES.


,,,r DEMOCRATS ATPARENTIY RESOLVED TO UN-
iHi. ,,1,,--ruF SENATOR UNEXPECTEDLY MAKES
n,,,crxG ASSERTIONS, WHICH no ONE DARES
DENY. -...,, .,-, ~. rr,s rp,prxp,
vr.srxGToN. MAY 7-There is Imminent danger
~. tho bottomess Louisiana question, with all Its
,iJn issues-its dual Legislatures, its murders,
.r;bor,es veracous witnesses, returning boards,
nd nossibly its bearing on the Presidential ques-
t;or-viu he reopened and thrust upon an unpre-
,ored nublic by reason of the movement to eject
senator Kellogg from his seat and put Mr.. Spoford
: Ms Mace. The resolution asking for authority to
.oto testimony in this case was disposed of this
evening after an all days debate.
The debate during the greater portion of the af-
,ornoon was as moderate and lawyer-like as If the
honorable Senators were pleading before sleepy
court and had their fees already in their pockets.
Toward the end of the debate 1T became more
,oipted and interesting. The Republicans endea-
rcred to-and succeeded to some eXtent-uhmask
The intentions of the Democrats, and showed
The absurdity Of their wish to take testimony IN
,ase winch had already been thoroughly tired upon
rs merits while the pTetence was held out that
there was no intention to reopen the case Nhen
The voting began several amendments were oheIeu
with direct view TO testing and placing upon rec
sOru tOc elOttIllS VI thOiA !A'AN0'i''iN'
these amendments provided in one form or another
mat theproposad inquest should not include the eX-
animation of any question which had been settled
bv the previous examination. These were voted
Sown By strict party votes rs were Others provid-
ING that the inquiry should extend to the means
,dopted 10 disband the Packard Legislature and
induce a sufficient number ofits members to go over
10 the Nichols LEGISLATURE to form a quorum.
During the whole debate thus far senator Kellogg
has to all appearance been the least concerned
about the result of any man the Republican side.
The opinion had gone out among the Democrats
That it was perfectly safe to treat him with in
difference. Senator Jonas, the new member from
Louisiana. made some very cutting illusions to
Mr. Kellogg to-day and drew from the latter an
upassioned and scathing arraignment of his perse-
eutors, and Of the Democrats of Louisiana and the
Senate A good deal of surprise manifested
npon the Republican side at the force and pertin-
gnce of Senator Kellogg's remarks.
Mr. Kellogg refuted and overturned most COM
pletely the assertions which Senator Jonas had
made with regard to the history of political affairs
in Louisiana and, in short, evinced such famllaTlty
with those, and such readiness to meet all ac-
cusers that he fairly drove his opponents to silence
This encounter was brought on by bald assertions
made by Mr.. Jonas II terminated with some
most damaging dSst4tlouS ny Ctudtoi lANlloES,
one Of which, at least, was personal to Mr..
Jonas himself and which 10 one yentured
to dispute Mr. Kellogg SAID that when his case had
first been reported by the Committee on Privileges
and Elections a committee of the Louisiana Legls-
lature, consisting of one Republican and two Dem
ocrats, of which Mr.. Jonas was himself member,
had teegraphed to Washington that evidence show
ing that Mr.. Kellogg had gained his election by
bribery had been found Mr.. Kellogg said that the
man upon whose testimony this telegram was
based had afeTward confessed that he had been in
duced to do this in order 10 influence the United
States Senate TO TecOmmit the case. Mr.. Kellogg
said he had been the subject of open and secret at
tacks from all quarters for more than four years !;
that his papers and official records were all III the
bands Of his political enemies that a committee OF
the Nichols Legislature had been formed and mad
Investigated and had used muck, rack and drag nets
yet no single stain had yet found lOdgment upon
his personal or official character. He dehed
his enemies. In conclusion, he picked up three
folded papers and said that he prepared to dis
close some historical events which would be un-
palatable to his prosecutors. He was prepared TO
Show that within the last three weeks this memo
raist had been attempting to Drlbe members of the
Louisiana Legislature to testify in accordance with
hls wishes