, 1879-05-08
WASHINGTON.
The Democratic Petard Ap-
piled to the Seat Of
Kellogg.
And tho Explosion May Bo Ex.
pected within a Very
Short Time.
Not Justice, but Political Ne.
cessity, the Moving
Cause.
The Non-Interference Bill
Taken Up in the
Senate.
Representative Chalmers Ver-
sion Of the Fort Pillow
Massacre.
He Dfsclains All Responsibility
for That Horrible
Affair.
But Acknowledges that There
Wns Much Needless
Slaughter.
More Sharp Criticism Of District
Attorney Bangs Ad-
n1infstration.
But Acknowledges that There
Was Much Needless
Slaughter.
More Sharp Criticism Of District
Attorney Bangs Ad-
rr1infStration.
IN THE SEN ATE.
CLUTcH1NG FOR KELLoaa's SEAT.

Hn,rtot ptsunfeh to TIA Trtb,ns
wAsu,noron. D. C.. Nav 7-1he tnittatorv
stcn, towards oustlpc scnator Kel]orc from his
seat In the Senate inye been taken, and at Z,
o'clock tbIs evening. after dcbatnr tho subject
since noon, the resolution conierring upon the
Committee On Elections tho power to conduct
IN iuauiry into the charge Of obtaining hts seat
by bribery, preferred agatust Kellogg By tho
contestant, spqfro.d, vas passed by strict
marty vote, rib speoch Of senator kellogg In
bis OWN dcfenso was the principal Que Of tho de-
bate, md produced profound sensation. His
strongest point waa that, although each aud
every allegation contained in Spof-
ford's memorial vas an lnitctahlc ofIcnse
under the laws Of Louisiana, vet
lcapite the facts lint the Democrats held full
sway oyor every department Of that State for
two years, mud absolutely controlled lts ma
chinery OF Justice, md had concocled every
dcvlco to fasten somu criminal oirense upon him
with ylow to procuring h!s Indictment, they
had not succeeded, and he DECLARED
THEY NEyRn WOULD SUCCEED.
kellogg told tlle Democrats in plain terms what
ho thought Of tho entire proceedings; and re-
mIuted them that the time would yet come
when tho chalico would b. commended to their
own lips, For years ic had walked in tl4c yat-
lev Of tho shadow Of death. Jurlcs Ind been
packed aud Witnesses suhorncd to bring indIct-
mcnts against him. but be had como out Of it
uusmtrchcd,
Mr, Logon offered to nmcnd the resolution BY
adding proyI.o to Inquire into causes Tor .lu
dIsintcerotIou OF tho Packard and tic orkauiza.
ton Of tic Nicnoll. Legislature. Qo said hu
did this In good faith, because ho feared the
Demncrntfc caucus. in shunfpy their business.
lad omitted #, liz charged that their motive
MAS simply to
SEIZE ga11oaa's sgAr.
Mr. saulsbury rcpltca by soytuy that tho COM
pltmcnts and ccnsrrcs Of the Senator from I'LL
uols vcro alike to bo ltsreparled, A cen,ure
from him WAS compliment, and a compliment
was ccusurc.
Mr.. Logan said th,s lanruuce was dEsrourtc-
GUS in the extrcue, and was without nreccdsnt
in the history Of t,,c Senate. liz rctal,atcd by
moci,[nr commitments to Sir. Salisbury. wbose
towering intellect atl 1unssye brain be esneeta1
ly exto1lcd, I1o charged tho Democrata viii,
nnrtfsan unfalrucse, Ind with directly eyallln,r
thc only noint in the controversy. namely. thc
yalldity OF thu Nichols Legislature. The
t]e,,ato at tjncs was very tcrsoual, Blaine ann,e
Of the Democrats as sltrke, which Voorbees
took as pcrsonal. md rctor.cd with aery nrfaor.
cborrin. Mr, Blaine, III turn, with beIlit, n mt.
tlfocrer. Mr. Morgan wns at least llscotrteou,
to Nj. Kellogg, asking hin, 1]atly II he obtccte,
TO m ,uoutry into charge, oi bribery mn,lo
agaius. him. MIR. Edmun!s thought this was
unparltamcntary and insulting, and asked for
ruling by tho Chair. Mr.. Thurman ruled that
the rules had not bceu violated, n,ll tho oues
tion was repeated, much to the disgust Of the
Republicans.
ills.