New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-21
KELLOGG REPLIES TO HIS ACCUsERs.

MIR. VANCE DIsroMFITED Mr. HILL RUNS AWAY
TIE COMMITTEES MANUFACTURED EVIDENCE.
fnY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBrNF.l
WAsHrsGroN. May 2O.-IIihcrto Senator Kcl-
lo,g has taken no part In the debate upon the rrso
luton for his expulsion from the Senate, entertain
inc tho belief that It was somewhat indicate for
him to speak upon n question In which his own
character was 50 much involved. To-day, however,
I, met or sought TO meet his assaiants face 10 face
before the Senate. He WAS not prepared to make
n speech but asked for u few moments only to
correct some misnpprchcnsions into which Senators
had failed in regard TO the evidence taken by the
Commit tee on Privileges and Elections.
In defiance Of every sentiment OF fair play SEN
otor Ill., Senator Kcllogg's chief auccscr nme-
di.,frly left the Senate remaining away until the
speech finished.
Senator Vance who next to Senator Hill Is Senator
K,ungy's most ylndictivc assannt remained In
his srnt for a time and sought to divert Senator
Kellogg from his line of argument upOn one point
h,. iutrrpnsing questions with reference to an lem
tirrlv different matter. Mr.. Vance was
spicuously discomitcd, when he. too in company
with senator Salisbury, the chairman of the COM
m,ttrc from which the resolutions were reported,
left the chamber.
senator Kellogg referred TO the afldavlts which
had been Incorporated in the testimony, and from
which Democratic Senators have made frequent
mutations as "A basis of their attacks upon MS ute.
liz. showcdithat some of them were procured by
bribery. somr were never signed sworn to, while
i'm RESPECT to two others, the atlantis themselves
could never bo found and probably had no exist
encc. lie showed that in respect to every serious
ALLEGATION which they contained, the men whom
thcy implicated as being in conspiracy with Senator
kellogg together with the very men whose names
were signed to the papers, appeared on Inc witness
Stand and sWOrc that the statements they contained
senator Kellogg announccllhs readiness to an
sNycr amy question upon these or any other points
involved in the controversy. -,
Sruatnr Vance called his attention to some OF tho
cirhrr t,Irgrams. and designated those he wished
fo have translated. He evidently expected that no
was about Ia ovrrwhrlm Senator Kellogg, but tho
latter readily translated the messages acknowI-
edring the partial accuracy of the translntiOnS maze
hy the su-rallrd experts of rho committee, anu
mining ont the mistakes which had been made
The trlrgrams were at once seen to DO Innocent
enough in Themselves.
II yyns at tins point that Senator Vance retired.
Senator Kellogg showed that i'll mt least one IN
etrnrc senator Hill had knowingly trnIslated
cnhrr incorrectly, for the purpose Ot making IL Hp-
mar to confirm his theory of bribery.
Tbr lofty tone of the speeches made against SEN
otnr Kellogg had given rise TO the belief that the
sncnkrrs would be only too anxious for I'M occasion
fn confound senator Kellogg. and force HIM to con
frss to n guilty participation ia the crimes thcy
aIirge 10 have been committed. As u matter OF
f,rt thry with one accOu after having fired OF
thrir own batteries of cloqucncc, while sheltered
Lrhud their pTCannOuuCcd lctllSal 10 he qucStlone
,rrnuIv took refuge in the cloak rooms While Their
intended victim was making his first rcJ0lndcr