New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-23
srArrMEN1s or THE MAJonIrY nERoRr.

Nr HILL then said that. rs The Senator from Massa-
c'u.ets BAD insisted on reading the minority report he
SIR IND Thought IL due 10 the country that he should
rcaJ tho jar:y report. He then proceeded to read
the report, -oh very long, and occupied an hour
ami ha.f "a reAdiu<.
Inc report contains tho following statement: On
'hc 26n OF November 1877. majority % the commit
ISSUE nud tnat Mr.. Kellogg the merits entitled
,,,,,- -, i4d rot tn,r.f,,,f-d fbe -stlc but md
refused do So ami that the credentials Of both OF the
Doe rrcImuitt~d with instructions 10 com
Mo. The tnvo.firl0n Ihe senate refused to recon-
nit majority report. ana sir. kellogg WAS admitted
tn the tnc 2Sth of November 1877 On the 2lst
l's memorial tue Senate. comp aiming that
De Wa c'ntrd ilo privilege OF producing IN
rai. m,n,r'a! ra- referred 10 the committee Nearly
100 SIu,-s. have O.eu ox.Hincdi over 1000 printed
wih thc conclusions ~ las and iact al which the conn
tHc evidence now Tor The ,st tluo fully taken, clearly
and aruuaaufiy establishes the following acts:
fhr r.rr % Governor ~ Louisiana. and pending TIE
ctur-s- lu td lection ~ 1876 Ad frauduIenty Use
y y. % ,..., III. '.' % o.. . ' ,, IT,, W. ''v 20
,,, ~, ~ f5e,rl, - b ci.cti,3 m The s,l '''N
i,,,r W M 'aire a. 9yar,or io chang, Inc lr.lIf a.
returned by tomni-s ouers % Election, T. the end
that hc might procure. through fa-c certificates o
uD.i AN organization OF . ps,;cnaei Ieg-lature ma
orfy Of whose iurubtr- should Doe of tde Republicans
party aud supposed 10 be- favorable TO bis election TO
Third-That SAID kellogg. hv force through the Metro
politan Police, adcd 1y tnc Army ot Tie United states
dd prevent the lawfully elected members or the Less
latiic aud especially those OF the Democratic party
from Assembling the state House IN Lousinnn and
DID by threats aud b. other corrupt practices, council
aud induce To assemble IN said STATE House mob Of his
the viii Of the people Of Lous
ana-mauy OF wnOm htd not boon elected, and
some OF whom had brcn neither eect
ed nor certified. 10 the end that no might
procure pretended Legislature Tor the ihaugraon OF
stephen b. Packard Governor. VINO he wei knew had
not been ccote, and ON which MOB he Rht procure
the 'rm -" his own election TO me senate ana when
pretended election ho knew SAID pretended Governor
wouid certify.
TIE fourth section charges Kellogg excluded per
elected ANA admitted thos not elected To said Leg
I-aturc for tho corrupt purpose before named. The
hth section charges mat hlcgg kuO VIM thcsc Iacts
withheld irom denied Their existence before the
C'mnI,tee on Privilege aud Elections. mus inducing
m.torIy OF tht committee 20 u"chlc MN chus rs sen
uto 1nr sixth cnargcs that 10 prevent yca
ton Of The facts Kellogg Procured GOyotnment offices
Tor his co-consp ratnrs ana cnargS MIN with brIbing
witnosses tho investigation before this committee.
slons quote long extracts from the testimony points
tnat no testimony Was taken by tnc committee mat
formerly reported n favor or Mr. Kellogg hnd includes
iegal argument IN .be case.
DEBATING MOTION 70 PRIME
Mr. HILL moved that the resolutions and accompany
lug evidence printed and reconmisted saying that
on Monday next would call II up for action.
Mr. HOAK said that 10 important to have II
pruted snow tne people now entirely the report OF
the committee was at variance with The facts TIE
committee said there bulldozng IN
Grant Parish Mr.. HOdr referred, in reply to
al, to the Cofax massacre n that Pnrish.
He also denied thht the onarscs of keIoSss oriong
Witnesses TO-. sustained ny the evidence, the
VINO ties itled to ocns Barney Williams, notorl-
eX-rOnyot and rogue.
Mr. HILL. in replying said many OF the things
charged against this Barney Williams referred 10
res,eI alone on Wiliamss testimony Nj. I'M admitted
that no would not believe the charge proved. In rs
opinion 1t had much moe foundation. Ii seemed To him
that the other $40 desire TO recpatc de0ate before
the evidence WIS befors the Senate;
MT J al lfr
the fact CHARGED Ia the report that Kellogg since his All
mission had employed bribery AMI corruption to enable
him 10 hod his scat affected the question whether
Mr iii i'll sad he would frankly say that tho evil
dcnce corrupt practices since KcnOgs's admission
could only be used IN securing his expulsion, In
iuya dating us election. II inc election was found valid,
but II would be- used by the Stuate In making up Its
Judgment 10 whether mln who used corrup mems
10 prevent investigation ana TO nOld his seat,
was not lRely 10 secure MS election by similar
Mr., CARPEN TER asked Mr. II wbciher. If Mr..
Spunbrd was sealed now, there anything 90 pre-
Vent Mr. Kellogg coming back next session, alleging
that Nh. spoford mad DrDod all he witnesses Oi TINS
session, and getting tho case reopenei again
Mr. HILL TED That the report stated the conclusions
OF The committee as 10 Wien decision Oh tho senate
should be considered as hual.
Mr. THURMAN dem. Oiol thought his dis, uSsion OF
the question before the evidence was before the senate
was unusual out OF place lie moved to lay tnr mo
on 10 PRINT on me table IN order tnai inc GeheV"
Award bill might bo taken up
The motion was .Ost on divislon-3O 10 80.
MIR. KELLOGG DEPENDS HIMSELF
Mr.. KELLOGG (Rop., Lao said the circums tances
were that the Senator nom Georgia ir HID done
tho unprecedented thing OF reading his own report
and predicating his allegations against Mr.. Kellogg
upon evidence that he alleged exist In the record
but existence of which Mr.. Kellogg denied not only
this, but because tue Senator nom Go0rga before any
action nad been taken by the Senate In
no intended 70 drive Mr. Kellogg from tho SEN.
ate and had already preJudged the ease.
IL was Senator from Georgia "A Telegram 10
the Clerks desk 10 be read. dated at NewOr cans say
ing, We discovered eyldencc that inouI
Kellogg in connection with the returns before HE RE-
turning Board ia telegram that stated public two