Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31
SPOFFORD VS.. KELLOGG.
A sCATHING REPORT TO THE
SENATE

THE WHOLE INFAMOUS STORY oP LoU1sI
ANA IN 1876 RE, E,ToLD--wHAT THE
COMMITTEE REooMMEND--A
MINORITY REPORT
KELLOGG OBJECTS.
We copy the following relating to
this important case, from the Wash.
ington Post of the 23d of March:
After the report of the Committee
on Privileges and Elections had been
read in the Senate yesterday, and the
motion made by Mr.. Hill to print the
evidence was pending, Mr. Kellogg
was recognized by the chair. He was
terribly excited and so nervous that
he could hardly maintain a standing
position. The galleries were crowded
with spectators, who beheld q scene
unworthy OF the place and degrading
to the presence Of the United States
Senate. In advance of the printed ties.
timony, and before the Senate and the
public could have a clear conception
of the real state of the case, Mr.. Kel.
logg arose to personal defense of him.
self and an attack upon the adverse
report of the committee. A glimmer-
ing Of the improperly Of such a course
seems TO have never entered the mind
of Mr.. Kellogg for he began his speech
with an apology. He said, 81 Justify
myself in speaking at this time because
the Senator from Georgia has been
guilty Of the gross improperly of read.
ing his own report" Unfortunately
for Mr.. Kellogg, in this single instance
the facts were known TO his auditors,
and they were able TO Judge for them.
selves OF the veracity OF this statement.
Mr.. Hill had simply presented the re-
port and asked that II be printed. He
had no intention of reading it. But
Mr., Hoar insisted on reading the mi
nority report, and in spite Of his earnest
protest against this occupation Of
the time of the Senate, Mr.. Hill
was compelled to read his report in
order that it might appear in the
Record, Mr.. Kellogg having uttered
n direct falsehood af the oniset nro.
ceeded 10 attacl, portions Of tbe ma.
ioritv renort But tbis was evidently
not his object. lie wished TO put him
self before the Senate and the country
as an injured man, the victim of per.
sonoI malice and hatred Uo LOST all
control of himself and launched into
the widest invectives accusations and
threats AGAINST senator Hill HefairIv
raved and the sneotators turned away
with disonst from tho sicken,ng and
nndionifed snectaole While deSouno.
inc he witness Barney Williams 40
the vilest Of men be discraced the
nomo of Senator bv resorting IN the
lowest bnIIoonerv IN irving no initiate
the accent and manner of This witness
Then came another outburst and in
A perfect storm of liyid faced hatred
he threatened the character of the Sen.
ator from Georgia, There was no
argument. no defense only vitupera.
ton AGAINST Senator hin of the lowest
description The scene stands without
narollel in In, history of lhe Senate
ana wbotovor aymnathy nav bayo
hoe, foI, gor Mr. kolio,a wos cn,iroIv
Jostrovod hv his disar1cSefnI xh;h;,;nn
oS yes;orday
H. hin becon hv risin, in bis ,loco
and STATING. 7 am instructed bv tho
Gonmi,,ne On Pririlonossnd Eloc,;onS
90 ronor, ,ho GolIowins rosoIn,;ons,
/ Besoinsd THAT scco,d;ng 20 ,ho
: ev,donce now known IN tho Senate
WiII;aw p Koilona yos NOT choson b,,
,ho iea;sla,nro of9 II S'or;s;ano 20 ,ho so =. =,
in thc senate for tbc term heginn;na
80 .Lo an - MI ro-5 ~ ,
en,;,lod 70 sit in tbe same ''
. BesoIre5 That Uenrv NJ snofIord
was chosen hv the ieaislaynre II I,oni'
s;ana N the seat in tSe senate for Tho
term bcoinning on Tho an os March
1877 ana tbat he ho admitted 10 thG
same on tbe ,okino Tho oa,h nrescr;hed
bv law -
a o1ao ;ns,.no,od L 40
oomm;,,eo 40 snhn'i, q 80, ~ II anr
nort of tho rcsoln,ions I ash that I,
be nrinted "
Mr. UOAR-I am instructed bv tbe
minority of tho COMMITTEES on Privi.
ieges and Elections to submit tbeir
views IN writing. They are very brief
. only about ten sentences and i desire
to have them read.
Mr.. HILL have no obicction IN
the reading Of the minority renort bn,
Ii suppose if one il read he other
should be read also
Mr.. HOAR-I will read them myself
The views of the minority are as fol.
lows. "7-'
The undersipned n minority ot the
, Committee on Privileges and Elections
10 whom was referred the memorial oi
Henry M SnofEord claiming ihe sea,
now occupied bv William PHI Kellocg
. submit The following as their views ee
On Tho a0th dav ~ Noven,hor 1877
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