Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 14, 1876, Page 1

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Tutnp NaTi s o pre e, | The annual meetfngof the stockholders of this Dank for thie election of Directors witl bs Licld at ita lhnkgl Miow on ‘Tucsiay, oth dsy of J,:uulq Buzty d 4 0'clock p. nlu‘\%i(‘fcm‘.'a President. C. BECKWITH, LAY OFFIOH, No. 80 LaSalle-st.,, Room 38, CHICAGO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1 FAMILY JARS. With Which the Democratic Household Is Now Disturbed. Much Noise and Inharmony Among the Leaders ' at Washington. Ben Hill Snuffs Ont Fernando Wood with a Fifteon- Inch Shell. Speech of Gov. Hayes Last Evening in a Response to a Serenade. He Will Quietly Accept the Result Tolared by the Lawful Authorities, Hewitt Issues an Adilress Announcing the Elee- tion of Tilden. The Statement Promptly Con- tradicted by Zach Chandler. Exposure of the Secret Ma- chinations of Revolu- tionary Tildenites. Steps Toward the Organization »d Equipment of an Armed Force, ‘Whose Intention Is to Prevent the "mauguration of Hayes. Mr. Rdmunds' Corrective Amendment Slgnally Swamped in the : Benate. The Now Orloans Congressionai Come mitteo Making Littlo Progress. MUZZLED. BEN DILL PERYORMS THE OPERATION FOR PER- NANDYWOD. Epecial Dispateh to The Tribune. Wasmnaron, D. C., Dec. 18.—The temper of the Bouthorn people upon the Prestdentinl ques- Uon fs Nustrated {n Ben Hill's speech In the Inat caucus. It {8 unfortunate that tho text of this apecch can never be mads public. Detalls 48 to its substanco, however, are gradually. be- coming kmown. Hill immedlately followed Fer- nando Wood, who had made an incendlary speech, Hill, in his opening sentence, referring to Wood, said: * Perhaps the gontleman {s not awara of the conservative influence of a fifteen- inch shell with the fuse in process of combus- tion.” IR CAUCTS, Wasmxarow, D. C., Dec, 18.—The Democrats were in caucus until a late hour last night, and broke up in confusion. Fernando Wood made along spoech, and reprosched Southern Dem- ocrats forwant of xeal fn the prosent emergon- cy. Hosald, "“You sit with folded hands while time ia slipping by. You have dono nothing; you will do mothing; you aro beston.” Much confusion followed, when Bea Hill threw in an- other firebrand. He in turn pltched intd Northern Democrats; said they had decelved thefr SBouthern friends once, but could not do it again; had enticed them futo war fiftecn years sgo, and then sent regiments upon reglmonts of War Domocrats duwn to whip them, and went on at somo length in & very caustic vein. Other Southerners followed fn his support, when the meeting adjourned In great confusion. ' [Bome fden of the feclings of the Northera firc-caters after Ben Hill's significant remarks may be gained from the following spirited illus- tration, forwarded by telegraph by our artist on the spot:] A DRXACH BETWEEN TIE NORTIERN AND BOUTH- ERN WINGS OF TUE DEMOCRATIO PARTY TURRATENED. Dimatch to Cincinxati Commercial. Wasuingroy, D. C., Dec. 12.~The lcaders of the Northern Democracy bave grown very anxious within the last forty-elght hours with reference to thoir own particular future, which has taken on & somewhat gloomy aspect. In the firat place they concedo that Hayes will be the next President, aud that thera Is no hope for Tliden. They worry sbout It, and say that they cannot help themsclves; that the Republican party proposes to consummate thelr purposes, and that they have Grant with his bayonets to back them. The Domocratie ut- terauce has come to be of the moust dolorous sort, and everything sald In the party clearly In- dicates that, wbila they will keop up a show of resistanco to the Incvitable for a time, they are proparing for an acqulescence moro or less graceful by the time the critical mowent arrives; and, in the second place, they find that they arc in danger of losing thelr Southern allies altogether, Appearances for some timo have poluted to the unwelcome fact that many of the leading Democrats of the , South have bewn scrious- ly contemplating such an abandonmeat of the Democratic party as would enable them to sup- port llaycs’ administration. Thoy scemed of tho oplnion that Hayes would not make & bad Presidont for the South, Ilehas Impressed them as & fair man, and they secnied to believe that tho rule of carpot-baggers would be broughit toacloss under Huyes just as efféctually as would bo the case It Tilden were President. They have undouhtedly considered the feasibili- ty of making s tiayes party In the South amoug tho better classcs of whites, in the hops uot only that they musy be enabled to contest the Federal oflices and sppolntments, but also that they may tuereby in a measure break down tho color line ana bring iuto alljance with theimn- sclves a part of the plack vote. For s while tho discusslon of this thing was kept very quist, but within & dayor twoit has become more pab- 1, and has agitaged lhq Northern Democrats 1876 very much, Durlng the day they have heen dolng agood deal of unoatentatious bulldozing, but thelr lack of auccess has left them in a very uncomfortable frame of mind. A breach be- tween the two wings In apparent, and is widen- {og dally. [ GOV. HAYES, A SPEECIT LAST NIONT. Darron, 0., Dec. 13.~Gov. Hayes was ser- enaded in this city this evening at tho houso of a friend, Mr, R. C. Anderson, where he s visit- ing. Early Io the evening a aaluto of 185 guns was fired and a concourse of fully 1,000 people gathered about the house with music sod fire- works. The greatoat enthusiasm prevailed, and the Governor . HESPONDED AS POLLOWS: My friends, Twill not detsin you longer than four or five minutes, 1am here on & short visit to your heautiful City of Dayton, not on any political mission, or o talk on any of the political questions of the rcriarkabla canvasn that has just been closed. Tundoratand theae greetings hbrs to-night are NOT b0 MUCI IN HONOT OF MYSELY ason account of the peculiar fntercat that fs felt in the preccnt condition of the country. In the excitement that has pervaded hefore and afuce the election, peonle of ardent temperaments have said and done things that ara indiscreet, but, as the ex cltement subsldes, wa begin toretumn to our bettor wirdom and judgment, 1 have too much falth n the saving common eeose of the American people to think thoy denlre to see in thelr country A MEXICANIZED GOVERNMENT, Whatever may bo the result at which the lasrfal suthorltles arrive, you and I.will quietly submit, and 1 have mufliclent reapact and confidencs {n the great majority of the ovposite party to be. leve that they will do the same. [ was glad to o In 8 papor this evening an article from the London Times respecting the conditon of this country. Buch a stata of af- fairy, 1t sald, could not occar anywhore else in the world. Tho entire area of the country waa agitated by tho uncertain insne of tho political conflict, and yet not one shot fired, notone man kliled, no breaches of the pcace. We havo secn this Centen- nial year the wondera of our growth displayed in the oxhibition of agricultural and mechanical arts, and we are now afforded an opportunity of giving to the world an example of THE VALUE OF REFUBLICAN GOVERNMENT. Inspeakingto you this evening, I have referred ‘without previous thonght to what must have oc. curred to overy onc of us standing here, and I tako my leave of you with most sincors acknowledg- ments for this expresaion of your friendship and good will, GOV, IIAYES BELIEVES IB HAS BEEN FAIRLY BLEOTED, Cincinnatt Commeroial, Dec. 13, - Gov. Hayes speaks with entire freedom on the subject of the Presidentlal election, He has been a calm observer of the course of events. Ho aia not mako the slightest personal exertion to secure the nomination, and when nominated wrote a letter that made him frlends through- out the country. While Gov. Tilden was run- ning the campalgn for himscif,and his supporters wero filled with odmiration for his general- ship and skill, to say nothing of his liberality, Ilayes took no active part, and held that the Presldoncy was an office that should not bs scrambled for. The electlon over, the first im- pression that Hayes rocelved waa that Tiden was elected, and he sald so, expressing his per- sonal scquiescouce and polltieal regret. The impression changed, but ho discountenanced the vehemence with which his friends wero as- serting their clalm to the dlsputed States. He fully recognized the , question: of doubt. The time has arrived, how- ever, when ho does mot. hesitate’ to say that be regards the question as sottled. He be- Meves he has been fairly olected the next Prosi- dent of the United Statos, and says so. He be- loves, too, that the public jsdmnent willbe rapidly formed and expressed to that effect, and that the current of opinion and the weight of the business Interests of the country will averbear any disposition to bresk the peace. He thinks it natural that there arc violent frrita- tions arlsiug from the complications from which tho country {s emerging, but he expects these to pass away rapidly. He {s deeply sensible of the critical and delicate responsibilitiesthat rest upon him. . DEM, IMPUDENCE A8 ILLUSTRATED BY REWITT'S LAST. ® Special Dispatch to The Tridune. ‘Wasnivoroy, D. C., Dec. 18,—The Demo- cratic National Committes has to-night {ssued {ts address to the country, signed by Abraliatn 8. Hewitt, Chalrman. The address s written in the aplrit of the circulars which wers {asued by the Democrats immediately after the Ohlo eloce tlon, enjoining the rank aud file to claim every- thing and concede nothing, ¥ TIE ADDRESS, To the Western Associated Press. ‘Wasminaron, D. C., Dee. 18.~The following congratulatury address was tesued to-dny: Rooxs or THE NaT10NAL DENOCRATIC CoNMIT. TeE, Wasmxaron, Dec, 13, 1870, — 2o the People of the Unlted States: The National Domocratic Committee nnnounce,as the result of the Preatdon- Ual ctection held ontho 7th of November, the eloction of Samue! J, Tilden, of New York, as Presldent, and Thomas A, Hondricks, of Indlana, as Vice.President, of the Unlted States. We con. gratulate yon on this victoryfor reform. It now only remains for the two Ionses of Congress, In the performance of their duty, on the second Wednesday in Febrnary next, to glve effect to ths willof the peopld thus expressed in the conatitu- tlonu) mode by A majority af Biectoral Votes, and confirmed by a majority of all the States, oll as by an overwhelming majority of all people of the Unlted States. Dy order of the Exacutive Commlttee, (Signed), Apman 8. Nzwirr, Chalrman, Faepemick O, Prixcs, Sceretary. TR CONTRA. HMEWITT'S ENROR CORRECTHD, ‘Wasminatox, D. €., Doc. 18.~The Hon. Zach Chandler, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, {ssucd the following card to-night: Au addross to-night *has boen fmsued by the Democratic Committee. It In thelast desporato at- tempt to prop s falling cause. Gov. Hayes has beon fairly clocted Ly s clear majority of the Electoral vote, There {sno indlication that any right-rainded cliizcn han » doubt as to the result. ‘The address of the Democrats {s sn fmpudent and audaclons attempt to prejudice and prevent public Judgment. lages and Wheeler are elected, and the wlil of the American people will be carried ont and maintained, Z, CuaxpLm, Chatrmay National Republican Committee. —— THE TILDEN LEGION, A MILITARY ORGANIZATION TO BUFPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND PURVBNT TIM INAUGURA- TION OF UAYES AND WIIBELRK. Special Dispaich o The Triduns. SrriNorisLy, Lk, Dec, 18.—Some timo since Trs TRIBUNE correspondent unfolded to somo extent what purported to bo plaus entertained and sought to be carried out by Democrats to prevent the Inauguration of Gov. Hayes as President should the President of the Scpate declare him to be -elected to that office, That the purpose to rusist such Inauguration reslly exlsted there [s lttls room to doubt, but to what oxtent such purpose would wmanifest ftself, whether to tho extent of revolution If neces- sary, wasa problematleal. A revolutions ary opirit oxisted, and to some extent found utterauce, but whether its adve- cates would take up wrms in defense of thelr professed oplulon, or or¢anize in that behall, was doubtful. It i doubtful no longer, st leost, that an atteinpt bas been and s belng made to to sct ou foot a movement having for itsobject the scating of Samuel J. Tilden ss Presldent by force of arms. Careful fnquiry and {ovestigation cstablishes the exlsteucs of auch a revolutlonary schieme beyond a reasona- ble doubit. A NEW DEMOCKATIO MILITANY OBGANIZATION, or rather no organizativn baving for & nucleus the Tilden Boldiors' Cempaigu Clubs, which are atlll kopt ap by direct advico from New York, has been formed, and cxtends largely through- out the West. Its work has been done very secretly thus far, but by the actlon of cortalu members of the chattering magple order, the ban of socresy ialargely removed, and certaln desirable data {8 made known. As usual in sucli cases the organization at tho out~ set enlistod the co-operation of a certain claas of men who are always firat in working Into any- thing that promlees to lift them from obscurity to any degrea of notoriety, and these are the chatterers. But aslde from this class the or- ganization has darge following; indeed it s officially shown to have nlready enrolled a fale- sized army. The oflldal papers incorporated in thisarticle wiil afford all the light necessary to comprehend the aims and scope and working of this revolutlonary organlzation; therefore a general statemncnt as to its ramifications will suffice for the present. Immediately following the call for represent- ative Democrats to go to the S8outhern Btates end superintend the counting of votes hy the Returning Boards, the following was sent out to leading Democrats throughout the West and the country genecrally, It was In the form of AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER, apparently written with an electric pen. Inthe upper right-lisnd corner was what would in her- aldic parlance be termed a banner flotant, with arooster emblem. The circular read thus: (Special Order No, 3.] HEADQUARTERs CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOORATIC Verenax Lxciow, Nzw Yomx, Nov. 16, 1876.— Dran Sm: The following has been agreed upon and adopted as the obligation to be subscribed toby each member of the Leglon., You sre charged with the daty of sdministering the same toall commissioned officera in your district, who are then authorized to administer tho like obligation to each enrolled member: Wiirneas, Inobedience tothe requirements of the Constitution of the United States, the qnalified voters essembled st thoir respective polling-places, on Toesday, the 7th day of November, A, D., 1876, and did then and there cast thelr ballots for President and Vico-President of the United States; and ‘WaEREAS, Onaretu nof the ballota eo cast it ‘waa shown that 8 majority declared in favor of the olcction of Samnel J. Tilden, of New York, for Presldent, and Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indla for Vice-Preaident for four years from the 4th day of March, A. D., 1877, Therefore, 1, - do solemnly swear (or afirm) that I wiil bear trne faith and allegiance to the constitutionally-expressed will of the people; Lo the Constitutional Democratic Vetsran Legion; to the Constitution of the United Blates, and the Constitution of the Btate of ———; and to carry out tho objects of this organization. I do farther | solemnly awear that I sill obey the commands of mysuperior ofcers. Bo help me God. (By order of the Commanding General, ) Reapectfally, Cuanves R Feraran, Asst, Adjt, -Gen. OTHER ORDERS AND PAPERS, 1 have not been ablé to secure coples of earlier ordors or papers, but members of the Legion ropresent tholr purport thus: The first was addressed to prominent Democrats who lad served In the army during the War, to every leadiug Democrat who bad carried a musket or wielded & sword—but whostill rotalos allegiance to the Democratic party—asking them as to tho feaslbllity of organizing & Lezion fn thelr re- spectivo localities, to bo composed, as far as possible, of ex-Unlon soldlers. It was suggest- cd that where Tilden Soldler Clubs already ex- isted, the same might be wade the basis of the new orzanization. The object of the Legion was plainly statod to be only a means to socure the presorvation of the libertics of the poople, with a contingont necesslty for a resort to force should Prealdent Grant aud the Southern Re- turning Boards disrcgard the conatitutionally _expressed will of tho people, and should an {i- legal attempt be mide to !nuusflnto -Hayea-as President. ‘The tenor of the second circular cannot be so fully ascertatned. It 1is admitted to have been adaressod to a confidentlal adherent in each State and propounded substantially the follow- ing queries: ‘What {s the number and efelency of the Btate military organizations? ‘Whatarsenals (Federal or State) or what armo- rlen or what depositaries of arma have you? ‘What public bulldinga In your State, If any, are’ the property of the Fodersl Governmont? THE YOUUTH CIRCULAR. 'The following is an exact copy of the fourth elrcular: . Heapquanrtena CONSTITUTIONAL DExocratic VETERAN LEotox, New Yonx, Nov, 25, 1870, — Dean Sini-—Inclosed pleass find blank commis- slona for the officera of your Leglon. Agalnitis impressed npon you to oxercise the utmost vigl- lance In selecting and aggregating the men who are to compose the Leglon. Sce that they conform in all respects to the requirements of the present United States army as to age, physical ability, habits of life, etc. These comm!ssions nzo only to be filled out by you after administering the oath preseribed in Special Order No. 3, and are not to po ont of your bands. Do nat fail to send daily re- ports of progress In enlistments, with such other details a8 you may think of interest lo the Com. manding General. Respectfully, J, A. Hawsny, Act'g Ass't Adj't Genersl. THOB AUTIIENTICITY OF THESE PAIERS cannot be questioned, nor do I Imagine that any particulur obligntion of sacrecy has of luto boen enjolned, While T havo spuken of thu organization as revolutlonary, it s not so un- deratood among; such Demourats as I nave con- vorsod with; fndeed, they Inslst that the Legfon is a perlectly legitimate thing, fully us much so as was the Unlon Leagme, and add that If the exigency should arise requiring armed assiat- ance to support the Federal Gonstitution, the Legion would provoa valuable auxitiary. Cer- tainly it s organized upon a ‘constitutional hasis if as represonted, ana in [llinois hoa en- rolled among its members some of the purest and ablest men {n the Democratio varty. There are Leglons arganized, as Iam informed, in every town {o tho State wherethero is a military company, and s membership 18 clalmed even within the militia companies. In Daunvlile, Peoris, and Chicago the enrollment, It is claim- ed, is fully doublo the strongth of the mlilitla organizations. In Quincy, Rock Istand, and in Paris tha enrollment {s claimed to Include .a large majority of the Democrats who are lable to nuflitary duty. Bpringfleld secms to bs the headquarters of tha Legion for Llinols, and the nuclous of the Jocal orgnnlzation ap- pears to be the Jate Democratic Boldlers' Club, some of whose oflicors, however, and notably ita Prosident, Capt. 8. L: Bwinney, refuse to joln tho Leglon; but the Vice-Presidont of the lato Cluly, Fred Gelrlng, editor of the German Democratic paper here, boldly avows a purpose of AUMED RESISTANCE TO THN INAUGURATION OF UATES, ‘The movement seems popular, and the Soring. fleld opposition to tlie Hon, C. H. McCornlck, Chulrman of the DemociuticState Central Com- wittee, 1 understood to be based upon his sutsgonism to the purposes of the Legion, and 1t 1s designed to disnlacs nlmn i favor of some Leglon mau. It is understood that a conference in the futerest of the Legivn of Illinals bus been sought, aud that Mr, [{enry Tilden s hicon or will bo scat to Chicago, aa representiug Samuul J. Tllden to coufer with the Legion ofticers. The Legiou has, I am {nformed, an ex-Unfon Dewocratic General in every Htate, as com- manding officer, and smong those whose names Ihave heard are Gen. McReynolds, Michigan; Uen, Durblo Ward, Ohio; Gen. John M. Corse, Iliools; Gen, Ed Bragg, Wisconsin. The bead- quarters of the League, a8 above printed, are in New York, at tha Astor House—at least thers {s where the address fs given. An active mem- ber aseerted that Gen. Joe Hooker was Com- manding General and George B, McClellan commander for New Jersey, bat this fnforma- tion lsdenied by vthers, so far as Booker Is con- ceroed. ¥requsnt moetings of leadiny men i O dhicugo Buily Teibuue. are held for conference—the largest held here {3 said to have been on Thanksgiving night— but for more than a week nothing has been heard from headquarters. It let alone, the organlzation, I belleve, will dle a natural death, or Dau Cameron, Ed Bracg, and Durbin Wanl will ride {t to death. Whatever ts reported strength, the Legion can never accomplish sny- thing in Iiinols, COMPROMISE, PROM DBMOCRATIO 8OURCES, Bpectal Dirpatch 1o The Tribune. Wasmixoton, D. C., Dee 18.—The convie- tion dafly becomies stronger that the Prestden- tal diffeulties can be udjusted botween the two Houses In somo amicable manner, One Demo- crat of prominence, who is quite near to Tilden, but bas hitherto taken no prominent part In caucuses and party discussiona of this ques- tion, says that thoss who suggest the pos- aibility of war should themselves bo sent tb prison for high treason. o added that itis his bellef that some rule for the rejecting of the votes of States will he agreed upon be- tween the two Houses; that the Republicans will throw out Missisaippl and Alabama, and the Democrats will throw out Loulsiana, South Carolina, and Florida. 'This would throw the election of the President Into tho House andof the Vice-President into the Senate. ANOTRER DEMOCRAT went 80 far s to say that he would prefer to submit to what e considered peaceable fraud ruther than have any disttirbance of the public peace. GROVER’S GAME. DAMNED BT FAINT APOLOOY, Bpectal Dispalch to The Tridune. Wasnmorox, D. C., Dec. 13.—The tricky Oregon Governor found a very eminent apolo- gist i the Senate to-day. No less distinguish- ¢d & Sonator than Bayard came to his support. Perhaps the motlve was a chivalric sympathy for a man who appeared to have no friends. It ssemed #o, for the defense was weak and half- hearted. Bayard, while excueing the alnner, did not defend the sln, He confined himself to showing by coplous citatious from a pile of law- books there were precedents for awardibg an office to n defeated candidate when the auccess- {ul man was disqualiied. He did not say that Gov Grover was right in trying to overthrow the result of the clection In Oregon, but rather tried to palitate the grest political and moral offenso committed by him, by showing thata diligent delving among court reports disclosed & few cases that might. bo set up as precedents against the printed weight of authority on the other side, TELEGRAMS WAKTED, Nrw York, Dec. 18.—~8peaking about sub- penaing telegraph offlclals to produce tele- grams, the T¥mes sars: ‘' Orcgon, ton, should not be eglected. One of Duke Gwin's dis- patches to Bemator Kelly got into print, and creates an appetite for more. Gwin was to Tilden, in relation to the Paclfic States, what Hewitt was to him in the Atlantic States. 'The 8enate Committee, in its investigation of the Grover trick, will obtaln more than one service- able clew from the messages on file In the tele- graph offices. The Democrata declare that such testimony Is available, If the Republicans promptly accept this declaration andact upon it, Grovar's clumsy legerdemain witl bo mtelligiblo 1o the meanest capacity. Tilden’s discomfiture will then be complete, and he will curse the telegraph and the lnvestizators to the end of hia days.” EDMUNDS’ AMENDMENT GOES UY THE DOARD. 8pecial Dispateh 1o The Triduns. “Wasnrxaron, D, C.y Dec. 18.—Edmuuda’ Con-, stitutional amendment- for settling the Presi- dential questlon by conferring uvon the Su- preme Conrt power to count the Electoral votes was defeated to-day by an everwholming major- §ty. It rocelved but fourteen votes, ono of which was given by a Democrat, Key, of Ten- nessce,'and the others by the following named TRepublicans: Allison, Edmunds, Hitchcock, Anthony, Ferry, Marrlll, Blalne, Frelinghuysen, Weet, Burnsids, Hamlin, Wright. Conkiing, 1 There were thirty-one votes in the negative, protty evenly divided between* the two parties. The result of this voteisof great fmportance in fts bearing upon the polit- jeal sftuation. It shows first, that the Democrats with practical unanimity are not willlng to nccept tho Supreme Court as an arbi- trator fu the present dispute. They prefer- ratber than take therisk of a judiclal declsion by that body, to adhere to their States by the action of the Housc alone, and of depending for tho establisbment of Tilden's claling to the Presidency on an election by the House, which thoy know WOULD BE OF DOUDTPUL VALIDITY. On the Republican side the thirtecn Senators who supported Edwsunds' proposition com- prised probably all the strength that could be rallled In favor of placing tho settiement of the question out of tha control of the Sonate. Thers were two or three Senators probably who voted against the resolution be. cause they thought the Supreme Court should be held eatlrely aloof from politics; but, on tha other hand, there wero about as many who sup- ported the resolution, not because they thor- oughly approved of the method of scttlement it provided for, hut hecause, scelng that it was doomed to cortain defeat, they desired to placs themselves in an attitude of making a very lib- erul offer to the Democrats in the way of & com- promlse. % The loss of Edmunds’ resolution puts A NXW PACH UPON TUE BITUATION. It {s now evident that nosolution can be reached by an mmendment totho Constitutlon, and we are thrown back upon the powers of Congress, whatever they may bo, to deterinine under the Constitution the method of counting the votes. If neitherof the Committees agres upon any proposition that will harmonize the differonces between the two Houses, then there will be nothlug further to do, but for the Prestdent of thoBenate, to do what his predecessor did in a simllar casoin the early history of the Govern- ment, pamily,to notify the House on the second Wedigaday in February that he will open and count the Electoral vote In his place in the Beuate, ns roqtired by the Constitution of the United Btates. LOUISIANA. THR CONGRESSMEN, Spectal Dispaich to ‘ha Tridune, NEw OnLians, Ly, Dee, 13—11:45 p, m~ Mr. Morrison’s livestigating Committee has got well to work, and fudicates a wide depart- ure from the suclent Democratic priuciple of Btats Rights by couflning its Investigations malnly to the officid acts of ofll cers of the soverelgn Btats of Lould- sna. They have bLisued subpevas to nearly a1l the clective officers of the State, aud cow- mence with the Returnlug Board, This body yestendsy seut & cummmunication to the Cow- mittee, in suswer to au order vu the Board to produce all thelr ofiicial papers, denying the suthority of the Committee to have removed the official archives of the State, statlng that such papers hud boen dellvercd to tye Clarksoa- Potter Committeo and \ NEYEH RETURNED, | and saying that the Board had no funds with which to have coples of the documents made, which were veory voluminus, but ox ng & willlngness to have coples made it the Commit- oo would stand the expenss; furtheridenying the supervisory jurisdiction of the Comnittos or of Congressaver s purely State tribunll. To- day Gov. Wells, Gen. Axnderson, and Cassnave and Xavoar wore prosent sl the mess o g J. 5 28 T PRIGE 55 E CENTS, Ing of the Comr-¥4& in the 8t. Charles Hotel, and Gov Wells e ., 1t on the witness-stahd, The Governor’ . DECLINED TO TESTIFY In any manner as to official acts a8 8 member of the Board, and his testimony was, therafore, unimportant. He stated that ho had no desira Lo evade the Committce, but ho wished to goto his bome In Rapldes Parlsh next Monday, and should go unleas he was detalned, The only other witnoss who was cxamined was F. A, Clover, a Commissioner of Election of East Baton Rouge Parish. ' MR CLOVER " recltod the facta tn relation to the bulldozing which had been done in that parish, inciuding » - scora of enses of murder, whipping, ana mal- treating, in which all the victims wers Repnb- licans. Mr, Morrison sought to make a point In the fact that Clover's protest to tho Returning Board was made in New Orleaos and tha aMda- vils of witncsses were made fn the Custom. House. The -fact fs, Clover would not have been In Daton Rouge allvoif this proteet, bed been made there. The witnesses from all Pportlons of the State wero BUMMONED mERE by Chief Unlted States Bupervisor Woolfley, . under the Unlled States law, and thelr swomn statements weretaken beforo thal offictal,whosa' - oflico Is, of course, in the Custom-Houso. I, was cxpected that they would be required to appear peraonally before the Board and, somo did so appear. Further, it would have been unsafa for thein to testify in the parishcs. Bomo lm'g been compelled to again leave, and arenow in New Orleans, One colored man from Nateh- ftochies, who owns and cultisates o plaotation of over 1,000 acres, who went back home after tes- Ufying, was notifled to leave the South ‘within twenty-four houra {f he wanted to live, and ho {ldl':] Hiscrop 1s now standlug rotting In the eld. THE VERY DR BAUNDERS. in Eaat Feliciana who was alleged to have heen polsoned by John Gair eighteen monthsaga, who was taken from o Shorifl’s posse and his body tllled with bullets, waited on witnesecs in that parish within & weck and ordered them to leave, Even intoe Congresslonal Committee-room, the Committes cannot or is mot disposed to prolect witnesses from Insults, and the Repub- llcan counsel have addressed a communication to the Committee on the subject, asking ac- commodations for themselves the same as has been provided for Democratic counse}, and ask- ing protection for thetr witnesses from Insults and threats, TR RIPUBLICAN MEMDERS . of the Congressional Committee, Mesars, Hurl- but, Crapu, Joyce, Townsond, and Danford, to- day filed with the Committec s strong and well- grounded protest uguinst the jurisdiction of the Committee over the subjects which they were appointed to investigate. They state, however, that, as the Cummittee intends to go into the luvestiymtion, they will assist in bringing all the fucts to light. pe It 18 not known whether the Committee will attempt to place Gov. Wellsin contempt or not. Thelr position is pecullar. In urder to do 80, It acems that they would bave to return to Wash- ington, report, und obtain an order from the House, which wonld take time, and then would probably prove unsuccesstul in eliciting any- - thing profitable to thetn. 2 WELLS DECLINES TO TESTIFY. T the Western Assnctated Press, New Orueaws, Dee, 18.—Mr. Wells, of the Returning Board, was beforo the Congresstonal Committee to-dny. He declined answerlng ques- tions, denylng thenuthority of the Committes to interrogate him as to Returning.Board mat- ters, Mr. Morrison sald they would not press the question. - [ Gov, Wells statcd tat 1f the Commitiee would employ eight -clerks in addition to the clerical force of tho Board ell the papers could soon be copled, and with them tho Committes would have all the information as to the votes cast In the Btate, and the evidencs which prompted the action of the Board. Other members of the Returning Board wers notifled they would be examined hereafter. Other witnesses were examined as to the laté clection, but nothing new or startling was de- veloped. BUB-COMMITTEES, The Chairman appointed the following Suh- Committee to be located at Shreveport for ad- Jolning parishes: Mead, Democrat, of Now York, Chalrman; House, Democrat, of Ten- nessee, Duanfortl, Republican, of Ohio; for Monroe; Ouachita sund adjacent par- ishes, McMahoun, Democrat, of Ohlo, Chair- man, Ross, Democrat, of New Jersey, and Cra- po, Republiean, of Mussachiusctts; for Baton Rouge aud wdfacent parishes, New, Democrat, of Indlana, Chalrman, Beebe, Democrat, of New York, and Joyce, Republiean, of Ver- mont; for the. porlshes adjecent to New Orleans, Blackburn, Democrat, of -Kentucky, Chsirman, Phelps, Democrat, of Connoeticut, anit Hurlbut, Republican, of Ilinois; General Com- mittce, with headquarters at New Orleans, Morrlson, Democrat, of lllinols, Chatrman, Jenks, Deinocrat, of Pennsytrania, and Towne send, Republiean, of Pennsylvania. The date of the aeparturs of the Sub-Com- mitteos is not declded. They will not Juave, however, until copics of the Keturning Board records Liave been obtulued. IMPLORING FAIR PLAY. NEw Onusans, Dee. 18.—Ths Republiean counsel this cvening sent the following to the Iuvestigation Committee: New Ontxaxs, Dec. 13.—70 the Hon. W, R. Morriason, M, 0., Chairman of the Special Com- ittes on Loulslana Affairs~Sir: Tha undor- signed, of counsel for the Rapublican party in thn Investigation respocting Loulvians affairs mnow being conducted by your honorable Committas, re- spectfully represent that, whilodue and convenlent. necess and accommodations aru obtaloed, and scem 10 havo been provided for the counsel repro- senting the Democratic party, no such accommo- dation bas up to the present time boen offered to them. The sesslons of the Committec being held in one of the parlors of & public hote!, a place of Eeneral resort, all the avonuce leading to ths Com- mittee-room are constautly thronged by perons ‘whoso conduct lowards witnesses of the Ropablice an party Is of auch a nature as to materially fn. terfero with a falr investigation, THRBATS AND OPPRODIOUS REMARKS of the maost violont nature werd made ta-day in the Liearing of the undersigned and others during the examination of ex-Gov, Wells, Presidens of the Board of the Retarning-oficers, and F. Clover, Supervisor of the Parish of Kast Baton Rouge, divected personslly agalnst the witnesses, One person, anknown, temarked, in a volco audibla to severs! bystanders, that ho (Cl ought to have bis —== — throat cut; auother that Clover was & — e, and . OUGHT TO BR KILLED, ‘Woliave resson to belleve that the persous who made use of these sud mmlilar threats did 80 for the purposs of overawing the witncssea and proventing a full expression of tho truth re- garding the subject-matter of your Investigation. We reupectfully request that your honorabls body direct that freo access and sultable accomnmodation e afforded tp the counsel reprosonting tho Repub~ lican party In th's luvestigation, and also that the witnesees subpeenaed by your Committe may be able toreach your committea-room without pasalug through a crowd of v UOSTILE AND DISORDERLY PERSONS, and that whbon under examination befors your Committes thoy be protected against tnsults and threats. We have the honor tobe, very reapect. fully, your cbedient servants, Jomx Rav, Hr, C. Dinaty, D. B, Gonuax, and others of connsel MODNRN BARBANISM. pactal Diapeich o The Triduns. Wasmxorow, D. C, Dow 18~One of the Republicans who went to Loulsiana to seo a fair connt has returned $o horrified at the vvidences .