Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 17, 1877, Page 1

VOLUME XXXI1 % COAL. KELLEY, MORLEY & CO. Hare,UNDER COVER,all nlzes of thelrsuperior LACKAWANNA COAL ‘Which they can dellver clean and free from snow O ntesaie and retall, at lowest matket Zrates, Also Briar f1ill, Main_Offiee s WASHINGTOX-ST i s Sach a8 recommended Ly Gea. Plsagonton, Wo havo a largo stock and will out to any sizo dosirod, at lowest market rates, J. B. SULLIVAN & BRO., 266 & 268 North Clark-st. THANK OFPERING Youg Men’:s Em1§ian Association. ‘Those who wera unable to gain admit. tanco to the Tabernnola Tuesday evening, snd wish to contribute for the exponses of conducting the meotings, or to sasiat in pay- ing the dobt of tho' Young Men’s Christian Aasociation, may romit to HBNRY FIELD, Troasurer, oare Fisld, tor & Co, Ohioago. T TAXEHS. TOWNOF LAKE Perranal pro erty Taxes for 1870, now due. can be pald on Wednesdays and Thuredaye, and in the evenings of those days, at the Englowood Hose Hause, and on Fridsyn and Hatardaya at the Town Hall, U, 8. Yarde. Also nt 07 Dearborn-at. , city. TER MURPHY, Collector. PROFOSALS. CONVICT LABOR. 1LLINOW BYATE PENITENTIARY, GOMMMIDNEN OFFICE. [onET, Jan. {2, 1077, Eeated prapasals wiil be recelsed by the underlgnrd Lommiwloneis of tue ITiinols Ftate Penitentinry: up to clec, P. Uk, Feh, 1%, 1677, for the Lanor of Uno 3 b Tl (1) Conylets, Tnese men are aule-bdled dnd adapted to most any in.ve been working kind of 1alior, ad 2 portion of tham i{nes, Ample aliop room aod stew- ‘with Knlfting. vower will be furnished. ‘Cantracta 1o rn not t years. AT} proposats muat Ny & ood and sullictent ‘Bond, " ccnditfoned that contract aad honil R i methtiare ad e undersigacd, or n W, SiceCAUGHY Waraen ac thn Prisoe, ™ WOLDHUIY M. TAYI N M, SONTHWOR ROBERT 1, NOLEMAN, Commilssionera iliafs ¥ate Prison. ... OCEAN STEAMSIOIEN, ONLY DIRECT LINE T0 FRANCE, The Geperal Tranmtlantic Companys Mafl e Detween New Yark and 1lavrc, calling ot i (G, 1) for the 1anding of ym!nufl’l.‘ Tt yeaciaon thte favarita touta foe tho Conitne provided with Etectric Uclis,) Wi ssil from “, 18, f00L OF aiiH a2 follows: urday, Jan . m, Few, 10, 4 Lansds. Frune 2 o, Price ng_wine) First caou, Ju ocond, 875, (ekets at reduced rates, commindatlon, {nelinting Without axira ehargos do o Carty Sicoraie nassen: 1 Fent, Wi ruad , Tor_Cul : WiTE, o7 % AT ] North German Lloyd. The stesme: i ) 11 rall eve Rat: e rerinn Hiee. doar T It T, of meswage—~Frowm New York to southampton, :_,:“ nH‘,‘;)l'ln';‘Fl ':llvl Hremen, fll’::‘ E::Illl. lli‘_l1 "(ilm‘l i ol 3 e, e jkusgenpply o torRer $30 CHTGHS g Ll ‘.‘Bu'_lln 2 tirceil, New York. Great Western Steamship Line, From New York to irfstol (England) direct. SORNWALL, Ktamper. Kutnrday, Jan, SOMERSRT, Western, Satuniny, Feb. termediate, 8431 Ktrernge i Prepald Steeraxe coriif WY 07 Clark-t.. st FINANOIAL. Hortgage Loans Fo A, JIENSITAW, 04 Dearbori-at., looth 4. 7 PER CENT, Very chojce 1o S P ke hojee loas st SEVEN | $10.00084 751 83,000 o PLUDDER & MASOS, 107100 Dearbora-st. ¢ PER CENT. 1o suas of $13,000 sud upward on cholca {uside resl estate, tnialier surs at 8 per cent, VERY & 0 Lafallenst, % PER CENT ard 8 per centloanson approved el eatate made by FRANCIS B, FEATODY & (0., 174 Dearbora. el LOUIR '0:1\_. ¥, . Ist Made on Chicsgo Impraved pfol oLD PAPERS, OLD PAPERS FOR BALE, AT 60 cts. per Mundred, Apply nt>’l‘ribuuo Counting Roowm. teal aud Mink Nacques wil e sold at cost to clors out the Jot. These goody are of onr own well-known make, and wariunted. & (0., 70 Madixo: 'L WANTED=TO It Wanted--To Rent Bpace fa front part of some centraliy-locsled store to 3hibit Sewlng-Machines, With use of slorage-roodi. AdlemUed, Tribugeoltee, "WANTED. A store.contrally located, sulisble for the manu- facture sud suls of White Lead, H'ainte, Olls, &c. % giving alt yusticalars e SR DENTISTR Y. leer &l s AR et Bouma Nos, 1y sad 19 < HOW TO DO IT. The Report of the Joint Electoral Committee Expected To=- Day. Confident Predictions that an Agreement Has Been Arrived At. 4 Republican Election Dis- . patches Read in the House Committee. They Discloze Nothing but a Whole- gome Suspioion of Demo- cratic Fraud, Tilden's Nephew Before the Senate Elections Com- mittee. e Acknowledges the $8,000 Draft, but Otherwise lns a Bad Memory. The House Moves Once More upon the Western Union People. And in One Comprehensive Subpmna Swoops Down on the Executiva Commiltee. Little Change to Note in Affairs atNew Orleans. The President Inolined to Await the Re- ports of the Oongressional Com- mittoes. Meaniime the Contending Governors Must Hold to What They Have. THE REMEDY PAZPARED DY THE CONGRRSMONVAL DOCTORS. 8pecial Dispaich to The Tribune, WasiNGTOS, D. C., Jun. 16.—~The Joint Committeo to devise a method of counting the Flectoral votes waa In session scveral hours to- day and nltmost completed {ts Inbore, A stroug disposition wns mantfested on the part of its members to tuke = final vote this . efternoon on the proposi- tlon which it has buen conslderivg must favorably, but an adjournmeut was fuully effected on the supposition that an agreement will probably be reached early to-morrow. Very Uttlocan be Iearned to-night, In addition to what has begn already reported, of the nature of the Cotntaiftce's deliberations, There fa etfil the best regspp for bellevini that the essential feature of (ug plyn whilch will undoubtedly bo reported jo-morrop s a board of arbitration, to conslst elther §f wembers of both IHouees und of Judges of thp Bupreme Court, or to be cons structed in some other way not vet divulged. ‘To thls Board, it Is belleved, will be submitted all questions arisfug fu regard to the counting of the votes from Etates which have sent more than one return, and its declelons AILL TO BE FINAL unless they are refeeted by the concurrent vote of both Houscs, On the whole, the prospret of an agreement. by the Committee, aud of the adoption of its plan by both Iouaes, recins to ho better to- night than at any thne slnce the jolnt sessions began to be held. Even those imembers of the Committees who are regarded 88 extremo In thelr views seem tobe deeply lmpresscd with the necessity of adopting somo plan of countlvg the Electoral votes in advance in order to uvold the serious dangers which would unquestionably menace the country should the 1ith of Febtruary arrive withoutany provious understanding touchiog the mode of provedure, They ulso seem to appre- clate tho necessity of securing this arrangement AK BOON A8 FOBSINLE, In o few ddays thu Committees which have been investigating the Sduthern Btates will be ready with their reports, and both liouses will be involved m cxclting partisan discussious which will nat be conduclse to a calm snd statesmanlike conslderation of the prescat difil- cultles. Lesides this, the resolutions reported by 'roctor Koott's Committce ore to be taken up for couslderation to-morrow, and if the Housc acts upon them before any report is made from the Jolut Committecs it may place itself ou record fo such a manner as to make an agreemeut between the Houses much moro dif- ficult than It now scems Lo be. ‘The two Comuitices mect 1 Jolut seaslon at 11 o'clock to-morrow, und the result of thelr de- liberations will probubly BE KNOWN LY NOON or soon after, It will no doubt be reported In each Houso after the morning hour, and if not. taken upat onee for action Its cousideration will be set for some day this week, In the Mouse the polley of the Republicans will be to allow the Demoerata to define thelr position o tegard to the proposed measure be- lore participating fu the dscussion, In the Senate the Republicous will provubly take the lead in support of the mewsure. Much speculution is indulged fu to-night as to whether the report of the Comnlttes will bea numerous oue or vot, The udications ure atrong to-nfght that all the mumbers of both Commlttees will sugnthe report, 1f there should be a minorlty report which does not unite in recommendibg the passaze of the measure whifeh will be pres , BLwill probubly consi ot oue Repuhlican Scuator und vne ur two Dewio- cmllul{e[} sentatives, te and co Elect- oral Votes, held a joint sesson tais afteruoon, &t which they expected to reach either an agrece ment or u tlual dlsugrecment, They did not arrive at u couclurion, but made such progress towards one that they udjourucd until' to. morrow I the belief that another cou- ference Wil aesult In u o satlsfuctory agrecment, Mcmbers wuy, Lowever, ft i by no uieans certam thut this expectation will be reallzed, but if to-morrow’s svssion shiould fall t bidtz them Tulo barmony ou vous plan for settting (e questions at fssue, they will bold no further couterence. It ks tue prea- ent understanding thut fu eltlier cvent the Cora- mittees will report to thew respective Houses to-morru. 1t is Intlmated that tho comoromise wcasure which has beeu sutstuutially sgreed upon will rove 8 surprise to the publlv, 8s it vinbraces eaturcs tnat bave uot yet buen conjectured by persons outalde of the Committces, ELECTION TELEGRAMS, FLORIDA. WasgiveToN, D, C., Jau. 16—). A. Clancoy, late stepographer of the National Republican Cowmlttee, was recalled, aud, fa reply to ques- tions, t.e(uml 10 Wby sbort-hund notes, reading The Chicage B CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, JAD from them the original drafts of telegrams sent to Florlda, as follows: Ni:w Yonx, Nov, 8, 1870, —Goc. Stearns, Talla- Aasese, Fia.: Grave importance aftaches to the Elcctural vofe of your State, and we_intite your mont carefn] supervision of all the offefnl receiv- ing, counting, returning, and canvasring the votey of every jouality. This dispatch waa signed by citber Z, Chand- ter or W, B. Chandler. Nrw Yonx, Nov, B, 187.—To Gea, Marlin, Tallahasece, Fla.: We are absolutely cortaia of 185 votes for flayesif your Stata In nafe,and TilGen fasure nf the rmat. Cin you certainly defeat ali Demucralle attenpts 1y ‘frand, false counting, or bribery to captare It? Anewer When vure, (Signed) Z. Cna¥nLrn. copy of the above dispateh was sent to D, B. Puckard, New Orleans: Gov. D. Ii, Cham- berlaln, Columbla, 8. C.; Senator Johu II. Mitchell, Portland, Ore., and George €. Gor- fam, 8an Francia Nrw Yonx, Nov, B,—T0 Gen, Murtin: 1t your Slaty gong for Hayces the Democeats aill fnave uothing undone to take It _from us. All may de- end on your vigiance. He on gnard everywiere. You must wateh and vet | apnounce the tr returns from every Jocalit o pa.ne nor pruper espense Keep me udvieed, and tele: majority soon s powsible, This was ¢liened elther by Z. Chandler or W, E. Chandler, having been dictated by the fatter, On the 8th of November following, a dispatch was addreesed to hoth Senator Conover and Representative Perman “3ee my dispateh to Martln, Use utmost dillgence and vigilance,” The followIng dispateh was sent to Thotnas B. Keogh, Chalrmoen of the Kepublivan State Committee of Nortih Carolloa, slgned and dic- tated by William E. Chandlers New York, Nov, 8. —~Two friends of yours leave Jbere at 3 o'clock this p. m. eet them at the de- pot at Haleign, Another telegram was seot to same party as follows: Don't glve up your State until the remotest r turns come In. Ilayes in elected by une inajoris if we bave catrled Flosids, Oregon, and Luui ane. Meet your friends ot depot. Slgncd) 53 On the same dny (Nov., 8) a letter was written by W. E. Cbaudicr to Thomas B. Keogh, RRa- lekgh, N.'C., as follows: At this hour of writing 1t looks as If 185 votes hasc been given to Mayes, counting Ldhiriana, Florlda, and Orcyon, but not North Carolina, and we truat (he latter will tum oat, when the returns are ull In, to have been for layes. If, however, itbias not, and the State in cfose, and thern has been Intimidation or frand on the part of the Dem- veeate, tve (rust that yonr Itepublican Governor will not give any cortlficate to the Electors, The Governor of Oregon fs o Democrut, while North Carollna {a the unly closo State necessary to the Demoerats where wa have a leoublican Govornor, They must not be allowed fairer play In Norih Carolina than we get In Oregon. Thia 18 Impors tant and contidentlul. W, E. Caaxpren, {Signed) OREGON, The followlng telegram was sddressed to Georgo C. Gorham Bax Fraxcisco, Nov, £, —Ocezon Republicana shoold use the ntmoat diligence 10 wateh and get in, and have announced, the voto from every lo- callty, “Tho Democrats will prexs Girover, hence the fmportance of no delay fn establishing tho re- sult. You had belter ¢o to Orecon, ‘I'ie ahovewas dictated by Witllam E. Chandler, aud probably sigaed by him, though it may have been signed by Z, Chendier. The fullowlng tele- Rram wasalso sent to Gorham on the sama da; Demacrats ure getting desperate. They will atop at nothing to wrest victory from us, It Is fmpor- tant that yon should go at once to Oregon The followlny telegram was addressed to At- torney-Gieneral Willlam Wasitixaroy, D, (., Nov. — —Oregon i report- ed Republlcan and will elect Hayes,' Telegraph neveral cltizens of lutegrity in Oregon to, wated and get [n and have announced the vote from’ vrery Jo- cality. The Democrats will press Grover, hence Hn;'lmpflndncn of na delay in ¢atablishing the re- ault. .. ANOTIER PLORIDA DISPATCH, ‘Witneas coulid not sav whether this telegram was slened by Willlam E. or Z. Chandler, Wit- ness was at” Tullahasece, F n_the 12th of November, and addressed to Z. Chandler the following telegram: Gor, Btearus and Congressman Purnen telegraph from & potut In Gearsla that th operator nt Fallae haswer, Fla,, maliclously withbolds and dirclos 8l dispatchies from them, and asks his remov. Sent #pectul message to Orton, who acted prompt- Iy, Will you adsisu Stearnat (Blgned) MacCraxcer, The Committes then adfourncd until to- murrow, Frum nn Inspectlon of coples of all the tele- gratnd, It appears that the only one signed by Z, Chandler was thot to Gen, Martin, “given, to- gether with duplicates of the same, to Packard, Chawbertain, Gorham, and Mitchall. AN the otbiera were sfened by Willlam €. Choodler, Mr, Clancey sated that the telegrams and Jetter which he read from hisstenozraphic notes wero thy nnly ones In his book sent by the Cow- miittee to any persons after the elcetivn, OREGON. SAMMY'S NEPHEW. Speclal Mipatch to The Tribune. Wasminaroy, D, C., Jan, -16.—Col. Pelton, nephow ol Tilden, and Sceretaryof the Natlonal Democratle Conumlttee, was examined this morping. Ho admitted that £3,000 Lad been sent Lo Oregon, but clalmed it was to pay legal expense entirely. Tho Inference from his ex. amination was that thero wes a consplracy to sceure ons Tiden Blcctoral vote fu Oregon, and that mouey was used to accompliah the pur- pose, at least by the use of lawyers, I"clton also teatied to the use of moacy for the expenses of agzents of the Committee fnthe Southern States, Hesald the Democratic Natlonal Committee defrayed yart of the expenses of the Democratie Visiting Committec In Loulslana. Pelton was on uneatisfactory witness. Heknew as much as he wanicd to aud no more a8 to 1noney matters. Ho readliy admltted the $3,000 trunsaction, and was quick fu explanation, but knew little as to other tronsactious, Morton gavesDavid Dudley Fleld a severe rebuko fu {nforming Pelton that the Scuate Committee does not desire to pry futo the secrets of the Democratic Comnlttee priur to day of the ctectlon. FELTON'S STORY, % To the Western Associaled Press. WasIINGTON, Juu. We—~Lol, W, T, 'clton was to-duy betore the Senate Committee investigat- fng thie Orezon election bushiess, Witness sug- gene.l tu Jundan, Cash or of the Third National ank of New York, that ho call on Harr.s. Ml told Jurdun §t was desired that certain ge tlemen o Oregon should biave o credit of §3,000. It seemed that Litigutton would urise from the fuellzibatity ot Waltta, fn Oregon, und Ballinger, the Chairn of the Oregon Democratie Com- uLtice, suggested thensecasity of having inoncy (0 defruy thess legul expeuses, Witnees spoke to Seott, member of the Democratic National Committer, Dee. 5, about the #5,000. Nothing wia ald about security, Mr. Patrlek went to Orcgon in Nuvember of Decomber lust., Patrick ad Jarge mining interesta i Salt Lase and went to louk aiter them, Whuess doos not know thut Dimon paid Cronin §3,000 and Patrick §1,000, Wittiess supposes Joruan wue deretood that he (witness) dbd not want the 3,000 transaction mude publle. Nota dollar was seul to any Stato exeept for strictly leeitimate purposes, The Nattonul Demacratic Committes defrayed tho expenses of part of the gentlemen wha vizited some of the Buuthern States after the clection, ile did not knuw thut #4,000 was actually used fn Oregon on the cheek drawn Ynynhlu to Chagles Dimon fu favor of Ludd & Hush, Don't remember recelving an unsigned dlepateh from Orerou fn December lust, saslng it was nveessary that #5000 bo scnt fo that State, The Deinocrutle Committee bad corre spondenca with ex-Senutor Cuseerly, who was nq‘nrulrd to go tu Urcgou, but could unot go, und sent & bricf. Befors the cxanination of Col. Pelton was concluded, Scnator Morton stated he (Morton) ‘was obliged to leave, and deslrired Pelton to be }'“‘:f"‘ to-morrow, whea he will be examined urther. TIE HOUSE, 1T3 PREROGATIVE COMMITIKE. Siucial Dispatch ta The Tribune, Wasurxaroy, D. €., Jau. 16.~The Comwit- tee on Prerogatives of the House obtained u Qurther extension of powers by the adoption of # resolutton suthoriziug it to send for peraous und papers, and to sit during the scsstons of the House. Itisthe intention of this Cowmitteo to fuquirc into the entire campaigu wethods of the Republicans, and to suwmmon leading offi- ctala of both Republicun committecs. Speaker RandsHl mskes a peculiar ruling lo conuection with ghls resolutlon, which shows that U opportunity offers be will not be wanting in complote subservienco Lo bis party. It was uot apparently within the rules that the resolu Hoo should be offcred, excopt by unanimous copsent sud M oo objection was made, yi Handall suled tat e Coustitution | Rouge speech, uud devolves upon the House the duty of clecting a President In a certafn contingency, and the pre- sentation of the resolution was the highest privilege. The logical effect of such a ruling would be to conalder any question affecting the Prestdentint election sa priviieged, and to thus Democratic partisans an unprecedented ad- vantnge, The House discussed the report of the Judici- ary Conunlttee recommending that the Louisis soa Returning Board by ADIUDOED IN CONTEMPT for declining to tarnlsh the orlinal returns be- fore the Lonistana Inveatizating Committree, An extenordinary feattre of the debate was thut the Republicuns maintained throughout that It woulil be an fuvaston of State soverelgnty to at- tempt to seenre the original returnc, ‘The Dem- ocrats evaded hisissie at every pofnt, forizettine thelr Bourbontsin, und urgned the question en- tirely upon thelr present sldential necesel- tie nnd allegations of corruption on the part nf Returning Hourds, “Fhe vote will be taken to- morraw, Gor, Wells and Anderson, members of the Returning Buard, who are oa thelr way herc on a polltieul misslon, might have eaved their mllcage had they waited in New Orle a8 they are likely to bie arrested upon thelr a rival fiere for contempt. VARIOUS MATTERS. THE 1LLINOIS FENATORSIIF Spectal Dispateh to The Tridune, WasningroN, D, C,, Jan. 16.—Abe Hewltt and Tilden's mien bave been busy to-lay con- ferring with Stevenson and Springer as to what dircetions he shoull telegraph to Demucrats in the Hitnots Legislature regarding the Senator- ship. “Tlliden geems to regaid Democrats every- where as bis votlug cattle, WATTERSON'S BCHEME. The Fastern members of the Democratie Natlonal Committeo are generaliy oppused to Watterson's echeme of convenine 100,000 men here Feb. 14. It scems certain that Tilden fs opposed to it on the cround that his party has more to lose than to gain by that method of agitation. The strongest pressure for the Con- ventlon comus from the West, but It fn ap- proved by some ‘Tammany politiclans, There are indlcations that, {f the' Demovrats peraist in resorting to this threatening expedient, the Renublleans will also request s cousidernble nwinber of petitioners Lo come hero Penngylvanla ond adfucent States on that day, Repubficans claim that {f any trouble ariscs fromn ruch movemnents thuse who have initlated the scheme would be responsible for it. EMELT A AT, There was a of anusement at the expense of the Democrata in the Honse Prerog- ative Committee this mornlnz when it was die- eovered from Chandler's telegruns the day after the clectlon that the Republicans already had Information that the Democrats were tryinig ta press Gov, tirover, of Oregon, to sccure one additlonal neceszary vote tlere. « To the Western WARINGTON, 1), L, Presltent of the Wes Company, has been rubprenaed, as a member of the Exceutlve Commlittee, fn av omnibus sut- yena, which includes alt the members thereot, o appear before the Committee on Privileges and Elcctions of the Scante. M'CORMICK TESTIFIES, Gov, McCormick was to-day again before the Seleet Committee on the Powera, Priviteres, and NUARY Dutica of the Houee n countiniz the Klectoral votes, The (overuor, in anaver to questions, testified he bad some knowledige of money have ing heen rudsed for legithnate purp of the campalgn, There was o jotut cireninr sent forth hrlr ational Republican and Conzressional Hepublican Committees, but the details of the assessment were managed by thy lutter. Not a dollarvame fnto the handa of the Natjonal Repute llean Committee, He did not know of ang eir- cular baving been {ssued reaulring office-hold- ers to contribute mone) CONFEDERATE NONDS, A further evidence of the fact that Confeder- ate bonds appeareil on the money market in London jmmediately ufter the Prestdentlal elees tlon, when it was belleved [n England that Til- den lud suceeeded, Is furnished by u copy of the Lowlon Qbeeiver Just received at the T'rens- ury Departinent. In the money artivle of the paper, revlewing the transactions of the week euding Nov. 1%, the following poragraph ap- pears: As a curlous {ueident, It may he mentioned that some dealinga took place in the Confederate loan ju view of Mr. Tilden‘s clection, the quotativn being 215 to 'y, Southern Conzressmen uppear to be amusedat the kdea that anybody n Eiirope conld be such foolans to marine that thers would be any chanee for the w{mom of the Confedevate debt under a Democtatie Adummistration. They say that If the questing wera put to 4 vote In the Houth, it would be negatived hy un overswhclin- o majority. Comparatively few of the furmer holders of ‘the bonds in the Southern States have still prescrved them, and they believo that there is no dexre among thelr constituents to adi to their burdens of taxution for the benefit of foreign speculators who bought the honds us n gambling Investiment with full knowledgze of the risk of total lozs, s LOUISIANA, Ny CHANGE. Syectal Dispatch ¢ The Tribune. New Onteaxs, La., Jan. 18,—No chango has wecurred in the situation bere. Necretary Cumne eron's Iatest order to Gien. Augur looks very falr on paper, and would be falr i strictly en- forced, but the fact is that Nicholls Is zolng stralght aliead oud extending bls power all over the Btate. Here in town he does not boldly move his troups sbout Inopen day, as ho did a week ago, but they do move about In detached companies ut night aumd re- leve each other on guard, und huul their canon about from ome place to an- other just os {f Gen. Augur was at the North poie. Ills appolutees will bu able to force themsclves futo place in the country by the ala and backiuz of the bulldozing asrociation which operaced for the Demozratfe party lo the last canvass, aud which lave oll now a carte blanche to be styled State militls, and Gen. Augur will uot Knaw ahout it o UNTIL APTERWARD, 17 AT ALL. His duty will be then, as L 3 now In regard to the Bupreme Court bullding und police sta- tion, to maintain things f statu guo, It can readity be seen thut that sort of programme is o onc-sided aftalr. The ouly falr arrungement would by to pluce affalrs Ju the conditlon In which Nicholls found them when he stucted hls White Leazuc out a week: GOV, PacC has sent a ‘"’5‘““ h to the 1his (dea. 11 dinlenlt 1o v, Hayes will stand for 1he Presidency w Packard 43 revo: awd suslali Jatter bal more votes than the 10 Electors, To-nfeht Supt. Loan, of Gy, P und's Metropolitan Poliee, tn statoulig his foree on the etroct, ‘Thus fa been nterfered with by the N {8 un acceptod fact 11 {nferior fn it p that it contalis im thileves anit ex<ooy EATON LOGWOOD, the colored mun who was shot in Ouachita Parish at the same time Primus Joineon was Kllled, previous to the election, for the erite of leing stewd (art Hepublioan, and whoso testl- mony was tuken by commnis-lou for the Senate Conimittee when hé first areived here, has dled from hls wounds. 2y ab the time, thought it luconsiates dlgnity of the Connittee to 20 1o whers the man Jay to take Lis testimon, ) Preatdent embodying oo what ground wnlems Puckard's, unik st nutorious I TERDAY. g Jun, G105 i, m— nthe political sltuation stuce last evening. 'Fhe Demoerats Luve reeovered from the depreasion caused by the Prestdent’s telegruin 1o Licn. duznr, und ure sguin hopelul, while the Republicuns malituiu thut the te gram fureshadows uu early aud complele recog- nltion of their Government. AECOND DISFATCIL NooN.—~Gov, Iuchard hus uot recelved nny re- ply to bis requbsltion upon Gew. Auzur for the restoration ol the Coutt-rtotse, Taé ety fa re- warkably qulet and vo vhange In the situation. A CONIUMACIOUS SUBRIVE, Sherilt Haudy refuscs to recogulze writs of babeas corpus fsincd by Judge Sbaw for the As- slataut Bergeants-at-Arma of the Republican Benate, who sro fn the Purlsh Prison. DEMOCHATIO POLICT X! 1 LA Iu the Democratic House to-lay, & jolut reso- lutlon wos passed unanimously, tu the effvct that the !nucs of Kiuducss, tair and cquitable treatment towards the volored peoplo’ of the State, anuvunced bi (1‘!:7' Nicholls lu” bis But n Lila 1o 17, 1877 the 12t fnst,, in indorsed, and will he strictly adhered to by the Legislature. = GRANT 70 AUOUR. Nrw Oaveaxs, Jan. 1.—The following, pub- 1shedd in an exten to-night, caum s mich rejolo Ing among Democrats, and Is regarded by vitl- zens generally s preventing any collidon he- tween the opposing parties: Wasnixarax, 1), €., Jan, 10, 1873, —fien. C, Awaur, Geaeral Comtnanding New Orleana, La.: Yoitr understanding of the Frerfdent's talegram of the 14th ls entircly coteect. The Prestdent deo #irn9 mr tn repent (o You that hie wishes the nresent #tutus throuzhont the Siate waintained nntll the Conzresstunal Cotnmittecs in (8kmed, F | PACKARD T0O ALGUR, . The folivwlng explaine itacll, and was sent to Gen. Augur at 11 to-night p SEATZ oF Lovisasa, EXECCTIVE Drranteess, OnreaNs, Jdon. \L.—70 lrig.Gen, . . ar, ommaniting Department—Hins § have the hniior 10 achnowledze the receint of 4 communliea- 1o sl Al D Gy of thin e Ortens, 1—oie: ‘copy of the divputelt of the var uftnte date, | intormed & AkaE cutmandtig the Dapr et That the Lrestients W i preservation of the present weeted. Vou Tequested ine to pat the res ot i1 writing, (et yoi MIZNL mAke 8 wr.tien reply, L have done wo, and retiain, e, In renly [ b to say that upon this mo: recetved a verhul agitest (el Maj, Keasell “tn coneent (o let mattera rema.n in statu quo, and to make ko effort to refnetatr the Iawful anthorities En poseralon uf the court-roum and recorde of the Supretie Court. ind other positions of which they twl been forcibly diepussessed by the sfolent anid revolut: L ing 1 v aet of the White e, [felt that tho request wanld have Deenw | more appropriate if made m. wediately after iy Inaallation as Governor, and befors niany of tiemaln branches of the Govern. rient had heen forelbly taken pusseseion of by the Opposition. A wajurlty of the lawsully returned members of tha neeal Assembiv. in wtrict con- formity xaith the Tawa and Constitution of ‘the State, had ared me clected Governor, and on thie Hili of 1. duly took the oath to olserve the Coudtitation aml maintain the laws of the State, predeceasor, feellng, § presume, that diffrrence of opinjon (n the nation fo the election in this State, was ot by the presence of fnvertizating f Cungress, fermitted, ntestant 1o ko thrvuzh (o L eithout nttemipting (n any had searcely taken the oa utitee when e W o ewere eolled toarme, the court-room an records of the Suatenie Conrt of the State, 8 enurt whose title no well-informed Jurit ventures to diepnt ore !urtlbl{ taken pos. sewakon of., ard i~ varions preeinct police-stations e eaptured I like wanner, hy & dis, W ¢ nsanife: mitteee with my ful) farmn of an fnas 8y of iz foree, Orders had bein fesued carly ~the Gth inst. by the Honorable thie Seepetary of War, dircetine that all anautbarbzed armed bodies thould be required to deeist. A dimputel the sumne date from yonrselt to the Secretsry of War conveyed the aspurance thal Nicholis has promincd the dishend. annud for Tcousteued thie order tary of War ae virtnally commanding he statn qno.” eonvequently n chiarae of the different positiutis ddo the Capltal viere directed to muke wnch ree ce as would compel (he manifestation of o und preach of the pewce on o the part of their opponents. 1t wae my utiderstauding that nether alde shonld be permit- ted to interfors with the alatus of the other side. Yet st iva mattes of publie nutorfety that on the day after thit onder wae recalved nd this pledze was glven, a fureeof severathinndred armed White- Leazuurs 'on the 10t inst., 1cpaired to the ftate Arsemal aud toul therefrom into thelr own keeplug live ploces of srtillery, Including two Gitling gune: that a gareiron of armed men veas placed i and around the ¥upreme Coort huildinge: that on the following day, the 11th {net., an armed company of the White Leagae troke Into and thok possession of the oitice of Ke. carder of Maitenyen, in this eity. A dispatch of tlie Proaiont of date of Jan, 14, & copy of which wis comu by yati 10 me, abainctly atfiemed 1 lty” of the pretended Court e League In poascesion of the " 2dw uf tae Suprema Conet of the State, Since tho publication of tho dispateh tho unauthuelzed armed bodies by whom fhess conrt-rooms are held, and the pretended Coart is saxtained, have beew apenly refaforced, In view'of all these facts, it recmed ‘to mie that dges verbally asked for this moming neton revolution, and by sequies: cence ive it the force of accomplished fact, und 1 therefore dechined. Innetanch, however, os 1 lesm that 1t {» the Presidents wish that fhe present status should be maintained throughont the Stute until the Congressforal Committees now fn Loalsiaun retarn, and feelinz aasured that the Tegal atatun of (o exlsting State Government will speedily be recomized, und (hat the wronge eom- mitted in the leet elght daye will bu st Flght, | glve the pledee reauested that no eftort will be made on the part of the lawful State Government 10 forcibly disturb the nxiating state of afiAirm without further communication with you. Very reapecttully, your obedlent servant. Cizned 8. . Packanp, LUDELING. Cble! Justiee Ludeling to-duy filed with Chalrman Morrison, of the House Commlttee, a lengthy brief showing the titles- of hiinssif sud associntes o3 Justhes of the Supreme Court of Loutsiann. DEVAUTURES. " Represcutatives Jenks, ‘Townsend, and Pheips Teft for Washington to-nizht. RELEASED. The six Asslstant Scrgeants-at-Arms of the Republican Senate, whu were ariest Nicholls pollee, were relc all, ‘The city Ia vory quict to-nizht. HOW THE PRESIDENT'S ORDERS ARE INTER- PRETED. Speciat Diepatch to The Trihnne. \\'Atmm‘:"ldux, 1. C., Jan, 16,—The President, 1t I8 kafd, states that e does not intend that his telegram to Augur should be futerpretod as meanlng that he has recognized the Packan! Government in Loulelana. Il purpose iy to preserve thie peace nnd maintain the present statun, Democrats and Repubticans alike here, however, conshlvr thut the dispateh ls o recog- nition of Packard. PUTS A DIPFERENT PACE ON THE MATTER, To tha Western (soclnted Press. WASHINGTON, 1), G,y Jan. 1 —=The Prestdont to-day recelved telezrama from Gen. Augur conyeying {nformation that Gov. Packand had applicd to hm for essistanco to refnstate the Supreme Court in the butlling of which they Diadd been aisporseseed, and to therew(th enforce Packani's proclamation, and that he had in- v, Pacleand that e did not under- ritetions iy suthorizing the uso of troupa for any suel purpose, but he had referred tue natter to the Preeldent, The Preablent re- plied to Gien, Ausur that his understanding of hts {nstructions was correet, und thet the forces under his commatd are not 1o bo ured except to prevent u breach of the publle pence by either of ihe oppostug polltieal partics. CABINET sLSSI0N. There Is a full Cabinet eession to-lay, The mitlitary authorites seein convineed that thelr vower {s sutilelent to compel instant peace fn New Orleans, should (sorderly proceedings manifest themseives, if the moral ~force {Hus- el by the provenco of troops docs ok pre- ut any uprisivg whatever, IN (o formed 4 stand his I N ENPT. The House Judiclary Committes to-doy de- clded to report that tho'unswer of the Lomsluua Keturning Bourd to the Morrison Committee fs furutliclent, and witl recommend that members of the Buard bs ordered to appear at the bar of the House o1 Representatives and show cause why they should not he compelled to prodice the urlzinal papers called for, or else be come mitted for contem)t. A REPFORY. A lenzthy statement, prepared by Marshal Pithins, vt N 16, 10 regurd to the situs- New O tion in Loulsluna, was reud at the Cubinet jucet- ¥, Collector of tho Port of New Or- Jeuns, arrivend bieve te-night, THE NHOUSE COMMITTEE. NEW OrLeANs, La, dan. 16.—The House Conmittee concluded its work of Investization, Meawpn, Stower, Duseon, and Vrescott, of 8t Latidry, wik (oo, Mumford Wells, of_Raphcs, testithd to the unpeliabllity of Gen, T, C. Au- derson, st as Lo how he had manipulated the Baveuw Bl dmprovement and - Nuvization Company by which he §3 alleged Lo bave secured #4000 froin the State for an expenditure of £, _ Prunk Wheatou, of New Orleans, testified to nuer, of the Returning ntering falsc nanies on the pay-roli crs, and catleeting money on It thetr confession, but by ol y the District Attornoy not- withatanding his contession to the turemen of the Graud Jury. YHE FUNATE COMNITIEE voutinued the examluation of the Parlb of East Felle.ana. Washitugton Sayuders, Charles Rubinson, Josepl Maxwell, Hoderick Duun, and Gov. Joues, all colored, testitied that they voluntarily Jouued tho Democratle clubs, and voted that ticket, and that the election was qulet wod peavceable, while Iaae Perry, Louls Juues, and Charles Wiillaws, ull coloréd, testified to vu- nucrous acts of vivlence, wad that they were afrald to vote tho Republivan ticket. Wiillans be Lad been taken oul by s party of whites snd given twenty-three lasibes, sud that the sarue party cut Allen Marr. allto pleces by whipplug, Juues actalled the uprhing of blacks to de- ailp Tribmme, fend him when it was reported the whites wera coming after hin, and how the matter was com- {mlml!ul, as has been frequently referred to in he evldence on the subje THE SENATE FU-COMNITTTT resumed the examination of Wesat Foliclana. Dr.JJ. W. Wade teatified to n qulct and peace- £l election. 1. A. Glasper, Thomnas Stewart, suel, all cotored, testified to the eeneral intimidation of coloreid Republicans by members of the Twa Ninety-Eight Club, elentine F,mu?'. colored, related how ten hulldozers etonpedtliim whin fgolug fo the Tenth Ward pulla with Republiran “tickets, amt told him no one condd tive i that parlsh after voting that ticket, and hee witn the Kllilng of Tke Mitchell Ly Charlex Barrow, Democratle candi- date for Clerk of Court, aud that. there were ;lcm nthe party, and he wave the nanies of our. Aundrew Duncan testified that e was «driven from the parl<h because he would not join the Democratle Cluh. Cornelins Smith_(enlored) sworn: Te was Sunervisor tn the Third Ward, and was there tive minuten before the polls closed, Charles Harrow and another man, armed with sixteen- shooters, came into the room and put thelr guns on the table, and one pulled vut a dirk, umll that be felt upcary about counting the votes. At the evening resaton, Henry Cudder, F, W, Fallor, and Robert 1. Hewit, all colored, testl fled to a perfect relan of terrar fn the parish up to within n few daya of the election, and that, aithough the clectlon was gtict enough, the bulldozing and intlmidation tractieed before lied made 1t so. Fatlor polnted out Justice of the Toaee Hamllton, then In the Comnittee, as the man who had made him take an oath to vote the Demacratie tieket, and that the colored peorle belleved the Two Hundred and Ninety- clzht Sozfety lalid all the plans which the bull- dozera carried out. ILLINOIS. 4UDGE TIPTON'S SCCCESSOR. Spectl Dispateh o The Tribune. BroomixaTox, 111, Jan, 16.—At the call of the County Central Committee of MeLean County, the last tepublican Convention reas- sembted this afternvon at Plienix Tlall to an- point delegates to the Judiciul Dlstrict Conven- tion to meet here Thursday to nominate o can- didate for Judge. Every township was repre- sented, and nearly all were full delezations, Delegations not full cast a tull vote. One ballot wan taken, 05 per mutual sgrecment of the can- didates, showing prefercnces as follows: Owen T. Reeves, 87153 Ira J. Bloomfleld, 85; Capt. Jonathan H. Rowell, 304, This seeures the following nuinber of Instructed delepates to cach cendidate fn the Dietrict Convention: Reeves, 5144 ; Bloumfleld, 5; Rowell, 434, PORD COUNTY held a shinilar Conventlon to-day at Pastan, to | select her quota of flve District defezates fo the Convention. Of 40 votes Noomfield ot i, Reeves, & and Rowell. 2 pecuring District dele- gates us followa: Bloamfleld, 43 Recves, 1. 'Thus the District Convention will stand Bloom- field, 9 Reeves, 6172 Rowel), 41¢. Delegutes nave not yet been appofoted. It 15 whispered that Recves and Rowell will combine spalist Bloom- ficld to elect une of the coalitfon; but the unjon will huve to be made promptly and effectively to prevent Bloomfield getting the two votes hie needs. So fer in the canvass forthe nominution of Judze Tipton's successur, the best of good feeling has prevatled. MISSISSIPPI. A PEUPRCTLY FAIRY ELLCTION. Spectal Dirpatch to The Tridune. WASHINGTON, Dee. 10.—~The Democrats hait o ready witness before the Morton Comuittee to-day in the Mirslaeipp! Investization. e was a young mau named Wilson, who {s a District Attorney living in Holmes County Inthat State, and his testimony, slthough evidently partifan, threw some light on the cauvass of the almost total disappesrancs of the Republican vote in that State. Ho would admit no Intimidations cither In 1872 or 1875, bLut be sald that when the Democrats carrled the county In 1575 {n spite of & nezro majorlty of 1,700, he procecded to fudlet nearly all the former Repub- lican office-holders for varlous fufamous crimes, and that they all fled the State. Whea the campalgn of this yenr opened, the negroes Lad no leaders, and, fn the words, of Wilkon, they “fell an easy prey to the Democrats.” The few Republicans not indicted left beeause they bad nothing to hve upon when fhev lort thelr ofllces, and yet there wis, avcording to the wilné®; 'y ostracism and no futimidation, and the clectlons Loth years were perfectly falr. CONGRESS, : SINATE. Wasn 1x670N, D. C.y Jan, 106—~The Chalr Inld before the Scnate tho petition of lusabermen, veascl-owners, and others, of Manistee, Mich., asking an appropriation for the improvement of the harbor at that place. Keferred. Mr. Patterson vrescuted o petition of D, . Cimmberlaln, R, H. Greaves, F. L. Cardoza, K. 1. EHtiott, Johm R, Talbot, and others, of South Carolinn, and sald he would not ask to have it read, but moved it be printed in the Record, Mr. Aleorn ohjected to unything being printed in the Keecord without being read, ‘The petition was then read nnd ordered printed In the ftecord, 1t scts forth that many of the statements In the petition of Wade Humpton and others, recently presented in the Benate, are uutrue. Others sro calculated to mislead the Senate, and Important facts ure omitted. The penitfoners then review at t length the condls tlon of uftairs fn South Carollna, ani claim they were lecally elected to thelr varlous ofices. Mr, sherinan., from the Commifice on Finance, reported back the Huuae bill authoriziag thu coimns Ing of the standard rilver dollar and restoring its legal-tender charscter without recommendation, it was placcd on the cule In reporting the bill, Sr. Sherman said that the Kenate having yesterday extended the tune for the Silver Come minsion fo submit ita report, the Cominittes dil deem |t advisable to aes tho bill now. lie gave )i that when the bill suould be conuldered ho would submit u eabstituto for it, numurlrlni the colnago of the wilver dollar of the weight of 1215 grains wiandard silver, suld dollar to Le lezal tender to the same extent aud for the snine pur- poso as Upited States notes, and (o be fsvaed In redemption of United States notes on demaud of the bolders; and the United Siates uotes redecmed under this sct shail be cancaled, and bo heid to bo & part of the Sluking Fund prosided for by exiating law, intcrest to ve computed thereon ax 111 cang o Ahe ‘bonds redeemed. ‘The second section of the bifl autho; the ldent to sppoint three Cominfesioners to ate {ciud and partiélpate 1a the dellberation of any je emational conventiun or conference which may I called by one or more countrion fur the purpore of sdopting & ratla o relative valuston in the and wliver colnages of the difierent countrlva of the world. It wdv ordered that tho substitute be rinted. VI5ik: Anthony subimltted & resolotion calling npon the Presldent 1o transmit o the Senate, i not in. compatiblo with the public interest, any corco- spondence with diplomatic ofiicers of the United States In ‘Turkey, or ony fnformation in porsesvion af the Governnient in rexand 1o the revolt in the Turkish Provinces. ~Agreed to, Mr, Patterson submittcd o resolution recognlzing the Chamberlatn Government in South Carohina as the lawful Government of the State, aml decluring stahould be arded by the United biates to the en that the laws may bo enfurced. ete. Heterred to tho Committes on Prvilezes wud Elections, At the expiratiou of Withers called uj Pr u {tary on eleciion-iny, an colleague, Mr. Johuston, thia wabject, 3r, Jobuston quoted from the previous debato in Ihe Senate to show that, the Renatar froo Ol (Sberman) stated 1hat Virgini was not in the same conditlin as tho utber Soutbern States, sud that prace prevailed dn the Ktate, Mr. dobustoss argned thst there was perfect peace in the Btate. The colored prople had thele rights, and the two races lived [logether in harmony, He contends that the Prevident had no outhurlsy iroops 1o Peters- burg because thers had be A Atrect fxlt at tho previous election. 18 wes uever fu- tended by the founders of the Government that the Wer "lho United States sbould be cvoked for ho miere purpuse of kecping the pe "The Con- atitution contemplated ihe usw of the army voly in concert with the dtale wuthunties insuppressing domvatic violence. 1o then guoted from the cir- cular of the Atloruey-Ueuera xh'hui fusteuctions 1o thio United Statcs Marenats, aud sald if the At- torny-tieneral was sliht in bls conatruction of the law ibe Dupaty Marsbal could take the Goveruor of the H1ato from bls ofice or & Judwo from the bench, - snd compel them to serve Iu his posse, und thus & soversizgo Stale might be overtbsown. lle then reforred tu tho Patersburg clection, and sald thera o 2,500 colored volurs iu tbat place, Tley were organized {nta squads of tea cach. Two hundred and fl.]lz U.mlt?n‘ for thess wuusds were mppolnted, cach Usutaln -beld s commieeloa of the Depusy it i who spoke st jengih on PRICE FIVE CENTS, Ysmlat, o electlon-day each Captata ] his ranad to 1hy a Ilgnuhl{‘-;-n e folis, and saw tht they votod the thers #a1d the Congress of the United ngiged for mevera) weokn past in ey a3yt coant the Electoral vote. It e [} PrEsenCe 07 abecrcy of troops at Lrfin Virzinla ‘might be & amell matterf" - & fo querdion Involied was whether - the B v g Department “of the Govergs ent bo premitted o control the batlat]. W& Jrmy of e Untted Staten o : Aestre &, Jeedom of elections, I ll|?|:nul?:' S Congrors. had counting the Fiectorsl vote. The at the polls for the purs ..{.-J Su f{nchu (he?flmul-g mn'mx:a m:i wfun :lrx:'yg 3; e safety'und perpetulty of a freo Gove & from the ineseazo of ¢ ...~ fo in 10 tire veeds pation of New Grlesne by wilitary, to the effect that muitsry intesincence with any branch of tho State tiovernnient was repugnant to anr lGeas of government: und, resuming Wi+ remarke, asked Whot Cclianpe fed come ower | the - Drests dent sidce lw eave | utierance to thoss seatiments, Wiy had fhe President aince com- inftted artenhicli be formerly docturad ehould nod )u\yma_vl 3 ] of Virzinla ha 1t'was for the peaple of this coune e whetlier such Joose interprotation of h vould he far their interest or tholr ruy ot only hied the melitary boen need to trke posee: slan of the State Govaruments, hut {twas no #athering aronnd the Capltol. nnd Renators 4né Reprewentatives were to iegislate In the shado af “troop, He referzed” to the history of oather Tlepnblics, aud sskoed what were the three thinge which pr d thetr downfall: corruptios, fraud, and _viole; Ve hal had corruption frands hiad heen practicer, fu the slections, an ove one knew, and #ho woold say when the third atejs would be taken? The people of Virtina were Vo ertly desofed to principlea of constitutionad 1berty, but the nasred. throush afiiction sud knewshat 1t wie tn suffer, They had ived nndae durpatic bower {n the past and conld five under ft In tae future, 1t was for the Narthern peoalo to say whathier they wonld give thelr coarent to the chang hiyts mald the difl Mr. i traups fnto u State e 0f 15 tof 1ty in reaard to gend- " u'.:l ?'n‘:"g Teglsiation 5 of Ceazress uf that year pro- Vided that troons m'zli o tent infe & Stath 16 keep the peace at tha polts, That was o brod o thority, and the Jasw shoatd he amended by reme ug the worde **tn keep 1he prace at L. 3t Mr. Withers submitted the followin Jtesol ed, That the Committee on the Indiclary be fastructed to exnmine whetlier the conatructlngi of the lawe tourhing the elective franchiee proe mulgated by the Aftornev-Genera] In General orders No." (M, of date Segt. 7. 1876, be core rect, and that they report by idlf or atkersiee, ‘Tae resolution was agreed to, ond tha e res rumed consideration of the report of the Cummite fee on Rulcs revielnz the rulea for the governe + which were aereed to (n Coms hinie, and reported 10 the Senate. : Fending dlscussiou, adfourne HOUSE. g The Senatn Jume resolutlon autharizing the ape. pointment of & Commise’on 10 attend the” Intern, Bional Convention to Inquire Inta thy relative valye of vold aud rilyer wea talien up. Thu bill was iald on the table—yeas, 125; nays, A rerolntlon to permit the Committee an Priste lezes and haties of the Honse to mend for papers and persone, and to alt durl the seasions of the Houre, was adopted by a voic of yeas, 140: Days, g Mr. Lyude, from the Jndiclary Commitier. made a report relative tw the refceal of Welle, Andnraon, Cas<anare, and henner, enbers of the Loulslans Inz Bosrl, to produce before (he Commltten wtions In Lonisianx certaln papers demanded Ly raid Commitice. The report concludes witha resolution direeting the Nerpeant-at-Arms to take into ody and bring belore the bar of the House the above-named. gentiemen, Mr. Frye, a niember of the Judiclary Committee, rnid when that report wis azreed to in committca there was 0o Kepublican membor of the Committea present. For h! he reganded the doctrina ennnciated in it Under 1t thero was no crefenty any: re in tha coantry that was not snbject io be called beforea Come mitter of the lonee, and compeired to produce its orizinal recoxds, 1o keld, o the contrary, that Congress had no_wore to Jdo with the Refuming Hoard of the State of Lousslaan than he an an Individual - had. He held that At avingiheen legalle conatituted. wtltution of the Unlted 1 wath 1t dutlee under 2 e ita returns, and. these returnn baving Deen nuthodzed be law, tha Houne was precluded from oy ohind them, The only anibonty that the Hoa inl was wver the general condition of the cauntry, tue publle weal, 10 inquire whether or not there \was auch a state of thinga there as Conzrers ourlt to taka ootico of. "On that question he shiould at once admit thet there wos auch & condition of thlnze there os res atifred Conzrs al Intervention, if Conaress had L to Inturiera to prev murder, outs Ty othee barbarl e believed that v and had been for the last olght years, i decp, defermined, abolufe purpors not 12 permit to certatneltizens of Lonlsisna the exers t the rlehit of euftrage, und e believed that cullzens weeo prevented from exerciajng that der, by Plows, by every cunceivabla cved that in sonia thince the, ere_wupreme. aund In some thibgs the United bates were supreme, 1o belleved that Conzrexs had no more autbority to take those orly- fnal papers and recoritx and and to bring them oot trowm under the Surisdiction Loulstana to dhe Clty than the suthoritles of take papers of the United ‘States and carrv thent to the City of New Urleaus, For State rights there hud been ono war, nnd was ft possidle that men who weat bito war for Biate rights had been #0 far consested by defeat aa to bo ready to sy tos Congressfonnl Committee canld take and away the archives of a Blute,the countof o il that nothing was ting comruittees, of the_ Kwta of of Wastugton Louislsna bal” to carry btate Keturning Board? It ae cd from liemocratic in Even toalay a commitioe of the llonse was co mitting the Indecency of demanding from the tlonnl ltepublican Commitice its whote manoe conducting & natinual cempaign, ita whole corre= avondence, ail {ts telegrame, oll fts cioney col- lections,ctt. 1fc waa happy 16 ray, a8 » inember of that Commiittee, thet he had dvised the putting n of everything, —~lctiers, telegrung, ete., ~for be knew nerfectly well that there was uoliilng in thewm thet would Indicate fraud in Loulsians, Flore a, or Fouth Caroling. He knew that that Cowe wilttee belleved the Ttepublicans had earrled thero three Statex honeatly and falrly, and that they woutd be connted for R. 14, 1layes unless the Dew- ocenta of those States and of “tho United should steal hy traud the votes of those b {Contemptucas Inughter on the Democrutie slda n the nlll-llfl.l Ile hoped that the gallerios wottht not help the Democratic side of the House in this debate, My, Lnttre)l~1douot think the gentloman baw tho right to charge the Democratis party with steal- ing, when hls Kupublican commiticen robled poor orphaus and widows i the Departmenta to carr. on the campaizu. [Loudapplause in the gallories, Mir, Prye—1did not know when I jave the gen- 1l n from Californis the liberty 1o ask 8 ques tion, that he wunted to interject s binle doua- gopical stump specch that wonld mect the epe Provalof the gallerles on that side. 4 Mr. Luttrell—lio you deny that it isso? You were on the Hepublicay National Comwlttee, and rou know that the poor widows and orphsus of tas {Duplruutl\ll were made to pay for the nmru( ot the campaigu. [Loud calls to arder ou the Repub- hican alde, | . Mr. Frye—There tsu Comulttce of Mcmbors of the House, {uteiligent members of the Houre, which 18 [ovestigaling that very aubject, Tho l'uum||ll|:|l will tid out and unswer tho gentlenan shotly, Mo Liuttrell attempted to make snother reiask, but s nfurmed by tho Speakee tnat the geatie- wan from Maine wan entitled i the Hoor, Wi slr, sald Luttrell ho bulldozed. them. [Lay ter, 3tr. Frye ddeclared that thy Republicsn Com. mitice had never sseceecd. demanded, or asked coutribitions from euch people a3 Luttrell had deceibed. On the contrury, 3t had yent ot a very polite request {cuntemptucus faughter] to geutles men who were commiasloned by the Preeldent yoid coutiniacd by the benute tu bielp tu run tho cagie aigu. v p)fi". Luttr W it not understand that every one who declined (0 pay au secasment abould dischurgedr Sr. Frye—1It wal understood, and thure twles fora contribution; e, 11 bo acfused, Lo was My, Fric—=And thers mever was 3 ¢ that auyhody should be punished for re make coniribotion, und there never was guy cope iribation whateser to the ULepabtican National Commiites from Department clerks. Mr, Cox (3. Y.) wald that he would nut follow the Argument of the gentleman frum Muine, whicly Lad been soificiently snswered b the badivy e of the gentlcinan frowm Califoralz, and by the tronicel cheera of the pallecies, ') votug befor. 4l Howse wus -lm,yly whether tus authority of the Honss should Be disiegarded by the listurning Hoard of Loulsiana Mr. Kasson argued againet the resolation, it would eatablisl & precedent that 8 Come ¢ of the House could szmmon the Governor of e of ble obice, before LLe bus of the House, degradiug hia by asking bim tostand at the bar aud auswer foc conlewpt. It ony Statw ofiicer could bo sa trealed, avy otber Stato oficer aight e, 1f one State-paper could bo taken, aqy State-paper could be taken, aud the archives of a Stato micht bo plundered. Mo deoled tho right of {xmmm‘s“ of I‘hcll ouse, n{nL‘om‘nlllu;o ;“ban uuses, by resolution or by law, to Inslat u ] UxfiuulI;q {21“&,] of ‘::I I:,'b!lnfing bie oBicial pss ors and prudu m bolare ¥ M:. H;,Iz: er sals :hn hn;wuld not lgl.lr:rl,nlc‘xl - swple of the gentieman from et nd evade the plain, ;lmjlmp by tho_ roport of the Iy satiug with ewphasls, which tbed that b Lelieved that, lnul urhi.o‘l . mite & biate to bring before it the [0 aud could bring 1hat hiyy oficlal eking to avol osltion sul Im:hmlufl.‘ Xb "yun:fl‘(nnu body of eltizeus of Louisiana S been wasting g e