Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 28, 1877, Page 1

VOLUME XXXI. it CHICAGO, SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 1877—SIXTEEN PAGES. & PRICE FIVE CENTS. PROFESSIONAL. firs. Dr. KECK, 0Ot Davenport, Iowa, at the Infirmary, northwest corner State and kst G ison-sts.. Dore Block, Loom 20, O er slxth ¥ielt, b{, nr‘::g;zgl. 2nd Wil remaln until CATARRH CURE. g A word fo those sTicted with Catarrh. 1 some. A InL that few can be mueh worse than | was aad §2% ndyet 1am now well. 1. for one; do eamestly Hre. 88 3. r. Keecks treatmcot. ~ My disease was bl Consumuption. A lfttle more than onc year Gl i Dot waik across the floor of my room with- o L ance, while now 1 can walk 3 milc or two with- o2 figoe. 1 hate not beci ko well or 1many yesrs o ‘o, houtawork v fec! R N NEACIAN, i-carricr, Davenport. offce opcn on Sunday from 2 106 p. m. 'O JRENT. FOR RENT. Store 166 South Clark-st. ALSO, Store 120 Sonth Clark-st. APPLY AT Room 43 Exchange Building. TO REINT. The bufldiaz 207 and 300 Monroe-st., elther whole or 1o part. 10 sult tenantx. 1L 18 fn clos¢ proximity o J. 3 Farwell & Co.. C. I*. Keilogr & Co.. and other well- Thown firms, and 18 a very desirable location for, busi- Dest.—steam elevaiar, &c..—and wiil be rented very Teasonably to desirable p;‘r_léz-. For further {nforma- Als, 1A N Hamcallen 2SBATES Water-s FOR REINT. Four Floors, 451125 feot, over west storein poliding Trontiog on Monroe i corner of FIfth-av. Zhey are well fnished. ilghted by side alley, and with fteamn eleyator. Apply 1o M. WILLIAMS, Room 15 Nixor Bulaing, cor. Lasatle sad Monroe-sts. LAUNDRIES. WILSONW’S LAUNDRY. < PRICES: SHIRTS........ = 10 cts. CUFFS, per pair. 5 cts. COLLARS.......... .- 3cts. EDEFES. 3 cts. DRAWERS S cts. TNDERSHI 5 8 cts. OFFICES -238 State-st. ; t. ; cor. of Trenty-second-st. and Vabash-av. ; 017 Cotiage Grove-av. : 7 East Madison-st. Y Laundry, State and Thiriy-fourth-sts. BARGAINS (losing-Out Sale of Winter Goods Regardless of Cost. On Monday we will offer the fol- lowing Bargains: 15¢ Plaid and Striped Dress Goods re- duced to 7 and 8c. 156 and 30c Snowfizke Dress Goods re- duced t¢ 10 and 13!zc. 20 axd 25¢ Tycoon Rong!. good styles and best quality, reduced to 12% and 15c. 0 and 35¢ Heavy Poplin Alpacas, double fold, reduced to 20 and 25¢. 75, 85, and 90c Black and Colored All- ‘Wool Cashmeres reduced to 80, 85,and 750. G0 and 75c Black Iohair Alpacas, splen~ did lustre, reduced to 40 and 50c. 40 gnd 50c Lcom Dice Tablo Linenre- duced to 25 and 85¢. 85, 75, and 90¢ All-Linen Bleached Table Damasks reduced to 50,60, and 75¢. sl Turkey-red Damasks, fast cclors, for Se. 'sI All.linen Napkins rediced to 75¢. <£3 heavy Damask Napkins (arge size) for 2. 10 bales of Linen Crashes, 4, 5,7, 8, and c. 15 bales of heavy Brown Sheeting, yard wide, 8. 7, and 8c. Bleached Cotton, §, 6, 7, and 8c. 20 balos hed Cc Bpecial reductions in Bed Comforters, pjankets, Fleanels, Underwear, Closks, and TEURS. The greatest bargains ever offered in this class of goods. sfisssohsdiss' Alaska Mink Sets reduced to $6.50 French Seal Sets, Mufl, and Bos, for $4. $15 Lynx Sets reduced to $8. 25 genuine Seal or Beaver Sets for $15. 15, $25, and $40 genuino Mink Sets, uff, with_Boa or Collar, reduced to $10, $15, and $25. N. B.—Bargains in every Department, NewYork Sore 984 & 286 West Madison-t EFEINANCIAL. WHELAN’S LAUNDRY, 618 Wahash-sy. Shirta, 10c: Unde: : NI - O s ey Dt s crsbires, Bt Xlght D BLUE GLASS. BLUE GLASS” Foreale, cut to sizes desircd, orin enc bundred and fifty foot caxes. JOHN ALSTON & CO., Manufacturer's Arents, and Importers of Polished Plate, Colored, and Ecameled Glass, 179 & 181 Randolph-st. Blue Glass, Arraneed for romotiag the heslth, etc. Pecked aad ahipped 1o any address ot Jowest price. I0BERT CARSE, Stalned G anufacturer, ‘West Lake-st. PROPOSALS. 11113018 STATR PENITENTIALY, CoXXIASIONZRS' OFFICE. JOLIET, Jan. 12,1877 Sealed proposal: Ul be received by the undersigned Commiscloners 1liinois State Penitentlary upto 20'clock p. m.. Feb. 15, 1877, for the Labor of Ope undred (100: Convicts. These menare able-bodiad and adapted to most any Kud of 1athor. and & portion of them have heen working with kuttting-machines. Ample shop room and steam- power will be furnished. % gl{xmflfl! ml’ml n:t]}o:l:w than E‘(sl'-h)':m. 4 and Proposals must he scconypani )y & good an saficient bond, conditioned that contract and bond ey uthre eddress the uaderstgned, et sgdnets. the Wndcrsigned, or R W. McCLA Gu‘#gb}vlg\'den at the Prison, U . 1. TAYLOR, JONN M. SOCTIIWOKTH, ROBERT D. NOLEMAX, Commissioners Jilinofs State Prison. . METSICAL. Horsey Schoolf Husial Ar, HERSHEY MUSIC HALL, 83, 85 and 87 EAST MADISON-ST., and 42 SOUTH ANN-ST. M. CLARENCE EDDY, General Director. . B. MATTHEWS, Vice Director. MRS §. B. HERSHEY, Vocal Director. I ASPINWALL, Rexoven from First National Bank Tuilding to 56 Wabington-st. , over Gosmage's. Special attention to lling and preserv- ingthe naturaseeth. DENTISTRY. Great reduction fn prices. DR. SHERWOOD gives ‘Viialized Air and extrbets toeth wittout paia. T :;n:‘lng:;z experienced lis l‘mln:‘.cr(hul enects under e best artificial teeth made chieap, Yooms, Nos, 18 and 13 Dore Block. ore Dhlb ANGLE, DENTIST, 3 esly with D, Al ty years' practice; Baker b Gl Toceh for 26: emal God Filins. » Extracting, 502 _Satisfac- Ewing Block, Room 10, cor- sta. 3 SAFE INVESTMENTS. The (linois Trust & Savings Bank keeps on hand and for sale securi- ties bearing 8 to © per cent interest thaet ares periectly safe, and on which the interest 13 promptly paid. J. 8. GIBBS, Cashier. 7 PER CENT. Very cliofce loans at SEVEN; $1C.000at T34; $5,000 818; §2,000 at 2 : MASOX, 107-109 Dearborn-st. X . SCUDDER 7 PER CENT and 8 per cent joans on approved clry real estate made by FRANCIS B, PEABUDY & Cf 174 Dearborn-st. WANTED, $25,000 0n one of the bes: business blocks in elty, at 7 per cent, no commiestons, for 5 years. ‘Ihe properts is centrally located. and jo valuation would be £30.00)._Address T S8, Tribane office. ABBOTT & TYLER, TMPORTERS OF Artists” Materials, NOW AT 56 MADISON-ST., Will remeve, about Feb. ¥, to 147 Siaie-si. FOR SALZ. ASSIGNEE'S SALE. A SSIGEES, SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES—IN A Ui District Court of the United” States for the Northern Dirtrict of lllinols. Inthe matter of Valeu- tine Welutz—(n hankruptey. he nndersizhed, Assizice of rafd estate. bereb Fives notice that he will, until Wednesday. Feb. 1877, receive propeszls for the purchase of the wh ar any portlon of the followlng aseets belorging to sald estate: A stock of boots, shocs, and slippers. conalsting of 1.377 pairs. Al bids subject to the approval of tho {nformatioa §OUTEL (ATTETLS o Fie Nashver, Snp Siaation st Ol ot th ce o e Assigner, A son-st., Chi- L‘l-u:fl, ’":co g‘l‘Elll(l’l‘T J. BROWN, Assignce. G4S §1 PER 1,600 FEET. No danger. no Increased fnsarance. no heat used. ine requiires no attentlon. Recommended by sl nd Individuals using it. - Address J. 3L LUIRSH, b Sheldon-st. 'Bllliarfl-Tablas For Sale. n and 1 pool. d together Four nearly new Chy with balle, cues, efc., complete. or scparate. S. C A, S0 Dearbe L!DEES"EEA“’E'Y(}UR_(}E_LDERS mylon Tables. 3 carom WY be sol 5 and §30 Teeth for §7. Gold work . Extracting, 50c. W. H. 'CAIN. 112 Dearborn-st. onlcfi INSTRUMENTS. BLANASSE, OPTICIAN, Tribuae Railding. £ PICELESS ,,{.}f:smuau seied ot sighis on sclenttag prin- TR 2D ld Glasses, escopes, cro- 0pes, Barometers, l'(:‘. i Be STOVE SALE © -IN BANKRUPTCY. Base-Burners, Iia " job rners, Langes, 3nd Cook Stoves, in jol It or retail, to close ou the #tock. A, m. SEAKLES, Agent, 150 Lake-st. MISCELLAN! For al Kinds i Sigles of Privg, Atbotta; 42 0. to HUL’!‘.:ABA u‘:fl'\rf)'l'mn & CO.. 88 1o 92 Fifth-av., Times Duilding. WANTED- mfifi“‘“"“ with from £5,000 1o §10,000 in a safe. table, and lcgitimate businces. Forparticulars 04 fnterview call at ofiice of Judge Geo..F- oefler. Room 7 Lakeside Building. FINE JOB PRINTING. HOLLAND. TATLOR & CO.. 8310 82 Fifth-av., Times Bulldin, GO TO JOHN JONES, No. 119 DEARBORN-8T., 483 gzt your Clothes thoroughly cleancd and Bestly Tepaireds : Dwellings desizned and crected at actual cost and commitsion on the sysiem emplcyed In my residence, 166 Pine-st., sccaring utter excin- Son of damp, thorough 'ventilation, ~sctarity against rewer gas. and freedom froz window drafta 2nd Kitchen smelis; combining sl the refinements of cientific construction in conuection with many improvements which add to the comfortand hiealth- falness of a 1)0“40‘.‘ which cannot be obtained by t worlk, and cost no more. eopin C. W. DURHAM, Ciril Engineer and Builder, 77 Major Block. 18 PER CENT TEED to a_man with from h to invest in payinz 2 00 2 3 %fi’iif.’fi’-.‘fi. hed fifteen years Capl‘lxliuc\flnr‘ceg unt of pyested. S = by donble the amount of m e, Salex for the past two years over §300,000. 76, Tribune ofiice. e e IS for every- N A To EENDA: thing you wsant in the way of gES, JEWELRY, s}fl gfim@n WARE, POCKET XS, FANCY GOODS, &c. g!?e% est place in towD. A - wine Elgin Watch tor $10. State and Jackson-st. RS, . Cor. W@)E&Ttmnk Sacques e Eaowm uake, 3. 5. BARNES & C0.,70 Madison-st, o ERINTING: s GNG- o ‘°m£%§§n?£ LOR & CO." Fufig il be sold at cost to close out and warranted. 'S, 48 1o 62 Fifth-ay., Times Buldiag. Hoar THE PRELIMINARIES. The Work of Choosing the Ar- bitration Board Com- menced. - Hoar and Garfield Selected I‘oy the House Repub~ licans. Cpponents of the Bill Create a Rumpus in the Caucus. The Senate Committee on the Trail of That Ore- gon Money. Fifteen Thousand Dollars Traced from the Bar'l to the State Capitals A Batch sof Tilden Tolegrams which Tell Their Own Story. Pelton’s Injunction: “We Must Have Oregon at Any Price.” The Lousiana Returning Board Subjected to the Bulldoz= ing Process. They Will Not Furnish the Election Re- turns, Becanse They Cannot, They Are Thereupon Confronted with Forged or Stolen Documents. And Tarned Over to the Tender Mercies of the Sergeant-at-Arms, A Few Remarks from a Friendly Source on Gen. Logan’s Defeat. THE ARBITRATORS. HOUSE REPUBLICANS. Bpecial Dispaich to The Tribune. WasmINGTON, D. C.Jan.§27.—The Republic- an Representatives in caucus this morning se- lected Gen. Garfield and George F, Hoar 2s the Republican members of the Iouse branch of the Grand Electoral Tribunal. It will be use- less to pretend that this result was accomplish- ed without very considerable manifestation of bitter fecling on the part of the Republicans who voted against the Compromise bill towards those who voted for it. There wasa full at- tendance of members. The only point of Gif- ference before the caucus was whether both of the Republican members should be chosen from that branch of the party which proposed the bill, or .whether both branches should be represented. There were a few who thought that the two Republican mefbers of the Commission should be ” HOAR AND M'CRART, who had assisted in framingthe bill, but in view of the fact that sixty-eixht Republicans voted against it, and but thirty-onc for it, it was gen- erally conceded by the fricnds of the bill that the two opinions should be represented on the Commission by their principal cxponents. The choice of Gen. Garficld to represent the opposi- tion was eminently natural and appropriate, end was unanimous. The contest be- gan with the nomination for the second place. The following ~ were named as candidates for the place: Frye, Hoar, Kasson, Townsend, Lapham, and McCrary. Mr. Frye made o short specch mominating Hale, in which he succeeded in getting the caucus by the cars. Fryels impetucus and hot-headed, not judicial. He Insisted that the Rcpublican ma- jority of the House should alone be represented on this important Commission; that there HAD BEEN SURRENDER ENOUGH of Republican convictions, and principles, and advantages, and that, above all things, the sec- ond member of that Commission should be onc whose Republicanism was un- doubted. He made it distinctly to appear that Le questioned the Republicanism of George Willard, of Michigan. This declara- tion was as impolitic as it was unjust and un- fair. A good many of the opponents of the compromise wentinto the caucus convinced that the Republicans who favored the compromise should be read out of the party. This fecling was soon manifested in the caucus, but before the end it appeared that there were NOT ENOUGH TO DO THE READING. Fryc’s speech and subsequent proceedingshad the effect of alicnating mnearly the entire New York delegation from the Hale movement. Indeed, the special friends of Conkling in the delegation would vote for a very poor man before they would fndorse anybody from Blaine's State. Frye intimated also that Hoar was not a candidate. From Hoar's specch, however, this appeared not to be true. If it was true at the time Frye said so, the tone of Frye's spcech towards the friends of the compromise was so decided and hostilo as to induce Hoar to CIANGE HIS MIND. made a few conversational remarks deprecating any feeling and urging harmony. The partisanship - between the two fac- tions, however. waxed very warm, and several ballots were taken before the clection was declared. The contest speedily narrowed down to Hale and Hoar. On the first ballot Hoar had 32 and Halc 10. On the next two ballots Hale had 39 and Hoar 40. Forty-one votes were necessary to clect. On the last ballot Hoar received 43 votes. This ex- Ribition of fecling is much regretted by the modcrate men. One of the exiremists said that those who favored the bill should have been read’ out of the party long ago. Others suggested that the party was MORE IN NEED OF VOTES ~ than of the ostracisin of its members. It has been long since there was such an exciting cau- cus among the House Rcpublicans. Quite a number withdrew before the final result was known, giving very marked cxpression to their displeasure at the temper of the caucus. Among those were most of the Massachusetts Republicans, and Hurlbut and Fort of Illinofs. The argument for Hoar was that it was abso- lutely necessary to fulfill the spirit of the com- promise that one at least of the Commission should be FRIENDLY TO THE BILL and believe in'its constitutionality, This spirit prevailed, and during the day the bitterness which had been engendered partially passed away. ‘The party, at any rate, speedily became 2 unit in the House when the Democrats sought to violate the rights of themiuority by imprison- ing the Louisiana Returning Board without debate. ) THE VOTE. The following are the Republicans who.voted for Hoar: Adams, Hunter, Sampson, Iagley, G. Kelley, Seelye, Bagley. G. A. Leavenworth, Strait, Burleigh, McDougall, Townsend (Pa.), Chittenden, ~ McCrary, Wells (Miss.), Crapo, MeDill, Willard, Darrell, Miller, Willis Day, Norton, Wilson, J., Foster, oliver, Kasson, Harris (Mass.), Pierce, Townsend (N.Y) Hawthorne, Plait, Woodworth(0.), oar, Potter, Banks (Mass.), THoekins, 1f Hoar had not been selected by the caucus the Democrats say that the majority in the House would have refused to elect Hale, and would have moved the substiiution of Hoar's name in his place, on the ground that it would e a violation of the spirit of the compro:nise to have two opponents of the measure on the Republican side placed upon the Comumission. THE BILL. The President was absent from the city to- day, and will pot return until late in the cven- ing. As the enrolled Compromise bill was not signed in the two Houses until to-day it cannot receive the President’s signature until Monday. e will then most certainly sign it. He has becn fully aware of iis provisions from the start, and took great interest in its prog- ress in Committee. Edmunds and Conk- ling constantly explained its provisions, Those who have talked with the President say that he has, in approving the bill, frequently referred to the following passage in his letter to Gen. Sherman of Nov. 10; " “No man worthy the office of President should be willing to hold it if counted inor placed there by any fraud. Either party can afford to be dis- appointed in the result, but the country cannot afford to have the result tainted by the suspicion of illegal or false returns.” THE TRIPARTITE COMMISSION. To the Western Associated Press. TV ASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 27.—The Republican caucus has chosen Garfleld and Hoar asthe representatives of the party on the House branch to the Tripartite Electoral Commission. Mr. McCrary declived a uomination. 3Mr. IToar Dbed 42 votes to 40 for Hale. Garfield was the unanimous choice. The balloting was_preceded bya briel but somewhat animated discassion, in which Repre- sentatives Frye and Hoar were the principal participants. “Mr. Frye insisted that no doubt- ful Republicans should be placed on this Com- mission. Mr. Hoar, being one of those at whom this remark was appareutly aimed, reozlled the imputation with earnestness,and said he neither sought nor wanted an appointment on the Com- mission. Mr. Frye then stated he had po reference whatever to Mr. Hoar, and, although he (Frye) Tiad nominated Hale, he had not the slightest doubt of Hoar’s fidelity to Republican prin- ciples or of lis discharging the dutics that might be devolved upon liin_with high ability and perfect fairness, but ke (Frye) would object to the appointment of any weak-kneed Repub- licau as a_member of the Tribunal, and he thought Mr. Willard, of Michigan, ‘who had peen o member of the Joint Committee, came within that category. Mr. Willard madc a very sharp and spirited reply, and the balloting prucceded with the re- sult above stated. . COUNSCL. The subject of cngaxriuz counsel to present the Republican cascto the tripartite tribunal was left for cor ion and action at the ad- journed meeting Mondsy next. It was stated, hieweyer, that a number of eminent constitu- tiodal lawyers had already volunteered their services without fee. THE INGROSSED BILL. Immediately after the Llectorsl bill had been | sizned by the President of the Senate, Senator Conover, Chairman of the Committee on Eun- grosscd Bills, carried it to the Exccutive Man- sfon, but arrived sbout five minutes aiter the President had left for Baltimore under a pre- vious engagement. Senator Conover will carry the bill to the President on Monday. Tie Pres- ident returned to Washington to-night. TAE ARBITRATION DILL IN LOUISIANA. Special to St. Louts Repudlican (Nem).. New OnLEANS, Jan. 26.—Packard’s General Assembly is making strenuous cfforts to bull< doze Congress and the entfre mass of conserve- tive Republicans in the Nortl. Last evening a resolution passed the -lower part of that body deprecating any Congressional action looking to a compromise on the Electoral question, and declaring it to-be the sense of the House that the Electoral bill should not pass. Immedintely afterward the two rump brauches united to bal- lot for Senator for the short term, when an effort was made to get the resolution through the joint assemblage. Bureh, a negro Senator, made & motion that a committce be appointed by the Joint Assem- Dly to prepare a resolution cinbodyinr - the sen- timents of the Joint Assembly with regard to the Electoral bill before Congresg, and report the sane. » Mr. McMillag, white, formerly of Columbus, 0., thiought the Joint Assemhl[)' was_called to- gether for the purpose of balloting for United States Seriator, and could not. properly act upon such & motion.; ‘Warmoth was surprised that McMillan should show any disposition_to oppose the resolutior, especially as ‘both Houses of Congress werc waiting Dreathlessly to hiear the yvoice of one of the Legislatures of Louisiana before taking any action upon the bill. It seemed too bad that a member should want to hush tnat vosce, partic- ularly since such efforts had been made to make it andible by seating persons as members who bad not been returncd as clected. . MeMillan disclaimed any intention of trying to hush the voice of the Jolnt Assembly. ~He only wanted to impress upon the mind of Burch that the bill mizht avert war, and bloodshed,, and all that sort of thing. If such disasters came upon the country, it might hsppen that the Legislature would be deprived of the emi- nent services of the Bafon Rouge Senator. ‘Warmoth made 2 speech. The resolution passed by the House during the morning was ill-adviscd. He did not believe a dozen mem- bers of the House had read the Electoral bill. They had put-, themselves on record without knowing what they were doing. The Electoral Dill was the result of the efforts of the best minds in Congress to_find » solution for the present ditliculties. The great fact rel ained that honest men all. over the uonutrf’ differ updn the question, ana they sre so firmly flxed in their bc&in! that uiiless there was some plan agrecd upon satisfactory to all parties the rc- sult of the differeuce of opinion would be war. 3r. Dinkgrave wanted no compromise with the Democracy. .Ile belicved the President of the Senate had the right to count the Electoral Vot Hayes had been elected and the votes of th ctors should be counted as they are cast. If maintaining this viow would bringabout war, why let war come. Warmoth sald it was just such speeches as these that kept the white and black ‘1)20 1 of the Sonth apart. There was too much bold talk and lofty declamation and too little in the way of deeds. If she member from Madison (Dink- grave) and those who cheered him so loudly wanted war, if they were zctually seeking for it, why they had but_to shoulder ihe musket and step outside of the State-Houscto tindit. There had not been 4 dav during the past three weeks when the gentleman and his fricnds, if they were war-hungry, could not have had the hunger appeased in very short order. The Re- publican Government of the State had nota particle of suthority outsidcof the State-House, and yet its warmest supporters were crying in tones almost as _cloguent as those of Patrick Tenry for war: Did not every stronghold of Republizanism surrender without a blow on the 9th of January, and ought not that fact aloue be suflicient to restraln the Republicans from iving too loose reins to their anxiety for war! Dinkerave wanted to - know whether War- moth thought that Nicholls or Packurd were elceted. ; Warmoth said on the face of the official re- turns to the Returning Board Nicholls reccived about 10,000 majority. The Board reported a majority of. 8,500 for Packard. He did not know by what means the Board arrived at the result. | ‘McMillan daid his advice to the Legislature was to keep its hands off the question. Louis- fana is an intcrested party.” It Is her vote which is in dispute:’ It would be in bad taste for the Legislature, under present circumstances, to take in the matter. u;;l.x’ p&? ht the power of counting the B Electoral vote belonged to the President of the ‘ter. Senate; that the Retarning-Board Legislawure was the lezal Assembly of the State, and its voice ought to ve heard in this great erisis. e did not propose to admit by keeping quict that the body to which he belonged was not the legal Legislature of the State, cte. The resolution was put to a voteand carried. OREGON. » ON THE TRAIL. Special Dispasch to The Tribune. ‘Wasminerox, D. C., Jun. 27.—The Semate Electfons Committec is close on the trail of the Oregon money transaction. Bush, of the Ore- gon banking firm of Ladd & Bush, testified that the £6,020 which came from Martin & Runyon, and Pelton, Tilden's sccretary, on the 6th of Decerber, was received by his baok to pay fees to lawyers who had been retained to take carc of the Democrats in the Oregon Electoral Col- lege. The money was returned to New York without being used. -About the same time he was notified froin San Francisco that funds had been placed to his credit to the amount of $7,200, of which be paid $6,200 to Bellinger, Chairman of the Democratic Central Commit- tee. He understood the money was used to fes lawyers who had been’emplpyed to advise with the Democratic Executive Committee concerning the cligibility of Watts, and in refcrence to THE ELECTORAL VOTE. On the 25th of November, 1876, he reccived a. dispatch from C. E. Tilten in these words: «Useall means”to prevent certificate. Very ‘mpértanL” Witness understood that the dispatch . meant that Watts was the men referred to who was to be prevented from obtaining a certificate, but when Pelton came on to Oregon, he told witness that he meant that Cronin was the man to whom he referred in that dispateh. Bellinger testified that he employed lawyers and pald thém to aid in opposing the eligibility of Watts. HIWITT'S DISPATSHES. The Sub-Coramittce charged with the duty of sorting tbe clection dispatches reccived from the Western Union Telezraph Company have thus far discovered about twenty which were sent by Abram S. Hewitt and others to Oregon. Many of these are in cipher, but one of them in plain English - addressed to the Chalrman ‘of the Democratic Committee of Oregon says: *“We must have Orcgon at any price.” This is signed by Col. Pelton, ex- Gov. Tilden’s nephew. It has also been discov- ered that in addition to the $3,000 sent to Ore- on by the New York Democrats through Run- von & Co., a sccond $3,000 was sent through Ranz Broz., bankers, of New York. There is no claim as yet that this sum isrcturned. It was sent on Dee. 6. . DTSW'S TESTIMONT. To the Western Assoctated Press. Wasnixgrox, D. C., Jan. 27.—The Sub-Com- mittee of the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections continucd this afternoon taking testimony in relation to ‘the Oregon Elecioral case. The first witness cxamined was A. Bush, of the banking firm of Ladd & Bush, of Salem, Oregon. Senator Mitchell asked witness if e <ent the following dispatch to C. Tiiton, of 115 Liberty street, New York, on the 2dday of last December: Sabre canee can myriad be had for subject mat> ter needed. Witness presumed he seotit. The dispatch was in the business ecipher of the firm, byt he could not read it, as he had not the key of their cipher with him. The dispatch had no reference t0$5,000. It had reference to paying the fecs of lawyers retained to argue before the Gorv- ernor or in any of the courts exainst the issu- ing of the Elcctoral certificate to Watts. Wit~ ness sent the dispateh at his own iustance, thoueh he bad talked of this matter Eflle Elect- oral case) with Bellinger, Chairman of the Dem- ocratic Committee of Oregon. Witncss thinks that the word ** Myriad” 1n the dispatch +~ ~SIGNTPIES §10,090. o received the following reply to the above dispatch: No funds to be had. Bellinger told witness that he wanted §3,000 for lawyers’ fees: On the 6th of December the London & San Franciseo Banl advised witness’ firm that $7,200 or §7,300 iad becn deposited with them, pavable to the order of witness' firiu. Wituess docs not. know for what purpose the ruoney was plaved at the disposal of his firm, but he understood from Bellinger the funds were to be raised, and he supposed this sum, for nse in the Electoral contest. He thinks a Mr. Griswold advised him money would be placed in the London & San Francisco Bank pavable to the order of his firm. TWitness was at the Capitol building at Salem sbout noon of the 6th of December and saw Bellinger and State Treasurer Brown there. e went tothe Capitol on private business. He received the following dispateh from A. E. & C. E. Tilton, of New York, on the 25th of Novem- ber last: TUse all means to_prevent certificate. portant. Witness understood the dispatch TO RLFER TO WALTS, but Tilton told him afterwards it referred to Cronin. But witness thinks Tilton should, if he intended witness to_understand Cronin was the one to be prevented from getting a certificate, have been more definite in his dispatch. The dispatch of Nov. 25 was the first_witness received fn relation to the Oregon Electoral Very im- case. Witness’ firm hold a note for $8,000, signed by R. R. Thompson and J. C. Ainswortl, and iudorsed sby Senator Kcll{ and J. K. Miller. On this note witness’ firm have paid the check of 3,000 drasn by Bellinger, and & check for $5,200 drawn by Senator Kelly. Three thousand dollars of the snrm drawn by Senator Kelly was 0 pay lawyers’ fees. i Aym-rn,s MORE THAN $15,000 +was placed to the credit of witness” irm (88,000 on the notc above-mentioned, snd $7,200 or $7,300 dcposited in, the London & Sun Fran- isco Bank). s = Witness )nnderstood from Betlinger that this sum ($15,000) was for use in the Electorzl mat- Fie received 2 dispatch from C. E. Tilton Dec. 6 saying: Conld do nothing. s understood by that that th ., Witness unders! ¥ tha at there were no funds to be had from New York. The lock referrcd to was for the vault of his bank. On the 7th of December witness telegraphed Ladd & Tilton, of Portland, as follows Eentucky aggrogate. C. B. BELLINGER. ‘Which wu&s order for Ladd & Tilton to pay cllinger $ 3 B On 6th of December witness received the fol- lowing from New York: Martin & Runyon have deposited medicine dol- 1ats to your acconnt: (Signed). C. DixoxD. He received the tollowlng from San Francisco Dec. 6: Deposited §7,380 in your bank. ‘V(s:,gn(e;d) Cnm Tritness supposes G. was W. C. Griswold, from ywhom hep mclrcd the following dispatch Dec. 5: The funds from New York will be deposited in ‘bank here when It opens to-morrow. 1 know it Leave if youwant. Lock Act sccordingly. Answer, The witness reccived the following from Bel- linger, Dec. 83 Telclegraph Ladd & Tilton to let Cronin have $3,000. He wanta to start in the morning. Vitness made the acquaintaace of A MR. PATRICK abont a week before the Electoral College met. Senator Kelly introduced Patrick to witness Witness understood that Patrick represented some one in Nebraska, and that he atrick) was a Democrat, and much interest the clection of Titden. The reason witness sent the dispatch of Dec. 2 to C. E. Tilton, of 115 Liber- ty street, New York, was on account of r.he‘dls« atch recelved by witness from A.E.& C. ilton Nov. 25. C. B. BELLINGER, Chairman -of the Orcgon Democratic State Committee, testificd-he mct 3 man nawmed Pat- rick the latter part “of November in the Claren- don Hotel, Portland, Ore. He conversed with Patrick in reference to .the Oregon Electoral case, and of engaging counsel to argue Ync:;lnsl issuing a certificate of clection to Watts in case such arzument should be necessary. Wit~ pess retained the firm of Thompson, Durham & Hill to argue nst issaing the cer- tificate. ~ Hill is the r&dlu;x]'l of the Oregonian, the leading cpublican paper olgre on, and witness did not know but the fact of Hill’s befng the editor of this paper might be of benefit to the Democratic side of the ques- tion if he retained his firm. The main reason for retaining the firm was, their great ability. TELEGEAM TO GROVEE. TWitness was one of those who signed the fol- lowing téleeram sent to Gov. Grover from Port- land Nov. 14: Come down to-morrow morning if possite. [Signea} ‘EPFINGER, NOTENEL. BELLINGER. Gov. Grover did not come at once to Portland in reply to the_dispatch, and when he did come he Tllmd uzlittle to sos. he Committee continved the investigation this evening. o > MORE DISPATCHES. Senator Mitchell mtroduced a large number of dispatehes, manj in cipher, and without sig-, natures. The following arc among them: it MEWILT TO KELLY. NewYonk, Nov, 5.—70 the Hox. Kelly, Portland, Ore.: Tpon invefiigation, the legal opinion is, - that votes cast for Lederal oflice~ holders as Elcctors ure vold, and the person re- ceiving the next nighes: number of votes shonld receive the certificate of appointient. Canvass- inz oficers shonld aot ou this rule, and the Governor’s certificate of appointisent be given 1o the Elector accordingiy, and 1he subseguent certificate of the votes of Electors: be duly made epecifying how they voted. This will force Con- gressio go uehind the cortificatex, and open the way to go into the minutes in all caxes, which is not only right, bat will relicve the entbarrassment of the situation. (Signed) A 8. Hewirr. NEWITT TO GROVER. ov. 10.— 9 the Hon. L. G..Grocer, have private advices that your State is close, and - the o:icial count will be re- guired to determine it, and that the Republicans nre devising frzudnlent schemes to defeat us. and to drive yon into an_expression us 10 the result. Be careful that the coant is honest, and be certain of the resalt before you give it. James K. NEW YORE. AL 8. IswirT, - Chairman Natlopal Democratic Committec. PELON'S WORK. Nov. 19.—To Dr. George L. Miller, eb.r Yes. o yoarself. Will write you at Salein; also telegraph. WOT B William T._ Felton, 15 Will send letter on GIORGE L. MItze. Oxtaia, Neb., Nov. 18.—1F. 7. Pellon,15 Grem- ercy Purk, New York > Can't w: Czx reach des- tinution Satarday morning. Wiil this be in time? Answer instantly. Georee L. Minnen. | Osuania, Neb., Nor. 19, T. Pelton, 15 Gramercy Park, New. York: My roing out of the question. Beiter man gone, with authority to open letiers aad telegmms. GEORGE L. MILLER. . — ¥ Osama, Neb., Now 20.—W. 7. Pelton, 15 Gramercy -Park, New York: Do whatever our friend asks prowptly. Ona still hunt, Nebraska. “Which you will hesr from. Geonge L. MiLLER. ‘‘SEE THAT EVERY POINT IS COVERED." Nrw Touw, Dec. 7, 1876.—C. C. BRellinger, Portiaad, Ore. : Sec that the three certificates of the voles cast reach their destinaticn without feil. If the Governor certifies certificates ouly to the Electéral Onllege as finally constituted, see that snpplemental certificates #ro_made afterwards, rhowiny the College as originally constituted, with changes und reasons therefor. Seethat every point is covered. . . §. HEWITT, Chairman Democratic National Committee. ov. S.—The o, Lafayette Lane, New Yors, Sce Pelton’s 42legram to Bellin- Roseburyg, Ore Zer, 1f necessary go to Portland. Gire us prompt information. 8. 8. Cox, . W, T. PELTON. Sax Frascisco, Cal., Dec. 8.—7he Ion, J. K. Kelly. Orejon Headquarters: Teleeraph me my Tequoet granted as firat asked. Will make trans- fer to-morrow. - Will prosramme be carried out? Answer. PATRICK. ec. 6.—Gor. Grover, congentalations. You Janes D. Far. sax Frascisco, Cal., Salem. Ore.: Accept my ‘Tave the Repablic. PorriAxp, Orc., Dee. 1.—The Hon. S. 7. Til- den, Gramercy Pavk, New York: llecd scantiness cramp emerge, peroration Hothouse Rurvivor Dronze of piameter, dotish bothouse exactness of servicee, Lighest cunping, dotish of a glvanic survivor by sccordingly Fespeetfnl merciless of Senstor inconsequent coslesce. (Sigmed) New Yons, Nov. 27, 1876.—J. X. Patrick, Sa- tem, Oe.; Socure yout poiniat all iszarls, Com- municste with me immediately. Davis. Corgners, 0., Nov. 15.—7hs Hon. J. K. Kel- 1y, Satem. legnlityy of riving Watts, Postmaster, the certifi- cate. He was clearly ineligibie to be voted for. Jonx G. THOMPSON. LOUISIANA. DUDLEY FIELD'S INQUISITION. Special Dispatch to The Tridune. WasnseTos, D. C., Jan. 27.—David Dudley Tield thinks he has maraveled the mystery of the Lonisiana Returning Board. Kenner, one of the members of the Board, was cxamined by Tield’s Comumnittee before he was brought before the Bar of the House. Kenner, who had just arrived from New Orleans, had Dbeen incarcer- GaBzLE. Jrhich was ated since yesterday in a solitary apartment, and allowed to see no Republicans, and c¢vident- 15 was frightencd. Field produced from a side- pocket what he pretended was the original con- ‘solidated statement of the Returning Board from Vernon Parish. - He did not state by what means he became possessed of it. Wells, of the Returning Board, says that, if it is the original, it could only have been obtained from the custody of the Sceretary of State by theft, and, if there are chacges, they have been made since the theft. However that may be, Kenner swore that the document might be the orizinal return, and swore positively that certain words written upon it were in his own hand. The point made by the Democrats from this docu- ment is, that* the original statement showed that in the parish there were but two votes for Hayes; that TIE DOCUMENT WAS CHANGED by ralsing the figures to give 178 votes for Hayes by the rejection of three precincts. Kenner swore that the figures might have been changed, and that they appeared upon examina- tion by him to have been. He 2lso swore thut no votc hid besn taken st any meeting of the Board which L attended to refect any precincts from that parish. TOE CROSS-EXAMINATION has not begun. The ‘testimony i only cx-parte. The Democrats, bowever, evi- dently have in their possession. several documents which they wil claim are the orlglnal returns. A person in the room, in the interest of the Tilden people, had a pack- age similar to the documeats produced, and was ready with facts and figures to coach Dud- lcy Fieid, which he did. Lyman Trumbgll, who, if the-great tribunal decides to have psel, {8 to be Tilden’s coun- scl in the Louisinna case, was present at tne ex- amination of thoie witnbsses. Inasmuch as the entire Board is committed for contempt, Ken- ner’s lips will possibly be scaled, as he cannot now add to his punishment by refasing to an- swer. There arc hints that Keaner . TAS BEES TAMPERED WITH, and that he may prove a willinz witness in the Tilden canse. This is stoutly denied by Re- publicans. They say be was intimidated into making falsc admissions, and that the pre- tended ggizinal return is a manifest forgery, ver before the Returning Board. “The resoludton_committing the Returning Board for contempt without specifying in the order the cause of their contempt was AN INGENIOUS DEVICE ofthe Democrats to evade the process of the courts under babess corpus. The courts, they claim, would not issuc a writ uoless it should appear on the face of the resolution for con- tempt that the Board have been wrongfully committed. As no such cause whatever is as- signed except the arbitrary will of the House, Democratic lawyers insist the District Judiclary cannot obtain jurisdiction of the Board. The attempt will, however, be made to secure their rclease. Shellabarger drew the answer which was read to-day * THE TESTIMONT. v the Western Associated Press. WasHINGToN, D. C., Jan. 27.—The Commit- tee on the Powers ana Dutles of the House in Counting the Electoral Votc, had Louis Kenner, of the Louisiana Returning Board, before them todsy. In replyto aquestion, why the fifth member was not elected, the witness said be- cause of disagreement on the part of the Board. Witness said Ur. Kennedy was named by the Democrats to fill the vacancy, but he was not elected, the Board being equally divided. None of the returns of the election bad been destroy-" ed as far as witness knew. AIr. Field asked 2 number of questions con-: cerning the returnsof the Parish of Vernon, expecting, he said, to provs that the District Jucge and District Attorney of that district were neighbors ‘of Gov. Wells, and that Gov. ‘Wells procured alterations to be made in the: returns in order to elect his friends, and in this parish the returns of . the Presidential canvass® were also altered. Mr. Field further remarked that this was PART OF THE CONSPIRACY to alter and fabricate returns. Witness, after examining the returns, said 1t looked as if the figures had been altered. He did not recollect any discussion of the Doard relative to the returns of Vernon. The witness Have the Governor look into the. was asked whether the Returning Board certi- fied to the election of Hunter as Judge sod An- d_raws as District-Attorney. He acawered be didnot know who were elected, 2ad on belog asked whether Anderson did not write a letter declining the office on the ground of the fraud- ulent character of the returns, the witness re- plicd that he had merely heard ot such a letter. - Mr. Field showed witness a certified copy of the returns ot the Parish of Vernon, in which 178 votes had beengiven for Hayes, while in the. original returns two votes only were given to Hayes. Witness having been asked to explain® the difference, said that if any returns bad been thrown out he was XOT AWARE O IT. It did not take place while he was in the Board. Mr. Field directed the witness to look with a. magnifying glass (furnished by Heritt, wl this point entered the room) at the o; 1. papers and findwhether there had been‘any erasures or alterations. The witness, after. scrutinizing the figures, said it looked aa if- something lad been done, asthe figures had been written over erasures. The witness being wanted at the bar of the House, the Committee took a recess. * IN THE HOUSE. The fonr members of the Louisiana Return-. ing Board were now presented at the bar of the® House, and the Speaker put. the formal ques- tion to Wells: What excuse he had to maket Mr. Wells replied that two members of the Board had just arrived, and asked time for con- ference to make their answer. Other members of the Board made the same reply, and Mr. Lynde thereupon offered two resolutions, onc: adjudginz the witnesses in contempt, and the other ordering them to appear before the In- (vestizating Committee and produce papers ‘czlled for, and, in the meantime, that tkey bo kept in the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, fr. Harns suggested as an amendment that. the witnesses be confined in the common jail. [i\énglmurs of disapprobation on the Republican side. r. Page—Better have them taken out and hanged right away. [Laughter.] Afr. Hoar asked whether the first two wit- nesses_arrested had an opportunity of confer- cree with their associates. Mr. Lynde—I understand they have, The have been tozether since bhalf past 11 th morning. Mr. Wells (without rising from his seat)—Wo have not. Mr. Anderson (rising and aldressiny the Spealker)—We have not. ‘The Speaker—The witness will be seated. Mr. Gartield—These witnesses have been kept 1n duress and separated from each other- [Calls to order.] ‘FThere can be no vote on the . previ- ous question withont a heariuz. Ar. Clymer (to Garficld}—You have been heard quife enough. We propose t2 dispose of this matter at once. DILATORY MOTIONS. Mr. Easson—I move the House adjourn. un- less gentlemen are allowed to have at lcast a conversation on the subject. g Mr. Page—I move that when the House 2d- Journ it be to meet on Tuesday. Mr. Garfield—The Hoase has nat cven heard the answers of thes= witncases. They have them written in their bands, and have not been heard. After one vote by yeas and navs on a dilatory motion, Mr. Hancock proposed that the previous question be withdrawn, and that the witt haye balf an hoar toconferand to prepare auswer. That armnpgement was assented to on both sides, and the four witnesses retired to the Committce-room. P TIE WITNESSES? ANSWER. When the members of the Returning Board. ain presentcd at_the bur of the Houso tup to the Clerk’s desk their answer, read: They declare that in every one of their acts they acted with the most sincers respect and deferemce to the dignity aud authority of the [Hlouse and its Committee, and with s desire and purpose of submitting in all good faith to crery lav:ful requirement of the Iouse Committee, and if that any act of theirs was a breach of the fnst privilezes of the House it was not so intended, but was without any purpose of fraud or dis- obedience to lawfal authority, aud was solely in the honest purpos: to discharge their ofliciil duty faisbfully. They submit that they have “not fa law or n fact Violated any privileges of the House, nor rendered themsclves in any way fuslly amenable to be treated as in coutempt of ts euthority. The answer then details the provisions of THE LAW OF LOUISIANA governing the action of the Returning Board in regard to the election. They state that until the {ull canvass of the election in the State was campleted continuous control of the pupers was absolutely indispensablc, aud that the momeat these daties are e ail such papers are re- quired to be deposiced with the a'ucmuu'{ of State. This was done on or about the 5th of Ja: -, 1877, and the papers have sinee re- tmained there, without these witnesses having any control over them. N The apswer then gives a loug lefnl argue ment . against the rizht of the House oi of Congress to =o behind the report of the Re- turning Board a3 to the clection of Presidentia | Elcctors, and characterizing the attemptof the Committee to posress itself of the papers as AX ACT OF USURPATION which the Coumtitec or llouse, aiter maiore ' deliberation, would not persist In. They declare that neitker of tiem kcows of any frandulent or false: returns’ on_which they based their action, but that, on the eontrary, in every act and conclusion of theirs they acted to the best of their knowledze end according to law and, right. They say it is not In tieir power to sur- xender tle”papers @llcd for, sud they sub- mit that they ore to be punished by the Housc the puaranices of the Couostitution are a most cruel mockery.. In conclaslon they state they subznit their rizhtsas officers, and _their libertics as citizens, to the, protection of the laws of the Jand. NOT BWORN TO. . Mr. Lynde inquired whether the answer was. sworn to. ’{hg Bpeaker, after examiniag it, sald It was nof f Mr. Lynde sugsested that, as a usual thing, such answers are wnder oath, and that was par- liamentary law. ‘The Speaker remarked that it had recently been the practice, 2nd former Speakers had in- timated it was better to have theanswers sworn to. AMr. Hale—But only in a sugzustive way. The Speaker—Of couree. There is no rule to govern the case. Witnesses can be swornnow. Mr. Lynde—I do not care about their befng sworn. I move the previous question on the first resolution. Mr. Kasson sugpested that the resolution shiould define 5 WHAT THE CONTEMPT CONSISTED OF. Mr. Lynde replied that the revord sbowed what offense the witnesses had been guilty” of, and it was not necessary in every order of the House that that should be repeated. Mr. Kasson—This is the fizst time that the Hobse has been asked to give judgment of con- tempt. How can they purge themasives unless the contempt is defined? vy, Ir. Lynde—By appearing before the Commit~ tee and producing the papers. 5 .\h;. Kasgon—Why not say ¢oin the resoln- lon Mr. Lynde—Because it was not neounz. & The rgwlutlcn was again read, Itsimply reads that % They be adjudged to be in com tempt for violating the privileges of thif House.” Mr. Kasson—They can afford to go to fail oo this principle. B_]‘[’hz pre:;:lnt!on wu‘s ;d&pwi,—ylzs,g.‘fl' nny; ,—3 vote, with the exception 3 Indians, wio voted * No.” ‘The question now recurrred on i "mz SECOND mo;{:{lo:,m g ordering witnesses to appear before the Spocisl Committee, of which Willlam R Morrison is