The New York Herald Newspaper, January 28, 1877, Page 5

WASHINGTON. Representatives Hoar and Garfield for the Presidential Commission. A RETURNING BOARD CUSTODY. | Telegraphic Revelations About the Oregon Elector. WHAT GOSBLE SAID TO TILDEN. Something Wrong About a} Louisiana Return. FROM OUR = SPECIAL Sonmumeneet Wasuinoton, Jan. 27, 1877. ME. HOAR AND MR. GAEFIELD TO BE THE LE- PUBLICAN REPERSENTATIVES ON THE ELEC- TOBAL COMMISSION-—THE PRESIDENT IN BAL- ‘TIMORE-—-MEMBERS OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE SUSTAINED BY POPULAR OPINION—SENATOR CONELING’S FELLOW TOWNSMEN. The republicans of the House met in caucus this morning to select two of the members of the Eloctorial Commission, The opponents of the bill had a pro- | gramme cut and dried, They intended to appoint Messrs. Garfield and Hale, Mr. Fryo opened the pro- ecedings with a somewhat bitter denunciation of those who had supported the bill, declaring them bad repub- Means and willing to surrender. He included in this “condemnation the members of the Joint Committee, but was understood to bo less hostile or more re- wpectful to Messrs, Hoar and McCrary than to Messrs, Conkling, Edmunds, Frelinghuysen and Willard, The last named seemed to him particularly obnoxious, and be spoke of him as, two sessions ago, he and others ased to speak of Mr. Foster, of Obio, as no better than ® democrat, If he had used that phrdve to-day he would, in fact, have paid a great compliment to the domocratic party; for Mr. Willard, who has served two ‘terms in Congress, though a remarkably quict man, 18 one of the most bighly esteemed members of tho House, a man not only of singular purity of character, I but a man of the soundest judgment and thorough knowledge, and, as he has shown by several speeches in the House, of statesmaniike views. He has not always agreed with that wang of the republican party of which Mr, Frye is one of the spokesmen, but ho has always been true to the real principles anq the best instincts of his party. Mr. Fryo remarked that he had been informed that Mr. Hoar would not, on any consideration, accept ws place on the Commission. In this he blundered, for \t obliged Mr. Hoar to say that while thero were sev- eral personal reasons which mado him averse to the confinement which the duty would involve, yet if he should bo chosen he would feel it his duty to serve. Thereupon the balloting began. Mr. Garfield was not opposed by any- body, and was therefore unanimously chosen. Considering that he may have co sit as Judge on the ‘Louisiana case and that he has already tormed and expressed av opipion on that case, it is thought curi- ous that he should accept; but the friends of the bill @id not object to him. Yor tho second republicun member the first ballot stood: —Hule, 32; Washington Townsend, 14; Frye, 10, and the remainaer scattering. On the second ballot Hale got 40 votes; Hoar, 39, with some scattering. Forty-two were necessary to a choice, and after the second ballot the Hale men took elarm and began to drum up more votes. ‘the third ballot gave no choice, and on the fourth Mr, Hoar was chosen, So Messrs. Garfield and Hoar are the two republicans designated for the House part of the com- mission. Mr, McCrary in the beginning positively de- clined serving on the committce, HOW AN ALLEGED MAJORITY FOR TILDEN WAS TURNED INTO A MAJORITY FOR HAYES—EF- FECT OF THE PRODUCTION OF AN ORIGINAL RETURN. The examination of the Returning Board to-day by Mr. Field and others about an election return which had confessedly been altered was quite a dramatic affair, and the contession of one of the Board that the figures did seem to him to have been changed had a de- moralizing effect upon the republicansjof the committee, Tho production of the original return by Mr. Field was entirely unexpected. It was a surprise tothe members of the Returning Board, and if he should produce other returns, and show that they too have been altered, the Louisiana case would begin to look very bad for the republicans, some of whom sus- pect treachery in the Board itself, To-night, in view of the developments to-aay, it isno longer a matter for surpris? that the Returning Board so positively relused to allow anybody to look at their returns or tle proceedings of their secret meetings. They were rendy evongh to give the House | commitice what they pretended were copies; to show | the originals, 11 now appears, would have been fatal to | them. Everybody to-night wonders how the Houge commitiee got this one original return, in which it seems the figures were altered so as to turn @ consider- able Tilaen majority into one for Hayes, } TRE PRESIDENT AT BALTIMORE, The resident was called to Baltimore by an engage- tent two-day before the Electoral bill could be engrossed and sent to him, He is expected back to-night, and the bill will be signed by Monday ‘noon, if not sooner, Itis said that efiorts are making by the opponents of the bill to in duce bim to withhold his signature or to keep the bill ‘until after Thursday, the day whea its provisions are 10 go into force; but the friends of the bill have no fears that he will do 30, THE MEMBERS OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE SUS- TAINED, As some weak attempts are inaking to read out of tho | republican party the members of the joint committee, it is useful to say that all who signed tbe report bave received and are receiving abundant evidence that their | course hes the approval of their constituents and of the best men in .the country, Mr. Conkling received, to-day, a great number of letters from his own State and from different parts of the country ap- proving of the Dill and of his course He wos especially ratified by the following despatch from a number of | his townsmen, all republican: Unies, Jan, 2%, 1877, | To tuk Hox, Rosco Conxstxc, Washington :— | Your townsmen thank God that patriots have found in yuu a spokesman, and congratulate tue country on the triumph of reason in our Republic, A. B. Johnson, C. M. Dennison, Benjamin Allen, M. J. Everett, J. 8."Cupron, W. H. Comstock, D, Batch. | elor, Lewis Lawrence, Lewis H. Lawrence, ‘KR. 8. Wii liams, L. Oatley, H. 8. Hastings, George Benedict, W. H. Watson, C.J Kverett, Henry D. Pixicy, J. Emery Eaton, Charles S$. Symonds, ©. H. Hopkins, M. A. White, Harrison Gilmore, Wilham K. Gilmore, J. C. P. Kincade, Tt. K. Proctor, Theo, F, Butierfeld, Orville P, Allen, Michael McQuade, D, C, Stoddard, THR NKW YORK DELRGATIOS. Ten of the New York republican members of the House voted for tne Electoral bill, and only tour fagainat tt, showing that New York in (he House was nearly upauimous for the Lill FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasaixetor, Jan, 27, 187 THA MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION INDICATED— SENATOR GHERMAN TO HAVE & SKAT-—THE SOUTH TO BK LARGELY REPRESENTED--8EN- | ATOR MORTON DECLINES TO SERVE. The republicans and the democrats of the Senate ail) each bold a caucus gome time ou Monday to select their ive mombors of the grand commission, Lt is generally admitted that tho two vemocrats will be Messrs, Bayard aud Thurman, bat the choice the pubdlicans will make ts involved in considerable uncer- tainty. With the concession mada by thu House re- Publicans to-day to the conrervative wing of the party in choosing Mr. Hour, the inference was taken that | tho Senate republicans would select either Mr, Morton or Mr. Sherman, the other two concerning whose e jection there i little or no doubt being Messre, | Edmunds and Conkliag. This afternoon it was | panies in proportions to be fixed by bim. | adjudicate claims wow bevore it, | filing of new claims, Agreed to, | | taken. | delivered to the President of th | would call tor the reading of the bill and report of the | bankers aud merchants of serve but was glad to make way tor Mr. Sherman. - This would seem to render it mest probable, therefore, that the Senate five will comprige Messrs, Edmunds, Conxling, Sherman, Bayard ana Thurman, DE the House portion of the commission the republi- cans, as already said, have chosen Mesars. Gartield and Roar, Tho three democrats will be chosen ata cagcus on Monday night, aud speculation already con- cedes a place to Mr, Hunton, of Virginia. A Represen- tative from the Southern States in the commission was regarded us due to the heavy vote given for the bill by tho democrats trom that section, and Mr. Lamar would have beem named as the man bad not Mr, Hanton been equally available for this purpose, in addition to possessing the advantage of having been a member of the joimt committee. For the other two places tl choice seems to lie betwoen Messrs, Abbott, McMahon, Lynde, Jenks and Knott, GENEWAL SUBKMAN AND THE HERALD. Apineident of the closing scene in the House, yee- terday, when the Electoral bill was nearing a vote, ts worth Sarrating. General Sherman sat in the body of ‘the ball, mgbt among the members, with a copy of the Humaip on the desk before bim folded at the columu giviag a canvass or prediction of the votes. This prediction bad been already tho sub- ject of dincussion between the General and some of the Representatives seated near hin. The General said, jokingly, ‘Here, the H»naup’s already got the way you're going to vote,” to which a sceptical opponent of. the vill rejoimed, “Ob, tiat’s all guess work of the newspaper correspondent.” ‘This elicited she remark from another member, ‘‘Weil, it tells how I'm going tu vote and how a good many oth- ers are going to vote that | know of, and if it’s as cor- rect in tho rest of the list as it is for us, It’s right wil Ube way through.’’ This controversy seemed to pique General Sherman’s curiosity as to the accuracy of tho H»Raby’s prodiction, so when the call of the roll | began he kept tally with bis pencil and was astomabed to dnd the vote in the Hxnato almost oxactly whas it | proved in the final result, ——d GENERAL WASHINGTON OESPATCHES Wasutnaton, Jan. 27, 187 THE COMMISSION AND DEMOCRATIC COUNSEL, tis understood that Judge Campbell of Louisiana (formerly of the United States Supreme Court) and ex- Senator Trumbull have been engaged to prepare the Louisiana branch of the argument concerning the dis- puted Presidential question for supmission to the tripartite commission and that their services will probably be secured forthe conduct of the case in general, Itts reported that ex-Senator Carpenter will also be retained by the democrats in connection with the Louisiana mattor. SENATOR BLAINB AND SENATOB-ELECT BEN HILL, Representative Ben Hill was inthe Senate Chamber to-day, viewing tho field of his action for six years trom March 4 next. He was congratulated by many Senators. Among the first to greet bim was bis jor- mer antagonist {nu the House, Senator Blaine. Senator Blaine was on the floor of the House some time to-day, . 1t was bis first visit since his election to the Senate. THE PARDON OF M’DONALD. ‘The applieation tor the pardon of ox-Supervisor McDonald, now in the Penitentiary at Jefferson City, mentions that his health bas suffered to such an extent that it 1s oxceedingly improbable that be will recover. A pardon hag not yet been granted, but it is very cer- tain that one soon will :ssce in his bebalf. There is no recent application on file in the Department of Justice for the pardofi of Joycerand no totimations are made that Executive clemency will visit him, Notwitnstand- ing this, it is believed that Joyce’s purdon will follow im case the favor hoped for from the government should meet other similar offences, This is, however, not based upon any statement from the Attorney General, THE PACIFIC RAILROAD ACTS. ‘The bill introduced by Senator Alligon to-day, amend- atory of tho Pacific Railroad acts, provides that tho Union Pacific Ratiroaa and the Burlington and Mis- souri Railroad shall pro-rate with each other on terma to be established by the Secretary of the Interior after making due investigation of the subject. The bill provides that for this purpose he may employ three experts und otherwise obtain opinions and rec- ommendations ‘culeulaied. to throw fight upon the inquiry, the expenses to be paid by the railroad com- The bill also empowers the United States Circult Court to “compel the observance of such regulations as bo may establish ou the subject,” THE INDIANS AT THE NORTHWEST. ‘Tho Commissioner of Indian Affairs is daily in re- ceipt of letters complaining that the Indians in the Northwest need tood and clothing, that there is not a supply to give them owing to the appi opriations being exhausted, ‘There is no money to buy ammunition to hunt game with, and that they are geuorally ina de- plorable condition, PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS. | SENATE. Wasurscrox, Jan, 27,1877. | Mr. Wricut, (rep.) of Iowa, culied up the Senato | Dill to extend for two years from the lith of March hext the act establishing the Board of Commissivners of Southern claims, In explapation of the bill Mr. Wright said that thero were a large number of cases before the Commissioners in which testimony had been taken and they were now awaiting adjudication, Ifthe time of the commission should be extended he bad no doubt that all claims could be disposed of. Ju answer to a question of Mr. Tbarman ho said it was not proposed to allow any new claims to be filed; the time of the commission was only to be extended to Mr. Wricur then submitted an amendment provid. | ing that nothing im the bill shall be so construed as to | extend the time for filing claims betore said commis. | sion, or to enlarge its jurisdiction or authorize the | Dir, THURMAN, (dem.) of Obio, opposed any extension ofthe duration of the commission, It haa uiready i} been in operation six years, aud should have disposea | Of ail 11s Dusipess by this time, Mr, Wricur said the whole number of claims filed | before the commission was 22,298; of these 11,210 were yot undecided, and in 1,850 of therm evidence had been Mr, Jouxstox, (dem.) of Va,, submitted an amend- ment providing that no now evidence on the part of nt shail be received, and all cases in which nce has been filed shall be stricken from the | Rejected, ‘The bill was then read a third time and passed, TUE ELECTORAL BIULL. At twenty minutes alter eleven Mr. Adams, tho Clerk of the House of Representatives, appeared at the bur of the Senate with the Electoral Count bill and announced 118 passage by the House, Subsequentiy a second message wus received from the House an- nouncing that (he Speaker bad signed the bill, and it was presented to the President of the Senate for bis signuture, Mr, Ferry immediately signed it, and it was handed to the Committee on Enrolled bills to be United States, IPIC RAILROAD AND INDIANS. The morning hour having expired the Onair laid be- fore the Senate the unfivishod business, being the bill reported by the Committee on the Judiciary at the lust session, to create a sinking fund for the liquidation of | indebteunoss due the government by Pacitic Railroad | com panies. ‘On motion of Mr, ALLIsoN, (rep.) of lowa, the bill was lud aside informatly, with the understanding that it might be calied up at avy time, and the Senate took up the bill to ratify au agreement with certain bands of | the Sioux nation of (Indians; and alvo with the North: tndiaos, which were dis | cussed orieliy ap | The Senate then resumed consideration of the andn- | ished business, being the bill in regard tw a Pacitle Railroad sinking fund. Mr. Torstas called for a reading of the bill and the report of the committee, and said he under. stood the chairman of the Committee on Railroads | (ir, West) wouist submit ag @ substitute for the bill re portet by the Judiciary Commuttee that reported by the Commitice on Railroads, vouh bills being tor the ercation of a sinking fund, but differing as to detaiis, Mr. Wet, (rep,) of La, Said as soon a8 the bill and report ol the Judciary Committee should be read he Committee on Ratiroads, that both bills might be betore | the Senate at the same time. The vill of the Judiciary Committee having been read, Mr, [harman said he woula not press the taatter turther to-day. The Senate then, ab twenty minutes past one, went into exceutive session, and When the doors were re- opened adjourned, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Wasntsoros, Jan, 27,1877, | Mr. Woop, (dem) of N. Y., presented the meimorjal | of the New York Chamber of Commerce ana 1,500 | w York city, asking tho ropeal of ali special taxes on national banks, Referred to the Committee on Ways and Meana , NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY. . | to six o'clock P, M., adjourned, | PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THK HOUSE COMMITTEE mittee, made a report in the case of Belford, claiming to be the Representative from the State of Colorado, He gave notice that he would call tt up for consider. ation and action next Tuesday. ‘The report is in favor of the admission of the Representative. INDIAN APPROPRIATION, The House theu, ut twenty-il¥e minutes past twelve, nt inte Committee of the Whole (Mr. Hatcher, of Missouri, in the chair) on the indian Appropriation bill, Alter some time spent inp considering the bill the comumittes, without having adopted apy important amendments, rose and reported it to the House, and it was then passed. A RETURNING BOaRD IN CUSTODY. At halt-past two o'ciuck the four members of the Louisiana Rewruing Board, who bad refused to pro- duce the original returns 4s ealied for by the Investi- gating Committee at New Orleans, rs, Wells, Anderson, Cusans and Kepner, were preseuted at yr bar of the House in custody of tne Sergeant-at- rms. ‘The Srg#akxe put the formal question first to Mr. Wells, whut cxcuae be had to muke, | Mr, Wells replied that two ofthe members of the Board had just arrived in this city, aud that himseit and Mr. Anderson had pot bad time to confer with them in order to frame their answer. They, therefore, asked to be given an opportunity of conlerence aud time till next week to ake thetr ans: to the House, ‘The sume question was pat separately vo each of tho | r witnesses, and the answer of each was to the ne eNect, Mr, Lyype, (dem.) of Wis., thereupon offered two Tesolutions—one adjudging tho witnesses to be in con- tempt and the otner ordering thom to appear velore the-tavestigating Committes and produce the papers catled for, and in the meantime that they be kept in the close lee 3 of the Sergeant-at-Arms, Mr, Harmts, (dem.) of Vu., suggested as an amond. ment that—as in (he Lrwin case—ihe witnesses be con- fined in the commou jail, (Murmurs of disapprova- Won on the republican side of the House.) air, Page, (rep,) of Cal. (sarcustically)—Better move to have them taken out und banged might away. (Laughter. } Mr. Ho. (rep.) of Mass.. sk whether the fret two Witnesses arrested (Wells and Audersou) have had 4p opporiunity of conferring with their associates Mr. Lyxpe—L anderstand that they have. They bave been together since bulf-past cleven o’ciock this morning. dir, Wells (without rising from his seat)—We have ot. Mr, Anderson (rising and addressing the Speaker)— We have not, AKER—The witness will be seated. aGk—I move that the witness have the right to speak through somebody else. Dir, Cormer, (dem.) of Pu.—Phe previous question bas been called aud ail debate is out uf order, Mr. GagvFigLp, (rep) of Ohio—fhese witnesses have been kept in duress and separated irom each otner. Calis of “‘Order."” There can be no vote on the pre- vious question without « — Mr. Cuyaee to Mr. Garfeld—You have been beard quiteenough, We propose to dispose of ibis matter a (rep.) of lowa—I move that the House gentlemen are allowed to have at loast answers of these wituegees; they bave them written in their bands and have uot been beard, Mr. Cox, (dem.) of N. Y.—TI'bis 18 am attempt to de- as the will of the people of Louisiana and the United tates, A MUTUAL AGREEMENT, ‘After one vote by yeas and vays and a dilatory motion Mr. HaNcoox, of Texas, proposed that the pi vious question be withdrawn and that the witues bave half an hour to confer and to prepare their auswer. That arraggement was assented to on both sides, and the four witnesses retired to # commit oom to coutor together, THE MISSISSIFYL RIVER IMPROVEMENTS. Mr, Houmas, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported w bill uuthorizing the Secretary of tne Treas: ury to deliver to James B. Eads, or his representative, the sum of $500,000 for tho construction of jetties, &c., at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Mr. Buckygn, of Missouri, offered an amendment directing the Secretary of the ‘Treasury to pay $500,000 in United States bonds, bearing ive per ceat juterest, to James B, Kads. Mr, Hotman suid that it Mr. Eads were paid in bonds it would tuke $60,000 more out of the Treasury than if he were paid in money. Mr. Hon.avt, of Liltnois, supported the amendment, holding tuat, udder the contract with Bada, the gov- ernment was bound to pay vim in bonds, ANSWER OF THE RETURNING BOARD. The consideration of the Lill was suspended and the four members of the Louisiana Returning suard were again presented atthe bur of the House. They sent up to the Clerk’s desk au answer, which was reaa. ‘They declare tha is avers coe of their acts they actod with the most s1 respoet and delereuce Lo the dig- nity and authority of the House and its com:nitice and with the desire und purpose of submitting tn ail good taith to every lawful requirement of she House and its committee, and that if any act of theirs ‘was a breach of the just privileges of the House, it was hot go intended, bus was without apy purpose of fraud or of disobedience to lawiul authority and was solely in the honest purpose to discharge their ollicial duty taithfully, They submit that they-bave not in law or im fact violated any privilege of the House nor ren- dered themselves in aby way justly atuenable to ve treated as in contempt of its authority. The an- Swer then proceeds to detail the provisions of the law of Louisiana governing the action of the Returoing Bourd in regard to elections, They state toat until the full canvass of the election in the Slate was com- leted the couunuous control of the papers was abso- jutely Indispensable, and that the moment those duties are coded all sueb papers are required to be deposited with the Secretary of Staie. This was dove on or avout the yb oof )=«January, 1877, and the papers have ever since remained thero without these witnesses having any control over them, The answer then proceeds with a loug legal argument (evidently prepared in advance) against the right of the House or of Congress to go behind the re- port of the Returoing Board as to the election of Presidential electors, aud characterizing the attempt of the committees to possess itself of the papers as an act of usurpation, which the committee or the House, after mature denberation, would not persist in. They declare that neither of them knows of any fraudulent or faise return on which they based: their action ; but that, on the contrary, in every uct and conclusion of theirs they acted to the best of their knowledge aod according to law and right. ‘They say it ts wot in their power to surrender the papers called for, and they — submit that if they ure to Ue punished by the House the guar- antees of the constitution are a most ctuel mockery or unalleviated folly, In conclusion, they state chat they submit cheir rights as officers and their libernes as citizens to the protegtion of the laws of the land, Mr. Lyon, of Wisconsin, inquired whether the an- swer WAS sworn to, The Speaker, after examining it, said it was not. Mr. Lyxoe suggested that a8 a usual thing such an- awors aro nuder oath, and that that was parliamentary aw. The SrkakkR remarked that that bad recently been the practice and that former Speakers hud intimated vhat it was better to have answers sworn Lo, Mr. Hatu, (rep.) of Me.—But only ina suggestive way Speaker—Of course, There is no rule to govern the case, ‘I'he witnesses can be sworn bow, Mr. Lyxpk—-I do uct care about their being sworn. I nove the previous question on the tirst resolution, Mr. Kasson suggested that tbe resolution should detine what the contempt consisted of. Mr. Lyxpe replied thatthe record showed what offence the witnesses bad been guilty of, and that it Was bol necessary inevery order of the House that that should bo repeated. Mr. Kasson—This w the firsttime that the Hoase has been asked to give a judgment of contempt. How can they purge themselves unless the contempt is de- fined ? Mr. Lyxpk—By appearing beforejthe committee and producing the papers. Mr. Kasson—Why not say so in the resolution ? Mr, Lyxpe—Because it is not secvessary, ‘The resolution was again resd. It simpty reads that “they be udjuuged to be im contempt for violation of the privileges oi this House.” Mr. Kasson—They caa afford to go to jailon this principle. ‘The resolution was adopted—yens 145, nays 87—a party vote, wih the exception Mr. Carr, of In- diana, who voted “a0,” a reourred on the second resolution, es to appear before the special tee, of whieh Mr. Wi! R, Morrison 19 chair- to produce all statements of votes and tally sheets of every polling place in Louisiana, together with afiidavits, &c., and remanding them to the cus tody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, ‘The resviutiun was adopted—yens 138, nays 76, RENRWAL OF THR DEBAY ‘The House ‘then resumed the consideration of the Dill aathorizing the Secretary of the Trewsury to pay $500,000 to Jamey B, Brads, Mr. BLount, of Georgia, and Mr. CLymen, of Ponn- sylvania, spoke in opposition to Mr. Buckuer’s amend- meot providing for payment to be made in United States bonds. Messrs. Fostke, of Obio, and Coxoer favored it, The House, without action on the bill, at a quarter | COUNTING THE VOTE. | YESTERDAY—-MR. KENNER, OF THE LOUISI- ANA REJURNING BOARD, UNDER EBXAMINA- TION, Wasnixeton, Jan, 27, 1877. The Committec on the Powers, Privileges and Duties of the House in Counting the Electoral Votes met this afternoon and recalled Mr. De Berry, tolegraph ope- rator at Tallahassee, Flia., who testified that betore entering upon his duties as operator in Florida he did Dot tke an oath that he would not communicate the contents of any telegram to any person not lawtaily entitied to know the same, Q By Mr. Lawrence-+Did you tell Joseph Bow! that Mr, Hewitt sont a message from New York to members of the Democratic Commitiee, telling them to | spare no Means Or Money Ww secure the result of the | vote of Florida tor Tilden ¢ Tho witness answered that he did not, and, further, that be did aot tell Bowles anything on that subject Mr, Louis Kenner, of the Louisiana Returning Board, was next examined, and testified that for eight or nine yexrs he has kept a var and billiara euloon in TH% COLORADO REPRESENTATIVE, feported that Mr. Morton was not only unwilling to Mr. Kyort, (dem.) of Ky., from the Judiciare’Com New Orieaus; he thought be was elec mber of tho Roturwing Bourd in 1872 ana 18) / | tue despatch of December | graph o | W..T. Panton, No, 15 Gramercy Vark, New York JANUARY 28, 1877—QUADRUPLE SHEET. he know, the office was with limit as to duration; ‘the Returning Loard by law consists of Ave wemnbers, but four had been acting, 1p reply toa question by Mr, Field why a fifth mem- bor Rot elected the witness said:—"Beoause of a Weement ou the partof the Bourd Dr, Kennedy Was named by the democrats to fill the vacaney, but he Was not elected, the ioard being equally divided; Dr. Kennedy was a citizen of high reputation, known to the people and commands their confidence.’ In further respouse to quostions the wiluess said tuat 50 far as be knew none of the returns of the elections had been destroyed. Mr. Field handed him the returns of the parish of Vernon, wiich he recognized as the original. Q Did you not, after receiving aifidavits trom three recinets, strike all these precincts out? A. 1 do not Fitpemd i asked the witness whether he did p e had been a mutilation, some Ogures erased and substituted, he witnes®, after examining the return, said 1 looked as if the figures had been altered. fle did not recollect any discusion of the Lourd relative to the ro- tara of Vernon. Q Can you give any reason why three precincts of Vernou parish were thrown outalter they had been ee met, correct? A. 1 donot rememoer any. fr, Field saic by asking these questions he expected to prove that the District Judge and the District Attor- Hoy Of that district Were neighbors of Governor Wells, and shat Governor Wells procured thoalterations to be mado in the returns in order thus to elect lis triends, and in this the returos of the Presidential canvass were also altered, Mr. Field turther remarked that this was a part of the congpiracy to alter and fabricate réturns. The witness Was asked whether the Returning Board certified to the return of Mr. Hunter as Judge and Andrews as District Attorney. He wnswered that he did not Know who were elected, and ou being asked whether Anderson did not write a letter deciining the office on the ground of fraudulent cbaracter of the returas, witness replied that he bad merely heard of sach a letier, Mr. Field showed the witness a certitied copy of the returns of the parish of Vernon, !n which 178 votes had been given for Hayes, while in the original returos two votes only were given to Hayes, Witness paving been asked to explain the difference, Said shat if any revurms bad beea thrown out he was hot aware of it, It did not take place while he was ip the Board. Mr, Fieid directed the wituess to look with the mag- nifying glass iurnisbed by Mr. Hewitt (who at this | poivt caine into the room) at the original papers and tind whether there had been any erasures or alteration. Witness, alter scrutinizing the figures, said it looked asif something hed veen done and as if Ogures bag been written over the erasure: wing to the r bar-of the House the committee then took a recesa tll half-past three P, Mf. THE OREGON ELECTOR, CIPHER fKLEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES—WHAT CRO- NIN COST—WHAT A ‘‘MYRIAD” MEANS—A BATCH OF MYSTERIOUS TELEGRAMS, Wasuixcton, Jan. 27, 1877, The sub-committee of the Senate Commitice on Privileges and Elections continued the taking of tostie mony in relation to the Uregon electoral case this afternoon. The first witness examined was M. A. Bush, of the banking’ firm of Ladd & Bush, of Salem, Oregon, Senator Mitchell asked witness if ho sent tho follow- ‘tng despatch to C. Tilton, of No, 115 Liberty street Now York, on the 2d day of last Decomber:— 7 “Sabre ‘cause can myriad be bad for subject matter meeded?”? Witness answored that he presumed he sent it; the despatch was written in the business cipher of bis firm, but he could uot rcad it, as be had not the key of their cipher with him; the despatch had no referenco to the $4,000; it had reference to paying the fees of the lawyers Who were retained to argue before the Governor or in apy of the courts against the issuing of an electoral certiticate to Watts, Witness sent the despatch at his own instance, though he had talked of this mattor (tho electoral case) with Mr. Bellinger, chairman of the Democratic Com. | mitteo of Oregon Witness thnks that the word **myriad’”’ tn the above patch siguilles $10,000, Ho received the following to the above despatch -— “No (ucdsto be had." Mr. Belimger told witness that he wanted $3,000 for lawyer's foes, Un the 6th of Decomber the London and San Fran- cisco Bank advised witness’ Grin that $7,200 or $7,300 bad been deposited with them, payavle ‘to the Of witness’ firm; witness does not know for what pur- ose the Money Was placed at the disposal of his firm, jut he understood trom Mr, Bellinger that funds were to be raised, and he supposed this sum was for uso in tho election contest; he thinks a alr. Griswold advised hua that mouey would be placed in the London and San Francisco Bauk, payabie to the orders of bis rm; witness was at che Capitol building at Saiom at about noun ou Lue 6th of December and saw Mr. iel- linger and State Treasurer Brown there; he went to the Capitol on private business; he received the joilowing despatoh irom A. KE. & C, Tilton, of New York, on the 25s of November Jast:—"Use ‘ull means to pre- vont certificuig; very important;’? witness under- stood the + jh 0 relor .o Watts, vat Tilyon told ulm afterward. that it referred to Cronin; but witness thinks that Tilton should, tf he intebded witness to understand that Cronin was the oue to be preventea irom getting a certlicate, been more deiiuite in bis despatch; tne despaten ot November 25 was the first witness nad received in relation 10 the Oregon electoral case; witness? firm hold a nove tor $8,000, signed by R. Thompson avd J.C, Ainsworth and indoraed by Senator Kelley and J. F, Miller; on this note wituess' firm wave paida check of $3,000 drawn by Mr. Bellinger, and a check for $3,200 drawn by Senator Kelly; $3,000 of the sum drawn by Senator Kelly was to pay lawyers feos; a little moro than $15,000 was placed to (he credit of witness’ firm ($8,000 on the note above men- tioned and $7,200 or $7,300 deposited in the London or San Franciseo bank); witness understood from Bellinger that shia sum ($15,000) was for use in the electoral nutter; he received a despatch from C. Tilton on Vecember 6, saying, “Could do nothing; leave if you Want; lock; telegraph;” witness under- siood by that that were po funds ‘to be had from New York; the ‘lock’ referred to was for the vault of bis bauk. On the 7th day of December wit. ness telegraphed Ladd & Vilwn, of Portiand, “as tol- lows "Kentucky aggregate C. B. Reilinger,”? which was an order tor Ladd & Tilton to pay ‘Bellinger $2,800. Un the 6th of December witness received the following trom New York:—“Martin & Runyon have deposited medicine dollars to your account, C. Di- ond.” He received the tollowing trom San Fru cisco Decetnber 6:-— "Deposited $7,380 your bank, G Witness supposed was “W,'C. Griswold,’ frota whom he received the following despatch on December 6:—"The funds trom New York will be deposited in bank here when it opens to-morrow. know it. Act accordingly. Answer.” ceived the oilowing trom Beltinger Decetber 8:— “Yelegraph Ladd & Tilton to let Cronin have $3,000. He wants to start in the morning.” Witness mauve the ucqummtauce of w Mr. Patrick about a week before the Electoral College met; Senaior Kelly introduced Patrick to witness; witness understood that Patrick represented sume One in Nebraska and that he (Patrick) was a deinocrat and mucn interested 1m the the election of Tilden; tue reason Wituers sent to. B Tilton, of No, 115 Liberty street, New York, was on account of the de- #pateh received by witness from A. EK & C. BE Tilton ou November 25, The next witness, C. B, Bellinger, chairman of the Oregon Democratic Stato Committee, tested that be meta man named Patrick in the litter part of last No- vember in the Clarendun Hotel, Portiaud, Oreyon; he couversed with Patrick im relation to tbe Uregow leccoral case and to epgaging = cou 1 to argue aguinst the issuing of rtificate of election to Watts in case euch argument should be hecessury; witness retained the firm of Thompson, Durbam & Hill tw argue against the issatny of a certill- cate to Watts; Hillis editor of the Oregonian, u lead- img republican paper in Oregon, and witness did not know but the tact of Hill's being editor of this puper might be of benetit to the demo- cratic side of the question If he retained his firm in this case, but the Inala reason for re Was on account of their ability; witness was o the three men who signed the following telegram sent to Governor Grover from Portland on November 14: Come down to-morrow morning it poswibie. EFPINGRR, NOTE SBE BELLINGER, Governor Grover did not come at once to Portland in reply to this despatch, and wuen he did como he had | but Iittie 10 say. TUR RVENING INVESTIGATION, The committee voutinued the iuvestigation evening, Seaatur Mitebell iutroduciug a large um of desputebes in evidence, a lurge portion of which were written in cypher aud had wo signatures, ‘Tue this following are @ portion of the despulches thus oi tered :— New Youx, Nov. 15, 1676, Portland, Oregon = ‘ai opinion {6 ts tound that hotders wy oid, and accordingly, and tl New Yous, Nov. 10,1 Hn. Ly G. Grover, Salem, Oregon — Wo have private advices tht your Stave ts the wficial republicuuy are de} aud to decide you tnt that the count is honest and ve ce: aivo tt. oxe andthat lent seven As to result; result before HEWLETT, tie Committee, Yon, Nov. 10, 1876, sto a Chairman Dom New Dr, Geonex L, Mivien, Omana, Sob Yes; go yourself, Will write you at Salem; aise tele grapis oP. Witutas T. Priton, No. 15 ¢ Wil send better man firs! N park, » ion satu emg 5 will f *UMORGH Lk MILLER A ows ‘ WJ. Pxitos, No. 15 Gruraerey Par My going ous of question, Better nian gone, w ity to open letters and Omana, Nob., Nov, 2 Do whatever our friend asks promptiy. Una still hunt Nebraska, which you will hear trom. GhORGE L. MILLER, New Yora, Dee. 7, 1876, C. Beivoxen, Portland, Oregon :— equired presence of the witness at the | Witness re- | e © of the v ‘of sbe electors be duly speci ww they voted, This will foree Congress to zo beuina t feates and open the way to yo into the minutes in all cases, whieh | is nut only right, bus will relieve the embarrassment of che | situation, A. 8. HEWiet punt will be required to determine it, and chat | | destination withoos fail. 1/ the Governor certifies cor: tifewtes valy tothe Electoral Colleze as originall tu ted oes that oupilomenral coruitesten are reads, aherweed, showing the college as originally constivated, when the ghanges and reasons therefor. nee that every paint iv cov: ered. A. 8. Chairman Democratic National Committe, Kew Yous, Now 8, 1876, Hon. Lavaverr Lax, Roseburg, Oregon :— See Pelton's telegram to inger, If necessary go to Portland. Give us prompt i: ation. sg 8, 8. COX, W. T. PELTON, i Say Fuanctsco, Dec, 6, 1876, on felegraph me may request granted as first ranafer wo.tnorrow, Will programme be PATICK, i | Francisco, Dee, 0, 1870, suiations, You have xa JA 1976, Yorkin Hot Mor ning. 1%. te Porrttaxn, Oregon, No. 1G Gramercy Park, Ne E Peroration, iespocttul. Coaleses Nuw Yorx, Nov, 27, 1876, J. M. Parnes, Salem, Oregon ;— Jour polvs of all hasards. Communicate with mo Conummvs, Ohio, Nov, 15, 1876, On: Hon, J. K. Keity, Salem, Have the Governor look into the legatity of giving Watts, He was clearly ineliivle to. Us JOHN G. THOMPSON, A GOOD ARREST. for, verte voted fur, 1 1 | WASHINGTON DETECTIVES, Wasuixoron, Jan, 27, 1877, Detectives Miller, MeDovitt and McKifresh laat wight arrested aman vamed Jacob H, Xivhardson and re- covered a portion of the jewelry and diamonds stolen At Saratoga from a large jewelry firm of New York city last September, the thieves stealing # trunk con- taining diamonds, watches, &c., to the amount of arrest of Richardson wil probably lead to the recoy- ory of the remamder of the articles stolen, AMATEUR WALKISTS. The Aincrican Institute building was the scene tast night of a rather spirited pedestrian competition among & number of young amateur walkists. The ob- Ject was the lavdable one of stimulating “‘n taste | for heolth giving exercises and rational pase | umes, The competitors were all very young, ! and apparently rathor delicate looking mon; the Jattor presumed condition being doubticas the result of the some of them under the terrible eyo of Jack Golding. ‘THR eRizKs. The contest was announced as a twenty-five mile walk; the first competition of that great distance which has ever been attempted by amateurs in this country, The contest was open to all comers; the prize offered being a gold medul worth $150, presented for the occasion oy Mr, Engichardt, the lesees of the Institute building. ~The names of the competitors were as tollows:— Thomas A. McKwen, Scotsish-American Athletic Clu! Wilham W. Cornish, of the same association; Cuar: Conner, Young Men’s Christian Associution; Charles W. Wigzell, Albion Society; C. W. Bruce, Scottial | Americun ‘Athletic Club; G. Bruce Gillie, of the | sume. club; E. C, olske, Harlem Athletic Cluo; Willam Merritt, American Athletic Club, and F, E. Leovardson, Scottish-American Ath- letic Glu Time was called at precisely ten | minutes alter six o’clock, aud away the boys dashed | ata swinging pace, They all displayed a greut di Olasticity of stride, and showed that their training been pretty shorough. McEwen, Hoiske aud Cor made a spurt from the others, obtaining places in the order named; on the second mile Connor overhauled Hoiske and took the third piace, the rest briuging up the rear at considerable distances one from the otber, ‘The order of march was now:—Mckwen, Holske and Conner, the others coming up stragglingly. The first mile was done-by Mekweu in $m. 5s., and by Holske in 8m. 7a. At the end of the iifth mile the time was:— McK 43m. 103, and Conner 43m. 158, When the seventh mile was completed M on jumped the track and abandoued the contest. Alter the tenth mile Merritt dropped out. When fifteen miles had been walked the time of the two leadiug men were found to be:—Conuer, 2h. 13m. 13a. ; Holske, 2h, 18m. On tho thirteenth mile Holske passed Conner, taking up im this way a aud on the fourteenth mile Holske agam got ahead, chus making ap his loss, but sull he lagged # few yards behind Conner, i FELL IN 118 TRACKS When approaching the eutrauce to the track, being then on the second haif of bis Gteeuth mile and only @ few yurds vehiwd Conner, Holeke. tuiuted im his tracks apd was taken up vy those near. ‘hey con- veyed him to bis dressing roon GILLIE ANBAD, On the third lap of the uineteenth mile Gillie passed Conner, wno had oa the same distance, and on the fifth round gotalap ahead. On the sixth lap of | nineteenth mile Conner stopped and took bold of the railing a8 It about to faint, On completing the twentieth mile the time was:— Gilhe, 3b. 24m. 3s, ; Conner, 3b. 27m. 128, Alter waik- ing @ couad or two of the track Conner again weakened in front 0: the eutrance and bi» frieuds began to doctor him. He abandoned the matcn ou the aixtn lap of his iwenty-lirst mile, Gillie was now five laps ahead of Cornish, and Brace came tn third, these being the only | contestants who sult held out. Cornish, who, alter the tailure of Conner, came up nd to Gillie, made his first twenty miles v 208, Cornish, being on the fourth lap of his twenty-second mile, gave up the chase, left the track and soon after fainted, ‘The match was speedily finished by Gillie, who mado the twenty-lvo miles in 4h 26m, 58 Bruce still continued on the track In order if possible to com- plete hia twenty-five miles inside of tive pours and thereby become the possessor of a gold bar. ‘The following are the distances which Were accom- sstul pedestrians :—McRwen, Wiggell, 20%} | Conner, 20% ; Holke, “POLIC A “skin” BALOON GOBBLED UP, HUMAN CONTENTS, Last night another of those villanous dens, into which ignorant and weak-minded people are enticed and fieeced by kin’? gamblers, was broken up. game at No, 338} Hudson street was raided on and twenty-two people captured, The peculiar manuer of | conducting business at this place rendered it al- | most unpossibie tor tho officers ‘to offect an en WITH ALL THEIR | Novody was permitted to enter without giving the | password or being introduced by one of the cappers. | Detective Ferris tried to induce one of these wretch: | to “pick Bim up” as a greentior Therefore, alter a brief council, the officers decided to) surround) =and = storm = the E | ‘Three officers went into the back yard, held the right side eutrance and turee more remained on the sidewalk before the front windows, At the signal agreed upon the three in the rear, among Whom was Detective Ferris, leaped through the windows, and, drawiug their clubs, held the place until their companions got in also, Chere were some twenty-two persons, Nongshoremen, with ono or orod perauacion, trying their and the envelope game of o| courso there was & great deal of exciie- ment, und one old sealaring gentiemao, Captain John- n, Who had been robbed by river pirates sume tune | ago! thought that be was onco again (we victin of aod threw up bls hands, saying, Take all I and Was willing to get off in this way, i RaiD ON A CONCERT #aLUON, | Between cloven and tweive o'clock last night Ser- | geant Haggerty, of tho Sixth precioct, with a squad of en, made a raid on a concert saloon called d Music Hail, No, 102 rested the proprietor, John Brundage, aod twenty. mon and ix Women, Who were in the place drinking. Most of the maie prisoners seemed to be of rather a respectable appearance, many of thom mechanics, A GRAVEYARD REVELATION, the polie: two of luck Jonn Carmody and Peter Haven, laborers, engaged in excavating ia the rear of Nv. 47 Lalayette place erday horrified at inding a number of buman jdently the remains of those who bad been The Coroner was nouded | interred for many years, | and the bones were removed in boxes to the Morgue The history of these relics so tar as could be ned is brielly as follows | The buiiding on Latayeite piace is immediately in th ar ot tie old church ou Broadway, us Heller's Wonder Theatre, | tbiw some years ago was Hope Chapel, and the two graveyards of (hese sacred editices adjomned | exch other, Hope Chapel atterward became the Wa- y and Linn Eawia’s Theatre, aod at ove time oupled by iy & Leon's Miustrels, fe was burned down at a later date, but Hellor’s still r mas Tt was in the re: this old landmark that the workmen, ata dept of six feet below the surface, found the skeleton of a Woman, hor sex berg distingaiah- avie by the long Howing Lrexses of hair, Which as soon as touched, crumuled and Was scattered Over the ground, Three other skeletons were atterwari aixcovercd which Wore placed in boxes and removed to the Morgue, and to-day they Will be interred among the anknown dead 1 Yotter's Field, were they will, 00 doubt, be, per- mitted to rest io pew * ABBING now knows A few yards south of A st AFPRAY. | prisoner's statemen: | Muthgan, wuo lodg RICHARDSON, A JEWELBY THIEF, ARRESTED BY | $20,000. McKenzie, the principal, was urrested by these officers in November last, a quantity of the | goods recovered and ho was sent to prison, The severe training to which thoy had been sudjectod; | GAMBLING DEN AND. A CONCERT | | The trance without alarming the proprietors and players, | principally workingmnea aud | col: | hazard. As & matter | Williain Bradicy and Thomas doade became engaged | 08 Of bis cara, abgys & git] named Mary Aun with hiv moth.e, and whom ‘Bee thas she three cortisicates of tue Votes cast reagh thelr | Dieade Was abusing When Lhe formor iaveriered, MEXICAN MUDDLES Don Jose Maria Iglesias Gives His Views to the Herald. | HE CLAIMS TO BE PRESIDENT ees ea the Reputtitt | Lerdo’s Election Not Legal and Diaz a Rebel, WHY IGLESIAS LEFT MEXICO, Hopes of a Speedy Return and Installa- tion Into Office. sviepesnentiath { (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HEBALD. | SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21, 187%. | My previous despatches have already informed you of the arrival here yesterday of Don Jos¢ Maria Igiesias, ex-Chief Justice of Mexico, The HeRaLD correspondent called upoa the distinguished aspi- rant to the Presidency of the Mexican Republic last evening and found him quite ready to talk about the condition of that revointionary country. Ine | stead of interviewing [glesias your correspondent suggested that he write his views regarding the situation in Mexico, which he at once proceeded to do. | HE EXPECTS TO RETCRN IN TRIUMPH, T ascertained from Senor igiesiss that he is conf- dent that the Mexican people wilt summon him to take the Presidency, and he looks for the arrival here of Mexican war steamers to escort bim and his Cabinet back to Mexico. | DON IGLESIAS’ LETTER, The following is the letter of Don Iglesias, as pros | pared by himself for the HeraLp:. BAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26, 187% To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD: 1 consider that President Lerdo’s second election was nota legal one. It was my painful duty to op- | pose It, as Vice President of the Republic of Mexico. ‘The State of Guanajuato declared in my favor, and was followed by most of the constitutional authors ities in the whole country. LEKDO'S DEFEAT. Alter the battle of Tecoac, where the governmeng troops were defeated, President Lerdoleft the capie | tai and be must be now in a foreign nation. Diaz DECLARES FOR HIMSELF. General Diaz, who at first was ready to acknowl. edge ime as the legal head of the Republic, told me afterward that he had resolved to act in @ revolu- onary manner, He accordingly undertook a cam- | Pain against me. THE DEFECTION OF GOVERNMENT TROOPS, ‘The forces of the regular army went over to the | enemy, so that | have been forced to leave Quer- | evaro, Guanajuato and Guadalajara and proceed to the port of Manzanillo, IGLESIAS’ PURPOSES, My purpose there was to proceed to Mazatlan, but when | arrived there that place had also been” occupied by a rebel force and | was reduced to come Oylg city. Now my design is to return tomy country a8 soon as possibie to defend the constitu. | ttoual cause to the utmost, without ever abandoning | the national territory, and endeavoring always to | fulfil my duty in the midst of every complication and danger. | GENERAL DIAZ'S PLEUISCITE LAW, General Diaz bas recently enacted a law desig- nating which classes of the people should take part in new elections. ‘The primary ones must be held next Sunday, the 28th inst. ‘The secondary election occurs On the Lith of February. DUTY OF CONGRESS. | The Congress ought to declare on the 12th of | March who are elected President of the Republic, Chief Justice or Vice President and members of the Supreme Court, It is quite certain that the | toral College will ve carried by fraud in favor of | General Diaz, wuo will be a mock President, and probably Mr. Vallarta, his present Secretary of ee Foreign Adairs, be declared Chief Justice. BULI-DUZING A SENATE, The revolutionary party has just declared the suppression of the Senate, and it represents only | the most complete anarchy in the country. Taongh it has bow vanquished by torce of arms it cannot | remain in power long, being rejected by all the see | lect part of Mexican society. J. M. IGLESIAS. POPULAR SENTIMENT {N DEFERENCK TO IGLESIA3. Sefior Iglesias has beenkindly received here by hia | countrymen and others interested tn the future of | | Mexico, who would be glad to find in him w jeader, in harmony with “mauifest destiny,” but he does not seem possessed of that quality, There ate | many here who woud readily seize any semblance of justification for going into the Northern and | Western States of Mexico and holding them for Iglesias or any other aspirant to the government of | the country. | NO MONKY, NO. FILIBUSTERING. | ‘The people here believe that the Stars and Stripem should doat over Mexico, and all that Igiesias re quires now ia money, but in its absence there wilh be no filibustering, rumors to the contrary notwith= | standing. There is no movement here to aid Dit. | per | AMERICAN RECRUITS FOR IGLESIAS. ' (Bx TeLeGRaPH To THE HERALD.) Sr. Lours, Jan, 21, 187% A sensation bas been created bere vy u rumor that @ fecruiting office is to be opened im St. Lonis for the purpose of enrolling troops tor the Mexican Presideok Iglesias, und That a certain prominent cavalry jeadot | Of unis section bas been commissioned by Iglesias te raise a brigade of veteran ex-Contederaw aud ex-Fede« ral dragoons for Immediate operations against Diaz, Igiesiaa, accompanied by his Cabinet, will arrive ta St Louis in the course of a week and will remain here long ouough to couler with bis advisers and condjus tors in this city; hence they will go to New Orieaae and thence to Mexico THE INDIANS QUIT. Convene, ian. 27, 18TT, A mail carrier from tho Indian agencis, who arrived | at Fiat Creek to-day, reports that all wis quiet at the | agencies and along the trails, | Joseph b. Rooks, oue of ul Rauche, lett Red Cloud last Tue sners of Flat Creek 'y for home, but bas his safety, A STRANGE ACCIDENT, | ~—. Stephen Baldwin, aged twelve years, f } sleigh while coasting on Grand svenaa, | Hoights, and sid down the hill oa bis side, | last might im a seule at No. 63 Mulberry | atts timate, | street, during which Bradley stabbed Meade | SUDDEN DEATH. othe de if bu head with a largo pocket knife, tofteting a Mrs, Rohme, forty-five years of age, of Canarsie, L. seaip Wound, Tho quarro! occurred, necording to the | L, dropped dead im a Broadway car, Brookiya, inet | not been heard from since, Much anxiety is felt for Ere cs SSeS