About Columbus daily enquirer. (Columbus, Ga.) 1874-1877 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1877)
k COLUMBUS SUNDAY ENQUIRER: SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 11, 1877. Jhm &ag 'gnquixtx. COUMBIS, GEORGIA: SUNDAY FEBRUARY 11, 1877, SALISBURY di CO., - Proprietors. Bennett is at L jug’s Hotel, London. Moody is forty years old, and has not bad bis picture taken in ten years. The fiDjt gold discovered in California was at the root of a wild onion which a man was pulling for greens. In Lexington, Ky., the best grade of Durham and Alderney cows, with calves, sell at $50 to $60 each only. The population of California increased Ly immigration last year 55,000. The class of immigrants most needed is farm ers and stock raisers. The Louisiana orange crop of last year ie estimated to have been 32,000,000 oranges, which would represent about 70,000 trees, and worth about $200,000 on the trees. The Countes.s Walewski, the widow of Napoleon III. s Minister of Foreign AN fairs, has just married a Neapolitan gen tleman forty years younger than she—her age being ninety-eight. A Chicago newspaper says that a St. Louis belle, traveling in Europe, had a last made exactly like her foot; and she got it through the customhouse free of charge, as a work of art, by pretending that it was a part of Berthold’s colossal atatue of Liberty. Thebe js a mind reader in New York. He says that if you blindfold him, and sit perfectly stili, he can tell you what you are thinking about. They took him down to ‘W ashington the other day and made him tell what Morton was thinking about when Conkling was speaking. He said that Morton thought “damn.” The Chicago Tribune now hosts that “the whole scheme of arbitration was devised by clear-headed Uepublicans in Congress in the interest of the Republi can parly, to secure peace to the country as well as the election of Mr. Hayes and his uncontesled Presidency, which was not, under the circumstances, possible otherwise.'' The New York Puri* distrust of the Electoral Commission, ends thus : “The gain to the Republicans in this Electoral bill is immense and unparalleled, while the Democrats have been signally circum vented. The Democratic House of Rep resentatives had the determination of this great question in their own hands, and now it is in the hands of Joseph P. Brad ley.” Messrs. Edmunds, Miller, Garfield and Hoar, take no longer any pains to conceal, even in public, their partizanship. From Strong and Frelinghuysen nothing is now hoped. The only hope now seems to rest in Judge Bradley, and that is a rather slender one. So far Judge Bradley has given a party vote on the material issue, and an independent vote on trivial and unimportant issues. He may improve when it comes to Louisiana. Bi.i e gi.ash cures are exciting people now-a-days, but an Englishmen has dis covered something far more wonderful. He finds that he can make his sickly flow er plants grow by playing to them on the harp, and it is confidently predicted that sick and bruised humanity may be en* livened and rejuvenated in the same way. Let the people who are trying the blue- glass experiment invest in a mouth organ at the same time, and give both theories the benefit of a fair trial. “There are more things in Heaven and earth than are dreamt of in our philosophy.” Ma. Merrick, in his speech before the Electoral Tribunal, emphasized the differ ence between the Republicans and Demi ocrats, as to the duties of the President of the Senate in a very happy way. Repub lican construction : “And the votes shall then bo counted. Democratic construe* tion ; “And the votes shall then be count ed.” Mr. Merrick contends that “votes’ controls “counted,' and it is necessary to see what is to be counted. If the votes are there of persons not duly appointed electors, the Constitution does not author ize them to be counted. No False Voting ok Counting.—A pa per has been signed by a large number of leading citizens of Philadelphia of both parties pledging themselves to make an effort to free the municipal election, to be hoid during the present month, from everything in the nature of false voting and false counting of the returns before the returns reach the Court of Common Pleas. The Ledger very properly remarks that the movement should commend it self to the favor of every one who would have true expressions of the public will to come from the ballot box. Haiiii Times fob Newspapeks.—Row ell’s Newspaper Reporter says the news paper advertisements are a good indica tion of the state of business. The adver tising of the New York Herald has fallen off tw T o~thirds, and the Tribune, Sun and World and evening papers have much less than formerly, or than their position and circulation appear to entitle them to. The papers of Chicago, at. Louis, and other Western centres, are yet in a worse condition, for many which from five to ten years ago averaged from fifteen to forty columns a day, have now only from four to seveD. “Invincible in Peace, Invisible in War.”—The authorship of this aphoristic witticism has recently been attributed to the lion. Ben Hill of Georgia, who applied it on the fioor of Congress, to the present day. The merit of it belongs to the late Captain George H. Derby, better known by the noiu de plume of “John Phrenix.” When stationed at San Francisco he was invited to a public dinner given by a com pany of State militia. Being called upon for a toast, though a guest, he could not repress his love for satire, and accordingly gave : “The California Militia—Invincible in peace, invisible in war.” Morrison’s Louisiana investigating committee has evidence to prove that four-fifths of all the money collected for> school purposes in the State during the last seven or eight years has been stolen by the Stato and local officials. The pas sionate love of the Republicans for the “sa cred school fund is thus easily explained. The public school sytem in Louisiana has in consequence of these robberies gone te the dogs, and hundreds of negroes turned against their false friends at the last election and voted the Democratic tioket, knowing that this was the only way to obtain educational advantage! for their children. CTILIZIXG GAUBUSG. The idea of Major Moses in giving the right to Ben Wood, of New York, “to tom a wheel" in Atlanta, for the benefit of the orphans of Georgia, is certainly an ingenious plan to compel vice to sap- port virtue. He saw the great profits to be made from “turning a wheel” and like the disciple who witnessed the break ing of the alabaster box of precious ointment over the head of our Savior, his thoughts at once took a practical turn. “Why might not all this money be used for the benefit of the poor?” And we re peat, why not ? But let not the idea be confined to “turn ing a wheel.” Amend the bill and give to the Hen. John Morrissey,also of New York the right to establish a faro bank in At lanta for the deaf and dumb asylum, and then give the Hon. Robert C. Schenck, the exclusive right to play and bet at “draw poker’’ for the benefit of the lnnatic asylum. Thus the people of the State would get rid of the burden of supporting and edu cating its poor and place it upon the shoulders of the gamblers, where it right fully belongs. If we are not mistaken in our recollec tions of the Bible, a reason was suggested why the disciple was so anxious to con vert the ointment into cash, but if only a small portion of the surplus should find its way to the poor, of course this would be a bleesing. THE E.VU NOT YET. Florida having been virtually disposed of, the joint session next takes up in order the States of Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Kentucky, which will doubtless be counted without opposition. Next will be called Louisiana and then comes the tug of war. The Democrats have a very strong position—one that ap pears inviucible. Here there need be no going behind the Returning Board. Its very legal existence is to be attacked on the very best of grounds. The contest is not yet ended, and a severer trial of the Supreme Court Judges is yet to be experi enced. We can then tell better whether they have the capacity and honor to rise above party prejudice. As yet, Justice Clifford is the only one who has manifest ed the least possession of such a trait. It does seem, from the last few days, that the Supreme Court Justices are no better or superior in fairness to the average poli tician. THE HUMPHREYS CAsE. The point in the case of the alleged Florida ineligible Elector was whether or not the resignation forwarded to Judge Wood, and accepted by him while absent from his court in Ohio, was a resignation. Humphreys was appointed Shipping Com missioner by the United States Circuit Court of Florida. Section 4501 requires that “the' several Circuit Courts” shall appoint these commissioners. It is the act of the court. The appointment, like other such appointments, is an act of court record, and must stand until the court, by order, either removes or, upon resignation, rescinds the order. Ham phreyssent his resignation to Jndge Wood, in Ohio, and from there it was accepted by him. No such order appears on the minutes of the court in Florida, and the sole question was whether the Jndge could thus vacate the office by a private letter accepting his resignation. The Commission decided he could. The Objects of a Convention.—The Senate has reconsidered the Convention bill, and again passed it with an amend ment that voters, on their tickets, shall have the oppotunity of saying whether it shall be held or not. To get the question out of the bauds of our sapient legislators, we hops the House may con our in the amendment, and let the meas ure go to the Governor. The objects of the Convention are expressed in the speech of Senator Reese. They are first, to settle the bond question ; second, to regulate State aid ; third, to protect the people of the counties and cities from local bond debts; fourth, to fix a smaller and more permanent homestead; fifth, to secure a less extravagant legisla tion; sixth, to prevent tronble in case cor rupt men get the balance of power by di visions in the Democratic party in the future. The removal of the Capital back to Milledgeville will also be a theme for dis cussion. The State will save many hun dreds of thou-iand of dollars by this meas ure. Atlanta has already commenced to suggest new bnildings. At Milledgeville there are handsome structures, built for generations to come, not cheap John, cracked opera houses, built quickly to be as quickly sold. Col. Martin, of the ColumbuB Enquirer, is not in favor of a convention, and he eloquently announced the fact on the very day that the bill providing one passed the Senate.—Atlanta Constitu tion. Incorrect in every particular. Colonel Martin has not been connected with the Enquires for over a year, and this paper has always favored a convention, and in its specials appeared the fact that the bill had passed as soon as it was given in the Constitution. We presume Harris meant it as one of his “funny” paragraphs. Want3 Taxes Increased.—Major Moses Friday in the Legislature moved to in* crease the State tax one-tenth more than the Finance Committee recommended. We are glad to note his proposition was defeated. The Guano Bbandebs.—A writer in the Atlanta Constitution claims that all the credit assigned to the Agricultural Bureau of Georgia is really due to the fertilizer inspectors—the men who fill vials of the stuff, brand a name on the sacks and draw pay therefor. Of coarse it is. Who ever doubted it one second ? It is all in the branding and getting the pay. The proposed North Pole colonization scheme, for which Congress is asked to give $50,000, is indorsed by the Ameri can Academy of Science, Judge Daly, president of the United States Geograph ical Society, Professors Henry and Loomis and Dr. Hayes. The proposition is to fit out a company of hardy arctic mariners, to equip them with provisions for three years, ami dogs and sledges for traveling, and to set them down at eighty-one de grees north of Lady Franklin bay, where a coal mine has been discovered, and then to leave tnen to work their way to ward the pole. Captains Tyson and Chester, who were with the Polaris, have agreed to lead such an expedition. After the men are comfortably qnartered, the ship is to be taken away, the most rigid military discipline is to be observed in the camp, and with no opportunity of es cape, it is hoped that dissensions will be prevented, and that valuable results will be reached in the work of exploration. | GEORGIA HEWS. —The Catholic Fair in Atlanta netted $1,000. —Cartersville supports eight bar rooms and has only three churches. —Died at his residence near Greenville, February 5th, Judge McClendon, aged 72 years. —There were one hundred and forty- two arrests by the police of Augusta last month. —The mother of Messrs. John Bond and A. R. Phillips, of La Grange, died Tuesday. —The Military Commission recom mends the appointment of an Adjutant General in Georgia. v —The total number of prisoners re ceived in the Savannah jail daring the past yeas was 771. —The House in discussing the number and pay of clerks has wasted enough to pay the clerks for two seasons. —A kerosene lamp exploded in the hands of Mrs. Ella Hoobs, in Oglethorpe county, and she was terribly burned. —Mr. John Morris fell out of the third story of the Centennial building in At lanta Thursday night, but was not hurt much. —The Neves says Albany ought to have a society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, and some of the draymen around town should be guillotined. —The piazza of the Wilder Hotel in Bainbridge fell upon the head of a colored man, one day last week. The head is in tact and the piazza flindered. —The cremation committee of the At lantic <fc Gulf Railroad Company, Thurs day, in Savannah, destroyed $10,700 of the change bills of the road. —At the meeting last week, the trustees elected Professor Little (State Geologist) to the vacant Professorship of Agriculture in the University of Gefirgia. —The total amount due the city of Sa vannah for dieting prisoners in the jail last year was $14,293 50, of which $3,201 60 were due by other counties. —Mr. Davis, of Bibb county, has intro duced a bill into the House imposing a tax of one dollar upon all dogs. It ought to pass without a debate or division. —The citizens of Augusta are com plaining through the papers because a toll of five cents is exacted from every foot passenger crossing the Hamburg bridge on Sunday. —petition signed by 265 ladies has been sent to the Legislature asking that body not to repeal the local option law, but instead to amend it in order to pre vent evasion. —The Governor offers a reward of five hundred dollars for the arrest of the in cendiaries who burned the gin house of Mr. J. D. Frederick, in Macon county, last December. —Mrs. Bartlett, sister of W. B. McCar ty, of Macon county, had her leg broken a few days ago in Montezuma. She was getting out of a buggy when the horse moved, causing her to fell, breaking her leg. —A difficulty occurred in Augusta be tween two young men in the Opera House alley Thursday, in which one of them was stabbed in the left side near the heart and in the shoulder, inflicting pain ful but not serious wounds. —Old wine in Augusta belonging to the estate of Mr. Hope was sold at auction from four to eight dollars per bottle. Some of the Sherry and Madeira date as far back as 1816. There was about 12 dozen dozen sold. Globe hotel bought them. —The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals started business in Au gusta last week. A negro man was ar* rested Monday afternoon on the charge of cruelly beating four oxen, but was re leased Tuesday. The charge will be renewed against the proprietor of the team. —“Agricola,” in the Rome Courier, upon the question of burning off the woods, says: “Forty years ago, when the Indians lived in this country, there were very little chills and fever among them, and that it is known wherever they live they always keep the woods burnt off.” —At the meeting of the stockholders of the Southwestern Railroad Company, held in Macon on Thursday, the 8th inst., the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : President, William S. Holt; Directors, William M. Wadley, Alexander R. Lawton, John L. Mustian, Virgil Pow ers, John E. Jones, John S. Baxter, Thos. B. Gresham. —The Savannah Fire Department last year cost $14,934 63. There were 50 alarms, $170,125 lost by fire, of which $82,425 were covered by insnrance. The Department consists of 147 men including officers, and the apparatus of four steam engines, one hook and ladder truck, three hose-reels and two hose-carriages, with 4,600 feet of hose distributed among the various steamers and a reserve of 1,500 feet at Fireman’s Hall. —Savannah News : The Central Rail* road Company has ordered the building of two first-class steamships for the line between this city and New York. Two of the old steamships have been disposed of, and a bonus or guarantee of $24,000 have been put up by the company. The steam ers are now being built in New York, and the first one is to be completed by the 1st of September. We understand that the stipulation is that these steamers shall make the trip between New York and Savannah in sixty hours, or there is no bargain. —Thomasville Enterprise : A strong effort is being made to wipe out that wicked humbug kuowu as the Georgia State Lottery, which, under the guise of charity, has been swindling thousands of the poor and ignorant. We trust it may succeed fully, and we would ask the Leg islature that while engaged ia this good work they would also effectually stop all wheels of fortune,gift enterprises,betting on elections, and nil kinds of betting. There is harm in them all, even to prize packages of poisonous candy and other devices to cheat the simple. Make out a law so plain as to leave no loophole against all of them, and it will do the State good service. -The Sandersville Herald makes this flattering statement: The Sandersville and Tennille Railroad was completed and commenced business on the 1st of No vember last, and on the 31st of January had been in existence three months, dur ing which time it has carried 3,236 pas sengers over its road, in addition to large quantities of freight; and after paying all its expenses for the three months, has a surplus left from the earnings of over per cent, on its capital stock, and should it continue to do so welf for the next nine months this would give to its stockholders a dividend of 20 per cent. Is there another railroad in the State which has brighter prospects, or can make a better showing ? ALABAMA STEWS. —The Legislature adjourned Friday sine die. —Land is not worth much in Macon county. Five hundred acres was sold by the Sheriff last Monday for the small sum of twenty-five dollars. —The smokehouse of Jack Davis, liv ing five or six miles from Dadeville, was burned on last Monday night by some negroes, who are now in jail awaiting the regular term of the Circuit Court. —The fifth annual ball of the Clanton Hook and Ladder Company, will be held in the court house at Dadeville, on Mon day evening, February 26th. Music for the occasion will be made by a string band, conducted by Prof. W. H. Robin son. Iu addition to the ball, a supper will be given, free to all. -There is a demand for farm hands in Montgomery. Not less than five differ ent persons were there Friday, one of them from Conecuh county, looking for farm laborers, and offering good prices for them. They propose to make written contracts for the year. Three of the par ties, by remaining at the basin for several hours, succeeded in securing several hands. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. FRIDAY SENATE. The Senate reconsidered the Conven tion bill, and adopted the Felton-Hiliyer amendment. There was a tie vote and PRESIDENTIAL COUNT. Florida Result Announced—Demo crats Object. Washington, Feb. 10.—The joint sess O'Daniel changed in favor of the amend- ion convened and the result is as report- ment. The amendment is to require voters to state upon their ballots whether or no a Convention should be held. A bill to regulate the traffic of seed cotton in the counties of Decatur and Randolph. Passed with amendment. A bill to incorporate the Constitution Publishing Company, of Atlanta. Pass ed. Mr. Felton—A bill to amend section 54 of the Code of Georgia. A bill to revise section 4527 of the code of 1873 and make certain amend ments. The report was agreed to with certain amendments. The bill was passed. A bill to make employes amenable for the stoppage of trains on railroads iu the State by means of a strike. The bill was referred to the committee on tbe judici- ry who recommended it passage with cer tain amendments. The bill was passed as amended. A bill to authorize the Comptroller! General to require the ordinaries of va~ 1 rious counties in the State to make a return of all lunatics in tbe comity. Passed. * A bill to amend the constitution of the State relative to tbe indorsement of bonds of various railroad companies ia this State. This amendment prohibits forever the I payment of fraudulent bonds now in the : hands of certain parties. The Judiciary Committee recommended ! the passage of the bill. Upon a vote : being taken the bill was passed by the entire vote of the body. A bill to amend the constitution so far as relates to the residence of voters. Passed. A bill to fix the fees of the county treasurer of Upson county, and also to regulate the pay of jurors and bailiffs. Passed. To amend an act to prohibit the killing of deer, partridges, etc. To exempt from taxation cotton, com, etc., in the hands of producers on the the 1st of April—crop of the previous year. To amend the Constitution of this State. Passed. [This amendment forbids forever tbe payment of fraudulent bonds now in the hands of certain parties.] To repeal the act regulating letting out : contracts to lowest bidder by county au- j thorities. Judiciary Committee reported ! against its passage. Report agreed to and bill lost. It was the understanding that the amendment to the convention bill would j be reconsidered next day if possible. HOUSE. On motion, the House went into a com- I inittee on the whole to consider the tax . act. On motion of Mr. Whittle, the bill was i taken up by sections. Debate was re- ' stricted to five minutes. The first section allows the Governor, j with the aid of the Comptroller, to j levy a tax of four-tenths of one per cent, j for the year 1877. The entire morning was consumed in I the discussion of almost innumerable i amendments, the House sitting as a com- j mittee of the whole. On motion of Mr. Walsh, of Richmond, ; the committee rose and reported the bill j to the House with certain amendments. I The bill was taken up by the House j and considered with the amendments pro posed by the Committee of the Whole. ed last night. The crowded galleries are listless. After the reading of the report. Repre sentative Field presented the objection signed by the required number of Sena tors and Representatives. This involves a separation of the Houses for considera tion. and will delay the progress of the count. All interest in the case has ceased for to-day. official order of commission. The President of the Senate ordered the following read: Electoral Commission, ) Washington, D. C., Feb. 9, 1877./ To the President of the Senate of the United States, presiding in the meeting of the two Houses of Congress: Under the act of Congress, entitled “an act to provide for and regulate the count ing of the votes for the President and the Vice President, the election of questions arising thereon for the term commencing March 4, A. D. 1877, approved January 29, A. D. 1877.” The Eectoral Commission mentioned in said act having received certain certifi cates and papers, purporting to be certifi- 1 cates and papers accompanying the same, of the electoral votes of the State of | Florida, and the objections thereto sub- i initted to it under said act, now report I that it has duly considered the same pur suant, and hereby decide that the votes of i the Fred C. Humphreys, Charles P. Pearce, Wm. H. Holden, and Thomas W. ' Long, named in the certificate of M. L. Stearns, Governor of said State, which votes are certified by said persons, as appears by the certificate submitted to the Commission as aforesaid and marked number one by said Commission under and herewith returned, are the votes provided for by the Constitution of the United States, and that the same are law fully to be counted as therein certified namely: four votes for Rutherfod B. Hayes, of the State of Ohio, for Presi dent, and four votes for William A. Wheeler, of the State of New York, for Vice President. The Commission also has decided, and hereby decides and reports that the four persons, first before named, were duly appointed electors in and by said State of Florida. The ground of this decision, stated briefly, as required by said act is as fol lows : That it is not competent under the Constitution and the law, as it existed at the date of the passage of said act to go into evidence aliunde, the papers opened by the President of the Senate in the presence of the two houses, to prove that other persons than those regularly certified by the Governor of the State of Florida, in and according to the determination and declaration of their appointment by the Mr. Moses moved to amend the first board of State canvassers of said State, section, by substituting five-tenths of one per cent, for four-tenths per cent, for State tax. Mr. Moses supported his amendment. Mr. Whittle seconded Mr. Moses’ mo tion, and hoped the amendment would be adopted. Mr. Carlton followed in opposition to the amendment. The amendment was lost, and the tax remained at four-tenths of one per cent. The committee report a substitute for paragraph 11 of the bill “upon every cir cus company, $201) for each day it may exhibit within the State of Georgia, said tax to be collected by the tax collector of the county in which such exhibition may take place, Provided, that municipal and county authorities may also impose a tax exclusive of this tax on such exhibitions within their limits,” which was adopted. Various other amendments were pro posed tut the bill was not finished. House held a night session. A quantity of local bills wholly uninter eating to our readers were passed. ALABAMA LEGISLATURE THURSDAY. SENATE. Also, favorably, to appropriate $500 for the use of the State library. Passed. Also, favorably, to regulate the publi cation of legal notices in this State. Pass ed. Mr. Little, from Judiciary, reported fa vorably, to prevent fraudulent conveyan ces of property. Passed. Also, favorably, to concur in House amendments, to various Senate bills. Car ried. Usual thanks were passed. Mr. President Cobb made a few feeling and appropriate remarks, and 5 p. m. de clared the Senate adjourned sine die.. house. Mr. Harrington, from Committee on Finance, reported favorab y on Senate bill to authorize the tax collector of Bul lock county to receive registered claims against said county in payment of county taxes. Passed. Also, favorably on Senate biil to limit the assessment and collection of a special tax by the tax assessor and collector of Bullock county. Passed. Also, adversely on Senate bill to pay Alex. White and John White for profes sional services rendered the State. The report was tabled and bill passed. Yeas 38, nayes 34. Mr. Jolly, by leave, introduced a reso lution that leave o! absence be granted Mr. Cockrell for the time he has been ab sent from the House as a witness in Wash ington, D. C. Adopted. Mr. Mott, a resolution that the Secreta ry of State be authorized to sell all copies of the present Revised Code, now in his hands, at prices which he may be able to obtain from purchasers. Mr. McKleroy offered to amend by au thorizing all except 200 copies to be sold. Adopted. The resolution as amended was then adopted. After usual thanks were passed, Speaker N. N. Clements made a brief address and declared the House adjourned sine die. The New York Evening Post estimates that on the 1st inst. the United States treasury held only $7,001,225 in coin available for resumption. The balance of coin in the treasury at the date of the debt statement was $86,477,680. From this there should be deducted, according to the Post, in order to ascertain the available balance, as follows: Coin certificates *53,313,700 Called bonds overdue io,ioo,550 Interest due aod unpaid . 9,568,629 Interest due and not included in the debt statement 6 488,076 Total $79,476,455 Deducting this from the total coin bal* ance gives $7,001,225 available for re sumption, as above stated. It does not appear how much of this is subsidiary silver, which of course would not be avail able for the resumption of greenbacks. Of the coin certificates, 75 per cent, repre sent coin deposited ia the treasury for convenience of safe keeping. The re maining 25 per cent, are issued on the credit of the government, and are demand liabilities. Commenting on this exhibit, the Chicago Times says it doesn’t look much as though the treasury would be able to resume by tbe 1st of March. , prior to the time required for the per formance of their duties had been ap pointed electors, or by counter proof to show that they had not, and that all pro ceedings of the courts or acts of the Leg' islaturo or of the Executive of Florida subsequent to the casting of the votes of the electors on the prescribed day are in admissible for any such purpose. As to the objection made to the eligibil ty of Mr. Humphreys, the Commission is of opinion that without reference to the question of the effect of the vote of an eligible elector, the evidence does not show that he had the office of shipping commissioner on the day when the elec tor3 were appointed. The Commission has also decided and does hereby decide and report that as a consequence of the foregoing and npon the grounds stated, neither of the papers purporting to be certificates of the electoral votes of said State of Florida, numbered two and three by the Commission, and herewith sub mitted, are the certificates of the votes, provided for by the Constitution of the United States, and that they ought not be counted as such. Done at Washington the day and year first above written. [SigneJ] Samuel F. Miller, W. Strong, Joseph H. Bradley, Geo. F. Edmunds, O. P. Morton, Frederick F. Frelinghuysen, Jas. A. Garfield and Geo. F. Hoar, Com missioners. The objection was then read. Insert— and joint sessioa broke. House without further business, took reces to ten o’clock Monday. THE DEMOCRATIC OBJECTION. Washington, February 10.—An ob jection is interposed by the undersigned Senators and Representatives to the de cision made by the Commission, consti tuted by the act entitled an act to appro priate and regulate the counting of the votes for President and Vice President, and the decision of questions arising therefrom for the term commencing March 4 th, A. D., 1877, as to the true and legal electoral vote of Florida on the fol lowing grounds: First—The decision determined that the vote cast by C. H. Pearce, F. C. Hum phreys, W. H. Holden and T. W. Long, as electors of President and Vice Presi dent of the United States in and for or on behalf of the State of Florida is tha true and legal electoral vote of the said State, wheu on trnth and in fact the vote cast by Wil kinson Call, J. E. Younge, Robt. E. Hilton and Robt. Bullock, is the true aud lawful vote of said State. Second—For that said Commission re fused to receive competent and material evidence tending to prove that C. P. Pierce, F. C. Humphreys, W. H. Holden, and F. W. Long were not appointed elec tors in the manner prescribed by the Leg islature of the State of Florida, but were designated as electors by the Returning Board of said State corruptly and fraudu lently, in disregard of law, and with the intent to defeat the will of the people, expressed in the choice of Wilkinson Call, J. E. Younge, R. C. Hilton, and Robt. Bullock, who were legally and duly appointed electors by the State of Flor ida, in the manner prescribed by the Leg islature thereof. Third—For that the deoision aforesaid was founded upon the resolution and order of said Commission previously made as follows : Ordered, That no evidence will be received or considered by the Commission which was not submitted to the joint convention of the two houses by the President of the Senate with the dif ferent certificates, except such as relates to the eligibility of F. C. Humphreys, one of the electors. Fourth—For that the said decision ex cludes all the evidence taken by the two houses of Congress by the committees of each honse"conceming frauds and errors committed by the persons whose certifi- cates are taken as proof of tbe dne ap pointment as electors. Fifth—For that said decision excludes all evidence tending to prove that the certificate of Steams, Governor, as also that of the Board of State Canvassers was procured or given in pursuance of a fraudulent and corrupt conspiracy to cheat the State out of its rightful choice of elec tors, and to substitute therefor those who had not been appointed electors by said State in the manner provided by the Legislature thereof. Sixth—For that the said Commission refused to recognize the rights of the courts of the State of Florida to review and revise the Board of Canvassers ren dered through fraud and without jurisdic tion, and rejected and refused to consider the action of said courts after their de cision that Pearce, Humphreys, Holden and Long are not entitled to cast the elec toral vote of the State of Florida, which said decision was rejected by a court in said State, lawfully brought before said court, which court had jurisdiction over the subject matter thereof, and where ju risdiction over the said Pearce, Hum phreys, Holden and Long had attached before any acts were done by them as electors. Seventh—For that said decision ex cludes all evidence tending to show that the State of Florida, by all the reports made of its government, legislative, judi cial and executive, had decided as fraud ulent all the certificates of Stearns, Gov ernor. as well as that of the State Gan - vassers, upon which certificates the said Commission has acted, and by means of which the true electoral votes of Florida have been rejected, and false ones substi tuted in their place. Eighth—For that the count of the votes of Pearce, Humphreys, Holden and Long, for President and Vice President, would be a violation of the Constitution of the United States. [Signed]|Senators, Jones, Cooper, Bar- num, Kernon, Sanlsbury and McDonald, and Representatives Knott, Field, Hol man, Tucker, Thompson, Jenks, Finley, Saylor, Ellis, Morrison, Hewitt and Sprin ger. ELECTORAL COMMISSION. NOTHING BUT OPINIONS. Washington, Feb. 10.—The Committee to draft a report of the decision of the Commission with a brief statement of the reason therefor, was Elmunds, Bradley, and Miller. The third reason attracts great attention. It is as follows : Third.—In regard to the alleged ineli gibility of F. C. Humphreys, there was not sufficient proof that he held office on the 7th of November. It may be held that elections by the college of Louisiana cured the ineligibili ty of Levissee and Brewster, but in the case of Watts, of Oregon, the revised statutes declare him postmaster when he cast his vote for Hayes, notwithstanding his resignation and its acceptance. ADJOUBNED TO MONDAY. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Washington, Feb. 10.—The Electoral Commission met this afternoon but haV' ing nothing before it adjourned to Mon day. CO^RESS. SENATE, Washington, F6b. 10.—The President laid before the Senate the following : Washington, D. C., Feb. 9, 1877, Sib—I am directed by the Electoral Commission to inform the Senate that it has considered and decided npon the mat ters snbmitted to it under the act of Con gress, concerning the same, touching the electoral vote from the State of Florida, and herewith by direction of said Com mission in writing signed by the members agreeing thereunto be read at the meeting of the two Houses, according to said act All the certificates and papers sent to the Commission by the President of the Sen ate aae herewith returned. Nathan Clifford, President of the Commission. To Hon. Thomas W. Ferry, President of the Senate. The Senate then repaired to the House. Returning the Secretary read the objec tions submitted. A motion for recess to Monday, was urged by the Democrats. Lost by 26 to 44, a strict party vote. Sherman offered the following : Resolved, That the decision of the Com mission upon the electoral votes of the State of Florida, stand as the judgment of the Senate, the objections made thereto to the contrary, notwithstanding. Adopted by a strict party vote. Recess to 10 o’clock Monday. WASHINGTON. EX-GOVERNOR STEARNS EXAMINED. Washington, Feb. 10.—Gov. Stearns is on the stand. Question—Why did you as Governor telegraph the President for advice of a party character ? Answer—Because I knew that the Presi dent had acted in such a way in regard to other States. DEAD. Rear Admiral Theodore Bailey is dead, aged seventy-four years. WONT SUMMON THEM. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Washington, Feb. 10.—Full Commit* tee on Privileges and Elections of the Senate considered Senator Howe’s resolu tion made iu the Senate, to summon some forty bankers, merchants, clergymen and lawyers of Louisiana, who had signed a memorial. It was after hot debate de cided not to issue the subpoenas. FOR CONTEMPT. The Committee decided to report Con rad N. Jourdan, cashier of the Third National Bank of New York, to the Senate as in contempt for refusing to prodnee his books to show the accounts of Samuel Tilden, W. T. Pelden and Abraham S. Hewitt. APATHY ABOUT THE RESULT. The town is singularly quiet. The great event is progressing quietly. The absolute apathy with which the verdict re garding Florida was received was appall ing. Not one articulation, not a finger was raised iu approval or lowered in de precation. The law allows it, and the court awares it. HON. A. H. STEPHENS. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Washington, February 10.—Hon. Al exander H. Stephens has suffered from an attack of pneumonia followed by acute bronchitis. He is rapidly improving. This statement is made to allay the anx iety of his friends caused by false reports of his condition. Ralph Walsh, M. D., Attending Physician. temper of democrats. The temper of the House to-day when the recess was taken without two hours debate, occasions apprehension that the Democrats desire to delay the result. Prominent Democrats say nothing of the kind is intended. It is desired to see the proceedings of the Commission in print before entering ou the two hours debate allowed by the law. GEORGIA. There will be no objection to Georgia. ILLINOIS. Proofs of the ineligibility of Chaffee, an Illinois elector, will be presented and the two Houses will separate. This will be disposed of by disagreement and the vote counted for Hayes, without reference to the Commission. OTHER STATES. It may be restated that only Florida, Oregon, Louisiana and South Carolina can come before the Commission. All questions affecting other States require the concurrence of both Houses to defeat a vote. «• ♦ •• LOUISIANA MATTERS. ANOTHER CLERK CONFIRMS LIT TLEFIELD, AND TELLS HOW RETURNS WERE COOKED AND AFFIDAVITS MADE. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Washington, February 10.—Before the Privileges and Powers Committee John F. Mulherin testified he was clerk of the Lou isiana Returning Board; some affidavits were made by clerks of the Board in the compiling room; can't say what names were signed to the affidavits; most any kind of names were used; on December 2d saw in the hands of Mr. Littlefield and Major Eaton slips of paper containing the total of the electoral vote : on these the Democratic majority was about four thousand; these slips were fur nished to outside parties ; saw afterwards that the figures had been changed; heard Wells in conversation with Little field in Abells' room Saturday, December 2; could not hear what they said; Monday, December 4, saw them again in conversation in clerk’s room; conversation was in low tone ; saw Little field take a paper from his desk, and take it to a standing desk and get an eraser and make some erasures ; this was about quar ter of hour after Wells converted with Littlefield; up to a week before Decem ber nobody but members of the Board or clerks of the Board had access to the rooms ; after that candidates for Congress and Governor Packard were admitted; after that changes were made on the state ments of the electoral votes by order of Judge Davis; witness saw the tabulated returns of Vernon parish previous to De cember 2: on December 4th, Littlefield told witness that he had fixed Vernon parish, bat did not say which way or how he had fixed it; witness made up some of the affidavits himself and signed names and cross marks to them; did so by direc tion of Judge Davis, who gave like di rections to other clerks in room; did not know what these affidavits were to be used for; saw no signer to them; saw Gov. Wells and Gen. Anderson look at the slip made by Littlefield, and Little field told witness he had sent slips to Packard and George L. Smith ; saw some of the clerks make alterations in the con solidated statements from different par ishes. Question—Do you know what clerks made^the alterations ? Answer—I don't want to know. Question—Who did it ? Answer—I changed one myself. I made these alterations with ink. Question—What were the contents of the affidavits made up by the clerks ? Answer—They purported to give ac counts of violence and intimidation at the polls. Witness also stated that alterations were made in the supervisors’ returns, and from these final compilations were made* DEMOCRATS HOPING. :oegi a sted, < quote WHAT THEY SAY IN WASHINGTON—< AFFAIRS. Special Dispatch to the Constitution Washington, February l'.—Piai Maine, a leading Republican, ia as sayinc that the Republicans could see no possible way of geUing around throw", ing out one vote from Oregon. Black burn, who was on the Louisiana commit, tee, says this evening that there are two ineligible Republican electors in Lon is. iana certain who will be thrown out un_ der the ruling of the Board. I dropped in at the Tilden headquarters to-night and asked Mr. Coyle what thi outlook was He replied: “We will whip the fight there is no doubt of it. If you fi Q( j a Democrat weakening, give us his name and we will pay his way home. He ha- no business here," at which Mr. Charles O'Conor laughed and exclaimed : “That's the way to talk !” A further talk showed several contingencies under which the Tilden men hope for victory, but I must confess that they are remote chances. The Radicals are determined to hoid their judges down to business. I am afraid Governor Brown will have to unwind his red bandana and get on a peace-footing. AN IMPORTANT BILL FOE GEORGIA. Representative Candler, of tGeorgia, has introduced a bill that is quite impor- tant to Georgia and to the whoie South. It is a bill to appropriate a sum of monev for the payment of balances due South ern railroads for the carrying of United States mails for the quarter just ending when the war opened. There were large amounts due, which the beginning of hos tilities prevented the collection of. It is proposed to have a settlement now. Over one hundred thousand dollars of this claim is due in Georgia alone, the Geor gia Railroad having a claim for about $30,000. It is quite probable that the bill will pass. A RICH CORRESPONDENCE. A spicy correspondence between Clol John Wofford, of Bartow county, and Dr. Felton has just come to my ears by an indirect route. Colonel Wolford wrote to Dr. Felton, saying that he should probably apply to Mr. Tilden for a certain office,and desiring to know whether or not the Doctor would oppose him. Headded “There is no one of the 13,800 men who voted for Sfoa that is capable of fill ing the office in question." Dr. Felton replied that any office that could nut be filled by any of the many distinguished men who supported him must be a very high and difficult one, and rejoiced to know that there was one man in the District who was equal to the demand. To this Colonel W. replied in a caustic and severe letter, the details of which I cannot get. The correspondence in tolo would be rich reading. H. W. G. DECREE OF THE CAPTAIN GENERAL. Special to the Enquirer-Sun. Havana, Feb. 10.—A decree has been issued by Captain General Jovellar iu which, after setting forth in a preamble, that war against the Insurgents is at pres ent resulting very advantageously to the Spaniards, he pardons all political prison ers confined on th Isle cf Pines who are natives or residents of that portion of the Island of Cuba lying west of Orccha, pro viding said prisoners were only confined by order of the authorities and not by sentence of any court. UEOKfclA. HOUSE CONVENTION BILL IN THE SENATE— THE VOTE BY WHICH IT WAS PASSED. The amendment *>f Senator Reese that all votes not endorsed be counted for convention was put and lost by the fol lowing vote, upon a call of the yeas and nays: Yeas—Senators Brewster, Bryan, lock, Cabaniss, Clifton, Deadwiier, Bose, England, Freeman, Furman, rison, Harknoss, Hopps, McDaniel, OREGON. THE CASE OF POSTMASTER WATTS. Washington, February 10.—The Com mittee on Privileges and Powers examined Postmaster General Tyner, who produced from the files of the department all pa pers bearing on Watts resignation, which show Watts resigned by telegraph Novem ber 13th, and the telegraphic acceptance was sent by the Postmaster General, No vember 14th. Watts’ written resigna tion to special agent Underwood was not received at the department until December 9th. The records of the Department show Henry W. Hill was appointed Watts’ successor November 23d, Hill’s bond forwarded to Hill De cember 11th, and was returned approved Jannary 3d, 1877, on which day his com mission was sent him. The special agent took charge of Watts’ office November 14th, receipted for all Government prop erty and removed the post office to an other building. Steamer Burned at Sea. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Port Royal, Feb. 10.—The steamer Banana, New Orleans to Liverpool, was burned at sea, February 6th, at 9:30 p. m. The ship was on fire, fore and aft. The crew and passengers were all saved in the ship’s boats. They lost everything but what they stood in. They were picked up by the barque Dorothy Thompson in a northeast gale, nineteen hours after and landed at Beaufort, South Carolina. PROBABLY THE SAME. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Savannah, Feb. 10.—Capt. Hager,bark KathleD, at this port from Barcelona, re ports he saw a steamer on the night of the 7th, latitude 35d, longitude 78d, at 6 p. m., decks, riggin, and masts on fire; bore down to her but was struck by a gale of wind, and heavy sea and was compell ed to keep before the wind to save his vessel; the burning steamer was visible till 4 a. m. Negro Murderer Arrested. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] New York, February 10.—Jack Allen, a negro for whoso arrest a reward of $500 was offered by the Charleston, S. C., au thorities some time ago, he having mur dered a man there, was arrested here last night on a charge of larceny here. Weather. Washington, Feb. 10.—Indications.— For the South Atlantic States, rising bar ometer, stationary or lower temperature, northeast to northwest winds and partly cloudy weather will prevail. It must be good, for everybody recom mends it, and the doctors prescribe it. We mean Dr. Ball's Cough Syrup. Price, 25 cents. Bul- Du- Har- Mc- Donald, McLeod, Reese, Snewmake, and Slaughter—19. Nays—Senators Asbury, Busb, Chas tain, Cody, Cureton, Felton, Godfrey, Gamble, Howell, Hudson, Mattox, Mc Afee, Newbern, O'Daniel, Ragsdale, Reid, Rutherford, Siaten, Wilcox, Wilson, and Wessalowski—21. Absent—Senators Black, Graham and Perry—3. The amendment of Senator Felton, to submit the question to the voters, and require the voter to indorse his ballot “convention” or “no convention," was put and lost, by the following vote, upon a call of the yeas and nays : Yeas—Senators Asbury, Bryan, Bush, Chastain, Cody, Cureton, Felton, God frey, Gamble, HudsoD, Maddox, McAfee. Newborn, Ragsdale, Reid, Rutherford, Staten, Wilcox, Wilson, and Weslalowski —20. Nays—Senators Brewster,Bullock, Cab aniss, Clifton, Deadwiier, DuBose, Eug- iand, Freeman, Furman, Hopps, Harri son, Harkness, Howell, McDaniel, Mc Donald, McLeod, O’Daniel, Reese, Skew- make, and Slaughter—20. Absent—Senators Black, [Graham, and Perry—3. The President voted in the negative. The main question upon the passage of the bill was then put and carried by the following vote, upon the call of the yeas and nays : Yeas—Senators Brewster, Bryan, Bul lock, Cabaniss, Clifton, Deadwiller, Du Bose, England, Freeman. Furman: Gam ble, Harrison, Harkness, Hopps, Howell. Mattox, McDaniel, McDonald, McLeod, Newman, O'Daniel, Reese, Staten. Shew- make, Slaughter and Wilson—26. Nays—Senators Asbury, Busb.Chastain. Cody, Cureton, Felton, Godfrey, Hudson, McAfee, Ragsdale, Reid, Rutherford, Wil cox and Wessalowski—14. Absent—Senators Black, Graham and Perry. — Cogent Reasons fra Gram! Success Conspicuous among the highest examples oi success which the present century can show is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 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Under this head we u-ill publish, Flint charge, in the Sunday Enquirer only, adv tisements for those either wanting situations those wanting to employ clerks, salesmen, meclu ics, apprentices, house keepers, servants, labore etc. WANTED. A A. A will do ditching. Gan give good reler ences. Find me by applying to Col. R. L. Mott in this city. R. M. FIELDS. WANTED. SITUATION as Salesman in a Dry Goods or Grocery house, by a gentleman who has an extensive acquaintance with the trade JJof Columbus. Best of reference given Will work cheap, as don’t want to be idle. Address SALESMAN, SEtf Care this Office. WANTED. SITUATION as a Music Teacher or House-keeper, by a lady of a good many years experience in either. 'Address MRS. HARRY HOLLAND, satf Columbus, Ga. CHARLES COLEMAN, Attorney-at-Liiw Up stairs over O. E. Hochstrasser's store. [febl! ,'77 tfj BAKERY & CONFECTIONERY. MRS. 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