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VOL. XIX.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1877.
NO.
EIGHT TO BEVEST!
THE EIGHT WIN
Bradley Gives Louisiana to Hayes.
Oomminalon R,(u*u by Party
Vota to Haar tvltfanaa
an Any Paint I
The Electors were Eligible on the Day They
Voted, and That it Sufficient.
THIS OOVERS THE OREGON OAK.
VILLAINY
CONSUMMATED/
Offiolal Announoement and Reatant.
all nninoi idled out.
Washington, February 16.—The Com.
minion by 8 to 7, deoided that no evi-
dance can be reoeived in the Louiiiens
oaae except the electoral oertifloatea. Nu-
merona , propoaitiooa ware made to take
various kind, of evidenoe, bat all were
rejected by a rote of 8 to 7. Oommia*
aioner Faina moved to allow oonnael one
honr'a time, bnt oonnael declined, and the
Oommieaion reanmed seeaat aaaaion with a
view of raaohing a final deoaeion to-nl gbt.
counsel DBOLtn to aboue rnaTHaa.
Special It Enqulrar-Aua.]
Oommiaeion announced no evidence
wonld be reoeived.
Justioe Field then moved that an hoar
be eUowed to oonnael on either aide for
farther argument.
Ur. Oarflald said that the time allowed
by the original order had been exhausted,
and ha objected to n farther extenaion.
Ur. Morton aoggeated that the oonnael
be consulted about the anbjeot. He
would vote againat the motion nnleaa
oonnael deal red.
Ur. Evarta expreaaed a willingness to
let the oaae stand as it now atands.
Judge Campbell aaid that as the Com
mission had exolnded the evidenoe, they
had nothing to add to the argument pre
sented.
ADJOURNED.
On motion of Ur. Hoar the doors
ware then dosed and ths Com
mission reanmed itsjeoret session. The
Commission remdAl in aaaaion until
8.8T >. M., wheu,flrootion of Ur. Ed-
•djoarnment to 4 r. M. to-mor
~ wasofd««l
EESomfroxa acted upoh.
The following Are the resolutions acted
upon by ths Oommieaion:
Ur. Hoar submitted the foUowing:
Ordered that the evidence be not re
ceived.
Ur. Abbott offered the following as a
anbstitnte:
Resolved, That the evidence be reoeiv
ed to show that so much of the act of
Louisiana, establishing tl)a Returning
Board for that State is un
constitutional, and the aota of the aaid
returning board are void. Tote—yeas,
Messrs. Abbott, Bayard, Clifford, Field.
Hunton, Payne and Thurman. Nays,
Messrs. Bradley, Edmunds, Frelinghuy-
aen, Oarflald, Hoar, Miller, Uorton, and
Strong?—8.
Ur. Abbott offsrsd another substitute,
us follows: Resolved, That evideooe will
be reoeived to show that the Returning
Board of Louisiana, at the time of oan
vBasing and compiling the vote of that
State at the last election in that State
was not legally oonatinted under
the law establishing it in this: That it
was composed of four persona of one po
litical party, instead of flvs persons of
different parties.
Rejected by the same vote.
Ur. Abbott then offered another sub
stitute:
Resolved, That the Commission will
receive testimony on the subject of the
frauds alleged in the specification of
oonnael for the objeotora to oertifloatea
land 3.
Rejected by the same vote.
Ur. Abott then offered a fourth substi.
tuts:
Resolved, That testimony tending to
show that the ao-ealled Returning Board
of Louisiana had no jurisdiction to oan.
vacs the votes for eleotors, for President
and Vice President, is admissible.
Rejected by the same vote.
Ur. Abbott offered a fifth whloh was
rejected by the same vote, which was as
fellows: Resolved, That evidence is admis-
tlble that the statements and affidavits
purporting to have been made and for
ward ad to said Returning Board in pursue
anas of the provisions of seotion 86 of
ths election law of 1878, alleging riot, tu.
mult, intimidation and violenoe at or near
certain polls, and in oertaln parishes were
false, fabricated and forged by Certain
disreputable persons under the direction
»«s knowledge of the aaid Returning
Board, knowing mid statements and affi
davits to be false and forged, and that
none of auoh statements and affidavits
were made in the manner or form, or
within the time required by law, and
knowingly, wilfully and fraudulently fail
and refuse to oanvssa or compile more
then ten thousand votes oast, SB is shown
by the statement of the votes of the Com
missioners of Election.
. Ur. Hunton offered a sixth substitute
as follows:
Resolvsd, That evidence be received to
prove that the votes oast and glvsa at the
aaid elsotion on ths ssventh of November
lmt, as shown by the return made by the
of election for the said
polls and voting places in said State, have
never been compiled nor canvassed, and
that the said returning board never even
pretended to oompile or canfass the re
turns by aaid commissioners of elsotion,
but that said retoming board only pre
tended to oanvaas the returns made by the
State supervisors of registration.
Rej voted by the saase vote.
A seventh substitute was offered by Ur.
Bayard, as follows :
Resolved, That no parsons holding any
offioe of trust or profit under the United
States is eligible to be appointed an
elector, and that this commission will re
ceive evidenoe tending to prove aaid in
eligibility aa offered by oonnael for objec
tors to oertifloatea Noa. 1 and 3. Rejected
by the same vote.
Hr. Justioe Field offered the eighth
and last substitute, as follows:
Resolved, That in the opinion of the
Commission, evidenoe is admissible upon
the several matters whioh ths counsel for
objectors to Nos. 1 and 3 offered to prove.
This was also rejected by the same vote
and the question on the original order
submitted by Ur. Hoar oame up, vix.:
that the evidence offered be not res
oeived.
Ur. Payne moved to strike out the
word “not." Rejected by the same
vote.
The vote on the original order was
then taken, and it was adopted by the
following vote:
Yeas—Messrs. Bradley, Edmunds, Fro-
linghuysen, Oarflld, Hoar, Miller, Uorton
and Strong—8.
Nayea—Messrs. Abbott, Bayard, Clif
ford, Field, Hunton, Payne and Thur-
an—7.
After the conclusion had been reaehed
by the Commission, oonnael were admit
ted and the above resolutions ware read
by the Secretary.
sxobet session.
The Commission is now in secret
aion. There is little doubt of the result.
Washington, February 16.—The Louis
iana roport has been signed by the eight,
and will be preeented to the joint session
to-morrow.
LOUISIANA COUNTED FOB HATES—BOUTH GAS'
OLINA AND OBXOOH OOVUBID.
Immediately after the doors were dosed
Ur. Uorton submitted a resolution de
claring that the votes of the Hayes and
Wheeler eleotors of Louisiana should be
counted, and assigning the reasons there
for, whioh are understood to alio oover
the case of Oregon and South Oatoliua.
This resolution was adopted* by a vote
of 8 to 7.
Jnatioea Miller and Bradley and Repre
aentative Abbott were then appointed a
committee to draft a report for presenta
tion to Congress, and at 6:16 took recess
to seven o’olook.
vacancies caused by their own abaenoe
from the College, and there was no alle
gation of ineligibility when they oast
their vote.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
$mstails (As Enquirer-Sea.]
Wasbinoton, Feb. 16.—The Democrats
will oeueua to-morrow morning.
WASHINGTON.
PACKARD FIASCO.
USA PINKSTON IN DISUIUBI.
WHAT IB KNOWM Of WMLOOlf IN
MOBILE.
■e Leaves There with mm Attach of
Ilalaai.
SLIGHT HOPE—ADJOURNMENT.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, February 1G.—The un
derstanding that Uorton’a resolution cov
ers South Carolina and Oregon may,be
received with the very slight hope that
the person who oommunioated the infor*
mation secretly may have misconstrued it.
The Commission adjourned without re
moving the pledge of secresy. Nothing
farther has transpired.
hobton’s resolution.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.
Washington, February 16.—The fol
lowing is Morton's resolution :
Resolved, That the persona named as
eleotors in oertifloate No. 1 ware ths law
ful eleotors of the State of Louisiana,
and that their votes are the votes provide^
for by the Constitution of the United
States, and should be counted for Presi
dent and Vioe President.
THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
The Louisiana report is to the follow
ing effect: The Electoral Commission hav
ing reoeived oertain oertifloatea and pa
pers purporting to be certificates and pa
pers accompanying the same of the elec
toral vote of Louisiana, and the objections
thereto report that it has duly considered
the same, and has dseided, and does here
by deoide that the votes of William Pitt
Kellogg, 0. H. Brewster, etc., named in
the certificate of W. P. Kellogg, Gov
ernor of aaid State, whioh votes are certi
fied by said persons as appears by the
certificates submitted to the Commission,
as aforesaid, and marked No. 1 by said
Commission, and herewith returned, are
the votes provided for by the Constitu
tion of-the United States, and that the
same are lawfully to be counted as there
in certified, via.: Eight votes for Ruth
erford B. Hayes, of the State of Ohio, for
President, and eight votes for William
A. Wheeler, of the State of New York,for
Vioe President. The Commission also
deoide and report that the eight persons
first before named were duly appointed
eleotors in and by said State of Louisiana.
THE GBOUNDS OF THIS DECISION,
stated briefly, ate substantially as fol
lows :
That.it is not competent to go into evi
denee aliunde aa to the papers opeued by
the President of the Senate in the pres
ence of the two houses to prove that
other persons than those regularly certi
fied by the Governor of the Btate of Lou
isans, excepted to the determination and
declaration of their appointment—in
other words to go behind the oeritficato
of the Governor—so far as it is founded
upon the notion of the Returning Board.
The Commission could not reoeive any
evidence to show that any eleotor was in
eligible on the 7th of November, the day
of the election, on the ground that it was
not essential to show who was ineligible
on that day, so long as ha was eligible on
the day when he oast bis vote in the
Electoral College, and the fact appears
that the alleged ineligible electors, Brew
ster and Laviaae, were ohosen to fill the
THOOPS IN FLORIDA.
Washington, Feb. 16.—Before Wood’s
committee Gov. Stearns is testifying about
ths use and abuse of troops in Florida.
OBEOON DISPATCHES.
Privileges and Elections Committee are
still deciphering the Oregon dlepetehea.
The Privileges and Powers have no
seaaion.
LITTLEFIELD.
The House Louisiana oommittee is still
on Littlefield’s developments.
LOUISIANA PAPBBS.
Iianore, colored, Seoretary of Stale of
Louisiana, arrived here yesterday with
oertain papers under a subpoena from the
Senate Committee on Privileges and Else-
tiona. It is supposed,they are the papers
which the House Louisiana oommittee
called for, and for refusing to deliver
whioh the Returning Board are in durum.
PBINTBBS’ STRIKE.
The President signed the deficiency bill
and the printers have struck.
MILITABT TESTIMONY.
Gen. Ruger will testify Monday on the
use of troops. Gen. Sherman also will
be oalled.
BICE.
Rear Admiral Davis, who is in charge
of the observatory, is siok.
00NFIBMAT10NS.
Flanders, Assistant Treasurer at New
Orleans; L. Taylor, land register at Jack-
son, Miss.
BESUMHD WORK.
The pnblio printers who stopped work
held a meeting and resolved to resume
work to-morrow.
CONGRESS.
ANNATE. .
Washington, Feb. 16.—Ur. Logan of
Illinois, moved to take up the Senate bill
for the issue of silver coin, and to make
the silver dollar a legal tender, being a
bill introduced by him in August last.
Mr. Morrill of Vermont, opposed the
motion on aooount of the abaenoe of the
Chairman of the Oommittee of Finance
(Mr. Sherman) and aaid there had also
been a kind of understanding that the bill
should not be considered until after the
report of the Silver Commission should
be made.
During the discussion, Mr. Bogy,
member of the Silver Commission, aaid
the report of that Oommiasion had
been completed, and would have been
submitted to the Senate had there not
been a difficulty in having it printed. He
hoped it would be printed and submitted
to the Senate in a few days.
After disoussiou Logan moved to make
the bill the speoial order for Monday next
at 10 o’clock p. M. Agreed to without
division.
Mr. Spenoer, of Alabama, presented
the petition of Alfred A. Green, of Ala
bama, asking an iuvastigation into the al
leged wrongful aotion of the Joint Com.
mission, appointed to adjust the claims
between citizens of the United States and
the Republic of Mexico. Referred to the
Committee on the Judioiary.
The sinking fund of the Paoiflo railroad
was considered to adjournment
HOUSE.
Washington, February 16.—Bills were
passed removing the political disabilities
of James Austin MoOraiek, of Florida;
Henry H. Lewis, of Maryland; F. P. Ty
ler, of Pennsylvania; Wm. F. Russell, of
Florida; Wm. B. Maokall, of Virginia,
and Chas. H. Levy, of Louisiana; also bill
for relief of Jas. J. Waring, of Savannah.
Recess to ten to-morrow.
ABSINTHE OB BAD WHISKBT—THB ACCUSED
COMMITTBD—AFFIDAVITS OF A PEDDLES
—MATTER IN THB CABINET.
OIKOOH.
STATEMENT OF SENATOR XHLLT.
Washington, February 16.— Sonator
Kelly states, in regard to his endorsemant
of (the cipher dispateb, sent by J. H.
N. Patriok on the 30th of November to
Col. W. T. Pelton, that he was totally
unaware of its containing a proposition
for the purchase of a Republican eleotor.
He says Patrick oame to him and stated
that he had prepared a cipher telegram
to the Seoretary of the Democratic Na
tional Committee, asking the latter to
place $10,000 to his credit for the purpose
of paying lawyers’ fees and other neoes.
sary expenses connected with the antici
pated litigation, concerning the issuance
of the Governor’s certificate to the elec
tors. Patrick requested him to endorse
this telegram, because he (Kelly) was
known to the National Democratic Com
mittee, and it was desirable to seoure
prompt aotion. Senator Kelly says
ho could not read the cipher,
and accepting Patrick's statement
of its meaning endorsed it without beat
tation upon the foregoing assurance as to
itsoontents. The Senator also states that
subsequently he earnestly endeavored to
get from the National Committee money
to pay the lawyers' feet, end not being
able to obtain it raised $3,200 on hie own
note for that purpose, $3,000 of whioh be
paid to Hill, Thompson A Durham who
had been retained. The remaining two
hundred.he paid for the expense of bring.
S. 0. Well, one the Democratic electors
to Salem as it was thought perhaps he
had a higher number of votes than Oro
Din.
“A friend in need is a friend indead.
Such a friend is Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup,
whioh should be in every family; it only
ooeta 26 eents a bottle, and may
many a doctor bill.
MBS. PINKSTON IN MALB ATT IBB.
Washington, Fab. 16.—Tbs Louisiana
Democrats ben suspect Weldon ia Mrs.
Pinkston in male attire.
Mobilb, Ala., Feb. 16.—Wm. H. Wei
don was sent to Mobile last Ootobar, rec
ommended by a member of the house of
Olaflin A Co., to take aervice with P. H.
Pepper A 06., a wealthy dry goods house
here. He was engaged by Mr. Pepper,
and remained in his employ until about
ten days siuoe. Quitting his situation,he
took to drinking, probably on that ao
oount, ooupled with a little love matter.
Ha did some wild things. Last Sunday he
informed one of his acquaintances that he
was going to kill himself and that he had
already aecured a room at Maudieh's res
taurant for that purpose. The last seen of
Weldon at Pepper A Co.’s was
on tbe 18th at 11 A. m., when he called in
add reoeived a settlement of hie aooount.
He then told the Cashier good bye, and
on being asked if he was going to remain
here, be replied No, that he had some
thing else on hand, and was about to
leave the city.
Thoea who know him bare eay that his
resolution, if resolution it was, must
have been taken over the drinking table,
and with those who happened with him
at the time. While here he told his
friends that his father was a Lutheran
minister in Philadelphia. He was never
known to take any part or interest in pol
itios on one side or the other. Weldon's
acquaintances here are willing to swear
that Weldon has not been in a condition
of responsibility far more than a week,
and oan prove this fact by other reoponst
ble parties.
WBLD0N COMMITTBD.
Special la Enquirer-Sun.]
Nxw Orleans, Feb. 16.—Weldon plead
guilty to assaulting Packard with a deadly
weapon and was regularly committed.
A peddler's affidavit.
During the day Stern, a German ped
dler of dry goods,made the following affi
davit: I live at No. 134 8th street in this
city, and sell dry goods; yesterday (Thurs
day), Feb. 15tb, between the hours 10 and
11 o’clock in the forenoon, I went into a
beer saloon in Tourtes street, near the
State House; there was a gentleman sit
ting in the saloon who had on a white
neoktie; I asked this gentleman if he
wanted to buy any pooket books or any
pocket knives;' he said no, bnt if
had any good pistols, he
would buy; I said no, I had got no pis
tols; he told me to take a seat and began
to talk politics; he asked me if I was a
Republican; I told him that was my buai.
be said, “Well I am a hard shell
Demoorat;" he asked me if I knew Paok-
ard; I told him no, exoept that he run for
Governor; he said to me, “I will fix the
damned rascal, I have particular business
with him to-day; there waa a one- armed
man who was drinking with the man with
white neoktie; the man with white neck,
tie asked the one-armed man if he knew
Paoksrd; the one-armed man aaid yes; the
man with the white necktie asked tbe
one-armed man if he wanted to go along
with him, as be had particular business
with Packard; I then left the saloon; I
noticed nothing in the manner of the
man with the white neoktie to make me
think he was crazy; I should know him
again if I saw him.
Stern was taken up to tbe room [where
Weldon is, and confronted with him; he
at once said, “that is the man I saw and
talked to in ths bar-room yesterday, and
who was then wearing a white neoktie.”
Hearing this statement, the prisoner
turned his head, with^ difficulty, upon the
pillow, and looking intensely at Stern,
said : “You are the man I was talking to
in the barroom yesterday ?’’ Stern replied
“Yes, and I am sorry for you; you are in
a bad way, but its yon own fault.” With
an impertinent turn of hisjhead, Weldon
replied: “It is done now,” and dosed his
eyes.
ABSINTHE OB BAD WHirKEY.
Dr. Smyth says that he is satisfied that
Weldon, on Thursday, when he attempted
to assassinate Mr. Packard, was under the
influence of absinthe or bad whiskey.
■entlnacMt Kero Facile.
London, Feb. 16.—The correspondents
apeak of Ruasia’a position as untenable.
She cannot wait mnoh longer, but mart
go backward or forward.
The general tone of dispatohas and edi
torials are more pacific.
BUSMAN IDEA THAT WAB It NXBDLBIS.
The Vienna correspondent of the Times
aaya it ia the opinion of persons at St-
Petersburg, who agree with the Ozar that
war is needless, because the fall of Mid
hat Pasha marks the commencement of a
state of anarohy whioh will eventually
compel Europe to interfere. It ia aaid
that General Ignatieff, who has arrived at
St. Petersburg and conferred with the
Ozar and Prince Gortsohakoff supports
thia view.
The idea amongst the pesos party seems
to be that the Powers in anawering the
Russian eiroular might enable Roads to
withdraw and awdt the result of Turkish
efforts at reform by publioly recognizing
the sacrifices which she has made in be
half of the Eastern Christians.
ANSWBBS TO RUSSIA B NOTH.
Special la Enquirer-Sun.]
London, Feb. 1G.—A dispatch from
Berlin to tbe Pall Mall 0a telle says it is
stated negotiations between tbe Powers,
about answering Prinoe GortehaoofTe cir
cular, are oonduded. It is expected the
replies will be sent next week. The
Powers have agreed that the answers
ehdl not be identied, but similar
sense. They will deoline
participate in any mesa
of ooaroion against the Porte, and alas
deoline constituting Russia their manda
tor, but.;same of them appear to have in
timated their willingness to observe a be
nevolent neutrality aa long at Rusda ful
fils hsr assurance to pursue uo selfishness
and leave the territorial arrangements of
the balanoe of the Peninsula unchanged,
and the balanoe of power in Europe un
impaired.
LOVIEIANA.
PRESIDENT WON’T INTERFERE AT PRESENT,
Washington, Feb. 16.—Kellogg, Pit
kin and Darrell represented to tbe Presi
dent that there was danger of bloodshed
and trouble in New Orleans, and urged
him to put a stop to further dissension by
reoognizing the Paoksrd Government. It
is understood that the President intimas
ted that be oould not at present reverse
his determination not to disturb the ex
isting status.
BEAD IN CABINET.
Special la Enquirer-Sun.
Washington, February 16.—Telegrams
regarding tbe assault on Paoksrd were
read in the Cabinet to-day, bnt no aotion
was taken.
Indians-
Dead Wood, D. T., Feb. 16.—Tbe re
ports of out rag aa lead to tbe belief that
the Indiana era surrounding this vioinity,
Another Htestnaer Loci.
Special la £ny*tr#r-San. J
Halifax, Fab. 16.—A telegram from
St. John, New Foundlaud, aaya a Ufa
buoy, {marked George Cromwell, waa
picked up in Plaoentia Bay. 8he, no
doubt, atruok on Cape 8t. Mery'a the
night of the 6th of January. St. Mary’s
ia 36 miles west of Cape Raos, where the
Georgs Washington waa wrecked. Tbe
land in the neighborhood ia rugged, and
affords little ohaaoe of saving life. It ia
supposed all hands were drowned, as oc
curred with the sister ship, George Wash
ington, on the 30th of January.
New Yoax, Feb. 16.—Dispatches con
firming the above have been reoievad by
the agents of the Cromwell line in thia
city.
at. Louis Mutual Insurance Company
Special to Enquir er-Sun. ]
8t. Louis, February 16.— In the matter
of the St. Louis Mutual Life Insurance
Company, whioh haa been before the Cir
cuit Court for some time past, Judge
Wickham to-day entered a final deoree
forever debarring it from farther prose
outing business and turning all the prop
erty over to the receivers recently ap
pointed. All olaims against the Company
may be presented to tbe Court by petition,
after whioh they will be referred to Judge
Thomas T. Gantt, who has been appoint
ed special referee to determine all suoh
demands.
Goa. Ewing J nail Med.
Special la the Enquirer-Sun. J
Washington, Feb. 16.—Major General
Bohofleld, now in oharge of tbe military
academy at West Point, has written a let
ter to Gen. Thomas Ewing for the purpose
of vindicating the military order issued
by Gen. Ewing in 1863, depopulating a
part of the western border of Missouri.
After defending the order on ao
oount of its necessity and humanity,
Gen. Bohofleld says be does not wish to
vindicate bis own conduot or to shift re
sponsibility, but it wss only justioe to
Gen. Ewing, who has been oensured for
issuing tbe orders to say that the responsi
bility for its execution belongs to Presi
dent Linooln, to himself and Gen. Ewing
in proportion to their respective rank and
authority.
Sentenced,
Special to Enquirer-Sun.
Washington, February 16.—Fred B.
Winalow plead guilty to abstracting $11,-
000 from tbe package of the U. 8. Treas
ury intended for a Chioago bank, before
the package left the Treasury bailding,
and waa sentenced to eighteen months in
the penitentiary. Winslow is addicted to
opium eatiDg severely.
Binnggllng or Prunellas.
New York, February 16.—A large
amount of Prunella goods smuggled via
Rousa Point and Btalls-Arms, with two
smugglers, was captured. Many arrests
of merchants, middlemen and revenue
inspectors are expeoted. Prunella is
used in making lady's gaiters, and pays
85 cents per pound duty. One of the
prisoners is worth nearly a half million
dollars.
(JLOSI OF THE BEBATB.
DAVID DUDLBT FIELD'S SFEEOH IN THB
MOUSE ON THE COMMISSION’S DECISION
BEOABDINU FLORIDA.
Mr. Field, of New York, dosing tha
debate aaid:
Scarcely had tha election taken place
in November when tip President inv.ted
representatives of the Republican party
to viait disputed States in the South for
the purpose of witnessing the oounting
of the votes; dedaring aa he did so that
no President oould afford to be eleoted by
fraud. When Congress met in Decem
ber, acting in the same spirit, It sent
oommittees of investigation into tha same
States to ascertain the truth. Those
States have been ransacked, boats of wit*
nasaes have been examined, piles of evi
denoe have been laid upon the table, and
yet now, all at ones, It ts discovered that
the invitation of the President waa au sot
of superfluous tolly, and that hia messen
gers and the oommittees of this House
went upon a fool's errand. This diaoov*
ery is made by Republicans. There is not
a Democrat in either house of Congress who
does not disown and rejeot it. It ia to be
seen now whether the Republicans disown
or aooept it. Ia it now to be that the
Republican party has so forgotten the
great words and ths heroic deeds of its
early days aa to ory “Evil be Thou my
God,” and endeavor to install a falaehood
in the chief megisiry of tbe land ? The
aot ia against all the history of Oongraas
and all tha precedents of tbe past. The
Electoral Commission whioh you have
constituted haa resolved—first, that no
evidenoe oan be received beyond the oer
tifloatea submitted by the two houses by
the President of the Senate; and, aeoond,
that of those certificated and
papers none oan bereoelved
of any aot after the voting by a Btate.
Thia decision, Mr. Bpeaker, means—for
it can mean nothing else—that the certifi
cate of the Governor of a Btate,in accord
ance with the oertifloate of the Btate Can
vassers, ia to govern, unless before the
vote is oast the State rejects the aot, and
thia aa if in, I waa about to say, insolent
mookery. We know that iu scaroely
Stats ia the oanvass made until within a
few days of the electoral votes being oast,
and we know, moreover, that in the State
of Florida the Canvassing Board oomplet'
ad its oanvaas at three o'oloek in tbe
morning, and that tbe electors
voted at 12 o’oloek the same day. And
yet we are told by this Commission that
unless the Btate of Florida within those
nine hours bad roused itself—aoting
through its departments—and rejected
the aotion of thia Canvassing Board there
is no power to do it. In short, the doo-
trine is this: If the Genreal command
ing in Florida had on the morning of tbe
6th of December marched a Oorparal's
gnard to the Btate House, told off four of
his soldiers and forced the Returning
Board to oertify their eleotion, the Gov
ernor to superadd hia certificate, there ia
no power in the land to prevent the votes
of these four soldiers from being oount
ed. We are to see whether it is the judg
ment of tha Mouse, the solemn judgment
of this House composed of both parties,
that that is the law of this land. Let
me show yon what is the oonaequenoe:
We offered to prove fraud; we were for
bidden. And how does it turn oul? One
of the eleotors for the Btate of Florida,
Charles H. Pearoe, is certified by one
vota of the Commission to be a lawful
elector of the State of Florida. Here
(holding up a volume) ia the reoord in
the reports of Florida that thia man is a
oonvioted felon. In the Fourteenth of
Florida is the reoord of a case against
Charles H. Pearoe, oolored, a minister of
the Gospel, and a Senator of Florida,
showing that he offered a bribe of $600
to a member of the Legislature to vote;
he was oonvioted by a jury; he appealed
to tbe Supreme Court; the Supreme Court
affirmed tbe sentence, and that man, a
pardoned oonviot, is the one man whose
vote elects (if he is elected all) Mr. Hayes
to the Presidential office. Mr. Speaker,
the decision of this tribunal aa it has been
made is entitlsd to no respect. It is un
founded in morals as it is unsound in law
and injurious and pernicious in its con
sequences. The speotaole of successful
villainy ia corrupting in proportion to tbe
extent of the theatre on which it is an
acted and to the prize whioh it wins. The
Presidency of the United States has
never yet been won by fraud. If it is won
now, ths example will be more injurious
to our good name, and more corrupt to
our people, than all the peculations and
robberies and the frauds of all our his
tory.
lut Huapenelon la Pennsylvania.
Bamakin, Penn., Feb. 16.—The Miners’
Trust and Safe Deposit Bank oloaed,
owing to tbe inability to realize money
on notes held as bills discounted. The
bank had a good reputation among prin
cipal business men, who are heavy depos
itors, but there are few depositors among
tha workingmen.
Weather.
Washington, Feb. 16.— Indications.-*
For South Atlantic States, rising barome
ter, oolder, northeast winds, cloudy
stitutional than the assumption of
part of the powers of the two Houeae i
Congress. Their being invited or i
pointed oan have |no bearing upon I
character of the act. It is only i
women who eon plead inflame ■
oion aa a defence to the oharge of i
We must have for Judges of the So.
Court men who will not consent to a \
lation of the Constitution of the Un
States, even though thereto
and no matter by whom.
The several departments of (
ment must move on in their own i
live, independent spheres, or our
modelled system will be broken up, i
surely as, it the plan eta should we
from their orbits, there woald be n i
of worlds.
The OFOEwas Telegrams.
Washington, Feb. 14.—The
Oommittee on Privileges and Ble
were in session until a very lata hour i
evening, occupied with the examine!
of Alfred B. H in man end A. W. Shaw, <
Detroit, Mich., who have had basin
transactions with J. H. N. Patriok,
Omaha, Neb., and who have oommuni
te£ with him by telegraph in cipher
some years past. The key to the oipherl
used by them ia the household Eogliin
dictionary, and by the aid of thia key the]
following transactions of the cipher dis*|
patches relative to the Oregon elactonlf
se were made:
Portland, Not. 28.—W. T. Patton, lfi
Grammerey Park, New York : Certificate
will be issued to one Democrat. Must pro-]
cure Republican Elector to recognises *
aot with Democrat and secure vote i
prevent trouble. Deposit $10,600 to my
credit with Lountse Brothers, W»
street. Answer.
[Signed] J. H. N. Patrick.
1 fully endorse this, J. K. Kelli.
Portland, Not. 80.—W. T. Pelton, lfi]
Grammerey Park: Governor all right,
without reward will issue certificate TusaH
day. This is a scoret. RepnbUoaanl
threaten if oertifloate is issusd to ignore]
the Demoo rate's claim and fill the vaoan-1
ay, and thus defeat tha fiction of the 1
ernor. One eleotor must be paid to i
ognize tha Democrat and secure •
jority. Have employed three lawyers.!
An editor, the only Republican, la one. f
Lawyers’fee three thousand. Will take
five thousand for the Republican Elector.
Must raise the money. Cannot make fee l
contingent Sail Baturday. Kelly and!
Bellinger will not oommunicate with]
them. Must return prompt. (No aigna*]
tun.)
Portland, Dee. 2.—W. T. Palton,
Grammerey, New York: Impossible
oonvece the Legislature. P. left beta
tbe telegram arrived. Can't draw the f
deposit to Charles Dimond, 116 Liberty]
street, to the order of Bush A Ladd, Be-]
lem. Must have it Monday. Can’t:
derstand laughable. Everett House I
your telegram K. for P.
Portland, Dee. fi.-W. T. Pelton lfi]
Grammerey Park, Mew York: I will be fit-]
the Grand Hotel, San Francisco, Monday. T
Be at Salt Lake ORy in three days or ]
thereabouts. Have to borrow money on |
my individual responsibility, and trua
you can replace. K.
New York, Not. 29.—J. a N. Patriok, I
Portland, Oregon. No. How aoog will |
the Governor decide the oertifloate 7 If [
you make obligation contingent on result I
in March it can be done. In ore me ble |
slightly if necessary. (No signature.)
New York, Dee. 1.—J. H. N. Patriok— I
Can’t you send a speoial messenger and I
convene the Legislature by Tuesday, and |
elect an Eleotor. Tbe neoeasary expense j
would be paid. See the proceedings of
other States telegraphed you. Consult j
the Governor and Senator. Answer.'
(No Signature.)
San Francisco, Dee. 6.—Hon. Jamae |
Kelly: The 8 is deposited as directed
this morning. Let no technicality pre
vent winning. Use your discretion.
(No signature.)
New York Dee. -8.—Hon. James H.
Kelly: Telegraph Hemlock. Go ahead.
Yon shall be reimbursed. Do aot fail.
All important. Advise of progress. (No
signature.)
Salem, Oregon, Dee. 6.—W. T. Pelton,
16 Grammerey Park, N. Y.: Can't you
deposit tha eight with Charles Dimond,
subjeot to tbe order of Ladd A Bush,
Salem ? Can't get tha money here. Must
have it Wednesday. Telegraph me at
Salem. Vier will not fail.
Dootbinal.
The Result Cermet Afreet the Princi
ple.
New York Bun.]
It makes no difference whioh of the two
candidates for the office of President the
Electoral Commission may count in.
That, of coarse,oan have no bearing upon
tbe question of its constitutionality. Lord
Baoon took bribes and decided rightly;
but the righteousness of bis decisions did
not aoquit him of the orimo of bribery.
This Commission may do just what ought
to be done in arriving at a final determi
nation of the result of ihe eleotion; but
jurisdiction cannot be derived from the
correctness of a decision.
Nor do we condemn any one Judge any
more than tbe whole five for conseutiug
to aot on this Commission. Our view of
the matter ia that the powers vested in
Congress oennot be delegated by Con-
grass, in whole or in part, to any or all
of the Judges, and that every Judge of
tbe Supreme Court who has assumed the
performance of functions which belong
to the two Houses of Congress, has shown
suoh a disregard of constitutional obliga
tions as argues, oonolnsively, his unfit
ness for the bench.
It matters not that the Judges wero in
vited to this violation of Ihe Constitution
by the two Houses of Congress them
selves. A man who assists another to
commit suicide is not the. less accessory
to murder because he was invited by the
other to assist in the commission of the
crime. Suppose the Supreme Court, in a
moment of unaeoountable panio, should
invite the two Houses of Congress to as
sist it in the decision of oases, would any
intelligent lawyer doubt that the Consti
tution waa being violated as be saw tbe
Senators and Representatives toddling
over to take their seats alongside of the
Judges ? Yet they might as properly go
to the Court to take part in its proceed
ings, as tbe Judges can undertake to par
tioipate in the deliberations and proceed
ings of Congress.
If the President, intending to go to
Long Branoh, or elsewhere, for a few
weeks, should invite any or all of the
Judges of the Supreme Court to come up
to the Executive Mansion and discharge
tbe duties of his offioe during bis abaenoe,
and if they should accept the invitation
and assume bis powers, how long would
it be before they would be hurled from
their high plaoes ?
tptir tusn piMH r
Yet the assumption of tha authority of
the Exeoultve would be no more unoon
MB. HENNETT IN EUROPE.
transferred from the herald taoht to
THE CITY OF RICHMOND AT SANDY HOOK.
Purser Kavanaugh of the City of Rich
mond arrived yesterday morning in the
City of Cheater, which haa taken the
place of tbe Riohmond for one trip. He
says that on tbe 18th ult., after the City
of Riohmond had oroased tha bar at San
dy Hook, she was signalled by the Herald
steam yaoht, and in accordance with in
structions that Capt. Brooks had reoeived
tbe steamer was stopped. A rope ladder
was lowered and Mr. Bennett and How
land Robbins climbed to her decks. Hr.
Bennett's sister, who was also a passen
ger, greeted him warmly. State room*
amidships bad been engaged for the par
ty. Mr. Bennett made the voyage one of
the merriest tbe Riohmond ever bad. Tbe
proprietor of tbe Herald said nothing
about the duel. He find bis party went
to London.
NEW ORLEANS.
SUICIDE OF AN INDIANIAN— HEAVY FORGE
RIES BY AN ABSCONDING OOTTON DEALER.
New Orleans, Feb. 14.—W. M. Wish-
art, of Hightower, Indiana, suioided to*
day, cutting his throat with a penknife.
Louis R. Heun, of tbe firm of Carr A
Hauo, has disappeared with a large
amount of money, obtained as advances
on forged bills of lading for cotton. It
ia reported that Seligman, Hillman A Co.
lose over $100,000, and tbe Citizen's
Bank about $70,000. George Lorn, who
was olerk of the above named firm, has
been arrested in Mobile. It is generally
believed that Louis R. Haun has gone to
Mexico.
Modern Science has demonstrated the
fact that this new principle of caring
Throat and Lung diseases, the healing
gas generated in your month by sucking
Dr. J. H. McLean’s Cough and Lung Heal
ing Globules will oure Hoarseness,
Coughs, Colds and Consumption.’ Trial
Boxes, by mail, 26 ots. Dr. J. H. Mc
Lean, 314 Chestnut, St. Lonis.
Prlae Fighter Ikevls sat Pollcemra.
Nxw Yobk, Feb. 16.—Joseph Coburn,
prize fighter and a notorious ready, waa
committed to the tombs to*dey by Justioe
Flamnier, obarged with shooting police
officer Jefrias and Tobias early this morn
ing. Wounds nation*.
