The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-20
A FRUITLESS STRUGGLE.
THE BOHEN-D ARGE CONTEST
ENDED At LIST.
Neither Party Adjudged to be Entitled
to the Seat.

to the Seat
WASHINGTON, January 10.
The report OF The committee on elections In
the case of G. G. Bowen coutesting the seat of
R. C. DeLarge from the Second Congressional
District of South Carolina states that the COM
mttee find, upon the whole evidence, that
DeLarge did not receive the majority of the
votes legally cast; and Is therefore not enti-
tied 10 the seat. The case came before the
committee for a hearing in December, 1871.
DeLarge applied for postponement, and for
leave to take further testimony, on the ground
that the counsel employed In preparing his
case aud taking testimony In his behalf
had possession OF the evidence, but reso-
lutely refused to surrender the same, to
be used before the committee, and that said
counsel had been tampered with and bribed
by Bowen to act In his interests. The COM
mittee found both of these allegations to be
true, and some members thereof are OF the
opinion that this proceeding which would fur
nish ground for the expulsion OF the contest
ant, were he member, would justify re.
fusal 10 permit him to proceed with the contest
or to award him the seat. An opportunity for
the production of further testimony was
granted to DeLarge, and for that purpose the
case was postponed to the present session.
An examination of The testimony and state
ments on both sides show that the frauds and
irregularities were 30 great that 1t is impossi-
BILE TO determine which had the majority
OF the ballots legally cast, and for this reason
the seat ST ould be delared vacant. il further
appears that on October l9, 1870, the same
day that he claimed TO have been elected to
the House of Representatives. the contestant
was chosen member of tine House of Repre-
sentatiyes OF the State of South Carolina for
pprlod of two years The acceptance OF this
office by Bowen disqualifes him from The
further prosecution of claim TO seat ID Con-
gress, and from taking seat therein should
he be found TO have been duly elected. While
the commlUtee are unanimous In finding these
facts, they are not unanimous In holding that
either one of the reasons aforesaid Is sufficient
to disuuaify The contestant; but they are
of the opinion on the whole case
That Bowen Is not entitled 10 the seat, and
therefore recommend the adoption OF reso-
lnlion that neither DsLarge nor Bowen 10
entitled thereto.
The committee also reports that NloIack
Damocrat) Is, aud Walls {colored,) from
Florida, Is not, entitled to seat In the House.
Walls has held tue seat since the commence
meut of the Forty-third Congress.
The Cotton Tux.
Nearly all the members OF Congress present
here from the Cotton States agreed. at a con-
ference held last evening, on new bill to re-
fund the cotton tax, which they Intend press
Ing on Congress this session, as snbstitute
ior the bill recently introduced by Mckee: of
Kentucky. 1t will. in Its provisions, differ
materially from the former, n looking care
fully after the planters and lreedmens IN
tprests. and securing to them the absolute re-
turn of The lax which has been paid.
Cotton Claims.
The House committee on claims to-day de-
cided the Cowan and Dickinson cases, involv-
lag cotton used for fertilization purposes: IL
places cotton 80 used on footing with lum-
ber taken for torti1cailon purposes.
National Finances.
A syndicate, composed OF Jay Cooke & Co.,
Rothchids and others, submitted PROPOSE.
tlon to Boutwell, to-day to take three hundred
millions oil the five per cents. Boutwell, re-
serves his decision until after next Tuesdays
Cabinet meeting, but In no case will he place
more than one hundred millions on the