Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-31
ARKANSAS.
The Influence Of the Appeal-The House
Entertained with Our Edit0ri-
als-Sensible Reading.
The Contested Election Case of Rankin
Republicans do Justice-Tbe
state Credit.
The Case Of Senator Clayton in the
United States Senate.
speelal Correspondenee Appeal.

LITTLE Rock, January 29.-An arti
Gle appeared in the APPEAL last week
recommending that the Legislature o.
this State adopt an expedient to learn
the amount of railroad bonds issued, etc
No sooner was the paper circulated, than
a resolution was introduced in the
House 10 take the necessary steps to that
end.
In furtherance of the resolution, Hon.
Mr.. Latta, of Montgomery, produced
the APPEAL editorial, and spoke length
lily of your extended views and wide
circulation, whereupOn the resolution
was referred to the Railroad Committee,
ane, when returned, will pass the House.
! The contested election case of Rankin
(R.) and Pindal d., from Desha coun-
ty, came up and was disposed of yester-
/ day. The Committee on Elections (all
| Republicans) returned Pindal on a legal
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. failure to give
/ notice of contest within the time as laid
down in Gould's Digest.
| On the adoption of the report of the
committee the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis were divided, many of the Demo-
Gratis voting against, and a very large
majority of the Republicans in favor of
it. Pindal was declared entitled to his
seat.
Mr.. Harris (cOlOred Republican in ex-
| PLANTATION of his vote, said: What is
sauce for the goose is sauce for the gan
der. When Republicans were recon-
mended to seats on the same basis,
voted AYE now that it is s. Democrat,
| vote aye
Hon. Mr.. Furbush (colored, of Phil
/ lips, and, by the way, a very sensible
man. Will soon introduce a bill TO pro-
hibit the further issuance of Treasurer's s
| certificates and other evidences of the
! Indebtedness of the State, and the with
drawal and cancellation of that already
issued. | understand this is to be an
elaborate and comprehensive bill, and
when passed, will Immediately restore
the credit of the State.
Mr.. Cutler, Assistant Sergeant-at-
Arms of the House of Representatives
at Washington, has been here a week,
summOning witnesses to appear at
Washington to unearth the supposed
election frauds in this State. He had
notified about two hundred per-
sons, when he was not q little
astonished to receive a telegram
from Washington to drop all except Ex-
Governor Hadley, Hon. J. NJ. Johnston.
Secretary of State, Keys Danforth, Had
ley's Adjutant- General, and possibly
one other. The finale of this investiga-
ton needs no prophet to foretell-it will
result most favorably to Governor Bax-
ter and the State administration.
From the Little Rock Journal
The Republican of this morning, re-
ferring to extracts in the Gdzette show
ing that the Senate report on Clayton
would be very damaging, says:
"Now, we happen to know that such
is not the case, bat that, upon the con-
trary, Senator Clayton will come out of
that investigation with a clear record, "
etc.
eve have been in hopes that the
committee would report, and give to
the world the mass of testimony which
was taken by them, as we are convinced
it would place Senator Clayton higher
in the estimation of the Republicans of
this State, if that is possible, than he
now stands"
The New York Post, commenting
upon the same individual, saws:
'He was Governor for several years.
and 50 feeble was the opposition 10 his
clique that he managed things to suit
himself, kept up a respectable surface
reputation until he caused himself to be
sent to the United States Senate. as is
the fashion nowadays. The way he
did this was, as Mr.. Oakes Ames might
say, to interest the candidates for the
Legislature in behalf of his Senatorial
aspirations, and then only allow those
to take their seats who held his stock. |
This was more reliable method than
that pursued by Caldwell, Harlan, Thay- |
er and others, and when we add that
Mr.. Clayton was also not altogether |
scrupulous or economical in furnishing |
valuable considerations for votes that |
were doubtful, it will appear that he /
made his calling and election pretty |
sure beforehand.
'Some of MIR. ClaytOn's neighbors did |
not like this manner of choosing Sena- |
tors, and, after much urging, the Senate |
last winter tickled them with the straw
known as a secret investigation. The |
appointed for the work were
Senators Wright, of Iowa; Morrill,, ofI
Maine, and Norwood, of Georgia. They |
have not yet reported, and the question
in Washington is, why? Senator Clay
tons friends assert that ne is an inno-
cent and much-abused man; it is, then,
uDldI W nOlu udCh tulS report. OQ the
other hand, the country has some con-
victions about electing Senators in the
way, and the people want
TO know why seat in the Senate,
which they have the right to ill, bat
which has been bought, should not be
to them like stolen property.
"Now that all hands are calling forthe
report, the Senate Committee will not
surely refuse a request so reasonable.
They need not hold back ON account of
my threatened damage to Rice, Brooks,
Hodges and Whipple."
The members of the Michigan Legis-
ature visited the State Insane Asylum
It Kalamazoo Wednesday. The keeper
omehow failed to lock them all up, and {,
hey are abroad again.
Temporary clerks in the postoftiee at
are not to be employed
hereafter. !
The Senatorial Bribery Committee at
jefferson City, Missouri, yesterday, had
dr. Edens, an ex-member of the House. !,