The Placer herald., 1873-02-15
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
[FRoM Our SPECIAL coRREsP oNDENT.
WASHINGTON, D. c., February 4, 1878.
THE LOUISIANA INvESIIGATION

THE LOUISIANA INVESTIGATIONS
The Senate Committee of Investi alton in the
Louisiana case developed facts very damaging to
Pmchback- Kellogg Administration faction Mr..
Lynch chief of the returning Board that declar, d
the Kellogg candidates all elected without having
single odicial paper before them, has failed to
| produce the documents on which they based
their decision. He was on the stand again yes
terday and stated that these documents were
returns from officers unauthorized by State laws
and what purported to be affidavits of negros
alleged to have been deprived of their votes
One witness, Theodore Jaynes, United States
supervisor under the Enforcement Act at the
last election testified that he stuffed ballotboxes
forged affdavits and took false oaths in the Kel-
logg interest at the late election. lie stated that
Prescott United States Commissioner went to
Placquemines parish to inquire whether negros
were prevented from voting, and assembled two
or three hundred negros together and said, 'Do
you swear that you not allowed to voteY
| They replied rice r0ce: Yes, we swear" After
this wholesale swearing was done, Jaynes, who
| accompanied Prescott, returned to New Orleans
and flied up hundreds of atidavlts with names
inserted, and 81 gned about 800 III blank. Sen
ltor Carpenter asked him why after he had done
| 50 lnQcl To secure AtllO8B . Z ectlOu, Hc
| gone buck on hm?" and the witness replied:
| 'WelL | never had no use for that man Kellogg
anyhow" This witness did not seem to regaru
perjury and forgery rs grave offences when done
| ior political purposes, and SAID he was as good
rs other politicians, and in the same boat with
| them. Several OF the committee, and especially
Senator Carpenter, grew quite lrr tated over THIS
damaging testimony and tried by every means
to break It's force; but it would not work The
Kellogg -Pnchback frauds would not stand five
minutes before any halt honest committee after
| he testimony thus far adduced, but from the
pArtiz ,nship displayed yesterday by Senator
Carpenter and others, we may expect report
sustaining the Radicals, Notwithstanding tEat
Yarmouth believes i'll the fairness and honesty
Of the committee
OUR OCEAN COMMERCE.
The defeat of the Webb Australian Steamship
subsidy bill yesterday, and every other measure
heretofore brought before Congress looking TO
the revival of our commerce, evidences an
indispositon to resort to mere temporary expe-
lients of doubtful utity-such subsidies and
lrawbacks-to remedy the ills under which we
labor. The bill of the International Steamship
Company, unanimously reported from the Sen
ate Naval Committee, goes TO the very founda-
ton of the trouble. 1t proposes the creation OF
an iron ship building yard with docks, blast and
refining furnaces, rolling mills and work shops
by which ores can be converted into superior
ron, so that everything that enters into the con-
structon of iron or wooden vessels or on-clnd
hulls, engines, spars, rigging etc, can be made
ON the spot so cheaply that we can compete sue
cessfullv with the ship builders of foreign conn
tries The plan is simple business arrange
ment asking for neither money nor lands; only
the countenunce and assistance of the Govern
ment, which in a short time would have navy
It its command if needed. This measure Is
not partisan; having in view the revival OF 0u
commerce and the benefit OF all farmers, plant
ers, merchants Und mechanics without cost 10
the Government
cRvnrr MoPIIIER PERSONAL.
The Credit Mobilier lame ducks Dear up under
| the disgrace which their cupidity has wrought
but ind iferently well. The worst in the lot
the moral and vrtuous Colfax-is very mucl
broken down physically AMI is considered as
completely ruined Senator Patterson, another
mora! one, says that Ames made mistake ant
invested his (Patterson's) money in the wronl
kind of stock. He as well as Colfax hope to ex
plain everything satisfactorily. l really hope
they will, but MS things look just now | may be
permitted the privilege of strong doubts Brother
? Senator Harlan lumbers about as if his skirt,
were pure and clean; his hide is of leather Ne
ther he nor Patterson have asked for a Senate
rial investigation yet. Senator Carpenter locke
somewhat uneasy yesterday on account of Tho
rumor that Oakes Ames has refreshed his mem
ory, and that fee of $1,000 and the Union
Pacific railroad and the Senator's election to the
Senate are to be the subject of inquiry soon
Senator Wilson, who is nothing if not moral
yesterday, in conversation with some of his party
, friends said that he would offer resolution to
expel Senator Pomeroy on account of his recent
attempt at bribery, when one of those present
said: IF You do l will prefer charges against
you and have you impeached for we are not
green enough not to know that you nor any Other
man can shield himself behind his wife in bust
ness transactions, and you will have to face the
music on your Credit Mobilier flier." Old Heel
taps "wilted and his moral and pious friend
"Old Beans" will not suffer from any rocks
hurled by him. James Brooks is looking very
BAD and most keenly feels his position, if We
may judge from his face. Pig Iron Kelley tries
to brazen 1t out, but tameness has taken the place
of domlneering; he has run his race. | very
much doubt if any of the tainted ones will evel
recover from this shock to their regulations.
KENTUCKY JOE,
The lobbyist, who refuses to tell what he did
with the $3.50 600 corruption fund for the Union
Pac lc railroad, still moulders in his cell in the
House of Representatives To keep away the
mould he is fortified with demiohn of Old
Bourbon and basket of wine. and he dispenses
his hospitality to those who call to see him.
TIE COTTON TAX
The vote yesterday in the House to set day
for the consideration of the cotton tax refunding
b II, was not quite two-hirds, but shows that tht
proposition has gained many friends since the
last vote. There now seems to be very little
doubt Of the passage of the measure.
CUT AND DRIED.
1t is rumored that, in consequence of John A.
Bingham dip into Credit Mobilier, even though
he came out hat-footed and owned up. the Ad-
minislration are afraid to send him abroad, and
| tha hot florida IA II