The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-16
EXPRESS vs.. PosFALRAEEs.

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EXPRESS vs, POSTAL RATES,
E.s. Sanford, Of Adams Express Com
pany, was heard by the House Committee
on Postotices to-day, with reference to
the law allowing packages weighing less
than four pounds to pass through the
mails at the rate OF one-halfoent an ounce,
Mr., Sanford claimed that the Express
Company pays railroad companies more
than double this rate, and have notified
railroad companies that II express busi-
ness continues to be put into the mails the
company cannot continue to pay the
railroad companies the rates now charged
for its express packages. The present
postoffice law while injuring the express
company involves heavy loss to the
government. The express company asks
that the evil Shall be remedied, There
will be no further hearing, F 2
The pOstottice department Ia deslrous
Of having It understood that H. O. Van
Lennon, Of McGregor, Iowa, Is no longer
a pecial agent or In any way connected
with the department,
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The Cabinet YES n session from noon
until about So'cloeE to-day, the subject
under consideration pelng lhe hewallsn
treaty and the postal treaty with Canada,
REPORT OF THE LOUISIANA COMMITTEE,
The subcommittee appointed to visit
New Orleans for the purpose Of an inyeS-
tigation has reported to the General Com
mittee. After giving full account OF the
action Of the Returning Board, the Com.
mittee report that they are constrained
to say that the action Of the Board In the
rejecting Of the returns In the Parish Of
Rapides and giving the seats for that par.
ish to the Republican candidates was
arbitrary, unfair and without warrant Of
law. Iftho Committee were to go behind
the papers before the Board and consider
the alleged charge Of intimidation on the
proofs before the Committee, their finding
would necessarily be the same. The rapides
parish was taken as sample parish Of
intimidation; many OF the witnesses
from which, Of both parties, show beyond
question that there was free, full, fair
and peaceable election and registration.
There was no evidence Of any intlmida.
tion Of voters praoticed on the
day Of election, although II was
asserted that intimidation of the Colored
men before the election had been effected
by threats Of refusal 10 employ them and
to discharge them II they voted the Re.
publican ticket. No evidence either Of
the discharge or refusal to employ was
produced. Certain witnesses, themselves
every one Office holders, testified gener.
aily 10 Such action, hut hardly any one
was able 10 specify a single instance In
which he heard any employer 40 threaten
or discharge any voter, or know OF any
emploVe Being 40 threatened or dis
charged, Not one single ColOrod man
throughout the entire parish was pro-
duced 10 testify either to such threats or
To the execution Of such purpose, wheth.
or before or after the election. The
committee alluIe to the numerous illegal
acts Of the Returning Hoard, and soy again
we we're constrained to say that the ac.
tion Of the Returning Board on the whole
was arbitrary and unjust, and In our
ouinion illegal, and that this arbitrary,
unjust and illegal action alone prevented
the return, by the board, Of the majority
Of CONSERVATIVES In the lower house. The
Committee confined their investigation
to two parishes and find that no general
intimidation Of Republican v0tefa was
established; no colored man was pro.
luced who had been threatened or as.
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