Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-22
WASHINGTON.
Arrest for Stealing


Washington, February 20. The trunk contain
ing, specimens Of ore, photographs etc, which was
stolen from an express wagon, has been recovered
and returned to the Austrian Minister, its owner
| The thief has been arrested.
The Louisiana Investigation.
The Louisiana committee will report through
Mr.. Foster on Tuesday, and minority report
Will be submitted through q. F. Hoar. The re-
port of the committee which will be signed by
Foster, Phelps, Potter and Marshall will adhere to
the original veins presented in the subcommittee
repcrt, and will contain recommendation that
resolution urging the proper authorities IN Lou
sana to give the control of the lower house to the
conservative members, be adopted by the house.
Some Of those signing the report will express their
WI llngness 10 support resolution formally recog-
nlzng the Kellogg government but this resolution
their report does urge for the reason that right
of Kelloggs have not been established by any evil
dence taken by the committee, but are admitted
upon general rumor as the best possible solution
Of the present difficulties.
An Investigation.
At the afternoon session of the Judiciary COM
mittee, the examination of Orion having been
sumed, he said there was no formal contract with
the Western Union and the New York Associated
Press, but their memoranda chargeable from time
to time, according to the character of the source
The news furnished to the press the prop
erty of the telegraph company, but exclusively of
the New York Associated Press.
There was no arrangement between the Tele-
graph Co. and the Associated Press which would
prevent other parties from sending dispatches ov-
er its wires at the same rates that intelligence was
sent to others.
James W. Simonon, agent of the New York
City Associated Press testified that the Press Co.
has no partnership with the Western Union Tele-
graph, and that they under no obligation to
the Associated Press not to make arrangements
with others for the transmission Of news, was
there any arrangement by which the Western
MON Co. was to come to the Associated Press for
news.
In answer to a question the witness said "The
New York Associated Press sometimes refuses to
deliver dispatches to newspapers, and as a case in
point he referred to the Petersburg Index, which
had contrary to contract, and in consequence OF
an interruption to telegraphc communication by
thunder s:orn violently denounced the Press.
The Western Union Telegraph Company had
nothing to do with the controversies between the
Associated Press and newspapers, and had no
power to prevent the furnishing of dispatches to
newspapers who attacked the Company even if so
disposed 1t could exert no such influence. The
business Of the W. L. Tel. Co. and the Associated
Press was independent and altogether separate
The committee adjourned to Monday,
Congressional Notes.
An invitation was extended to Senator Conk
ling to take part in the eulogcs upon the life and
character of Senator buckingham and Represent
| alive Hooper, but he was called to New York on
Friday on important business and thus pre-
vented from paying his tribute to the memory of
| Mr.. Hooper when his death was announced in the
! Senate to-day. Should he return here before the
death of Senator Buckingham is announced, he
will take part in tie culogies then to be deliver
ed
The Louisiana Affairs.
New York Herald special
Washington, February 81. The basis of the
new prop osition for compromise of the Louisiana
difficulties, which Lieu't-Governor Penn and 9TH
err prominent Louisianians have come to Wash
ington to effect, and which will be presented to
the President Monday next, is substantially as fol-
lows
The conservatives object to the Congressional
| committee assuming jurisdiction concerning the
election of 1872, claiming that the officers and is
sues involved in 1872 and in 1874 were separate
| and entirely different
1t is agreed that the members of the leg islature
elected in 1874 can give pledges and guarantees
action, and the people will assent to let Kellogg
alone, obey the laws and accord the defacto gov
eminent recognition as long as the President sus
| tains the Kellogg party in Office
If, on the other hand, the conservatives cannot
get the results of 1874 or so much as the congress-
ional committee decide they are entitled to, they
will not admit the legality of the Kellogg election,
will they consent to express doubts as TO what
they believe the legal results of 1872; but this
question has perpexed the President and Congress
and both The executive and legislative branch of
the government hestates to act upon it, it is not
just to expect the caucus of conservative mem
bers OF the LOUISIANA state legislature to settle 1t.
The conservatives further claim that they should
not be required to recognize the illegal Hahn
House organization, and thus endorse or acquiesce
in the acts of Jan. 4.
As further act of good faith the conservatives
agree not to press the Wilt organization upon the
republicans, but are willing that neither should be
insisted upon, and let the members declared by
arbitration reorganize the House.
! The Louisiana congressional committee with
the exception of Senator West have approved the
proposed compromise.