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sepublican Campalgn DWcWmemts.
W,sHrNGToN, March 17.-The National
psnnblican Congressional Committee
tss ordered printed one hundred thou
and copies Of Senator Gordon 5 speech
~ revenue reform, recently delivered In
me Senate, and Senator Morton's reply
hereto. The two are to be printed to-
"ather as n Republican campaign docu-
sSent and are to be generally distr1-
Ou''"s spencer Reing Investigates. ~. \
The Senate Committee on Privileges
.,d Elections to-day began fnvestiga-
son into the charges brought against
w. George Spencer to the effect that
- secured his election to the United
statss Senate by corrupt means. 6erf-
.tor Spencer was present with his
""o1,rsel. Hon. N Matts Carpeater, assisted
~ Mt. Cbas +. Mayer, Chairman OF
He Republican State Committee OF Ala
General John T. Morgan appeared for
,he melnorialists Of the Alabama Legis-
b ;sture. several other gentlemen from
Imbama representing the prosecution.
MI. John J. MoultOn, postmaster at
Mobile when Mr.. Spencer was elected
tothe Senate and at present deputy
collector OF internal revenue at that
Fl vont, was the first witness. He was
Examined by Gen. Morgan espe-
cally in reference to his testimony
t' n relation to the election OF
anencer. taken by the committee
u the Alabama Legislature, in which
no lMoulton) left the impression that
the money was cOrruptly used to secure
gnencers election.
0P Pfsen. Morgan read from the printed
ra,nnhIet containing the witness testi-
mory. and asked II the answers were
correct. and i'm every case where the
winted answer contained an intimatiOn
X corruption. the witness denied hav-
iur said anything OF the kind. He had
aided in the election of the Legislature
which elected Spencer in the usual
wny by contributing money, but denied
most positively that he knew OF any
corruption IN Spencer's election;
Mr.. Spencer for ten thousand dollars
but said he did ask him for the loan Of
Eve thousand dollars. Spencer subse-
orently loaned him all he had to
spare-$125O and he (witness) repaid it
later. The witness was asked II he did
hear Jerome Kinds say that certain
State Senators in Alabama had been
fixed" ...
I Mr. Carpenter objected to this ques-
tion.
Gen. Morgan said he proposed to
show the existence Of such u conspiracy
later on.
The committee held a short secret
conference on this point, and on the
doors being opened, the chairman an
nounced that the objection Of Mr.. Spen-
GERS counsel had been sustained, and
that the fact Of a conspiracy between
Kinds and Spencer must be established
before the question could be asked.
wAsHINoroN. March l7.-Senate not
In session to-day.
The House occupied the morning
hour In the consideration of bills of a
private nature reported from commit
tees.
On motion OF Mr.. Banks, Of Mass,
the Committee on the Centennial cele-
bration were authorized to sit during
the vacation of Congress.
Mr.. Thomas, OF Md, reported bill
for the relief of j. j. Warning. of Savan-
nah Referred
Mr.. Hurlburt, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported bill author
izing the Secretary Of War to issue GER
tain arms to the Washington Light In
iantry Company. of Charleston. and the
Clinch Rifles, of Augusta, to enable
them to take part in the Centennial eel
ebration as part OF the Centennial Le-
gion. Passed.
Mr.. Faulkner, Of West Virginia, re-
ported adversely on the Senate bill to
allow Hon. VIM. l.. Scruggs, Minister
at Bogota, to receive a present from the
Queen Of Great Britain, and addressed
he House on the impolicy OF allowing
liplomatic representatives to receive
PRESENTS.
The bill was laid on the table.
The House then went into a Commit
ee of the Whole on the private calen-
lar.
No bills Of importance came up.
On motion OF Mr.. Phillips, 1t was
,rdered that when the House adjourn
I be to meet on Monday.
At 80 p. m. the House adjourned.