Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-13
SOITu CAROLINA.

NEW YORK, December II. The Tribune.
Columbia despatch says the democratic members
of the congressional committee advise the demo-
Gratis to 90 into the house and leave out all con-
tested delegations in order to take part in the
election for United States senator. They suggest
a compromise by which Chamberlain will be
recognized as governor and Wade Hampton elect
ed senator.
| A Columbia special saws United States Senator
A. j. Robertson has declined to be candidate
| for election 70 the L. S. Senate by the present
Mackey legislature, as he regards the Senate con-
sututiOnaly defective for want of cooperation of
the constitutional house of republicans. Ballot
| ing for Senator commenced to-day. Bowen and
Corbu, white, and Elliot and Cardoza, colored,
| are prominent candidates. The Wallace House
| will not ballot.
NEW YORK. December IL. d. T. Corbin to-day
was elected L nited States senator by the repubh-
can house and senate of South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, December II. In the democratic
| house to-day, ballot was taken for United States
senator There were fourteen candidates. The
| votes ranged from to H. The highest vote cast
was for 81. c. Butler of Edgefeld.
Troops are arriving here from Florida.
Everything is quiet. No excitement whatever
| exists
FLORIDA.
TALLAHASSEE, December II. The supreme
court will meet tomorrow for the hearing 10 the
mandamus case.
The congressional committee i. discussing its
power under the resolution that called for its ap-
pointment. 1t was decided to go INTO an inve.li-
CATION of both state and national elections.
A call was made on the secretary Of state for
the returns, which be furnished.
After adopting certain rules for the government
of the committee. it adj ourned until to morrow.
LOUISIANA.
New ORLEANS, December u. The House
committee met at ii 30 this morning for the pur-
pose of organizing and to arrange preliminary
matters. The executive session lasted until II 20.
The committee met again al LIS p. NJ, Mr.. Nor
rison in the chair, and large number of witnesses
were present.
General Hurlburt gave notice that he would on
Wednesday file protest to the jurisdiction Of the
committee going INTO election matters.
MIR. Morrison inquired of the sergeant-at-
If Wells was present.
Charles s. Abel, secretary of the returning
board stepped forward and presented a sealed
envelope, which opened and found to contain
communication signed by all the members of
the board
This was read BY the clerk and states in sub
stance that four members of the returning board
deny tue authority of the House of Repre- senta-
tves to revive the decision of the returning board
until they deliver their documents to the gen.
eral assembly. They protest against the attempt
| of the House Of Representatives of the United
States to obtain and review the documents in the r
possession and claim that as individuals they can
not, under the constitution and laws of the State,
surrender them. They state further that they
will save copies Of all the documents made for the
committee if the committee will provide the neces-
sary means. That the State legislature has
made no appropriation for them and they cannot
therefore furnish copies unless the committee fur
nish funds.
Those copies they say will be made soon they
are through with the documents provided funds
are furnished.
When the communications had been heard the
chairman asked if Mr. Wells was present, and be-
ing answered in the negative he instructed the
Sergeant alarms to notify the members of the
returning board that their presence would be eN-
pecied at ii O'Clock Wednesday morning, in
| obedience to the orders of the Speaker of the
House OF Representatives of the United States.
Another communication from the secretary of
the returning board then read in answer to
a SUBJ a. Ia, duces tecum, served on hrn, decn-
ing TO furnish the documents as be had been in
structed not to do so. These refusals created
| considerable excitement. The room was crowded
with splc:ators and witnesses
COLORADO.
lienry NJ. Teller was elected United States
senator from Colorado.