The New York herald., 1876-12-17

ACTION OF THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES
nARLEYs VOTE coRREcrED-RUMoRED IN
TENTIoN TO ARREST HAMpToN-sIGNs or
TROUBLE IF IT IS ATTEMPTED.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1
CoLrMBIA, Dec. l6, 1878
The House committee spent tho day taking testimony
relative to the proceedings of the Board Of State Can
vase as to the canvassing of tho returns. The
dri,t Of the investigation TO ascertain
whether all tho returns had in and had
been counted. There nothing developed
beyond what has already been published in the HERALD
The sessions OF the committee open to the public,
but the proceedings far have been OF little interest
ana lew people present themselves 1t
asccrtaned to-day that the error mentioned
yesterday as having been discovered in
tho for Hurley, Hayes elec,or,
increasing his majority $50 votes was made by clerk
OF the committee in copying the returns IN the olce OF
the Secretary State. The corrections to-day leave
the vote Tor Hurley precisely where It originally was
INTIMIDATION QUESTION.
Since tho arrival OF the Senate committee which
will 20 largely into the investigation OF IN
lim,da,ion, 1t is understood the House com
mittcc will 30 divided into several sub-com-
mi.tces, which shall visit various portions
OF the State for tho same purpose The Senate COM
is complete by the ARRIVAL of Senator Mer-
rmon. preliminary meeting held to-day at
which it was decided hold secret sessions, on the
ground as claimed by the republicans, that witnesses
could not induced before it and testify If
The public admitted.
THE GOVERNORS.
The city was agitatcd to-day by rumors that Gov
srnor Chamberlain aboci to arrest Messrs. Hamp-
ION and Simpson, with his special constabuary, on
charge OF treason This rumor created little ripple
Of excitement and developed tho fac, that such
n tad rtla
md general expression that Hampton
could not be arrested by any official OF
Chamberlain, aud that he would not be
permitted to submit to any other than by tho
soldiers OF United States Something OF this sort
may be contemplated. but It Is doubtful whether It
will ever be attempted.
REPUBLICAN coERcivE MEASURES
In tho Mackcy House to-day bill. providing for the
punishment of any person or persons setting up or
attempting set up any governments in opposition to
the regular Of the State, came up and was
passed TO third reading without any opposition.
Tho bill is an exceedingly bitter one, providing for
the punishment only the persons engaged but OF
all aiding or abcting aIording comfort countenanco
or protection 10 such persons The punishment con-
rsis OF n lnc OF not lcss than $4,000 or more than
sloo 600 and confinement in tho Pcntentary ior not
less than five more than forty years
THIS may be only attempt at bun, but should the
Mackcy House be recognized IT will give Governor
Chamberlain opportunity OF cxiIing or imprisonng
every white man in the State should hc feel disposed
10 DO So II tie present support from Washington Us
Continued
the srArg LuyArfcs DESTITUTE
Dr. J. +. Ensor, Supefintcnde gave notice ycs'er-
day TO the Board Regents that if some steps were
not taken Immediately Tor their relief the inmates
OF the State I.unatic Asylum would have TO
be discharged within a week, as he las neither
provisions Tor their maintenance nor funds nor
credit whcrcwnh to obtain them. Twcnty.rine thou
dollars OF last years Appropriation and 5000
Of that OF the year before st due and cannot DO
collected. Only 81 900 has been obtained from the
State since last spring, aud tho institution
has been maintained since that time upon
funds advanced by Northern merchants and
tho Carolina National Bank upon the super
mtcndcnrs personal credit This, he says, Is