Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-19
The disputed States.
FLORIDA.

EatlDb cOWLuittec IoSe'hei o@9eeiuuJ. l"
porters and the public we're denied admission,
the sergeant-at-arms saying he had orders to
admit no one. Cards to the chairman were re-
turned with the statement that the sessions
would be secret. The day was consumed 10
examining the republican members Of the can.
vassiog board. Judge Cooke Is summoned to
appear before the committee.
The House committee had beloreit eighteen
negroes whose names were on the poll list at
Richardson precinct, 10 Leon county, as nav
ing voted there Hho sWOre tlat thoy dlu not
vote there, aud we're not at the precinct all day. |
There we're votes ia the ballot box to accord
with these names. The committee will summon
other witnesses to. morrow. The introduction
| of the colored witnesses to-day, and their testi-
uony, created quite i sensation.
The Supreme Court continued Its session Tor
| the hearing Of argument in the mandamus
case. The argument will be concluded today,
| and the decision announced probably to morrow.
LOUISIANA.
The Louisiana Investigation continues 10 de"
yelop republican frauds and Intimidation. Both
committees are going deeply iu;o the case, and
it is not expected that they will get through
| until late in January.
T.. w. Barnes, manager ofthe Western Union
| Telegraph Company, who had been aubreenaed
to produce dispatches sent and received by
Messrs. kellogg, Packard, Dibble, Narmotb,
Carter ana Gen. Augur, from aud aitcrthe 18th
of August, 1876, was called before the Coz
prcssioaal committee. ln answer to questions
NIr. Barnes stated that he had not brought my
messages With him and that he had been 10
structed by General Superintendent Van Horne
not to deliver nor produce any messages, con.
scuuently he must, under his Instructions, re-
fuse to deliver the kilograms called Tor ~ the
subpoena. ,,
The committee after consultation adopted
the following resolution, which the chairman
was instructed to communicate tt the tinuse OF
REPRESENTATIVES By telegraph.
Resotvea, That Tor the ~etllcloat prosecution
of the inquiry ordered by the House this COM
mittee communicates to the House ior Its con-
sjderation the refusal Of Edward Barnes to
produce before the committee kilograms referred
TO ia the subpoena duces tccum served upon him
Dec. Is, 1876, his refusal heiug ia contempt Of
the House Of Representatives.
Gen. Hurlbut moved t!,at the last clause,
''his refusal being in contempt, be struck out,
as the House Itself was the judge ct the COG.
tempt ii there Was auy.
The chair put the question Oh ueD. Huri-
butts amendment and it Uaa lost. The rcpub-
licans voting for and the democrats against it,
The resolution Vas then voted Tor a1d car
ried h2 a party vote.
Among the witnesses examined yesterday
was cx Gov, Wicklife, who testlGed that ne
resides in the parish Of West teliciaDna; did
nothing to prevent the organization OF the re.
publicaDs in the parish. Over one thousand
negroes in the democratic clubs voted the DEM
ocratic ticket. They we're enthusiastic and act.
ed voluntarily. The relations between the
whites snd co!ored people were oonclllatory;
promised the coIored people that it the demo
Gratis were successful IN the contest, and did
not carry cut their promises, he would join the
, republicans 10 the next campaign With the ne
Erocs against the democrats. An effort was
made to Kill hin and his partner, Mr.. klsher.
They were shot at ono night. The candidate
fer Sheriff was killed a few nights before cleo.
tion. Some of the colored meudid not wart
it known that'they voted the democratic ticket.
Thinks more negroes would have voted the
democratic ticket if they had been lett entirely
3 free Of improper influence. The negroes take
more interest in schools than iu any other ques,
f ton. Almost every mar in the parish, colorcd
and white, goes armed.
The Senate investigating met yes
terday. Mr.. Howe, The chairman, announced
that only five members OF each party TO- act IS
counsel and the members of the press would be
admitted at the sessions CT the committee. lie
also said the counsel for the democrats desire
!. to submit o written settlement OF their objec'
, ton, to the action Of the returning board. lie
thought it would greatly facilitate the business
of the committee. lie wished tic document
r to be brief, and to be submitted as early a.
, possible. Judge Campbell desired to file a
counter-ststement, and was accorded that priVl'
] lege. The chairman said it was desired to pro
? cure a tabulated statement OF the votes as re.
+ turned to tie board. There were aoue OF the
democratic counsel present.
-, SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Columbia correspondent 0! Tie Baitl,
more Sun, under date Of last night, says:
The Senate Judiciary Committee will meet
to. morrow to consider Lieut.. Gov. Simpson
demand for The presidency OF tho Senate. POS
sibiy o report will be made Tomorrow. The
democratic Senators have decided to remain in
the Senate uadcr Glcavcs, the present Presi-
dent, in case the committee report adversely to
Simpson. This determination upsets the for
mer plan, which was for Simpson 10 form With
the democratic Senators a separate Senate.
The reasons for the change are a desire to CO.
operate effectively with the movement OF Gov.
Hampton and the Wallace House to memoir
alize Congress, and the hope that by retaining
their seats under G!eave5 they will protect the
threatened judiciary.
Little doubt is now felt that Chamberlain
will attempt the arrest Of Hampton and others
as soon as his bayonet bill passes, and it grows
more certain hourly that the State constabu-
lary, Tho arc relied on to make the ~arros,a,
will meet a rough reception.
The first step by Gov. Hampton to assert his
authority as against The coaspirators was taken
to-day.
The feature Ct proceedings in the Wallace
House to day, alter The usual ~fruitless ballot for
u. s. Senator, was the spirited position taken
by Hamilton and Meyers, the two colorcd re-
publican representatives, who both made bold
and aggressive speeches, denounciug Chamber.
Iain's selfish scheme to accomplish the ruin of
white and black people alike, aud vehemently
urging their democratic iellow-member5 to
prove equal to the crisis, and, it necessary,