The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-29
SPECIAL D1SP NfUII.
WASHINGTON.
Morton Wants P. B. S. Pinchback
Seated, and Mr.. Eustis's
Credentials Laid on
the Table.
Senator West Payeth Well for
His Position.
TO Members OF the Louisiana
Legislature.
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tspeeiel to the N. O. bsmoeaArl
WASHINGTON, Jan. AZ. Mr.. Morton
submitted q report that there is no va
cancy In the Office OF Senator from Loul.
siana and recommending that the papers
relating to the claim Of Mr.. Eustis be
laid on the table. that =. u. y. Pinch
back was legally elected as Senator
from Louisiana In January, 1873. Mr..
Morton gave notice that on Thursday oi
next week he would ask the Senate 10
take up for action the Louisiana Sena-
tofial case.
Mr.. Eustis called on Morton and sug
gested that he would appear before tie
committee and make an argument on
the merits Of the case, IL desired, to
which Morton replied that 1t was not
necessary ne IL was not question.
The New York Tribune, Of this morn
ing. contains the following l.. A. Wiltz,
a prominent member Of tho Louisiana
Legislature, has In his possession, and
will present to that body, within few
days, some very important evidence.
going to SHOW that United States Sen.
ator West procured his election to his
present seat Ivy means Of bribery and by
gurrupting the members Of the Legisla.
ture by which he was chosen. Mr..
Wiltx will also move tho appointment
OF a committee, and the reference Of the
facts no now has to that committee.
one Of the documents included In this
evidence Ia q list showing the sums Of
money alleged 10 have been paid to
members Of the Legislature as consid-
Grafton for their votes. That list IL as
follows II. L. Pond, Democrat, $500
Ia. q. Biclhanl, Democrat, $5vo; I. q.
Davidson, Democrat, $1,000; W. ID.
Floyd. white Republican. $500; A. BE-
lott, colorcd Republican. 5000: J. Nc
|Carty, colored Republican, 5000: Edgar
Davis, colored Republican, 5000; 3. M.
Morris, colorrd Republican. $i50O.
In, 4. SvWcr, White Republican, for Ilis
W -, Ring, $4,000.
| George Washington, eolored. Ropub-
| lican $500; David Yong, colored, lsc-
publican, Of Concord. AoO0; o. II. Hun.
sackcr, OF 81. James P,tish, white, Re
publican, for his ring, $eOO, uartscamp.
white, Republican,. now Tax Collector
of Jefferson Parish, SOO; J. Gallup,
white, Republican, cash; hc was prom
Used $boo more by TomNolan, a white
Republican. This man yrumblcd be-
cause he did not reeciu r.s much az
Souer- $500. Dewitt Brown, white, Re
publican, $500; kinsella, white. lscpub-
lican, $500; Oplatek. while, Republi-
can. $500; M. N. Twitchell. white. now
Senator from Rcd River Pansh he was
promised $4,000 more $l0OO,W. Charles
: Abel, white, Republican, $s0; George
Washington (second) colored, Republi-
Gun, $50O; Marvin. white, Republican,
$500. W. Thomas Ono, Appraiser Of Mer-
chandise IN the Customhpua at New
Orleans, Is reported In the document to
have borrowed $1,000 from Mr. West
to use for election purposes, bu Is said
TO have made no such use of 1t.
why West was Twice Rcjcctd Poor
Opinicn Of his Radical ConirerS The
improvements Durcaa a BonMxa---A
Trine Over $50, 900 for Scnatwshlp.
Mr. Wilt Will also present aatate-
ment In tho Legislature showing that In
1865 Senator West was pecuniaray in
lycry sttaitened circumstances, butsoon
after Gen. Grants first election was
nominated to be Supervisor OF internal
Revenue but was rejected by Secretary
McColloch, because OF alleged irrau-
llarities In California. He will also state
that afterward, at the instance OF XII
|logg, he was appointed by Cellechr
Casey to be Auditor in the Custom
House, but his appointment was reject
Cd by the Treasury Department for th'
same reason. In 1869 he was mad
Administrator OF Public Works OF Ne'
IOrleans by Warinoth, and year or tw'
lnter seemed to have money enough II
lhis control to have. made the payment
NOTED These are hard times for carpet
baggers. ytal
senator Spencer has not begun to sc
Through his troubles yet, and here nov
are the facts coming out about the wa
Senator West carried the Louisiana
Legislature. According to the dis
matches it was trido Of $2O. 900 more 0
LESS. cash in hand, paid, that settles
things. 1t must be q thriving busines
that is driven in the Senate Chambe
(which warrants spectators in payin'
lsuch prices for a chance at 1t. A seat y
the Stock Exchange does not cost hal
80 much. oi'oo'
| The Direct Cable Company.
Nrw YoRK, Jan. 2S.-The officers 9
the Direct United States Cable Com
pany inform the public OF the repair Q