New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-17
THE CHARGES AGAINST SPENCER.

TIE ALABAMA Nj MORAL FOLLOWED BY a LAWYERS
sTATLM.N M OF TIE CAsE-THIRTY-ThREE srECI
FIcAuoNs OF CORRUPTION, yIOLECNE. AND M
PROPER CONDUCT.
WASH NGTOS, Feb. 16.--A memorial was sent TO
the United States Senate in January by the General
Assembly of Alabama, detailing the corrupt prac
tees by which Senator Spencer secured his election
TO the Senate The determined nature Of the move
mont against Mr.. Spencer ID his State is shown by
the filing of charges and specifications against him
to-day. The attorney for the State of Alabama in
this proceeding is John T. Morgan. In his name the
specifications were presented to-day TO Mr.. Morton,
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections. They cover 1G printed pages. Mr..
Morgan says:
The State OF Alabama, with proper regard 10 public
opinion, and with natural socude 10 protect the char
vesgton OF this matter and the testimony taken under
authority Of law, and laid before the COMMITTEES 10y order
Of tue Senate shows that these charges are based on
broad am firm foundation OF truth The General As
seby has conceived 1t TO he the duty OF the State
well toward Mr. Spencer and it's own people 10 the
ne OF the United statcs 70 assist IN the investigation
of these charges before e Committee and. as Il can
only be heard by representative respectfully ask hat
may he allowed to tile the following charges and specih
Alabama and TO lave the attendance Of witnesses sup
The state OF Alabama prefers the following charges
Tirst Chorge-Thst the Hon. George f.. Spencer does
not ghtuly occupy seat and hold the Office OF stna
tor OF The United states Senator from Alabama.
Second ChdrgeTbat there was used, or caused TO be
used corrupt means and corrupt practices to secure the
election Of che George Spencer to the seat he
holds in TIE Senate OF the United sstes as senator
from Alabama
The substance Of the specifications is as follows:
That the body by which Mr.. spencer elaine to have
been elected Senate OF the United States was not
the General Assembly Of Alabama.
2 That said body faction revolutionary body,
wcn contrary TO law, elected Speaker and President
Of the Senate who usurped power aud which sumed TO
exercise legislative power while the lawful General
Assembly was in session.
g. That while there wercin said unlawful body some few
members In both Houses lawfully elected neither
there quorum Of holding proper credentials OF
election And George E. Spencer, with his aders and
sbbetor used corrupt practices to procure certain law
fully elected wit Henry Cochran, Ransom
l. Johnson, Joseph Godsby, Thomas Walker, J. w.
Jones' January Msull, w. Z. Carson, J. Black ]. g.
Goodoe, George NJ. Duskin, and sthers-to unite with
the said unlawful body.
A. 8, and 6. That George f. Spencer, In 1872, while
United states Senator and candidate for reelection,
paid w. T.. Carson and January Maull OF the Alabama
House and W. Jones. colorsd Senator 500 each TO
bring them into the Courthouss Assembly and TO vote
for him Senator promised Msull and Carson Post
once route agency and placed guard over all three the
night b. fore his alleged election Dec s, 1872 TO
prevent them from exercising their free viii and
eQlce.
and Q. That go each was paid to Ransom L. John