The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-04-12
New York Herald. ]
REPRESENTATIVES,.


| To J. G. Paterson. Jan. %, 1874 . Sis
| To j. Smothers, jan %, 1874 ........ JIG
| To j. CT. Moseley, Jan. 80, 1874 ....... 70
1 To r. Williams, Jan. %, 1874 .......... 154
| To Gilbert Smith, Jan. % 1874 -....... 100
! To J. C.. Walker, Jan. 30, 1874 ....,. 1G3
| To W. w. Edwards. Jan. %. 1874 .-...... So
| To J. w. Boyd, Jan. 20, 1874 .......... %
| To John Mccain, Jan. %, 1874. ..... 154
To A. Handy, Jan. 20, 1874. ........... 50
! To j. Ii. Morgan, Jan. 20 1874 ....>... $50
| To Willis Davis, Jan. %, 1871 ......... 13j
| To q. Washington, Jan. 20. 1874 ...... 10
| To j. d. CessOr, Jan 20, 1874 ...... 124
| To q. w. Gayles, jar. 20, 1874 ......... Isl
! To j. a. Shorter, Jan. %, 1874 ......... 81
| To 4. a. Rogers, Jan. %, 1874 .......... 149
| To Jas. j. Spelman, Jan. %, 1874 ... 80
| To w. IL. Harris, Jan. 20, 1874 ....... $50
! To A. Peale, Jau. %, 1874 ..........1 54
/ To w. II. Lynch, Jan. 30, 1874 ....... 1872
TO J. w. Mcfarland, Jan. %, 1874 ... &c
| To L. b. wilbur, ! an. %, 1874 ....... "a
To ~. Chavis, Jan. %, 1874 ........... "a
| To r Kenricks jan. %, 1874 ......... lis
| To +. A. Clover, Jan. %, 1874 49,. .-... 20
| To 4. a. Clover, Jan. %, 1874 ....... a
| To ID. s. Green, Jan. %, 1874 ........ 122
| To j. w. Randolph Jan. 20, 1874 -....... 123
! To ID. T. J. Matthews, Jan. 30, 1874 49,. 142
| To ". II. Jones, Jan 20, 1874 ........- $50
| To w. NJ. Saunders, Jan. %, 1874. ..... 124
To Wilson Hicks, JAN 30, 1874 ........ So
To +. \. Peyton, Jan. 81, 1874 ......... 81
SENATORS.
To Isham Stewart, Jau. 80, 1874 .... 20
To Isham Stewart, Jan. 20, 1874 -. GO
Toe. W. Wight. Jan. 3, 1874 ...,...... Il
To c. w. Albright Jan. %, 1874 40
The above certificates were duly signed
by the presiding officers OF the respective
houses, those. issued to Senators by the
President ofthe Senate, and those Issued to
Representatives by the Speaker of the
House.
Each of the said certificates was present
ed by the Senator or Representative to
whom il was issued, as aforesaid. to y. X.
Bruce (nOw a Senator in the United States
Senate from Mississippi, at the time he
was a candidate for said office before
the Legislature of Mississippi, at the
aforesaid session. and each OF said GER
tifcates was cashed in lawful currency
of the United States by the said b. X
Bruce for the full face value. With the pri
vate understanding and agreemepI between
the said b X. Bruce and the said members
of the Legislature, as Is universally belieY-
ed here and commonly related, that IN con-
sideratioh OF the payment of the par value
OF the said Certificates they and each OF
them would cast his vote for Linz. the said
b. X Bruce, in the Legislature for the Office
of United States Senator, which agreement
was carried out by each member of the
Legislature, Gs aforesaid, with the exception
of two or three, as the records show.
THE NOMINATION or BRYCE.
Finally, prior to the time of the purchase
of the certificates, dc aforesaid. Bruce and |
his friends had failed to secure his nomina- |
ton 70 the office OF Senator in at least two !
caucus meetings of the political party to- |
which he belonged ; but Immediately after |
he bought the certificates, a caucus meeting |
was held, the members of the Legislature |
being present, and he was nominated to the |
office of United States Senator by a small |
majority, and mainly through the instru-
of the mem beFs CT the Legislature |
rom whom certificates had been purchased,
as oho-a described,
That is TO s-u. Bruce not only, as is al /
legged, bribed the legislature, bat also, as IS
alleged. violated the revenue IA" % the
State and took false oath, in order to use
IN the settlement of his Sheritl's' accounts,
The certificates he had bought.