New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-19
WASHINGTON.
Committee Work.


WARRINGTON, February 18-The case of
Finley vs. Wall, from Florida, will have
further hearing.
The Privileges and Elections Committee
did not consider the Spencer case this morn
ing.
The Pacific railroad case was considered.
Further safeguards against the cooperation
or combination of the two roads were also
discussed.
There was 70 vote on any subject, and
the main question was postponed to Tues
day.
The Cleveland. Mills Cotton Fraud-Arrest
of the Washisgton Partners.
George Taylor and John w. Weed, law
yers Of this city, on February 10 M sde q
motion in the Court of Claims that the evi-
dence of certain witnesses in the cases of
Harriet A, Mile, for 100 bales of cotton,
valued at $4,000 and Mary c. Cleveland,
for 500 bales, valued at $230,O00. shall not
be used in the trial of either case.
On the fourteenth of February the court
ordered that the evidence may be with
drawn from use by the plaintiffs. but held
for use by the defendants. The proceed
ings against Taylor e. Weed are based upon
the fraudulent character of the withdrawn
testimony. Taylor 4 Weed were arrested
treasury agent, for whom Q warrant has
been received from New Orleans, charged
with passing fraudulent claims against the
treasury, has not been arrested.
Names of witnesses Withdrawn by Tay-
lor L. Weed i'll the cotton claims: Martha
L. Knight, Joseph p. Murphy and George
T. Pratt.
The Spencer Case.
A majority of the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections decided to-day to
investigate the second charge made by the
ta of Alabama Qpxinat San Gnonaar
| that his election to the United States Sem
ate was procured by corrupt means and
practices. They will hear the Q ldence
| upon seventeen of the specifications under
| this charge, but refuse to investigate the
remaining thirteen, and they also decline
to investigate the first charge, viz: that the
body by which Mr.. Spencer claims to have
been elected to the Senate of the United
States was not the General Assembly Of
| Alabama, this question having already been
decided in Mr.. Spencer's favor in the Sykes
Spencer contest.
| In NIemoriam.
The bar of the Supreme Court paid tie
usual customary tribute to the memory Of
Reverdy johnson.
schenck's RESIGNATION.
General Schenck's resignation has not
been received, but Is certainly expected. No
intimations as to his successor.
The Pacific Railroad Bill.
The Committee ON Pacific Railroads report
bill making more specific and general the
reports of railroad companies required by
the act of 1868.
The Queens Amendment to the Andrassy
Note.
A London special Gays the following is the
text of the paragraph inserted by the
Queens ministry in the articles of adhesion
| tn the AuAtriaD note to the Porte.
"The Sultan to send special commits
sioner to the insurgents. If the insurgents
reject the proposals for peace, the Austrian
government, at the Porte's expense, will
make q military occupation of the whole
territory of the inscrrectionary provinces
for six months, while the British govern
ment will send q division of its fleet to
cruise in Turkish waters and the Adriatic
also"
The dispatch also says that General
Savaroff had an interview with Prince
Charles Of Roumania, at which it was
agreed that the latter should take an early
opportunity for refusing to pay the Turk
ish tribute, and that upon the Porte taking
steps to enforce its rights Russian force
! of $50 UOO men will OccuDy the province,