The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-06
LETTER FROM TIIE CAPITAL.
From our Special Correspondence
AUSTIN, Texas, May 4, 1876.

! Ffl'NANA NNllANllnutnifl
AUSTIN, Texas, May 4, 1876.
10 the Editor Of the Daily Horaldi
But little has been done or thought
OF this week except the voting which
commenced ON Tuesday for United
Slales Senator 10 lill the place OF Hon.
Morgan q, Hamilton, whose term OK.
pires on the ith Of March next.
Monday, however, being the day set
Tor the argument In the contested cleo.
ton case OF Cleveland vs.. Mccormick
the case was taken upat O'Clock
A. NJ, OF that day, The Committee of
PRIVILEGES and Elections, TO whom the
Whole matter had been referred, had
unanimously reported n resolution that
TIE sitting member, Hon, A. q. No.
COrmick, was entitled 10 the seat aud
recommending that the same pass.
iiy leave OF the Senate, the contestant
Hon. q. H. Cleveland, was permitted
TO come Into open Senate by himself
and counsel and argue the case, and
Monday, the lst Inst, was set as the
day when the Senate would hear the
argument. Hon. Charles l.. Cleveland
opened the case for himself aud In an
able ana eloquent speech of near two
hours, which was listened 10 with uni.
versal attention by the Senate and "A
large audience, presenting his case and
MS reasons for contrasting, as also his
conclusions rs TO the legal phase OF the
case. lie was followed by Hon. James
n. Bell, for the sitting mem Der, and
afterwards by Hon. Charles s. West.
OF this city, who closed the argument
on behalf OF Judge Cleveland. All the
speeches were able, logical aud happily
delivered, as would be expected from
tho known ability of the gentlemen
named.
On the conclusion OF the argument.
the resolution " the committee, which |
declared Judge Mccormick entitled to |
MS seat, was adopted by u vote of "a
yeas to s nays.
tuesday, after some routine business
IN both houses, at precisely II O'clock,
vote, OtUu D0Ce, was taken In each
house for United States Senator. Hon.
John Hancock of Travis, Hon. John
Ireland of Guadalupe, Hon. Richard
Coke OF MeLennan, and Hon. Fletcher
5. Stockdale of Calhoun were placed
In nomination. You have the vote In
detail by telegraph, which resulted
for Coke AZ, Ireland 80, Hancock 81,
Stockdale 5. Wednesday at II the two
houses met In Joint session, when the
result OF the previous days vote was
announced, and also the fact that no
choice was had on that vote, and pro-
ceeded with the first vote in Joint seq
sion, the result Of which you have also
by telegraph, viz; Coke 40, Ireland
80, Hancock 20, and Stockdale s. I'M
thereon the Senate, on mo- ,
ton, returned to their chamber and
both houses at once adjourned. Mon
day, Tuesday and last night there was
caucusing among the friends of each 1
particularly was this the ,,
case on last night, aud what to-day
will bring forth no man can say. Some l
think that Governor Coke will gain ,
to elect him on the first vote;
others that the contest will be u
protracted one. 1t will be observed
that the Governor gained two votes
On his vote of Friday, both OF which
we're drawn from Judge Hancock.
Lltluuu anu ptOChNulc uOtu utlu lutIT
strength of Friday. You will receive
he result Of to-days voting by tele-
graph, and can judge before this !
caches you whether or not the contest /
s to be u protracted one. I
Rain is badly needed here; not drop
has fallen for nearly month, and the
people are beginning to complain. On
u brisk norther blew up,
which continued all day Tuesday, and
Tuesday night. Yesterday morning
vas clear and cool, and n bright fire
vas really comfortable for several
hours. We almost fear frost up in the
attitude of Dallas. ?
Austin is improving substantially.
Many new and handsome buildings =
AVE recently been erected, both in the
BUSINESS part Of the city, and in the y
esidence portion. The new Jail and
ailor's residence are handsome and
ubstantial improvements, and the Il
lew court house, which has already !.
cached to the second-story, will be "
me of the most superb buildings in the b
tate. 1t is Of the hard white stone OF b
his vicinity which at a distance 8,
loosely resembles marble, and presents a
light, airy aud at the same time mas
i've appearance.
Your correspondent has been so u
much engaged at the capitol that he h
las not had the opportunity to visit
he suburbs. He will do SO shortly,
nd perhaps trouble your readers with '
lis thoughts, UNo.