Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-20


which it is in badger OF being led by
the failure of the two Houses to agree
upon their powers in counting the
electoral votes.
New YORK, Dec. 10.
A Worlds Washington special says:
There are no divisions among Demo-
Gratis here to-day, while the same can.
not be said OF the Republicans. La.
mar, when asked by a friend why he
had not given a prompt denial to the
statements that he was seeking u Cabi-
net position under Hayes, or had been
offered such position rs the price OF his
influence, said he had been subjected
to attacks of this kind ever since he
had been In public life, and he did not
think it worth his while to run about
~contradicting them, and that he was
only surprised that such rumors should
have found m credence among his
friends. With regard to the proffer of
a seat in the Cabinet on the part of
Hayes, he said no such tender has been
made-that II it should be, he would
decline to receive it. IT any PROPOSE
ton should be made to him from that
quarter, in regard 10 the settlement of
~ 4 AoOptiOog oO A1NNiN -
once submit it to a caucus OF he pirty.
1t is evident now that the radicals have
been deluding themselves with the be-
lief that they could ALLEVIATE Southern
Democrats frohi their Northern allies
and thus make the Hayes u>urpation
programme more certain of success,
but they have utterly failed in this.
The views of the President, sub.
mitted in the course of conversation
yesterday, excited "A great deal of SON.
Inent here especially that portion
wherein lie claiuis the right TO call out
State militia adjacent to the scene Of
domestic violence under an act of 1I93.
Democratic members look upon the
act rs obsolete. and say that il was ig-
gnored during the war, when the mill
tia was called out through the INA
chinery OF the State. In the converse
ton, as published, il was not intended
to represent the President as saying he
should hand over the reins of author
ity to the President declared elected Ivy
the President OF the Senate in the
sense that he thought the latter should
count as well as declare the vote. He
protested that he left the question of
the count to Congress and had no
opinion of his own upon il.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
The House Judiciary Committee to-
day considered the W. u. Telegraph
CoInpany's refusal TO produce the mes
sages called for by the Louisiana Com
mittee, but the sub-Judiciary Commit
tee lot being ready to report, ths ses
sion was consumed in informal discus
sion.
The Committee on Election Frauds
aettt,na1 -. aSA..n - d,o AIA@,.
gall offered a resolution asking that
%subpenas duces tiecum be issued to the
President of the w. L.. Telegraph Co.,
requiring the production OF all tele-
grams sent or received through their
offices relative to the late election by
A.. r. Hewitt, d. Magone, Fernando
Wood. John Morrissey, John Kelly,
s. NJ. Weed and w. ID. Pelton.
The Chairman said he could not en-
terrain the resolution in its present
shape, as they were only empowered
TO inquire as to the cities of New York.
Brooklyn, Jersey City and Philadel-
! phia.
The Ways and Means Committee de.
cided To report "A resolution for the adj
journment of the House from Satur-
day next to tle following Wednesday,
and from the Both instant to the Sd of
January.
On motion of Waddell a substitute
was adopted the Republicans voting
against it. II provides that subppnas
he issued requiring the President or
other officials Of the w. u. and A. and
p. Telegraph Companies to produce
all telegram sent OF received by the
same parties relating to fraudulent reg
istration and fraudulent voting at the
election OF Presidential Electors or
members of Congress.
SENATE.
The sub committee o-day took testi
mony in the case of the alleged ineligi
bility of Frost, Democratic Elector Of
Missouri.
Thomas Boroughman. a member OF
the Electoral College, testified that
Frost was not present when the college
met and the votes for President and
Vice President we're cast, and the col
lege elected A. L. Wood to ACT in the
place of Frost.
Siifel, the Republican candidate, APP
peared and claimed the right 10 cast his
vote, on the claim that Frost was ineli.
gible. He testified that he made d de-
mand on Governor Hudson TO give
him Il certificate as an Elector, a he
had received the highest number of
votes of any person eligible to the
office in that district. He filed with
the Governor papers setting forth his
claim. The Governor said he had is
sued a certificate to Frost, but ordered
the Secretary of State TO give Stiiel q
certificate OF the official vote of the
district.
Geo. III. Shields coroborated Stifel's
testimony.