New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-19
WHOLE NUMBER 1890.

such elections, having at all tunes, how
ever, duo regasd 70 the forms of law and
the ascertainment Of the will and true vote
OF the psoQls st such elections. The per.
SON whom the majority Of the court shan
thus lind to be elected President or Vice
President, - the case may be, shall be
entitled to such ONCE. and said court
shah have full power and authority tecarry
into effect and enforce its Judgment by any
and ali needful PROCESS. In case it shall
appear thas any person has been lawfully
elected, said court shall go declare and
adjudge, and in Ill cases they shall certify
their Judgment TO the two houses cf Con-
gress The bill next provides that any party
to such contest, feeling aggrieved by the
Judgment may, within six days after its
rendition, appeal therefr0m to the Supreme
Court, but such appeal shall not, however,
operate to stay the execution OF the
special order therefor, made by the court
rendering such judgment. The record and
case shall be immediately filed In the S1.
preme Court, and take precedence of. all
other business The Supreme Court must
then at once proceed to determine the same
upon the record and case 90 presented, and
shall have full power to carry its judgments
into effect without remand.
.Ortoz's Inauisitors.
Messrs. Hurd, Linde and McCrary COM
pose the subcommittee of the Judiciary
Committee, to report proper action to
lpg telegraphic dispatches and the abuse of
witnesses. -----------
William B. Moore has been appointed
Supervising special agent of the treasury.
The Position MR.. Ortsn Takes.
President Orton has not been summoned
to Now Orleans. He is here in the interest
of the sanctity of messages intrusted to the
t slagraph, but not t. dispute the authority
of the House to compel obedience to lts
mandates. He represents to the judiciary
COMMITTEES that during the present year
IS OOO. 600 messages will pass over tho
Western Union lines. The senders OF these
messages represent tho capital, enterprise
and intelligence Of the country, and they
sre entitled to the protection Of their busi-
ness offices from Congress.
Pacific Railread.
/ Senator West, chaifman Of the Commit
to on Pacific Railroads, who leaves on
Wednesday for New Orleans called that
committee together to-day, and there was
m informal talk, bnt No business done or
proposed. Fet.a .-sg-e st..'.lr'fs II n
The Proposed Raid % the TELEGRAPH
Omces.
In the Judiciary Committee Of the House
this morning, the demand for teiegraphlc
erai propositions were made and referred
to the subcommittee. - y "a 5sgss.sEeT
J Mr.. Hoar suggested the House should
oompel only tho production Of private pa
pers and telegrams in caaes where the per-
son rea uired to produce them is not himself
charged with an Offense, or, ii 30 charged,
secured by the most ample protection
against penal const q 1encee, and, second,
that satisfactory proof In all cases should
napers or kilograms would throw light on j.
the subject under investigation, aud in ell
cases there should be 9 description OF the
particnlar paper or telegram required.
Mr. Lord submitted that the House has
the right tn auEhorize its committees to
procure telegraphic correspondence in any
case where the character OF the correspond
euce is proper and material Tor tho elucidac
ton Of the truth in regard to any inquiry
before the House; that in cass the c9rre-
aDondence does not pertain to the subJsct
matter great care shOuld be taken to pre-.
vent ito publicity, and that in case OF . re-
fusal by any person to produce the CORE
aOondence, he shall, on due process there
for. be brought to the bar Of the House, to
be dealt with according to law.
Suprsune Court.
United States vs. Philadelphia and
S,uthern Mail Steamship COmpsny, and
twos other cases, cross appeals from the
Circuit Court Of Louisiana. This was
case of collision ON the Mississippi. near
New Orleans, between the tug Neeifie' and
the steamer Juui -ta, by which the govern
ment lost q cargo of cement. The decree
il 40 modified 20 to direct full payment to
the United States, the costs to be equally
d;v;6ad hatveen the tug and the steamer.