The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-25
TELEGRAPHIC.
WASHINGTON.
reTEMu0M.
Ue VIII Not Surrender the necOrds 0f
. mis- once.


lhjbita signs Of insanity, and that ne ls
mot responsible for what he says. UP TO
this time he retains control OF the
.recorsia of his Office, which no took
away. and says he will not surrender
Them while Sergeant-at- Arms Thoinp-
won il absent In Ohio. In the meantime
members cannot obtain any documents
from the folding room, the Speaker nay,
.ipg given orders not 70 issue any untlI
.the index books are returned.
The only book he has belonging 70
sthe House IL the invoice book, by whicb
to settle his accounts. Fitzhugh Is ap-.
sprebensive that one hundred bags 81
books have been taken from the folding
room without .authority. and no needs
this book to verify the stock that shou'o
In Favor nj Goedc.
WASHINGTON, May A.-Thc sub-com-
,nittee on Platte VS.. Goode, from Vir-
ginia. have agreed to report In favor OF
retaining Goode In the seat. but will not
mako a formal report to the full com
mittee until Mr.. Blackburn returns
from New Orleans.
The Clark Adams 1nvestlsatt0".
srhe special committee having charge
- the investigation Of the report that
A}lArk Adams sold Offices, examined ".
: q. Curtis, or the Inter Ocean. to-day,
who testified that a gentleman had
made such remark to him IN CASUAL
con versatiop, and he made the para
graph about IL, but refuses TO give the
gentleman's name.
serer R0besOn.
NNcretarv Robeson has written Mr..
yWhitthorne = letter accepting the 1nv,-
.tAtiOn OF the committee to make eN-
.plAnatlon: demonstrates against the
pvblioation OF detached parts OF the
evidence, and demands the hearing be
P Snvessisat,rs Hiaine.
WASHINGTON, May "a. Amos Curry, OF
Little Rock, testified that about I'VE
weeks ago Mr.. Robinson told him he
hsd carried package Of bonds, $25, 900,
from Josiah Caldwell and delivered
them to Mr.. Blaine. Robinson told
Uurry his understanding was that these
bends were only an .installment to Mr.:
Blaine. He did not say that Caldwell
told him the object Of sending these
bonds to Mr.. Blaine. Curry is mem
.ber OF the Republican party.
Congressional Proceedings.
There was nothing Of importance done
10 the senate. HOUSE
speaker kerr Resumes tire Chair-Jeseph
y. nainey seated. 1.-The spencer
Mercy Case Discussea.
Mr.. Kerr resumed the chair. He is
apparently improved iD health.
The Southern land bill went over with
out action.
Mr.. Harris. from tho Committee on
Elections. reported JOS. II. Rainey, n
sitting member from South Carolina,
WAS duly elected. Ordered printed and
rOcommitted.
The House then proceeded to consider
the Louisiana contested case Of Spencer
vs. Morey. The report Of the majority
OF the committee being that William B.
Spencer, the contestant, Is entitled to
the seat, and that Frank Morey. the sit
ting member, h not: and the minority
taking the opposite view. Messrs.
House, OF Tennessee, d. Il. Bolt, Of Mis-
sOtiri, aud Ellis. OF Louisiana. spoke in
support Of the majority report; and
wells. OF Mississippi, and Brown. OF
Kansas, in support Of the minority re-
port. Without taking any action on the
resolution the matter went over Tor the
Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, offered resolu-
tion directing the Committee on Com
nerUe to inquire into an alleged combi-
nation OF leading railroads, for the pur
pose Of controlling traffic. Adopted.
House adjourned.
R0LxTICAL NEW8.
Demeeratic and Republican Conventions
IN Various states.
sPHixorELD. Ill.,. May -; Every
county II represented. w. 3. Baker. OF
Alton, permanent chairman.
delegates elected to-day are for Blaine.
A resolution was adopted with three dis
seating votes, expressing a preference
for Blaine, but the delegation is not in
structed.
OMAHA, May 24.-Gen. G. H. Stanwek
was elected permanent chairman. The
Republican delegation are instructed to
vote for Blaine.
SAN FRANcIsco, May 2i.-The Demo-
Hendricks and Tilden.
CONCORD, N. H., May. M.-The Repub-
lioan Convention resolutions leave the
delegates uninstructed. Colby, White
and Hall, delegates Mt large, are sup
posed to be for Blaine, and Burns for
Bristow.
SPRINaF1HLp, Ill, May 24-The Re-
publican Convention, on the first ballot.
nominated Shelby M. Cullom for
Governor.
MoNmoMxRy. Ala. May "a The
vention met to-day. A committee on
credentials was appointed and recessed
to o'clock.
Foster Blodgstt, OF Georgia, was pres
ent and received with great eclat. Most
OF the delegates are revenue collectors,
postmasters and clerks and officials
from the United States Marshal's office.
s~s-Treassry Balances.
NRw YORK, May 24.-Gold, $3s, ,457, ,3l6; !;
currency, t36, ,39O, ,452.
The sub treasurer paid out 1907 900 on
account Of interest, and $4,000 for
bonds.
Customs receipts to-day $274,OOO.
-H1N-
Men who succeed In Politics.
ICincinnau Commercially
Considering who have. succeeded OF
late years, and what manner of men
they are, 1t is not altogether misfor-
tune to he connected with those who