The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-17

State, Beck, from Issuing certificate
to WiggingtOn on revised returns from
Monterey county, and also II writ Of
prohibition, to stop MI proceedings in
tho matter until the 18th instant, when
tho uandamus issued by Judge Dnilger.
field Of the Twelfth District Court, OIL
Markley, Clerk of Monterey county will
come mp for hearing.
Thomas II. Reynolds, County Clerk,
has sent letter to J. ii. Wise, Chair.
man of the Finance Committee, with
reference TO the charges of j. c. May
nard, Secretary of the Democratic State
Central Committee, that Reynolds lInd
been instrumental i'll pcrpclrating
frauds hy which the Democratic party
was defeated in tho recent election,
asking that Maynard and witnesses bo
examined, that he may have chance
TO dispute the accusations.
SAcEAaENTo, Drc. u.
Secretary Of State Beck has received
al! papers in the first step in the Wig
gInion-pnClrcO contest in the Fourth
Congress ional District, including re-
turns Of Monterey county corrected, in
accordance with tho mandnlnus OF tie
District CouIt to correspond with the
original error III footing by the Super
visors. This gives Wigginlon one ma
jority. but the Secretary OF State will
not declare The vote for few days, TO
give Puchcco time 10 take any LEGAL
steps desired.
WAsEINGTos, Dee. 10.
Following arc extracts from papers
relating To our foreign relations trans
niitcd to Congress with the Presidents
mcssagc: Minister Seward writing 10
Secretary Fish from China says: "Tbe
trade dollar, rs believe, was coined to
afford another outlet for the silver prod
Gct Of onr mines. II was not supposed
that il would become largely current Mt
home. but WIS intended for slipincut TO
China where ii was Thought it might
take the place of the Mexican dollar.
In my trade report for the last yerr, |
spoke Of the difficulty If introducing il
into northern and central China. There
are not 500 Of the new coins in circula
ton north Of Foo Chow. III southern
China il has not displaced the Mcxicnn
dollar or fonnd market To any great
=zt".t, and ] d.,nhI wh.Lher il cnn nv.r
! come into general or even extensive ci--
culatinn. In point of fact. the Mexican
dollar introduced twenty years ago. is
fnlnd not only AT ports open to foreign
trade, bu: At all OF them.
NEW YoER, Dec. IL.
\ special session OF the Senate 10 be-
gin on the 18th or 9th OF March, vii! lie
called by President Grant before his
term expires, 10 confirm Hayes Cabinet
and other appointments. Tie lew
Executive, with the support Of that
body, will take immediate possession Of,
the Government in all its branches. II
the Democratic House refuses to make
appropriations during the present srs-
giun. nn extra session Of the new Con-
grcss will be called. II will not bu ns-
scmblcd, however, rs may be supposed,
immediately after the ith Of March, ns
some date Of the New Hampshire cIcc-
ton will be fixed upon. Appropriations
will nnqucstiOnnbly he male before tho
end Of the fiscal year.
CnICAGo, Dee. II.
The pnpcrs this morning publish the
address uf Palmer, TrumbuIl and other
Democrats Of the visiting Committee TO
New Orleans. 1t is addressed to Hon.
a. $. Hewitt, Chairman Of the National
Democratic Committee. They say the
facts connected with the election returns
show thnt the nctinn OF the R",urmiIg
Board i'll prOclaiming the election of
tho Hayes Electors, is arbitrary, unfnir
and without warrant Of law, and they
adold. ms applicable to this canvass, the
language OF tho report made 10 the
United Stutcs llnusc uf Representatives.
in 1915 lay George +. Ifoar. William 4.
Wheeler, and William +. Frye, in re-.
gard tG tho canvass of 1872, in which
they say: "Thc sn.cnlIcd canvass made
by the Returning board in The interest
"f Kellogg. seems to us To- have no VIZ
lility, and il entitled 10 no respect
Whatever" We also adopt Tho Ian.
gungc "f this report upon The cnndl-
tinn nf Louisiana in 1915. "In the
SintC Of Luuisiaun there Il Governor
in Office who owes his Ecat 10 the inter.
ference nf The National power. which
hns recognized his title to his office. moi
hy reason Oi my nscCrtainincnt of fncls
by legal process, Int has based its nc.
ton solely on tho illegal order OF II
Judge. Ia the slnic State there is n
Legislature, ono branch of which lie.
rivcs its authority from the same order,
The other being organized hy majority
who have bccn established in power by
another interference Of tho National
Government, nmd which majority derives
l's title moi from my legal ascertain.
mcmL Of facts, bnt from the certificates
Of Returning Board which has mis-.
conceived, aud exceeded It's authority"
COLUMntt, Dec. II.
Judge Dunm has delivered decision
dischnrging tho lIoard Of State Cmi-
Ynsscrs from custody, OH tho ground
that tho Supreme Court Of tho State
liRd no jurisdiction.
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