The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-19
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS.
The Louisiana Investigation


New ORLEANS December 1s.-E. W
Barnes, manager OF the Western Uniol
Telegraph Company, who had been sub
ppnaed to produce the dispatches sen
and received by Kellogg, Packard, Dib
bic, Yarmouth, Carter and Gen. Augn
from and after the 18th OF August, 1876
was called before the committee. II
answer to a question, Mr.. Barnes statet
that he had not brought any message
with him; that he had been instructed
by General Superintendent Van Horr
not 10 deliver nor produce the messages
consequently he mus. under his instruc
ticns refuse 10 deliver the telegram
called for by the subpoena. The com
mittee, dlter consultation, adopted tht
following resolution, which the Chair
man was instructed to communicate t
the House Of Representatives by tele
graph:
Resolped, That for the efficient proce
cntion Of the inquiry ordered by the
House that this. committee communicate
to the House for It's consideration, The
refusal OF Z. w. Barnes to produce be-
fore the committee the telegra ms referred
to in the subpoena ducts teeum served upon
him December 18Th, 1876, his refusal be-
Ing in contempt OF the House Of Repre-
sentatives:
Gen. Hurlbut moved the last clause
his refusal being in contempt. ETC., be
stricken ont, az the House itself was the
best Judge of the contempt,ii there was
any. .J el.- ~
The Chairman put the question or
Gen. Hurlbut's amendment and it was
lost, the Republicans voting for and the
Democrats againsti II.
The resolution was then carried by q
party vote.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
The Senate Investigating Committee
met in the United States District Court
room in the Custom House. There were
present 7. o. Howe, Of Wisconsin, chair
man; Mcmillan, Of Maine; Oglesby, oi
Illinois; Wadleigh, Of New Hampshire
Mcdonald, Of Indiana; and Salisbury, oi
Delaware. As number OF prominent
local Republicans were also in the room
The committee having been called 10
order Mr.. Howe stated that in the inter.
est Of harmony there would only be a
certain number OF persons present,
Five representatives Of each party
10 act as counsel and the mem.
bers OF the press only would he admitted,
He said also that the party obiecting to
the action OF the Returning Board de.
sired to submit statement OF their OBJ.
iections in writing. Such n statement,
the Chairman thought, would greatly
facilitate the business Of the committee.
He wished the document 10 DO brief, and
to be submitted as early as possible.
Judge Campbell desired TO file a coun-
reinstatement, and was accorded the
privilege.
The Chairman said that il was desired
to procure tabulatcd statement of the
votes as returned to the Board. 1t was
urged by the Democratic members that
q copy should be produced not only Of
the Supervisory tabulated statements
but also Of the returns made by the Com.
missioners Of Election to the Supervisors,
in order that 1t might be clearly seen
what polls had been thrown out by the
Board.
Gov. Wells, President Of the Board,
was called in 10 give sone information
on the subject. lie said he would furn'
i.h The committee with revised statements
ot the VOTES rallied, and OF the votes ex'
cluded, but as the Board was busy pre-
pairing a report TO the Legislature, the
clerks would not have time 10 make
copies.
The Chairman said six stenographers
Of the Committee would do tho work,
The Committee then adjourned until
Tuesday, at 10 o'clock.
Witnesses have been summoned 10 tes.
tify in the case OF East Baton Rouge.