The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-12-14

/ the Supreme Court.
Mr. Wood suggested that matter
Of such importance should 60 to q
committee, whereupon it was referred
to the Judiciary Committee.
WASHINGTON, December "A re.
view of telesraphic reports of the
action regarding the electoral vote
shows the following situation: Eight
| Republican electors of Alabama cast
their votes for Mr.. Hayes without any
credentials. Tue Democratic elec ors
of South Carolina, under the sanction
of q decree of the Supreme Court of
the State, cast their vote for Mr.. Til
den. The Democratic electors OF
Florida, under protest and certificate
ia their favor from q member of the
canvassing board who is also Attorney
General of the State, cast their vote
| for Mr. TildeR. The Democratic elect
ors, under certificates from Governor
McEnery, of Louisians, cast the vote
| of that State for Mr.. TIlden. A Dem
Qcratic elector of Vermont, claiming
office in place of Mr.. Postmaster Sal.
lace, casts his vote for Mr.. Tilden,
and appoints himself messenger TO
carry his vote to Washington. The
Republican electors of Oregon, with
out any certificates, cast their vote for
MIR. Hayes. The electoral college OF
Oregon, as commissioned by the Gov
ernor, casts 2 votes for Mr.. Hayes and
for Mr.. Tllden, covered by the hroad
seal OF the atate. The summing up
shows 18a votes for Mr. TiIden and
1S4 votes Tor Mr.. Hayes. -
WASHINGTON, December 1.-THE
World says The certificates grant
ed hysthe Governor of Oregon to the
Democratic clector Cronin establishes,
on principles laid down by the Il adj.
Gals, the majority of Governor Tilden
and puts the position Of the presi-
DENTAL contest in q new aud interest
ing light"
The Times says: "The illegally
! certified Cronin proceeded to consti-
tute himself electoral college of Ore
gon, to take unto himself two Repub-
liqan associates and to cast their vote
for Tilden and Hendricks. This
travesty of constitutional form appears
to have been gone through with the
aiG end approval of the executive Of
Oregon Lut, under an expresse ed un-
derstanding with Mr.. TIlien and his
managers, If the moral sense of the
country cannot be trusted to rebuke
the reckless tricksters who have
schemed by this and similar methods
to get possession of the government,
then SO much the worse for the future
of the country"
WASHINGTON, December T.-Senate
Anthony, from Committee on Print
ing, reported in favor of printing the
deposltions IN regard to the Louisiana
election, and presented to the Presi-
dent by Senator Sherman's committee.
A lengthy debate followed.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, December o.
A writ Of quo tedrrantO was served on
the Hayes electors before casting their
votes. The injunction was issued IN
favor of the Democratic electors
against the canvassIng board. Cooke,
an attorney and member of the can
vassing board, denounces the returns
of the board, in an official protest, as
criminal and base Justification of re-
turns. He also gave certificates to the
Tilden electors.
New YORK, December :. John
Kelly was nominated by the mayor and
confirmed by the aldermen as comp
troller.
WASHINGTON, December Z. - The
Union, Democratic journal, with NJ.
Blair as editor, expires this morning.
In the adjourned caucus of the Dem
ocrats, Hewitt, from the committee
appointed by the caucus yesterday, RI
ported q resolution providing for a
committee of ten to cooperate with
a committee appointed by Democratic
Senators, to take into consideration
the recent elections in the south, and
the use of government troops therein,
and, further, to report to the caucus
from time to time, such recommends
tions rs they may deem proper.
Wood otf.red u resolution proposing
a resolution IN the House instructing
the judiciary Committee to inquire
whether there has been any violations
of law by the President.
Lord moved that all matters under
discussion be referred to q committee
of ten, TO report " hen the committee
now going to South Carolina, Florida
and Louisiana, have reported.
During the diSeussion the views
were of pacific ttharaeter, and the
general sentiment W. hat the pending
questions between thirs. Huberle parties,
regarding the electo happy TO wait o1,9ld
l:.: who has not msde hsr
oe PIes0i'Cu ulstihYery fine hat r a lew
side issues which wthrec dozen Of French
attention avoided. fy ne one osI spal NJ De 500 al
it was intimated thack Of bufs, ties. hair
no movement towartother goods in the mil
the President. Tho uoDI
general between tn !PAUL BREYMANs
Western emocrats, Cnoawa11
members in the oaucu7 only paItio pa
ting when called upon for advice.
They couHselled calmness aud modera-
tion, stating that, in this conviction,
the conduct of Wade Hampton afford
ed an example, but owing to the pecu-
liar relations of the South at this time
they preferred not to take an active
part in the discussion. The caucus
adjourned subject to the call of Col.
Lamar, chairman.
On the House side of the capital
the broad seals of States are ablaze,
and on the Senate side they have paled
their Intellectual fires,
In the Senate, the motion to print
1900 copies of the Louisiana Republi-
can committees report to the President
occupied the day. During the debate,
the Oregon electoral college came up,
and numerous documents for and
against the action of Governor Glove
were cited and authorities quoted at
length. Finally the motion to print
passed by a vote of forty to thirteen,
Messrs. Key, Mcdonald, Randolph,
Wallace and Kern an voting with the
Republicans. -
AIr. Mitchell introduced the follow
ing: Whereas, at the late presi-
Dental election in the State Of Ore
goD, the people by majority of over
HOO chose electors who v ere pledged
TO vote for r. B. Hayes for President
and VIM. A. Wheeler for Vice Pres;-
dent; and, whereas, the Governor of
that State, upon the pretext that ]. w.
Watts, an electOr thus chosen, was
at the time of his election a deputy
postmaster, ratified to one E. A. CrUnir,
who had been a candidate upon the
Democratic electoral ticket, that he,
Cronin, was chosen and elected, in the
face Of the notorious and undisputed
fact that be had been defeated by 1000
msjority before the State; and,
whereas, the Governor placed in the
hands of said Z. A. Cronln the ceT-
tifcates Of two other electors chosen
to vote for Hsyes and Wheeler. instead
of putting them into their own hands,