Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-06-02

WASHINGTON, May 31-Noon In
the Senate several petitions were pre-
sented from Southern cities remOn-
stratiDg against the ratification of the
Hawaiian treaty SO as to admit rice
free of duty. They were referred to
the committee on finance.
Fisher denied the Boston Herald
story. Nothing important has been de
veloped. Atkins also testified regard
ing the value of stocks. He denied
any knowledge of Blaine's bonds get
ting into the hands of the Pacific Rail-
road. Mr.. Mnlligan, Fishers book
keeper, testified that Blaine as agent
negotiated for Fort Smith bonds and
afterwards took them up. He COM
planned to Muiligan of having lost
money. Mulligan replied, "you could
not have lost much as you got 80
cents on the dollar for seventy four
thousand" Atkins told Mnlligan
Blaine's bonds were sold to the Union
Pacific by Scott. The transactions
| are complicated and there is g. great
struggle on the Tart of BIaine's friends
to restrict the investigation within the
scope of the resolution.
WASHINGTON, Ma 29- SENATE
Spencer introduced bill attaching
Bullock and Lee counties in Alabama
to the middle district of that State.
A number of petitions were present
ed and private and pension bills re-
ported.
The Japanese indemnity sswas re-
sumed and finalIy passed by vote of
"a to 20, after which the Senate adj
jourued.
HoUsE.-Morey of Louisiana rose to
a D9rSOnat pYnIanatIHr N rafaronan 70
the testimony given by Seelye before
the committee charged with invests
eating the federal offices in Louisiana.
He declared that all the statements
made by that witness charging him
with crimes and i:npugning his honor
and integrity were false and Infamous.
Seelye's own evidence showed that he
Was Infamous and he had made a very
weak attemnt to prove that he (Morey)
was equally so. In the summer of
1875 this witness had sent him an alb
stract of what he called history of
occurrences in the fall of 1874 in the
State of Louisiana. He had been west
when this communication had been
mailed to him and on his return to |
Washington he learned that this man |
proposed to make publication of that |
statement. He (Morey) was aware thst |
his seat in Congress was to be contested |
and he felt that publication of that |
sort would be prejudicial to his inter-
ests and that if by paying Seelye few
hundred dollars he would stop that |
current abuse AN / falsehood; he was
justified in so doing, and he therefore
had done so. In conclusion he thank
ed the gentlemen on both sides of the
House for the expression of their con-
fdence which they had given him
since the publication of Seelye's testi~
mony.
The Hous then proceeded to con-
slider the Louisiana contested election
case of Spencer VS.. Morey and was
addressed by McCrary Of Iowa, who
the minority report of the
committee on elections, declaring that
Morey, the sitting member, is entitled
to the seat. After a long discussion
the minority resolutions were rejected
(yeas 70, noes 100 and the majority
resolutions declaring Morey, the sit
ting member, not entitled to the seat
and VIM. B. Spencer elected to it we're
adopted without division. Adj
lourned.
Harvey had net returned from New
York to day and the committee ad-
journed until tomorrow.
Secretary Robson, before the naval
committee, was given list of ques-
lions to which the committee desired
answers. Robson reserved the
right that the examination be public.
Nomination: E. W. Griffin of Ken
lucky for CONSUL to Africa on Friendly
md Navigation Islands.