The Morning herald., 1877-01-06
aBNERALPREss DISPATCHES
WARRINGTON.
Xiv C0ngFess-SeCOnd Session.

Senate.
WARRINGTON, Jan. +Mr. Booth, Cal.
introduceda bill to accept property devised
and bequeathed to the United States by the
late Charles Fox. Referred to the Com-
mittee on the judiciary.
A large number of adverse reports were
made from the Committees on Pensions
and Claims, and the bills were indefinitely
postponed.
Mr.. Morrill,, VT, from the Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds, reported q
bill to authorize the taking of certain par
cells of land for the public use at the inter-
section of Penn and Maryland avenues, with
the west front of the Capital Grounds.
Placed on the calender.
Mr.. Morton, Ind, called up the resslu-
tion submitted by the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections on Wednesday last, de
claring that William NJ. Turner is in duty
bound under his oath to answer the ques-
tions propounded to him by the committee
In regard to the transmission Of telegraphic
messages through his Office at Jacksonville,
Oregon, and that he cannot excuse himself
Fl ON answering the same by reason of his
oficial connection with the Western Union
Telegraph Company as the manager of
their Office at Jacksonville, Oregon.
Mr.. Kelly, Oregon, said he hoped the
resolution would be adopted. There was
no reason why telegraphic communications
should not be made public when justice de.
mandsd It. It was we'll known principle
of law that written communications, no
matter how confidential, must be produced
in courts of justice when necessary to serve
the ends of justice, and nothing was more
sacred than confidential letter between
two persons. This witness (Turner) had
unquestionably been "leaky;" he had dis
closed something about dispatches passing |
through his Office, and now he should be
made to tell the whole.
He (Mr. Kelly) was very confident that
no communication which passed over the
wire referring to political events at Salem,
Oregon, would show that anything wrong
had been done. II any improper telegram
had passed over the wire he, Mr.. Kelley,
would have known something about it. He
was satisfied that nothing improper could be
shown, that not dollar had been expended
and improperly. He was present
1T Salem at tho time, and knew of all the
TIE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COM
MITTEE.
The sub committee or, the subject of the
Texas Pacific Railroad were not ready to
report to day. They have, however, CON-
pleted the proposed "Compromise Bill"
except a. to the exact point where the
Texas Pacific Road and the Southern Pacific
II California shall unite, and also a. to tho
,oint where the road from San Diego should
ntersect the main line.
GOVERNOR GROVER BEFORE TEE SENATE
COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-Governor Grover
yas examined before the Senate Committee
N Privileges and Elections to-day, and in
be course of his testimony stated that he
ssued the certificate of election to the three
liRhest electors who we're eligible. In 90
oirg he acted in conformity with the Con.
titution, and in accordance with the best
egal authorities he could procure. |,
he REPORT OF THE BoaY ooMNITTEs. (
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The report and
ccompanying papers of the Bogy Committee
q Observation, who visited New Orleans
t the request Of Hewitt. have been pre- ,
AIRED. 1t presents Q formidable mass of
tstiogery. The sf1davits and dispositions ,
lone making one large mailbag full and
about 5000 pages. .-.|
The principal feature of the report on tho 8
Legations that the election in Louisiana
rs noi characterized BY intimidation on the i,
srt Of the Democrats, and that the Return