The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-01-28
The President is reported as being strongly

The President is reported as being STRONGLY
| In favor of the bill. % =
! In the House, the resol q ton for select cor,
| nlttee on the use of troops in the South to in.
| Hoence elections was adopted after discussion
| IN %hich the proposed mode of procedure OF
| sen9ins iof persons and papers was character
| lZeo as indecent and against proprieties and
| eLiquette of official life and in which Mr.
Watterson, of Kentucky, intimated that inn.
Peschment proceedings against the President
| mad only been prevented early in the session
by the opposition of what was termed the
Confederate element.
The House Committee to Investigate naval
| aHairs report against iupeaohing Robson
Secretary of the Navy, bnt do not vindicste
! him. Corruption and criminal intent are not
directly proved in the testimony, but they urge
6naG measures be adopted to prevent in future
euch mIsmRnagement has occurred in The
past.
Wells and Anderson were before the House
committee on Privileges on the goth. Wells
made most unfavorable impression az to his
veracity. He did not know how many votes
!1lden got, or how many votes were deducted
from illden, or who carried the State on the
nocent, Ignorant and bland as the heather
ChInee. Mr. Field pressed him very closely,
and brought his rascslity into bold relief.
botn parties remain under arrest till the ar
rival of kenner and Casanave, when action
will at once be taken by the House to compel
them to furnish the retprns aud answer ques-
tions.
c B. DeBerry, lately telegraph operator at
Tallahassee, Fla WAS examin ed last Tbursdav
He testified to knowledge of kilograms to the
following effect: "Secretary to Stearns: We
are absolutely sure of so many votes (did not
remember number) and must have Florida,
south Carolina and Louisiana by fair means or
other ise." From same to same: "Send courier
majority for Hayes"
Same to same: "Have seen the President and
Secretary Money and troops will be sent
Witness could not remember the exact words
and declines to answer certain questions as
would crimnate him under Florida laws
Probably he will be held in contempt H. ALEC
said THAI u dispatch had been banded him for
transmission to Il. Chandler, signed nv Gov
Seam, saying in eject I'VE cannot G lrry the
State for Hayes unless we have troops and
money Immediately.
Tallahassee, Jan. 23-Yesterds y
GOV. Drew approved an act of the Legislature
requiring the Board of Canvassers to make a
canvass of the electoral vote in accordance
with the decision of the Sapreme Court in the |
case of Blonhom vs.. the Secretary of the State |
Drew, decided December %, 1876. In obedience |
to the3 law the board met to-day. Attorney
General Roney having been of counsel for the |
Democratic electors, declined to ACT and Mr. |
Carley, Com missioner of Lands and Immiera-
tion, was designated in his place. The can
vass was then gone into, and all the returns
found to be regular were counted, aud footed
mp: "a 434 for the Tilden electors, and "a $40
for the Hayes electors.
THE SOUTHERN STATES DEBT QUESTION:
NetO York. Jan 25.-A meeting of bankers, mer
chants, and Others Interested in the settle
ment Of the debt question of the Southern
States was held to-day in the Clearing House.
VIM. Cullen Bryant presided. frederic Taylor
spoke of the deplorable condition Of thin 90 in
Ine South. Col. Stebbus then offered resolu-
ions, which were adopted, deploring the
'Iate OF Affairs in the Southern States, and
'ymPathiztng with the people of those States
q the1r unhappy conditions recognizing the
'ostacies In tho way of an honorable discharge
II their legal obligations; stating that some
method OF conPromise and read iustment was
absolutely necessary; recommending the in
ervention of q committee of disiptereStod |
rbITrsrs, between the States and their bond.
lolders as offering fair and honorable me-
bod alike Ito the debtor and creditors, and
tanning as the committee Messrs. GsorKs s.
;oe j. d. Vermilye, B. D. Sherman d B. Co.
neggs aud Enoch Pratt, aDd inviting the de-
aultiDg States to confer with this committee
pom tho matter. These gentlemen accepted
he trust and undertook the work given them
hey will report progress at a future m meeting.
ELECTION OF SENAToRs.-McPherson dem J ]
as been elected Senator from New Jersey in | I
lace of Frelinghuysen (Rep) Judge David {
Davis of the Supreme Court has been elected {
y Democrats and Independents to succeed I
logan (Rep) from Illinois. G. F. Hoar (Rep I
, elected in place of Boutwell, (Rep.) from
Massachusetts,.