, 1877-01-25
THE INVESTIGATIONS.
ALL FOR NOTHING.
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,WAsnMaroH, D. C., Jan. e4.-The Demo-
Gratis In the Senate, and str. Dudley Field, hare
not 70 for along that they think IT Is inst as "cl
to give Ut inquiry into the collection Of Repuf-
lfcan campaign money aud its expenditure up
to the c1ose Of the Presidential election. They
arc now 9uite willing to drop this branch ol tue
subject, ard let bygono be bygones up TO the
morning OF tho stb Of November, provided the
Republicans will agree. As the latter did not
start this feature Of tho investigation, aud have
never claimed that Congress should bus5 itself
With tho ordinary collection and d!sburseHfnt OF
campaign funds for the Usual election expenses,
the probabilities arc that everything In evidence
relating to TRANSACTIONS Sth Of No
yrmbcr wit, be stricken from the record, and
telegrams produced In regard to these opera
uous viii not bo public, but be handed back TO
tho telegraph companies unused. The t'lVcstl@
cation into tho uso OF money will then nc coh-
tinucl With tic sole reference TO what Is alleged
to have been used in connection with tho Elect"
oral vote. .
The Democrats came near being caught III
4 FAD TnAr
to-day. The President scnt in copies of all or
ders and tclegrams to troops In tho South.
They filed several good-sizcl boxes, a'1'l their
reading would have occupied 1ully t"o
sessions, and SONG excited Democrat said
1t would tako week. Fernando Wood, VINO
called for tho information, could not keep
his face straight rs he rose and suggested that
probably the papers haa better not bc feaa'
After an industrious consultation Of the rules
about tho Clerks desk, the Chalr ruled that It
would require tho majority t. osdcr them rcatl,
and 20 the Democrats .rc. b enabled to dispose
Of their elephant,
:. Fernando 3;ood should be happy. uc has
: s,.teee ed In having passed his resolution ercat~
:, tltr. special committee to Investigate
,ffho conduct Of the President with re-
:, atrtt to tho use. OF troops 10 the
:. Bouth. The resolution was adopted BY
fsy s pa paT - foo Wooas q s' ssdor
conscryatiye inlueuce Of that iiftcen-iuel, shell
With Its fuss in process OF conltIustion. Aecord-
ingly Wood had less difficult tisnc intllc Houso
1utlpu provides Tor tho creation ol l. committees
at eleven members to report whether tho Frcsl-
dent hus exercised authority unwarrantGl By
The Constitution In saat!on!ng troops IN the
CAMPAIGN TELEGnAMs.
II the trtsstrrs hssociaf<d IsTtsG
On tho rowers, Duties, aud Privileges OF the
House In Counting tllc Electoral Vote totlay cx-
Rmined number nf Philadelphia cnlployes of
tho Western Union Telegraph Company. Henry
o'xSEA tC3Llleu Ll1L uH tHE Gill "t!i+ |tI]ll
10th Of November he RECEIVED ncss1zcs from
Secretary Cameron, ". X. kenbler, ". Mackay,
Mr. Doyt, and Mai. Morris, u f,c sent to Eiori-
do, but did not rccolcst thu nns1les nf tile per:
SONS to whom they were sent. Remembered
that telegram sent by Afackay spoke ii II party
in Bedford whom lie had scrt,, aln! about tcnd-
Ing special messenger to Florida, hut renIcn-
bercd nothing about nlo,.cy or troopa,
Mr.. Lawrence objected to ask!ng questions rs
to thu contents of tho telcgruns wien tlc Hli',
committees Of tho Two llullscs had the tclG-
grams IN their possession. The 0I,(Gctfon WAS
oycrrulctl, but further examination vi O'Nel!
aud associate. cllcitc.l nothing alltinnal, and
tho Committee adjourned TIL tu-norruw.
THAT EOGTll CARoLl:A oirEH.
Tho Hon. v. II. ..,as1l {eulorctl}, ot Columbia,
Privileges aud Elc,tsous tlis l,orninE. lie re-
pratcl tie testimony heretofore tclcGsarhc.l 10
tie effect that Gh!Itts, u CululnLln banker.
olrcre, hin s5o,cM to Gus. his Electoral
yuto for rildcn, md s.nuM II lie would
aoeurc votes cnuugil IN tue Senate to seat the
Democratic l.1cnlbrrs from Lanrel,E, Euretael,t,
nul Abboyyil!C Counties. Witness refused
Clllds oilers. anu, US liz NaIa leaving, Cllls rr-
1narscd: "ncncu,hGr. Nash, this IL graveyard
talk" Wftncaa !lng seen Glls!ts s.ACt the Etce-
toEal Colel.u met. alnl Chi!dG asked wttncss to
say nothing aLout tho cnsysrsatloa they lAd III
rotation tD tho money. witness told Chilsls
what Was true.
MISSISSIPPI.
Before the Senate Committee OIL Privileges
and Elections today, Lee, Republican calIulatc
tor Congrcss In First Nil sissippi Dstrict ut tic
lutc clvGtiun, testified that tttc nenttrats car.
Elrd Ills btatc by fraud alllI intimidation.
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