The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-22
CHANDLER HAPPY.
HIS BANK ACCOUNT NOT TO aE Tx
POSED,
Gov. ElIde1 Bepudiates ANY Idantle Q
Secrecy Tor Anybody.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-By mutual !
agreement tie senate committee on privl- |
leges and elections and the committee on
powers, privileges and duties ct the house
in counting the electoral vote, have decided
not to 20 into an examination OF the pa
pers aud accounts Of the leaders OF either
political party. ln consequence Of tnls
agreement, Ellis, president of the THIRD
National bank OF New York. will not be
required tn produce an abstract OF the ac-
count of Samuel J. Tilden at the Third
National bank for examination by the for
mel committee, willie Secretary Chandler,
chairman Of the Republican committee,
will be excused from appearing before the
| latter committee with his accounts, books,
papers, &c,
WHAT GOV. TILDEN SAYS ABOUT 1T.
New YORK, Feb. 2l.-Gov. Tildcn has
sent the following communication to Sena-
tor Herman:
New YORK, Feb 21st.
| To Hon Francis Herman, Washington:
A telegram to the Associated
Press, published this morning, states
that harmonious agreement has been
brought about between the senate com
mittce. If which you are a member,
| aud the ccmmittee OF the house, by which
it has been decided not to go into an ex-
animation Of my bank accounts on the one
hand or the accounts of the chairman OF
f the Republican committee on the other
( hand. | repudiate any such agreement
and disclaim any such immunity, prOtec
: t0l or benefit from it. | reject utterly the
8 false imputation that my private bank
d account contains anything whatever that
needs to be concealed.
Under the pretense Of looking fol
payments 10 December, a demand was
made for all payments after May anc
all deposits during nine months, anc
/ the bauk was repeatedly menaceC
L with the removal of officers and books tt
| Washington. A transcript of the entrie
of private business, trusts and charities
containing everything but what the cow
, mittee was commissioned to investigate
| bat nothing which it was commissioned t
] investigate, because nothing of that sor
existed. has been taken, with my knowl
% edge, to Washington. Of c0uIse there
c. 20 item in il relating to anything ID Ore
10 gon. for [ never made, authorized or kncy
of any expenditure in relation to the elec
tiUn in that state or the resulting COhtrC
versy, or any promise or obligation or ne
go:iation on the subject Mr.. Ellis, tn
acting president of the bank, himself
Republican, sometime ago told the chair
man of the committee and several of ii
& members that there is nothing in the al
= count capable of furthering any just obiet
of the Investigation.
~ | am also Informed that resolI
all ton was passed to summon me ;
ar- witness, but, | have received no sui
b peua. | had written, before this telegral
appeared, requesting you to say to Il
g< committee that it would be more agreeab
i 10 me not to visit Washington if the cou
ute mittee would send subcommittee to no
to a session here. but that otherwise shou
sue ass attend under subpoena.
As to this arrangement, now reporte
1Ss I have only to say that | can aece
'h' decorum and decency but not a fctiuo
equivalent. for mantle of secrecy to an
body else. ). j. IILDEN.