The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-02-01

tributed equally TO each senator an,
representative 10y the sergeants.at
arms of The Senate aud House OF Rep
resontatives.
The president pro TEN. ALSO laid be
fore the house the following commu
nloation from certain associate Judge,
OF the Supreme Court Of the United
| States.
| To the Presldert pro tenn OF the Senate OF
the United States;
Pursuant To the prov isIons OF the acl
of Congress entitled can act TO provide
for and regulate the counting OF votes
for president aud vice president and
the decision of questions rising there
on. for the term commencing March
1, a. ID. 1917 approved January %,
1871 the undersigned associate Justices
OF the Supreme Court OF the United
States, assigned to the First Third,
Eighth and Ninth circuits, respective.
~, have this day selected the Hon.
Joseph 7, Brady, their associate Justice
OF The Supreme Court, assigned to the
Fifth circuit, 10 be member OF the
commission constituted by said act.
Respectfully subn tilted,
lSlBned) NATHAN CLIE FORD,
SAMUEL Il. MILLER,
SrEPHEN IA. FIELD,
N, STRONG,
Associate Justices of The Supreme Court OF
lhe United States, assigned, re- pectiYbly,
to lhe First, Third, Eighth aud Ninth
Circuits.
WAshINGroN, January 50, 1877.
II was ordered that the cummunlca
tlon be placed on file.
The sinking fund OF the Pacific rail.
road was resumed, and without action,
the Senate adjourned.
Returning Board NeIIs Offered 10 Sell
Out 90 TiIdcn.
John &. Pickett produced the follow
ing letter written by j. Madison
Wells:
NEW ORLEANS, November 20, 1875.
MY DEAR SIR-You agree with me
relative thereto.
(Signedl j. MADISON WELLS,
Mr.. Pickett testified gentleman
well known called on him on the 23rd
of November, just from New Orleans.
He told witness the exact situation In
New Orleans.
Objection made and the room was
cleared. When the doors were OPEN
ed J. ii. Maddox, Special Agent OF the
Internal Revenue Department, was on
the stand. He hal known j. Madison
Wells twenty-five years. The letter
mentioned above was handed to Mad
doX, who said it was written in his
presence by Wells. When Wells hand
ed witness the letter he said he entreat-
ed him to protect him In regard to a
previous conversation they had held
together. Witness declined to say
what the conversation was about and
asked till tomorrow to answer. The
examination went on.
Mr.. Field-Did.this board know the
fact that you made bargain with
Wells to give the Tilden electors the
State of Louisiana, for one million ?
Al decline to answer.
Witness said that Calvert was an
actual resident OF New Orleans; he was
u kind of q bodyguard OF Wells, but it
was the understanding that all MESA
yes that came for Calvert were to be
Wells. He declined to explain any Of
the kilograms, except to say that he
was Hancock, Wells was Calvert, and
Thomas was Pickett Witness said
that he did not vote at the last presi-
dental election, but would have voted
for Hayes, II he had voted at all.
Mr.. Maddox was Informed that he
would be compelled to answer tho
questions put to him. The committee
then took Il recess for one hour, In
order to give the witness time for con-
sideration,
The witness said "you are only vast
ing time, as | will still decline to an
swer at the expiration of that hour"
Mr.. Field That is your view. At the
appointed time Maddox was sick, and
was excused till tomorrow.
Later in the day he testified that the
following letter was written and ad-
dressed to him and to Colonel Pickett:
BARNUM HOTEL,
BALTIMORE, November "a.
Dear Coi0nei-Have just arrived and
have your dispatch. l can't wait; so
leave at 8 tonight, / think.
v. J. THOMAS.
Had later telegram, which read:
@, II. Maddox, 1877 Beenville:
He can do it at u per cent, and will
see his party in Baltimore. Gods, do
your patriotic friends hesitate .? They
amt alive to the situation. Above all
things keep me from trouble. You
know the risk take. You may say
what you please to your friends, but
keep me from trouble. / will hold
things in hand till / see you.
Witness said that J. Thomas was
Colonel Pickett.
The following telegram the witness
identified:
Q. NJ Calvert, 40 Custom House street:
Hold; will telegraph you Monday
evening. JAMES HANCOCK.
Witness said he was Hancock, and
that Wells opened all dispatches for
Calvert by agreement.
BALTIs ORE, Md, November AZ.
Josh Pick tt, New York Hotel:
Leave tonight. Telegraph me, as
agreed. upon, on the morning of the
3()th hut not before,