The Morning herald., 1877-01-19

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party, the House ought to allow them mile
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TEE WEsT1RN uNIoN-THB TILEGRAMs TO
~ BE GIVEN UP. L{ 5 III
WARRINGTON, Jan. 18.-Mr. Orton, and
the Western Union Executive Committee
have decided inasmuch - the request comes
from both houses to submit the telegrsphs
called. 1t is intimated that disclosure Of
the contents of these dispatches will be
damaging to the Democratic National Com
mittee as showing what means, they were
willing to resort to. 1t Is expected thev
will be acle to get some dispatches which
will be unpleasant reading for the Repub-
lican managers as well. 1
cHANDLER's EXAMINATION.
Secretary Chandler appeared before the
Committee on Privileges and Powers of the
House and answered all the questions ex-
cept the one in regard to troops. Quite
sharp passage took place between Chandler
and Field, growing out of question Of the
latter a. to whether the former was acting
with propriety in holding the position Of
Chairman Of the Republican Committee
while be was Secretary Of the Interior. He
claimed be had the same right as Hewitt Or
any other member of Congress.
coUNT1HG THE ELECTORAL VOTE. ~
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The House has
now under consideration the resolutions re-
ported from the Committee on Privileges,
Duties, and Powers of the House in count
ing the electoral vote in relation to that
subject. Hf5 '5,i" ..-
THE COMMITTEE ON POWERS AND PR1v1-
LEGEs.
The Special Committee on the Powers,
Privileges, and Duties of the House in
counting the electoral vote met this morn.
ing, and had before them Secretary Chan
dler, who was accompanied by his steno-
grapher.
Mr.. Field asked him if he was now pre-
pared to. answer the question heretofore pro.
pounded, namely, by whose authority he
sent telegram to Governor Stearns prom
fsing troops. .a ... ......e
Secretary Chandler said he was not pre-
pared to answer. m..-
he was further asked If any copy of the
telegram to Governor Stearns was in exis-
tence, the telegram sent on the sth or 9th
of November. and answered "not that he
was aware Of. He kept no copy of IT, and
could not tell who wrote It. He thought,
however, he sent 1t to Governor Stearns.
He stated he declined to answer, because Of
the confidential character of communica-
tions between the President and himself and
other members of the Cabinet, and he was
summoned to appear before the committee
as Secretary of the Interior. @,&sE =
Mr.. Burchard inquired whether he, at the
time, was Secretary Of the Interior, and
Mr.. Chandler answered he was.
Mr.. Lawrence-Do you base your objec-
tion to answering solely on the ground Of
the confidential character of communica-
ton betwt en- the President and yourself9
Mr.. Chandler-I do on that ground ex.
clusively.
The Secretary went to say that he had
no more right to disclose what passed be-
tween himself and the President than a
United States Senator has to disclose what
is done in executive session of the Senate.
Mr.. Tucker asked Mr.. Chandler whet her
the telegram to Gov. s:earn was sent as a
member of Cabinet. ,.
Mr.. Lawrence objected to the question,
when the committee went into private con-
suit alton.
PETITION OF THE FLORIDA DEMocATIo
ELECTORS.
In the Senate Mr.. Jones of Florida, pre-
,ented the petition of Williamson Call,
Robert B. Hilton, j. E Younge, and Robert !
Bullock, the Democratic Presidential Elec- |
;ors Of Florida, claiming to have been
egally elected, and asking that the cleo
oral vote cast by them for President and
Vice. President be counted instead of that
cast by the electors on the other side.
On motion OF Mr.. Jones, the petition was
aid on the table, and he gave notice that
le would call it up next week for the pur~
pose Of submitting some remarks on the
'ubject' #.e-. -a |
COUNTING THE VOTE.
A great deal OF time was occupied this
morning in deciding the preliminary question
" IA N, M hor thu Honso shol1ld now nr0ceod