The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-08
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BE sPEAKERsHIP-PosTMA RESIGNED
- SENATOR PATTERSON. ...ret'...

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THE Observation-Disclosures RESIGNED
-. SENATOR PATTERSON. .sr@,'..s
WASHINGTON, October 6.-The Star says:
"There is nothing OF interest to report
about. the speakership to-day. Members
arrive slowly, and it will be the middle OF
next week before any very accurate esti-
mate OF the strength OF any Of the candi-
dates can be arrived at" .....,.-. t.....
The Star also has the following ditty of
other days: ",Colonel Lewis Porter, assist
ant postmaster OF Washington city, has
been removed, or rather he has resigned
in accordance with an intimation that such
action would be acceptable to the authorities.
It appears that certain testimony adduced
before committee OF the Forty-second
Congress reflected upon certain business OPP
erations OF Porter in connection with eX-
Governor Bullock, OF Georgia. Judge Key
invited the attention OF Judge Edmunds to
the record, and Edmunds requested Porter
to step down and out, and he did,
Senator Patterson yesterday avoided ar
rest, and shrewd lawyers to-day had all set
to postpone habeaS corpus hearing until
two days after Congress meets, when it is
thought Patterson, as senator, will be be-
yond reach Of the requisiton. Patterson
was enlarged on $4,000 bail. ..
ARREST OF SENATOR PATTERSON ON WARRANT
ISSUED ON THE REQUISITIoN OF THE GOV
ERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA-A WRIT OF
HABEAs CORPUS ISSUED BY JUDGE HUM
PHREYS.
WASHINGTON, October 6.-Chief-Justice
Cartier having last night issued warrant on
the requisition OF the Governor OF South
Carolina for the arrest of Senator j. Patter-
son, visit was soon thereafter made to the
residence of the Senator by the Marshal,
when it was ascertained that the Senator
was not at home. His counsel-Messrs.
Shellabarger, Wilson, Cook, and Charles
Pebalms, attorneys OF this city-however,
knew Of his whereabouts, and accordingly
prepared petition for writ Of habeGs
corpus in advance Of the service Of the writ
for arrest by the Marshal. When all the
preliminaries for the petition Of writ of
habeGs corpus were completed the Marshal
was informed OF the locality Of the Sena-
tor; whereupon the arrest was made by
him, and Immediately thereafter his counsel
applied to Judge Humphreys for writ OF
habeas corpus, the petition being based on
the following grounds: ''First, that Sena-
tor Patterson was regularly elected senator
of the United States In 1872, and shortly
after came to the District Of Columbia,
and has remained here in the dis
charge Of his duties; that during the
interval from that period to the present he
has visited South Carolina several times,
but that he has committed no crime in that
State, and that he has continued to reside
here temporarily as senator, and therefore
it cannot be said in the terms OF the requisi-
ton that he is fugitive from justice.
Second, the term OF the court at which the
indictment was found was not the regular
term Of the court. It was not held at the
time and place authorized by law, and con-
sequently the finding is OF no validity, and
the indictment on which therequisition was
founded void" Judge Humphreys issued
the writ OF habeaS corpus, which was served
on the Marshal, commanding that he pro-
duce the body Of Senator Patterson, and the
Marshal, in obedience to the writ, did so.
There was present, among others, Mr..
Richbourg, agent for the State OF South
Carolina, who brought hither the requisi-
ton for Senator Patterson, who is charged
with the crimes OF conspiracy to bride
members Of the General Assembly, and
counselling and procuring Miles Il. Parker
to commit grand larceny, etc. AS it was
now o'clock in the afternoon, and too
late to proceed with the case, it was stated
by Judge Humphreys that, owing to his
duties in court, he could not hear it until
Wednesday. Mr.. Richbourg asked that
the hearing be postponed until Thurs
day, so as to allow time for
the arrival Of the Attorney-G General
Of South Carolina. TO this the Judge could
not accede owing to the pressure OF other
business on that day and the remainder OF
the week. The result Of the conference
was postponement until the 18th instant,
or two days after the meeting OF the extra
session Of Congress.
Senator Patterson gave bail for his ap-
pearance at that time in the sum OF $4,000,
livery G. kimball becoming bis surety.
The case having been postponed to the
time stated, it will give the Senate an oppor-
tunity to discuss the rights OF one OF its mem
bers, and decide whether or not he is privi-
legged from arrest under the protective
clause OF the Constitution OF the United
States. .....r..
THE LATE sToRM-TRA1Ns GOING THROUGH.
WASHINGTON, October 6.-There has been
some delay hence south from recent storms.
Repairs are completed, and through sleep
ers to New Orleans by the kennesaw and
Virginia Midland route are restored.