The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-01-20
WASHINGTON.
The Press on The Merits Of the
Electoral Compromise
Measure.
The Most Decided Opposition
to II Comes from the
Republican Papers.
Sherman and Morton, In Discussing
Louisiana Affairs, Waste Any
Amount or WhlteWash.
Immense Revenue Frauds in
Illicit Distilling In the
Southern States.
Passage of the Conference Committees
Bill Almost misunderstanding VS..
Boston on the Presidential Count
The Returning Board Knaves
In Washington.
The Telegraph Men Are 20 Unload and
be Discharged,

The Telegraph Men Are 40 Unload and
be Discharged,
WAsHINGToN, January 19.--The ex-
ecutive committee of the Western
Union Telegraph Company appeared
before the House COmmittne on Privi-
leges and Powers, and were released
from their subpoena upon producing u
resolution of their body, directing that
all dispatches of political character
should be produced. A committee of
three was appointed to act with a like
number from the Committee OF Privi-
leges and Elections of the Senate, to
arrange details for the examination of
dispatches.
Telegraph superintendent, managers
and operators who are here or EN-
route, will be discharged upon putting
in an appearance. The House will
pass a resolution ~ischarging Barnes,
the New Orleans manager, who is in
Cusluuy lOr COllelDpJ'
There seems to be no doubt about
the passage of the bill reported by the
joint committees on counting the cleo
toral vote
Congressional Proceedings.
House: Messrs. Wells and Ander-
son were presented before the bar of
the House, but their cases were post
pOned until the arrival of other mem
bers of the board.
The day was devoted TO private bills.
Senate: Mr.. Pelton, appearing be-
fore the committee on privileges and
elections, said he had no recollection
of sending dispatch to Senator Kelly
that Oregon could be depended on for
one electoral vote. The committee APP
pointed a subcommittee to examine
kilograms in connection with the
House committee.
The evidence Of Superintendent
Bremen before the committee on priv
ileges and powers was confined to the
manner of handling the dispatches.
He was discharged.
In the Senate motion was made to
adjourn to Monday. Senator Edmunds
said if the bill reported by the select
committee yesterday should become
law the first act TO be done under II
must be done week from Tuesday.
The Senate should take the bill up on
to. morrow, SO by next Tuesday they
might destroy 1t by many blows or
pass it and not destroy 1t by smother
ing it, or by postponing its considers
ton. He hoped the Senate would not
adjourn over. The motion to adjourn
was withdrawn.
Debate ON Louisiana ATairs-Sher-
man Defends the board.
Louisiana affairs were discussed at
great length by Mr.. Sherman, during
which the galleries were cleared on
account Of demonstrations of applause.
Mr.. Sherman defended the action Of
the Returning Board, and quoted from
the testimony to show that violence
and intimidation did exist during the
canvass, and that the board was justi-
fed in throwing out certain returns
He argued that the ex parte testimony
presented by the Senator from Mis-
souri, (Mr. Bogy) did not show that
violence had not existed there. The
Senator from Missouri had spoken
against Mr.. Packard. That was not
right. Mr.. Packard was a man Of
character and standing. Who had he
murdered--who robbed?
Mr. Bogy-He has robbed-he has
robbed and done nothing else.
Mr.. Sherman was surprised to hear
such remark from a Senator.
Mr.. Bogy said the character OF
Packard In New Orleans was that OF
AN infamous robber. [Great applause
on the Democratic side.l
Mr.. Sherman, after regretting the
necessity of clearing the galleries, re-.
ferred to Louisiana again, and said he
did not know Mr.. Packard, but had
heard him spoken Of as man OF
honor when member of the Senate
and Governor Of the State,an charged
the Senator from Missouri with
abusing his privileges.
Mr.. Bogy Il don't admit that he is
Governor.
morton Drops His Grain salt.
Mr.. Morton said he regretted to hear
the Senator from Missouri speak as he
had about Governor Packard. He (Mr
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