The Morning herald., 1877-01-25

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stitution in regard to counting the electoral
vote, ~ at drst agreed on by the Constitu-
tional Convention, read, "The President Of
the ssnate shall open all the certificates,
and the vote shall then and there be counted
in the presence Of the Senate and House oil
Representatives" It was referred to the
Committee on Revision and subsequently, re-
ported to read, "The President Of the Sem
ate shall in the presence Of the Senate and
House Of Representatives open all the certi-
dcates, and the vote shall then be counted"
The members Of the Committee on Revision
argued that the clause o. revised and re-
ported was substantially the same - that
originally agreed on by the convention.
THE w1sTE8N UNION TELEaRAPH CON-
PANY AND TIE CONGRESSIONAL INvEs-
TI9ATING CoNNITT11.
The committee on the powers, privileges,
and duties Of tho House in counting the
Electoral vote to day examined Harry
ONeil, employed in the Western Union Tel
egraph office, At the Continental Hotel,
Philadelphia, to receive and heck messages.
He testified that on the 7th, 9Th, 9th and
10Th Of November he received messages
from Secretary Cameron, W. Il. Kemble.
R.. W. Msckey, Mr.. Hoyt and Major Morris,
to be Aent to Florida. He did not recollect
the names ofthe persons to whom they were
sent. He remembered that . telegram sent
BY Mackey spoke of party in Bedford
whom he had seen, and about sending q
special message to Florida, but remembered
nothing about money or troops.
Mr.. Lawrence objected to asking questions
OF witnesses relative to the contents of tsle-
grams when the sub committees Of the two
houses had the kilograms themselves III
their possession.
Mr.. Tucker replied 1t was proper to con.
duct the examination In this way, 20 In
searching among the telegrams Furnished
BY the Western Union Telegraph Conpsn,
the telegram from Mr.. Aackey niAht no,
be found.
W. Dyer, In charge Of tho Western
Union Telegraph Office ct the Continental
HOTEL, Philadelphia, testified that he ssw
the telegram sent py Marksy, but it would
oe impossible for him to state its contents.
He presumed it was about the election, =.
be remembered only something about =
messenger being sent somewhere.
Frank Gessner, Herman .schuster, and
Minor Q. Gross, telegraph operators in
Philadelpuia, were severslly examined OIL
the same subject, but they had no recollsc.
tion of contens Of telegrams.
The committee adjourned till tomorrow
morning.
TIE SPANISH MINIsTER's 1NT1BrA1NxINr
The Spanish Minister and his wife gave
an, entertainment last night to distin-
guished company, Including oil the foreign
legations. the Cabinet Officers, members Of
the Foreign Affairs Committees, and other
persons of prominence. A large number
Of ladies were also present. The decoration
Of the rooms was rich and beautiful, and
the table hospitalities were choice and
abundant.
DEATH OF AN 1x-PosTAL OFFICIAL.
The death Of George William Mcclellan,
formerly Second Assistant Postmaster
General, 10 announced. He was in the
seventy-third year Of his age, and died Of
pneumonia.
| ooLoRED soHOoL-HoUsE BURNED.
The John F. Cook school building for col
ored children, on o street, was destroyed
by are at an earty hour this morning. The
building was the property of tho District
Government, and was . substantial three.
story brick structure, containing twelve
rooms. 1t Was built in 1855, being among
the first colored school buildings erected In
this city, and was valued ct $4,000. It
contained about 42,50o worth OF furniture,
which, with the building, was entirely des-
troysd. The loes is mostly covered BY In
sursnce. The origin of the hre 10 unknown.
Frsuk Tstntor Pardsnea.
New Yo1K, Jan. 94.-President Grant
yesterday pardoned Frank L. Taintor, the
defsulting cashier Of the late Atlantic
National Bank. He has served two years
of seven years. sentence of imprisonment
THE GREAT FoRaERY-ANoT1HR ARA1sT.
Detectives yesterday arrested Julius 8.
Columbani, real estate agent of Jersey
City, on the charge Of being implicated
with Browne, Maxwell, and others in tho
forgery Of the e64, ,225 check on tho Union
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