Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-28
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
TO THE DAILY SENTINEL
WASHINGTON.

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An Exciting Discussion in the
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.
The House met at ten O'Clock, but ii
was twelve o'clock before business
began, the interval being consumed in
the call of the House and in deciding
bv yeas and nays on the question
her the testimony taken before the
Committee on Privileges OF the House
in the case of the Pennsylvania Elec-
tor BosgS, who was appointed ms cad
of ID. j.. Morrill,, the Centennial COm,
missioner. should he read. The House
decided, 1873 to ll6, that it should be
read. aud it was accordingly read.
Kelly offered a resolution that the
vo g of Bnggs should be counted, and
Springer offered a substitute, that it
should not be.
Kelly said The objection was based
on principles ST. often overruled III law
that his side of the house could sub
mt the question without discussion.
Sleaser took the ground that under
the Constitution and under the law OF
PENNSYLVANIA, H. X. Boggs was not
entitled to ca st his vote as ar Elector.
at 1910 o'clock the Speaker an
nounced a new legislative day, aud
after The journal of Saturday was read,
discussion was resumed.
In course OF the discussion, Hewitt
again arraigned Hear for bad faith, but
appealed To lhe Democrats to yield to
the decision and trust To the ballot-boX
for a remedy. Members gathered
around hIln in excited circles, and a.
he closed, with an invocation for peace,
he was asked by Cate why, if the de-
cision was infamous, he advised them
to agree to 1t.
Hewitt'S reply was, that it was better
to yield than to precipitate the country
into anarchy and revolution.
The sentiment vas characterized by
Cate as .cowardlv; whereupon Yates
upbraided Northern Democrats with
denOuncing those who yielded as cow
ards. although they had for fifteen
Years, when the pinch had come,
turned upon them.
There was great excitement and con-
fusion, recalling some of the scenes OF
1861.
Governor Nampt0n's Views.
CHARLESTON, S. c.. Feb. 26.
The Courier editor has had an inter.
view with Governor Hampton. who
says concerning the proper course OF
Democrats in Congress: Il think it
would not be advisable to throw any
obstacles in the way of the decision of
the Electoral Commission. We sub
United our case tn that tribunal and we
can better afford to sutf- rdefeat, wrich
brings no dishonOr to our party, than
to incur the i%mputation of acting in
bad faith"
WASHINGTON. Feh. 26.
Secretary Robson says if the pro-
posed reduction is made in the appro-
priation for the pay OF the officers and
men OF the navy serving abroad, the
ships ard crews will have to he
brought home at once.
The Future of President Grant.
New YORK, Feb. 20.
There is no longer any doubt that
the plan for placing General Grant at
the head OF great New York bank,
will lie cOnsumlnated.
Killed and Injured.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. Feb. 26.
BY the fall of a scatford in n blast
furnace of the Bethlehem Iron Works,
two me Vera killed. Two fatally and
two dangerously injured.
DefaIca,i0n OF Postmaster, Etc
CHICAGO, Feb. 81.
The failure and defalcalion of Post
master John Macarthur is the subject
Of much comment and universal ie
gret. Macarthur held a high business
and social : anding in This community,
and has heretofore been considered one
of the Stanche>t and most reliable Of
ChicagO'S citlZ-nS. He first became in.
volved in the amount OF about $40 600
by the failure Of the Cook County Ma
tIuual Bank, TWO years ago, and though
the Government assumed half the re-
>r~On>iullitv:. which o it waSSup
posed would be covered by Assets OF
the bank. Macarthur has never been
ahle to re place the same; besides this,
be became involved in unsuccessful
operations with his large iron foundry,
and took money from the PoStolfire
Department to tide matters over unit
Il loan could be negOtla ed from cap
italI-ts; he expected also to be enabled
to dispose ~favolably of some portion O'
his foundry, but in all his schemes tor
replacing the money he was unsuc-
ce>sful, and consequently fled his pc
tition in bankruptcy on SATURDAY.. His
petition shows his total liabilities to he
about Sl67 900: assets 500, 900. The
Government will lose nothing, being
amply occurred by the bonds.
The Board for ppn>ionlng disabled
officers, in session here. has ordered
Col. Reynolds, of the Third Cavalry,
to appear before it for examination.
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