The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
THE SENATE.
The Public Printing deficiency Provided


WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. - The Senate
passed bill appropriating $500, 900 to
provide for the deficiency on appropria-
tion for public printing bidding during
the current fiscal year. ..
Mr.. ingalls,, of Kansas, from the
com mittee on the District OF Columbia,
reported back the bill! to abolish the
Boerd of Metropolitan Police Commits
sioners of the District Of Columbia, with
the message OF the President vetoing
the same, and recommending that the
bill be passed, Notwithstanding the OBJ
iections of the President thereto. He
gave notice that he would call it up as
soon as the Senate should be full.
WEST.
Fye Seeks 10 Explain wells Letter to Him
"A Very Fitinsy and Thin ExPlana-
tien.
WASHINGTON. Feb. SIN the Senate,
Mr.. West, OF Louisiana, made q person
al explanation in relation to the letter
OF Gov. Wells, Of the Louisiana Return
ing Board, addressed to him, and read
before the House Committee on Powers
and Privileges OF the House, on Satur-
day.
He said he availed himself Of this op-
portunity to make an explanation,
which be was not permitted TO make be-
fore that committee. He became aware
of the existence of the letter some time
last week, through the public press.
On Saturday, when he learned ths
com mittee had the letter. he volunta-
rily went before the committee, without
any subpoena, and read the letter to
them.
He could have availed himself Of his
privilege as u Senator, and refused to
divulge the contents Of the letter, but
he desired that all the facts in regard
to the Louisiana count should be
known.
He had not held, nor did he intend to
hold, any clandestine correspondence
with any one in regard to counting the
electoral vote.
About the time that tho letter should
have been delivered to him, he was in
formed by the Secretary of War that q
man by the name of Maddox was here
attempting to trade off the vote of Lou
isiana.
He, Mr.. West, Immediately denied
that he had any such authority and tel
egraphed to New Orleans to q friend, In
as follows:
TEL Gov. Wells that q man by the
name of Maddox is here, protesting to
be authorized to speak for him and the |
Returning Board of Louisiana. What
does this mean?'
The answer came back as soon as the |
wire could bring it, "Mr. Maddox has
no such authority"
Mr.. West, In answer to the question
OF Mr.. 'Bogy as to what explanation he |
could make Of the letter, said that he
lWesO was ambitious to be his own suc-
cessor in the Senate, and the letter re-
ferred to that; as to speaking Of mil
lions, Gov. Wells used the expression In |
the same manner as Col. Sellers did.
He meant that there was o barrel OF
money there to be used against the Re
publioans, and it was needed; that is,
Il more money was to be spent on one
side, it must be spent on the other.
He (Mr. West) would not rest for q
moment under any suspicion that he
was trafficking In electoral votes.
CAsANAyE EXAMINED.
lie Knows Nothing About the Refurning
Bnard.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Before the Pri-
vileges and Elections Committee Casan-
I'VE was On the stand. He knew nothing
IF the alterations in Vernon parish;
knew nothing OF Maddox. Casanave
'ecollected few details; knew OF no
rauds committed by members OF the
Board. ...
TERE ELECTORAL CONFESSION.
rhe Counsel to- Represent the DensG-
cratic Party.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Messrs. O'Coner
md MerrIek have charge OF the Florida
,ase; Messrs. Trumbull and CARPENTER,
louisiana, and Messrs. Merrick and
Voodley, Oregon. the Union has no
loubt the commission will decide to
Idinit testimony.
Evarts opened in opposition to the
,ower OF the House or Com mission TAX I,
ng evidence behind the certificates of I,
ne official State canvasser.
CRIME.
A Ninety Thousand Dollar Deficit.
New YORK. Feb. 5.--A dispatch from T,
Pa, says: One OF the bank