Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-01-15
WASHINGTON.
Proposition of the senate Committee.

outlines of the proposition of the Senate Commit
zee on tne electoral vote, winch was considered
oy .ue "h9ie committee, yesterday are about as
II proVlues lna' the senate snail. on the
10Y ~, ovun.'us VI VIC 'o,e, meet WIN Tue rouse
III III Tue naI VI Tue is.ter pody Inc nee PRESIDENT
sna open ali cerincstes, ana teilers snail as usual
leau 'ne record ana sum up the vote, put there
are " oe eoun.eu III tne hist Piace, only me re-
turns' 10 wnch no opJection - made. Where
mere rs one return only IRON state, and that
ouJec'eo 70 'he TWO houses VIII determine wheth
81 suAli NC eoun'eo' put 'he concurrence OF DOM
houses WIN NC required 10 feJect the vote.
, mere TWO returns are insde from one state, the
oisPuto isto oc reiefreu 10 coihmltee or tribunal
composed Oh nine members OF the House and Sen
ave- anu 'he iour Jusuces OF uie supreme Court
longest III service, tne nine menoefso OF the House
anu senate 10 De seIecteu ny tue appointment OF
nVe senators ana nVe representatives, and then
cropping one OF the ten by drawing lots. The
Justces VINO wouio become members oil the com
MISSION woulu oe Natnah Cilnlru oil Maine, Noah
n. owsyhe Oh Unio' oahnei Miller OF Iowa, and
DaViu DAVIS OF iihhois. ms commission IS to be
autho,iAeu W uc,etnih All questions OF dispute,
'helr decision 70 De maj.
Inc deposited votes having been counted IN the
presence OF tne mouse ana senate IN accordance
win tue occasion OF the com MISSION and the whole
NUMBER OF electoral votes having been summed up
oy the 'eilefs Tue presdeht OF the senate VIII an
nounce the result IN the usual form, which will de-
ternlne also WHICH Is 10 De president oil the nlted
otates.
The Telegram Trouble,
W.sutScrox Jannarv "a Or,,r hoe oo,.;1
eraby improved in health, and is now engaged in
preparing reply to the summons Of the House.
hecent developments seem to confirm the re-
ports prevalent AZ the capitai mat both democrats
ana repuohcans have copies OF kilograms sent
sou'n 10 oregon ny eohiroilng pollticians, pend
Ing tue canvass Oh votes OF the disputed states
inese copies were ootalneu from sources other
ll'ah tne ieguiar ceahhels' Dnt exactly IN what
NOT he u.ed AZ eyide1ce not heinn .nvS can
they afford the basis of interrogation by investi
eating committees, and have been the means of
obtaining information from witnesses who have
the knowledge of their contents Surprise ia ex.
pressed that the committee on the powers. priyi
ieges and duties of the House. which il now en-
gagged in the investigation of private matters CON
nected with the electoral vote in the Senate
should not only sit with closed doors but imnose
obligations on the members of the committee not
to communicate to other parties information con- |
corning the character of the testimony On Sat
urday when Secy Chandler was before them
not W outstanding this canton the drift of the in
quires and replies relative to kilograms from him
to Gov. Stearns of Florida pending the count of
the electoral vote in that State was ascertaiued
and telegi aphed here last night The Senate
Committee on privileges and elections however
also inquirng into the subject of electoral vote,
open their committee room to reporters TINS AT
fordng means of acduaintinc the public with The
proceedings in a consecutive reliable form An
effort Will be made the next MEETING If tha
House Committee to open the doors To the nress
Th. E,oo,;o, Co,.,;,.o
~ COMMITTEE
The House Committees to investigate the ac-
tons OF the district board OF police commissioners
met at noon IN secret session and up to 80 Z. NJ
the door had not been opened.
The Senate and House committees on the count
OF electoral voes are IN JOINT session to-day, and
a secret session Is also beng held by the special
committee on powers and privileges of the House
r. n rord.r c.sh;ar or III. IT,, >-...,
ponL of Naw Yo,L ,as,;fad hco.a a. ' S.
Camn;,,.o eloctore ,h;s r,orn;nl, H.. ~ oIua'S
N,r,;n a Rnnvnn hanLors al h -. ~ r ~ ~
Val 70 dra cae.L fn, s,s 600 o n e -, Jew
~ 60 81 add a ri ~ o 49, II ON, lasl'
Witness ordered ths chech a., ~. nam, Ssi
Wm r pelton secre,arv of ,ha aousnn.s, ~ W!
,;onal committea W;,r.ss d;d NJ, n latio ma
,ha ss oo0 sere 70 he n.od Ga, hn, anoI VIA
Cor Tpoi;tcaI nnrnosas l ,11 "t Gu 1t mas
. ~ Ihnot 60 snnrnai ! HuoWs now .nat
orest;on he stated hot San,noi T;iIpo ~ =,
rec,or or tho hank If ~ ,.;,nesa = :, vi
no, Tilden owns SGs noo ,,n,h -, ,osi .Iu
hank Wines. stated nat no os honI nt;o W"
nro,ested sgain.t giv;ng anv ;ncorn,a,;a',
go 10 ~ ;ntorost of So 80, "; ,i -, t L.
ave ,b,s informa,nn IN yrast;nn 81 Tn MA ou'
CT hv Leave of Tho oa;c.-s 81 ,bo hanT W..
states that he wac ncrsonsIIv resnons;h,e w NJ
tin & Runyon for SIS, 600, and Col VIM. T. Peltou
was personally responsible to witness for this
In reply TO Senator Morton-Did not ask Pelton
for any collateral. 1t was not regular banking
Transaction, and no record was made on the books
Of the bank.
10 senator Mtchei-Gov. IIlden mas no ONCE
IN witness bank. Saw Pelton last few days
ago. =,
10 Mr.. Mor,on-Pelton does not keep an &C
count at the Third National Bank, bnt witness has
had small transaction with him He (Peton) is
not man OF wealth IN the opinion Of witness
Pelton has borrowed money of witness, not ex-
Never told witness what he wanted the the money
for. Witness had no security for the return Of
this money. Had an understanding with w. l..
Scott of the Democratic Natl Committee that he
would be responsible for Pelton to the extent of
twenty thousand dollars. Scott did not say what
the money might be used for. Knew in advanc-
ing the $4,000 to Pelton that he had a substantial
broker behind him. Scott gave him this assur-
ance on the night of the fifth of December, the
night before the check was drawn. Gov. Tilden
never attends meeting of the bank directors I'M
less be is personally requested by witness.
The witness was here discharged
Governor Grover, recalled, testified he never had