, 1877-02-14
IDLE TALK.
4 FcHEREAL r,Ay IN TIE ftoCsE.

| IpFI'a' ANd1CA 70 1Hk Tribune.
| NAsiiINdroN, u. e., Feb ia rcry nccu1.
lar state Of uiIairs exittcJ on the House s!lr al
Tue Capitol to-day The Democrats on the floor
Insisted upon taking TIP and discussing tie
FlorIda question, ard manifested rs much rIQor
ABOUT IL and as tlucll earueetacss, insisting that
IL ehouIl &c considered at length, "a II the cues.
lion of counting tue yotc ii that State ros still
ah open ouc, and as II tho result depended
largely upon the light which might be ttruyn
upou mRttcrs ty tile Eousc. a. II thls were
not enough Of Florila, Mr.. Dudley Fluid
continued Ills examination fn regard to the
atta.rs of that Statc. Ills tint wt,nc.a
however, served fully to cxpoto Que Of the rrcot
sensations which Field prepared aud put before
tue &C urtry in his Committee sumo weeks since,
1t viii be remembered that he produced tclc.
Crop't-operator who swose to having heard a
dlspatsh passing oTer the lines to Gov Stcarps
"M'h Was III cipher, mud fll Which tho word
"Hlsmarrk" appeared.
This was Interpreted u. dIspa.c1, ns.s,oo IN.
tween steaFns and Secretary Chandler. AMI cyi.
deut1y relating to the corrupt use Of money
Or troops III Florida. Today II appeared
that this dispatch WIS between mi.
yato parties, who were tn partncrpb,n
IN business, onc tn New Yusk. one ID Washing.
ton' ana one In Florida, and that the dispatch re-
latcd solely to pirate business affairs, Thu.
fell one Of Mr.. Fields chef sensations, 1t was
hcf&idcd ever the country several weeks sims,
pS Tue Democratic press 1s most damaging
d!seIosnre IN connection With the Republican
management Of the Florida campalCn, The
telegraph operator who gayc the TESTIMONY up-
on which to found Ficid's scnsation
HErrtED TO ANSWER
the questions astct t'y Lawrence, uud when the
Committee decided that Lc must answer, n. |
sth! refused, but as tho refusal was to |
Shield the Democratic members to wfom
nc aaa betrayed tue secrets Of tho telegraph
oiact:. and who had helped to concoct the story
u WHICH h!s testimony was part, 80 lnAteud or
reporting hin u the House {ur coutcr,nt h.,
srcn's to hase been reported to tle gcrecn,t.a,.
arms, lhomrson, as 4 suitable pcrson to reward
with of'!cc lie was promptly ptaceil on Tuon,,,-
sou's lorcc. mud Mr. Field rather eylJpsetl him.
self will! tue seco1ll witness. flo was rrcnr,,
walter IN Il restaurant In New Orleans, whc7e.
Wh'lc dnnK together, Wells lad dtrcrtcd Little.
Held tu cl,angc tcrtata returns. Etrtl ANNOUNCED
10 tue Committee that this man could sgprycIy
speak English. nna could hardly understand
4ue"t!on Il, English I1s {rle1d) therefore re.
qucssed the Committee IN allow hin. to
AIT AZ INTERPRETER /
for tAis Fscnsliman. Thu pruposltton Tint n |
lawyer s''oa:a cxa1ninc his own witness In for.
ign language anil tnt.rpsc. his replies was 60
lruI! that every ouu In tho Committee. .rootn
aug|'ea heartily et Field, evcn the Democratic
members joining In tl!Is Will, tho scst, Mr.
-awrct,ec Immediately naLu point TINT II nj.
nun WA io he examined III regard to conyersa-
'ons III English "ht.h t'e haa overheard and i.u
sas tt'r,letcnt cayesdroppcr for Eurlisi, ,o,-
creation. lsv would probably du as y Wins.
yitl'out Mr. Fields kindly otlers to intrrnrr,. ,
Ills ncttlcd Field, atld tho examination
rent on IL English. 1t then appeared tia, tha ,
re1'rl!t0ail was Walter At thu table whcrc Lit.
Ecar'd anu Wells hal aiucd, au.. t!.at wifi, ,
nsnccd III bFin:tur font and changing ltshcs
e liau oYefacaFu anat:hcs Ut conversation In,
"sen A!tl1etel'I and Wells. Ill. statements. n
a"eFer. Wero exaggerated far beyond those oi |
tttlcietl's. mud ),
'tARlED TRElR AnsrRpiTY upos THEIR yAcy. /
Tue llo'14e o,a:lspIcl tue euttse day will, tho 8,
stata upon the Florida ca1e. Fur any Mfr
'*e4 VI practical legislation 1t might rs well t,
we devoted lttelf IL u consideration OF tI,e
1:trtne OF original sfn. Tho Electoral ypto ii
Florida w4s yesterday counted for N
a5ca aud Wheeler by the Joint Convention, n
aceordanee with tho opinion Ut tic Electoral ! a
IL ~as neither hopeful nor patrt- III
lulal'caton, therefore that, When thv Al, of 4.
asrs Is less than three weeks OF, and tic et,- I'll
oprtataon bilis ase not nearly passed, tbs IN
o1*e should durote whole day to tho toll III
teratiop 0s question which IL now ouly hIs. G.,
Fltal. Tho Representatives Of both parties Y,
Il tue n!ctabcrs ot both sItles Of tho Flottda
Sestsgutng Committee advocated and defend. p,
their respective ytcws Of tho law. tacts. n,
y eysAensa pertaining to tho Flort1a i.
II. Ih!se wax us uIurts enthusiasm, passion. w
Ut, atltl bud tlUol uu tlIs nn,,
10 aa On tho uthcr. II was all idle pnl use.
y dsy's work, snd fur lsoisttal effect every be
ri might w well haye teen printed tn tlu
<u'r! without the wasting vi ! yaluahta tay, | vi
e wsaole proceeding wus iltIy characterized Gy ii,
@Aspoottans Us ... ....... ill
r. nkLaEs OF RCNIiAI CITATIONS, it,
lunnels, Republican member Vi tho Etos!l4 dc
nltnlttee, Alaue tllc astonishing declaration.
lct4 MAS uot trIutel, that tie K1 ,aLlieau ST,
''os4ty Lad l<en Refused perni,siou II iuytt- ~
4t1 tle Gauds tn DelAu1ratie districts. liz b