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WASHINGTON.
Tho Senate Election Committee

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WASHINGTON.
The Senate Election Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The Senate
subcommittee on privileges and cleo
tons continued testimony in relation
to tho Oregon electoral vote. A.
Bush, of Laid & Bush, Salem. Ore
gon, was asked if on the 2nd of De-
cember he tclegraphcd ridden as fol-
lows: "Sabrc cause, can myriad be
had for subject matter needed" lie
presumed he had, but couldn't read
it, as he had not the business firms
key to the cipher. The dispatch had
no reference to the $1,000; ii had ref
erence to paying the fees of lawyers
retained to argue before the Cover
nor or in any of the courts against
the issuing of an electoral certificate
to Watts. Witness sent the dispatch
at his own instance, though he had
talked of this matter (the electoral
case) with Bellinger, chairman Of the
Democratic committee OF Oregon.
Witness thinks that the word myriad
in the dispatch signifies $4,000. lie
received the following reply to the
above dispatch: esNo funds to be
had.' Bcllingcr told witness that he
wanted $1,000 for lawyers fees. On
the 9th of December the London and
San Francisco Bank advised witness
firm that 81, 200 or $1,000 had been de-
posted with them, payable to the or
| der of witness firm. Witness does
not know for what purpose the
money was placed at the disposal of
his firm, but he understood from Bel
linger funds were to be raised, and
he supposed this sum was for use in
electoral contest. lle thinks a Mr..
Griswold advised him money would
be placed in the London and San
Francisco Bank payable to the order
of his firm. Witness was at the capt.
toll building at Salem about noon OF
the 9th Of December, and saw Dcllin-
ger and State Treasurer Brown there.
He went to the capitol on private
business. lie received the following
| dispatch from A. T.. &c G. T.. Tilton, OF
| New York, on the 25th of November
last: "Usc all means TO. prevent the
certificate very Important Witness
understood the dispatch to refer to
Watts, but Tilton told him after
wards that itreferred to Cronin but
witness thinks Tilton should and, il
he intended witness to understand
Cronin was the one to be prevented
from getting a certificate, could have
been more definite in his dispatch
The dispatch OF the 25th Of November
was the first witness received in re.
lation to the Oregon electoral ease
Witness firm hold note for $4,000
signed by II. II. Thompson and j. G.
| Ainsworth, and endorsed by Senator
Kelley and j. Il. Miller. On this note
witness firm have paid check o.
$4,000, drawn by Bcllinacr, and q
check for 5000. drawn by Senate,
Kelly; $4,000 of the sum drawn by
Senator Kelly was to pay lawyers
fees. A little more than $1,000 Wa:
placed to the credit of witness firm
$1,000 on the note aforementioned
and 81 200 or $1,000 deposited in the
London and San Francisco bank
! Witness understood from Bellingel
that this sum, $4,000, was for use il
electoral matters. He received dis
patch from G. II. Tilton December 6
saying: could do nothing; leave il
you want; lock telegraph" Witness
understood by that that there were
no funds to be had from New York
The lock referred to was for the
vault Of his bank. On the It'll OF
December witness telcgraphed La ID
! ~ Elton ut Portland, Oregon, rs fol,
lows: "kentucky aggregate G. b. Bel.
linger." which was an order for Ladd
81 Fulton to pay Bellinger $500
On the 9th of December, witness re-
ceived the following from New York
"Martin u Runyon: Have deposited
Medicine Dollars to your account
Signed, G. Dimond." He received
the following from San Francisco
Dec. 9th: "Depositcd 1880 in your
bank. Signed, g." Witness sup
poses &C." was w. G. Griswold, from
whom he received the following dis
/; patch:
i "DEcEMEKR 9Th: The funds from
I New York will be deposited in III,
; bank here when it opens Tomorrow
i L know it. Act accordingly. An
swcr."
/ Witness read the following from
Bellinger:
| DEcEMBEE Sth: Telegraph Ladt
~ Tilton to let Cronin have $1,000
He wants to start in the morning."
+ Witness made the acquaintance Of
q Mr.. Patrick, about week before til,
electoral college met. Senator Kelly
introduced Patrick TO witness. Wit
ness understood that Patrick repre-.
sented some one in Nebraska and
that Patrick was a democrat and
much interested in the election OF
Tilden. The reason witness sent the
dispatch of December 2 to G.. z. Til.
ton, of ll5 Liberty street, New York
was on account of the dispatch re.
cciyed by witness from A. l.. and G.
u. Tilton, November %.
G. II. Bellingci, Chairman of the Or.
cgon democratic state committee, ties.
tilted that he me man named Pat,
rick the latter part ni' last November,
in the Clarendon Hotel. Portland. Or.
e9oa. He c,n fei,-,i with Patrick
| in relation to Tho Oregon electoral
case, and Of engaging counsel 10 ar
que against issuing Il certificate OF
| election to Watts, in case such argu.
mcnt should be necessary.
Witness retained the firm OF
Thompson, Durham u Hill, to argue
against issuing the certificate. Hill is
the editor Of the O,eyOaiaal, the lead
ing republican paper of Oregon, and
witness did not know but the fact of
Hills being editor of this paper
might be Of benefit to the democratic
side Of the question il he retained
this firm. The main reason for re-
tanning the firm, was their great abil-
ity.
WASHINGTON, ian. 27.-Thc COM
mittee on duties and powers of the
House in counting the electoral vote
had Louis Kenner, of the Louisiana
returning board before them to-day.
He said SO far as he knew the cleo
ton returns were destroyed.
| Field asked number of questions
concerning the returns Of the parish
of Vernon, expecting, he said, to
prove that the district judge and dis
trict attorney of that district were
neighbors Of Gov. Wells, and that
Gov. Wells had procured an altcra-
ton to be made in the returns in or
der thus to elect his friends, and that
the returns of the presidential can
vass were also altered. Field further
remarked that this was part of the
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