The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-05
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STRIKE.
The Latest from Washington.
RETURN OF sAYIER's SOUTH CAROLINA COM
NTTTEE-HE DENIES TELEaRAPHTNG THAT
HAYES CARRIED THE sTGTE-A DEMOCRATIC
GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE TO BE REPORT.
Ep-A pEAcEABLE ELECT1oN-A SUMMARY
OF THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
Especial telegram from Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 4.-Snyler's South
Carolina committee returned this morning
They bring with them mass OF testimony,
which it will take ten days to transcribe
from the stcnographer's notes, md will
hardly meet before the evidence is written
and before printing. sayler, without deny.
ING the fact, says he did not authorize the
publication of dispatch, with his own
and Judge Abbott's signature attached, de.
claring that the Hayes and Wheeler electors
carried the State.
The report Of the committee, however,
culled from conversations with members,
can be discounted. They will set forth on
the face of the returns OF the ballots actually
cast that the Hayes and Wheeler electors
are chosen; that on the face OF the same re-
turns which make this showing that Harnp-
ton is elected by 1,100 majority, and both
branches OF the Legislature are Democratic.
The report will deny that there were any
frauds in the conduct Of the election, but
there was violence, the principal feature OF
which was that the Democratic negroes
were intimidatcd from voting the Demo.
cratic ticket by Republican negroes.
The testimony includes statements OF seve-
raj army officers on duty in the States during
the campaign to the effect that on the day OF
the election there was absolute peace and
quiet. The committee will include as q
portion Of their report report made to the
War Department by Colonel Hunt, OF the
Fourth artillery, who during the canvass
and on election-day was in command
OF the Charleston district. This re-
port, for the making of which Hunt
was relieved by Don Cameron, sets forth
that the election was conducted peaceably
and fair so far as the officers own observa-
ton went, and is endorsed by the CONCUR
rent reports Of officers under him, stationed
in various parts OF the State. The commit
tee will also report that the Re-
turning Board, in canyassing the vote for
the Legislature, threw out Edgfcld and
Laurcns counties, but in the canvass for
| electors included the same. Their object
was that to include the counties gave both
branches OF the Legislature to the Demo
Gratis, but to exclude them changed the re-
suit. 1t made no difference with the cleo
tors, and hence the counties were included
in that count.
The committee will also set forth that
under the law of the State the Returning
| Board had no authority TO make canvass
OF the votes of the candidates for the Legis-
lature, and in doing so presumed upon an
authority which did not exist in law.
DENIAL FROM Mr.. HEW1TT-PERSONAL-
PRESIDENT GRANTS CONTEMPLATED VISITS
| THE TEXAS PACIFIC-WORK FOR THE SENATE
COMMITTEE on PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS.
WASHINGTON. January 4.-Mr. Hewitt,
of New York, denies the statement OF the
Washington Union OF this morning "that
the friends OF Tilden will insist upon
a new election if the Republicans refuse to
have Tilden declared elected" He says he
is satisfied Of the success Of the Democratic
candidates for the presidency, and that the
two houses will somehow arrive at that con.
clusion"; and that he did say that in pre-.
ference to the horrors Of civil war, If that
alternative were presented, he would favor
new election, as he prefers ballots to bull
lets.
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill, as reported by the committee, cor
responds with that passed last year, with
the exception of some unimportant changes
recommended by the Secretary OF State.
The gross amount of reduction Of the ap-
preparations is about $4,000.
Senator Johnston has not returned from
his Christmas vacation, being snow-bound
at Abingdon. Until his return Senator
relation to the use OF troops at Petersburg
during the late election. This subject has
also been held in allegiance to give time to
collect testimony in rebuttal OF the afida-
Wits forwarded by the Republicans.
Senator Wlthers is at his post every day,
but is suffering severely from wound re-
ceived during the war.
An intimate friend of the President tells
me Grant has abandoned his projected visit
to the West Indies in tile spring, but in
tends to go to Europe, perhaps in March.
Possibly he may give that up, too, under
the plea that the country requires his
continued presence and services at Wash
ington.
The subcommittee on the Texas Pacific
held q long session last night, but did not
agree, and did not report to-day, as had
been expected, upon the proposed adjust
ment OF the conflicting interests of the
Huntington and Scott corporations. There
seems to be no doubt among those interested
that satisfactory conclusion will be reached
by the committee, though the fate OF the
bill is not very promising in view of the
passage Of the Holman resolution pro-
nouncing against granting subsidies to rail-
roads.
There is prospect for plenty OF work
for the Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections. Republicans say that the right
OF Governor Grover and Mr.. Lamar will be
contested; the former case because of Gro
yer's action in regard to the Oregon electo-
raj question, and the latter because the Mis-
sissippi Legislature which chose him was