, 1877-01-06
LOOK OUT? "
Democrats DescrY a Cloud
on the Northwestern
Coast.
It Is as Big US a Mans Hand,
and That Hand Is
Growers.
Tilden's Friends In Congress
f, and Ont Affected with
Cold Cllflls.
Eight Thousand Dollars Traced to
the Oregon State-Houso.
a Salem, Ore, Banker Sup
/! penaed as a Witness
/ to Prove It.
The Fight for the kilograms Be-
/. coming Very Interesting.
Barnes Counsel Pre*ents tho Matter in
an Entirely New Light,
The Question of State Rights AS
!, sumcs Prominent Pro-
portions.
The Fight for the TeIegrams Be.
. coming Very Interesting.
Barnes Counsel Pfe.ents tho Matter in
/, an Entirely New Light,
The Question of State Rights AS
sumcs Prominent Pro-
portions.
Experience Of Republican 0ommitteemon
IN South Carolina,
OREGON.
THr SENATE CoMMrTTEE ON THE syE1T.
f,f ~

r. THr SENATE CoMM1TTEr ON THE seE1T.
s. Speefat Nspd&cA 10 Tie Tribune.
WARRINGTON, y. G., Jan. 5.-Ihcsc IL obsf-
ously something rotten In this Oregon business.
Tho Committee havc already struck strong
scent, and the nervousness Of the Democrats,
especially Of Senator Kelly and Cor. Gro
vcr, adds to the general belief that 1t will leal
to MI Important discovery. The theory Of tho
Oregon Republicans hcrc is that sa5000 or $3o,-
600 was raised IN Hcw York to carry out tho
scheme Of atcallng tho Electoral vote; that
Cor. Tildcn'a intimate advisers procured tho
fu1da and transmitted them to bank.
'ng-housc IN Salem, Orc; that Senator
Kelly, when on Ills way East, WIS turned
hack by dispntcl,c. from New York to oyersee
the consuusnst!on OF the job, and that tho naon-
cy was
SHARED nr THE MEN lMMEnIATELr CONCERNED
In tho affair. Whether this theory is founded
IN fsct will probably be developed IN few days.
There Is no moro talk OF counting Cronn's yutc,
aud the chief object in exposing tic wholo dis
reputable transaction would bc 10 bring mcrited
opprobrutn upon tho mon engaged In It, and
upon the party in whose interest 1t was pcrpe-
tsa.cd, md whose representatives IN Congrsnn
1lAye not yet shown sufficient sense Of honor to
tlcnouncc It,
Gov. Groyer appears determined to lay Siege
to tie Senate 10 lorse Il Il posssble to admit
the possibility OF his acting from honorable
motives To-iaY he took Senator Thur1nan's
'Tncant desk, and, with young gentleman wllp
appeared 10 BIZ hls priyatc secretary nt hia sfdo
, to help furnish ammunition, hB opened fire,
With Senator Kclly ~ Ills heavy artillery. ktdly
attempted to answer Scnator Wsighkfs attack Of
yrstcnIay. std clamed that Growers tlcc.ajon
that Watta was Ineligible waa not a judicial bnt
a political net, which, as Chief Executive, he
had right to ncrform.
THE CONTEMPT CASE.
The Senate devoted the Whole afternoon to
colluauial discussion of the resolution declaring
that Turner, an agent nf the Western Union
Telegraph Company In Oregon, should answcr
certain questions propounded to him by tho
Committee OH prisllcgca aui Elections. Tho
Oregon Electoral vote was mIxel up with tho
question before tho ScNate, and when tho uyes
mud HAYS were finally reached ~ many Senators
had left that there was no quorum. The yutcs
age Of tbu resolution. aud a4ainst ii. H0 it
Will undoubtedly b. paused on atuntlay.
Tho examination u Augustus F. Martin,
New York hrokcr, late this afternoon, tcIure
the scnato CotnmIttrc, on Privileges ant Elce-
t1ons, showed that tho brukcr's iiriu OF Martin i.
Rpnyan, Of wttiei. l,e Is Il member, drew check
OH the Bank Of North Amerlru IN favor Of Lattti
last December. llls partner, Mr. Kunya1,, las
wlat le knows about this check.
Growers TEsTtMONT
Waa severe upon Judge l1oailey. Ut Cincinnati.
1lG testified that hu il.ul ITO acquaintance with Or
knowledge VI the gentleman, amt he could not
ec4atrlyc low hc happened 10 take 1t upon 1ln,-
t % 81 rS ssa @ 4 NJ "a IT, f. y: ossyy ey s' H. sS
thai l'c had written i.itn BY suggestion OF any
other person..
sct,ator Kernau WAS very unca.y throughout
tho examination: lie threw at obstacles possf~
bic III the why OF tho examination uf Maftfn tho
New York bunker.
A curious incident has otrurrcd In connection
to t!'c subpesla Ut thc Senate. llo was Joined
IT. Newark by nun Ut rather imposing and
agreeable presence. who made his asa uafntanee,
and ltllaly undertook to roach iin. as TO how hi
what l4e positively kicw, and not to mention
what he bad heard or might think. iio intro
auscd nst;! hnsclt ~ Col. hus. G. liuEri;
fs1aet oa re.s 1esey sessf3sy ss35yy ekbs ss
uf Nuw York. To-day lic escoricu Alurttn to
the Capitol and sf'adowe'i blu, exciting sus-
pir!on ard r'ictttng thn above faets. Tomorrow
CoI, iiaFrtsnn will hay. N opportunity 81 tell
Ing how hc cAlnc to tAke thls tntercst In Martina
testlntony aud who wished hln to 1ouk after II.
Thcfe afs strong Indications that WHEN tho
Instructions ~cre sent to Oregon iUr thu one
vote Tti!tcu "antcd. larye sums of money we're
reunited there for the purchase Of IT.
TUE SENATE coxMiTTEE.
0rcsuu, WA cxu1niucd bcforu tl.e Sxnsts Com
ntitsre On Privileges anl Elections to-day. liz
stated thai hu Issued certificates Ut election 10
the t4Fce highest Electors eligible. lu 10 doing
ile acted In conformity With the Constitution,
and In aerorlaslre With tha best legal authority
H. could procure.
In xnawer to questions from Benator Morton.
Gov. 4foyss stated thAt he hAd received = irtter
from Judge Hoau1ey, of C.ncinnatl, in wi,lrh
four authorities relating to casea OF tlleltgbty
OF persona to u1tjce was cited. 1t waa three
page letter, aud Wis received u tho Executive
| otllro about week beiuro the witness
| rendered his dccistou In the eq4o ol
Watts. WitueAa wus unanluaInted with
Judge uoadky anil with his politics. IIe h4d
| uu Correspondence By letter with my pcEsou u
I persuns Ia Naw Insk IL rxgasd to Naiss' rasc.
Ito received telegram ttuln ex-senator Gwin,
stating that certain prominent legal guatlemen
| thought WATTS Ineligible, aud b. wanted TO
kuow by what tins tue question llal to be act
| tied. Abram =. Hewitt, VI New York, aent Wit
communication III wbla:h two lck:laiuHs ln
Indiana, one In Maryland, and one 10 PcmusJl-
| vautx wesa cited ~ being applleable tn WRtta'
case. Mauson Marble, of Nrw Y"rk, .telc-
| grkphed xitpesa calling attention to Watts
EaSv, nnu Nitns&s answered tlsAt hc tacA had tho
| caae u,,tler consideration. Witness MS met
Air. Patrick oace. He met hun 10 tho Exeru-
tive Office IN Salem. Patrick Eas introduced to
4 witness by aanasos Kelly, Wttua@s knsv aash-