The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-06
XLVTH CONGRESS--Second Session.
WAsHINGToN, January 5, 1877.
SENATE

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lXLIVTH CONGRESS--Secon Session,
WASHINGTON, January 5, 1877.
SENATE.
The subcommittee OF the House Com
mittee on the Pacific Railroads have con-
J cluded their bill, except as to the exact
lpoint where the San Diego branch shall
reach the main line and the point of juno
ton OF the Southern Pacific OF California
and the Texas Pacific. The junction will
be somewhere in the coal-fields OF New
Mexico, not, however, nearer Ell Paso than
100 miles west OF that place. The details
OF the bill with regard to subsidy, &C., are
those Of the Atkins bill. Neither OF the
roads receive any subsidy for the portion
already built, but will receive the same
from their present termini to the point OF
Ijuncture with the Texas Pacific at Fort
Worth, and that OF the Southern Pacific at
Fort Yuma.
Governor Grover, before the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, maintains that
he acted in accordance with the Constitu-
ton and law. Nothing new was deyel-
oped
A full Railroad Committee agreed to re-
port the bill extending the time for the COM
pletion of the Southern Pacific road eight
years. It will meet tomorrow to consider
the Texas Pacific upon the report of the
sub committee.
The Senate has up the resolution to COM
pei Turner, the manager OF the Western
Union telegraph-office Of Jacksonville, Ore
con, to answer the questions propoundedto
him by the Committee on Privileges and
Elections in regard to messages which
passed through his Office in reference to the
count OF the electoral vote OF Oregon.
Mr.. Kelly said he hoped the resolution
regarding Turner would be adopted. There
was no reason why Geographic communica-
tons should not be made public when JUS
tice demanded it. Mr.. Kelly said this wit
ness (Turner) had unquestionably been
"leaky;" he had disclosed something
about dispatches passing through his Office,
and now he should be made to tell the whole.
He (Mr. Kelly was very confident that no
communication which passed over the wire
referring to political events at Salem, Ore
gon, would show that anything wrong had
been done. II any improper telegram had
passed over the wire he (NLr. Kelly would
have known something about it. He
was satisfied that nothing improper
could be sho""";; uvssat not dollar
had been expended unlawfully AMI
improperly. Ec :fas present at Salem at
the time, and knew of all the transactions.
He was very much astonished at the yitupe-
rltive assault made by the Senator from
Iowa yesterday (Mr. WrighD upon the Gov
ernor Of Oregon. Why that senator took
occasion to assault the Governor of Oregon,
who was OH the floor Of the Senate, when
he knew the Governor was present and
could not reply, he (A1r. Kelly could not
understand. The senator from Iowa was
| in, stu in loIy
and doubly mistaken as to the duties of the
Executive Of State. The Governor so vii
flied yesterday had been twice elected Gov
ernor Of the State, and recently elected to
succeed him (Mr. Kelly in the Senate Of the
United States. In everything that became
a man of honor. man Of principle, Gov
ernor Grover was the peer OF the Senator
from Iowa.
Mr.. Wright, OF Iowa, said it was far from
his thoughts yesterday to abuse or yillify
any one. He accepted the facts rs he UNI
derstood them, and stated his conclusions.
II the facts stated by him were true he
had no word to take back.
Mr., Kelly argued that the Governor OF
Oregon was justified in his action by deci-
sions OF the Supreme Courts OF Indiana
and of Oregon.
Mr.. Wright said the Governor was amere
ministerial officer, and there was no deci-
sion which authorized him to decide judi
cial question.
MIR. Kelly argued that the question de-
cided by the Governor OF Oregon was not
a judicial one; it was political question,
and the Governor had the right to decide it.
The debate assumed legal character as
to the sanctity OF Geographic dispatches.
Finally the question upon the adoption OF
the resolution being taken, resulted: Yeas,
50; nays, 8 (no qhorum). Nays: Messrs.
Barnum, Burnside, and Eaton.
Adjourned to Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
e. w. Barnes, the New Orleans manager
of the Western Union Telegraph Company,
was presented at the bar of the House for
contempt of its privileges in disobeying
the SUBPOENA requiring him to produce
certain kilograms before the New Orleans
investie eating committee. The answer OF
Barnes was in the shape Of long, legal ar
gument, prepared by his counsel, taking
the ground-First, that the paper served on
him was not subpoena az all. Second,
that before its service he had transmitted to
the superintendent at Mobile all the busl-
ness of the office from the 1st Of November
to the 9th OF December. Third, that even
If alfy OF the messages were in the Office,
they were not legally in his possession, but
in that OF the company; and fourth, that
the demand made is at variance with public
policy and with constitutional rights.
The whole subject was referred to the
judiciary Committee.
No other business OF any importance was
transacted.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON, January 5.-The President
has made the following nominations: George