Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-01-19

callcdin Tor redemption SlO,UDiOOO OF the
SEQ bonds OF 1865, May and November, as
followe: Coupon 500, No. 17QO1 to
No. 1850, inclusive; $500, No. 22, ,10l to 90,
700, inclusive; 81 900, No. b3 y301 TO So, 400,
inclusive; total, "a 900, 600 Registered bonds
$50, No. 20i 20 No. 300, inclusive; t10o, No.
3 1851 to 4,5OO, inclusive; $500, No. 2,751 to
$3.50, inclusive; 81 900, No. 10,0O1 TO $4,000,
inclusive; 5000, No. 4f5l too ,T5O, inclusive;
$4,000, No. 5,151 to $500, inclusive; total,
$3,O00,O00 Principal and accrued interest.
will be paid at The Treasury op and after
April 10, when interest on the bonds will
cease.
On the 11th Enos Runyan testified before
the Senate committee that Conrad Jourdan,
Of New York, was the person for whom he
drew the. $4,000 check, Dec. 8, payable to
badd q Bush, Salem, Oregon! 't'
The House committee on the privileges,
powers and duties OF the House finished
their report on the subject on the 1lth.
The conclusions reached are: The power to
count the electoral vote is not conferred by
the Constitution upon the President of the
Senate. This power is conferred by the
Constitution upon the Senate and House Of
Representatives. In the execution of the
power to count the electoral votes, the
House of Representatives is at least CO.
ordinate and equal with the Senate. In
counting the electoral votes no vote can
be counted against the judgment and with
out the assent OF the House. These prop
ositions were agreed to by a strict party
vote+
- Presfdepts Grant, on the nth, pardoned
John Henderson, convicted atNew Orleans,
With others, some time go, for whisky
frauds, and sentenced to prison.4 y r.
The Senate on the 18th confirmed the nom.
ination of Stewart 1. Woodford as D. s.
Attorney for the southern District ofNew
York.
The committees of the houses Of Congress
on counting the electoral vote held their first
Joint meeting on the 18th, when the Senate
committee presented plan Of accommoda-
ton.
Ex-Dist.-Atty. Fisher, recently convicted
of abstractng court papers, was pardoned
on the 18th by the President. ,--.
The House Committee on the Privileges,
etc. ,.of the H House in counting the electoral
voteyon the 1871 examined Secretary Chan
dler, who stated that he had not sent any
dispatches to Florida since the recent cleo
ton in relation to money; he probably had
sent dispatches stating that troops would
probably be sent there to keep the peace.
He declined to answer whether.he sent this
dispatch on his own motion or that of some
one else, on'the gronnd that he is a Cabinet
officer. The committee decided that he must
answer and gave him until the 18th to com
ply.
The cashier Of the Third National Bank of
New York, c. N Jourdan, testified before
the Senate committee on the 18th that the
5000 Oregon draft was drawn at the in
stance of W. T. Pelton, Secretary OF the Ma
tional Democratic Committee; did not know
for what purpose it was drawn; the money
was returned in a few days. Gen. D. NJ.
Frost, the alleged ineligible clector OF Mis-
souri,, testified before the committee that his
political disabilities were removed by a
pardon ftom President johnson, and pro-
duced the document. Maj. E. Howard, of
Natchez, special agent OF the Postoffice De-
partment, testified as to the Mississippi
election. Was in Jackson election day and,
at one poll, of 793 registered voters $50
votes were cast-254 Democratic and 102 Re-
pubhcan; !, the rabsentees were colored; Re-
puOllCaus III Lllc Sidtc Itll lual uHlCSS pro-
lection was afforded it was impossible to
poll the full vote; saw no violence or in
timidaton and knew of no negro voting the
Democratic ticket under threat or intimida-
tion; the most powerful intimidahon prac-
ticed in the South is social ostracism.
r. Mccormick, Secretary OF the Republic
an National Committee, was examined by
the House committee on the 18th. He was
asked whether any money was raised-by the
committee to influence votes and replied
that he would like TO consult withmembers
of the committee before answering. To the
inquiry whether Government Office holders
were assessed during the campaign he re-
turned the same answer. The committee
took the request under consideration.
Hon. VIM A. Wheeler occupied his seat
in the House on the 18th for the first time
the present session.
The U. S Supreme Court on the 18th de-
cidcd that land-grant railroads are not bound
to transport troops and property Of the Unit
ed States free OF charge.
THR EAST.
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