The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-01-28
WASHINGTON.
Tho Compromise Bill WIN Be
Signed BY the President
Monday.
A Spat In the Republican Ca u
Gus Between Frye and
Hosr.
Carpenters Forthcoming Decision In
the South Carolina Case VIII
AdJudge n New COnnt.
The Louisiana Returning Board
Held in Contempt and Re-
manded Under Restraint.
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Acting On the Board as a Matter OF Form,
kenner Cannot Explain the Action.
The President on a Flying
Trip to Baltimore
Gossip, Etc.
Notes and Gossip Around the capitol.

Notes ANA Gossip Around the Capitol.
WASHINGTON, January 27--The
President left for Baltimore at noon
and will return tonight,
The case of ex.Secretary Belknap,
for taking brides, will be called in the
criminal court Monday.
Mcdonald, convicted OF whisky
frauds, will be pardoned, shortly, but
the prospects of Joyce are gloomy.
Henry $. Smith has been nominated
postmaster, at Canton, Miss.
Several Oregon kilograms, furnished
by the company, have been examined,
but nothing new developed.
Judge Campbell, of Louisiana,
Trumbull OF Illinois, and probably
Matt Carpenter, of Wisconsin, will be
retained to prepare the Louisiana case
for the grand commission.
The Compromise BiiI Not Signed ne.
cause Grant Went 10 Sec u Man"
Senator Connover, chairman of the
Senate committee on engrossed bills,
carried the compromise bill to the
White House this morning, but finding
the president gone to Baltimore, he
carried it back to the Senate. He will
bear it to the White House again
on Monday morning, when there are
assurances it will be signed without
the usual reference to the law depart
ment. The attorney general, howe, er,
will be in attendance at the White
House.
The committe on reorganization Of
the army report TO the president that
they are not at this time prepared to
submit plan or make the proper
recommendation for the reform and
reorganization OF the army. The report
is signed by the secretary OF war and
members Of the joint committee Of
Congress.
Carpenters Forthcoming Decision in
the south Carolina Case.
II is stated, and believed, that Judge
Carpenter, of South Carolina, will de-
eide that neither Legislature in that
State Is regular; that neither Governor
was inaugurated under constitutional
forms, and that Chamberlain holds
over under his new tenure, until the
Legislature is organized under the
rulings of the court and convene and
canvasses the vote for State officers.
Brush, the Tallahassee telegraph
operotor, desires II stated that he re-
fused to answer with regard to divulg-
ing contents of messages, because the
committee would not allow him to
explain. He had only delivered mes
sages addressed to one or any members
of same political committee, aud had
only spoken of the contents of mess
ages to other operators equally bound
with himself to secrecy.
Louisiana Matters Gen. Augur's In
struciiOns.
Kellogg's visit to President Grant
this morning was one OF courte'y. A
Cabinet meeting prevented u talk over
the situation. 1t is stated that George
w. Kendall left for New Orleans to
day, on receipt OF telegram stating
that he would be seated in the Repub-
lican Legislature on arrival. Casanave
and Kenner have arrived.
General Augur's instructions in re-
gard to maintaining the status quo are
as follows: When both the claimants
to the governship commission the
same man, that man should assume
the duties; when but one commission
Is issued, and no contest raised by the
bent, and no intimidation is re-
sorted to, that man should take the
Office. When the two Governors com
mission different parties, the old in-
cumbent should hold on to the Office
till the questions at issue are settled.
Cassanave and Kenner were taken
on their arrival to the committee room
OF the House, where they are under
comfortable restraint. The entire
Board were at the bar of the House, but
owing to the Republican members In
caucus, were temporarily Withdrawn.
Kenner Does Not Understand the Ac-
ton of the hoard.
Kenner, OF the Louisiana Returning
Board, testified before the privileges
and elections committee that three
precincts Of Vernon parish mad been
rejected after the board had passed it..
He had been no party to the discussion
over the rejection, and he could not
explain how 1t occurred. Some ques-
lions were asked In connection with