Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-31

some otner btANs
The Lsaisiana Isvsssiesstea.
WASHINGTON, Jan. si.-The Commits
on ths'Powsrs and Privileges Of the Hous'
In Counting 10 Electoral Vote called Johi
p. Pieksts, who produced the following
letter:
New 0RLEAxs, Nov. 20. 1875.
To John n. Maldon. New Orleans ; n,
Dear Sir.-You fully understand the situs
ton. Can you not advise with mi In ~
ladsn thereto. (signed);
j. MADISON Wills.
Witness began . narrative OF the cir
cumstanoss under which be received th.
isttsr, but was interrupted On the ground
that be was reciting what had been tolt
him BY Others.
Naddox was called and Identified ths
letter ~ written by Wells. He had knsvz
Wells and Anderson twenty-five years. II
c~onysratien with Wells he said be had
ccuhdencein the witness, and instructed
him what 70 do. He had frequent Inter
views with Wells and Anderson. Con
verssd with Wells In this city on the sub
Jsct matter, but declined 70 disclose II
Ssysr,i nspsrs we're shovn witness which
he recognised ~ genuine, including cor
respondsncs ON his part. The following
va rssl: "For o million
dollar he vote Of Louisiana can DO secured
to Widen and Hsudricks, Msnipulstion
must b done by me and q far q possible
70 protect the members Of the Returning
Board who may favor suchs resulti itmay
be nscsssary V elect two or three nsmbsrI
Of the Board to reach what We want. Dc.
tails 70 b agreed upon money 70 DO paid
In instsllmsnts, say one fourth when
the nfth member is elected. one fourth
when one member resigns. and another u
elected In his place. and 2 fourth whsn
another resigns with another elected IN
his place. ths.balsnce OF n fourth 10 b
paid when the certificates arc given"
Question by Fisld-was that the propo'
sitien that Governor Wells wanted ysu u
carry out2
Ansvsr-I decline 70 answer.
piclst. snd sddrssssI to Joh. Han.
cock. meaning Nsddox, q follows. ''Tels.
grsphed v desired. Damn my interest
Think o. the Interests OF iory mii'ion
A., . 1850, vh;ch
~ youf
Answer-I decline 70 answer.
Mr.. hsrh-Had you an interview with
tho sserstAry OF "
answer decline 70 AhsNel.
witness having been askod wnesner no
would new answer the questions pro-
pounded. replied that he would o
Mr.. Bparks-Do yeu know tho csnsc-
qucnsss Of not answering.
A~nswsr-I do.
Marsh suggested that witness have one
hour 10 consider whether he would answer
the question.
Witness said II was useless to waste
time, ~ he would decline 70 answer at the
end OF tho hour.
Witness WA informed that he would DO
required 10 answer 1t that time. He re-
piled that though he would not answer,
be would return TO the rosm.
"ess's's "ssss D
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u 'n' ."1 ~ ~
md alarming departure from the estap-
Iished usages Of the Government"
Following arc further extracts from the
csn'. remarkable article cit 10 remark
,bls that the New York senator tConkling)
Who, In discussing this hill devoted 90 much
u his argument 70 the danger which would
result from entrusting tho vast power Of
The election Of President 10 enc man, the
President Of the Senate, did not himsslf
perceive his inconsistency In ~sntrusting
Inc IVA a this bill virtually docs, 10
,pe man, the fifth Judge. To guard
against wholly imaginary evils, Q great po-
mistake has been committed. The
supreme Court has been degraded ; the
and House have abased tiismselyes;
,sages AZ time housred % that which for
lids . third term have been d~isrsgardsd.
rh9 one man power VA DeGn aanssIou'y
.'N'
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n.,,s..uo.
~ Tho speaker presented : nouncauon
y the Associate Justices Of the eheiss OF
,r.uiey "'
mun o"oa ...,,,u,n ..n..,.ic
tss oeha1 is',oI
100 y tne caPitoi uufins 'no s'eeS'A
Coz Introduced . resolution providing
or tne namiss'on o. vis''oIs slm,sI y
hat adopted In the Senate, and explained