The Morning herald., 1877-01-10
OVER THE CABLE.
More Arms For Turkey
SessiOnOf ftheC Conference
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHES
WARRINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The Senate by q
unanimous vote and without debate passed
the House bill to abolish the Board of Com
missioners of the Metropolitan Police Of
the District of Columbia, and to transfer
its duties to the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
THE DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS YESTERDAY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The tone of the
resolutions adopted at, the various Demo
cratic meetings yesterday throughout the
country, is the subject of wide comment in
official and political circles here to-day, and
1t is naturally thought that it will form an
item in the topics considered at the Cabinet
council this afternoon, though 1t is asserted
in several prominent quarters that it would
be only as matter Of current interest, and
not because a conversation thereon would
involve any important significance.
THE BANKER RUNYAN.
The Senate after some discussion, passed
without division, the resolution reported
from the Committee on Privileges and
ELECTIONS, yesterday, instructing the Presi-
dent pro tenn. of the Senate to issue his war
rant for the arrest of Enos Runyan, of the
firm of Martin & Runyan, bankers and
brokers, of Wall street, New York, and have
him brought to the bar of the Senate to show
cauee why he should not be punished for
contempt, in refusing to answer questions
propounded to him by the Committee as to
who ordered the check of IS, 900 in favor of
Dodd g. Buck, of Portland, Oregon.
THE COUNT OF THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the resolutions submitted by Mr.. Wal
lace yesterday In regard to the count of
the electoral vote, and Mr.. Sherman spoke
at length in regard to Louisiana, claiming
that the evidence before the Returning
Board in that State fortified the Board In
throwing out returns from certain polling
places on account of the violence and in.
timidation which prevailed.
PRESIDENT ORION TO BE BROUGHT BE-
FORE THE BAR OF THE HOUSE.
A resolution has been adopted directing
the Speaker to issue writ commanding
the Sergeant-at-Arms to arrest Wm. Orton
and bring him before the Bar of the House
without delay, to answer for contempt In
re tusing to obey the mandate OF the House
to appear before the New Orleans Com
mittee.
THE RECENT TREASURY ROBBERY-THE
CLERK, wINsLow, IN JAIL.
The "third party" who dropped the |
funds stolen from the Treasury by Winslow |
ut Treasurer Wyman's doors is yet mys-
terry to the detectives. Winslow remains in |
Jail. Since his arrest attention is renewed |
to the Halleck robbery of $47 1000, nearly
two years ago, and in which all the parties
who were indicted are still at large on bail
Ottoman, one of the parties indicted, in
" hose case the Grand Jury disagreed, will
have new trial to commence Tomorrow.
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
Orders have been issued from the head
quarters Of the army to the general recruit
ny service at st. Louis TO discontinue en-
istments at thst station, except for the
Tenth Cavalry, until further orders.
Capt. Andrew Sheridan, of the oath Infan-
ry, has resigned.
Major John W. Todd, of the Ordinance,
as been relieved from duty at Louisville,
kentucky, and awaits further orders. Il
THE LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION.
Extracts from the proceedings of the
lew Orleans Investigating Committee in
he case of the members of the Louisiana
eturning Board have been submitted to +
ne House, and the subj act has been referred
, the Judiciary Committee.