The Morning herald., 1877-01-15
w ASHIN GTON.
COUNTING ELECTORAL VOTES
OREGON NVE,2lGA2l0N.
Mr., WATTS TESTIMONY.
AN UNNATURALIZED
ELECTOR.
LOVER THE CABLE.
AN AMICABLE ADJUST
MENT.
GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHES
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OVER THE CABLE,
GENERALPREss DISPATCHES
WARRINGTON,
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.

DEMOCRATIC Mass MEETING.
WARRINGTON, an.13.-John G Thomp
son, the Sergeant-at- Arms ofthe House and
member of the Executive Committee Of
the National Democr attic Committee, says
this morning that he has no doubt the Ex-
ecutive Committee will direct Mr.. Hewitt
to call mass convention of the Democratic
party here on the 18th of February. Cor
respondents on the subject is now going on.
MR.. WATTS TESTIMONY.
The testimony of Mr.. Watts before the
Committee on Privileges and Elections indi-
Gates that he entertatns doubts himself as to
his. eligibility, and consulted lawyers pre-
vious to his election, who advised him to
this effect.
MR.. oRroN's H1ALTH.
Mr.. Orton who was quite sick when he
arrived here Thursday night, has consider
ably improved in health ,and is now engaged
in preparing reply to the summons Ct the
House.
COUNTING THE VOTE.
Senator Conkling, a member Of the Sen
ate Committee on Counting the Electoral
vote, said to day that he was more confident
than ever of solution of the differences be
tween the two houses on the Presidential
question; that there are several propositions
under consideration, and there is much dis
position to adopt one ofthem.
The main point of controversy is in the
mode of procedure in regard to the votes
objected to. The Democrats claim that the
concurrence of the two houses should be
required in the counting of vote. The
Republicans claim the rejection of vote
only should be upon concurrent action. 1t is
doubtful whether this feature In the contro-
versy can be adjusted.
A JOINT SESSION.
The Senate and House Committees on the
conut of tho Electoral votes are again In
joint session to-day,'and secret session is
also being held by the special committee on
powers and privileges of the House.
STEAMER BURNED.
A telegram from Havana, dated yester-
day, received in this city, says that the 1or-
mer Spanish merchant steamer, Moctesu-
ma, captured by Cuban iusurgents near
Porto Rico, and converted into pirate yes
sci called Cespeaes, has been burned by the
Cuban pirates, at the near approach Of the
Spanish war steamer Jorie Juan, that was
giving her chase. Before the Jorie Juan
reached the burning vessel the pirates had
fled In boats to the nearest coast, which 'is
believed to be that of Venezuela. The Jorie
Juan picked up and took on board twenty
four of the former crew of the Moctezuma,
captured and kept as prisoners by the Gu
bans.
THE OREGON INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. G, G. Jordan. Cashier of the Third
National Bank OF New York, has given IN
bis evidence before the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections, that on the 9th OF
December he ordered ch, ok draw BY
Morton h Runyan, of New York, in favor
of Ladd Il Bush, Of Salem, Oregon, at the
instance of Col. W. T. Pelton, Secretary of
the Democratic National Committee, but
without knowing what the money was to be
used for. He thought its purpose was po
li.ical, but the check was returned unused.
He was permitted by the officers of the
Bank, against bis own protest, to testify
that Samuel j. Tllden owned sos 900 worth
of stock. For the 900 he was responsible
to Morton & Runyan, and Col. Pel'on was
responsible to him. John Parker, of Alba
ny, Oregon, testified that he was not armed
on election day. Surveyor General Benz.
Sim pson gave an account Of conversation
he had had with Governor Grover in relation
to Watts ineligibility, in which Grover
stated that authorities differed. He was
uuarmed on the day when the Electoral Col
lege met. ..
Governor Grover said that he had never
eta. ed ,nat Tiidens would get one electoral
vote lvr prssidsnt from Oregon,