The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-01-27
"The Dark Shadow OF Intimida.
ti0n Has Fallen Upon the
Senate.''
Says Morton In His Bitter Op-
position to the Electoral Bill.
And Will BE Taken, if at All,
as Dose of Castor Oil by the
Republicans of His school"
The Silent Man is Reported a. Speak
ing Strongly in Favor OF the Bill.
kilpatrick's Visit to the Old North State
explained-The Republican Army of
Bulldozers In Louisiana Paid Out
of United States Funds.

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of United States Funds.
Ifiden and Hayes Deeliae 10 State
sheir views On the PresIdenttal In
I cubator.
WASHINGTON, January 20-A New
! YORK telegram says Mr. HIdeu was
questioned last night but declined to
state his views or wishes on the cleo
toral bill. A Columbus, Ohio, dispatch
says Gov. Hayes also refused to ex-
press any opinion thereon. An In
dianapoiis dispatch TO the World saws
Governor Hendricks declined to pe
interviewed, but it is understood n.
has expressed To those in his conf.
dence hn entire satisfaction with il
and is warm in his approval of the
plan as reported.
Change in the President', Mind
Concerning Louisiana.
Col. h A. Burke, of New Orleans,
VINO is accredited to Washington by
Gov. Nichols, of Louisiana. visited
the President this morning, accomps.
MED 10y the Democratic dele cation In
from that State. Col. Burke and Rep
reseutAtive Ellis and Levy decline to
give the details of their interview
with the President, beyond that it was
quite satisfactory to them, both as re.
CARDS the present and the future.
Cauens ON the Electoral Compromise
Measures
Both parties in the nate caucuse d
this morning on the Electoral Coun [
bill. Neither meeting was intended
to be binding. In the Democratic
Caucus, nothing was said against it,
but in the Republican caucus more op-
position was expressed than was ex-
pected. Morton has dispatch from
the secretary OF the Republican caucus
OF the Indiana legislature, which says
his course, in Withholding his name
from the report, meets unanimous ap-
proyai.
A despatch from Chicago says reso-
lutions approving the plan for count
ing the electoral vote passed the Board
OF Trade 10y close vote. The feeling
in that city is very pronounced, the
heaviest capitalists and moderate men
generally favoripg the measure.
The Bsard In Florida Ordered 10 Re.
Canvass the Electoral Vote.
| A World'a special from Tallashasse.
dated the 10Th, says: Gov Drew ap-
proved an act of the Legislature re-
quiring the Board of Canvassers to
make canvass of the electoral vote,
in accordance with the decision of the
Supreme Court in the case of Blanham
VS.. The Secretary of State, decided i'm
January, 1874, and in the case of Drew.
decided December %, 1875. In obe-
dience to law, the board met to>day,
Attorney General Raney having been
OF the counsel for the Democratic cleo
tors. declined to act aud Mr.. Cooley,
Commissioners of Lands and Immigra.
ton, was designated in his place. The
canvass then was gone over and all re-
turns found to be regular were counted
aud footed up "A, 434 for the Tilden elec-
tors and 24,s4o for the Hayes electors.
How the Louisiana Case was worked
up BY Secretary Chandler.
Before the House committee on Pow
ers and Privileges Aiaos B. Roberts, |
cashier Of the Second National Bank
OF New York, exhibited two certificate
Of deposit by Y. Chandler, dated Oct. |
3lst 1876, one for two and one for three |
thousand dollars. They were made |
payable to Chandler's order and |
when returned it was endors- |
ed by S. B. Packard and |
Joe 4. Aver. Could not state how
these transactions were made public.
Two letters to Chandler we-e exhibited |
one signed J. B. Stockton, dated New
Orleans, November, 1lth, to the effect
that, first, that the Republicans were
to Immediately take the affidavits of
ten or twelve thousand Republican
voters and showing that they were
debarred of the exercise of the ballot
by violence and intimidation. The
writer was chief deputy Marshall
Pitskin.
EH-Gov. wells, Headeense- OF she
Leuisiana Resurninx beard, ON she
Stand.
Ex-Gov. Wells, of the Louisiana
Returning Board, was examined At
some length. His testimony was
about to the same effect as that given
at New Orleans. Witness said he had
not sent for the records Of the return.
ng board and ne would have tn get
permission from the Governor.
Wells had charged his mind with lit
tie or nothing concerning the proceed.
ing of the board.
Congregational Preeeestnx..
House: The bill removing the polit-
icai disabilities of Joel S. Kennerd, Of
Georgia, passed.
The House then resumed the consid-
Grafton Of the resolutions from the
Committee ON Privileges, and which
were oppot ed by Mr.. Wiliis, Of New
York. Mr.. SeeIye, Of Massachusetts,
obtained the floor, but yielded to . mo.
ton Of the House to go into COMMITTEES
OF the whole or the Indian appropria-
ton bill, pending which, Mr.. Paine, Of
Ohio, gave notice he would call up for
consideration Tuesday the bill reported
from the joint Committee on Electoral
Votes, the debate on said bill 10 pro-
coed until Wednesday night, when he
would demand the previous question. i
Speeches were made by Milshire, of
Arkansas, opposing the power Of the
Wa pEeaidsnt to count the vote; by
1Lys rs1x - Massachusetts, declar- /
Ing t3 ~ tnienaens Of the psopse