The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-01-26
WASHINGTON.
The True InwardneSS OF the
South Carolina, Louisiana
and Florida Frauds.
"Have Seen the President
Money and Troops viii
Be Sent"
"Send COurlers TO Each COunty-They
Must Be Made TO Show q Ma
JOrlty for Hayes"
"Must Have" the Three Disput-
ed States "by Fair Means
or Otherwise"
Thus Reads the First Chapter by Chandler
to the COrruptlonists in Florida
Galleries of the House Packed
How Judge Davis Receives
His Nomination.
Notes and Gossip I'm and Around the
Capital.

WASHINGTON, January 25.--The
pending question in the House, the
electoral count bill, absorbs every.
thing.
General Chalmers, OF Mississippi, is
here as witness before the committee
on privileges and elections.
Secretary Chandler is quoted as say
ing that he never sent such dispatches
as are described ty Telegraph Operator
DeBerry, and that he will make a
statement to that effect before the
committee.
The foreign relations committee Of
the House have agreed that the address
of the Irish people to the president of
the United States is u matter that does
not call for the action of Congress.
Judge Davis was on the Supreme
bench when dispatch reached him
announcing his election. After ad-
ournment, Judge Davis did not say
whether he would accept, but in any
event would retain his seat on the
bench until the 4th of March. His
name was used as candidate without
his knowledge or sanction.
The DisgrncefuI Part Played In the
Florida Fraud by Chandler.
J. b. DeBerry, Florida telegraph
er, was before the powers and privile-
ges committee this morning and testi-
fled to his knowledge of a telegram to
the following effect from Secretary
Chandler to Governor Stearns:
"We are absolutely sure of SO many
votes, (he did not remember the num-
ber) and must have Florida, South
Carolina aud Louisiana by fair means
or otherwise"
Also this from Chandler to Stearns:
"Send couriers to each county. They
must be made to show a majority for
Hayes"
Also the following from Chandler to
Stearns: "Have seen the President
and Secretary. Money and troops win
be sent"
He testified the dispatch had been
handed to him for transmission to
Secretary Chandler, signed by Govern
or Stearns, saying in effect, ave can
not carry the State for Hayes, unless
we have troops and money immedi-
ately."
Witness could not remember the
exact words, and declined TO answer
the following questions, Jas 1t would
criminate him under the laws Of Flori-
da: "Did you commicate your knowl-
edge of these kilograms before you APP
peerance as a witness to any person."
ais this the first time you claimed the
privilege of not answering such ques-
tions?"
Mr.. Lawrence you cOmmuni-
cation with anybody about your
knowledge OF the kilograms before you
were called Oh to testify here? Can
Won give the contents of any other
messages received from any persons
other than Chandler and Stearus, be.
tween the sth and 10Th OF November
Answer-I cannot remember.
The witness, on further examina-
finn said he first heard OF the tele-
gram from Chandler to Stearns, say
inc that the Republicans mnst have
Louisisna, South Carolina and Florida
nv fair means or otherwise, when 1t
was communicated to him in conf
dence by Republican telegrapher,
Init the witness declined to tell the
name of his informant, and also de-
clined to say to whom he first mem
toned the contents Of the kilograms
Gilbert D. Mills, telegraph opera
TOR. testified that he had sent kilograms
from w. u. Chandler, in Florida, to Il.
Chandler, In Washington, in cypher'
congregational Proceedings Galleries
- ofthc House Crowded.
In the Senate the electoral Dill was
nassed this morning at o'clock by u
rots Of 47toI7. Tho following are
tho nays-Blaiue, Bruce, Cameron oil
pennsylvania; Cameron, Of Wisc0n'
ain; Clayton, Dorsey, Eaton Ham'l'
. ton, Hamlln, ingalls, Mitchell NOR,
= ton, Patterson, Sargent, Sherman ana
West. Adjourned to Friday
In the House the electoral bill was
2 nresented this morning as 1t passed th'
Senate and engaged that BODY ourin.
the entire day to the exclusion oil al
~ other subjects. The galleries arr
crowded and an unusual degree Oh IN