New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-20
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE COM
MITTEEs.
GENERAL PRgss DIsPArCH.l


w,surycTOy. Jan 19-The Executive Com
mittce Of the Western Union Telegraph Company APP
peared before the Senate Committee on Privileges ana
Elections this morning and after the reading oil state
ment by Mr. Oron the President OF the company SUD
committee consisting OF Senators Sargent MITCHELL anu
Cooper was appointed to confer with Mr. orion as 10 Tue
reception from him Of the kilograms ready 10 oe pro-
duced. .,
The Committee on the Powers, Privileges, and Duties
of the House this morning, and the members vi 'e
Cxecu,ive Committee of the Western Union Telegraph
Company appeared before them. Mr. lowrey, the coui
sci Of the company, read paper signed ny At' oi' W
the effect that the committee, in view OF all the crcu
stances thinks II would not be right longer to postpone
compliance with the subpoena, and tnat the presuc' VI
the company had authorized to make search ior "
the kilograms required by the committee and the House
and to produce them rs soon as they can pc s"'"o''
and which will be delivered from time TO tine'
Mr. Knott OF Kentucky said that as the Senate COMMIT
fee On Privileges and Elections had appolhteu sup-
committee with reference to the receipt OF teiesra''
would be proper for this committee 10 appoih' SUI
committee for a like purpose and 10 consult wiz" "o
senate committee. This would obvlate dhhcu'teS.
hcommittee was authorized, and Messrs. Field Tucker
and McDI were APPOINTED such committee, Inc NELL
beers of the Western Union Executive committee "eio
then released from the subpenas
John Bremen OF Augusta Ga, superintendent Oh inc
Western Union Telegraph office for the thFu Houhcin
section was sworn and testified that the niegrdpn
cpsra,Sr v IL having vug%d the Of MESSAGES
sent y Gov Stear,s and having delayed
Inv senator Conoyer to some person III wash to
Brush Uhe opcratpr) was, however, resofeu u h"'nS
been lscertned that the charges were uh,I Iror
BY Mr. Field-Was any message sent prt"s t, a an
oa and Washington or Now York, either way, between
the II aud r4t of November, IN which money vi .uop
tn c,nher messages we're sent by William Chandler 70
Gov Chamberlain from Tallahassee lnetC ne' .h1
cipher Incssa GEES from Senator Patterson W H tho Sa
berlan; cipher messages were iheWisc se mtbnri
reary ~ Mar and Gen Sherman 70 the iiitary an,no
these messages had passed from his hahds anu "eio
therefor. not now under his control. . 4. o,u.,
Uy Mr.. Lawrenoe-Was any dspatch sen. W o W'at
Carolina advising the Denocratc electors " me-. 20
and cast their votes for lilden n. nv
not remember; being supeiintenuent h,ch u nossed
ahro,yh he office: did not know that the use Oh money
was nromised 10 anybody South Carolina, or uc CIV
inc any advice rs To the electoral vote; feiehOcr VI.
publication OF message 10 INC jhd for FLORIDA said
t0 have been signed by H. Chandler; the Demoelus VI
Augusta talked among themselves ap9, !t tha rtnrns
aud said they would give money 10 naIe i"e dif
carefully watched; they tce9rapneai thar
ferent portions Of Florida requesting lne Their
friends there to every eSertioh ahu So 81
70 prevent returns from being tainpeIeu Wi.n a u,
and trnous 10 carry the state have Se.h mossdkes
from ADfam s. Hewitt and William l: laon ~ a hIe
tnougfk SOME OF them were addressed ~ Manto ht h
,nd Iohn r. Coyle VINO were then III fioriua' p"' "o
cnuld nor give the purport Of the dispatches
H. A. Uutehins q telegraph operator at Tallahassee
was ne examined He had telegraIns III Ills posses
sion large number Of cipher messages "erc reoeieu
a. ,b., Office lint me oould not tell whether any OF them
were sent from or 10 New-York Washington nor had
he any recollection OF any telegram having oeen oeoeu
promising money or troops i. ..,,, ,,oru,ny
The committee adjourned till to-Inorro" nio'h'hs'