The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-02-17
The Pivotal Question Now Is Will Not
Justice cllfiord's Decision In the Case
Of Humphreys sise the Oregon
Vote 10 Tiidea and Hendricks7
FIR. "n the Internal Revenue ON
eers-tarpsBter Means Business

The IIiIcit ptssiBier~ OF Georgia Open
Fir. on the Internal Revenue ON
eers-CarpsBter Means business
WAsHINGToN. January ll.-Nom-
inatioDs: X. X Millher, Newman,
Georgia.
The secretary of the Treasury has
called in ten millions OF ; % bonds OF
tne act Of March "a. 1865, dated No
vember 80, 1865. Interest ceases Oh
the 18th of May, 1877.
McIntyre, of the % infantry, was
killed on the Feeje Mountains by
thirty Illicit distillers, who attacked
the government forces under cover OF
night
a dispatch To the commissioner OF
internal Irevenue from agent Cham
berlain, dated Caterville, Va, says IL
regard to the raids In the northern
portion OF the State that fifty-three
stills were destroyed and twenty. -four
arrests made.
Matt Carpenter claims TO have the
Louisiana case dished up in a way
that will defy the comm lssion's deg
lutition. IL will be too nasty. He of
fers to wager the coatings OF his own
stomach on the gag.
lt was determined to separate the
two houses on Illinois, but the Demo
Gratis at the last moment, concluded
not to make objection to Illinois
Louisiana was reached, objection
maue and the houses separated. The
commission meets at ten a III. to.mor.
20 hear the argument.
Representative Springer had pre-
pared objections to the counting of the
vote OF George ID. Chsffee. Springer
says he had complete evidence that
ChAiiee neld Office when he cast the
vote, but was informed that a case
equally as clear from louisiana could
be presented TO the commission and
would thus obtain n decision by the
commission and afterwards by the two
houses. IL was feared the Senate
might refuse TO sustain the objection
aud thus influence the commission
hence Mr.. Springer by the advice aDc
appreciation Of his friends withheld
his objection.
The House committee examined A.
II. Lavisee, a Louisiana Republican
.'s"-7r -N0 testified that he resigned
f|ga as uiie! ststas Commit -
rvEg November q 1870. Lewis,
t". ttso.i stoIy aisou. ~ attempt q
Hf'a. him 20 yots iar Tiioeu Ar
'avsnace, who was before the Return
s-g b0Srd Tor the Democratic party
-ii1ad w TIE matter of the return,
aDtr fcruon. He say she eertifiate,
tfoln zoe comm issionars OF sieetio,
lhoy were received on the "a af De
t~'ahes hy the hoard from the. .fetary
81 state AID opened ~ ,sness' pres
'sce. Wells ssia "A them over u
the cIerks." That was all. No othel
member Of the board said anything
shout them. He knew that Levise,
was United States commissioner q
late ~ Noyen. Der ~. aud brewster WA
Surveyor general Of the land Office.
The eommittee on privileges ANT
powers of the House examined Post
master General Tyner, who produced
rom his department all the papers
b-Aring ON Wstts' resignation, which
show that Watts resigned by telegraph
November ls, and that teiegrsphic no
ceptsnce was sent by the postmaster
general November IA. Watts' written
resignation to special agent Under.
wood was not received NJ the depart
ment until December 8. The record.