The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-01-13
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MT. Aeily argued that the question
decided hy the Governor Of Oregon was
not judicial one; i; was political
question, aud tie Gov rnor had the
night to decide st.
The debate then assumed legal
character as to the sanetity of telegraph
dispatches generally.
The vote upon the question of the
adoption Of tie resolution resulted
yeas 30, nays 3-no quorum. Nays
Messrs. Barum, Burnside, Eaton.
Adjourned to Monday.
Cart Load of Tel grams 20 be pes,roy.
I'd
WAsHISGroS. January "a cart
load Of old kilograms was shipped
hence to-day enroute for the paper
mill.
Most OF the days session OF Congress
was devoted to the business of the
District of Columbia. The consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill was
up in the Committee on the Whole,
but no action WAS taken on il. A bill
removing the political disabilities OF
/ Charles j.. Scott passed.
The ConseEaptaoas Operators Case
No action on either side with regard
10 the eontemptuous photographers. The
/ committee on privileges and elections
has founi some bankers who are not
willing witnesses regarding the s, 600
alleged TO have been sent 10 Oregon.
I They are threatened with heing
brought before the bar OF the Senate
for contempt. The current Of feeling
Is toward compelling the telegraphers
70 answer fully.
The Oregon Matters Free of Fraud.
Before the committees on privileges
( AMI elections, Mr.. RunIon, of Mary
land, testified that his firm. Issued
a check on sight, in December, fer
5000, pay able TO Lord d Bush, Salem,
Oregon. Runion declined TO answer
for whom he drew the check, regard
ing his business confidential.
Mr.. Herman ssid, as a Senator and
lawyer he would advise the witnesses
TO answer, but witness persisted III re-
tusiBg TO answer and the matter went
over. Afterwards RAMON, testified lie
had dfawd the cheek for VIM. r. Pei
] ton. Secretary of the National Demo
cratic Committee. The cheek APP
pears never to have been used.
BusI"s-s men or Cincinnati Ask q.
. Peaceful Settlement OF the r-e.i-
Dental Contest.
WASHINGTON, January SIN the
Senate Mr.. sherman presented o petit
ton OF prominent business men and
citizens of Cincinnati, members OF
both political parties, asking an annie
able settlement of the Presidential
contest. He spoke of the high stand
ing Of the petitioners, and said their
opinions were entitled to great weight.
He felt sure the general tone of the
petitioners for peaceful and orderly
count Of the electoral vote would he
approved by every Senator. Mr.. Thur
man said he entirely concurfed with
his colleague as to the standing of the
petitioners, and recommended that
their petition to the Senate be referred
TO the special committee of seven
Senators appointed to consider the
| Presidential question.
Return of the Florida Communicable
Action Regarding those Dispa fches.
The Florida committee has return
ed. There will be no minority report
regarding the Presidential electors. II
any is made, 1t will show that there
were mutual intimidations. That the
negroes intimi1ated thier own race In
negro districts, and that the blacks in
other districts we're deferred from vo-
ting the Republican ticket, from fear
OF losing employment.
The Judiciary committee took no &c
ton regarding telegraphic dispatches.
The committee on Privileges and
Elections are still after the S, 600 sup
posed to have been sent to the Oregon
electors, but " ithout result.
CONGREGATIONAL Items.
A resolution offered by Mills, OF
Texas, denouncing the Iawless inva-
sion 10y armed forces Of the soil of any
state or Territory, no matter under
what pretense. as among the grayest
OF crimes, was lost for want of two
thirds majority to So.
Investigation Of Oregon Electors
Charles Demon testified that ne had
placed eight thousand dollars to the
credit OF Laid d Bush, Of Salem, Ore
gon, on the sixth of September. Had
paid drafts from them, one payable to
the order OF A. +. Cronln. Knows
nothing beyond mere busiuesstra
tion- VIII produce books to show to
weose order the money was paid.
Parker and Klepple, Cronin's electors,
will be examined to- morrow.
Duraell Thinks they are ali Thisye,
In Florida.
The Star says that the committee of
the House which has been investigat-
ing the recent election in Florida re-
turned here this morning. The COM
mittee will not hold a meeting for a
few days. IL was said that Repre-
sentatives Woodburn, one of the Re-
pubiicsn members of the committee
will unite In n report with the Demo-
Gratis that the Tiiden aud Hendricks
electors honestly: carried the State.
One Dnrnell, the other Republican
member, had his pocket-book stolen
while in the State and is. therefore, of
the opinion that, no matter how the
election went, they are all thieves in
Florida.
Petitioners want the Geneva Awards
Distributed -seuate Proeeedipga.