The New York herald., 1877-01-05


trickcd out in motley. all OF them in mad mood and
urging their horses to gallop An acclamaton-
partly enthusiastic. partly mrthfu, partly sarcastic
and wholly Amcrican-rose at the rushing masqucr-
aders till they halted front of Wizards to let their
tired horses breathe and then, darknoss descending,
the avenue was deserted for dinner.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMIrrEE-REsULrs
or THE INVESTIGATION AS STATED BY JUDGE
LAwRKNcE--IxTIMIpATIoN ON BOTH SIDES.
Judge Lawrence, OF Ohio republican member OF
the South Carolina House Investigating Committee,
which returned this morning, is quite communicative
In regard TO the work Of the committee In that State
Said he:-
"All the members Of the committee are now in tho
city except one. Wo have taken what will make
large volume OF testimony and we shall probably
examine some moro witnesses here What wc have
before US now, and am certain what We shall obtain
additional goes and will CO. to show that the South
Carolina election resulted in the OF the rcpub
can electoral ticket"
rhen the kilograms to the Northern papors that your
subcommittee had officially certified to that TACT at
Columbia wero correcty''
Not exactly. wnio at Columbia, aud just before
departure, the members Of tho subcommittee had
ascertainod and were unanimously OF the opinion that
the State had gone for Hayes on the face Of the
turns. II then became question with US whether
should givo that Information to the public not
Knowing the intense interest that fclt in the
matter In all sections OF tho country decided
that II duty to make tho result OF investi
cations known in some way. We then resolved TO
communicate the fact TO the representatives OF tho
Col lmba papers Thew werc admitted TO our room,
and We informally authorized them 10 say that. in
opinion the Hayes electors had majority To make
the matter certain and avoid possible msrepresenta-
ton or inaccuracies wrote few lines IN substance
such as have been printed and gave 1t to the press rep
reseutatves In publishing IL they took the liberty OF
signing tho names Of the members OF the committee
to the paper, which was not authorized by US
what about the charges Of intimidation by tho rife
clubs and tho democratic lcaders?"
"Thero is doubt IN the world that intimidation
was practsod by tho Hampton side. That has been
proven by witnesses The testimony Is irref
ragabe."
''Was there any on the other sdef"
'Wcll, there was and great deal Of IT. Republican
negroes in South Carolina understand that business
quito we'll tho whito mon. Thero arc black
democrats in South Carolina. large number OF them,
their political opponents OF the color In tho
lao election used every influence they possibly could
to influence their votos"
THIS Is the republican sdo of tho South Carolina In.
vestgation from candid point of view On the dem.
ocratic sdo Is admitted that tho returns county and
precinct, show their face that Mr. Hayes received
the vote Of the State No fraud is alleged but 1t is
claimed that therc was gross intimidation. and that
it had not been practlsed the result might have been
and probably would be, different. II Is probable that
there Will be unanimous report far as tho election
OF tho Hayes electors the face of the returns gocs
but each party on the committee will undoubtedly
charge intimidation on the part OF It's opponent and
leave tho result to the Senate and the House when
counting of the vote takes place.
THE RECUsANT NEW ORLEANS TELEGRAPH
MANAGER-pRoDABLE ACTION OF THE HOUSE
IN THE MATrER-wILL THE WRIT OF HABEAs
CORPUS COME IN?
The contumacious witness, Barnes, manager OF tho
New Orleans Office Of tho Western Union Telegraph
Company. will again be brought before the House to.
morrow. Last Wednesday he was given until Friday
TO make whether no would surrender tho tee-
grams demanded by the Morrison Investigating Com.
mttee place himself In contempt OF the House.
Messrs. Ashton and Lowry, the counsel who have
been retained by tho telegraph company for
Mr. Barnos, have been engaged all day
In the preparation of the be made by Barnes
The exact limo of defence Is not disclosed and tho
counsel Of tho witness, being questioned tho SUBJ
ject to-day declined to say anything aboutM
II is safe TO say that whatever the limo OF defence
may DO tho majority in tho House will hold that thoi
committees 10 euNtioo 70 tuc proouctiOn OF tho tele
grams and will order There is considerabl spccu.
laton the matter tonight If Barnes shall be sent
TO jail his counsel will undoubtedly endeavor to obtain
his release upon writ Of habcas corpus Whether it
will bo granted or not Is another problem
in the case II Is maintained, ON tho ono
hand that tho Supreme Court will grant writ il il
shall DO applied for; that the OF Barnes Is pre-
csely similar TO that Of Hallct Kibourn. It's con-
tended, on the other hand that there is no analogy
whatever between tho two, and will granted
One OF tho justices Of tho Supreme Court the Dis.
trct in conversation the subject this evening"
would be impossible to give any prediction OF what
would be the action OF tho Court II the question were
presented before Il until the case was made up He
could he sad conceive In which
of dispatches and of the contents Of telegraph
panies' Offices should be maintained, but hc could
conceive a case In which, upon grounds of public pol.
Icy. no such involablity should attach to them.
Which aspect OF the question the prcsen before
Congress would the events OF tomorrow will
tell.
THE CoNsULAR AND DIPLOMATIC BILL-rRo-
VISIONS FOR THE SALARY OF REPRESENTA-
TIvEs ABROAD.
The amendment proposed by Mr. Holman TO tho
Consular and Diplomatic bill provides that from
after tho Sd day OF june 1877 Ambassadors, Enjoys
Extraordinary, Ministers Plcnipotcntary and Ministers
Resident shall be entitled to the following salaries
ENJOYS Extraordinary and Ministers Plenpotentary
TO Great Britain, France Germany and Russia $15
TO Spain, Austria, Italy, Brazil Mexico, Japan and
China, SIC. 900 each to Chill and Peru. $4,000