The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-02-01

must be done by me and rs far az pos
slOie TO protect the members OF tho re.
turning board who may favor such u
result IL may be necessary 10 elect
TWO or three members Of the board TO
reach what we want; the details to be
agreed upon. Money to b0 paid In in
stallments, say one-fourth when the
nith member Ia elected, One-fourth
when one member resigns and another
selected In his place aud one.iourth
when another resigns with another
elected IN his place aud balance, one
fourth, to be paid when the certificates
are given.
Other letters.
WASHINGTON, January l, 1876
Colonel II, C.i 2acherls, New orleansi
a dOuble'game, but II well informed.
might trust the person wrote about.
JOHN II, PICKETT.
Night message.
WASHINGTON, January 2, 1915.
Joseph Hancock, 1877 Beenville street, New
Orleans;
Telegraph az directed. Damn my
interests; think OF the best interest OF
forty millions Of people.
JOHN +. PICKETT.
Witness declined to explain these
letters and dispatches, tho committee
holding back; their purposes to be de-
veloped when the with ess answers
fully, as 1t Is thought he will In the
morning,
The Grand COmmiSaiOn - Preltmi-
uaFien.
The Electoral Commission met at III
O'Clock to-day. The clerk OF tho SUI
preme court administered the oath to
Justice Clifford, who qualified the
other commissioners. A committee
was appointed to frame rules, privi-
leges and powers.
James IL. Mckinney was appointed
clerk Of the grand commission. 1t
was ordered that the proceedings Of
the commission DO confidential until
otherwise ordered.
There will be four tellers of the cleo.
toral vote, two Democrats tor the
House, and two Republicans for the
Senate. The rules for the government
OF the grand commission, are similar
to those which govern the supreme
court. The proceedings will be pub.
lie. The cases will be presented by
council, the number Of counsel and
time allowed for argument will be en-.
larged ut the pleasure Of the commits
sion, though two hours side for argu.
ment Is the rule. The consultation OF
the commissioners will be private.
They hold their Sessions in the supreme
court room, which can not seat over
two hundred spectators.
The Democratic committee have
selected Matt. w. Carpenter, Mr.Trum-
bull, Jerry Black and Judge Ashbel
Green, of New Y ork, to prepare their
case before the Commission. The
Republicans have employed w. NJ.
Evarts, Judge Stanley Matthews and
s. 9. Shellabarger to represent their
side.
No vote wa- taken in the Senate to.
day on the bill for tho Pacific railroad
sinking fund. There will not likely be
any vote for several days, on account
of Senator Gordon's sickness, who in
troduced one of the bills under discus
sion. Senator Gordon's bill is reported
favorably by the railroad committee.
The other is the bill OF the judiciary
committee.
The Yale Alumni now residing or
temporarily sojourning In Washington
assembled for annual reunion and din
ner, at the Riggs house, this evening.
Among the distinguished Alumni pres
ent were: Justice Strong, Judge Taft,
Senator Dawes, General Gibson, OF
Louisiana, Professor William Preston
Johnson, Of Washington and Lee Uni
versity, Virginia.