The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-01-18

NAsHIN,T,&, t4agls .lj.-Turucr.
t"t ;e.eL7 pin manager "a. Jacksonville.
Oregon, testified before the Committee
ca Privileges and Elections that he
never had any original papers: he
+ k--w nothing beyond the fact that
5000 had been sen; from New York
. 81 o..aU. Norton stated. IN eNamin-
/ j~- tine demanded books, lie found
. $4,000 r.m..;yG ~ patrigk, who is
reported - be the western agent o!
the National Democratic Committee.
Before the House committee Purnam
/ testified, regarding the dispatches sent
/ r. Florida from Chandler anu Others,
I tia, their general tenor was. As you
/ have carried the State rs Republican
/ aaj MY, preserve ~, and keep your
/ selves IL "a being lrtrauaci ont OF II. 80
/ pa.n.m bad no exc; knowledge of
+ the contents of dispatches.
The judiciary Committee Of the
/ House discussed the Louisiana return
/ l"L board, bGr took ~ action in re
gard 10 lj. Prominent members Of
. te committee : tina. the tone
. "i lLe discussion l-HI,.tcS that the
/ "''.i "... hs returned 20 the House
/ "@ % ch4tEh Of contempt. orion j. al.
! j"e bar OF III" House. The whole
/ subject involved or;uu's answer and
/ A"s nveA referred 10 the Judiciary Com
/ uutt,c. Meantime. Oltou remains in
/ the n,m,n ] custody of the sergeant
alarms.
resolution Was passed t. print
| ave thousand GAIA copies Of the lcStl-
mNuy taken hy The Committee on PRIV
lI,gCS and Election, in regard to the
| .a,e c."- ton IN Louisiana, Florida and
south Carolina, and The casting of the
electoral vote OF Oregon.
NAsuI>GToN, January lJ.-Ia the
House, Mr.. Orion plead ill-hcaIth, and
a.so that he had no control over the
t'.egTamS called for.
Dir. Cochranc offered areSolu,ion Ill
rociinE the judiciary Committee toin-
Gial ted 10 the Western Union Tele-
S.Hph company by Congress would be
revoked, and, II s., directing the COM
mltice to further inquire into the pro-
i'P"tiy OF revcking those privileges,
winch was defeated.
W AaHINGToN, January 1G.-ln the
senate, the bill reported from the Ju-
diclary Committee last session, to
amend the Pacific Railroad acts, which
WAS made the special order for to-day,
was postponed until next Thursday, at
l O'Clock, on account OF the absence of
Scnatur Hitchcock.
Senator Patterson, Of South Carroll
ma, presented lengthy petition of ID.
IL. ChamOeri2lH, >. ii. Graves, +. l..
Cord II, X. Il. Elliott, John X. Tai
DOH and others ol South Carolina, and
Id he would not ask 10 have 1t read,
bGt moved that 1t DC printed in the
NceoJd.
Senator Alcorn, OF MlSs.ssIppl, OBJ
Jccted to anything beng printed III
tAc Hscor% without being read IN the
senate.
The reading ol the petih II was then
commenced. Toe petitioners feIer to
the petition OF WADE hampton ana
others, and say that many CT the state
mcnts IN 1t are untrue IN 1acls, ana
others are cd'cu Aieu 10 mlsleaa the
senate, and that various important
FACTS are omitted.
senator sherman, OF ONO, interrupt
ing the reading, sad that he would
scSgest that tue paper DC printed IN
the record without taxing UP The time
to have 1t read.
Senator Acorn objected ana SAID
that he haa no IDEA there was any lhlhS
improper IN the memorial but lhat II
should be hrSt read IN the senate.
! Senator sherman sali una! |heh
Senator presented petition ne became