The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-02-04

State treasury under tho appropriation
bill passed by the Mackcy House ut its
late session, upon the ground that thu
body was not legal House Of Repre-
scntatiyCs. ...... ......... .......:
3d.. b.. San FHASCIsco, jan. 81.
Gold, 81 0GIi. ..... s..
Currency, 0lH@95. ..a. f........,.....
Mrs. john Dean suiridcd Mt Brook
lyn, last night, by taking strychninc.
Cause, supposed family troubles. ..
The schooner. john bright. from
Tahiti, brings ncws of the burning ut
sea Of the British ship Ada Ircdalc.
The crew escaped TO MarIuesa in bunta.
The ship was bound here with coal
ftom ArdrOssnn, und was recently
dropped from the list Of expected mr.
rivals, on account Of the delay 'l
1896 "' ". FIEGISIA, Jan. 27. 81
The pump rod Of the Savage; mine
which was broken on Thursday night,
WAS repaired this morning. When op-
ernti0ns were about TO resume, another
break occurred, causing y. delay oi sev-
crnl hours, during which time the
wntcT rose to point 10 feet above the,
1900 foot leyrl.
:...s.. .. NEw York, Jan. 20.
The TantS' Washington says: Demo
Gratis i'll the House object to Guriicld's
selection by the Republicans ns n mcm-
Der of tho Electoral Commission be-
cause lie went to New Orleans anl is
therefore biased. Tho purpose Of the
bill, and argument in the committee,
was to make certain u;9 appointment %:
Rye Democrats who would never favor
amy question affecting the election OF
Tilden. and five Republicans who have
perfect fnitl in the rightful md legal
choice OF Hayes. This would throw
tho responsibility of deciding legal
questions upon, Justices OF the Supreme
Court, whcrc il Is placed by the theory
OF the bill. Democrats in the House
will make II choice Of their own mem.
bGrs OF the Commission tomorrow. II
they object To Garfield, they should not
select Hewitt, Field, Payne, Proctor
Knott, Tucker, Lamar, or indeed, any
Of their members that one can think of.
for they are all committed. Indeed the
Democrats i'll the Senate nrc objecting
To Bayard and there will be contest
against hi!n because hc is not PARTISAN
enough, nnh Thurman is sure to be one
OF those chosen. There may bo II con
,rorcrsy about COnkling. though it is
no. supposed he will hc presented ns n
candidate. The troubles of forming u
Commission are not yet over, and may
pIovc to he serious, NJ there is some
fear that the four Justices will not he
able TO agrC. upon the selection OF Il
NTH.
The 7ribme's Washington spccinl
says: The President spent an hour to.
day i'll conversation with n gentleman,
III Ecgard TO the financial condition OF
tho country; ho announced his belief,
Immediate resumption of specie pay
incnt is possible; lie sail hc hud Oh.
served for some months past, tendency
in the financial affairs Of the country to-
wards this point, and has watched il
closely with the view Of suggesting ut
tho proper time, measures looking To the
al N1I Z =.
The Mutunl Life Insurance Company
Of Newark, New Jersey, has gone out of
business ana It's $4,000 policy holders
have been rcinsurcd, III Tie National
Capitol Life Insurance Company OF
Washington.
WAsuISGTuS, Jan. 90.
Tho President signed tho electoral
bili.lt noon to-day. ....
Tho committee on powers and priyil-
cges Of the House in counting the clco-
tornl vote, recalled Louis VI. Kcnncr, of
the Louisiana Returning Bonrd, when
Lawrence objected TO hia further cxnmi.
uatinn on The ground that the committee
had no right 10 produce witness in
custody Of the Serge .at-Arms, with
out the consent Of the House, but the
objection was ovorrulcd. As TO ihu 10.
turns from Vernon pnrisi, witness Ind
no doubt Of the originality Of the paper
presented, on which he had written the
word "Compilc;" had not thought willy
l7S voters had been transferred from
Tildcn's 10 Hayes side; know Of moth
ing done to those returns in the hpnrd.
Tho Louisiana Committee sent for tic
papers upon which Kcmor'B cxamina.
tiun was based. IN order TO examine the
witness who brought them from New
Orleans, and tho committee adjourned
for short time.
SESATE~- Robertson addressed the
Scnnio on tho resolution recognizing the
Hampton Government in South Caro-.
linnr denying that nny intimidation pro-
vailed, except from Republican negroes
over cOlUrGd Democrats, which ho be-
liovod was considerable. ...
Alexander II. Stephens, Representa-
tive from Georgia, Ia dcnd. s. ,..
ConnEGIioS--M 2a0 l.. 81, thorc
seemed TO 10 nh Improvement In tho
condition Of Representative Stephens.
Tho Supreme Court adjourned tn tho
10tlI Of February, on account OF the