The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-02-01
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

WASHINGTON, January %. - Il Is
stated ana believed that Judge Car
penter. OF South Carolina, will decide
that neither governor was inaugurated
under constitutional forms, and that
Governor Chamberlain h.lds over I'M
der his old tenure until the Legisla-
ture organized under the rulings OF
the court convenes and canvasses the
vote for State officers.
WASHINGTON. January 27.-The Re
publican caucus Of the House selected
Messrs. Garfield and Hoar as their
on the grand commits
sion. The Democrats will select the
three to which they are entitled on
Monday night. The Senate represen-
tatives will consist of three Republi-
cans and two Democrats. Toe vote
for the second man was HoGr -, Hal.
OF Maine 40: and Garfield unanimously.
WASHINGTON, January 27-During
the morning hour the military
academy and fertilization approprla-
ton bIlls were called up, aad the
amendments, as reported by the Com
mittee on Appropriations, were agreed
TO and passed without discussion.
A message was received in the Sen
ate at l 20 from the House of Repre-
sentatives announcing the passage
of the bill in relation to counting
the electoral vote by that body at
II p; and also a second message from
the House of Representatives an
nouncing that the speaker of that
body had signed the enrolled bill IN re-
gard to counting the electoral vote for
president and vice president. 1t was
then Immediately signed by the presi-
dent pro tenn. of the Senate and given
to the Committee on Enrolled Bills, to
he delivered to the President of the
United States.
WASHINGTON, January 81. - The
House passed the Indian appropfia-
ton bill.
The members of the Louisiana re-
turning board appeared at tue bar of
the House IN custody of the sergeant
alarms and requested further time in
order to frame an answer. They were
allowed half an hour. At the end OF
the time they returned and submitted a
lengthy answer in writing, basing their
refusal to produce certain papers be-
fore the committee on Louisiana affairs
on the law of Louisiana, and in the
fact of the papers being in charge OF
the Secretary of State.
Mr.. Lynde offered a resolution ad-
judging the members of the returning
board in contempt of authority of the
House. Adopted. Yeas, AS; nays, SO.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, from the
Appropriation Committee, reported a
bill authorizing the secretary of the
treasury to pay James B. Eads $780,
600 for the jetties placed in the Mis-,
sissippi river.
Mr.. Buckner offered an amendment
providing for the payment to be made
in United States bonds.
WASHINGTON, January 26.-The case
of ex-Secretary Belknap for taking
brides is to be called in the criminal
court Monday.
The President went to Baltimore
yesterday and returns tonight.
Mr.. Mcdonald, convicted of whisky
frauds, will be pardoned shortly. Nc
prospect for Joyce.
WASHINGTON January 27.-Presi
dent Grants order regarding the coun
try parishes in Louisiana: Where per
sons hold credentials flom both partie.
claiming to be governor, they may take
possession; where there are conflicting
claims old functionaIies may hole
ove-.
WASHINGTON. January 81 The
Committee on Privileges and Pow err
and full LOUISIANA committee met
in joint session this afternoon to eX
anime witness whose name is with
held.
Cassanave and Kenner were taker
on their arrival to the committee
room of the House where they arc
under comfortable restraint. The Ell
tire board was at the bar of the House
but owing to the absence of Republic
cans in caucus were temporarily with
drawn.
Brush, the Tallahassee telegraph
operator, decirGs 1t stated that he re
fused to answer with regard to di
vulgirg the contents of message, be
cause lhe committee would not allow
him to explain why he had only de
livered messages addressed to ont
member to any of the members of til,
same political committee, and hac
spoken of the contents of the messag,
to other operators equally bound witt
himself in secrecy.
KenRer, of the Louisiana returning
board, testified before the COMMITTEE
on Privileges and Elections that thre,
precincts of Vernon parish had beer
rejected after the board had passed it
He had been no party to the discussion
over the rejection and could not ex
plain how it occurred. Some ques
lions were asked in connection witt
the State officers of the parish, t
which Lawrence objected. Mr.. Fiel'
said he wanted to prove that the can
didates for district judge and distric
attorney were nelghbors and friends O
Governor Wells and that he altered tn
returns so as to have them elected, bu
in order to cover the conspiracy it be
came also necessary to change tn
votes in three precincts in the paris
of Vernon, which in this case was
motive for altering the electoral count
New YORK, January 27.-Newsps
pers here publish the statement tina
numbers of the officers of the late wal
some of whom served on one side AM
some on the other, have determined t
offer Iglesias their services at the COZ
ference held in Washington. Yestel
day afternoon one of the number wa
deputed to wait upon Iglesias an
formally tender him their services
This gentleman was graduated a. Yves
Puiat and was in the regular arm
when the war broke out and later on
of the principal cavalry officers of tn
Confederacy. He will leave here in
mediately for st. Louis, where he hope
TO meet the ex-president and his cab
net and lay the scheme before then
They say they can easily raise 1000
or 10, 900 men in Louisiana and Texa:
NEW YORK, January 81. - TIL
steamship Othello, of the Hall line
which arrived at this port yesterday
after an unusually prolonged mic
winter passage, reports having me
terrific westerly gales of hurricane v
olence on the thirteenth inst. He
steering gear gave way, but it was n
paired.
New YORK, January 27.-The al
nouncement made here yesterday tbs
the Metropolitan Insurance Compan
was in the hands of receiver rcferre
to the Metropolitan Fire Insuranc
Company and not the Metropolita
Life Insurance Company, Uetwee
which there Is no connection. Th
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