Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-10

i houso UP was u hlt1u uuu WHAt u uttul
TO 10 right and proper. And nov ! move
that the committee go into executive ses-
sion for the purpose Of discussing the reso.
luton.
Co1-I hope the committee will not do
30. / hope that as the discussion has thus
far been public 1t may DO continued In
public.
Butler-I I'M content. 1 have no objec-
ton.
Cox said he regretted this discussion.
but II was simply . question whether the
committee has . right to subpoena. lie al.
luded to the recent discussion In the House
on the subject. and said that neither House
would claim . right In that respect which
IL denied TO the other. He could zee that
II might DO tho privilege Of . legislator TO
refuse 10 attend Q subpoena, for instance
when . House WAS closely divided ON some
political issue. 20 that his absence might
defeat his party. Then no might be ex-
cused from attendance. lie drew the line
there. He thought the committee might
arrange II so that Matthews could attend
without conflicting with his other duties.
Tho subpoena should provide for that.
After some further discussion Butler
said that he had framed his original res.
olntion. summoning Matthews. TO read.
" 1t his convenience" He understood the
right Of the matter Just u Cox had sta
| ted II, but Matthews had not taken such
| ground. Ho made IN issue on tho ques.
ton whether he (Matthews) could be
| brought here Of all. He knew OF no priv.
| ilege which . Senator had. not 10 tell the
truth In 0 court Of justice. lie had never
felt the necessity Of such . privilege In his
own case. and believed thsre was none.
He desired 70 test this claimed privilege.
Coz admitted the necessity Of tho sub.
prna to tsst the question and agreed In
this view.
The resolution was then adopted and
the committee adjourned till Monday.
C~enfessor McI.in Tessinss.
JACKSONVILLE. June 9.-Samuel d. Nc
Lin. being sworn, was shown . number OF
kilograms TO Governor stearns. mostly
from w. E. Chandler. setting forth that
the election and salvation Of tho country
depended on Florida, and that means and
troops would DO furnished. Tho witness
said No way was suggested. Some gen.
tlemen came to represent Hayes. includ.
Ing Chandler and Noycs. was told that
anything which Noyes said the President
would be responsible for. and was told
by General Wallace that the members Of
the Returning Board would be taken caro-
| Of II the State went for Hayes. Chandler
promised me that myself and Cowgirl
| would be taken care OF. and he would say
SO for Gen. Noyes and himself. Noyes
never said 20 directly to witness.
but Noyes thanked him after the canvass.
and, co%ngratulating him on the result,
said that witness had acted n0bly. lilo
identified . letter written by himself to
| Noyes. January "a, 1877. lamenting the
prospect Of the defeat Of the Presidents
Inauguration and intimating that he wonld
like help in securing the place Of United
| States District Judge for Florida. but set.
ting forth that no did not ask this on &C.
count 81 tho recent canvass. because he
only did his duty conscientiously then.
Witness thought that he wrote this, but
would not swear positively. Witness and
| stearns agreed that the returns would
| elect Hayes. There were three returns
from Baker county. One Of these elected
Hayes by 40 majority. but either OF the
others gave Tilden ~ majority In the
State. lie had. when opportunity ad.
mitted. presented such returns - were
most favorable 70 Hayes. and generally
most regular.
Tho first canvass. witness stated. gave
Hayes eight or nine hundred majority, by
throwing out several precincts. A great
many afidavits were made before the
Board. They were er parfs on both sides.
Il frl. u,.. .t.al al.nat OIL ma.
jority for Hayes, arrived at by throwing
ont Clay county entirely. This return was
neither regular nor proper upon Its lace,
and could not be understood. Tho irreg-
ularity consisted In tho statement, on .
scrap Of paper attached TO the returns.
that "a votes had been cast at one precinct
for Tilden and Hendricks each. and that
tho Board could not decide whether those
votes were included In tho regular return
Of tho votes for electors. In the first can.
yass tho Board included the return from
Clay county.
The spencer Resolution.
WASHINGTON. June i0.-Spencer moved
To take up the resolution submitted by
him Saturday. authorizing the appoint-
ment Of special committee 10 inquire into
alleged frauds In connection with the re-
cent Presidential election. aud begun to
read an argument stating that the Rcpub.
lican party would have submitted to tho
Administration Of President Hayes for
the brief period Of four years. but the In.
v~estigation was roopened by tho DEM
ocrsts.
Morrill, made q point Of order Is TO