Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-17
THE ELECTORAL INTESTIG4TION.


urday, Ex Congressman Darrall was recalled
by Mr.. Potter, who asked him where he was in
Louisiana when the visiting statesmen came
10 New orleans, and he replied that he lived
eighty miles west of New Orleans, and visited
the city once on twice and stayed one or two
days. He was not sent for, but remembered
gong up and seeing Mr. Hale and one or two
had gone across to Florida He was asked if
he had any conversation with them about the
election, and said possibly he had, although
no. hlng that was fixed in his mind.
q, ., We're you requested to confer with any Of
the gentlemen of the returning board? A.
think | was asked the question whether |
would be intimdated by the threats, or stand
firm and resist any offers of purchase l did
NOT hunt up any of the members of the return
ing board while was there, or see them.
q; You left them to stand firm without you?
A. Yes, sir.
TODAY's PROCEEDINGS.
The committee met at 10 o'clock this morn
ing and cross examined Fl. c. Clark, who was
examined in chief on Saturday. He was inter-
rogated mainly to ascertain what he knew
about the forged Louisiana return. He de-
MED that he knew that any of the names were
forged to the third certificate, admitting how
ever that the electors were not present, all at
the same time, when the third certificate was
signed. The third certificate was made out
because Gen. L. G. Anderson had returned
with one of the set of certificates and said
that the President of the Senate had declined
to receive it because it was not certified to Oh
the face of the envelope.
The committee at II o'clock adjourned to
Wednesday morning at 10 clock.
The. testimony of the witness H. c. Clark. of
Louisiana, given on Saturday before the com
mlttee, n, was TO the effect that the Secretary of
seal of the State of Louisiana to The third set
OF electoral certificates.
THE ADJOURNMENT QUEsTIoN.-Up to a
quarter past 2 o'clock today, and with the
NJ 9 re Mo II to t,a bo,
of recess, the House was engaged in the con-
SlderatlOn of the internal revenue bill. 1t is
violently opposed by the eastern republicans
and some democrats on account of the reduc-
tlOn OF the tax on tobacco from tWentyfOur to
sixteen cents a pound. Mr.. Burchard, of Hi
nOis, who had charge of the bill, to day aban-
doned it, and moved to lay it on the table. but
did not get majority of the House with him.
The enemies of the bill then offered all kinds
of amendments and the impression seemed to
DE that the bill was being used to be kept be-
the Speakers table, where a number of jobs
dry doytoa civil ia appEopri.aton Oi5l was r.
1t will be late in the afternoon before it will
be passed, and it may be late to night
Inc outlook for adjournment at 4 o'clock to;
revenue bill in the House blocks all legiSla-
ton, and the enemies of it have hopes that b.
cause OF this fact its friends may abandon it,
There is one bill on the Speakers table which
President Hayes has threatened to call Con-
greSS IN extra session IL 1t Is not passed. that is
the bill to pay the fishery awards 1t does not
seem possible that Congress can get away to-
morrow even with an all-nigh session tonight.
DISTRICT FINANCES Treasurer Gilfillan is
having made financial examination of the
office of the District Commissioners as to the
liabilities assets, &c, preparatory to the
change OF handf under the new bill. MI E.O
Graves, OF the Treasury, and VIM. D3nham,
recently of the old board of sinking fund
commissioners, are making the examination.
THE FINAL DECISION to appoint Captain
Phelps and Josiah Dent District Commission
ers was arrived at this afternoon, at special
session of the Cabinet. Their Appointments
met with opposition in the Cabinet; Secreta-
rleS Sherman, McCrary and Thompson OpDO
ing them. 1t is understood these officials ned
that it would be proper to appoint men that
were more representative of District Interests
and business.
IT SEEMS TO BE UNDERSTOOD that an at
tempt will be made in the Senate to fight the
confirmation of Dent and Phelps to be Dis
trict commissioners.
THE CHARGE is made that Mrs. jerks, the
female witness, is not called before POrter'S
committee because she will give testimony
contrOverting and cOntradicting the witness
Anderson.
the widow of the late Hon. w. r. Thompson,
OF New Jersey, takes place at Princeton next
Thursday. The bride is the sister of Speaker
Randalrs wife Governor Swami in antici-
patton of the event, ON Saturday asked and
obtained leave OF absence for six days.
THE U. S. S. TALLAPoOsA left the New
York navy yard Saturday for Annapolis, Md.
WORK OF CONGRESS SATURDAY AFTER
NOON.-BOth houses of Congress on Saturday
passed resolution extending the time for
final ad adjournment from II m. to-day until four
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. The conference
report on the river and harbOr appropriation
bill passed both houses :; it appropriates IS 36I,
700, OF which New York gets 100000. The
Senate passed House bill Increasing the pen
sion OF Gen. James Shields to 800 per MONTH
In the House, Mr.. Knott, chairman of the iu-
dietary committee, presented his views in Op-
position to the adverse report ON the Kimmel
bill and the resolution of the Maryland legis-
lature on the subject of the Presidential elec-
tion. Most of the session was spent in discuss
ing the Internal revenue bill, and an amend
doWn-yeas "a, nays l39. Many of the demo
Gratis who otherW Use would have voted for the
proposition voted against it, fearing that it
would lmperll the passage OF the bill.
FOUR HUNDRED MORE FIGHTING INDIANS
ON THE WARPATH.-The Commissioner of In
dian Affairs has received the following dis
patch from Agent Rinehart, now at Baker
Clty, oregon: "A messenger has just arrived
from Camp Harvey, and reports Chief Eaoan
with four hundred Indians at Barren valley.
nifty miles south Of MOlheur agency. He saws
that he don't want to talk, but wants to fight.
he was having a scalp dance when the MES
senger arrived at this camp. The Indiars
made him (the messenger) return to Harvey.
and would wiies not Let him gG by the agency Sew
OFFICIAL ADVERTIsEME ENTs.-The following
amendment has been Incorporated in the sun
dry civil appropriation bill by the Senate com.
mittee on appropriations: thereafter all ad
Vert1SementS. notices. proposals for contracts
and all forms OF advertising required by law
Tor the several departments of the government
may be paid for at price not to exceed the
commercial rates charged to private individ-
uals, with the usual discounts, such rates to be
aScertalned from sworn statements to be fur
nished by the prOprietors or publishers of the
newspapers proposing so to advertise"
THE EXODUS TO EURoPE.-Four steamships
sailed from New York for Europe on Sa tur-
day-the Germanic and England for Liver
pool. the DOnau for Bremen, and the Victoria
for Glasgow. The cabin passengers aggre
gated about six hundred. Among the pas.
sengerS on the Germanic were Mr.. John w
Garrett. Mrs. Garrett and Miss Garrett OF
Bait imOre, Bishops Littlejohn, Scarborough,
ClarkSOn and Howe, Miss Clara Louise Kel.
lOgg, Frederick w. Vanderbilt. Mrs Fl. c.
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