The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-06-11

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is now positively known who forged the
names to the electoral certificate OF Louisi-
ana. am informed that there are Radicals
who have been conspicuous In that State
who are anxious, they say,to furnish docu.
mentars testimony which will so clearly
establish Kellogg's crookedness that, IN
stead OF being in the Senate, he will have
to 20 into Punishment. For this, they say,
they must be paid $4,000, hut not until the
evidence has clearly established all they
claim for it. OF course they will not be
paid. Two OF the witnesses, who have
sworn two ways. are to be examined here
tomorrow upon charge OF perjury, and
others are to be prosecuted In Louisiana.
THE SENATE AND THE SILVER BILL.
The Senate-ayes, 81; noes. 22-to-day
refused even to take up Governor Coke's
resolution, which, 1t will be remembered,
was intended to bring the Warner silver
bill before the Senate in spite OF the ad.
verse action OF the Senate Finance Commit
tee. This causes much disappointment to
the ultra silver men, but the moderate adj
vocates Of the money OF the people are will
ing to wait until December, as they want to
get home. The vote on taking up the reso-
luton was as follows:
FedS.-Messrs. Bailey, Beck Call, Coke,
Davis of Illinois, Garland, Harris, Here
ford, Hill OF Georgia. Houston, Jonas,
Maxey. Pendlcton, Salisbury, Slater. Thur
man, Vance, Vest, Voorhees,, Walker, and
Walacc-21.
Nays.-Messrs. Allison, Booth, Burn
side, Cameron Of Wisconsin, Carpenter,
Chandler, Conkling, Dawes, Eaton, Ferry,
Groome, Hill OF Colorado, Jones OF Flori-
da, Kellogg, Kirkwood, Lamar, Logan. Nc
Pherson, Morrill,, Plat, Rollins, and Saun-
| ders-22.
The siyer.men are active tonight, and
will day after tomorrow endeayor TO re-
consider the vote OF to-day on COkc'S reso-
luton. The indications are that they will
fail. Messrs. Bayard and Herman declined
to vote to-day on the score OF delicacy. they
being members OF the Finance Committee.
VINEGAR FACTORIES AND DIsTILLERIRS.
The Senate Finance Committee this morn
ing reported in favor OF repeating the law
which prohibits the establishment of vine.
gar factories within six hundred feet OF
diStiIeries. The Senate soon afterwards
carried out the recommendation OF the
committee and communicated the bill to
the House. This prohibition has been
much complained Of.
RAILROAD CASES AT ALEXANDRIA.
Judge Hughes was at Alexandria to-day
to enter judgments and DEGREES among other
cases in two railroad suits. One Of them
was the suit OF Sayles Us. The Richmond,
| Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Company, in which the plaintiff claimed
thousands OF dollars for the use for twenty
one years OF what is called the Tanner
| brake. Argument on the demurrer OF the
company to the bill was heard in April,
and to-day Judge Hughes gave decree
sustaining the demurrer and dismissng the
| bill.
The Judges written opinion will be pub
lished in this weeks Official Gazette OF the
Patent Office. The other case was q suit by
the executors OF Shelter, OF Chicago, Us.
The Orange and Alexandria Railroad Com
pany for $4,000 damages for injuries from
| which Shelter lost his mind and committed
suicide. The defendants demurrer was
sustained.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
The Senate referred the adjournment res
olution to the Committee OH Appropria-
tons, and I hear that senators are more
eager to get away even than members OF
the House.
General Sherman went this evening TO
West Point and Secretary McCrary to the
Chester (Pa.) Military Institute.
Judge r. w. Hughes has gone back to
Norfolk.
The meeting OF the Cabinet this evening
was brief and mportant-McCrary,
Thompson, and Key absent.
Garfield went to see the President today.
Major John S. Braxton. collector at Nor
folk, is here.
Kcllogg's witnesses will be here to-mor.
row, and they will do tail swearing
The Senate passed the House resolution
; to allow the use OF hulks OF condemned
Government vessels for quarantine pur
poses.
Major Charles S. Darlington left for Rich
mond this evening.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
| patch.l
Personal EXPLANATION,
WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator Jones, @
Florida, stated this afternoon that he yotet
against taking up Senator Coke's resolution
to discharge the Finance Committee from
further consideration OF the House silver bill
because after careful canvass of the yot
he believed the bill would fail to pass tn
Senate, aud that its defeat would be NOR
injurious TO the Democratic party than it
postponcmcnt for full consideration mex
December. He added that his views here
tofore expressed on the silver question re
main unchanged, and that he is entirely il
favor Of the objects of the pending bill.
Eorty-sfxth ConSress--.Ffrst Session
WASHINGTON, June 10, 1879.
SENATE.
At 1850 O'Clock the legislative, executive
aud judicial appropriate bill was received
from the House and referred to the Commit.
tee on Appropriations.
The concurrent resolution providing fol
an adjournment on June 18th was also re-
ceived and referred 10 the Committee on
Appropriations.
MI. Coke moved to take up and consider
the resolution di>charging the Finance
| Committee from further consideration Of