Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-28
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 27th.-In tn,
Senate the credentials were pre-.
sented of Senator Shields, Of Mis-
souri,. Shields then took the oath
Of office.
A large number of bills were 70.
ferred, including one by Ferry tC
re.organizs and discipline the mill
tia of the United States.
A bill was reported from the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs Thursday
last to abolish the volunteer navy
of the United States.
Edmunds, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported back the
House joint resolution proposing
an amendment to the Constitution
prohibiting the claims of disloyal
persons for property injured or de-
stroyed in the war of the rebellion,
with an amendment in the nature
Of a substitute. Placed on the cal
endar.
Edmunds said that the Judiciary
Committee thought the resolution,
as it passed the House, was totally
inadequate for the purpose indi-
Gated by the title. He gave no.
tice that he weuld call the bill up
for consideration at an early day.
After disposing Of the morning
business, and passing several bills
on the calendar, the bill to pay
Warren Mitchell for cotton taken
during the war, was taken up and
long discussion followed.
HoUsE-Wright's bill, loaning
$500 to every man not worth $500
desiring to take advantage of the
provisions of the homestead law,
was taken up. After discussion,
the bill was defeated, yeas %,
nays 2l2.
Four Per Cents.
WAsHINGMoN, Jan. 27th.-The
to the four per cent.
loan since Saturday foot up
SIS, 120, $50.
the Cipher Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9th. --Th-
Potter Committee TO .e
Investigation .,.day began an
grams, .~A of the Cipher tele-
Tor t. Clarence Carey, attorney
DAuyW Western Union Telegraph
Company, testified that certain
kilograms were placed in his charge
when it was proposed to issue sub.
poenas for their production before
the investigating committee. The
purpose of placing the kilograms
in his possession was to avoid, if
possible, their delivery for public
inspection. 1t was thought that
subpoenas would not be issued to
him, owing to his position. He
was finally, however, directed by
the Executive Committee to de.
liver the messages to Capt. Whit.
ney, Managerof the Western Union
Telegraph Company at Washing
ton. The instructions with regard
to picking out the dispatches were
to take all of a political character,
the collection, when first made,
being for the sole purpose of get
ting them out of the way of subp9.
mas. Floyd Grant, who made the
selection of the dispatches in New
York, said he thought Of the $4,000
about 300 were in cipher. The
Manager of the Western Union
Telegraph Company at Washing
ton, in compliance with q request
by Potter, produced q schedule
showing over 800 kilograms deliv-
cred to the Morrison Committee.
He thought Morrison returned the
dispatches. Other schedules were
produced, showing various tele-
grams delivered to the Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions. These were delivered In two
separate packages. When the
trunk was returned to the witness
the schedules previously prepared
were not the verified contents ol
the trunk, 1t being Immediately
shipped to New York, per order OF
President Orton. Van Horn gave
a verbal order In his (Whitney's)
office to collect oil political tele-
grams from the files and forward
them to New York.
BY Hiscock, (laughingly)-No
one this side entertained the idea
that the trunk was riflsd by the
Morrison Comnittee, Mr.. Chair
man.
Mr.. Morrison-It has been stated
that the trunk was not in the pos
session of the Morrison Committee,
when 1t comes to that point you