The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-28

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20 the expenditure Of money for election pur.
poses lhe transaction related to the October
election The COLLECTION ot dispatches was Or
mot embraced In subptHRas were returned
to the parties or DESTROYED. Fosters dispatchet
we're returned to him at Indianapolis. Witness
q sRs hseubcan ss afs ssss
committee OF Indiana. There was nothing &c
Indicate WHISTLER i was large or small post.
whether II vas Dostofilce at All:
- Leonard Whitney was recalled by Mr.. Butler
Witness did deliter certain messages to Tyner
patches. came from President .Orton. They
were dispatches which passed through the
aka oon rom was R ssps a ssfps @
the month Of December 1875. after Congress
convened. and prior to Christmas. Witness had
distinct recollection Of returning ten or twelve
!. L. Evans. j NJ ). tasi 81 Indiana. was the ner,
witness. He testified that he knew bullock. who
he started of for Cologne, saying that Il con.
tained papers whichohad been lying. about The
committee room, and which might be needed
sponsitle for. bullock asked witness TO keep
the package for him. Witness afterwards gave
the package to Assistant Postmaster General
asked Brady il he had good place to keep the
bullock said and loft them at the Postofiice
The committee then. at 2:lo .. m. took a re-
Aitsr recess Fioyd Grant. who was recalled
pert he Doticed several telegrams which passed
between Zach Chandler and Tyner: one from
Tyner 70 Chandler TO appoint two men In the
Interior Department. In consideration of which
s1too 10 each appointment was to be placed In
bank by Mr.; Chandler In favor Of .. gentleman
named sard Foster f in indianap9lis Chandler an
New York; Tyners dispatch S e was sent from
The Pennsylvania, Railroad depot IN Philadel-
Hotel ohnndfs II New q fora ae The hh vAs ass
because from tneir dates he noticed that they
They were not cipher dispatches. Witness took
copies Of these and all others that completed
the correspondence between Tyner and Chand-
president OF the company Delivered up the iIe
originals to Tyner. These might have been
cipher dispatches. witnees replied to question
" "Appoint'' OF any other word might have meant
SOM ething else. but he didn't think 50.
NE. Carey was recalled. He desired. as coun
that he knew, nothing further Of the matter.
Ions on that. thal he didn't think b SHOULD answer
sent decned 60 'ae answer Aftes
some . discussion, the question was asked "a an
motest Idea from whom he got 1t.
IUBW6T Ll6 question DGIOr0 XXI
.Witness-'B Because there is something be-
think i should speak OF" lie said further. at
~ the New York ONCE he was In daily expecta-
ION OF being subpBnaed. and therefore made 1t
point TO handle and see dispatches as little as
possible. In consequence OF this he turned
hem over to DR.. Green. who had testified this
morning.
An objection was here made that Butler was
lis examinat, ION. and Reid held that the inquiry
'elated only to matters that had been already
Mcmahon held that all dispatches filed,
vhetAer their contents were known or not
we're part ct the machinery Of the affair. and
aa saE Political psasd b fsa hose taken
wanted both sides thoroughly Investigated 80
3 to show the people OF tho country that the
1emoGsats isa should bring out ne facts even at
Nc; HIscock thought that the committee
bat baG sf hasa strictly n those
. eat the bfll Of fare : : - 4 --'''>-
ontents Of dispatches that had been withdraw
nd returned to parties had been read to him.
Ie declined to answer.
ecided he should. and then be said that he he
~ rocollect that some were read to him that
eferred to some transactions about buying
TO the best Of his knowledge the dispatches
.ithdrawn we're not ciphers. It was then asked |
the New York Witnesses we're to be excused. |
[r. Reed thought that DR.. Green should be re- |
lined. The chairman stated that Assistant |
ostm aster General Brady would be present to |
'stify Tomorrow, and was on the point Of call |
ie VIM. =. Chandler to the stand when some |
ne moved to adjourn, |
Ohairman-How will that suit? Can you come |
}. morrow. Chandler?
Yes, l have nothing more amusing to |
Q. Chandler replied.
The committee then. at 40 o. M, adjourned |
II Tomorrow morning at II O'Clock.
ne Supreme Court Decides the Pacific
Railroad Cases.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.-Justice Bradley. In the
upreme Court to-day rendered a decision In |
le case Of the Union Pacific Railway. The
,urt decided that the road was completed No
.mber 6, 1869.
In the Union Pacific Railway case the court
lrthsr decides that the company cannot de-
2 its net earnings,
y Ihe D. . court further decides that the road may
suuct the amount Of interest paid on its first
lOrtGaGe bOnda from ita net aarnin0a hafnra