The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-04-12
WASHINGTON.
Election Contests in the House.


WAsHIxGroN, April 10.-The docket in
the Elections Committee Room Of the House
shows that there have been reports made on
eleven contest cases during the present ses-
sion. In this number of decisions the Dem
ocrats score two ahead, six being in favor of
Democratic and four reports in favor of Re
publican members, while one, the Utah
case, threw out both contestant and con-
testee. A part of these reports have not yet
been made to the House, but this will be
the showing when they are made.
OF other reports yet to be made one more
Democrat will, in all probability, be seated
in the case of Stroback VS.. Herbert, from Al
ALBANIA. A favorable report will likely be
made IN the Lee-Richardsel case, frosa
South Carolina, thus seating a Republicsu.
At the adjournment it now looks as if the
Democrats will have scored three ahead of
the Republicans in the mftter of contescs.
The celebrated Sessinz house Frost case,
from Missouri, is not yet printed, and moth
ing can be anticipated as TO its te-min-
alton. II is expected that all contest cases
excepting this and the Lee-Richardssn will
be out of the hands of the Committee by
May l. The Bisby- Ftnley case, from Flori-
dl, will likely be decided to-msrrow in
favor of Bisby, Republican.
These cases have most of them ct least,
been very extensive, and the Elections Com
'mittee has been doing some very hard work,
holding from four TO eight meetings every
week, besides the night sessions.
The sHapherd Scheme.
Shipherd continues undauueed in giving
his evidence in regard to the schemes with
Peru. His retert that he thought this in
vestigatiOn was being conducted for the pur-
pose of ascertsiRing the whereabouts of GER
tain missing Papers, and not to pry into
private business, is considered an indica-
ton that he Will talk back" if pushed into
a corner. Tee Democrats say the offer
made by the majority of the
Committee to give The Democrats
tigation is an indication that the work is
to avail nothing and that there is a desire
to shift the blow of the burden.
Shipherd proves to be too willy to dis
close anything of importance to the Govern
ment. His only interest in doing or saying
anything for the Government is in his at
tempt to .criminate Hurlbut, and this at
tempt meets with disfavor here. Ship
herds veracity is being doubted now by
members of the Committee.
The Government Printing Office.
Some enemies If the late Public Printer,
Dsfrees soy that the Government Printing
Office is not in healthy condition; that
there is much material going to waste; many
jobs of work only partially finishe = and left
in bad shape, and that there will have to be
much money and work expended in Enish-
ing work and putting the office in shape.
Mr.. S. z. Rounds, the new Public Printer,
is here. He has nothing to say about
the condition of the office. He
will be confirmed ard will soon enter upon
the duties of his Office. 1t is said he will
overhaul everything. put the Office in good
shape, discharge lot of men he does not
want, aad get matters in ship-shape before
he starts off on the immense amSunt of
work before him.