Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 19, Number 7, Jasper, Dubois County, 16 February 1877 — Page 2
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CUKRENTNEWS. KBXKKAIi. . The IMtitorai CmmMm, m Hy oempteted, is eoaetHated m follows : Senatom Edmunds, Xortoa ad Jf rellafhuyMt RepubUcaas, mhI Thumaa an4 Bayard, Democrats; Representatives rayue, mhI Abbott, Democrat, and, Gar Held aad Hour, Republicans; Supreme CertJuHlee Clifford, Fiekl, Strons.MU-
politically, m Democrats, Mid the three laMer a Republicans- Tbe leading oousl engaged for the Republleew ui Wna. M. Kvarta and E. W". Sgbten, of New York, and Stanley Matthews and S. S. Sheilabarffer, of Oil to; and for the Democrats, Lyman Trumbull, of Illinois, Matt. II. Carpenter, of Wisconsin, Jeremiah Black, of Pennsylvania, and Asbbel Greene, of New York. Justice Joseph P. Bradley, -who has been obesea tbe ifth nember of the Judicial branon of the Electoral ComwifwloH, was bora ia Albany Cottnty, N. Y., Mareh 14, 1818; graduated at Kutg er College la 1836; was admitted to tbe bar at Newark, N. J., ia ISM, where he haa siaee reelded. He wee appelated to the ben eh of the Supreme Court by President Grant, Xarofa. SI, 1S70. In p&Hties he was formerly a WklgaBd la later years he ranked a a moderate Republieaa. He beaded tbe Itepubllean Electoral tieket ia New Jersey ia 194)6. The report of the Hesse Speelsl Commlttee, appointed to investigato the Florida election, was made oa the 81st. Tbe report deelaree that tbe Democratic Electors .elved a legal majority of tbe votes cast at the election, whieh fact baa beea Judicial lydetarmlaod by the SUte Supreme Court andean, net he controverted. A minority report will be made by the Republican members of tbe Committee.
The tint installment of fSOO.COO, due by
Meat
t ta La Creeoa (Win.) National V . 4. ...... --- 1 tll-a vult'
tprleot in then Wleoeiwln Stale
Frieeo.
Judge J. T, Xaohey has bow rendered a deektoa to the effect that Hampton is the lawful Govern or of South Carollaa, Appealed to the Supreme Court. The Ariaona Legislature has pawed a bill exempting the Southern Paoifle Railway from UxatioB for four years, aad permitting a tariff of 10 coats per mil for paoseagers aad 15 eeats per toa for freight. The Cedar Rapids aad Missouri Kailread
Company have commenced suits to dtspos gees many of the farmers of Woodbury, Monona, Ida, Crawford, aad Sac Counties, Iowa, of their laads by the galvanization of
an obsolete land-Kraal.
Vtahard T. Taylor. Cashier of the First
National Bank of Fraaklia, Johnson County, lad., has absconded, leaving the bank mhmit flOO.004) short. Taylor's embezzle-
aaeats have Iobk been ia progress; but only lust discovered. The baak has been forced
to auioead la consenuenee.
a wall. bur containing :M.000 ia bank
hecks aad drafts was robbed o! Its coatents
a few days atto while ea route fromAow
-oert. Kv.. to ClBdnaati. There is ao clew
to the robaers.
nu.wtoW from Tucson. Arizona, state
that the Apj.ob.es are killing aad plunder
Ine settlers In Southeast Ariaona. Tea
killed! Senorita Valley on the 4th
last., aad the work Is srtill going on.
The t steamship England, for New
Colombo, from Hull,
ew lorsc, was reporteu
days over due oa the $d. She had 47 per
sons on board, aad It was feared the vessel
and all on board were lost. The steamers
George Cromwell and George Washington
from Halifax for St. Johns, N. F., the former with 80 aad tne latter with 31 persons
on board, were also reported lost.
Midhat Pasha, Grand Vizier, has been deaosed hv tbe Sultan and banished from
Turkey. It is rumored that be was Implt oatedla a conspiracy to overthrow the Sul tea aad proclaim himself Dictator.
arUftoate received l Cwjeation was made,
,Wl that the duplicates beeparsd with the .i.iiuk iiv Bu ni um tollers aa Uw other read
V"T"( nil. i. . I ,L.. .J lu
Uom tnlhe eerUAoate from Ue State of Ala.
WaimI" After a jmue: ' im uaair wars warn. The rote of the State e) AkttMma will be eountel. Oee of the tellera win aanouiwe tbe yote, o there way le ad i mistake." The rwuK was aaaoaaeeU by Mr. Cook. The
Mate eeroMU waa oowttvu m rier-weru the next Stale. There-iuHwaa aanounoed toat tlx yotee of Arkaaes were girwi t at ; TiMea awl
Heatlrieu. The aexi ww wa auivnim. ni votes for Hayes awl Wheeler. Then followed Colorado, with three votes for Hayes and
Wheewr: uontvecireui. m i -i ferTiWea ami Hendricks, and Delaware, with three votea for Tilden ami Hendrlcka The reaUKof thelelaware eertiBeates bebK etuded, the preaWlnn nicer asked iBadverteet.
ly H mere was any v wraiin, um vote of the State ot FlorWa. bat he Immediately
eorreeteil himself and submitted Itelaware,
amid eupwreseed but geeerai laitRnwr. irwi Fleriila was reaohed, awl Mr. Stone, teller, imweetled to rvad ttte oertiscatee. The readlBg tit Um a rat rvortilinjlUl Bhowwi Um four VOtOS I
Florida for Hayes aau wneejer. loen w ruiirur nMnur hAmled Ute teller another eer
t4ftoate reeeived from that Ut which, on being read byMr.Stoee, showed four votet fbrTIMeu &Btt IlaaUrkiks. Tlte former eertifteatti was an
ttuMiiLuta.) v the late uoversor warns.
the latter by General Cocke. Then the
presiding ofaeer hawieii uowa w ine wu
on ktiii mnuur oaruBcaie iroaa norma, re
nnlvntl Uirflueh a meeenr on the .llet January.
aad a oorreenonillBjf one nrcelve4 by mail on the
soil ot January. Tiuawini one laan sun-
tteMton oi me aci oi jstewws wito vihwi iw i
den and llenilrltiks, and is made by present
Gov. Drew. Objection to me nret eeriincaw xor IUvm ami WlHwIer was signed by eatora
.Tenes, of Florida; Cooper and McDonald, of
Indiana, and by ltcpreeeeteUTea Held, Tucker
JcMksnnd Springer. Afler haU an Hour was
snent ia raadinr naners accomiuinxinK uie mini
oortineate,, Senator Conkllng proKl tlte read
ing be regarded as compiefeu ami ine reeuu an Bounced, aa under a late act of Coast re as all the
napera would oe reierreu to a provisional vri-
ouaai raise! ui exauii nucii nuui. iuhb
betog no objection, it waa so ordered. Th clerk 01 tlte House read the tuwer.
It aatarted that those irti8 (Meeers. l'loree.
Hnmphreys. Holden and Young) afaumingtoact aa rrMldeatial Electors, never were duly an
pointed by tae State of Horida. or in any manner whatever; that the other four i.ersona had been elect d, and bad an irrevocable title to the oMiee; that the certlaoatc of election of Uw Hrst
COXCUKSS.
Ia the Senate, on the 31st,
the
ent
Mexico to the United States under the Con- ; p, temftore presented a eosmunieattoa aigned
veaUoa of Julv 4. 1SS, for the settlement
of skims, was paid to the Secretary of State by the Maxieaa Minister oe the 81st. The ousting of the Electoral vet by the Semite aad House of Kepreeeata,tive, as pcevWed for by the Electoral bill, beftaa es the lst,at 1 p. m . , la the hall of the Hou of Representatives. Admission to witaest the proeeediags was restricted to those fortunate eaee who wore able to obtain tickets from the members, aad every seat was occupied. ABumberof distinguished gentlemen were present oa the floor, aad the ladies' gallery was resplendent with bright toilet. J. Madison Wells, of the Louisiana Return lag Board, w Interviewed by a New York Ileraid cor respond eat, en the 1st. He pronouBoed the statement made by J. H, Maddox before the House Committee, ia ref ereaee to. .Ms (Wells's) propoeal to eell ewt the Ki sees ral rote of Louisiana to Tmfen, lobe "aa Infamous lie, baseless as it h ntalMette. ' ' The statements of LittlefteM he also doaled point blank, and said Urn whaii STideaee was gotten up to injure He MMtatfo of the Returning Board befotslfMcreM and the people. J!K Xaddox, who testited before the
Committee ia referenee to Lotrieuaa
was on the Sd dismteeed from hU
fa tbe Internal Revenue
- of tbe President.
The mnnnnTdobt statement for Feb. l
shows the MM debt to he f2,lM, 548,511; eaeh In Treaeury, exeineive of speeial depeeite, 996,971, deereaee sinee J use 30, i,ie7,772. The President, on tbe 3d, transmitted to Coagrees a speeial mtaeage on the sub J sot of the resumption of specie payments,' -whieh published in another eolumn. John S. Gailaber, formerly Third Auditor of Um Treasury, and & well known Journalist, died in Washington on the 4th, aged 81. Rear Admiral Aldon, U. S. N.,dletl in San Fraaeieeo on the 9th. The Democrats elaim to have discovered another Ineligible' Rieeter in the person of Mr. George D. Chaffee, ot Shelbyville, 111., -who was appointed United States Coawlsaionor in 1996, and H (s said has never reigaed. He was a member of the Illinois Xleetoral College aad east his vote for Sayee aad Wheeler.
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AeeordlBg to the Coroner's Jury in the ease of the Brooklyn Theater oalamlty, there were 218 lives test, two by bumrng aad the remainder by raffeeation. Antnah HuBtington,a native of Vermont, who died recently in Canada, left by will a fund of $W,000 for the beaeit of the common schools of Vermont. Indictments have been returned against the principal (leers of the defunct Security Life Iasuranoe Company of New York for embezxlement, grand larceny and perjury. The Mutual Life Iasuranoe Company of Newark? N. J., has gene out of business In a erippied eonPSHIoa, being reported $400,600 short in lis aseete. Thomas R. Agnew, grocer, New York, has faffed, with liabilities estimated at UN, 'm-, aeets about m,m.
bvAaeoeiate Justices Clifford. Strong. Miller
ami Field ot the Supreme Court, announcing that
tneyhaameiiH pursuanee mhwawchi ouai bill aad selected Associate Justice Joep V. Itradley fifth Associate Justice upon the comvitMbM,. A eoseurrent resolution was adopted.
provkltag that no person shall be admitted to the south wing of the Capitol daring Ue
counting of the votes for President and tee Treehlent exeept upon tickets issued by the President pro Urn. of the Senate anl SiteRer of Hie House ot ltepreeentativee, such tickets to be distributed to each Senator and Representative by the Sergeante-at-Anns of the i&nate and ifmiw. u mar be directed by the Committees
oa Kate of the two houses In the House concurrent action with the Senate was taken in regard to arrangements for counting tbe Xleetoral vote. The majority reiort of
ib Jmliclarr Committee relative to the admit
aion of James it. lieltord as a KcpreteBtaUve from Colorado waa adopted, and he waa aworn in. The majority report of the committee apnnintml tn inriMitirale the Florida election was
road amidst great confusion and effort on the part of the Republicans to adjourn. The report deelaree that the Democratic Electors in FlorhU were legally chosen and oast their votes for Til ilea and Hendricks, and that sued votes should ha amicd. Tlte Democrats made aa ineaTctaal
effort to get a vote on the leeoiuttans, and at
ledo p. m. the House adjourned.
Ia tbe Senate, on tbe 1st, Mr. Robertson
nreeeated a series of reselutJons passed by
meeting- of white and colored citizens at Barn
well Court-house, . 0 , oa Jan. 18, denyl&g that there was any inUmktajioa oa the part of
the whites towar-is the biaers at tne recent eiec Una. kiuI Mr. KanlMmrv nreeentMl a lofMC net!
others of 'er OrieaBS, charging the Kellogg
denying the charges of violence on the part
of the whites. Jioui were reierreii.
Mr. llogy presenud Joint resolntions of the Mis souri Legitlatare in favor ot tlte epeedy con BtrucikHi of ike Southern Tranootlm'nil Kail ran). Referred. The Chair laM before Uie ien
ate a eommuaication from Aseoclate Jutlce
Clifford, President the Electoral toemiesion.
ftioH were now ready to proceed to the perform aaee of weirdntiee. The Chair appointe! Sen
atora Sarzeat and Allison teikre on the part
of the Senate to count the vows for President aad Viee-I'resblent of the
United States. Subsequently Senator Sargent
deenned, aad Senator lagans was apiwinted. In maktmr the amtointments the 1'reeldent pro
tern, stated It waa his lnteBUoa to appoint one
Republican ami one Democrat, out on notidBg tite appointment by the Houee, he had deter mined to apoint two Kepubhcans. The Senate then proceeded in a body to the hall ot the House ot XepreeeataUres to take
nart in the count ot Uie Bteetoral vote.
At 3:1 p. m. the Senate returned, and took up
tlicmM of the committee appointed to mves
ttaate the elhrlbllitr to ofliee of certain person
aimolnted to be Presidential Electors in W
3tmv. Mlnaourt and Vlralnla. The report de
elans the ineligibility of Williamson, of .New Jtrsey, aad Frort, of Missouri. Mr. Kernan aanounoed that he did not agree with
she majority report of the eeminietee...... In Dm inuiM.tbe Chair appointed as tillere
m ttui aut ni tint Ifouae In eouatimr the Klect
ral rn4M MMra. Cook and Stone. The Speak
er laid before the Ileus) a eommuaiestioti from Justice Clifford , President of Uie Kleetoral t'ommierten, stating that .the members thereof ht taken mo prescribed
oath, and mat we uommissloa was renuy m i.i im iu iiittbMi. Mr. Farae offered a re sola
ito directing the Clerk of the Ileuee to Inform tfc buta ihkt it whj rnndr to receive that hot! V
for the purpose of opening and .counting the
Mlietoral votes for rreswenv ami ioe-iri sat. Adoetod. The Houfe the took a recess
aad soo alter the members of the Senate came ia, the members of the House rising, aad took tae
eeaM sm-ovkim xor wem in iront oi me uvmo
eratie side of tbe chamber.
Col. Preston B. Plumb was chosen United State Senator from Kansas, on the Slst, on the oixteeath Joint ballot. Col. Plumb is a resident of Rmperia, was formerly publisher of the Xmporhv ..Yews, and is new Pr4dentef a beak. Robert Drury, jwho murdered hie uncle, Albert Gibson, at. Memphison the 96th, was arrested at Padueah, Ky., on the 31st. The Claeinnatt and Terre Haute Railroad) M mllee completed and la operation, was sold on the 31st, under a decree of the Untied States Court, to W. X. MeKeea, President of the Yaadalla lino, for 7ft.000. George M. Wheeler, the defaulting Pres-
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r matt wowtt ae reaa. however, to reading- the
It was therefore or
TIIK JOINT CONVENTION.
The President of the Senate took th
nhair. havlne' the Sneaker on his right. When
the Senators aad members were seated, the Pres
identof the Senate saM : The Joint Conven
Won of the two Houses of Congress for counting the vote for President and Vioe-l're-ldont will
aoweome to order." Perfect silence followed, bjuI uw iT(iU.t of the Senate coBtinuea : "In
ohedionee to the Conttl union, the Senate and HoHseof Kepresentatives have met to he present at Hie opening of the certlaeates and emwttng aad declaring of results of the Kleetoral TMOa ro? tkt, .Mca ot Preeldeat and Viee-Fresi.
dent of the United States for the term of four years, oommenclng the 4th lay of .March next. In compliance with the law, the President of the Senate will now proceed, In the presence of the two houses, h open all certicats of the several Mates, and In alphabetical order, beginning with the State of Alabama." Then the strong mht, In whmh the eertf Scales were, was carried In by Mr. baseett, Assistant I)osr -Iieopef, of the Senate, ami ataeed on the rteekr be fnn the President of the Senate, who opeaed it, and taking from It the cerMSeate f row tee State otAlabhwa, banded It te the tellers, wh were sitting Jut lelow hlw at the Clerk's desk, aad Senator Allison, one of Uie teHersi read the document In extenso. the mult of It t eing that Samuel J. Widen, ot New York, and Thomas A. Hendricks, ot Hwitam, had reeeived the ten Mlectorat votes of Alab ma The Vice President said that the cerUSMte received from Alabama having been read, the duplicate
ed by Mr. aorham, Seeretary of the rwuT. mm faltowa;
HAI.I. UP THK UUimK tir iwr"imi'i-' February 1. it7. To the President of ike Com-
wiMkMi: Mem than one return or paper, pur
itortlag to be tne return or eeriiBeatc ot wtrumr.,1 vi2k Uu statji f Kiorlda. kavinir lieoa re
eeived. and this day opened lit Uie weseaee ot the two houses of Congress, and objection! usteto having bee made, said returns, with all accompanying papers, and also objections tliere.
to. are aerewiui auBwitMni w ,,,--! . nn. Ocolsion of the Commlsrioa , as provhied by taw.
1 1 Preshlent of the Senate. a uimairiiut Uaffthv illMuaalon ensutl as to
theproper method ot procedure, printing docu. menu, etc., when, without noting upon the mer its of the oaae, the Presiding Jnidiee announced
tliepuuite easion cioeeu, bh i iwr conference the Cuiiuulssioa adjourned till 16:30
m. to-morrow. KULHH OFTHK COMMISSION. The Kleetoral Commtsslou to-day pro-
mn)gatel the following rules, adopted by them
last evening, under authority of tne recent aci oi
Congress
uuie i. ine ufloimnHM m. bpiwh. i -jwi-tary, two Assistant Secretariee, a Marshal and two Deputy JUarskala, a Stenographer and sueh Metsengera a shall be needful, to bold during
me pleasure oi ino toamiwwii. . . Rule 2 On any subject submitted to the Com mlaslon a ) tearing (halt be had.aml counsel shall be nlloweil to conduct the caec on each side.
KuleS lounsel not exceeding iho in niimuer on eaoii side will be heard by the Commiselon on the menu of any case presented to it, no longer than two hours being allowed to each Bide, un-
)e longer time ami aiuuuonai couhhm bhii iw iwviaii v authorlziHl bv the Coinualaaloii. In the
hearing of interlocutory ouettloaa but oi.e coun
sel snail be noaru on eacn awe, mm o iwimr than In minutes, uniosa the Commitslon allow furtlier time and additional counsel, and printed arguments will be received. Giiiu i Tin, itiikwinra to hhv rartltkate or vote
may select two ot their number to support their objeetiona In oral argument, and to advocate the
the? were ueurners. and that their acts are 111c
ral. null awl void. Further objections being
called for. senator Sargent sent up to
Uie Clerk's desk, on behalf ot himself and Senators Conover, Sherman and
Teller, and ot Itepresontativea oodburn, Dun nell, Kassoa aad Mctnwy. three several sets of obJecttOBS to the votes cast by Messrs. fall, Hun ten. Bullock and Yongc. Deinoeratio Klect
or, oh the zround tliat the iatent are wotau-
ineiiticntod as reiuireii vy me i;onwi.iwon ami
la wr. sniitor Joaea. of Florida, made oblec
ikm sreciallr to lluinimreye aa holding aa onlee
of trust and profit under the United States. Mr.
Kassoa made an aHimonai oujecti.n to uie third set of certificates, because they were not authenticated bv the lierson who held tlte ofWee
of (jorrnor at tlte time that the fnnctlona of
ome were exercised. The Presiding Offleer
' ' Are there further olijectlona to couuimic ine
vote oi tiorwar Aiier a imuae; ji were
lo none, the certiicates ami papers, together
with other papers aecotnitanying we same, as well aa tbe objections prented, will now be
trBngmitieo to trie luecwrai uoiiese uommiHiou
for judgment and decision. The Senate will now witudraw to lta chamber, so that the House may
act separately upon the objections. A buzz of
dlaeent totbecloalnK oart of tbe sentence per
vatieu ine onamuer, uu.ute preamiBg oacer mu
ao change ana we senate retired.
In the Senate, on the 3d, a bill was passed
providing for the punishment of persons making
or having iu their poeeIoa dies, molds, etc.
for manufacturing counterfeit coins: also a bill
declaring- all claims agaiaat the United States
shall be burred unless preeentad within nix years from Uta time thev accrued The Hettee eoa
aklered tne Legislative Appropriation hdl in
committee of tbe Whole, lite bill appropriates
aii.Mrt.ia6.au. A lone tlieeussioH ensued on
tae prevfeioa to reduce ike salaries of naembers
Of wongresa, wbkb wm nnniiy auoptwi in euro
mittee.
In the Senate, on the S1, a number ot res
olutions and bills ot a miscellaneous character
were introduced and referred, when after
short executive seseioa the Senate adjourned till
Vnmlav Thm HnuM wsb araln enktazed In oon
eklering the legislative ApiroiriatioH bill in
committee or ine note.
In the Senate, on the 5tb, 3Ir. TVestrose
o a personal explanation regarding tbe letter ad
dreeted to him by Gov. Wella and read on Satur day before Uie House Committee, which expla nutioii he vru not tiermltted to make, lie said
iwifom iKo H)mnia. lie could hare avail!
himself of his privileges as aSenatorand ref ued to divulge Hie content ot the letter, but he deairtHl thMt all the facta in regard to the Louisiana
fuiuBt should bo known. He had net
ivbl. nor did he intend to hold, clandestine
corresiionuenca wim any obo w regam m um twuntlne the Kleetoral votes. About the time
that the letter should have been ilellvered to him
he was Informed by me secretary or war tnat a man hv Um name at Mftddor waa here attempt
lnvrto trade on the vote of Louisiana. He
(Weet) irame-Uately denied that he had any lucli HuttMrltv. and teieaTanbed to New Urleans to a
friend in substance a- follows : ' 'Tell Governor
Woiu that a iHHii bv the name of Maddox
l here nfessins to be anthoriz d to
aneak for him and the Ketnrnlng Hoard of Lou
lHlana. What does this meant" the answer
Ms, liable bji soon an tbe wire could briar It
Mr. Mh.1iU,x has no such authuritv." Mr
West, in answer to a question of Mr. ltogy as to what explanation he could make of the letter, that lici Weatl was ambitious to be his own
Bueeesaoria the. Senate, and the letter referred
Ln that. An to tDeaKlnz of "million.'' Uov
Wells used the expression in the same manner a colonel. Hellers did: he meant
there was a "barrel of money " mere to be used avainattka nwybIieMa. and aid waa needed i
ut la. If money was te be spent on one able it
mutt be anent on the other. He (ft est) would
not rest for a moment amler any eutpieioft that
he was trafficking in tne Electoral votes ine
Legislative, judicial ana executive appropri ntin hill waa TWttMvl bv the Houfe, The amend
wumt Bxlnir tbe nalarv of Senators and Kepreeent
atlves at 8 3.U0J was agreed to; the amvndment
increaeina Uw compensation of the President to
ii'KOLO was striken out.
Ia tbe Senate, or the 8tb, Mr. Paddock
from the Committee on I'ablic Unds, reported
favorably oa the Senate bill for the relief of set
tlers upon puuuc laniia u nu er pre c m j uuh Fasted. The bill abolishing the K an! of Met
rnnnliun 1'olkvr. CommbHloners Ot the Diatrtet
which passed bith houn-w unanimously and was vetmi hv the t'rMidont. was then taken from
the table, the question being-Shall the bill pass notwithstanding ihc objections of the President?
It was decided in ne negative ;eas, aa, nnys 2- two thirds not voting in the affirmative.... Tbe House bad under consideration the Deuel
encyblll. The two largest appropriajlons are
one Of f ww.uejioraiieiwiency in ine nary ie partment, aad one of $21", im for pensions to
eetdters who nave lost iimue. THE ELECTORAL COXM1SSI0X.
WAsniNOTON, Jan. 31. The Tripartite
CommUelou assembled at noon in the Supreme
Cenrt room and organized. 'Oie special oath of
I fiantaAmall fiahtl I nriwnmpnj nini
(oae weald IMak that oomnHmont was Intentbui
asasareaaml) had ao ehesen to eonstlliite the Government which they creahNl thataninjus. lice, however flagitious, might be perpe ratel In open day witliout the possibility of Imvlng a remedy or even uttering decorously a complaint. This, we humbly submit, ean not bo Uw Constltutionandtbelaw. Reason forbids It. All acts, however solemn, however sacred, from what ever quartor oomlng, by whatever body perpetrated, are liable to review in some manner, In some Judicial or other tribunal, so that fraud and falsehood may shrink abashed ami defeated, and may fall m the attempt to trample oa right." Mr. O'Conor then took up the case of Uie Florida election and argued hi favor of the legality of the TihJen K lectors. After some citation of law points by counsel on both sides, the Presiding Jtisticeanuounccd that the Commliwlott would take a recess for threequarters of an hour, and that no other matters would be taken up to-day In pitbllo session. After recess, the Commission remained In secret session about twenty minutes, and after author izing the announcement that there would be no public seeslon to-morrow, adjourned to meet at noon to-morrow for consultation.
KofittmptlOM of Spfcln Pjtenta-PreI. (font's XlNMMge. .Washington, D, C, Feb. a. The following in the I'resldent'a message to Con Kress on the subject of the resumption of specie payment: 'Jo the Smmte nml Hwtc of Xprintiiri : By ant of Congress approved January 14, 1673, toprovidefor the restimptioii-of specie payments, the lit of January, 1879, in fixed as the date when such resumption is to begin it may not be desirable to tlx an earlier date when it shall actsally become obligatory nm the Uovernment to redeera its outstanding legal-tender note Ib
coin, on presentation, uut it is certainly most desirable, and will prove most beniticial to every Itecunlary interest of the country, to hasten the day when the patter circulation of tlm country and gold coin shall have equal value-. At a later day, If currency and coin should retain equal values, it might become advisable to authorise a direct resumption I believe the time has conic when, by a pimple act ot Uie Legislative branch of tbe Government, this most desirable result can le attained. I tm strengthened in this view by the course trade has taken in the last two years, and by the strength of the credit ot the United States nt home and abroad. For the Usual yearendhig June.io.isv. the exports ot Uie United State exceeded the Im. IHirUby iMttV.13.P2, but our exports include W,wi,iil of specie and bullion in excess of imports et the same o modifies. For six months of the present fiscal year, from July l, lsTO, to January 1, 1877, tbecxeeeeof exports over im ports amounted to $ 10, Ml, 8 9, and the Imports ot siiecb and bullion exceeded the exports of precious metals by ?0,li.j!,117 in the same time. The actual excess of exports over Im-IKH-U of six months, excluslvo of sjvectc and bullion, amounted to a II.". .37 1 10; ehowiut for the time being the itccumulutloiuir M'-cl nnd biillinn in the country amounting to umre than a,(t),wio in addltkii t the natural product of these mctala for tbe same perlod-a total Increase ot gold ami silver for six months u ot far sliort of im.m 0 a. It in very evident that unless this increase ot precious metals can Im utilized at home In such a way aa r. make it in some manner remunerative to holders it must seek a forei-rn market, as surely as would any other jwotiuct of Uie soil or manufactory. Any legislation which would keep coin and bullion at home will, in my Judgment, soon bring alout practical resumption, and add the coin of the country to the circulating medium, thutsecur ine a liealthv inflation of sound curreacv to
Uie great advantage of every kgltlmato business interest. The act t provide for the resumption of specie payment authorised the Secretary of the Treasury to issue bonds or cither ot the dcaeriplioaa named in the act of Coiigrets approved .Inly 4, 1870, entitled " an act to anthorite the refunding of the national debt," for not less than pur in gold. With the present value ot the t er cent, bond In the markets ot tbe world, they could Iks exchanged nt liar for sold, l. .. . .. t ...... ... I, ... I t... . . . .... ..
his posIUon. Tbe queetlon of admitting cyl- , reilu,flluo ami keep excess ot coin over Uw dedonee before Uie Commlseion i then came up, and , niand, pending its use as a circulating medium,
at norne. ah mat wohhi ue iiiruinr nquireu would be to reduce toe volume ot legal-tender notes In clieulaUon. To accomplish Mils I would suggest an act authorizing the .Secretary of the Treasury to Issue four iw cent bond; with 'orty
veerS to run before maturity, to bo excluded
Xn ivfnk w:m.t?r ,;u0 txtjhj,c, vii ,h sums of fifty dollars, or any multiple thereof, the whole amount of such bonds, ho Mover, not to exceed $l&0.000,0d. To increase the Itome demand for siish bonds I would recommend that they be available for deposits in Uw I'nitcd States Treasury for banking purpoees Under the variotta provisions of the law relating to National Hanka. 1 would suggest, further, that National Hanks bo required to retain a certain per cent of the coin interest received by them from bonds detKielted with Uie Treasury to secure their circulation. Iw-uld also recommend the repeal of the third section of the Joint resolution for Uw iaae of sliver coin, approvinl July '..', Is7 limiting subsidiary coin and fractional currency to &0,(H.O,buo. I am satisfied that it Congreea will enact some such low as will accomplish the cad auitgcated, tlwy will give relief to the country instanta aeons in its cfTect, and tor which they will receive the gratitude of Ue whole people.
lixneij v. a. a,m. Kxccutive Mansion, February.!, a,".
vainiliy oi any reriinewie or vuw, mk ,,. iiiL-ii thv malriLiiln. and In like manner ob
jectors to any other certificate may select two of
tneir numoer ior iikq purftow-, ui wm .. rule not more than four persons shall s pea k, and
neither sklc Shan occupy more man two mmn. KuleA. Apidbsailon lor process to e-tunpel the
attendance of witnesses, or the producl.-n oi
written or documentary testimony, my ue made by coumel on either side, and all process shall be served and executed by tlte Mandial of Use Commission, or bis deputlea. DeKMtUIons hereaf tor taken for use lictore Una i ommlsslon sliall be snmcieuUy authenticatod , If taken before any Commissioner ot Uie Circuit Courts of the United States, or anr clerk or deputy clerk
of any Court of the United States.
Kule it. Admission to pumic aitunga or uhCommission shall be regulate-1 In such a manner as the l'reshlent ot the Comraisshm shall direct. Kule 7. The Commission will Bit, unless other wise ordered, in Uw room ot tlte Supreme Coutt Ar tiu I7u!uii stauwi: ami with ooen doors (ex-
eepting wlien in consultation , unless otherwise
directed.
Feb. 2. The Electoral Commission met
atioaoa m,, and Mr. Field opened the argument aa an objector In the case of Florida, and argued in favor of going behind the face of the
returns, on the ground that if this eoum not lie done Um American people would be la the position ot standing paw rtess.ln the f-toe ot gigantic
fraud, no was roiioweu oy tiepreMmiain-. Tucker, another of the objectors on Hie same side of the case. At Uie conclusion of Mr. Tucker's argument the Commission took a recoea un
til 3. .YIter IM recM Jtr. ,vn muiqrou the Commlseion, arguing that the certificate presented by the Republican Electors was ttw n!r one having any constitutional ami legal validity. He referred briefly to certain alleged frauds on Uie imrt of the Democrats at various p dls In the State, but argued at length against the power of the Commission to go behind the returns. He
was followed oy Mr. MCrary on incsame miie,
who eitei numerous legal autnoriue w austain
IU decision was left open unUI the next session
Fkb. S. After some discussion aa to a
mode of procedure, Mr. O'Conor, of tbe Demo era tic counsel, addressed the Commlssle. urging that evidence should be admitted subject to the question of Its relevancy and the effect to
ue eonewereu wim wu wc. submiUed his proposition of evldenee. Mr. Kvarts then soke in opHsltion to the introduc tkm of evidence, mainly on the ground that, It admitted. It would le necessary to go to Uw fttmlamental facta in the election. He was re phed to by Mr. Illack. A motion wnn then tiitopteil, that counsel on either side be allowed two hours to discuss the question as to what evidence might be admitted and also what evidence was now before the Commission. The Commls slon adjourned till Monday. Fkb. fl. The Electoral CommlIon w9
in seoret session all day, considering tbe qnes-J
tions submitted. Fkb. . Mr.Evarts,of Republican eounsel, opeol the argument to day in the Florida ease, op.wsing Uie theory of the De"'-eratie otunsel that the Commission might U -ecelve
evidence other than that which had been laid be fore the two houses of congress by Uie presiding officer of the Senate, and wMeh had been referred to the Kleetoral Commission. He charged that the Democratic counsel w anted to introduce extraneous evidence to t-lww every step taken in the election lundf , but not to prove that Gov. Stearns's action was not bated on the returns as recelvc 1 by him from tbe regular couat of the Canvassing ltoaras. In this connection he said : Now, what are we to gather in lespect to the stage of thla transaction which the tleKit of the Federal vote for President by the qualified electors shows? It Is their own vote. Thi-y are not delegates to make a vote according to the Instructions of their State. They are not depu tUed to perform the will of any tmdy Thev are voters who exercise free choice, and ti' iorltj; to vote or refrain from votmg-ot courn) iHSckctlng a duty and to vote for whom they please, and from the moment their vote Is sealed and forwarded toward the seat of Government,, power j In the State can touch It, arrest It, reverse it, corrupt It, retract i nothing Is to be done exeept eouat it, and count it as It was deposited." Referring to the third objection presented against Florida, that of the hmllelblllty f Humphries, the Hayes Kteotor, Mr. Kvarts retd his testimony, showing that he resigned ae Unite! Stales Hhlpping Commiesleaer tome Ume Ik fore the ejection. Mr. Kvarts then maintained that there was no law of Congress which provliHI f or lakInr proof of any acts of Klsetnrs, and that there was no ether process of counting the vote except that provided under Uie Constitution. Ity go ing behind the returns, as suggested In the cajo of Florida, he maintained that Congress would be exercising plenary Judicial powers which the Constitution of the United States does not con frrnpon that body. Such power only rested In the Hupretne Court, aad Congress could not deleiate any Judicial power to any ol Its members, or to any one eUe, unless specially warranted bv the Constitution, Mr. O'Conor. of Iewoemtta counsel, then replied to Mr. F.varte. He maintained that Uie Ciminlslon has full nthor Ity to investigate by all Judicial and leinl means Urn very fact ami Uiereby ascertain what was the vote of Florida. Referring to the powera with wleh the Commission is clothed, Im said: Jlhoee powers are dlstlncUy, nnd ftiliy.and brieUr expressed In this admirable domiment, the Electoral bill, destined, to the immortal honor of those concerne-1 In its preparation, to pass Into history with, yr aet. Tly presse.1 In lines 78 and 79 or the HOhmj bill : 'The same imwcrs irany.now possesseit for that pnr postf by the two house acting separately or tother.' You have thHs-and this I? the testall the powera,of those two houas which could .wii.iw avui umlprtlH- Inwas fixed In tlte ton
I i,i,.,,4,ft .mi in ir.ixiAURK statutes for thonur.
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An w in Wftw
M7 TMiddletoh CleTk otthe Court, and Justice I Iiflh two how rfsM r-usBani. whn hp Um Ktatoral not is the , that there is no technical limit or warrior to it, nresldlna ofaosr of thT CommiMlon, and eonseqiiontlv the Comralssbw may fWclso Imrn' " mlminStered the the the stt weme high power of the qowm:ni that
other fourteen members. Jan. II. McKenny was atipolated temiiorary clerk to the CjmimlssMm, and It was ordered that the proceedings, of the ComnlMloa, except those here stated, shall be hehl ooaddinttal until otherwise onlered. A series of rules was adopted In regard to the hear tag sf arguments, etc., essentially the same as those which govern proceedings la the Supreme Fkh. l.The Tripartite Commlseion met at 3 p. m, A commHBleatloa from Uie two Houses ot Cos gross in joint session was present
t.a .it'ulntur mtn nxnralsml In audi flliee tlMi"
wa ,r tnld that there is no r.medy, that
Congress must sit by, blindly and t Itenttjr and kLftfti, an ailon to hi eountad Into office as
I'raai.innt of the United Mtatesl mnst sit
Iim .tail tuirm it u Mt sl vote nlalnlv
and palpably IratidHtent-glven by Individuals not only disqualified for want of having been nboMn hv citizens, but being themselves abso
lutely dlsqiinllied by the Constitution f-om act l in nSJrn. or f mm nHaUntr A VlvtC tO be COUnt
ed, and must permit Uie usurpation eonteminlat-
ed to take piace u.ereiy oeoauso t nim n"m"
Miss Emilvl'evton has been chosen
Enrulling Clerk of the Tunucsaeo House
of KeprosentHtivos.
THK MAJCKKlfl.
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