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Show WASJilGTO.V liOGV'd SVEECU. Waiihington, 17. Iti his reply Uj Sargent in the smate this a.'teriiO'jii .Senator Bogy grtid t-rlerains were Bi;nt Irom the city at W.iaimigtoa to Flurida immcdiateiy afr-?r tiie election, wiiich meant Jraud. That fraud w&i not bo plain and direct as in the Oregon Ore-gon case, becauao tiie man in Oregon wan new in the business. The tale grams from Washington to Fiorida emanated from men of more experience ex-perience iu fraud and rascality. Ho then referred to lue proceedings be-furo be-furo tho electoral commioeiion, and said tho commission in t tie case of Fiorida laid down two rules for its guidance: First, that thoy would not investigate anything which had transpired trans-pired before or preceding the return . relation to tiie eligibility of tne electors. elect-ors. Their decision luft tiiat question open for investigation by a vote ol eight to seven. It was, ol course, believed be-lieved by tho whole country that tho same rule would be applied to Louisiana. Who upon earth would havo doubted the propriety of tho application of that rule when it had been enforced in the caso of tho stale of Florida? Yet wo know that but yesterday that decision was ravorsed; we know that a member of that commission com-mission but yesterday changed hid position upon that Bubject, and while it was competent in the state of Florida to go behind the return to examine whether electors were or wera not eligible under the constitution constitu-tion of the United States, when the motion was made by the senator from Dolaware (Bayard) to aDply the same rule to Louisiana tho "decision was reversed. The case had been made so plain by counsel, so strong, ' tion could not tako place without 1 proving boyond the possibility of a , doubt that more than one elector from that state was not entitled to the position of elector, because he was not eligible, and this decision whb ' changed by this commissioner. Sir, the names of Jeffreys and Marlborough Marl-borough have , came down to us for ages paU covered with disgrace and ahamo because they were corrupt judges, and tho namo of that man who changed his vote upon that commission (Justice Bradley) will go down to aftor agoa disgraced. His namo will be associated with Marlborough Marl-borough and Jeffreys, and it never will be pronounced without a hiss from all good men in this country. Morton said he had heard with regret re-gret the remarks made by the senator from Missouri in regard to Justice Bradley. If that senator could have heard the discussions iu the electoral I commission as he (Morton) heard them, ho would not make such remarks. re-marks. Tho time would come when tho opinions of members of the commission com-mission would be'published, nnd he was sure the senator would then seo that ho had done an act of iDjustico iu an aula ana conscientious justice. ! BEDUCIKG EXPENSES. Tho sub-committee of tho house has completed the sundry civil appro priation bill. The total amount is about $14,000,000, several million less than lust year. Tho amount recommended recom-mended for continuing the work on the public buildings is about $1,700,-000. $1,700,-000. Tiie bill is subject to change by the full committee which meets on Monday. ETERNAL OREGON. Before the senate elections committee commit-tee John W. Ellis, president of the Third national bank of New York, stated that he knew of the subpeeua itoJourdan calling for certain books and papers. He spoke to Jourdan, who said ho had received another dispatch dis-patch telling hioi that he need not come to Washington. Witness does uuL know who se ui the dispulob, and Jourdan thiuks it bore no signature, ble learned of Jourdan being in contempt con-tempt through tho newspapers, and went to him and asked him how il was, and Jourdan wrote to Senutoi Morton stating that he would come tc . Washington immediately. Jourdar. was a republican, but Tilden bulldozed bull-dozed republicanism out of him thit time. Jourdan being recalled, stated that the dispatch telling him ho need not come tc Washington was not sent tc him, but was brought to the Third national bank and given him to read. He declined to say who the dispatch was sent to and who brought it lo him at tho bank until ha had con-.iultcd con-.iultcd counsel. Ho did not tell Ellis that he had received a dispatch telling tell-ing him that ho (witness) need not come to Washington, but told Ellis that he hud seen such adispach. Ellis, paying teller of "the bank will appear before the committee on luesday next in answer to a Bub-poena, Bub-poena, Chicago, 17. The Tribune's Washington Wash-ington special says the discourtesy oflercd to the secretary of the senate to-day, by Randall, is unparalleled in the memory of the oldest parliamentarian parliament-arian here. Southern members havo been very that Grant intends immediately to re-cogniza re-cogniza tho Packard government which action would greatly compli-cate compli-cate matters just now. In answer to an inquiry of a messenger sent by them, the president, however, assured them that he had no intention of disturbing dis-turbing tho slatu quo, at least until the electoral commission had disbanded, disband-ed, and the joint session had declared a president elected. Sergeant-at-arma Thompson ha j tunny, prevent s ing stnte and bad blood, but Jud-e i Abbott, today, told him that he disagreed dis-agreed wiihjjimin the matter, nnd , that the democrats should manfully accept the results of the measure , which created tho commission and abide, by the decision. There has been universal growling by democrats! at Judge Davis and thoie who electcr! him. Tho Times; Washington says: Democratic disgust at the Oregon -scheme u increasing, and great ani-iety ani-iety is felt to know just what relation Pelton holds to Tilden. It is eonaid-ered eonaid-ered wrong that so bud a man as Uatnck should have had so prominent promin-ent a position with tho Not even tho republicans, however believe that Tildon had any knowledge knowl-edge ol the rasca.ity in Oregon. Bishop Wilmar, of New Orleans, called on President Grant to day to represent the absolute necessity of recognizing the Xicholls government to preserve peace and restoro prosperity prosper-ity in Louisiana. The Packard Lot-eminent Lot-eminent would create a revolt The president gave no dttinite answer but relerrea Wilmar to Govornor Hayes. U ilmar started for Columbus Colum-bus to-night. |