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Show I REPtlBMCAX ROfiUEV Sonlli ( arollua Senators fear the Fate ol tariluza, bum it - aud Carpeulcr. I'liuitthwenl ol the Thieves. New York, 28. Herald's Columbia: Colum-bia: The legislature assembled to day. In the senate there wore tet resignations announced, including S. A. Swails, presiJentpro tern., who resigned re-signed to-day. All of the resigniiu members are republicans,, -- m "r-becn "r-becn compelled. r"'iW ul bujal'a and j u. Uf tho ten vacancies four have been filled by recent elections of democrats. A significant fact in these elections is that the democratic senator sen-ator elected for this county received 1,0(52 out of 1,064 votes. The whole number polled against a republican majority last year of 2,300. Tbe democratic senator elect from Char lentou is returned on a vote of 1,500 of 1,581, the whole number cast. Hayes' majority in that county last year wai y.oUO. So completely overwhelming has been the tide of public sentiment since the conviction of the ring thiovos, that negroes manifest no in terest in elections and Beein perfectly indifferent. The white vote is not more than one lhird of the number heretofore cast. The long-expected report of the investigating committee will be presented to-morrow. There is no doubt that they will declars Patterson guilty of the grossest jobbery aLd unblushing bribery, and recommend that legal proceedings proceed-ings be instituted against bim. patterSon's purchases. New York, 28. Times' Columbia: The investigating committee's report on tbo Patterson senatorial bribery case will be made lo morrow. Toe evidence shaws that Patterson spent $15,000 to SRfLiro his election. Uon. Dennis testifies that he was authorized author-ized by Patterson Ui give Elliot $10,-000 $10,-000 to withdraw. He abjo tt-BtilicB that Governor AIoseB appointed him (Dennis) jury commissioner of Rich laud county, in order to prevent an investigation of the matter- by the grand jury, and. that the jury aa were mads in accordance with this agreement. Major Delaney leii ties that he was present whou the oiler to Elliott was made. Ex Governor Moses testified that ho wao cognizant of all these matters and aupoiuted Dbudib aa jury commissioner commis-sioner to protect Patterson. Elliott testified that the oiler was made to him by Pattenon to withdraw upon the payment of 10,000, but that ho indignantly refused todo so. Tweuty other witnesses wero examined and testified to bribery and corruption used to secure Patterson's electiou. Tho committee- concluded their report by declaring that panishment must follow such a crime, in order that future crimes might bo prevented. pre-vented. Any condocemeut of such an oflence would bo equivalent to participation par-ticipation in the crime. |