Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 12, 1876, Page 1

____@he Chicage Dailp Tribume, VOLUME XXXI. EOTEL, §T. NICHOLAS HOTEL! NEW YTORK. R4 REDDCED T0 $8.50 PER DAY, Fotwithstanding this material reduction the proprietors pledge themselves to fully .maintain #ts unequaled repatation in every particnlar, 4 HFAWK & CO,, Proprietors, TIING SSTGNEES SALE $40.000 PG CLOTHING, Tess than New York Cost. AW.WOLSELEY, ASSIGINEE, 150 STATE-ST. - TO RENT IN TER TRIBUNE BUILDING. INQUIRE OP ‘WILLIAM C. DOW. Room 8 TRIBUNE BUILDING The Geperal Transattantic Campavy's Mall Steamers Vieen Now Vork -and. Hacre, call prorided wit will salt from Dlor No. 13 fout of Darrow atrect, N. L., a8 follows: Frace, Trudelle, Batiirday, Dec, 16, 08, m. Lab- por. singlter,” Starduy, Dog, 30, 3'p. i, - Amier. ke, Pouzolz,” Raturday, Jau. 13. Frice’ of pas- #ee o golil {ncluding wine) . Firat cabin, BI10 to {4 wccording “to uceommudation, Kecond, €73 Lini cablu, $40. Ieturn tickets at’ reduced 'rates. Beerago &ai, with superfor accominodation, faclnding wizt, nedding anid ulcaniia Without extra chargo. Eeamers marked thug & o0t carry siocrago passea: 5 DI: BERIAN, 3% e LOULS 3% Broadway, OF W, ¥. WHITE, 67 Ci sent for Chiéngo. INCHOR LINE 5_!3!111 STEAMERS «. New York and Glaagow: ETHIOPIA, ‘Déts 20, 0t | BOLTGTA: Dec., 30, 2pm 0D i | ALSATIA, Jan. 6,'11 8 1n Gissgow, Liverjwol, or ' Londonderry, 85 to §0, ~ Intermediate, ‘8331 slcerage, 829, = o New York and London: am ] ANGLIA, Dec. 30, 1pm Steerage, $2H. 8t FEW YORK TO GLASGOW, 1LIVERPUOL, DUBLIN, BELFABT, AND Li NDERRT. ITATE OF ADA. Thuradny, Dec. 7 TATE OF GEORUGI ‘hursday. Dec, 14 1o 70, according to accommoda- 110 to 8125, currency. Soce icketa, $40," stecrage at fowe pply to AUSTIN, BALDWIN & CO,, Gen- en J. WARRACK; Manager. 54 Clark-st., Chicago. North German Lloyd, hml{nmerlnf this Company will sail every Satur. Y Bremen Pier, fuos of Third-st., Hoboken, assage—From New York tn Southanipton, R miboman g sy, SRk PECO G pasaga spply 't X O 118 & CO,, . P powlina Gitken New York, Great Western Steamship Line. From New Tork to Driatol (England) direct. SOMERSET, Wi ilggon grestern. Baturday, Dee. 10 Catin pass, 5 2 izohaage: 8701 Intermediate, 8451 Stecrago, £20. $120; Prepaid Sicorsita’ certificates, oy to WAL ¥ WAITE, o7 Clark-st., Miclgan OUNARD MAIL LINE. palliog thrco times a week toand from Brltish M. Lowent Prices, Ihly at Conpany's Office, - northwest cornor flla'nk and lhm(nlvh-{u., Chicago. 1. DU VEIINET. loneral Western Agont. e e e SHERTS. Keep's Custom Shirts, t 10 mewure, 71 afor 9. Not the ;‘Lt‘l:m(‘fhlulllnnu;‘mv}::" 'fr:‘- Mot por- Sty | e unlers athfactory. KEEP nst Madison, PERFUNMERY, e PERFUMERY, ATKINSON § PERFUMERY. 5 < EBS. WHITE ROSE kB BROWN WINDSOR BOAP H EAU DE COLOGNE E:q " FIVE PRIZE MEDALS, €3 £old by all Dealers, E 3 .&E ATEINSON, ot 24, Ol 'H_und Streot, London. OLD PAPERS FORSALB, AT Tycts, per Mundred. 10l at Tribune Counting Roow. wo PARTLY MADE SrniITS, Eeop's Patent Partly-Made Dre ..,:nfiih‘r‘u‘ The very best, 0 for §0; can be Snished daw) \\_hn?’u' NGO s aat Madlson gt. s FOIt SALL, wup Sl of Tndinn Ponios, Ube sotd g¢ pyyy 5 Fial, Sioay, r’-‘n‘:a::gllfz"‘.tnnfih' Btock:Yardsat s flan L 8. m., Tucsdsy, Seceg {14 abuut 2 uoo Indlan Ponfen, lately aurron Siouz Tndi el fogg oyt Idians e ponlésinust be paid f sale, GIBY Dot Quartermasiers FUIRS. THE CANADA Fur Manufacturing Go. Madison-st., N. W. Cor, Franklin, Ir offering st Manufacturers® cost prices. 135 Seal and Nink Sneyaes, 1,800 Nova Seotln Hink and Shetlamd Seal Bots, 200 Gienta’ Keal Cayss Riest qualily, 2,500 Aliaka Sk Sein 1,200 Freneh Lynx Seta, 1,400 BulTala, ¥ oif, and Raccoon Nohes, &cuy ks Any artlcle made to order at shortest notico, BEAK & BUCHER. F Closing ontrale of onr LADIES' FURS, sa wo Qult this branch of our Lusiess. R NOW Is your chance. BREAWSTER, S N. W, corner Clark and Madison-ats, F Mink and Sealskin Sacques, I'uys of cvery description. Best goods. Lowest prices at J. S« BARNES & CO., 70 Madison-st. WEW YEAR! Order your Blank Dooks, P'rinting, and Statlonery, without delay, of Calver, Page, Hoyne & Co. 118 & 120 Monroe-st, ADAMS COUNTY 8 PR CENT BONDS FOR RSALE. Eealed proposals wifl bo recelved at the Connt Clerk's ofiice, in the City of Quincy, 1il,, untll noom, tho 20th dny of December, inst., for the raloof Adams County Honds to the ‘amouit of Onu Hnndred Thousand Dollnrs, llulrmF 8 Ilcrccnllnlcr- eat; one-lalf of sald bouds payable March 1, 187D, thie other half of eafd bunda payuble Murch 1, 1880, Intereal payablo anuually. Perwons biddibg (o sald bondu will state the smount, denomination, and terma on which thoy propose to take wald ‘bonds, the Committee rererving the right to reject aug andallblds. oo uiNer, Dec. 8, A * THOMAS DAILEY, L. G, CARR. C. M. GRAMMER, WILLIS 11ASELWOOD, Conumnittee, NOTICE TO ARCHITECTS, The Bloard of Directors of the Mouut Pulaski Pablic-Schinel will pay 3200 to the party furnish- ing tho best Plans and Spectficatiune for a Publice School Bulldlug to accummodate 600 papile, Correspondenco solicited, I, DD, CASS, Beerctary of Board, Mount Pulaekl, Logan Co., 1l - “ABBOTTS PATENT RUNNER ATTACHMENTS To Wheeled Vehicles. BOLE MANUFACTURERS, ABBOTT & CO., COR. DEACH AND SEBOR-STS., Opposite 311 South Canal, WANTED-TO RENT. Wanted to Ren, On West 8de, by gentleman and wife, upper part of house, or,_few rooms, unfurnished, fur house- keeping, Wonld prefer privato houso aceupled by owner. We wish a permanent home, Rent low ns. 810 or 812, {f Ible, References if desired. Addrees O Al SENIR'TS. ANNOUNCENENT. ® Tho KEEP MANUFACTURING COMPANY, gf( A b, announce to the I aople of Chiicago and the Y L WRAN i |3 T FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS NTEAIL M TO VISIT |00 MADISON BTREET STEIN'S DOLLARSTORE —TPER CENT Insumsof ¥ mnn:}[:mer& on chulce Insida real cstate, Bmnllcr putis N sl Mo AVERY & €., 159 LoSalle-at, 7 PER CENT. Choleo toanson cholco lualtiesy property at SEVEN; $3,000 0t 8: BL.ON and BI, (0 AL O, SUUDDEN & MASON, 107:100 Dearboraest, Honey at Low Rate of Tnterest ABOLEN T i S, 120 and 181 LoSalia.ut. HONEY AT TOW RATES Toloan on Wareloiite Hecaipts for ratn and Provis: fons, on Clty Certinoates sud Vourhers, on Hents aod Mortyages. LAZARUS SILVERMAN, 1MAN, Hank Clinmber of Connieree. A sitnation In & Grain Commisslon 1fouse by & come boukkeeper. leal uf Board of Trade veference. Tribune office, ORSE AND BUGGY Wanted to hire forse, Dumay, and Sleluh to usa modetately and carefully, for four'or tive wouths, by & Jeuponmible pariy. tatoprice 2ad wlicre can Ue 'vacu. Ty {uung oftice, JIEN Stockholders’ Meeting. “Tuinn Natiogat Da Cuscaao, N, Dee. v, £ the stackhalders of Ly isnk et e e b B¢ ek Bk i fusaday, 0 of January ‘uext, bot tween the bours ol J-’l cl"‘»ll" £, Prestdent, TOIL TANKS, AR LSON & EVENDEN, OIL TANKS app SHIPPING CANS, 47 & 40 West Lako Btroet. EXXOACGO, on citaiouvs, ‘The annual meeting for the clection of Direc ifice on ‘Fucidsy, th’ o COLLAIRN, Xeep’s Collars. Pleguat Btylex, Lest Qualtty. 8180 per dozent atx for i SIANURAUTURING CO., firy e & Uradruning co. CHICAGO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1876. DELIBERATING. About This Time Democrats Are Doing Much of It. Prominent Xeaders Have a Sunday Talk with ‘Tilden. That Gentleman Will Stick, but Will Discourage Vio- lent Measgures. Apprehensions of Defection Among Southern Con- gressmen. Ohamberlain's Legislature Will Log- islate Moses Out of Office, The Chicago Demt;orn.ta Have a Family Talk at the Palraer House, A Propnsitiofi to Hold n Mnss- Meoting to Yrotest, Pass Resolutious, Etc Messrs, McCormick, Goudy, and Others Advise Caution. L] Senator Robinson Wants o Committee of Public Safely Organized at Once, Gen, Stiles has No Hankering for War’ «--Robinson’s Thirst for Gore TUnsatisfled. Dan Comeron Forced to Quit the Vet. erans««=The Untimely Publicatfon of That Letter. THE GREAT MUDDLE., EDMUNDS' AMENDMENT, « Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, ‘Wasminaron, D. C., Dec, 11.—Judging from the indications to-dsy, tho mnendment pro- pused by Senator Edmunds to the Constitution, glving tho Supreme Court power to count the Llectoral votes for President, will not be en- acted nnd ratified by the States in scason to nnke it applicable at the present crisis, Thero appears, however, to be a growing feeling on alt aldes, except among ths New York and New England Democrats, in favor of a harmonious adjustment of tho existing muddle, Mcan- while the Efcctoral votes are being recolved from the different States by Scnator Ferry as President pro tempore of the Senate, and he bas them deposited fn a safo after in- dorsing the - date of the receival of each, Benator Mitchell's resolutfon for an investl- Ration of the Oregon fraud will be reporied by the Committec on Privileges and Elections In a day or two, and will, of course, be adopted. The fnquity will be conducted by Benutors Logan and Kernan,.and will go to the bottom of the matter. The Governor, the Scereiary of State, und the Electors, genuine and bogns, will be subpeenaed as witnesses, and an ctfort witl be made tu learn what niotives provailed to in- duce the Governor to violate the laws of his Btate. newiTr, A Democerat of prominence makos tho follow- ing statement: *“ There is a great deal of dis- sntisfaction among Democratic members at Hewitt's leadership. The opiulon s that hehas nor sufllcient tact to conduct the interests of a great party in tho present emergency, Ho fs & gdod mer¢hant and o pleasant geutleman, but under his leadership the Democrats fear that he will be likely to couduct his party friends to ruin," The same authority enys that the Democrats ary not dissatisfied with Tilden. THE COLORADO CASE. ‘The spirit of the Democrats in Judiclary Com- mittce does not promise as good results as it dld Inst week, It was then confidently expected that the Judiclary Committee, without wmuch opposition, would report fn favor cf the admis- slon of tho' Colorado member, This - was the talk and the apparent purposs at the end of last week. To-day, however, at tho Committes meeting, there appeared to be a manifest dif- ference of opinfon. The subject was not con- cluded, but it could he learned from the debate that there certainly will be two reports from the Committee,—a majority and o minority, 1tls not yot certaln whethor tho majority report will favor the adinission of Judge Belfont. This s probable, If the majority report {s favorable, thero will be a strong ninority report agalust liis admission, aud of course a long debate in tho Iouse upon It. Of tho Democratic men- bers, Hurd, Ilunton, Ashe, and Proctor Kuott, are sald to boopposed to admission. Thoe only precedent they have found for thelr course fs tho Kansas cuse, at the adoption of the Lecomp- ton Constitution, when Congress declared that Buchanan had exceeded his powers, and had no authority ta declare a Territory a Btate, The case, however, does not npply, as President Grant fssucd Lis proclamation strictly in accord- ance with law, A PREDICTION. 4 Sonator Cameron stuted to-day that ho thought the present difiicultics would be peace- fully adjusted. Ho sald that If public oplulon only sustains the Ropublicans there waa no pos- siblc chanco that Hayoes would not be peacefully {uaugurated. A TALK WITH TILDEN., TAE OLD GENTLEMAN CAUTIOUS. Speclal Dispaich to The Triduns. Wasuinaroy, D, O,y Dee, 1L.—About a dozen of the move prominent Dumocrats, including members of the Iouso and othiers, visited Now York on Baturday for the purposac, 8s it was ro- ported, of consultiug with Gov. Tilden on the presout political situation. Among thom wore' Speaker Randall, Bmith Ely, Jr, Springer, Clymer, Watterson, Perry Smith, of Chicago, Thomss Ewing, of Oblo, aud others, Thoss who roturned this morning say that tholr interviews with Gov. Tllden wora entirely Informal; thatnoconsulta. tion was hold in regard to the charactor of the address to bo [ssucd to the country by the Dem- ocritle party, aud that on tho whole 3r. Tilden scemed more anxlous to get their opinions than to express s own. One gentleman, who talked with Qov. Tilden at considerabls length, reports him a8 saylug, whon ths Oregon case was re- forred to, that e would . ACORN TO B ELECTSD to tho Presldency by the vote of any Elector who recelved ouly & minority of tho votes in his Btate. At the aame time this gentleman be- Heves that the Democrats will take advantageof any technlcality in thefr favor In the Oregon case for the purpose of forcing tho Republicans, if Posalble, to open for conslderation the Loufst- ana, Florlda, and Bouth Carolina cases. ile added that Gov, Tilden belleves Gov, Grover lind acted strictly in nccordanes with the laws of the Btato of Oregon. lle also rald that Gov. ‘Tliden was firmly convinced that he was entl- tled to recelvs the vote of Loulslana and Florl- da, and that they would be counted for him. 1K WILL BTICK. The gentlemen who returned to-day Informed thelr Democratie frionds that they found him fully convineed of his election, and determined nat to abandon the feld. Ho did not desfre or expect that the contest over the matter should be £0 carrled on us to causs fighting, but be did not propose to atop untll sl meansto secure his rights hiad been exhausted. He would, I neces- sary, carry tho contest on through the entire term of Mr. Hayes If the Iatter was fnaugurated. The fact that a number of the most promtnent Bouthern men here have had frequent consulta. tions of latc over the propriety of standing to- gether and . DISCOUNTENANCING 'rnfi‘rrnnm MEASURES of Northern Democrats hhs become nn onen secret. Mr, Tilden himself is very much wor- ried over certain Indlcations of tho atrength of this movement. The Star ‘thls evening hias the following in regard to one feature of the cago: Ona of the most opeful signs of tho times 18 the calm, moderate attitude nssumed by representa- tive Southern men liko Hil), Stephens, Lamar, and Tirown, Thoe scheme to Impeach the Dreal- dent, [t would scem, .was defeated by the flrm stand against {1 taken by a South. orn Democrat, ths Hon, Bea Mill, of Georgia, and he{s reported us snying that §f the people of this country are not copable of settling the Press dential question without violenco they are not it to have a Prealdent and ought to be governed by n hereditary monarch; and further, thatif repre- sentatives of the people here in Washington could not sottle amicably the presont diftlculty, they oughttogo home and give .their constituenta s chance to put wiser men In tiplr places. It f5 certaln that TildenTold the Congressmen who asked him, that he disapproved of the violent measures proposed by Randall aud Wood, Including the fmpeachment proposition, and that he counseled only moderato and legal measures, —— DEMOCRATS IN COUNCIL. FIXING UP A PROGRAMME, &pecial Dispatch 6o The Tribune. Wasminetoy, D, C., Dec. 11.—The Demo- cratic nembers of the Jloure held a cauus this aftornoon immedlately after the adjournment for the purposc of agreeing upon some policy fn regard to the counting of tho votes for Presi- dent and Vice-Presldent, The sesston lasted about to hours, and the time was mainly con- sumed by a discusslon of the best form {n which to put the resolution, which was finally passed, This resolution in substance.{s as follows: ‘That the Judlciary Committee of the Houso ba instructed to examine and report what the powers, duties, and privileges of the House aro underthe Constitution and laws fu connection with tho clec- tlon of Prestdent and Vice-1'rosidont. Gentlemen who were present at the eaucus say that the sentiment among those who spoke was unanimous In favor of insisting upon the right of the Jfouse to act judicintly on the returns of the vote of every Btate as it {s opencd to be counted, uuless some rule fs agreed to by both branches of Congress provid- ing otherwise. They will fualst that the Speaker of the ITouse shall sit by tho side of the Prest- dent of the Senate, when the package contaln- ing the votes of the States are opencd, and that two tellers representing the House shall nsslst in counting the vote and making up the tally- shedts, If no rule is adopted before the second Wednesday fn February, the Democruts say they shall demond that the precodent catab- lished on former oceasions sball be followed. ‘These precedents, they hold, give to cach House the right to determive upon the-validity of the vote of each State when it 157 opened, and re- quire the concurrent sction of both Houses ve- foro it can be counted. 3 FURTHER. The following additional ,dctafls about the Democratic House caucus are obtained from a Donovrafic source, but the account shows the splrit of tho caucus. The caucus continued for two Thours, and was of an exciting character. Prominent among those who spoke upon the situation were Randall, Wood, Caul- field, Hunton, and Carr, It was held that it was manifeat, from the late utterance of the Preslilent upon the political situatfon, that tho Administration l.g determined to adopt and carry out any scheme which may eloct the Republican cand{dates for President and Vice- Presfdent,and that the Chief Exccutive of the Na- tion §s not only willing but anxious to mafntain that determination at the point of the bayonet. There was great oxeltement among the North- ernand Western members when {6 was an- nounced by Randall that he heard that the Pregident was rcsolved to lave Hayes' and Wheeler inaugurated, and to accomplish that cnd would, if need be, throw enough Democratic members INTO PORTRESS MONROE, . on any pretext that could be devised, to give tho followers of the Administration a majority at the joint mecting for counting the Prestdential vote. The resolution was about to be offered (and may be hereafier) to empower a committee to inquiro into the atatemedt, but, at the sug- gestion of o member, it was resolved to await the roturn of the Houes Committees sent to Southern States, and, I thelr report shall shiow Indisputably that T{lden and Ilendricks wero entitled to the Electoral votes of Florida and Loulstana, tho Democratic members of the pres- ent Congress will set the facts forth ln AN ADDREES to tho people of the United Btates, together with all the laws and precedents which have hitherto fguided tho two Honses In detormining doubtful questions in regard to the Prestdentin} count, and that, in the vvent naned, they will Insist upon the innuguration of Tilden and Hen- dricks. Scveral members spoke fn relation to what Mr. Randall had sald of the reported pur- pose of tho President in refercnce to the Dem- ocratic House, and expressed aflrm bellef that the programmo Indleated would Lo carricd out, and also the fear that the peopls would submit, The caucus expressed s determination to contest all attempits of the Admipiatration to Inaugurate Iayes and Wheeler unless these caudidates shall be fouud to be legally elected. DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAUCUS, ‘The Democratic Senators this svening held thelr first caucus, It was over an hour In dura- tion, and tho debate 18 reported as having been very earnest. Tho political situatlon was dis- cusaed at length, and reference was had to the recent interview with the Presldent published in the goucral press dispatchies. The Demo- cratic Scnators assumed that the apirit of tho President, as manifested in this lutorviow, indl- cated the probabilitics of an sttempt on his part toresort to desperatoand extraordinaryactlon,in tholuterests of the Republican party, ThoBena- tora especlally criticlsed with much sevority that portion of the Interview in which the President is alleged to have spoken ag represcuting the Republican party as against the Democrati party, Indecd, one Benator is” represented as haviag sald that he was convinced that the Pres- fdent was determined to bverside all previous practices of tho two Houscs, and to secure the seating of Hayes at all hazards, THR ONLY RESULT | of the caucus waa the appolntmont of the Ben. ate branch of the joint Democratic Caucus Com- mittee. The persons designated for this Com- mittee wers Thurman, Bsyard, Bogy, Ker- nso, and Eaton. The Commitice was directed to act with the Caucus Cammwiot tho Housv'of Reproscutstives on the subjects of the relations of the two Houses, the legal remedles for the adjustment of pend- ing difMculties with regard to the count of the Llcctoral voto, and todetermine what provisions can be mado with regard to any future com- plications that may arise. To the Western Assoclated Press. THE CAUCUS. ' Wasminaton, D.C., Dec. 11,—The Demo- cratic members of the Houseof Representatives held a caucus this afternoon, which continued two hours. There was a genegal and spirited debats concerning the present political situa- tion, and the difiicultics which may arise be- tween the two branches of Congress in regard to counting the Electoral votes, and to the Inauguration of a Presl dent. Among the vrincipal speakers were Mesers. Randall, Woud, Hunton, Caulfleld, and Carr. A determined spirit was manifested to malotain all the constitutionsl rights of the House, and to give effect to what Is clalmed by the Detnocratic members to be the . expressed will of the people fn the recent Presldentlsl clection. With a view to this cod, It was agreed, on niotlon of Mr. Hunton, to procure the passage by the FHouse of a resolution direct- ing the Judiclary Committee to Inquire and re- port what course the House should puraue in reference to the counting and declara- tlon of the Electoral votes, and also what aro the respective rights and dutfes of the two Ifouses of Congress, sepa- rately or fointly, In regard to the antire subject of the Presidentfal clection. Bederal members (including, it {s sald, Messrs. Randall, Watter- son, and Ely) having had interviews with Gov. Tilden recently, are understood to have com- munfcated to the caucus the views cxpressed by hitn, to the effect thut no actlon, exceptof a preliminary character above indicated, should be taken concerniug the existing or possible future political complications until after the return from the 8outh of the Louse Investigat- Comnmittec. ‘This morniug's publication of statements made by the Presldent in an {nterview yesterday was the subject of considernble earnest com- ment of an unfavorable nature, and several membera asscried that the views then expressed Ly tho President indicated the settled purpose on his part to perpetuate the power of the KRe- publican party Irrespective of all political con- sequences, . n IN THE HOUSE. ¢ DEMOCRATIO DISCRETION. Special Dispatch s The Tribune. ‘Wasnixeron, D. C., Dec. 11.—The House did not commut ftsclf to any very dangerous propo- sitions, The Democrats had not thelr necessary two-thirde prcacnt to cnable them to forco through any party measurces under a suspension of the rules, They were accordingly rather shy of the Republivans, and causcd an carly ad- Journment. ‘The Democrats undertook to make party capital by a resvlution to obtatn from the War Department Gen. Sheridan’s report upon Madison Wells when the latter was Governor of Loulsiana. 'The resolution failed, lacking 20 of two-thirds, The Democrats refused to pass McDougzall's resolution to fnvestigate the al- leged clection-frauds m New York, Brouklyn, Jerscy City, Philadelphia, Virginia, and Missls- sippl. The attempt to investizate SOUTHERN DEMOCRATIC PHAUDS was thus defeated. Subsequently, although he #ald he never heard of frauds in New York, Mr. Cox offered a resolution, which was ngreed to, for the appointment of a committee of five members to proceed to the cities of New York, Phlladelphie, Brooklyn, and Jereey City, to ox- amine tnto the alleged fruuds in the registra- tion and voting for Presldential Electors and Representutives in Congress In each of sald cltics at the ate clection. : ‘The Commitice on the Judicary was directed to inquire ond report wupon the legality of the circular letter fssued by the Attormey-Gemerul during the late Presldentlul campalgn to the Marshals of the United States fu rclation to their powers and dutles in the electlon of President: A re Iution was nlso’passed directing the Committce on the Judlelary to investigate und report if any intlintdation or voerclon has been practiced upon the emnployes of the Federal Government in the lust campaign to compel sald employes to con- tribute to the clection fund of any particular party and if so, to report what Jegislation is necessary. to protect the cmployes from this actlon. INVESTIGATIONS. BENATOR BIEBRMAK'S ILEPORT. Special Dispatch so The Tribune, Wasnisaroy, D, C., Dee. 11,—The Govern- ment Printing Oftice 1s engaged to-night on the last sheots of the testimony accompauying the Bhermen report to the President on the canvass of Loulsiann, The document fills 600 pages, and will bu ready to lay on tho desks of Seua- tors and Ropreascatatives to-morrow morning. 20 the Western Associated Press, i OREGON. - Wasnixeron, D, C,, Dee. 11,—The Senate Committeo on TPrivileges and Flections this morning voted to recommend the adop- tion by the Benste of Mr. Mitchell's reso- lution directing the Comumittee to Investi- fate the facts ottending the appointment of Presidentinl Electors In Oregon, Scnators Mor- ton, Logan, and Kernuu will act a8 a subscom- mittee to conduct this fnvestigation, and Gov. Qrover, together with tho ‘Secrctary of Stato and some other persons, will be subpanned to ‘come here fmmediately from Uregon. ‘The same Senators wlll coustitute a sub-cowmittes for the investigation of the Electors of Alabama, Mis- sissippl, aud Georgla under the Edmunds reso- lutlun, The investigations will be couducted in Washington, All the other members of the Committee were luat Saturday detalled as mems bers of sub-commitices to proceed ‘to Bouth Caruling, Florids, and Louislang, and they start to-dny. The following resolution appended to u pre- amble reciting the recent oceurrences fn Oregon was reported to the Seuute to-day by Mr, Mitchell, from the Committce on Privileges and Elcctions: Jiesolced, That tho Committes on Privileges aud Elections fa hereby instrucied ta inquire into the ellgibllity of the rald J, M, Watts, aud Iu\':ll}lfflu the facts attending the appointment of said Elec- tors aml the pretended - Electors, sml report the same to tho Scnate, und for this purpose may e ploy u stenographor, soud for pursuns and papers, administer oathe, and examine witnesscs, J.OUISIANA. NEw OnruEaNs, Dec, 11.—The Housa Commit. tee on Loulsiana uffairs have arrived, but will not likely commence work befors to-morrosy. SOUTH CAROLINA. MOSES TO DX OUSTED, Special Dispaich o The Tridune.. Covumnia, 8, ., Dee, 11.—Thlg has been o vory exciting day in this city. The House of Represcntativea pasicd a bill this morning do- cloring the seat of Chlef-Justice Moscs vacant, fu cunsequence of his having violated o consti- tutional provision in accepting another ofiice of profit and trust within the State while holding tho oftlce of Chlef Justico, aud appointing ¥ri- day as a duy for the elcction of his successor, A year ago this Bhylock accepted the positionof Law Professor in the University at $3,000 per year, ana declded bimael that {t was unconstl- tutional to hold both offiecs. TIM SUPREME COURT REBUKED, Judge Bond, In the United Sta‘ss Court this afterncon,rendered hisdeclalon ju tho habeas-cor- puscaseof the Board of Btate Canvasscrs,—Secro- tary of Btate Hayno, Attorucy-Genersl Btone, Comptroller-Generul Dunn, State Treasurer Cardozo, and Adjutant-General Purvis,—who were committed to the County Jail and fined $1,500 each for contempt of the Bupreme Court in fssuing certificates to the Hayes Electors against the wishes of the Court, for no manda- mus had beon served on them before they ad- journed. Judge Bond discharged the petition- ers, and In a very able opfnion declared that the Bupreme Court had no furisdliction tomeddie with the dutiesof the Bosrd while engaged in the determination of the case of the Electors, Judge Willard, who is a New York pettifogeer and pretends to know technleat or metaphysical law, feels this sgub even worse than ®oses. Tho Leclslature meots in jolnt seasfon to-morrow to clect a United Stales Bcnator. Robingon declines a re-clection, and the chofce will ho between District-Attorney Corbin, Comptroller Dunn, und Gen. Elliott. THE LATEST DEMOCRATIC BUTCHERY, The particulars of another mussacre were of- flelally told at the Exccutive office to-day. Readers of the Democratic papers were in- ‘formed & few days ago that a negro con- splracy to kill the white people had been discovered near Lowndesville, {n Abbeyville Counly. This scttlement is in the extremo northwest corner of the county, near the Georgla. lne. It wasane of the sections most violently ralded during thelate canvass by the red-shirted, platoled advocates of the Hampton *‘peace! policy. A fow evenings since two white men, while riding home from Abbeyville Court-Houso towards Lowndegville, when sbout midway, were fired upon from an ambush, and one named Allen killed. The other man, named Baker, cs- caged, and gave the alarm that the negroes had risen to kill all the whites. The Riffie Clubs were soon fu the saddic, and an fndiscriminate raldiog upon the negroes commenced. Nearly a hundred were arrested. Ten of the prisoners werasent In charge of the copstable toward Abbeyville Court-House, Whils on thelr way they wera met by an overpowering force of Rifie-Club men, who took away the prisonces and shot them to death on the spot. Another batch was sent to Anderson Court-House, Theso arrived in safety, but several of them were taken violently ill from tho effects of prison. Ono died, and others are not expected to live. Many negroes bave fied, and those who remain are in the greatest terror. The murder of prisoncrs scems to be as much o custom of the country here na among the Black Hilla. It s o distinguishlog Ieature of the history of the Georgin line of South Carolina. Within eighteen months we have had six killed in Edgefleld, five in Ham- burg, many at Allerton, one at Robblns, and now ten in Abbeyville. 1AD DLOOD, Cuanvestox, 8. C., Dee. 11,—8ixtcen negrocs were arrested in Abbeville County, charged with the murder of two whitc men whom they am- bushed aod shot near Lowndesville on Monday. 8ix of the negrocs nade o confession implicat- ing their fellow-prisoners, and divulging a plot {or the murder of the white men of the village and the capture of the women. T'wenty of thom were in the conspiracy. Of the sixteen arrest- ed, thirtecn were started ftom Lowndesville to Andersgon, tho intention being to send them from Anderson to Abbeville by the rafiroad. This roundabout course was adopted to avold Iynching by men who were eald to ‘be on the direct rond from Lowndesville to Abbeville. The prisoncrs started for Anderson on Saturday under s strong guard, but up to lpst ovening they had mot heen heard from. 1t Is rumored that they bave been futercepted and Iynehed by aparty from Georgla, but no conirmation of the report has reached Charleston. Two of the prisoners had been hurt when captured, and the party tnay have Etopped on the road to ease the wounded, especially as the weather bas been so cold. CoLumpia, 8. C., Dev, 11.—Positive informa- tlou han been recelved Lere thut the Lowndes- ville murdevers were not lynched ns reported. The prisoners were taked from Lowndesville to Andersun on Friduy ufght, aod re- moved theneo to Walhalla, Oconee. Coun- ty, a8 a precaution grainet violence, owlng to threats made by the people, Investigation dis- closes that the plot to murder whites indiscrim-. inately was horrible, which aroused the excite-, ment among the whites to the extent of threat- ning summary punishment. The precautions - tilen averted this, and cverything Is now qulet. One ol the copturcd murderers took laudanum and dicd from its effect. A jury Ix his case vendered the following verdict unanimously: “We, the jurors, upon our osths, do say that Samuel Benton came to his death from the val- untary use of laudanum, taken by himself, and received by him from the hauds of his brother. The prisoners are now safe in Walhalla Jall. Judge Tond has delivered a decision discharg- ing the Board of State Canvassers from cuatody on the ground that the Supreme Court of the State bad no jurfsdiction. ELECTION FPRAUDS. WasmNaToN, D.C,, Dee.11.—Sollcitor-General Phillips to-day presented to the Supreme Court 4 petition of the United Btates District Attorney for the Diatrict of Bouth Carolina, requesting that au order be made in aceordance with the provisions of the Revised Statutes directing the special tern of the Circeult Counrt for the dlstrict to bo-held at an early day for the trial of parties recently arrested there for murder nud other crines against the United States, It is probuble that among the cases to he present- el for trialj there will be & number of thoso in- volviug the question of the Intimidation of voters. FLORIDA, TONTPONEMENT. TALLATABSEE, Fla.,, Dee. 11.—The trial of the contempt agninst Cowglll sudiMcLin, of the Returning Boand, was continued to-day, pend- ing the triat of tho mandamus ordering them to open the canvass again and make a purely min- isterial canvass of the roturns. This cage will be tried to-morrow, TUX CONGRESITONAL COMMITTER has not yet arrived, being detalned by an accf- dent, TIB DOARD UNANINOUS, * Tha following correspondence explatus ftsolfs ‘TALLAWASSEE, Dec. 11.—-William Lee Apthorp, Euq., Clerk of the Board of Stals Canvassers— Bin: Wo have been not & 1ittle surprised at seclng In print what purports to b the protest of Willlam Archer Cocke, Altornoy Goneral, a member of the Board of State Canvaeacrs, filed with the Board protesting againat the action of the msjority of the Toard, No much or any other protest has, to our knowledge, been filed or presented Lo us, or suy of ue, Hua any protest of any kind becn filed with you as Clerk of the Board; or handed to you to be lled? 1f w0, please Inform us of the fact, and the timo when, * Bawust L. McLix, Becretary of State, C. A, CowaiLy, Comptrolier, ‘TatvAussaxn, Dec, 11, —Th¢ Hon, 4. B, Me- Linandthe Han, C. A, Cowgill—(irxts; In reply 1o the question contained in your lotter of this date, I hava to say that no protest against tha actluy of the majority of the State Board of Cun- vassers by the Ion. W. A, Cocke, Attornoy- Gen= eral, auember al that Bosrd, has been fOled with s Clerk of sald Hoard, or handed mo to bofled, uot have I scen or in any way recolved sucha pro- tost. W, Lus Arruonr, Clerk of tho State Board of Canvasscts. e EX-GOV. PALMER, WIHAT ItB THINES, #Spectal Dispatch o Tha Tridune. SeriNorIELD, 11, Dee. 11L.—Ex-Gov. Palmer having returocd from Loulslans, wes very ex- tensively called upon to-dsy, and s exceedingly gorrulous as to his cxperiences in connectlon with the Returning Board o Loulsians. fe does not denounve Gov, Wellsand the rost of the Returning Board as do the ultra Democrats, but stll by is not entircly pleased with the sction of tho Board.. Ho ssys the Returplug Board might have thrown out 8,000 votes under the' Btate law, but they throw out a great many more. This actfon, the Governor thinks, was determined on by reason of & dlspateh melvc‘«}m:fid pl;{lpqfl.::‘:g to come fruin Becrctary CI er, telling the Board to count the Em{v for Hayes That such PRICE FIVE CENTS, o dispatch own GQov. Palmer thers Is na douht, but t b 1y como trotn Mr. Chandlee he does not. / £/ Gov. Paimer denounces in unmessured * & lj‘u an atrocious crime, the Joutrage u, 2«7+ 28 Pinkston, but _he s now rsunded/ & bro was no political motive in- tuencing % fage. o censures the Returns Iyng Boa: t; resolving itacll into a Grand fuhe, o mhe, e, Hlsil sy U end the Governor holds not el S £ dation 1o o marked extent.” EF L —— ;58 . . 15§ GOV, HAYES, 2 SENAIDLE, CiNcinNit, 0., Dee. 1.~Gov. Hayes, who i In the city visiting tho publlc institutions zs s member of the Board of Btate Charitics, wae scrennded this evening, and made a briet politics were .not. mentloneds A]u will probabl n toCol Teturn t W y Columbus to-morrow / CONGRESS, BENATE, ' = ‘Wasmwaron, D. C., Dec. 11.~The Houso bill sporopriating $21,000 to defray the expenses of the special commitice of that body appointed to investigate the recent olection in Bouth Caro- lins, Louisiana, and Florida was passed, with an amendment appropriating 86,000 to defray tho expenses of the Committes on Privileges and Electfons of the Scnate in making {nvestigations 23 to the late clections In Bouth Carolina, Flor- ida, Loulslana, Misslssipp,s Georgln, and Alse bama, under the resolution of Mr, Edmunds, Mr. Bogy (Mo.) presented tue report of the Democratic Committee which attended the ses- slons of the Loulsiana Returning Board, and moved that ¢t be printed. Objection was made by several - Scnmators on the Rcpublican side, on the ground that the poper was not addressed to the Senate, and to print it would be a violatfon of the rules. After debate, it decided that- Messrs. Bogy, Btevenson, and@ McDonald should, repare a memorial mnkmi the poper a parte tereof, and It eould then be pflntm . Mitehell, from the Committee on Privl-: leges and Elu-llnuu. reported favorsbly on tho' resolution authorizing an investigation sa to umg eligibllity of Watts, the Oregon Elector, and’ asked its present consideration. Objection wass made by Mr, Cooper, and it went over uutil to- mYrFow, o Mr. Ceaneron (Wisconsln) Introduced o bill to provide for the redemption of greenbacks. It providcs that from and after its 'cnactnient the United States shall recefve Iezal-tender notes nt par, in payment of import dutles, and all dues and revenues of every kind. Heferred to the Commit=, tce on Finauce. 5 UNITED STATES MARSHALS, Mr. Bayard offered the following: . Lesolved, That the Attorney-General bo and he n hercby directed ta communicate to the Senata tho total number of Ueputy Marshals employed throughout the United btates in connection with the election held Nov, 7, 1876, stating the num- berso employed at each voling jireolnet respec~ tively, and the length of time they wero 80 em- ploved. Lald ovpr till to-motrow, THE BLECTION COMMITTBE. . Mr. Morton submittcd s _resolution providing that the varions gub-commitices of the Committes on_Privileges and Elections authorized to inquira and reportas 1o the lato clection in certaln South- ern States, under resolution of Edmunds, shsll ba knows as the Committce of the Senate, and that iho Chairman have power to adminlster ovti. 0. ecd to. Mr. Buntwell was excused from service upon these committees. . v Mr. Sherman presented the petition of Gen. Juseph E. Johnston, asking the removalof hlg political dimabilitier. Roferred. 3 THE EDMUNDS AMBNDMENT. - ‘The Senate then reaumed consideration of nn- finished bueinexs, the joint resolution of Mr. Edmunds Erngonlu an amendment to the Consti- tution of the United Stutes, 0 a« tuhave the Elccts oral voto for Presidentand Vice-President cottnted. by the Supreme’ Conrt, and the amendwient pro- posed by the Cornittes on- the Judiclury, pro. viding that the- Blectors shall vote viva vore fne stead of by batlot, was agreed tu,) Mr. Morton opposod the clanse providing that the Court shail, in tho dischnrge of fts duty, disro- gurd errors of form, and he governed by aabstanciat right of the matter. Hoargned that ihte clarea would give 1o the bupreme Court bunndiess jurin- dictlon. It would authorlae that body 1o do atinost anything, perhaps (0 zo and count Anfe- in (ho Statoof Vermont. A State jurisdiction shoald not bo conferred upos any (ribunal, ns it was dun- erous, . ¢ “‘Mr. Edmunds that the object of the clause wwas not to authorize the Court o cxercise bouut- Jers Jurisdiction or to gu snywhero to count tao votes ol citizens, but It was to- nuthoriwn the Court to do what - exactly all courts do in smatters which they are called upun to decido, and thas was to dlsruzard forms nnd te- clde upon the substantial right of the matter. 1o then explained at lonpth the provisions of tho Joint resolution pruposing an amendment to the Comntl- tution, and snid it was not a device, as some of tha “newspapers had Jotlmated, to swap horses In crosus i tho stream, “13 was [ntroduced by him in the Senate on the 22d of March last, almost a year ago, and reported favorably by the Judiclary Commit- tee with amendmenta or the 20th of May following, bLefore either of the Presidontial condidates was nominated. He then referred to the prot.:edhlfi\ of the Con- vention which framed' the Constitutlon, and #aid he bad been unable find any- thing in the debates of the Convention which threw light on the clause of the Coustitution in re- gard to the count of the Electoral vote in the pres. once of two Houses of Cougross, The extent of the power of the presiding oflicer as 1o the count waa not detined. ~ For many yeara there had been, among gentlemen of al) parties, & wide meaning of the clause in_the Constitution in rogard to tho counting of the Electoral vole, and. to_ scttle that doubt the Committee on the Judiclary had thoughs it desirable to report this proposed amendment, Mr. Fdmands then reforred to the acts of Con- fl“. carly fn the history of the Government, anil the debatea which then took place in regard to tho subject, and said in 1803 au’ smendment to the Countitution now known ,os Al pEd tho umendmonts was hgreed to, but he could draw no light from the discussjon which tuok place upon this nmondment as to the teus intent and mesnlnog of the Constitution, Frum 1503 to 1864 thero woa no provislon by law, ar no provision by any joint role, ' which undertook to deal with that provision of the Coustitation. o next refurrod to the Jate twenty-second Joint rale, £nd reviewed {ta history brieily. lle mpoke of the complicated. queations’ which hnd arisen hereto- fore in the election of Presldent, and sald the country came out of them clear, as he bhoped it would and Uelloved it would on thls occaston. e argucd that this proposcd umonament was nob intended for this preaent dificulty growlog out of the lato eleciion, It ‘was vronght forward in the Scnate lopg before wither candidate was nominated. The Ju- diclury Committec thought the safcat mrulwr of thls power of countiug the vote would no in s tribunal which had a single solld exlatence, and not. A dual exiutonce, as was the caso with the Henats and House of Representatives. ‘The, Supreme (.‘;:nn ‘was usnslly composed of sn unoqusl number o to crsons, and some conclaslon must be reached Ly i, Hespoko of the danger ta bu foared on ac- count of prejudice, passion, and anger which must exist in s0 lnrge a body of men as composo the two Houser of Congress on daclling - questiana of this character, and ‘argued that the power of - connti 1! Electorul votu should “not bo reposc ina political bady. 1fe favorcd the vesting of tha power in the Supr¢me Court, becauso the Judyes Wore not sabject (o the oxcltement which he groat mass of men are subject to; hesldes, thoy wero tralned to a carcful kuowledge of constitutional law, and they would bring to ths consideration of thie question miuds well fitted to thu porformanca of the duty, on acconnt of their impurtiality and great ronpect for the Government, Henntors and tepresentalives woro more or loss partisun, and, bu the u‘pun ns human neture could be, they must nifucnced in faver of this or that party to some cxtent. The Judiclary Commlilea [Imu:m thn Constitution ftsolf siioutd spoak plaine 1y on this subject of counting the vote, and -\mk 10 a tribunal which had existid sinco the Constitu- tion {teelt, In roferring to the last section of the vropossd amenduent, making (L applicubly to the presont contest if ratified fn time, Ar, Edmunds said he did not shate in what was sald by purtics wag should not_have made uee of snch expicssiong, | that there was dnnger of any civil convulsion by force, There would not bo such troubis uulers 1% waus forced by the men who care niora for whit they can make out of war than they do for'the peace of thelir country. If the two Huuses of Congross could not agres in regard to tho lust wlectlon it diil not folluw that wise men aud pa- triotic wen would think thvfi muet fall back on thelr muskets, e did not think tho good senac of thle nation with ita love uf law wue going o ullow any dispute s 1o which of tho two mrn voted for lasl November shonld appolnt Postmnstors und sign commissions during tho next four years, ‘iBere would be found aomewhere In thu Conatitu- tion a way tu settlo it peaceably. . Mr. Morton said bu was sorey thia dobatd ‘was thruat upon the Benate at this time, us he had not carefully consldored this proposed smendineut, though "he had studled thy qenarll #ubject for years past. The Senate should be very surs that the proposition now before thom was i trua and proper oue, and one under which the country could prasper and lve for all time. Bhould this proposition bo adopted it was very cortaln that noue other would bo adopled for many years, 'Yhere weru a pumber of fatul abjections to this awendment. It proposed to transfer the count of “the Elecoral voto to the Supreme Court, which would make that tribonal ‘& politicat body. 1t wonld make that (fourt the " GUrand Returnlng Hoard of the country, —aund itsa wotlves would slways bs impugued. \When the Bue prome Coust of the Ullied Stalvs sbould ba