Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 19, 1876, Page 1

The Chicage Dailp Teibmmne, OLUME XXXI1. HMOLIDAY GOODS, WHERE TOBUY ~CHRISTMAS GOODS. SUITABLE AND USEFUL flotiday Presents Diamonds in Chicago. ' CHICAGO, TUESDAY, DEC IOLIDAY An Entirely Now and Rechorcho 8tock of Diamonds, Oamoos, Corals, Onyx, and Pearl Jowelry, Fronch -Clocks, Gold Canos, Opera Glassos, Elgin Watchos, Gonove Watches, Bterling Bilver and Beautiful Plated Toa Sots, Epergnos, Cologne and OChildren’s Sets, Tolographic orders from doalers promptly attended to. GILES, BROTHER & CO., 266 8 268 WABASE-AV. BER 19, 1876. INDIA SIIAWLS. INDIA SHAWLS CHOICE PRESENTS! FOR THEB HOLIDAYS. Largest Stock of Mo BROTHERS 121 & 123 State-st. Trenty-second-st. & Michigan-av., Tnvite the attention of the public to their elegant assortment of HOLI- DAY GOODS, which will be fouud useful, appropriate, and the prices tho lowest. Handsome Fur Boaver Oloaks, fur- trimmed end oxtralong, $8.60 to $20 Magnificent Broche Shawls, $8, #10, nd §12. ‘Wool Shawls, heavy tassol fringe, £5.00. 27.inch All-Bitk Oloaking Vel- vots, 7. - 28-inch All-Billkc Closking Velvet, Guinot’s Peerless, §10, Roal Mink Sets, Muff and Boa, §10, Superior quality Black 8ilk, $2.00 per yard. Rich Colored Bilk, $1.36 per yard. Beautiful Dress Material at 26 ots, 85 ots, 40 ots, and B8O ots. Handsome All-Wool Matelasso Suitings, 50 ots. 500 doz. 8ilk Ties, 26 cts each. Ladies’ and Gentlomen’s Silk Handker- chiefs and Mufflors, Initial Hdkfs, Flegant Fans, Silk Umhrellas, Courvoisier's Kid Gloves. losiery and Underwear for Ladies, Gentlensen, and Children, 121 & 123 State-st. FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS DON'T FAIL ~ TO VISIT 106 MADISON STREET STEIN'S DOLLAR STORE NHIR'TS, SANS PAREIL SHIRT TO ORDER. Patent Bosoms and Cufly. Fine Gold Rich and Elegant JEWELRY, Silverware, &c., FOR THE HOLIDAYS, ‘We aro offering spoecial induce- ments to buyers, and invite an ox- amination of our prices. LAY & ROD Lake and Clark-sts. IAMONDS, WATCHES, GHAINS, Necklaces, Lockets, Crosses, &e. ©Of tho Latest and Richent Pattorns, seloot- d for the HOLIDAYS. A.H.MILLER, 61 Washington-st. NEW PUBLICATI “QUELN OF HOLIDAY GIFTS.” Longfellow’s Viking Ballad, The Skeleton in Armor. d from the Shirt at the The batom belog disconny o down on the body, lower eud, allows it to sl ihereby plerent trom breaking or hunching un on i neck wiien fit & attting poattlon, and 1a 8o conatruct- e il conforni to the motlone of the budy with- being wrinkled, The hoson always remaining smooth, will not hreak Between tho plaite, will not soll an quickly, ood will ‘wesr much longer than tho old style. [AMNOND, CONE & (0., 150 STATE-ST., UP-STAIRS, Eurnordiuary Inducomonta to the Trade, s oo A fuall 1] of POCKETBOOKN pud l‘fi\lgafm Vetatlod 2 wheleunto e du Superbly liluacrated. the loliduys. Bold by HADLEY NDROS, & CO, Keep's Custom Shirts, Yade to measure, The very best, 8 for 80, Notths slightest obitgation 1o take any shirts ordered unless ner- feclly satlsfactory, KEEP MNF.CO.. 173 East Mad| son. The Skeleton jn Armor. *¢ A superh souvente of Nawport, as well as the finest &i1t-hook of the year.—Nowport News, JANSEN, McCLURG & CO. e Skeleton i Armar, y of the conception {s only auty of the reault."—New KEEN, COORE & CO. Longfollow’s Ballad of Newport, The Skeleton in Armor, Beautifully {itustrated by tho artlst who fllustrated **Mabel Martin,” Cloth, $3. Moroceo, $10. Bold by W. G. HOLMES. 3 Buoks that Please and [nstruct IN THE BKY GARDEN...iueie LONG AGO, a Yoar of Child Lifo. FURN, CANADA fur Mannfacturing Co. Madison-st., N, W, Cor. Franklin, Dufln{lhc Holidays wo willclose out the balance Otour sfock at retall for manufacturcr's cost price, Aadcan offer splondld valuo in fhetland Keal Nacques, newest style, ova Heotla Mink Sacques and Sots. Beal, losslan Otter and Beaver Sota, 'fh;:;'llfl".ll'lla’n!' Alaska Mink and Otter Bots Tades, Genta® Caps In Jargest varloty. Chlldren's’ Claaks §ad Roths E1é., Etes i .rngnn«l-"m llnn'-llknt ml'n"“?i";l. :Infinnrxcmm. orkmans! an s, ny are Uicle can b made specially u?nn‘:ur.n Y **In this caso the o) {ausioaby tho exqu bk Fvonlog T'om Boluby THE BTORY OF OUR COUNTRY. All Deautitally Hlustrated snd Tastetully Bound. At all Bookstorea and sent pre-patd to any address st prices annexed. LOCKWO00D, BROOKS & CO., Publishers, OLD PAPERS FOR BALE, AT 7 cts. per Mundred. Apply at Tribune Counting Room, 1L TANKS, OIN & EVENDEN, L TANKS GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, R. T. MARTIN, Sealskin Iats, Caps, Gloves and TWristicts, Yes_J.8, BAKNES & (0., 70 Madison, FURS PARTIES LOOKING Uits 10 s¢e tha prices wo make to closeout. Our location 800t aulted to the Trade. ad! clexno. i bes. % o, ARV Btockholders’ Meeting, iy, Tor th ¢aiags. Loan aad Trust Conipany. 'of this thy g ye 'fiuht'ehv:n‘l"ulku 10 serve durlug 154 STATI-ST. Furs ¢;( cvcl(j/ deserip- tion, Finest G JTugxlloLnnnu Ji. 8 forse Snnuat Mmesting ot the stocklolders of thiu liank 3 The 4 fiz_’"fl’ln‘m beld at the otica of the D = JOHER, _ SEAL SACQUES, FUR Ladles’ and Gents’ st Goods—TLowest Stockholders” Meeting. i!l_t[cllnu of Direciors wiil ba 5!“ 8t 1ta Bankiug e nnnn'fluu:u of B8 ibetics o %he Jan. 2, 1877, between the hours Axp SHIPPING CANS, . aad 131, — CHAS. IRNROTIN, Cashler. “CHARLES A REED, ATJmORNEY AT LAW, ms 4 aud 6, 91 Dearborn-st, “FoR SALE. Sale of Indian Ponios, -« W1l be sold at public auctlon, [n the Btock:Yardsat $it. Faul, Miug., commnenciug st 10 & ., Tuesday, . Bout 3,0 ludfan Poulo, ately surront dered by the Sloux Tudians. Vhe ponlcs taust bo paid forand Laken awey va the day of sale. ¥ GTuBE. Dok Quantermaster ¥ JEWELRY J.B.MAYO & CO. BENT JEWELRY, LOWEST PRICES. WATCHES, g 014 Field, Leiter & Co. STATE & WASHINGTON-STS., Will offer during the Holiday Season, REAL INDIA Gamel’s Hair Shawls, $65.00 up. REAL INDIA Gamel's Hair Striped Shawls $20.00 up. REAL INDIA DECCA, $10.00 up; and a JgOoB L.OT Camel’s Mair Scarfs AT LESS THAN HALE PRICE ! The Scarfs will be exhibited n our Stk Dept, The above goods are, without exception, cheaper and supe- »ior to any we have ever before exhibited, and are especlally appropriate for HOLIDAY GIFTS! HOLIDAY BOOKS. Holiday Books, Jewelry, Silverware, &c. Positively Going Out of Retail Trado Ist of Jamuary. OurEntire Stock Must Be Sold Regardless of Cost, Qreateat hargalus ever offered In Jewelry of all s, RN A huins, Pockethonka, 1*oc! nives, 0ks wort| 4 Lo 83 for 50 cenis t $1,50, Call and exsmine. HbE: 242 State-st., KENDAL y cor. Jackson, O ALL G00DS ORDERED FPROM Dec. 18th until Feb, 1st, WEB WILL ALLOW 20 Per Cent Off FOR CASEL. LINDSAY' BROS,, TATTORS, 141& 14@rborn—st. A Fino Neleetion of Overcoating, st 0 BRI O VORRCUIE - JAPAN, F: AND OVHIEINESE GOODS, w\' "L, G, FAIRBANK & €0., HATING A SURPLUS STOCK OF FINE Watches Too good for our Jobbing Trade, we will sell them at retail dur- ing this month, W.B.CLAPP, YOUNG & CO,, WHOLESALE JEWELERS, 149 & 161 State-st. ELEGANT AND USEFUT CAristmas Preseats 20 st oSS Pizz i THONET BROTHERS AUSTRIAN BENT - WOOD FURNITURE OF ALL KINDS, PRICES REDUCED BRANCH HOUSE: 179 State-st, Palmer House, FINANCIAL. Insums of $15.006 and npward on cholca Inside real eatate, Bmalles sumvat i per cent, ) PER CENT. Chalre loans on chotce bustness property st SEVEN; 85,000 8t 4 g0 a0l 81,00 AL SCULDEK & MASON, 107-100 Dearborn-st. 7 PER CENT 8nd 8 per cent loana on approved city real cxtate made by FRANCIS Il PEABODY & (O, WONEY AT LOW RAT TOW RATES Tona 0 R CEsipty for, Grain and, Frovle; . Ct a d ol Morgager.” o EREANDA KILVIndHAN, A o S __badkChiamér of Comieres. No. 24 Portland Wack, southoast corner Deatborn and Washington-sts, REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE LOANS on chiolce tnslde property at Lowkst MAnExT Ra _.BLANK BOOKN, PIINTING, &c, THE NEW YEAI EAR Is at hand and wo offer a 1argo and fino os- sortment of Pocket and Counting-Houso Diartes, New Yoar's Oalling Oards, Photo- nrupi: Albumsy, and Fine Fanoy Goods at retail. Buy early and seours the chofcs of the best patterna, Culver, Page, Hoyne & Co. 118 and 120 Monroe-st. Furnitare Dealers, kave just remove ed ta thelr now atore, 127 8 whera they will clore PRICE a large stock of HAVE try to the Fhitadelphia Exposition, and_catinot tica scat to thia coun- lio duplicated anywhero 11 thix country, 122 State-st. Muvgu CHSINTIAN GIBTS, Spencer Cutlery. The finest Pen, Pocket, und Table Knives, Care vers, I d Beiwsors in cases, A chalce cole cceptublo Christmas presents. ate- e aro curosi. “GALIFORNIA WINES ‘We have on hand an sasortment of fine old Vintages ot PORT. ANGHLICA, MUS. OATHL, BHERRY, JOOK, and OLARET WINHS. Also_the FINEST BEANDY produced on the Continent. rflfl;"’p".f'g'“éh"fi' looulue-to be pora ot re and reliable, we rocommnien: them to ail lovera of good Wines, PERKINS, STIHRN & CO 111 BANDOLPH.ST, _COLLARS, Keep's Collars. Elegant Styles, Best Qualtty, $1.30 per dozen; aix for & DR = PARTLY MADE SHIRTS, At UL A DN SILIIERN, Keep's Patent Partly-Made Wkt The Yerr ban 8 for 881 caa ba Saiticd Y SRR i Bt sadion-an. CALMING DOWN. Which Is True of the Political Tempest in the Na- tional Teapot. Excepting Only a Few Low Growls from the K, G, C, Region in Indiana, Congressional Prescriptions for the Country’s Ail- ment 8till in Order. Senator Wright and Proctor Knott Try Their Hands at the Pestle, The Investigators at New Or- leans Taking Volum- inous Notes, Wonderful Testimony of Darkies Who lfave JLearned to Love Their 4 Enemies. Cronin, the Electoral Trinity, Ap= proaching the National Capital. Hampton and Chamberlain Indulge in a Little Harmless Corre- spondence. Clearer Conclusions Concerning the Democratic Fizzle in Florlda. IIERE AND THERE. OREGON. Bpecial Dirpatch o The Tribune. Wasnixeron, D. C., Dec. 18.—S8enator Key made a very sensible speech on the Presldential question. e quoted the large popular Demo- cratic majority aa collateral proof of Tilden's clection, but sald that he should submit to the announcement of the Electoral vote, whatever that might be. He condemued the course of Gov. Grover, but thought that he was no more exempt from fmmnunity from review than the Returning Board of Loulsfana. Senator Logan was to have spoken on the Oregon resolution, but hie was detaingd at his rooms by l-health. IN THE HOUSE. It was wash-day in the House. No important busiucss was transacted. Various attempts were made to commit the House to abstract proposi- tions by two-thirds vote, but the attempts were unsuccessful, and an early adjournment was had, A significant act was the adoption of o resolution, by a larze Democratic majority, louking to the payment of claims of the aute- bellum mall-contractors. These claims have been before every Conaress since the War, The information regarding them, which was again demnuded to-dsy from the Post-Office De- partinent, has been supplied nearly every acsslon since the War. The action of the House waa significant as being the first united movement of the Democrats since the clection for the paymeut of a large class of stale and tainted claims. A BTILL MORE SIGNIPICANT ACT was thnt adopted by a vote of 151 to 63of preamble and resolution reclting that fears have been and still are expressed by the people of the United States that Congress will at somo future time poy a large amount of moncy for damages growing out of the late wur, and that, therefore, In arder to allay such fears, the Judiclary Com- mittee be dirccted to report within twenty duys an amendment to tho Constisution of the United States which shall be Art. 16, aud which shall declare in effect that NO CLAIM BIIALL BVER BE ALLOWED or paid by the United Btates for any kind of property, real or personal, used or caused to be used by the United States troops, or taken by nny oflleer neting for or on bohalf of the United Btates in any State in rebelllon against the Government of the United States, or for any property sclzed or destroyed by such officer or army, unless the persons claiming damages for the property so usel were all through the Rebelllon 1 yal to the United States, UOLIDAY ADJOURNMENT, ‘There is conslderabile difference amnong Dem- ocrats over the question of adjournment. The majority of the moderate men of both parties favor o loog recess to give an opportunity to exchange views with theie constituents, The extreme mon eeein more and more averso to glving memhers such opportunity, It begins to be quite npparent that no quorum of Demo- crats can be kept hore durlng the coming week, In fact, the Democrats could not command a two-thirds vote to~lay. ‘The Democratic Advisory Committee has had another meeting to consider the general poliey of the party in the House. There were wide differences of opinfon, however, and no amend. ment was found posaible, IBISONALS. Gov. Cullom is bere etudylog the volitical sltuation, Bob Ingorsoll has been here for two days on rallroad business. His mission was not po- litical. THOSE DISPATCHES. A DEMOCRATIC PREDICANENT. Special Dispateh o The Tribune, Wasninaron, D, C., Dec. 18,—Mr. Morrison, Chalrman of the Loulstana Committee, has placed himselt In a very unpleasant attitude by s tolegram respecting the action of the West- ern Unlon Telegraph Company. It appears that Morrison's telegram to Speaker Randall, protesting against the non-production uisele- gramns Ly Orton was unauthorized by the Loulstana Committee, and was simply a per- sonnl suggestion of Morrison’s. Randall was placed in & scarcely less embarrassing position, for the point wns made ot the time he presonted tho matter as & question of privitege, that Morrison's telegram was not sigued ofticlally, Randall maintained that it contalned a question of ufliclal privilege. It is apparent, however, from the aetion of fthe Judiclary Committeo to-day that the Democrats will be cowpelled to recede frowm thelr arbitrary position un the tele- graph question. Hewitt, Chairinan of the Na- tlonal Domocratic Commities, Is very much con- cerned lest Orton should produce the telegrains, He bad a long conference with Orton to-day at Orton's house, aud had a conferenco with proni- fuent mewbers of tho Judiclary Comnittee at bls own house last evening. Orton is visiting oll the prominent Democrats and informing them that {f they wish to follow Mr. Wool's lead In the rald upon tho telegraph compantes it is quite time the business publie should know what u Democratic Administration would mean, GOING BLOW, The House Committeo to-day considered the refusal of Ortow tu produce th disputches, aud had before them a copy of Morrison’s subpeena, fssued in New Orleans. Tho majority were op- posed to compelling the productlonof thesceret telegraph messages under a sweeping demand for all dispatches sny particular man or combl- natlon of men have sent. It is belleved the Bub-Committes will report in favor of the |’ House declaring, as a rule of actfon for commit- tees, that alegal foundation for demanding the production of certaln descrined dispatches inust! i PRICE FIVE CENTS. count of the Electoral vote by Congress in jolnt oo gfon, an appenl may bo' made by either o oiletoa tribunal consisting of tho Chiof ;T & of the Supreme Court aud six TUnited & Clreuit or District Judges, to be sclected Ja from the different political parties. qi KNOTT'S BILL. pert bill intraduced In the House by Knott, =irman of the Judiclary Committee, prescrib- & the method of counting the Elcctoral voto in all cases bo first 1afd, . 55,‘!}:reulden:.1 .‘:3 Vice-President, provides that i the secong ‘cdnesday Febru LAMYE ELECTORS. ! 3 510 at tho same time on every fourth :g; fltfiz'- NEW JERARY. L) Spettal Dispatch to The Tribune. WasmiNatoN, D C., Dee, 18.—Ths Benate Commlittee on Privileges and Elections exam- ined Mr, Willlamson, the aleged ineligible New Jersey Elector, wha stated that he was sppoint- eda United States Commissioner some twenty- five years ago; that during the time he had such commission lie was for seven years Chancellor of the State of New Jersey. Ife noverexercised his function ns a United States Commissioner but twice during the twenty-five years, and made no charge on those ocenslons. e stated that hie never thought of the fact that he held such a commlssion or of Its rendering him inell- gible until the question was ralsed after his clection, when he at once RESIGNED 1118 COMMISSIONERSTIF, and when the Electors met to count the votes he was appointed by them; and the objection to his serving laving beeu removed he served upan the Bosrd of Electors. The next witnessca examined in this case will be Gov. Bedle and Becrotary of State Kelsey. The 8ub-Committee will take up next the case of Frost,the alleged Inelligible Elector of Missourd, in which case the witnesses, three in number, have been summoncd, and have ar- rived in Washington. ELECTORAL CERTIPICATES. The President of the Scnate has adopted the following new formn of receipt for Electoral votes as delivered by the messengers: VICE-PRESIDENT's CHAMDER, SENATE oF TnE Unttep States, Wamnatos, D, Coy e —, 1870, —Rocelved of , he clalming to be a messenger to deliver the same, o sealed package purporting to contaln n cortificate of the vote given for Presldent and Vice-Prasident of the Unlted States by the Electors of the State of , olleg- ing to have been elected Nov. 7, 187 (Signed) ‘T, W. Fenur, * Presfdent pro tem. Unlted States Senate, CRONIN. THAT INTERESTING MARDINGER OF EVIL AT OMAHA. Bpecial Dispatch to The Trituna. Oxana, Neb., Dec. 18.—E. A. Cronin, Demo- cratlc Elector from Oregon, passed through Omaha this afternoon en route for Washington, He will arrive ln Chicago to-morrow via the Chicago & Rock Island, He had nothing much to say beyond what has been previously tele- graphied. He referred to the indignation-meet- fugs held in Oregon In regard to Gov, Grover's action as perfect failures, baving been gotten up by Federal ofiiclals. He stated that there is no excitement amont the people of Oregon concerning the Electoral muddle, as they think it an issue that will be scttled at Washington. 1o says that the burn- ing In efligy of Gov. Grover was dono by two ex- convicts and half-a-dozen drunken sallors. Cro- nin admits that he is mercly acting in the fu- terests of his party to carry out a certain pro- gramme, and it Is pretty evident that he does not know any mare about the Electoral problem than your correspondent. He Is merely carry- {ng out his fnstructions. oRoven. Bax Fnancisco, Dec. 18.—A Portland dis- patch says Gov. Grover leaves for Washington to-day, vis Victorfa. e las prepared an clab- orate argument sustaluing his action in the Cronin case, with a multitude of authoritles. It is printed In a pamphlet for circulation at the East, but the printers have strict orders not to allow it to be made public hiere, nor Iet any vopy get abroad. Owing to the preparation of this document, Graver was not able to lcave Satur- doy with the other witncsses. X. G. C, 18 TIIE ORDER TO BE RESURRECTED IN INDIANAD Special Dialch (o The Tridune. Wasmnoron, D. C,, Dec. 18.—Mr, Morton was in his seat fn the Scnate to<iay. He re. mained {n Indionapolls only eighteen hours. In roply to the Inquiries of his friends, ho says that his hasty trip was for the purpose of transact- ing some private buslness which required his personal attention, Duriug the short time e was at home he learned enough to satisfy him- sclf that the Democratie State Convention, to be leld ot Indifunapolis Jan. 8,1sintended as a menace. The leaders of the Indlana De- mocracy mean, he betleves, to serve notive oun the country that they will not submit to any result of the clectlon that cocs not fuvolve the Insuguration of Tilden. Senator Morton heard from lepublicans that SECHET BACIETIZS HAD BEEN ORGANIZED in varlous parts of the State, whose members are pledged to resist by force the authority of Hayes In cuse he s inaugurated; but of this he says he has no personul knowledge. Hu crit- icises severely the actlon of (ov. Hendricks, secking apparently to {nfiamo the feellnes of his party instead of counsellng moderation and submission to the law. The most excited class mmong the Democrats hoe thinka {s composed of tho small politiclans, each of whom made up his mind which Federal office he would take for his share of the spolls 83 800n a8 the first news camno that Tilden was elected, It {s men of this sort that do the vio- leut talking, and arc active In organizing indig- nant meetings, the Sncutor says. TIE DEMOCRACY. Spectal Dispateh to The Tribune, InpiaNAvoLss, Ind., Dee. 18.—There Ia littlo or no evidence tending to fasten any general {u- surrectlonary movement upon the Democravy of this State that can be acen In this city, What- ever there is, comes from the outslde, A great teal of bad blood is exhibited by the party, and loud talk {s fudulged in by the blatherskites, but It is not countenanced nor indulged in by the leaders. They want no war, The most warllke demonstration that has occurred was the indignation weeting at JeMersonville Friday night, but that waa too near Loufsvillo to bu m- cepted as o fair indication of the feeling of the party. In Allen County a few hot-headed Dewm- ocrata arc endeavoring to form o Stato Vetor- ans’ Reforin Association of old soldiers, but it will not succeed. Allen County gives about 4,000 Detnocratie majority, and wus not noted for its warlike spirit in the war. A reporter for the Journal to-day Intorvivwed A LEADING MEMDER OF THX PARTY Just home from Washington, on the situatlon, He said it was not the futention of the Demo- crats to make any forceful reslstance to the ln- suguration of Hayes und Wheeler, {f they shall be declared elected by the President of the Senate on the second Wedneaday of February next, but thoy will resist ft by all legal means posaible up to tho dute of the coremony, belley- Iog that Tilden and Hondricks buve Leon falrly anud Jegally clected. After the Insuguration the, 4 WILL CONTENT TUNMBELVES with a formal and nutional proteat sgainat it as & great Infamy, and thoy say that If the Repub- licana take tlie Presidency on the grounds they now proposc, it will be the deatli of thy party and secure to the Democracy forever alterwards the cutlre control of the Governinent., - PRESCRIPTIONS. WIIOHT'S BILL. . Wasmisatoy, I, €., Dee, 18.—The bill futro- duced fn the Senate to-duy by Seustor Wricht toestublish u court for the trial of contested Lresidentlal electious provides that after the - —_—— “imidter, the members of the 8enate and. Houso of “Representatives shall convene fu Jolnt Assembly in the hall of the House for tho sole purpose of counting the votes given by the Elcctors for President and Vice-Prestdent, and of ascertaln. {ng and declaring the result. Both Houses shall have preacnt thelr Sceretaries, Clerks, Bergeants. al-Arms, and Doorkeepers, and when they fre aseembled the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House shall conjolntly preside, andthe Sergennts-at-Arms and Doorkeepersshall confolntly excrclse their respeetlve functions. The Joint Assenibly belng thus formed, and a majority of all the members of each House be- ing present, the President of the Senato shall appolnt a teller on the part of the Sonate, and the Speaker of the House shall appoint a tetler on the part of the House, and the President of the Senate shall then proceed in the prescace of the House to oy OVEN TIR CERTIFICATES of the Elcctors, commencing with those of the original States in the order In which they ratified the Constitution, and then opening those of the other States fn the order of thelr admission into the Unlon. The certificates wlhen opened are to be passed to the Speaker of the Ifouso of Represcotatives, and the Prest- dentof the Benate is thercupon to dermand whether there be objection to counting the vote authenticated by such corttficate. If no objection be made the certificate shall bo handed to the tellers, who shall count the vots thereln certilled, and the Secretarles and Clerks shail record tho same. If elther the Secnato or House of Representatives shall by resolution, befors the second Wednesday in Fevruary, have declared that the oftictal certifl- cationof the appointment or election of Elect~ orsof any State was falsely or fraudulently #iven, or that It 1 invalid becnuse given In con- sequence of or upon suthority of falsc, vorrupt, or fraudulent finding, declslon, or canvassing returns of auy oflicers, Board of Canvassers, Returning Board, or other agency or organiza- tlon empowered to canvass returns, and that the votes of such persons aught not to he altowed, and that other persons were Inwlully clected, the question as to whether the votes of such persons shall be counted, or whether the votes of such other persons shall be count- ed, or whether the State shall LOSE IT3 ELECTOHAL VOTE, shall be considered by the Jolnt Assembly, If objectfon be un any eround mude on behalf of the Seuate or House to the votes of any other Electors or Elector of u Btate, the same shall bo algo considered bythe Jolnt Assembly. If thero shall have been transmitted to the President of the Senate two or more cortified lsts from any one State purporting to Le lists of persona voted for by the Flectors of cuch States, all shall be read, and the questions arising thereon shall be constdered by the Joint Assembly. It anall appear and be su resolved by either House that success at vulls or before the canvass- Inz or returning offleers was in any wise owlng toarmed orother interventlon or inter- meddling of the nuthorltics, civil or flitary of the United States, the question as to whether the votes of the persons so made Elcetors shall be counted, or whether the State shall loso its vot, or whether the votes of defeated Electors shatl be counted, shall be considered by the Jolnt Assombly. Any memberof elther House may, in Jolnt As- scmbly, object to counting the vote given byany Elector on the ground that he was ineliziblo or diaquallficd, either by the laws or Constitutlon af the United States, or of his own State, aud such abjectton shult be CONSIDERED LY THE JOINT ABSEMDLY, and such Elector’s vote shall be rejected If 16 appear that he was so neligible or disqualified. Al questions consldered by the Joint Assem- Dly of thetwo louses ghall be decided by viva voce vote of cach member present, and the de- clslon and determination of the question by n mufority of the memuers shall be {ts declsion and determination by the Julot Assembly; and if there ahall be a difference of oplulon and ruling on any queation between the Prealdent of the Senate and Speaker of the House, the ques- tion shall be rubmitted to the Joint Assem- bly, and sl be fo r Uke manner declded by a majority of the votes. All ques- tions shall, with the assent of the Speaker of the House, be put to the Joint Assembly by the Presldent of the Senate, und the result declured by him. The Jolnt Assembly may, It necessary, ad- Journ from day to day until a count of the votes * shull be completed, and there shall be no debate on any question of dlfference between the pre- slding officers unless it fuvolve the counting or rejecting of a vote or votes; and no questlon shall be debated lunger than six hours, nor by more than two mombers speaking alternately on each glde, The Senate and House may coucurrently ndopt rules for the government of the Joint As- sembly, and may, by TURIN CONCURRENT ACTION, alter, amend, or abrogate the sawme, and n the presence of such rutes tho rules ot the Sen~ ato not fnconsistent with the provisions of thia act shall be deemned to have been adopted, and the pawers of each House to repress disorder for contempt shall be possessed und exercised by the Joint Assembly. A vote by yeus und nays shall not bo taken excopt upon questions material to the fssue of the counting or rejection of votes, and then only on the demuud of five Scnators and twenty Representutives, When the count of votes s concluded, the Becrotary of tho 8cnate and Clerk of the House shall cach read to the Beuate and fouse bis own record of votes as counted, and {f it {a found correct shall cach glve to the President of tho Senute aud Bpeaker of tho HHouso statoments of the aggregato of the votes, whereupon the Pros. dent of the Senate shall aunounce the result, and declare elected the persons having a major- ity of the votes of all the Electors counted by the Joint Assembly; and I there be no election ho ghall so declare, and thercupon tho Jolnt Assembly shall be dissolved, and the Sevate shall return to Its chamber, The proceediogs had in Joint Assambly shall bo eutered in full upon therecords of the Scaate and ot the House of Represcutatives. ———— LOUISIANA. THE SENATONIAL INVESTIGATORS, Spacial Dispaich 10 Tha Tribune. NEw Okvians, Dec. 18.—The Benate Com- mittee met this forenoon at the United States Court oo, in tho Custom-House, There were present the full Bub-Committes of the Com- mittes on Privileges and Elections, consisting of Senators Howe, Wadleigh, McMillan, Mo Donald, and Saulsbury., The session was short, und sfinply fudicated the line of juvestigation which the Committco intends to take. No wit- nesses were put upon tho stund, but Gov. Wells, Presldent of the Board of Returning Ofllcers, Ly request, appeared before the Coms mittee. Benator llowe, as Chalrman, in- quired of thy Qovernor If there was [n extstonce o tabulated stutement of the votcs on States on Prestdentinl Electors as they camo to the Bypard from the Commmlissioners of Election, and a statcwent of the polls excluded {from the inal compulation, and the action or e