Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1877, Page 1

S N I T, TATHAVAY, Coal Dealer, MAIN OFFICE AND DOOEt Cor Market and Rendolph-1s Offics and Dock, No. 1 North Marketale Offios and Dock) No. 307 Archer-av, Offios and Yerd) No. 711 West Lakests Eranch Offce, Ho, 148 Iaalleats wanna Coslof all sires, Blasshurg, Briac nzl'fld-':a Erie, delivered promptly and in good or- der to all parts of the city, Main Ofice and Dockn fotnected hy telegrapli, (nanring prompt delivery 10 all parts of the city, withont extra charge, Alno dry Travers ch and Maple Wood. AUGAR SCO0T. GROGERS READ Shorer's Patent Steel-Blade AR NOMOR. Yeyond alf qtiention 3t fa tha eh weas aoid oA aniaary ones thiat COSU BUDS OF PROMISE. Namely, the Indications Rela~ tive to the Electoral Count Bill. The Entire Day Devoted to the Measure in the Senate, he maantactaret sagd, l.‘.)\ml‘:ln“:‘""'f“‘|m!":.ir; twelva onl i Dl af Ui e et dact. Tho prico s $1,00: Sonator Conkling Delivers a Mas- terly Speeech in the Affirmative, Mr. Edmunds Will Press the Bill to a Vote To- Day. ity or covatry wiil recelve prompt Ocdary from Ry sttentlon, Coal by tho car-load at market rafes. KELLEY, MORLEY & CO. mu'.'oxnm COVER, all slzes of thelrsuperior LACEAWANNA COAL Which they can deliver clean and free from snow tinned, véred | Whon Its Triumphant Passage Is Considered to Bo a Cer- tainty. The Opposition Endenvoring to Organize in the House. F i SHERER & PARSONS THE ISVENTORS, WHOLESALE GROCERS, 33 and 35 River-st, Chicago, Or through otber Jobbing Tanses when oraeting other gnaus, Hints as to Proposed Amendments with a View to Delaying Action, O ferala and retall, ot lowest market ,rates, Algg Driac it Main_Office: 97 WASHINGTON-ST. - KPPLETON & G0, 549 & 551 BROADWAY, N. Y. |SCOUNT! Friends of the Moeasure, How~ evdr, Pradict Its Speedy Passage. Ex-Senator Schurz Une- quivocally in Favor LUDLISI THIS DAT® on '"rflfirmm fsrg;:rc‘r} of g «‘!:i:‘lng Juzonry and A n ve dayn L T o delively of goods. of the Plan. THE SHADOW OF THE SWORD. A Tomance. Dy Ropasr BrcHaRAX. 1 vol, 8vo. Faper corer, T3 cents. o ¢ Mr. Duchavan is8 and this romenca ma) 1o 2l Duchaoan len pock 206, S, o mien rie Sehores wikih ahich the atory abound roLriiht with b 1 nds {ts tmost netural expresalon fr ‘arac; tha coluring 18 that of & porticsl artist, aad the ke Rin il Wedding Garments aSpecialty Tadles’ Jackets and Overcoats mado to measure. Servants' Livery mado to mensure, EDWARDELY & CO,, ‘Wabash-av., cor. Monroe. PROPOSALS, Offico of the County Treasurer. Cmeaeo, Jan, 23, INTT, Pursusnt to the annexed Fossiotion. poiecl, by the Othier Indicatlons of the Popular Feeling on tho Subjoct. More Rumors of Bribery All the ‘Way from Florida, Uon oBo page. Mll‘glhfllra:l&l 1at of & mah who m‘?‘u'l‘\“‘fifl far & seasun to exchange tho realisi o molm fiction for tho poetical conceptiona, tho ¢x- eder b, the Atrons basiook. aod Klowink faucy ShaEelony 10 BIeh raniDee.—Lanitan Speciutur, O i, 'am. Anymateq with fauch of the 11y OF the el irelan cost, Whero (ha 6:¢00 la m‘ ' Jitustrated Lonuinn Neics. 19 A weird &ad powertul Tomasica."—Figaro, A Native-Born Southernor Exposes tho Pamed Micsissippi Plan, Cools Connty pards, styled Do OF the denomiaation of 81.0'0 ¢3¢ d ay, thodoth aAnL. sonus) report thei nkin r«nd_rf\'ew'uf;'!un:u.x- 4T Finance Coemmitiee and Treas: urer be, and they ure bereby, auihorized to mdvertise for proponals 1o 3ell 10 thie Uotinty of Cook bunds of tie shovefesie. . .. And that said proposals tr furniay #ald bouds be fald botors the Buard of Gummissioners far thetr actio therean.™ " T TRepublicans Tolerated Only YWhen They Yoto the Democratic Tickefs 1m HARD TIMES, Dy Cuawzus Dicxxns. Forming ono of Chapman & Flaly's Household Edition of Cliarles Dickens' Works. TOE REMEDY. DRDATE IN TIE BENATE. %, Treasorer, Paper, 73 centay cloth, $1,33, CITAS, G, AY ALY, Bpeciat Dllptlc«\ 1‘” 11:: m:luu €. ¢ OLDEN, N, 1. C., Jan., Z3~Mr. ng's Tolumes already publiehed: Soles A WasninGToN, D, C.y Jan. Z—Mr. Conkling impalred health provented the passage of tho Electoral-Voto bill to-nizht, as ita friends had expected, Te-morrow night Mr. Edmunds pro- poees to lt it out 1f necesaary, und_ thero are no Indications of any orgautzed upposition toIts enactment. Indeed, scveral Senutors who bave been put down on guesswork lists as opposed to the blll declare that they fntend to voto for it. Mr. John Bhermau's specch agalnat the biil was agoud one, for what hesaysis always worth K. G, BUMMIDT, WM. FITZGERALD, e Flnaoce Gommittee, A CONVICT LABOR. TLixxom GraTe PETEYTIARY, COoMMIMINNERS Orricr. JOLIET, Jan. 12, IRT7. Seated propucnts il he FRictiad iy tho undervigned Gumislonces of tho filinula Ktate Fenitruary’up to odlocle, vk, Vell 15) W77, o tho Lavor of One T ers e At abic-hodind and adapted to mast e most. an; il 1abor, W porlu of i Wave been working i wi nltting nes. Ample aliof nd afcamn- Tubknittlag uathinch: Amplssnoprvom and atcain: ECTATIONE. SR H (W i b, 1. 3 (':l'uur::;uml;uu’ m'x.l,.l:mrfrlmm"h:m.rnu. i listening to. He s o fuent, pleas s o b ac 7 W rond & cse- Tho Illustrated Polyglot Pllgrim’s Progross | "inrcpioret neslf pronoeal Is sccpted, R LI 78l are ,J{\!,',';;'J.‘Lg',‘};;‘.',‘.':{!m',",}::,‘;,‘,',';; jioiersigued, of | ang his matter {s so nrz\m\en(nfll\'u tlm he 7] WOODBUNY M. TAVLOL, coramands closo attentlon, and to<lay he wus AOUY M, 5010 VOV THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS &,jxumr‘ OTIR ORI, more voluble and energetic than ever, msabcsioness Hiswis M. CONKLING argued {he preliminary pliases of the question with a fulluess and completeness which Msplay- ed careful preparation, sud to which he guve udditionnl effect by his somewhat dramutic de- Nvery. Tis raasonings were close, and bhis #i- Justrations were good, although at times too diffuse and ratber overlonded with verblace. Again aud again did he repeat tho samo ldea, yet always dn varied phrascology, every ventenca tastefully constructed. Thers was not, however, m the two hours' epcech n single puasaage which a hearer wonld wish to preacrve In his memory as something of surpassing cx- eellence, At half-past 4 Mr. Edmunds moved a recess, bt Mr. ConkMng Intlmutend that he flonid not be able te proceed uptil to-morrow, so the Sen- ate ajourned to theet nt 11 o'elock to-norraw, Some amendments may be offered, snd it s thought. that, by midnight, T BILL, WILL B PASSED ¥rom this World to that which 1s to come. Delfvered nnder the ptmilitudo of s Dream. Ty Joux Buxvax, Wita Dluateations. 1n Eoglish and French, 1vol., 12mo. I'rice, §3,33. Gospel Tomperance Mesfing AT PLYMOUTH CHURCH, Michigan-av,, nrar Twenty.slxthi-st,, Wednesday Evening, Jau. 24, MR WIITTLE will preside, Wit STERDING will sing. ~ Blr."Sawyer, Mr. Murray and others Wil kpek, AT aro iny dteil. Made fn qume Lo autt, G Chigago T A Yrop- ertyy 3t 7 aud B por cont n‘ o NS AW, “TPER (R Either of the abova ser » onfereIptof (he price: nt frea by mall to a0y addren HOLMES REPORTS. Vol. 1. $0.00, 8vo. LITTLE, BROWN & CO. PUBLISII TNIS DA’ VEPORTA OF CASES DETERMINED IN TIIR CIRCUIT COURT OF TIIE UNITED STATES FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT, Dy Jangz 8, Tlouwxs, lteporter, July, 1870—June, 1875, 254 Washingtor Toston. Keom 4 NT. MUNICA and sent over to the Mouse, Romething may, e fs hawever, prevent, although 1t fs desrablo thiat Verycholes Toann st BEVEN, tho bll, I€ 1t becomen a Tuw, shall be placed on MUS[G BUUKS FUR SBHUULS, seliEENara e o0 SEVEN) SIL0MAt T €000 4 ot o ook before the tlose of th present ST e s — — | week. AOADEMIES AND SEMINARIES, 7 PER CENT THE OPFOMTION. Althongh the opposition to the hill fs appa- 81, or $0 ; TIE MIGH SCHOOL CHOIR " | sna s v reutly gatbering no additional stremgth s llcld{l“pmvedlnl\pflxed“‘bar&ulr o, | by & TEF centigaman apotoved cliyreat ntatooate | 1" Giiher flowss of Congrues, those who tiluda ot yehoois, s iag Songs Loy Datil 4 174 Dearborn aro laboring to defeat the measure P unlly zood arg the alder Tour of Alugln, seem to have more unity ol purpose (1) by Liervon & Tilden. Ghiolce Telvs, (1) V CERT than at uny thne pince it was reported. - In the for 3 Femulo Voices, by W. K. Tilden, nui . S bt Benate tho vote will probubly yow, and will result s the passageof the bill by an overwhelming mujority, Tho cfforts of Mor- ton and 8hennan to stay the tide of oplulon 1n V Deew’s Solfeggl, (75 ‘ctar) Wblch Las Gxrcies 15 1talian style. .llr':lmm:«llllumnu.wwn.l on chotee inside real Y (@3 ¢in.. or $7.50 per dnz,) | ¢#AIC. BuIAller suing atf per cent, THE BXCORE, (0 sicceatru® 0% a" Shngini JOHN W, AVERY &€0. ts 132 Lasall maml‘ mfi o';!:,m apractically good clags-book N = | fta favor wre ulmost futlle, Av the p o {60cte.) by W. O, % time tho Scuste adjourncd this after- Tl“l wm“o(m-wl”h Perkina (authorof moon the hill was probably stronger *+Golden Itobin "), s 8lied with genlal, pleusing sougs for Common Scuoole. Amsericun fcliool Musio ltenders, Took 1., (83 €ts.) Book II., (50 cty.) Hook Ii (B0 cis.) w o Graded note readers, by Lmere in the upper brauch of Congress than it bad ever beeu before, [n the Houee tho opposition is considernbly greater. A frw members of both partics are very sctive in thelr efforts to BYCURB YT» DRFEAT, and, baving hecome fully convinced that they cannot do so by rucans, there fa talk that il S Wi HERSHEY MIUSIC HALL, 83, 85 and 87 EAST MADISON-8T, " A4 43 BOUTH AN DT CLARENCE now enter so gracefully into Schoo! Ll 1aend three bouks of Uncommon bet Dbatls-Bchoal Song-Books, River of Bllulug River, (35 cis.) Gioad New, ctr. iDUY, General Director. | they will prohably resort to uny expedlent which Either book niatied post frea tug relal price, Mol i NATLURN S, Ve lurector, Ty bo nggestedalther for .xzmv}ug action up- S, 1. HENSH . Mirector. w0 B B HEHRHEN, Vooul Dlsector, o = ‘hl e N IR STOVE SALE IN BANKRUPTOY, ase-Burnere, Rances, snd Cook Stoves, fn Job Tots or retall, to close eut stock. AN, !2.\1(!.11:\-' LYON & HEALY, Chicago. OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston. on the bl or for dividing the ranks of Its sup- porters. 11 an opportunity is allowed, numcer- em—————— ous umendments whl no doubt be of- OLD PAPENS, fered M the Houw, sume of which have been drawn with greut care, Theso will be pressed, not because thoso who have prepared them deslre tlelr aduption, bat in order to DIAW AWAY TUX YOTES from the majority, and jeopardize tho flual suc- cees of the bl Oue, the strongest of these amendmeuts, proposes to submit all legal ques- tious growing out of the count of the vote to the Bupreme Court, sitting as a court. Tuls amendwent, If admitted, would undoubtedly receive tho support of some Roepublicaus, who uow fcel constrained to vole for thu Com- OLD PAPERS 60 cts. per Hundred. Apply at Tribune Counling Room. FURS, P SOV -J s S SUY PSS SUP O promlse bill, who would profer sub- 20 Beal and Mink Sacques witting dlsputed questions to . the wil be ald at cost to close out the lot. These goods are of out own well-known make, higher judiclal tribunal, rather than to & wmixed Commisslon, such as that proposed in tho bill. Thls would therefore bo ono of the TTBLUB GLASS, such as recommended by Gen, l‘g:unnwn for pro~ v FURS and warranted, HUnE bttt ol most dangerous ameudments that could bo of- 3.8 BARNES & C0, 70 Madlsonat, _ | fhter ) <410 S E 0 fered. All the opponents of tho biil would cer- DENTISTRY, = Wholesala Giasa Dealery, talnly voto for ft, not of courso lntendlg to D‘ e e | TMACHINERYs suppors tho blll after its smendment, und many ENTISTRY N ll SL‘ "“(‘l“‘i’l’mmd i ,l :;:_n who really favor the bill would give it sl Gi ..,;,: rices. (}) peond-HA]Nn o1lers support. Aoy swendment of this kind, it ‘"‘.}’E‘:"“ Rt tmab B B e | ¢ ;Y . ?fl?p&b‘ work promptly dons st luvlvnms 1% should bo adapted, would probably o ARStairt saerisaced g woutertal efects ""“:{& Saiiataciton idarantecd. ENTERPUISE IOILERAND | © ° - DEFEAT TUN MEASURE, oo, Hok, Ja a1 Dors Bhocke 200 A THON WORKS, 47, 1tk 45431 Michigeash * | becsusy s la very doubttul 12 the Benate'would agreo toft, even should the amended bill pass the Ilouse, after It was thus moditied, Another way in which the opponents of the M1 may reck Lo delay its passngn is hy opposing all motlons to go to the Speaker's table when the Senate: bill reaches the Housey and by cans- Ingr as much delay as possible in reaching this mensure after the copsideration of the businesy onthc Speaker's table fs begun. Bhould tho BNl ho passed by he Benate, ft would, of course, an reaching the House have to go to the Speak- er's table, where oll other business not acted upon by the Houre wild JIAYE IRECEDENCE OF IT. If the opponcents of this measure should, by re- sorting to factlons expedients, reslst the motlon to go to the Spealcer's table, and should auhse- quently eall the uyes sml noes on the motlen to infurinally Iny astde each meastire which stands aliead of it, much time might thus be consumed and the pussage of tho bill imlght be postponed untit after next Tuesdsy, when the first act under it is to be performed. On the other hand, those having charge of the bill n the House do not . expect that s oppponents will resort to filibustering. Payne, the Chair- man of the Heouse Committee, has con- sulted with 8peaker Randsll, and the latter Is of the opinlon that an arrangement can probably b tnade to have thio Houso go to the Speaker's tablo Immedintely on the reeeption of the bill from the Senate, andinformally pussoser evers thing that prevedes L. Nor dovs Payne sotici- l;:flc that any amendments will be made 1o tho ill b the House. Jlin canvass of the Domo- crotic side leads him to helleve that not imore than from twelve to twenty-five members of his own party wil} vote againat the blil, o thinks, therefore, that at least two-thirds of the mem- bers of the House will support It, and that the remalning one-thira witl not he able to postpone apcedy action uvon it, WHAT MIGNT JIAVE DEEN, Democratic views of the results the com- promise wro not altogether roseato. There ere 4 good many members who argue that the chanco of Tilden Lolng evolved ‘as the nest Presulent frotn the uncertain machinery of the Commission is nat worth the necessary risk in- volved of losa of political vantage-ground. 1i {layen should ho vounted fn, there would be nothiug for the Democratic Emr:y to do, they think. hut taka back all It hax heen maying for tho past two weeks about Republiean frauds, and acknowledgethe legality of his clection, Beeldes, these Democrats bellese that the compromlee L lost them almost ax good a chance of get- ting Tilden in as it afforde. They now see, or think they ace, that & majority of the Scnate conld not have been got to sustan Ferry in counting tho vates if no plan of settletnent had come ont of tho Committee, and they think It possibla that the Senate would liave assented to the exclusion of the Loulsiana returns. . DLAINE, Thers has heen doubt as tothe position Blaine woulil take upon the Compromlse blll. Some have supposed he would art with Hamiin, who opposes it. Boe llepublicnns of Malne wio have been associuted with Bislne favor tho bill, Ex-Gov. Dingley, editor of the leading Reput- lican paper in Mulue, is among these. SITERMAN, TIE ONIO SENATOR OFFOSES THE ELECTORAL- COUNT BILL. Wasixagrox, D. C., Jen, 23.—In the Senate this morning conalderation of unfinished busi- ness was resumed,—the bill In rezard to count- ing the Electoral vote,—and Mr, Sherinan spoke in oppoeition toit. 1le sald when the Sclect Committee was appoiuted to consider this sub- Jject, he expocted, as 8 matter of course, to be able to vote for the bill reported by the Com- mittce, beeause he entertalned the highest re- spect for the members of the Committee, It was paintul for hin to disseut from the views of men whom ho esteemad ro highly, but, after the brief cxamination he had given the meas- ure, he thuught it was his duty to oppose IL. ‘The bill was to make a court to declde a case slready made up, anid there were provisions init INCOMPATINLI WITIL T% CONSTITUTION, Such a law a4 this was ¢p,.evil example, a'te conld not be sustalned uipder tho Constitution. ‘The questfons heretolore discussed had been: First—Shall the Preeldent of the Scnate count the votel Becond~Cau elther Jouse admit or exctude n voted Third~Can both Houses con- curring do sol Fourth—Can the Vice-President decido il the two Houses disagree! The bill presented other questions, whicls were of more grave und serions character. It contalned four firopositiona: First—Thut the President ot the Eenate hod nothing but to presids and open the vote: Second—One House ol Congress cannot refect & vote; Thlnd—The two IHouses, by u conetirring ote, may do #03 und, Fourth— 1 proviled fur o Graud Commlsston, the decls- fon of which must bo flnal unless overruled by the conenrring votu of the two [louscs, He then argued that the bill was UNCONSTITUNONALy and he portlcularly oppnsed the clause pr ing for the selection of five Judges of the !m:mu Court os membors of thie Commirsfor. Te uls0 opposed the bifl beeause 1t undertook to delegnte i powers conferred tpon Congrers to s conimizsfon. It was an usiom of the law that Jegislative powers could not. be delegated. Ho read from varfoud legal anthonties, aud argued that the bill wes fateuded to spply to a caso pasty ended, sud concluded, whlch was cicarly utiwopstitutional, I power to make Inws éould b delegated, how vcould Congress delezate a power which controlled the voly uf rd tribunel ! Another fea lotited the aplrit of the way that authorizing the appointment of o comuittes of ive members of each House s tembers of & couuntxsfon, not to taky dep- osfttons and report a4 other cowmlittees, hut ta b b Lthe control of the Lwo House after being opganized. The Constitntion pro- videy that no member of elther House shull hold an otlice created while he holds & peat in Congrens, Mr. Sherman then spoke of the power and duties of the Commiselon wuthorized by the dly und nsked {t [t was to take the refurms ay CEUTIVIED IY TIU STATR OFPICERK, 11 g0, everybody kuows who would be Preel dent but, i this Commiastou was Lo be allowed to 1o bagk of the retirny, God only knows whit the resnit would be, 1t would depend entirely upon fot,—the chunce which selected the fitth dukzo ot the Supreme Court, who would be the fiteenth mwember of the Commlssion. Me. Thurmun sakd 1bis bill sent 1o the Com- tisslon ull gentfons of Law a4 well as of facts. low the Connnlboton would declde o one conld tell, Mr. Sherman=4 Nu, ¢irs that depends upon chiatee” Continning s argunient, he said this bifl substitutes chance Ior the vote of the Electors, glven according to law, It eelected Coltege of Cardinals, wseeret conclave, to elect a Preeident, Why not count the Electoral vote ted teenty-tivo tines vernment ! Committes that 1 pasiy Won 0 power, er the other politiaal pa cottrol. ‘Uhe Conumitten knew tha ute threw wembers of the maloriry tha winority woubd be apnolnted e Commis=lon, und fn the House of Repre- seutatives the asme rule would be tollowed, “Tnus the members of thy Commlesfon sepre- senting cach House of Congress would NEUTRALIZE RACH OTILLI. 1l did not say the wembers ot the Commisston gkt not rise whave parey predilectious, aud dechde wattery wevonling W fow, The other d dn the oth five wewmbces of the Commbsslon were to te dudges of the Bupreme Cowt, Ho demed that the four Judges desiznated by bll were gelected un awount of geographical locations, 10 that was the cuze It was atrange that all of that vast regio. Iying en the Alleghany Mountaing and “the Inlluslplpl River had heen excluded from the Coust. Heargued (hat the four Judges wees selected on uccount of their poltical epinions, twa represcutiug elthee parcty, The 1t Judige, and tho dftecnh juember Of the Commission, was to be decided by chance, It was virtually declding by chance who would bu thy President of thu Unlted States, Why was the Chlet Justivo excluded t He {Ehvr- way) uut 1l that. If he was to choose between this LUl and wer, ho would uccept the bill, byt be_did not. belteve thers was uny danger. 'The Court of the Cumie mission uuthorized by thls bill was uot authar. izod under tho judivial power of the Coustitu- ton. It weata'be A YOLITICAL COUNT, and was not suthorized by the Constitution at all. Ho thought tle bl was traceable (o bl {riend, the Senator from Vermout (Bdmumlm becauso in the dubato & ydar azo bu shadow the v tions of this bill. . \ | 3t Bbbroan deaiéd tiat the Jstices of the CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1877. Bupreme Conrt aleo wero officers of the Gor- crament and could be thus called npon to i other oflices, as this bill proposed. The practice had been tn such caren for the Preeldent to numinate such officers, and the Fenate to con- firin them, It une offlcer fs designated ta per- fortn the dutics nf another, e must be con- firmed by tne Senate, He argucd that the Senate delegated all of fta power to ita cotnmittee of five, and the House did the same, nnd that power COTLD NOT BE WITIIDRAWK, It was haraly possible that this power ehould be avused, but, it It should be, Congress would be compelied to stand by, helplees, He nrrued that the President. of tho Senate: hod the power to open and count the Electoral vate, amd this Uil wag an attempt to change the simple habits of our foresathers, which were mihered o wntil 1865, when Congress, without conslleration, without drbate, adopted the twenty-second Joint rule, but had pow o got rhl of it, Euppose the Judyges of the Supreme Court should refuse to periormn the duties im- posed upon them by this bill, Congreds voutd not compel them todose. 1t was simply Ine posing ugon thess Judges 8 troublesome” and {mllllu matter without defining their power. If Ie Jdwlges sbould decline to act, the scheme would U When_the count should take pla of Florida was reach. ed, mist the take the certifieate of Gov, on the subeequent declsion of the Supreme Court of the Statol What, would s dome In the case of Loulslanal Would the Com- misklon aeeept. the certiticate of Gov, Rell the recognized Governor of the State, “or would ft” fnquire as to all the bulldozed purlshes, and’ open the whole case anew! Wauld the Commission® be bound to take the certlficates of the leal officers of States? Why did not the members of the (‘om- mittes bave something to say In rezard thereto? Wille this Commission wouid be In secret reas #lon considering as to how the vote ot Floridi tust be vonnted, the votes of the great States of New York, Ohlo, and Pennsylvanis would remain uncounte:d, The people would be in A PEVER OF F. The rontroversy would by A very bill proviled machinery fordelay, He bad no oubt the memera of the Commission would endeavorto do thelr full dutv, but this lra- posed upon tem tmpossible dutles, Why wis the power of the President of the Sepate feared? Every act of his in counting vote must. be done In public, and woild by closcly watched, but by this bill that power was given to o seeret coinmits Suppose this high Commisalon should reject the vote of a It would be depriving a State of [tavote, wis the vlause I the: Constitation con- that puwer upon anghuwly! It I8 hich tune that the extreme powers claimed for Con- @ress o reject the vote of n State should be re- nnunf‘cu lustead of atiirmed, as thus bill pro- posed, Mr. Stevenson denled that the Commlssion suthorized by the bill was a peerct conclave, Mr. Sherwan sald the blil gave the Commis- slon power to make its own rulce,and every one knew it woulld be secret. Heonly approved of ono feature of tho bill, und that was that neitber House had the right to reject the Elects oral vote of u State. 1t was said the country was [u peril; and woulil e do nothing to save the country! Yes, He would obey thc low as 1t existed since 1 1le was opposed to pateh- Ing up Jawa and Introducing Into our Elcctoral Collegzes the blind goddess of chance, If Thden waa clected, et hin by all means enjoy the honors of the oftice, and 1t Hayes was elceted, =il should yield to him a lawful obedicuce. CONKLING, B ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF THE PLAN. Wasnixatoy, D. C., Jan, 2h=In the Senate to-day, Mr. Covkllng, In his specch on the Electoral Count bill, said: Beforo reaching the detalls of this measure, of its advantazes or merits, the Senatc must make sure of tho power In eome mode to sub- st the watter ta the uctiou of the two Houses o Cangress, or to the law-making posver of "the Government. A study of this matter years azo vonvinced bim of the rizht, and, therefore, the duty, of Congress to nscertaln and verlly the Electoral votes, anil declare trie the result of Prestdential elections, or clse by an assertlon of qunking pawer tosdeciare how these acts should be done. His present judgment did not. rest on preconeived oplnlons. Bome weeks 2o he reviewed carefully and cuutiously every act and proceeding In our hlstory bearing upon this question, and, without the afd of the comylla- tions made since then, ke had examined evervy utterance (n bouks, A distinction might te drawn between the power of the Senate and House of Repreeentatives to act in conducting the Electoral count. It was not his purpuee at this moment to explore that distinetlon, nor to Inquire how far or” whether ut gl the Taw fndi- cated the exact fortn fn which the Constitutlon should be executed. Mr, Conlling then spoke of THE OBIECTIONS TO THE DILL. and sall i€t was trsa that the vizht te count the vote svas by tho Constitution imboseid upon the Presllent of the Senate, the bill the table, nor ang bill, rule, or the allzhest efiteacy ot « er Constitution deposited a power with any ofllcer, department, or functionary, there U must re- moin, 1t the Constitutlon deposited in the President of the Senato the power th count the Eleetoral vote there wasan end of It and any act or rule to strip hun of that power wonld b 1 bold tntraeion upon the Constitutlon, 18 atnch wia tho power of the Preshlent of the Senate, then every procceding had teretofore by the two Honses of Conzreas was a flagrant plation of the Constatutlon, He denied that e power to the vount the votes was vested in the ate, aud gald Jf the Conatitution gave sl the power to one man @ Was not easy to xee low Congre uld WIENESS Off VERIPY THE ACT, It the D'resident of the Senate chose to utter the words the mnetmbers of the two ilonsesmust Uaten to . Tue Constiiution declared the President of the Seoate shiould oven all the cer- ter; that was @ gt of power, 1t then urcd the vote shuutld be counted, By whom ! DI the Sramers of the Constitution iutend it should be by the President of the Senate? It wiy Awo litt) 1s would have fiven W, The men who dralted the Constitutlon were mas- ge. They were 50 fuse tdinus thete 48tCdy 5O Gt that wonls shoutd becoris the echoes of thanght that ey appoinied s Commltten on style in order that every sentence might by “rutinized, und this provision in regard to the counting of the Electorul vote way MEPERRED T0 TIAT CONMITTER, and reported back by that Cemwittee, Tle voulil ot elleve tat the sramers of the Con- stitution infended the Presldent of the Benate suonld conut good, bad, and fudifferent cortils Cates, 85 Was urgtied by the Senator from lu- dlana (Morton) 3 iay. 1t hadk been sald that the power of the Preal- dent of 1he Senute, thouvh pot expreesed fn the Con=ttution, might be faplied. He could ot 2ot that doctrie. Authonty to do aminis- b act did not oty authoaty o do_a ju- il at, Hal the President of the Seaate ower Lo send 1or withessvs, call fur telezrats, and finprian pegsonsunless they them upl The Constitution had not owed Tim with poveers to settle ditienlt probieois, As early i S tho State of Obiv hzd in dts fundanental Jaws the very words of the Federal Constitution, e presiding ottieer should vpen the cers 0o, und thu votes should be counted.” ‘w ut that early day it was the nuderstandlig that, tha prechling wllleer_merely opened tho cortitlestes, atd the two Housea proceeded to count the vote. To open certificates was purely u ministerful at, hut fo count the Votes Was soinctbing more. The good certifleates must be assorted from the bad New York tet forty-itve Electoral votes, only thirty- five wonld be true vates, wud the true o niust be taken from the false ouea. 1 the tltieates (ront Massachusetts should show that that State vuted dor the Democratle candidate, o wonid be lalée, The world knew thag she yated for the Repaoticun nomince, and NU3F BE 80 COUNTED. 1€ the Electors in one State had votsd for Juljus Caaar,—he meant Julius Caear, lute of Rome {nughterl,—oe Harry the VALL, thoso votes Would not 'be counted without fuqairy. He spukie at somo length oy to the constitu- tlonalliy of thie bill, and wsked, Did ot reasou und fitiiess of thilngs intorm the Senate that vur fathicrs [utended tlat the power to vitlate, vn the allegation of fraud” or frregularity, the Elcctoral vote of o State, and thus turn su election, should not be reposed fu one want They kuew it would bo safer reposed in the American Congress. It was not desigoed to cumunit thiy vast power to one inau, especlally as'that man might bo the sole Judge in his own case. Divine und humau faw, slnce tha morn- ing of thne, aid uo wan should bs o judze in Lls own uu&. cvel though ho sat with otbers. ¢ at an end. ° 1t the Prestdont of tho Scuste bad power to count the votes, a bare msjority jn tho Beaato MIOHT VELECT A PHESIDENT for & secrct purpose of he- count ous e @hifim@ Dailp Teibune, way. Was sucha creature of an houra ule/ anchor than the twn Houses of Congress] N such action was designed for this Hepublic, t7 only considerable experiment of free gover ment extant on the globe. Bhould this exp ment fafl It wouid tumn back the bauds on = & 3 clock of ages. Mr. Conkling announced thot he womld able to cunclurie his remarks l«)flln';. 3] Mr. Edmunda eald on accaunt of the i+ “& rition of his friend from New York (Conm.. ¢ who was not abla to proceed to<dny, A would maove that the Senate o {nto executivo seasion, but gave notive that he would ask the Senate to vote on the bill to-morrow. IN THE IIOUSE. BEELYZ OX TIE COUNT. Spectal Dispateh 10 Ths Trivune. Wanmsnaron, D. C., Jan, Z3.—In the Houen Prof. Seelye made a atrong sperch In support of the Compromlse blll. He was listoned to with marked attentlon by almost evcry Democrat, whicht 1a 1 notable exception when a Repubilcan speaker remalns In hfs seat. Lo denounced fn unmeasured terms the report of the Knott Com- mittec, and the attempt to have the electlon of Prerident determined by the sctlon of elther ITonsc independently. Prof, Scelye warned the House not to indorae the doctrine which would result In making the V'reslient the ereature and the tool of the Houze. Such a power was, he eald, daneerous o liberty, and It mattered httde it such power was tobe created, whether it ehutld exlet in on assembly or an autocrat. As 10 the methods of the last election aud the tes- timony taken by both partles fn thy Seuthem Committees, Prof. Ecolye eald that the only thing that I3 catablishied beyond dlapute: is, that Both parties acted as wrongfully as they could, restratued by no consclence, by nu sense of hon- or, ur rectitude. He pronounced it o 1ibel on the letter and a reversion of the spleit of the Conatitutlon togo behind the returns, Buch a doctrine e characterized @ moustrous usurpa- tion, revolutionary aod dangerous, Prof. Scel- ye declared bininelf unreeervedly in fsvor of the pence bill. He sald It reemed to put bencath the patriots' feet the cloud that hangs above the party’s bead, TUCKER, OF VIRGINIA, wha was suppored o bave been one of tha prio- cipal supporters of Kuott's report, stated, fo coucluding his specch to-lay os to the Compro- mise bill, that ke favored it {n the main, He had always belleved that there should be some sort of a tribunal to setile a disputed Prealden- tial contest, The Compromise bill did not fully meet with bis approval, but he was confident that it would result in good, nnd was not pre- pared, on & mnere Guestion of law, to oppose a weasure which he thought was fa the Interest of the peace of the country. He was confident the tribuosl would sct With ct and exact Justice, WILLIAMS, OF WISCONSIY, in 8 very carucst manner replied to’ tha attack of Willis, of New York, upon the character ot Gen, Ruger, in command at South Carollna, Willis had lkened Rurrer to Carsar Borgla, and i a rhetorlen] eort of way made uniavorable reflections upon that affair. It happeus that Willlams i3 a townsman snd friend of Ruzer's, aud he came to hin fricnd’s Fescue, and vindi- cated his {riend’s character from Willls* assault 1n a very carnest and cuthusinstic manner. TUCKER, OF VIRGINIA, made o apeach nearly three hours in lenzth, ‘Tucker 13 Jouked upon as one of the shlest con- stitutional lawyers on the Demovratie side, of the moat rnmunm‘(‘d State's rights school. Wiiile the House was willlng 10 pive Lim all the time he newlod, the imembers were not disposed to listen to hitn. - During hls speecn the House was almost entirely deserted, owine to the fact that Rcpresentati preferred to listen to Conkliug, ‘Tucker arpued azalnst the richt oy the Preeldent of the Senate to count the votes, {nsieting that Lie was o minlsterial ollicer oaly, CARL SCUURZ. IIE 1S STRONGLY I FAVOR OF THE COMFROMISE BILL. 81, Lovs, Mo, Jan, ¥3.—~Ex-Senator Schurz in an {nterview with the agent of the Weatern Assoclated Press {hls afternoon; n reply to \uestious addressed to him, gave the followlnz us his opinion on the Electoral bill now before the Unlted States Senate: The Inll reported by the Conference Committen i which ex-Senator Menderson 1 I view when, reveral weeks uro, e adiressed 3 petltion 1o the Senwte. Ttfurnlshes for s decwtonof the Presfdential questlon s tnbunal that iy THE CIARACTER OF INPARTIALITY, and whoro verdict will command nulvesnal respect, Trupported Gov, Hayes in tho campa faftiand for cood redrond of public inierest. and, 36 1 bad not srrongly desited his success I should mnt have worked foe him the same muuner, Otlers liavo enpportad Gov. Vilden, bt what she patriotic men of Both parties Tow want, and what 1l Republie needs, 1+ o Fresident wiiose legitl. sacy cxunot he acrlously disputed. ‘To tustend he st not be, st e uust ok even uppesr to Teen, Blted o the Preeidency by the mere iy puwer te legality of which ks dunht- 1ot wiear to aeak hiere of the troubles tensue, Perliaps the country wonld. in fets rally acanieice for the snke of peace, ! lideut whose title can be neriouniy quens tloned would be MISERAGLY AT THE IZICY OF TNT OPPOSITION, which, of cutirse, Wkl grow immenaely in canee & of tust very fart, The moral suthorit utlonsl Goyernient would pe terribly weak- i 04t dagzerony eon- a Moreover, the sie- with the must pecnierona copreque ture, for roen prec nte pre ulwars not only taken avantase of, bt hnproved apon v g wrdp Joliticiniie, For theee reasons Ldecnial oi auch extreme importanve that the declslon of the Preat. Uent.al cantesl rhoudd e femoved frou the theatzs of party strite owd teferred to s tribunal nok cone frofied by pasts intereata, THE TRO .. J*thato many of aue rlnn seo only th otject immediately betore them, and not what s wallow, L s 1y luargued fn Covrons by sume n Jtepunlicans that, in the abseuce of Tegislation on hat attnjrct, L dont of dhe Seunte has the I power to connt sl declare thu . St on the ewocratic rbde that, in Jegislution, that the princibles af econd Fute mart be malntaloed, walch e dovisan (o the banda of the Dew- Hiouse, The one theory, fwrnty: wanabd pit th oveat.e mwonty of e 1 tlea 0. wonld vleet Hages nud the other Jilten, 1 1x ot impeohibia that, in the absence of lugietation, botu pirtles would' useert their ad- which we ouzht be n UNTER-PRESIDENT, utarzue now which of theso two theorler, i Thaht, but | do sy Gt the stecuce of n f Tuil of mixchicl, xud ought to ba dwithout delay to make an eud of that vioun phmence of Jeglslation. In thie cave anfercnce Coutnlites s offercd ita it That sare ey 16t be perfect, —undonliedly iy Ithaugis, tn my optaion. the objectivn that it 14 uifeasive” to the Conslitutlon cantot e maine talueds but §ho blll has that great victue which, in view of the aluraie and perplexition of the pres- cut aituation, fe just the one ueeded. Put the quustion to' anybody, **Do you expect, or wew apy fewon to fear, hat, In deelding the Preoldential contest, ' the tnbunal fur by the Conferenca Lill wiil reud tyerdicts Every candid mun will huve ef **Noi" but s tribinal of which o candid nay haw 30y reason 1o expect an unjust Vantace, W COMSQUEDey cursell with Verdict 1a ust the thing the rountry wands ut prvs ent fu ruch cxtreno peed of, This el s PAKTY LEABEUS sHOULDL CO! well whether they can stfond o put (hele roapective hacties fu g positlon (0 which ihey may aupear fo Paateatdof & Juet verdict. [ bave no oubt that the ugposltion otured by utlemen iu Congrevs 10 the bill proc conscientioue b alio » fact which leadinz e oadivars 10 the power they wheld i the justice of their cause. lu thia revpect Ui upponenty of tha weasura render, i oy opiu- iub, A VERY DAD SERVICE to the respective candidates whoas lnterests they weeus to have at beael, 1€ tue Conference bif should be defeated, Las sure the party responat- Ble for the defeat would slak undur thu” diatiuat of the peophe, Tt 14 ueclees for thew to rgue how under tae Constitution the vore should b comnted in the absonco of ezlelstion, fur here (4 leginlativn sropured o throw thew upon thele recora. They have o yotu for or agalnet (b Uere fs a methed oilered thews by which they ¢an glvo the evuntry wliat 1¢ above all necds, —a President whose titlo s above dispate, and wto will be clothed with that worsl authority. which the bighest Execative oljce In_a_republic tan usyur 1oev without danges to the whole body politic. That wethod they have 10 8cCeDL OF Teject. A3 TO FOPCLAR BENTIMENT with regand to the Conference Lill, I cam only - judgo from my s undiage. Jo this community Thore secms to be scarcoly aby difference of oplo- fon. Awmong lepublicans as well as Democrats the fecting in favor of she Biil 1s overwhelmiug, There r:hpwbll#y 8 fow sxceptions, mu)l’nu ot seen them From wy correspondence, 1 con- ‘almilariy sttvng ia 0ter cluds thal the feellus 1s e, S '),;-_____.,____.___,_.-__d / SYICE FIVE CENTS, . -~ Atern citles, althanch efforta lumhbfi" G £0and there mainly by the Actl °"' +ake 8 4hOW of A oppoanion o Soiclaar 2. i MASSACHUSETTS, ¢ BOSTOX INDORSES THE PLAN, 1 ' Fpecial Dispatch 10 The Triduns. 5 BosToN, Mass., Jan, 2%.~The meeting fa Feneull Jall at noon to-day, to express the ap- proval of the cltizens of Hoston of the plan proposed by the Joint Committeo of Congress in respect to the Presidency, wasan Immense' gathering, entirely barmontous, and very earn- * estin fts enthusiasm, A committee to srrange for the meeting was appofated lost. Saturday st | the Merchants Exchange. Yesterdag [t yas an- * nounced for to<day noon. Tho names of no - apcakera were published. It was mot even known who would presile, but at the appoiuted hour the hall was flled with an eager sad expectant sudlence, The Hon. Ienry Lec, a well-known Republican and friend of Gov. Andrew, called the meeting to order, and read. the of officers. The Hon, Frederick C.' Prince, Becretary of the National Demooratic Cammlttee, and recently elected Mayor, was chosen Prealdent. Tho st of Viee-Presidents Includes the names of Gov. A. i1 Rice, Otls Narcross, Edward Everett Hate, E. R. Mudge, Gen. George 1. dordon, J, It Cogswell, Preste dent of the Massachusetta Sennte, J, D, Long, Speaker of the: Houee, Peleg W. Chaodler, B, F. Nourse, Alpleus Ifards, Georga K. Richr ' ardson, W. W. Clapp, of the Baston Journal, #od E. F. Waters, of the Advertiser, all Republicans, and such Democrala 1 Charles Francls Adams, ex-Mayor Cobb, Rod- ert C, Winthrop, Leverett Saltonstall, ex-Got. Gaston, Charles G. Green, Charles Levl Wood- ¥.. Goodrich, of the Boston Port, spd . The limnkcm also represented hoth . # Mavor Prince, Willlam Gray, and Pat- A Cotling having supported Tiiden; E, R - Mudge, Henry 1), Tivde, and Gen. Gordon hat. | iug supported ilayes. The utmost. harmony of - &pirit prevall Not 2 word was sakd on either hand at_whiell the other party could take of- 0 ‘The audience was very evenly dividedin political gympathy, as was’ shown by chioers it the mentlon of the names of Tiden amd Huyes, The «peakers alt agreed that the oot #loh was o critical one, and that It was the duty of every cuod citizeu to put asido his partisan. sldp and suppurt those measures which would rive peace to the country and seftle the great dispute In & way which was at once falr, hon- oruvle, and Jawinl. The speakers on cach eide cxpressed thelr conviction that the proposcd scheme wan entirely fair, und phdged thome selves without rescrvation to ublde by the declefon which this proposed tribunal might make. There was but one splrit In wraturs and aud ence, and it was such a political mecting as woulld s weck ago have seemed im- o possible to hold In Boston. The reselutlons were adopted unanimotsly with great cheering, The more important Tes- olutions weru the following: Zeeolved, By the citizens of Boston, in Fanenll a1 aseembicd, that the thapke of this people be Aeudered o the' Commition of the iwo Houscs of Lungress for their able, impartlal, and snccewsfnl edorts to pre=eat for 1he cunsideration of Con- gresn s plan which should commend (trelf to the Intell:gence aud judgmeat of the peopls of the country. Reavlred, ‘That the plan !fluenttfl by the Come mittec, infte spirit and Ha provislons, haa one cordinl appeoval, att we earnently request and ads vine our Senators and Riepresentatives to give to it thelr carnect support. Resolrut, That tho provisions nviting dre Judges of the bupreme Caurt of the United States to {t upen the Commieslon cspecially commends iteelf 1o our Jndgment, 1t ecemn wise 10 invoke the opinion “of “membera of this dietinguishod brapchof the Governmunt a8 to the law which shiould gavern npon the facts to be {nquired inta, 10 thio enid that outr Government may bo A govern. X et of 1awe. and not & gorernimens of men. ¢ Tesolyed, Thist we revard tha plan proposed as entitled to the cordiul approval uf tha whole peo- ple e emincutly wize, a_tending to allay cxcita- i i JOWA. i THE BURLISATON BOARD OF TRADE. ~ port rick =N tent and ta reature confdence, and to put lata active cmployment the mdustry'and enterprise of the land, now waitin.sta be saxured of thosmicable - adjustuunt of thi question, and. beyond all, 8 & uew Hlostration of tho strength of our Goverp. ni:_m of the peoplt by the people aud for the peae # < Speciat Dispatc (o Tha Teibune. : BureivgTON, la., Jdan. 24.—By previous an- nouncement the Board of Trade of this city beld ameeting this morning fo conshier the pending - ulll for the adjustment of the diffurences sris- * uiz durdnge the countlng of the Electoral votes, The attendunce was very large, all the leading ¢+ industries und mercantile Mnea belng represent- «d, aud thuse present wero undivided in thelr commendation of the proposed plan. The Com- mittes to draft resulutlons was composed of James Putmian, head of the Orchard City Mills, prominent and pronounced Republican, Thom. « as Dunean, representing o leading lumber and waw-mill fnterest, and E, Chamberlin, onc of ost extensito wholcsale grocers of the clty, snd an sitive Democratle partisan during the Jast campalygn, They reported in substance the followl:g resolution? esolied, ‘That the plan for the adjustiment of gicaltlen Involved ju_counting the Blectoral wa reparted by the Cangressioual Jalnt Com- meets uur hearty approval, and, in vlew of dhe gréat faartance (0 the busthees Interests of 1heconntry of an early settlement of the question, itls earneatly huped that the raine will b adopted. LZiegnlced, THAU caples of thnse rewlutions furnislied fo ltepreruntative McCrary of this din. trirt, Ami Fenators Aflison and Wright of thle Ktate, with the requast to lay (hem beforo Congress n; expreaning this views uf 1hu businees men of this clty, PENNSYLVANIA. IN PIULADELPRIA, PiLApELEAA, Jan. 3, —The Board of Trade s udopted a reeolutfon Leartily approving the Conareeslonsl Comtittes's plan for settling the Presidentlul guestion, HARRISBURU, annisnene, Pa., Jan, S4—A large meeting of clilzens, the Hon, Francls Jordan presiding, was hehd §n the Court-llouse to-nlzhe, at which resolutions strongly indorslug the report of the Joint Committes of Congressan the Electoral question were adopted. 1anniasLRg, Pa., Jun. 2—[n tho Senate to- night u resolittion fndorsing the plan of the Cougreastonal Jotnt Comwitteo for the sottle- ment of the Presidental question was offerod, and referred to the Commlttee on Fudes tutfons by a vote of % to16; all the Republivaus but oue votiug tor thie reference. o A e e i P e s s “ VARIOUS, SOLID AGIN' IT, Bpecial Dispateh t2 The Triduna, CrevaLann, O, Jun. 23.—Th representative Republicans of tatscity held a meeting to-night to alikeusa the proposed compromnise scheme for counting the Electorul vote, The fecling agalnat the meusure was stroug ond nantmous. Bpeeches were mada by & number ot prominent businessmen,afl inoppositiontothebill. The fol- luwing resolutlon sas unasimousty adopted and telegraphed to the Ohlo Seastors and Repre- sentatives at Washington: Jicsolced, That tye acheme for counting the Flectoral vote asreprted e Joint cnmnfi{:ua vy f Copgress sppeare to us plsinly witbous s Coneiibutlgu, 1BJhdicions Inwhate v It ¢ e S (£ 2 o ey s L1 49 coi ered, and fraught with the e biles. e are iy 480 ok Lerunly opposed (0 1t ‘The Cleveland Rupublicans bave not been sa - earnest aud unaniuouy upon any pational quese tlon sitco the War. RICUMOND, VA, 1 70 the Weatern Asmclates Press. RicaxoND, Vi Jun. H.—lusness Andg‘r:r fesslonal men ol this vity, at & weetiug lass night, upproved of Edmunds’ bill, but 8 caucus ol Couscrvalivo leghtators decined b luexe pedient to fnterfery fu the Prestdential dirtie culty, i 2 BT. PAUL, MINN, % 87, Pavr, Minn,, Jon. 23.—At the evenlog session of tho Senate this evening, that body passed @ resolution urging Congress W adupt the plun of tle Col stoual Jolut Commitics for settliug the Presldcanial queation. 1 B R s InpuwaruLis, lud., Jun. Z—The. of Trade to«dsy passed resolutivos (avorlug the adoption of the Compromtsa bill by Congress, MILWAUENE, iy apuich §0 The Triduns. 5 MiLwAvKER, Juu. u-lnunno:n with tha. most prowluent busiess men of the city ontho - pasect Ce bill show & steoug {ee! FEme et tho HIL O about tweuty men of paries bus vwo, opposed W bl T Hike