Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1877, Page 1

VOLUME XXXI PIANOY, STEINWAY'S DOUBLE VICTORY. STEINTY, ONS have been decreed the supreme IONERALL ATHOF HOSOI ASD O Akl ot 4y Flans dlariey ok {he AL hOnars beatnwix N B ulal Kanibtilon. no bEher DTARO ¢XRIVLOY ATiNG Tece{ved more than ans_medal and one diploma. To the Mosars. STEINWATY rmll{ hias heen accorded by the wnanimotis verdict of the judges, he highest degren g'ucellfi;\:e o 4 their siziesd” as ahown by the fol- ing ocial reror of the BTRINWAT exhibit of jrand, Sqnare, and Uprighi Planos, viz: ** For gre: 0 ateit coneert capacity fn Grand Planos, s alko highcst uegres of nxcellence In all thelp styles of iamos. viz: Largest volume, purity and durailon of ne, And extraordinary carrying capacity, with precis jon and durshiilty of mechanlam; aiso novel dianosition of the strings and construction and bracing of the metal S After ulu. the rapurt minntely deseribes and indorsen {pal and most valuahie of BTEINWAY'S '&f‘r'#{g'fi' [pveattons, which Have mado FTRERTEN The Standard Pianos of the World. BTEINWAY & BONS belng_tha anly Plana makers ‘who inanufacture ** every portion ** of the Instrument, includimg all the metal parts, were honored with an ad. dittons) Medal and Diploma of Merit for ** the anrprsa. 1ng excellence ™ of their Machinery Hall exhidlt, upon thq following unanimous oficial report of the sane Judges: ““These articles of composlte metal show the highast ‘gnuun of finish and wml\lnlh(p, snd the rne‘nefl rmness and uniformity of metal structiire.a sieei-like sad sounding anality, with s iensfie llrcnfilh exceeding SO0 pounds per Kuire centimeter, &8 demonatrate by actul teats, The full metal frames, of crpola shspe, postess An usled degtes of resistance, permitting & ‘yastly increased tenajon af atrings withont the siightest donger of hreak or erack in sald metul frames, tharehy conniderably (HC‘rl-llnl the vibratory powers snd aug- menting 1he lasting quslitics of thelr Instruments, Fiae7 GoLd MEnaL or lioxon, PAnis, 1P67. ¥iner Prize MenaL, Loxpon EXnUsITION, 1861, piiiroUNLIITEDS GUARANTER WITH EVERY £ Tilustrated Catalogues matled free on application, LYON & HEALY, GENFNAL NORTHWESTERN AGENTS, Btate and Monrooe-sts. CHICAGO. COAL. J. L. HATHAWAY, Coal Dealer, MAIN OFFIUH AND DOOK: Cor. Marke! and Randolud-5t. Offfee and Dock, Ko, 1 North Markst-at. Offios and Dock, No, 287 Archer-av. Office and Yard, No, 721 West Laka-at ‘Branch Office, No. 146 LaBalle-at. Blosaburg, Briar Lackswanna Coal of all lltel‘ , and Erle, delivered promptly and in good or« der to all parts of the ¢ity, Main'Ofice and Docks connected by telegraph, Insuring prompt delivery to all parta of the tllfi. witbont extra charge. Also dry Traverso Beech and Maple Wood. Orders from city or connlryw’lll receive prompt sttention. lid Coal by the car-load at market rafes. KELLEY, MORLEY : & CO. Mave, UNDER COVER, all slxes of thelrsaperlor LACKAWANNA COAL ‘Which they can deliver clean and free from mow r ice. Wholeaste and retall, at lowest market rates Aleo Briar Hiil, Main Office: 97 WASHINGTON-ST. ACOIDBI;i‘ INSURANCE. ACCIDENT TIOKETS ASHTABULA. $12,000.00 for 83.45! Four persons Lllled nt Ashtabula held insare ance tickets for 83,000 each ln tha RAILWAY PASSENGERS ASSUILANCE CO. OF MARTFORD, CONN. CARH ABSRET $4785,000.00 LOSKSES PAID, 326,000,00 TICKETS POR SALE AT ALL PRINCIPAL RAILROADS AND INSURANCE.OFFICES. JAMES G, BATTERSON, | CHARLES E. WILLARD, . Presidont. Hacretary, r.ni]buuifi:lifi._»fi_ BISHOP HELLMUTH COLLEGES, . LONDOX, ONTARIO, CANADA. Afford the highost utellectual and Chrlatian edu- catlon 1o the sonaand daughtors of gentlemen at vufi‘mndanu charges. o Collegtes arc ono mile apart, and are both suppited with an Kuropean teache: HELLMUTH COLLEGE (BOYS), $250 por annum, Including all charges, HELLMUTH LADIES' QOLLEGH, $350 por annum, Reductlon to clergymen, Yearly scholarships on very advantageous term, DPgndpll and Chaplain —Rev, H. F, DARNELL, Missouri School of Mldw-lfer‘f._— Auatomy, Physiology, Midwitery, Dise: ‘oraen 8ad Children taugh cally atbedalde (n Muternlt, Pt Bl bl Bec., 33 h T Mo, ble ataff of experienced resident OFT] NARNY, OPTIUIAN, Tribune Tutlding, Tine Bpectacies sulted to alt sights on scieating prin- clyles, Upors and ¥icld Glasscs, Telescopes, Micro- scopea, Barometers, dc, DISTILLATION, Waated §ituation st s frss-cless distitlery whers goods 278 it Dy coninaons. Gl ation, o e ehaoy ot the e.lumn and do the dry o private kauking an Iating (Lo Can 5(«- the verx Deat uf_refer- e aatovility, ste. Address 1. WUODKUVF, vare b Market-st., Chicago, Burglar-Proof Safe Wanfed, Sultadla for vault, in exchange for Fire and Burg- 185 ¥a1a of 1ho Bess maake; iz, 0 by 48 Inches, Haraiar S a barseds BT Ih, WALKEN & a ala. fi‘:‘-"‘ :: nl.l":lu gulldlng, corner Doarbora snd ~_FOI BALE. FOR SATH. . Valuable Y{otel l'rogorty at - Cape May, N, J. SERTOTIN HOTEL W g e 1s offered for salo._ Forinformatlon sd- ', DU DARRY, 333 Bouth Fouri'sk., Pulladelphls. WINTER HESORTS, L WINTER RESORT, TH] _IV‘LV“OBI HOTE! Nasssu. Bahams ML YAk ITom A HoTRL, | d A% 1B R oon S T oo e COMMON SENSE TILUSS, COMMO SENSE TRUSS VICTORIOUS arer the whole world. ploma awarded at the Greatest Industrisi Exhibition 3edal and Di- the world has ever known. nial Reporton Awards: For originality in nsc of tho mechanical arrange- ment for sccuning proper place and permanency of position to the Pad, and direction of the retaining force of the Spring. For excellont workmanship and qnality of mate- rials, Atneas for the purpose intended; cheapuess and durability, Aporoval of Judges of Awarda: C, B. Wurrr, M. D,; W. Reotst, M. D., Sorg,-Cen. Sazony; Dr, Enxar VoxFrtzecns; J. I Tnonvsox, A. M., L D, Adapted iy the United Btates Government and ceun- tries In Furope for Foldlers and Peustoners, as the best in the world. Burgeons all recognize the fact, ft 15 the only Trusa that poritively cures Rupture. Dr, Patker gives pere somal aiteotion to adjusting: cXperfence of hftcen years. and guaranteen satlefaction, Manufactured by BARTLETT, BUTMAN & PAR- RER. offica A State-st,, Chicago. Elastlc Stocking one of our rnecialties, MABY NIZOW. The Natlonal Association of Fanclers will hold a Daby Show in the Exposition Dullding MONDAY and TUESDAY of next week, from 2 to b o'clock in the afternoon, The following liberal prewiums will bo offcred: " Fortha handeomest and healthiest-looking hoy or girl baby over 6 months, and nnder 18 months of age: mn'f"rdm. Solid Stlver Cup. Value. 25,00 Becond Prize, Gold Coln....... . 10,00 Same, over 18 montha and under 3 years of ago: Firat Prize, Solid Stlver Cup. Valu +++$356,00 Becond Prize, «old Coln... . 10.00 For the handsomest and healthiest-looking pair of twins over 6 months and under 18 months of ago: !&ut Prize, Handsomely Carved Black Wal- nut Child's Donble Bedstead, Valuv.....$25.00 Becond Prize, Uold Col 10.00 o Unitca States Centene TP fame, over 18 months and under 3 years of age: First and secoud prizes samo as above, For the fineat dllr_‘hy of children of ono birth, not less than triplels, under 3 yoars of ago: GoldColn.eirene sorernnnren ++.825.00 'The judging will be done by balluts. The chil- dren recelving the highest number of votes willre- cuive tho prizes, Comforiable quarters will bo provided for the littlo ones. No entry fes charged, N Entrics recelved up to Manday noon, Feb. 10, by C. J. WARD, Eecn-urf Rxposition Bullding. 3 WATUHES, WATCHEN. ‘We are offering Spooial Bargains in Fino Watchos, and many articles in the Jewelry and Silverware De- partmonts, at about HALF -z PRICES. E.V.RODDIN & CO0., Fake and Clark-sts. “North German Lioyd, ‘Thesteamersof this Company will rall ever; Sote, . day from Drewnen Pler. fooh 0f Thirdst., Jlotolees, tates of =] New York to Bouthawpion, bt IR aad remen foat sabln, 811 asconl ? Iyie " B0 ST & oo™ or padsage s s app 2Bowling Green, New Yorks — T T e O Great 'Western Steamshlp Line, popg I e Yotk to Dritel (ngiand) ires. AnavoN: 8 SR Cabin passagu, 87 1n '$431 Biecrauy 830, EXCuraib tokats, $1a01 [7anald Bicerage. sorhomie £ A W T G g e ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE, Pl ot st 11 cr No. 43 North fitver, oot Yor partlettary o LOU IS DE BINAS, Keent, 53 i\ F. Clark-st.! 53 rowaway, M. ¥, or W . WIITE, 6 Clark-st ANCHOR LINEMATL STEANERS New \’::k and ‘flllllm.;‘w‘)A g .' S8 . AL M , dam AR o I, or' Londonderry, aleerage, 635 IN ORK TO GLARGOW, {IVELPUO] "'rnm}.\s-ri'l Mo fl\)lvémh‘uuur.m 0% b BTATE OF KKV A T b. 2 b'l".\:[‘li O VAN y firer'a Gabing, 800, €41 und Lo necuinpindar Ieiurn Wekets, K110 to 8123, curre Bece hiu, $43. icturis Tlekets, £t Ktecrago at lo siea. " Abpiy 10 AUSTIN, HALDWIN & C0., d \\'A‘f 124 Washiuglon-st., Chicago, " AMERICAN LINE. PHILADELPHIA AND LIVERPOOL. Cabln, lntormediate, and sieornge passago AT LOWEST RATES. Geners] oftice, 138 La Salle. raer Madleon, PETER WRIGHT & SONS. Guneral Agenta. NATIONAL LINE OF STEAMSIHPS, New York 10 Queenstown and Liverpool. ENGLAND. Febual. 1141 | 8EALS THE QUEEN, Mar.4 75808 | EGY P FOR Lo March 10, 1 p.m. A OREECE. ws00ue0 . Feb, ud ot 1 p. i, Tickets at reduced rotes. Bieersgu tickal $2 cury feogr, Drattator S1and upwards oa Great Hrlcalis asud reland. Apply to P, B, LARSON, 4 Bouth Clark-sl. e ————————————— Fi Af ;lfl 8 per cent loans on aprroved cliy real estate mads. v FURANCIS B, PEABODY & 174 Dearbo: HMATS AND FURN, now recciving the Gnrlnr Btyles of Men's llate, Furs of overy kind clostng ont at J. 8. BARNES & CO., 70 Madlson-sl. TO REN] TO RENT, d B00T g4 140 SLate-aL., With tse of elavator, L}?‘;;’:fi:u pnx:;fiuw A b C. BOUNSAVELL. CHICAGO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1877—TWELVE PAGES. PANTH. PANTS Made from the follow- ing well-known Cassi- meres, EQUAL in every respect to Custom Work: Conway Mills - $3.50 Kent Mills -+ - - . $3.50 Flba Mills - - - $4.00 Mason Mills - - $4.00 Dudley Mills - - $4.00 Rock Mills - - - $4.50 lockanum Mills New England Mils - $4.50 $4.50 If on examination and comparison these goods do mot prove satisfac- tory, BRING THEM BACK AND GET YOUR MONEY. GOLDEN EAGLE, 136 & 138 Madison-st., and 144 Clark-st. NEW PUDRLICATIONS. “TIIE NEW MONTHLY. THE MAGAZINE OF AMERICAN HISTORY,. 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The Chie Gleaographlc As- ] 161 LaSalle-st., will fu; reporters at all for dsy or evenlng work. \"gll T4 10 & sleaogrepber 1o the timae o Your time La woeth §4 8 day 1 will pay tats ten jo Wiitlag oas. Jou. SETTLED. That Rutherford B, Hayes Is to- Be the Next - President, And William "A. Wheeler the Next Vice-Pres- ident. Such Is the Effect of Yes- terday's Decision by the Tribunal. Louisiana’s Vote to Be Counted for Hayes and Wheeler. The Decision as to. Eligibility Settles the Oregon Case, If an Elector Is Qualified When He Casts His - Vote, ’ Previous Ineligibility Does Not Invalidate His Elector- al Vote. Justice Bradley Sustains Hiz Po- sition by Sound Law and Sense, The Report to Be Presented in Joint Convention To-Day, And the Vote of Louisiana Will Be Counted Monday. Mr. Hewitt Gives Assurance of a Gratifying Char- acter, The Democrats Will Accept the Result as in Honor Bound. How the Decision War Received in Washlngton, New York, and Elsewhere. Senator Kelly, of -Oregon, Makes ‘o Lamo and Leaky Statement, VICTORY. TIE NIGHT PREVAILS, Bpecial Dispatch 1o The Tribune. Wasinaron, D, ., Feb. 16.—Vlctory at last. The will of the Ameritan people, unmistakably declared at the ballot-box In November, has been thwarted by corrupt and designing mon, and some have feared that It would he defeated. Fear brouded over tho present, and uncertatnty appeared to enwrap the future, until the Demo- crats, llushed with apparcot sticcess, moved the referenco of cerialn dlsputed questions to an Elcectoral Commilssion. They declarced that If this referonce was not made, civil war with all fts horrors would ensue, and that the strife would penctrate futo every househald In the tand. . Some of the Republicans were carnestly opposed to the proposed Tribuual, but the ma- Jority adopted It, and it was placed upon the statute-book. It recelved the spproval of EVERT DEMOCRAT ON TRE JOINT COMMITTER which framed it. It was approved by the Dem- ocratle caucuscs of Sepators and Representa- tives, and It recelved a majority of the Demo- cratic votes iu cach Houso of Congress. Repre- scntative Howitt, of New York, who was Til- den's right-hand man during tho recent polit- fcal campalgn, and was to have been his Beero- tary of State had ho beon clected, went to New York to submit the draft of the bill to tho chlef, and came back with his indorscment. Jlowitt thenmade s speoch on the proposed play, in which ho sald: - “It fa alleged on the Repubilc measure to make Tilden Pre Democratic sida that it is & messure 1o make llayes Proside Cun & ]Lf!l ¢ tribnto be paid tuthe ab. soluto falences of this loglalationy "For wyself I frankly declare that [ dq not kuvw and have not sllowed inyself to wpealato ou tha result, except that both candidstes CA‘ ot cume in; thet the one 'Wiho has been lawfully &fectea will be lnaugurated; and that, while thu daogers of civil war will thus be avorted, tha Constitutiog, and the respect for it 1u the popular mind which is cuseutial to the pres- ervulion uf that groat charter uf our rights snd Hb- erties, will not by weskened or destroyed, ‘When the Electoral Commission decided, after hearing long arguments from eminent counsel, that Congress could pot go beblud the legitts mate returns from Florids, some of the Demo- cratic Representatives MADE WRY VAUES, while otbers expressed the hopes that the deci- slon vo - the Loulslana returus would be more favorable to thein. David Dudley 1Held alone Insulted the Commission by declaring tho Jioust of Represcntatives wus eatitled to no respect, as unsound in morals as it {s unfounded (u lawsnd mischicvous Ia {ts consequcnves., As so0u as tho Commlssion had locked the door of thelr consultation room, st 10 o'clock this mornlng, the debate on the Loulslans vase begag and lasted coutipuously to 4 o'clock fn the afternoon, the hour sgrecd upon yesterdsy for & vote on the prellminary question of evi- dence. Beuator Mortou spoke first, and was followed by Messrs. Thurmnan, Gagfield, Bayard, Edmunds, Hunter, snd Hoar in the order named. Bythoithao Hear had dafshed it was after 8 o’clock, aud Judgo Bradley had not yet spoken. Al tho Intercat CENTEKID UPOX JIM. Every one recogulzed that ho beld fn bis hands the whole power of making the President, and that upon the words be was then to speak do- peaded the settlement of the great controversy, Judge Bradloy spoke for about ten minutes, sud then read for balf an hour from manuscript b had prepared last night, He aald that in ro- gard to the question of eligibilisy he bad quall- fled somewbat his first opinions. When the Florids case was argued ho had not fully ex- amioed the question, and not baving entirely made up his mind a5 to ths effect .of the disqualiication of sa Elector o the date of the clection, be thought sido that ftlsa ent, and on tho’ it well testimohy should he taken fn order that the facts be fully established, and further sreuments, if necearary, might be made. In considering the oucation since, he had come to the conclusion that the clause in the Constitu- ti6n providing that no man shall be appolnted an Elector who s an United States officer as only a varsing form of statement of the require- ment prescribing qualifications for Senators or Representatives. In the latter case the Conatl- tution etates that no man shall be s Senator, etc,, but It has always becn held that, if dls- qualified at the time of his election, he cannot bo excluded if big becomes qualificd WUEN HE PRESENTS HIMAELY to take his seat. Judgo Bradley therefore con- cluded that if an Elector was eligible ot tho time the Electoral College met his vote was in sccordance with all the demands of the Consty tution. In the case of the two Louisiana Electors, Levisce and Brewster, he said there was no sliegation that they were not qualified at the time they were chosen ta fill the vacancies caused by abscuce, Therefore there was no necessity of taking evidence to prove what was immaterist 1f proved. As to the Electors nlleged to be disqualitied by the Btate Constitu- tion for holding Btate ofices, Judge Bradlev maintalned that » State could not impose CAUBE OF DISQUALIFICATION fn addition to those prescribed by the Feders) authorities, and that it was manifestly contrary 1o a proper Interpretation of the Constitution to hold that the United States was to be deprived of the services of eminent citizens of a State nolely because the State had recognized their ability by selecting them to Ml her own ofiices. The position taken by Judge Bradley and by the other Republicans in reapect to alleged differences between . the Florida casc and the Loutslana case, growing out of the allegationsof fraud and forgery In the latter, was that there were no substantisl differerices in the cases as presented to the tribunal. In each the certifi- cate of the Governor was regular in form and based upon the authoritative declaration of the Canvasalug Board. An attempt mnade by the Democrats to argue that there was no evidenca that the - vertificate of the Governor was based upou tho decisfon of the Returning Board was met by reference to tke certificate of the Sceree tary of State ACCOMPANYING TOE RETURNS That officer certifies that the Governor's cer- tifcate s In accordance with the report of the Returning Board ou flle In his office. The Democrats maintain that the returns themselves should have been produced before the Commls- slou, but to this the Republicans reply that the Commission was bound to accept the certificato of the Bacretary of Stato as true In tho abseuce of any testimony fustdo the papers themselves to tho contrary, * A vote was taken ut 4 o'clock on the question of admittiog cvidence, and it was de- cided in the ncgative—yseas, 7; naye, 8 —the wusual party vote. Both Demo- crats “end Republicans agreed after’ this that there was nothing to do but to declde the mala question at once, whith was accord- ingly done, and a resolution was sdopted by the eamne vote declaring that the return ot the Hayes Electors was valld aud BIOULD NE COUNTED. A commilttee, couslsting of Messrs. Miller, Bradley, and Hoar, ivas apoolnted to preparca report, Mr. Hoar being put fu the place of Ed- munds, wlio was ou the correspondine commit- tee in the Florida casc, on account of the filness of the latter. The report, s presented and slgncd by the eight agreeing Commissluncrsthis evoning, {8 very simllar to that in the Florida case. THE DECISION ANNOUNCED. ‘The Electoral Commissiun announced its de- clafon not to recelve any testimony {u the Lou- islanu caso shortly after 5 o'clock this afternoon, When It udjourncd yesterday it was with the understanding that the discusston in private scasfon would continuo untll4 o'clock to-day, and that s vote should then be taken oo all ‘pending resolutions.* As that hour approached a crowd consisting of politiclans, journalists, Beuators, Represcntatives, and others, drawn thither by thclr futense interest in the great question to be decided by ths Commission, or by idle curlosity, hcgnn to gather In the cor- ridors adfoluing the Bupreme Court-room, and to block up the passagewsys leading from It to the Benate Chamber. For more than an hour noinklng of what was golng on within the closed doors could be ohtalucd by thosa who Im- patiently waited for thelr opening. Nomember or ofiver of the Commission come out, aud NO BIUN WAS GIVEN 3 from which the results of its deliberatlons conld be conjectured. Itwas an hour of most anxlous walting, und, s the crowd increased fn dimenslons when tho Scnato ‘and House ad- journed, and extended even into the lobbles surrounding the Benate Chamber snd out into the rotunda, filling evcn the Intter, almost every ono who passed through the narrow way kept open by a scoreof speclal policemen was questioned in vain for uews. Finally, at sbout s quarter past 5, an order was given to open the doors, The CROWD CLOSED 1N AROUND TUENX in splte of the cfforts of those whose business It was to guard them, and when the counsel passed into the Supreme Court room to recelve tho orders of the Cowmlssion, many others who had no tickets succecded In gaining entrance; also, the veporter's gallery was filled in an {ncredible short spacc of tlme, and when order had been restored the presiding Justice directed the clerk of tho Conitnlasion to read the several resolutions upon which votes had been taken, aud anuounco the resuit of each. Perfect sllence relguod iu the court-room s one after another of the propositions made by the Democratic members of the Comnmission to wdinit evidence on onu or another of the dis- puted points which hud been raised was road, und the voto upor it snnounced. TUR DEMOCKATS LOST HOVE when they learncd the result of the first of these volcs, ¥or some unkuown reason they. had been vonlident during $he whole day that elthcr Edmunds, or Hoar, or Judge Brudley, would vote In ‘favor of adwmitting evidencs on une of these polnts, but when they saw that the ‘vote stood us fn the Florids vase, 8 tu 7, and realized that the Commis- slon bad divided {u sccordauce with the political sympathies of thy members, they kucw tbut they had pothlug more to hope for, The He- publicans whio lyul been unable to conceal thelr unxiety feltas thougha great losd Lad been Utted from thelr shoulders, and they COULDN'T HELP BUT ¥IIOW THIN in tholr countcnances. Al other questions that hud been settled by the Comnissiou wars pro- lmtoury. 'Ube declsivns in the Florlds cuse were encounsgiug tu the Kepublicans, and oqually depressing to the Democrats, bocsuse tho latter bad eutertaiued #reat hopes that tha Jaw ju the case vt Floridu was on their side, and that it might be so de- clared by the Commisslun. In the Loulslava casu they depended imorv upon the. equitles, but oven when Florida had been declded aguinag them the Democrats, though temporurily dis- couraged, stil hoped that the new points which thoy raised ugaivet the legulity of the returus from Loulslaus imight bo faverably cunsidered, aud might turn the scale in their favor, ‘To-night the Democrats have give upall hope. The taw which thoy thought might be intere preted io thelr favorin the Loutsiana case was turnod aguinat them- fu tho decision upon the Floriaa returas, and . 4 TS LisTATRAW . at which they csughs bas failed them. 8o dis- gusted wero thoy with the rulings of the Com- missfon that they even refused to mw- cept the poor privilege of making an additlonst argumeat of an bour ia lengthou ¢ Chicage Dailp Teibune, the general question of the acceptance of the Hayes returns from Loutslana. The Supreme Court-room was therefore at once closed and the Commission proceeded to the preparation of its report to the joint meeting of the two Houses [ of Congress. PERPECT COURTESY was obeerved In the manner of the Commis- sjoners toward each other during the debate, and it fs stated that thfs has been the case during the whole of the #ecret ressions of the Tribunal. It was natural that strong emotions should be felt as the cone troversy neared iis climax, but these einotions found no vent in either words or manuers that wer: but dignified and polite. In leaving the room to-night one of the Democratic mem- bers sald: * It Was hard work to restrain our people in tho House on the Florida case, and I do wot bellevs we can hold them back now."” This statement was be- Meved by those who heard it to be only a thoughtless expression called out by the bitter disappoimtment felt by the speaker tn common with all the Democrats. dn uite another apirit was the remark o® another Democratie Come missioner, who said that his {ndiznation at the Oregon allair almost made bim forget his dise sppointinent at the decisfon of the Tribunal, THE PROCEEDINGS. INTEREST THEREIN, . Wasnixaton, D, C., Feb. 16.—From 12 until B o’clock this afternoan there was a Jarge crowd in front of the Supreme Court doors, the nura- ber gradually fucreaslng to more than $00. Members of Congress oveasionally mized with the throng awaiting impatlently the opening of the Court-room, wlich did 1iot take place until au bour later than that herctofore announced. Durlug all the afternvon rumors prevalled sbout the Capitol zs to the declsfon of the Commiasion aud the state of the vute. These reports were so contradictory as to be confusing, and therefore did not galn credence, There was much consequent excitemnent. Everybody supposed to have opportunities for ace quiring fnformation us - to the pro- coedings of the Commisslon was surrounded directly he appeared in view, and interrogated by scveral persons at the same time. A nore inquisitive crowd was never be- fore perhaps scen at the Capitol. At b o'clock counscl were sent for, They had been waltlng .for the summons Iu tho private room of the Bupreme Court, and when advided that the Commission were prepared to receive them they entered the court-room in a bedy, 8Some time clapsed before the doors were opeued to meme- bers of Congress and thoss who had tickets of sdmission, and when they wero opened a frantic rusl was made for the Interior, which was soon uncomfortably filled. TUR RESOLUTIONS. Following are resolutions acted upon by the Commission in thelr sccrot scssion, and after- wards reported to the counsel, Mr, Hoar submitted the following: Ordered, That evidence be not received., . er. Abbott offered the following as u substl- ute: JResolved, That evidencs bo received to show thst su much of the act of Loulsiann establishing 8 Returnlug Uoard for that State is unconstitu- llo.:ul. and thy acts of sald}Returning Board ars void, . Thls was rejectod by the followlng vote: YEAB. Ahboit, Fleld, . Payne, DBayard, Huaton, Thurinan=7. Clittord, XATS. Bradley, Garfleld, Aorton, Edmun Strong—8, s, oar, Prelinghuysen, Miller, A Mr. Abbott effered another substituto as fol- ows: Resolred, That evidence will be recelved to show that the Returning Bosrd of Loulatans, at the time of canvamaing and compliing the vote of that Btate At the lust clection in that Ftate, was not lezall constitated under the lnw establishing it, in thi that 1t was composed of four persons of_one polit- ér-\ party, instecd of ve persons of different par ter. Rejected by the same vote, Mr. Abbott then offercd another substituto: Resolced, That the Commission will recclve tes- timony on the subjectof frauds alleged In the apecification of counsel forobjectors Lo certlfcates onoand throe, - " . Rejected by the samo vote. A YOURTIL SUBSTITUTE, Mr. Abbott theu offered 4 fourtn substitutos Resolced, That thd mumon{ tending to show that the so-called Returninz Board of Lonisiana had no jurisdiction Lo canvuss the votes for Eleute ora for President and Vice-Fresident 1s admissible, Rejected by the same vote. o BUNSTITUTE NO. 5. Me. Abbott offered a fifth, which w, by the sume vote, whicli was as follows: Resoleed, That evidenco is admissiblo that state. ments andafidavits purporting tw have been made and forwarded to ‘suid steturning Board, in pure suance of the provielons of Sec. 206 of the Election law of 1872, alleging rivt, tumult, ntunidation, and violence at or near certalu polls, and in certuin parishes, were falscand fabricated, and fargud by certain disroputable persons under the dirvetlon and knowlrdge of eald iteturning Board; that satd Returning Board, knowlng sat atoments and aflldavits to be falew and forted, and that none of such statements and atidavite wero made I the manner of form or within the thau requirod by Juw, did knowlugly, witifully, and frandnicntly fall and refuse to canvass or cumplle mare than 10,000 i;rlnulcut. as s shown by the Cowmissioners of ection. o0, 0. Mr. Hunton offered the sixth substitute, us folluws: Resoleed, T that the votes cast ai rejectod evidence ba recelved to prove n at sald election on the 5th of November last, an shuwn by the returs made Ly the Commissioners of Eloction for sald pulls and voting places fu said State, have never been com- plled nor canvamed, and that sald Returning lfoard never even &vvlcnded 10 complle or cunvass the re- turns by said Commiaioners of Elcctlon, but #aid Returning Board only pretended to canva the returns made by the Siato Supervisors of Ieg- iatration, Rejected by the same vote. A BEVENTH BULSTITUTEZ was offercd by Mr. Bayard, as follows: Resoleed, That no person holdin, trust or profit uuder tho Unlted 8tast be appointod an Elector, and that. mission will recelve avidence lendln}( to prote wald luellF. bility as offered h{ counsel for objectors to certid. cates Nus, 1 and 3, Hejected by the same vote. JUSTICE PIELD offered the clghth und last subatitute, as fol. lows: Raaolrid, evidence {s adigi+eible upon several matters which cocnsel for ubjosturs to uumbers une and thirev of« fered W prove, This was ulso 1ejected by the same vote, sud the question un the originel order, submitted by Hour, came up, vix.: that the evidence of- ferml bo nut recelvad, Mr, Puyue moved to strike out the word Suot,” Rejected by the same vote. . NOT ADMITTED, The vite onths uriginal order was then taken, and it waa adopied by the lotlowing vote: ‘Thst in the opinion of the Comumisslon TRAY, Bradley, Gailield, Marton, Edmunds, {oar, Stroug—8. Frelinghuysen, Miller, havs, Abbelt, Fiell, Payne, Bayard, Nuaton, * Thurmsn—-7. Cliffurd, After the conelusion had becn rmbedglv the Cotnnlsslon, vuunsel wera adnittod, and the above resulutions were vead hd-Lllm Secretary, As svau ns the linsl vote had Dbeen taken, Jus- tice Field moved that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the proceedivgs of the Come mlasion, and it was adopted unian nmml‘. Mr. Hoar inquired of the Chuir whether any of the thue to ‘which couusel were ontitled uu- der order of the Commissivn remained, or whether It bad been extiausted. The Court re- plied that the time fur objuctious to Nos. | and J was exhsusted. On the part of objoctors to certificate No, 3 he belleved ten minutes re- mained, but.the tine had beon substantlslly exhausted, WANT MORE TINE. Mr, Payue moved that ous bour bo given rach side fur ibs respective egunul to sum up tho case. Mr. Jarfleld sald that the ordor bad been al- ready mude that esch side should have four aud a h-{l bours, and that the time should be used a8 they choss in Interlocutory c“Auunm He considered bio ought tu stand ¢n the opder sud should vote against the motivn, Counsel them- selves had not yet asked it. J nd{u kSlll!m-d {nquired if thiey were satlsed to reat their case, Mr, Evarts sald they were satisfied with the case as it stood. Juatio c!::'ll‘flu‘rd asked 1t the opposlog counsel 0 t. Ji ufi:‘(‘m pbell sald they bad nothing to add under the cireumstances, PRICE [2VE CENTS. ' ¥ Commisslon(™ S)bott—I understand you, Jn;lfi;&mnb( o say that the Commidsion ba baye nothing } - ton udfie Cnn! < Ry=Yes, i = Juntlee Clif - J'sald the motlon was thed withdrawn, [ & P C:r&rfi::lg:.n'o:'m l:gml:lo}halluc;ca meme ssion 2 nted !M the report ing 5 ouisians cgse‘ ‘and thal & re-! ess of one <& e taken. % g Commisst:' _ltrong said that the question that had betrt passed upon was the quostion of sdinlssability of evldence, and ho lhoug}l,u they _rln‘?‘:"ogm kv).lz“ Imio(t{lm u;vrllu ul": 0 CAst. 1 motion of Commlssioner Hoar, Commission at 5:30 i WENT INTO SECRET 8E4S103 for consuitation. 2, Commissioner Payne moved that one hour be allowal cach side in which to make arguments by the Comnission, s Commissioner Garfleld ealil thot the order pursued yesterday giving four and n hatf hours 1o each slde to argue the whole ruestion was interrupted by the was then agreed that two additional hours should be given to that question. After that acreement was entered Ioto ft was alsg acreed that counsel might *draw on theld finnl time, and usc it on that interlocutory ques ton if they choose; und they used it up and diacussed the whole question, together with the interlocutory question. The' counscl have not asked for additioual tine, and “§f they had I' should vonsuler that we ouzht to stamd by our order. I shnll therefore vote against the motion of Comnissioner Payne. ' Commlssioncr Morton sald that unless cotns sel deslred it, he shunlil VOTR AUAINST TIE PROPOSITION, ! Ho would not {nvits counsel to argue the quess> tton further. . B, Mr. Evarts rald that his side had argaed the whole questiou fully, and covered the whola merits of the case. They had so cunsidered It durfug the time aHowed them. . The motlon was withdrawn, ¢ Mr. Hoar then moved that the Commisaion g Into secret session for the i ¢ of consulta. tion ou the main question. Adopted, snd thd crowd was dirceted Lo leave the room. FOR LIATES AND WREELEN, Immediately after the doors were closed ‘Bx:xlx‘n‘tor Morton offered the following resolu- Resolced, That the persons nsmed as Electors In Certificate o, 1 were’ the, Tawial Elcclors of th Htate of Loufslana, ond that their votes ars thd . votes provided by tiis Constitution of the United States, and should Lo counted tor President snd Vice-Presideut. A _. This resolution was adopted by a voto of 8 (¢ Ty a8 follows: 5 TERAR, o Edmunds, Frelinghagsen, Dradley, Unelleld, Hoar, Milter—8, Morton, Strong, XATE, Y s’l:.l‘)gll. glyl‘:’d. Ciifford, s e unton, ¥ ayne~7, COMMITTEE TO DRAPT THE REPORT. Justices Millerund Bradley and Representative Hoar were then appointed o committee to drats the report uf tho decislon, with o briel states ment of the reasons therefor, to bo signed by the members agrecing thereln, and to_be trans- mitted tothu joint sesslon of the two Houscs, as required by ‘toc Electoral uct, A recess of sbout one hiour was then taken to afford timo for drafting the report, which, upun the ress- sembliniz of the Commission, was presented, and after being read was algned by Messre, Mile ler, Strong, Bradley, Edmunds, Morton, Fre- llq‘;huyucu, Garlleld, and Hoar, he repurt §8 to the following effcct: ' The Electorsl Commission having recelvd certain certificates and papers purporting to be certificates of Electoral votes of thie tate of Loufsluns, and certaln papers accomipanyins the savia nd objece tlons thercto, report that it hasduly considered the saine, and has declded, and docs hereby decide, that the votea of Wiilln Pitt Kellogs, O M. Drowster, A, B. q}scu Jaffraln, Petor Joseph, * J. 1. Bircn, L. A. Sheldon, and r‘s Marks, named {1 the certhiieate of Willlad' P, Rella:&.'. Gavernor of sald K h votes are certifed by safil -por- fons, ud appears by cerittcates suumitted to the Commirslon, &8 aforesaid, cnd marked Nu. 1bz eald Commisalon und berewlth roturned, nre the sutes provided fur by the Comstltution of tae United States, and that the sume cre luwlally to'he counted us thervin certified, namely, clght votes for Rutherford L, ilayes, of the Stale of G, for President, and eight votes for William A, Whetler, of tho State of New York, for VicePrasident, The Commisslun also ‘deciden and reporta that the eight versons frst bofore-named were duly ap- polated Electors fn and by the State of Loulstana, TUE GUOUND OF ?ils HECINION, stated brivfly, {x substais:aily g follows: " That it {s nut computela 10 go into the evidenca aliundens to the pupcre stwied by the President of thuSenate In tho preso.acy of th two Hoases to prove that other persuis thun those regulurly cortified by the Gavernor of the State of Loaislana In and necording to the dstermiiation and declara, tivn of thelr appointmuut: in ullier words, 1o xo benind the tertificato of the Guvernor, eo forss it It Jounded ‘wpou he action of thi Returnhig oard, The report will nlso state that the Commls- slou could not recive lnf evidence to show that any Elector was fneligible on the Tth of No= sember, the day of the clection, on the ground thut It wus not ‘essentiu) to show that an Eles- tor was cligible on that day so long #s he wus chelble when he” cast his voto in the Electordl College, and the fact appears that the alleged tnedsdnlo Electors, Brewster and Levlsee, were chosen to (11 vacaus cles eaused by thelr own sbsence from the Col- Jere, and there was o allegation of the fneligis Bility ot the time they cast thelr vote. 'The Commisslon remalned in sesston until 9 o'clock, when un udjoursiment to 4 p. 5, to-morrow was ordered. While the Commission was in secret session remarks were mode by Messrs. Morton, ‘Thur- man, Gartield, Bayard, Edmunds, Hunton, Hoar, and lhradley, thy last numed closing the dis- cussion, TOWN TALK. HOW TIE DECISION 18 RECEIVED, 2 Special Dispatch $a The Tridune, 3 Wasninaros, D, C., Feb, 16,—Ths declsion in the Loulsiana cuse §s necepted by everybody as flual and conclusivo of the whols Prestdential vontroversy, and while many of tlre Democrats cannot be suld to be disappointed with it, they ure noue ti less Indigusut. Lhe lobbles and corridors of thu lending hotels wro filled this eveulnz with excited politiciuns, discussing the events of the day, ~‘fbe Republicans, of course, are bighly eluted, Yor the tirst time since the Tthof November they feel us though all doubt of Gov, Hayes' {usuguration had been removed, and so the victory for whivd. they labored so Jong and s0 curneatly, und which has been so turdily accord- ed 1o them, s tinully won, The Demucrate, on the othier haud, are oxcited and indigoant. A fow of then would uudoubtedly be glad to re- surt to the most P! : = EXTREMN MEASUNES g to vrevent the Republicans from enjoyiug their victory, but it 1s doubtful if a suflicient number cun bu rallled for this purpose, Bome of the moderute Democrats even aru very bitter fo ace cuslug the Republicans of bad faithin conuection with the appointment and action of the Cuine tniseion. They say thut it was uuderstood by thoss who frumel the bill, sud by Its principal supportors {n both Houscs that i€ tho questions ut lssue weresubimitted to & Come wisslon that tribuuul should take luto vonsider- ation somw purt of the evidence, st least, upon which they based thelr case, and thuy annouave to:utght thelr determination ab feast to pug upon record ¢ * ) A PROTEST showiog the bad faith of the Iepublican mem~ bers of the Commission fu nut living up ta this agreement. Rumors sre’ u crculution this evendug of Dewocratic gubberiugs sad coufere cuces - fn differont purts of the clty, but it canuot be learncd that any courss of action bas Leen deternmined upon wvseopt perhaps that a roceds shall bo inslsted upon to- murrow, Bome uf the Democruts are openly in favor of viug to uuy weans by which they e Hljbuster wod prevest the annvupcuncnt of the result vf the Presidentisl election betore the 4th of March, sud ous scheme proposcd is 10 pass » bill through the House providivg that Hamilton Fish shall be : HKOENT AD INTERIN, g aod send It to tlic Benate, and then resort to every parllamentary device for the purpossof « tmpediog the further count of the Elcctoral volcs. ‘The excitement {o the Democrstic party to- uight fs not as great as It would bo i Gov, Tils den wis & Uuiversad faverite wooug his political ruled ¢ ’q‘cfldencn you offered, you . er offer of testinony, and 8 * {