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} } CABLE NEWS "(From All Parts of the Old World. ) |THE SOMMERARD AFFAIR An Interrogation To Be Sent to the French Ministry. THE ~ PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. “Money, Money, Money: Coming Home to Pluribustab.” THE LORD MAYOR’S SHOW. Lord Beaconsfield’s After Dinner Talk _ to the World. Lonpos, Nov.'10, 1876. The attention of the London Journals wabout equally @ivided this morning between Earl Beaconsfield’s speech at the Mansion House last evening and the anxious situation in American politics, THE SOMMERARD LETTRR, From Paris I learo by a special telegram that in the French Senate to-day notice of an interpellation to tho Ministry was given in regard to the Du Sommerard aflair, The authorship of that letter is to be thor- oughly investigated, ‘THE ENGLISH PRESS ON MR. TILDEN. The Pall Mall Gazette of yesterday ‘k{ternoon, com- menting upon the Presidential clection in the Unitea Btates, says: —‘* We think it is a craze or a calumny to easert that Mr. Tilden—so distinctively a representa- tive of bnsiness men in the Eastern States—will ex- tend any favor to the crude projects of the inflation- Ists or to the unintelligent dishonesty of the repudia- Monists,” The Liverpool Post says the announcement of Mr. Tuden’s election is well received 10 commercial circics, LORD MAYOR'S DAY. : Sir Thomas White was ycosterday installed as Lord Mayor of London with the usual ceremonies and Fleet street parade. The golden coach and the gilded footmen made the time-honored journey from the City to Westminster and back. For several Years past a doubt has beem dawning upon the metro- politap Englishman as to whether the silly ceromonials which attend the inauguration of a layor are really perpetuated for the purpose of displaying solden’coach and its generally illiterate occupant, or with tho object of affording the Premier, in or out of office, an opportunity to indulge in grandeloquent platitudes in defence of their past policy. If the morn, ing performance isto be called ‘‘Lord Mayor's Show,” the evening’s entertainment ought to be dubbed “The Prime Minister's Frolic.” At the usual banquet given by the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House last night the usual programme was followed, Lord Beacons- Qeld was on hana and made good his opportunity. MY LORD'S EXPLANATIONS, The Earl of Beaconsfield, in response to the toast “To Her Majesty’s Ministers,” made an elaborate speech, in which he explained the efforts the government haa made for the maintenance of peace during the past year. He said in these offorts the government had been guided by the principle of maintaining the Independence and territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire which ‘were guaranteed by the Treaty of Paris, He upheld this principle as best adapted to seouro the peace of the world. He emphatically repudiated the doctrine that the Treaty of Paris ought to be considered obsolete. He recapitulated the events of the past year and stated that the government bad refused its assent to the Berlin memorandum and also refused to give its sanction to the proposals coptained in the Soumarakoff letter because Mt fois that the occupation of Turkish territory would be a violation of the most solomn trentics. The send- Ing of the fleet to Besika Bay insured the tranquillity of Constantinople and showed that the interests of Eng_ land were not to be trifled with. Ho continued:— Trying as events have been during the past ycar, the independence and integrity of Turkey have not been violated and general peace has been upheld. Sa much for the great purposes which tne government proposed to itself Another leading object of the gov- trnment’s policy has been to secure such improve- ment in the condition of the subjects of Turkey as would remove all cause for disturbance whother produced by absolute suffering or parily fostered by scifish agitators. Reviewing the government’s efforts in this direction, Lord Beaconsfield spoke of his bopetulness in the prospects of peace when Servia first showed signs of exbaustion and appeajed to the geod offices of England to procure an armistice. Ho testified to the cordiality and readiness with which Rus- sia acceded to the proposal made by England on that occasion, The hopes then existing were, however, frustrated by the outburst of feeling in England, which pereuaded not only the Servians, but tho friends of the Servians in other countries, that England had sud- “denly determined to abandon her traditional policy. With regard to the last proposal for an armistice, as England bad proposed a month as the minimum pf armistice and as Russia bad herself proposed toree months, the English government considerea the Porte had completely and alequately met its proposal by granting five months, and therefore withdrew trom thé negotiation when the Porte’s offer was retused, but was greatly gratiied that an armistice nad veen at last obtained. He considered the Russian ultimatum unnecessary. Immediately she armistice was agreed to the English government proposed a conference. He thought this conference should not merely consist of the Ambassadors at Con- stantinople, but should be participated in by statesmen who would be likely to have broader and less local views. BRITISH COLONIAL CHANGRS Sir Anthony Musarave, Goyernor of South Australia, bas been transferred. to Jamaica. Colonel C. G. Stra- bam, Governor of the Gold Coast, Africa, has becn transferred to the Babamas to take the place of Gov- ernor Pope Henressy, who is transferred to Hong Kong. ENGLAND'S MAJESTY. Lord Beaconsfield concluded with the following words:—"‘l think 1 am = correct in saying that all tne Powers have now agreed to attond the conference. The Marquis =of = Salis- bury will doubtless do bis best = for the permanent peace of Europe, which all rtatosmen re agreed can be bast secured by adhering to oxisting treaties, He knows that the independence and integ- rity of Turkey will vanish uniess the peopic are placed under @ government which studies their welfare. I am hopeful that in the present temper of Europe we shall be able td accomplish these results without those terrible appeals to war, of which we have heard so much. We have nothing to gain by war. Wo covet no cities nor provinecs, Our proudest boast is that the British Empire subsists as much upon sympathy as force, But if a struggle should come, it must be remembered that there is no country so prepared for war as England, because there is none whose resources aro so great in a righteous cause, and 1 trust England will never em- bark in war except in such cause—n cause which con- corns her liberty or empire. England js nota country which will have to inquire whether she shall enter mie ssecond or third campaign. If sho commences she will not finish until right 18 done.” AN INDIAN CYCLONE, ‘Tho district of Backergunge, British India, in the Bengal Presidency, to the eastward of the city of Cal- cutta, and co@prising a part of the Sunderband and the mouths of the Ganges and Bramapootrs, was rov- aged by a cyclone on Tuesday last. A thousand native house were destroyed. Tho town of Dowlutkhan was sabmergeé by & wave and 6,000 pereons are believed to bave perished. The government has sent relief to the desolated section. ‘THE YAMINE. ‘The Bombay Times of India of yesterday announces that relief works have been established in the Shola- pore district, where the Pioneer on the 6th inst re- ported there were prospects of a famine, and 45,000 ef tho inhabitants have been given employment There ts now plenty of grain in the district. CON SHIPMENTS, The White Star steamer Baltic, which sailed from Liverpool yesteraay fer New York, took gold tothe value of £50,000 and silver to the value of £70,000. The amount of American coin withdrawn on Wednes- day for New York was $255, 000. Four hundred ana fifty thousacd dollars in eagles were withdrawn from bank yesterday for shipment to New York. RUSSIA SEUT OUT FROM THE SxA., The port and the roadstead of Cronstadt are ice- bound and navigation is stopped. The river Dwina is frozen and navigation is closed, The river Neva is also choked with floating 1ce trom Lake Ladoga PROBABLY UNTRUE. ‘The Paris Temps publishes a telegram from Vienna which states that Montenegro, finding herself incapable of maintaining the troops in their present pesition Guring the armistice, has opened direct negotiations ‘with the Porte for a prompt conclusion of peace. RACING IN ENGLAND. THE UIVERPOOL AUTUMN CUP — FOOTSTEP WINS—THE FAVORITE NOT PLACED. be Lonvox, Nov, 9, 1876. The race for the Liverpool Autumn Cup took place to-day at the Liverpool autumn meeting, It brought outa field of twenty-four horses. Lord Wilton’s ch. filly Footstep, with 50 to 1 laid against her in the latest betting, won, Woodlands at 6 tol came in second, and Lord Gowran, at 15 to 1, third. Julius Cmsar, the favorite at 4to 1, was not placed. Footstep ran twice as a two-year old, being third in the Levant stakes at Goodwood, and she won tha Knowsby Nursery stakes at Liverpoolat the November meeting. The followihg is a summary :— Liverroo. Avromn Cur of 500 seva. in specie, added to a hapdicap sweepstakes of 25. sovs. each, 10 ft; second receives 50 sovs. trom the stakes; win- ners after October 25, at twelve boon, of a handicap, value 100 sovs., 5 Ibs., of two such or one of 200, 9 lbs , or of any race, value 400 sovs., 12 Ibs. extra; entrance 8 sove. each (to the fund) it declared by noon on Tues- day next: about one mile and a half; 106 subscribers, Lord Wilton’s ch, f Footatep, by See Saw, out of Sandal, 8 yoars, 5 st. 13 Ibs..... os seceseee M. F, Swindell’s ch. c. Woodiands, by Nutbourne, ‘out of Whiteface, 4 years, Tat, S1DB. esas: Mr. I. V. Morgan’s b. Lord Gowran, by Lord Chiden, dam by Merry Andrew, out of Cordelia, 6 a, 8 st 3 Ibe... ‘he favorite was not THE CUBAN INSURRECTION. ARBEIVAL OF MORE TROOPS FROM SPAIN. Havana, Nov. 9, 1876. Siq hundred and fifty troops have arrived from Spain. WASHINGTON. Great Excitement on the Uncertainty of the Election. FEARS OF TROUBLE AMONG OFFICIALS. Legal Opinions as to the Electoral Vote. The Question of Constitutionality Consiaered. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasuincton, Nov. 9, 1876, Washington, witb its 150,000 non-voting population, bas undergone tully as much excliement over the re- sult of the Presidential election as its mi e franchised peers among the cities of the Union Yesterday it was plunged to the depths of despair, to-day and to-night it is swimming on the hope that Hayes has been elected by ‘at least one majority. Socially Washingson is always profoundly interested in the result of every such elec- tion. The success of the dominant party means bread and butter to thousands of government employés of both sexes; to the lodging house and boarding house Keepers who shelter and feed them, aad fo the tradesmen who clothe them. Politi- cally, therefore, Washington is republican; but it was noticed yesterday that dozens of veteran democrats, blue with the mould of retiracy since the days of Buchanan, emerged hke owls from their concealment and were seen of men again for the first time in sixteen years. They basked happily in the temperary democratic sunshine, unul the couds of the apparent republican —tri- umph again drove them into retirement But with the possibilty of a close vote in the Electoral College and a dispute as to the fairness of the election anew feeling of alarm has taken possession of the people, There is an apprehension of trouble and vio- Jence, The spectre of revolution rises dimly in the background; the sound of the drums of the parading clubs falls upon ears of sharpened bearing; there js an undofined feeling of mischief larking inthe air. Itis remembered that arms were reported to be collecting secretly at Richmond a little while ago, and visitors at the White House reeall the fact that there was an upusual collection of military hats on the President’s hatrack lately. Those who do not sharo these fears of the more timid and imaginative THE NEW INDIAN POLICY. COMMISSIONER SMITH FAVORS THE CONCER- TRATION OF THE TRIBES ON TWO OR THREE BESRRVATIONS—THE LANDS TO BE CON- VEYED TO THE INDIANS IN SEVERALTY. Wasuinctox, Nov. 9, 1876. Commissioner Smith has completed his report on the Indians, and seot it forward, through the Secre- tary of the Interior, for the approval of the President. The policy he advocates is based upon an understanding had with the President, The following, after a full and able argu- ment for a decided policy on Indian affairs, are the principal points of his recommendations :— First—The concentration of all the Indians on a fow reservations. Second—Acceptance by thgm of lands, in severalty. Third—The extension over them of United States Jaws and the jurisdiction of United States courts, The consolidation proposed is recommended to take place on the White Earth reservation, in Northern Minnesvta, and in tho southern part of Wasbington Territory, probably op the Yakima reservation. It it De impracticable to remove the Indians of Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona to the Indian Territory, they might be concentrated at some suitable reservation in either Colorado or Ari- zona. Aathority, by law, should be granted to the Prest- dent to removo the Indians when practicable. Whilo it may be objected to by the present tribes of the Indian Torritory to consent to the re- moval of the Indians of the Northwest, there, it is believed, it can be accomplished after a few years. The Commissioner insists upon a division of the Jand, by allotments in severalty, to tho Indians, and the remainder, not required, to be sold for their benefil, to be opened up to settlement and eivill- zation. Commissioner Smith discusses the whole question boldly. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Department, | Orrice oy THE CmiEF SIGNAL Orricer, Wasminctox, Friday, Nov. 10-1 A M. Probabiiities, For Friday, in the South Atlantic and East Guif States, rising baromoter, northwest to northcast winds, cooler, clear weather, For the West Gulf States, northeast to southeast winds, rising followed by falling barometer, cooler fol- lowed by warmer, cloar weather. For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, Upper Missis- sippiand Lower Missouri valleys, falling barometer, warmer southeast winds and clear weather. For tho lake .region, cooler northwest, back to | warmer southwest winds, stationary pressure and partly cloudy weathor. For New England and tho Middle States, rising barometer, cooler northerly winds ana partly clear weather. The rivers will fall slightly. THE WEATHER YESTERDIY, The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com- parison with tho corresponding date of last year, as in- dicated by the thermometer at Hudout's pharmacy, Henavo Building :— 1875. 1875. 1876, 35 $7, 3 A.M 6AM 50 9 A.M. 48 12 M. 46 Average temperature yesterday. . 4g Average temperature for correspon year... A MUTILATED BODY FOUND. Stratrorp, Ont., Nov. 9 1876. This morning a coffin was found floating in the river at tho cast end of the town, containing the body of a man with bis head cut off, An inquest was held, but nothing Was discovered affording the slightest clew to the identity of the body. Lp CHOIRS OF .TRINITY PARISH. ‘The fourth annual meeting of the choirs of Trinity parish was he'd last night in Trinity chapol, Wost Twenty-fifih street, near Broadway. This fine church was Olled to its atmost capacity by a very fashionable and thoroughly appreciative audience. Four choir: participated in the exercises of the evening. These were:—Trinity church, under the direction of A, H. Messiter; St. Paul's chapel, led by J, H. Cornell; St. John’s chapel, led by G. F. Le Joune, and Trinity chapel, under the charge of W. B. Gilbert, The selections of sacred music sung by the united choirs aided by organ accompaniments covered an ex- tensive programme, and occupied two hours tn singing. Among the pieces were:—A “magnifica” from tho ser- vico in Aminor, by W. B. Gilbert; anthem No. 1, composed by Richard Farrant, who was organist of St. George's chapel Royal, Windsor, in 1564; Ne. 2, by Joremiah Clark, organist of St. Paul’s cathedral, Lon- don, in 1693; No. 3 Dr. Boyce, who was musical eomposer to King George Hl. ; No, 4, by Henry Leslie, of London ; No, 5, by Willam T, Best, organist of Si. George's Hall, Liverpool; No. 6, by Walter B. Gilbert, organist of Trinity chapel, New York, The Rev. Dr. Dix, rector of Trinity church, delivered an address on “The History of Church Musie in the Parish.” He took up the subject at as carly a dato ag 1705, showing that in those days the chareb services were of the most dry and formal kind. The first time that a “Gloria” was sung it gave offenco toa large number ot the parishioners, who petitioned tho Bishop 10 puta stop to the innovation, In 1840 a parish organ Was obtained, some other advances in the right direc- tion were made, and since then boys bavo gone regu. Jarly into training 1n order that grand results might obtained, antil the prosent state of effictency nad heen assure themselves with the recullection that the possible troublo, bo it great or small, cannot extend beyond the limits of the Southern States whose returns are in dispute, For tho democrats to ask outside aid in adjusting a domostie difficulty of this kind would be a stultification of themselves as advocates of the doc- trine of State righta The State is supposed to be supreme in its jurisdiction of its domestic af- fairs and the venality of its public officers, and their betrayal of their official trust in making fraudulent returns of the election would therefore be matters for rectification within the limits of tho State, and by its own people, by methods which they think most proper. This is the argument advanced by those who see no prospect of a national disturbance, A series of interviews, to be presented herewith, will show you more at length the different opinions men entertain of the-possible outcome of the present remarkable sisuation of affairs. Prominent men of both parties, who have heretofore hesitated t express their apprehensions, no longer conceal the fact that no matter which way the Presi- dontial election has gone, provided the major- ity be small, the occasion. of counting the electoral vote for President and Vice Presi- dent by the two Houses of Congress, on the second Wodnesday ia February next, may provea dangerous crisis in our national history. As the matter now ds there is no provision for coanting the electoral vote except that contained in the constitution of the United States, but this is vague and indefinite, . Briefly it says:— ‘That tho votes shall be directed to the President of the Senate; thut he shall tn prosencp of the Senate and House open all tho certificates and the votes shall then be counted. That tbe person having a majority of the whole number ol electors shall be President. The vital question now is, Will Congress at its next session. prescribe by law a more definite mode of counting tho electoral vote, or will that body be con- tent with the system provided by the constitution? If yt is presumed that Congress will take no action, the two houses will meet in joins session. The presiding officer ot the Senate will preside, and will open the — votes, It is held by alarge number of prominent republicans and by many democrats, that in the absence of any law to the contrary the prebiding officer of the Senate is vested with plenary power inthe matter of counting the electoral votes. That in case of two sets of re- turns it is im his discretion to choose which set shall be counted, and that he can rule out of order all objections to counting the votes of any States. on the ground that the constition dis- tinctly says that after the Vice President bas opened the votes, they shall ten be counted. Politi. cians who hold this view assort that this injunction of the constitution 18 mandatory and that he’ must count the votes of all States when they come properly attested by the State authoritics, The presid- ing officer of tho Senate, im this caso, who will, of course, be a republican, may, howover, take a different view of the matter, but oxactly what he could do under the circumstances it is not easy to see. The twenty-second joint rule, which formerly prescribed the manner of the voto, but which was virtually abolished last winter, was defective. It provided, in brief, that In case tho two houses disagreed as to,count- ing the vote of any State it should be thrown out, and that in caso the votes of States were thrown out until neither of the candidates had a majority of all the electoral votes, the House shouid proceed im- mediately to-elect a President and Vice President It Js easy to seo that under this rule either houso by eb- jecting to count the votes of certain States, could throw the election into the House, and thus defeat the popular will Appreciating the danger to be apprehended irom this loose method, Senator Morton last session introduced & substitute for the twenty-second joint rale, which for some reason or other failed to pass, doing away with the objectionable feature of that rule, providing for throwing ‘out the votes of States ob. jected to by either house. Tho measure was discussed at great lengtn during the session. Sen_ ator Thurman and several other Senators agreed im the main with Sepator Morton that some definite “system was necessary, and Mr. Thurmau on a number of occasions expressed himself strongly in favor of the abrogation of the twenty-second joint rule, declar- ing that, in his opinion, the country wasin danger of revolation every four years—arovolution, as ho exprossed it, which would set brother against brother, ond reach every hamlet in the land. Senator Morton | potted out the danger of the rule in many respects, and alluded to the fact that in six instances the pre- siding officer of the Senate, who opened and counted the electoral vote, was himself a candidate for Presi- dent, and counted himself in, In these cases the pre- siding oMficer of tho Senate was undoubtedly elected President of the United States; but he alluded to the circumstance to show the possibility of dishonest action on the part of an unscrupulous presiding officer. It is safe to assume that ou assembling in December Congress will address itgelf early to the consideration of this important queetion, and it is not uniikely that this discuasion will be prolonged far Into the ses- sion, Tif republicans in Cougross, in any eveut—the Hongo being democratic—will object to tho resuscita- tion of the twénty-sevond joint rale, or any other rule, which 2 op that the votes of States objectod to by one housé or the other shall not be counted, while it is quite, porsidte, in caso Hay: and Whoeler are elected by a small majority, that the democrats will insist on embodying this feature in any system for counting the vote which may be proposed, for the pur- pose of throwing tho clection into the Hone, The Senate wili naturally allow the situation to remain as iis, Tho provision of the constitution suits their case well enough. ‘ In view of the presont complication, Major W. J. Ma - want NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. Donald, Chief Clerk of theeSenate, has prepared an exhaustive history of the twenty-second joint rule, and all that has transpired concerming it in Congress. Besides baving an experience of more than forty years in the Senate, Major McDonald is regarded by the oldest Senators as an authority om parliamentary rules and usages, Whenever any question arises in the rou- tine of business in the Senate the matter which he has been compiling will be sabmitted to the Senate, through one of its members, as preliminary to any agitation of ttio subject which is likely to come up, ashis views are extitled to high credit and may be Tegardea as competent authority. Your correspondent called on Major McDonald in order to gota statement of what would be the sub- stance of this important paper. The following inter- view was had with bim:— . @ “Major, it 18 understood that you are preparin; your capacity of Chief Clerk, an important paper to be submitted to the Senate pertaining to the twenty- second jointruio and the counting of the electora vote,” Major McDoxatp—Now with regard to this twenty- second joint rule, I will say, first, that the constitution of the United States states the manner in which the vote for President and Vice President shall be trans- mitted to the President of tho Senate. It says that tho President of the Senate shall open the certificates and the votes shali then be counted, but goes no further, It confera no power upon the Senate or upon the House of Representatives, in terms, to go further than tbat they are to be present. From 1789 down to 1865 the two houses would make an arrangement by which the votes for President and Vico President would be counted. The usual mode was to appoint a joint com- mission of the two houses to repurt the manner in which the electoral vute should be counted. That com- mission would generally consist of three members of the Senate and five of the House, and would report & method of counting the electoral votes, which would be that tellers should be appointed onthe part of the Senate and on the part of the House, and the two houses should meet together on the second Wednesday of February, when the cortificatcs | should be opened by the President of the Senate and the electoral votes be then counted, This was the practice until the twenty-second joint rule was adopted im 1665, When the twenty-second joint rule was adopted it was known beforehand that thero would be questions raised as to the legality or formality of certain electoral votes from some of the Southern States, and this rule provided that the Presi- dent of the Senate should be the presiding officer of the two houses in this joint meeting, and the Presi. dent of the Senate was made the presiding officer, and it provided that when objection was made to the counting of an _ electoral vote the presiding officer should state the objections to the two houpes, and that the Senate should immediately Fetiro to its chamber and deliberate.” The House, of course, remained in its own chamber, and the question as to whether a vote should be counted or not was to bo determined in either house without debate, This rule provided that to admit a vote tobe counted the concurrence of both houses should be roquisite, but to exclude it an objection « of one House was safficient, That made it ‘a negative prognant”” That is to say, toexclude an electoral vote, one-balf of Congress, was competent to admit, it required both houses. Now the constitution nowhere mentions the Senate, except that it shall be present at the counting ofthe electoral votes, It provider that in case of a failure to elect a President and Vice President by the people, the House of Representatives® shall then choose a President, and in that ovent the Senate is not required by the constitution to be present and has no voice in the matter. Ther no power im the conatitution granting to the Senate or House to de- termine the validity or legality of any electoral re- turn, I have nowhere seen in the constitation any such grant of power. The constitution provides for the succession to the Presidency, in the case of the death or inability of the President, and says that the Vice President shall succeed to that office and perform tho duties, and in the same clause it empowers Con- gress to make provision in case of the death or ina- ability of both the President and Vico President. Acting upon that grant of power, Congress passed the act. of March 1, 1792, the ninth section of which fixes the succession to the Presidency, in case of the death of the President and Vice President, or inability of posh of those offleers to act; but no similar power is granted in reference to the count- tng of the electoral votes; that, says tho certificates, shall be opened in the presence of the Sen_ ate and House, aud the votes shall then be counted. Had the constitution sald ‘an such manner as tho two Houses may direct,” Congress would have posscssed ample power under that grant, but it is silent. In the case of Wisconsin, that recurs to me more readily than any other, there were several other instances, The Electors met on the day after that fixed by law for the meeting of the Electors in the several States, and im that respect it was a non-compliiance, or a failure to comply, with the requirements of the law; then the electoral votes were counted on the second Wednesday in February, 1857. Tho President of the Senate, pro tem, James M.. Mason, of Virginta, opened all the certificates and handed them to the tellers, and they wore read, counting those of Wis- consin, and in pursuance ot the torms of a resolution which was reported by the Joint Committee appointed to prepare @ mode and manner of counting the elec- toral votes, declared that James Buchanan was duly elected President, and Jobn C, Breckenridge Vice President of the United States. After he nad made that declaration, a momber from the State of Kentucky, by the name of Humphrey Marshall, arose and raised &@ question of order, to wit. Had the President pro tem. of the Senate the right to declare or to decide whether, or not, the vote of the State of Wisconsin should be counted. The President of the Senate, pro tem., Mr. Mason, refased to entertain the question of order, and thereupon left the chair and procoeded back to tho Senate Chamber, followed by the members of tho Sonate, without wniting for any question to be put to the joint necting. There were proccedings in the Senate, but attended with no definite action. “Mr. William Bigler, of Pénnsyivania, trom the Joint Com. mittee, mado arecport, but I don’t remember what it was now. Mr. Butler, from South Carolina, introduced a joint resolution covoring the case that was then in point, but nothing was done with either the roport of Mr. Bigler or Mr. Butler's joint resolution. They were Jaid on the table, so that the only action was that the President of the Senate, in. the presence of the House, opened those certificates, and counted tho votes, including those of Wisconsin, and when the question of order was raised on tho admissibility of the vote of Wisconsin the Pret is of the Senate refused to entertain the ques- tion and Jeft the chair. I have propared a statement, in which I givethe preliminyry proceedings and those which Immediately followed the counting of the olec- toral votes from the year 1789 to 1873, in which is d tatled a tabular statement of each of the electoral vote: for Prosident and Vice President. CornxsroxpEnt—What would be the method now of counting tho olectoral votes? Major McDoxarp—In the absence of tho twenty- second joint rule they will bave to fall back on the ancient practice, unless they make other provision. Connesroxpent—In view of there being a ot harmony of sentiment between the Senate and House, Is there a probability that that provision could be brought about now? Major McDonaup—That ts a political aspect of the question upon which I would not care to express an opinion, Tam {reo to say, however, that in my judg- ment there was no constitutional authority for that joint rule, In what I ‘have eaid you are not to frogard mo-as speaking in any political sense jatever, bat simply expressing my own private opinion, the result of some thought, and of nearly forty years’ experience in the Senate of the United States, on a subject which is engrossing, and vory properly, the attention of the public and of our statesmen, * Conuesroxpext—Therefore, as Governor Morton says, there must bea casus omissus in the corstitu- sion, and that fact was made evident by the caso of Wisconsin tn 1857. ’ Major McDoxa.p—Yes, I am of that opinion. CorresroxpEeNt—Sappose Hayes is elected by one or two ora few votes, including that of Louisiana, and Suppose it 18 notoriously the caso and ts susceptible of proof that the Ketarning Board of Loursiana falsity the returns of that State and gives its vote to Hayes, thus securing his election, to what tribunal could an appeal be mado beyond the Senate? Major McDoxaLp—That question must be decided by ‘wiser heads than mine, In the absence of amy provi- sion to meet such a case as that, and regarding the twenty-second Joint rule as functus officte. I see noth. ing for the two houses to do in such a case but to fall back on their ancient practice. Conrgsroxpgxt—Governor Morton, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Privileges and Electizus, has said, in an interview had with him recently in San Francisco, that 1g the case of Wisconsin, in 1857, Vice Presideat Mason, of Virginia, having refused to enter- tain the objection made to the vote of Wisconsin, it was yet counted, and he decked that he alone had the right to throw isout, We are in the same position to- day, and must depend upon the judgment and im: tiality of one man alone. He said also that it was too much power to be vested in one person. “Do you regard the case in the same light ?’” Major McDoyatp—I do and 1 think Governor Mor- ton has etated the case with great candor and fairness. Conresroxpgst—Is there any recourse for dissent- ing parties in the matter of a certificate sent to the Presiaent of the Senate for the action of the two houses of Congress in rogard to any electoral vote? Major McDoxaLp—The constitution being silent upon that question, I know ef no tribunal to which any appeal can be taken. Both houses will have to Proceed according to the constitution, Cornesrospext—How did the twenty-second joint rule die or become inoperative ? Major McDoxaLp—As these joint rules exist only by the concurrence of the two bouses, and as the Senatein agreeing to readopt the joint rules at the last session withhold-its concurrence from the twenty-second joint rule, and the House of Representatives vot having sig- nifled {ts concurrence in tho resolution of tho Sena giving ite assent to the readoption of those ruios, omit- ting the twonty-second joint rule, these rules will re- main inoperative until formally roadopted by the two houses. : CorrgsronpENt—Is thero any record of so close an issue as is likely to occur this year in counting the electoral vote ior Hayes and Tilaen? Major McDoxaLp—None, except in the caso of Jef- ferson and Aaron Burr, which election was held under the election clause of the constitution as it stood prior to the adoption of tho twelfth amendment in 1804. It can hardly be analogous to that case, however, and 1 don't believe there.ever has been anything like the case now ponding. I havoseen every electoral vote counted since the election of Martin Van Buren, in 1837, Mr. Richard T. Merrick, of the Washington Bar, a prominent democrat, when asked for bis views of the situation, and particularly what remedy the minority bad in case Hayes and Wheeler were elected by the fraudulent work of the Returaing Board of some ono of the Southern States, replied that he could seo none. Thé constitution made the Senate tho highest tribunal in passing upon the votes of the Electoral colleges, and tho choice found to be mado in these votes was tho constitutional choice. He still considered tho difficulty knotty enough notwithstand- ing this apparently simple solution of it. He thought thatif the majority of votors in any State had been defrauded of their choice for President, the remedy would be applied by tho whole people of the United States, in ther primary character. He did not advise violonce—fur from it, but he thought he saw grave complications and @ prospect of serious trouble abead. Opinions were solicited from other authorities, but it happened to be a bad night for the interviewer, so many of the leading men of Washington wore away. The President and Attorney General Tatt had gone to Philadelphia, and with them Chiot Justice Waite and his associates of the Supreme Bench, The opin- fon of the Chief Justice was particularly desired by seekers for light upon this subject of possible trouble, and regret was felt that he was not at home to express th Among army officers and some of the officials of the War Department the status of affairs connected with the elections and the future in Louistana, as well as otner States of the Soutb, engages much attention and excites considerable apprehension as to the future. Should tho electoral vote be decided by a small ma- jority and seem to be the result ot real or supposed dishonest returns, they do not hesitate to say that there will be a great deal of trouble to contend with; even some of the oldest and most ex- perienced, as well as conservat: officers say that the future bas an unpleasant look stiould the present con- tention as to the Presidential issue end in dissatisfac- tion, A distinguished officer chatting to-night about his bets says that he ‘had wagered a hat on the election of Tilden, and upon being banterod about bis preference presented the comtradiction of being in favor of Hayes’ election, while he was bet. ting on Tilden. Upon being askod how he reconciled his opinions and action, he said he would be glad to Jose the hat, as he would rather at any time lose a hut to gain a country. THE POOL SELLING. The question was put to-day to Medinger, tho seller of the election pools here, as to when the pools would be paid in the event of a dispute about the election and the postponement of a decision until the second Wednesday in February or later, and the answer was that he should be guided by whatever was done in New York by John Morrissey. This much of information may interest tho thousands of persons who made wagerson the elec- tion. JOHN KELLY'S MARRIAGE, Jonn Kelly, of New York, is about to wed a Wash- ington girl, Miss Teresa Mullen, a nicce of Cardinal McCloskey, and a sit “in-law of Mr. Francis Cleary, & commission merchant of this city. Mies Mullen has resided most of the time for somo years past in New York, where the acqualutance was formed which ripened into ‘an eogaxement of marriage. Sho is here at present at hor sister’s, preparing, presumably, the wedding out- fit, The ceremony will take place privately in New York toward tho latter part of the present month, and will be performed by His Eminence the Cardinal. aN ERIN GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH. WasuInGtow, Nov. 9, 1876. “poss” SHEPHERD CALLS HIS CREDITORS TO- GETHER. Mr. Alexander R. Shepherd to-night called together a number of bis personal friends and creditors and stnied to them that ho was financially embar- rassed and submitted to them a statemont of assets and Habilities, which showed an excess of asseta of upward of $600,000 A commiiteo of five was appointed to examine into the details, and in a few days a meeting of his creditors will be called to hear the report of the committee, The feeling manifested at tho meoting was in favor of providing such assistance as will deliver bim {rom his temporary embarrassment. WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY, The Fourth Anniversary of the Woman's Missionary Soclety of the Protestant Episcopal Ghurch in the dio- cese of Long Island was held yesterday in St. Peter's Church on Sti treet, Long Island City. The society hel@three sossions, morning, aflernoon and evening, at which the Right Rev. Bishop Litlejohn presided. The morning session was moro particularly of a religi- ous character, at which the communion was admin- istered to about thirty clergymen and 200 or 300 lay- men and women. Bishops Vail, Garrett, Spaulding, Noeiey, and Dr. Riley, Bishop elect of tho Reformed Uatholic Church of Mexico, were p®esent and took part in the differ sessions. At the morning session rt of the society ind distribnted an to missionaries from Maine to ‘Texas, imcluding very largely the miesion tleids of the Great Wost, $7,379 during the past year, Bisbop Littiejohn a livered a missionary uddress, based upon ove of the canticles of the Prayer Book—-‘That thy way may be known among mi thy saving health unto all na- tions.”’ The Bishop urged on his hearers the neces- sity for more earnest endeavors to spread Christ's kingdom on the earth, and complimented the sosiety betore him for their noble work., At tho afternoon session Bishop Littlejohn made a few remarks of a special character upon the missions of the Church in the Great West, and remarked that bis diocese contribates largely to the missionary diocese of Colorado, whose bishop (epauiaing) then addressed tho theeting, giving some account ot Wolff Hall and Jarvis Hall or schools for boys and giris im that State, at Den- ver, Lake City and other points, it he could receive tho support that hir rk needs would bave a strong diocese in years, “weotn”’ are disgusting the peopic .( Colorado with religion, ana there were opening now ie fone in = ther the ni r fold. leeiey, of Mai the labors of his polabenen Bishop 58, diocese for ni en years, during which the Church left pim alone without sympathy or «id. And when, (0, vat, Neeley) went th hes an vipgeste leat 3 om. Rear the Geapel sade | OF Tun, Four, BNR of @ majority of ple living ibe great lumber region was Universniians. They bad been dis acted by sectism and knew not what to believe. Bat acbange has come over them. Bishop Neeley thero fore wanted the society not to forget Maine, whict sends more men to Minaesota and Colorado than any other Eastern Stat, and wich has missionary countiet as large as the entire State of Massacnusetia, Dr. Riley gave a sketch of the rise and progress of the Re formed Catholic Chureh of Mexico. He gave an inter esting account, too, of bis own call to that work an¢ the persecutions which the Keformed Church bas ba« to bear tnere, Oniy a fow weeks ago he buried one of the martyred miasionaries who was shot dead in the r little chapel that his people had built and were entering for the first time, And there are twelve or moro such graves in that land recently made and covered. Bishop Garrett gave a humoreus account of Texas and its people, whom he divided into different strata, such as hard heads, soft heads, long heads, &c., and showed how difficult it is to get avy sympathy or aid from them. He has built churches at Galveston, Corsicana, Sherman, Dennison and otber points; he bas only Avo clergymen in bis diocese, and during the year lost three—one by death, one by starvation (resigned) and anothor by overwork. Ho bas stx counties to travel over, exch 100,000 square miles in oxteat, and the minister nearest to bim is 150 miles distant, He wants more men and money, and he 1s going to talk about it bere in the North until the church people give him both. no the ening addresses wore delivered by Dr, weky, Bishop elect of China, in behall of ion work in that Empire; by Rev. Mr. Forester, a for mission: he Mexicans in New Mexieo and Arizona, and by Ir. Atwood on behalf of the treedmen of the South. 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