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(ute, where it now lies and will remain uot!l Sunday, when {t will be taken (o Dublin. The Fenians are ine ignant a Cardinal Cullen's refusal to allow the body to he in state in Dublin Cathedral, DISAPPOINTED. ‘The reception of O’Mahoney’s remains at Cork disap- pointed all expectations, Only a few hundred people accompanied the corpse to the Democratic Ctub, There was no torchlight procession and no Politica! demonstrations were made. The delegates who accompanied the remains from New York are ine dignant at the conduct of the captain of the Steamer Dakota, who refused to recognize them dur- ing the voyage orto supply them with an American flag tocover the coffin on landing, because he would not countemance what he considered to be a disloyal monstration, PROSPECTS OF PRACE. In a leading article yesterday afternoon the Palt Mall Gazette said:—'Rightly or wrongly there isa general impression that international complications are becoming easier, and war may be avoided for iho time.” “This,” it enya, “ie partiy due to the prospect of peace between ‘Turkey and Servia, which is as goodassettied Though this is no guarantee against a Russo-Turkish war it wili undoubtedly reduce to a mimimum the chances of pre- Cipitate action by Russia.”” AWAITING RVENTS AT WIDDIY. A special tolegram from Widdin states that Osman Pacha’s troops quartered between Widdin ond Saits- char consist of sixty-threo battalions of infantry, two regiments of cavalry and seventy-cight fell pieces, Widdin alone has a garrison of 23,000, There are thirty baflalions of Asiatics, and tne severity of the climate and the overcrowding at Widdin have caused much eickness among the men, It is gatd that the rate of mortality is high, It is believed that tho Turks will occupy Kalafat opposite ‘Widdin in the event of war, They have already col- lectod sufficient material for the construction of pon- toon bridges. ‘he Slandard’s despatch trom Vienna Bays 8,000 Inborers ure employed daily on the fortifica- tions of Widdin. Tho Graud Vizier bas sent an “ mutograph letter to Prince Milan ® firm hope that the relations of Sorvia and Turkey will be amicable, A telegram from Belgrade says of the 400 members of the Skuptschina pot thirty favor the continuance of war, SERVIA SENDS HER FRIENDS AWAY, ‘The Servian government has annulied the elections In Jagodina and Kragujevatz on account of disturbances during the polling, Theanthorities have ordered all volunteers not belonging to any regular corps to quit the country within threo days Fifty-six Russians accordingly left on Thursday ; another detachment goes on Friday, The order is aimed at the crowd of military adventurers in Belgrade, who are sus- pected of favoring intrigues against the dynasty, ‘The Russian Consul entirely approved the uct‘on of the Authorities. It is thought that this expulsion will cause a final breach with tho Russian Slavonic socie- ties, andthe last external influence which is opposed to the conclusion of peace will thus be removed, Tho Pan-Slavists are apparently turning their attention to Montenegro, General Tebernayef publishes a denial of Lord Derby’s statements relative to the number of Russians Inthe Servian army, He says it never exceeded 8,000, THE PENT UP MONTESEGTINS, A correspondent at Berlin says, in consequence of Anstria’s opposition to the cession of a harbor on the Adriatic to Montenegro, the Monteneggins will content themselves with obtaining access to the sea through Lake Scutari and the Bojana River. They con- Nnue, however, to ask for more territory than the Porte will occord, and the latest intelligence ronders it likely that the armistice must be proionged. In the event of tho Porte’s making concessions the Montenegrin Commissioners are authorized to sign a preliminary treaty. AUSTRIA EXPLAINS. Intelligence bas been received in Berlin from a trustworthy source that Austria has intimated to Russia that ehe will not consider the persistence of the Porto in its refusal to yiell to tho pro posals of the Powers as a casus — belli, and that it will depend on cach Power to assume the itude appropriate to the special occasion as circum. stances are lurther developed, > RUSSIA ACTS The Vionna Presse reports that the Russians have Blready finished seven pontoon bridges on the Pruth, each broad enough to allow eight men to march abreast, VANDALISM IN ROUMANIA. A band of Turks, including soldiers, pillaged Gor- ‘umci Island, in the Danube. A detachment of Rou- Manian troops captured thirteen of tho party, includ- ving a: Turkish soldior. The leader ot the marauders, who was a Turkish official from Rustebuk, and another Turk, were killed. LOTUS LEAVES. The Porto has just received several hundred thou- sand Martini-Henry rifles and 400,000,000 cariridges from America. THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN BANK, Princo Auersperg, the Austrian Prime Minister, bas Anformed a conference of the constitutional party io the Relchsrath that the bank will agrcoto any ar- fangement effected between Avstria and Hungary. A club of members of tho Left ha r resolved to support the government’s project for the organization of the Doard of Directors of the bank; bat reservo their decision on all other points of the compromise, The Standard’s Vienna despatch States that the members of the upper house, at a pri- vate conference, declared in tavor of accepting the bank compromise with Hungary. . A Vienna cespatch says the Austrian Minister of the Interior formally declared at a conference of the con- Bututional party on Thursday that the Ministry will make acceptauce by the Reichsrath of their arrange. ments with Hungary a Cabinet question ORGANIZING THE IMPRRIAL PARLIAMENT. Herr von Forckenbeck has been elected President of the Keichstag, and Prince Hohenlohe Langenburg and Rerr Stauffenberg Vice Presidents. 5 PARISIAN PRESS LIBELS. In the Chamber of Doputies this atternoon a motion ‘was mado on tho part of the government that the Minister of the Interior bo authorized to institute pro- ceedings against Paul de Cassagnac for libels published in Le Pays. REDUCTION IN CABLE TOLLS. The Anglo-American Cable Company gives notice that on tho Ist ot March the tariff on messages trans- mitted over its line will be reduced to 1s, sterling per sword. THE ENGLISH CUURCH. A statement is publisbed here that a league has been formed by Ritualists for the purpose of agitating in favor of the disestablishment of the English Church. WILL REMAIN AT HOME. It is authoritatively denied that the Queen will visit Germany this y THE WES INDIES, Havana, Feb, 23, 1877. Advices from Port au Prince to tho 11th inst, ree port that peace continues. 1t is announced that Prest- dent Canal is to bo marrigd to Miss Wilson on the 13th inst. Intelligence from St Domingo to the 9th repre- sents that tho opponents of President Baez continuo to ead reports that he ts endeavoring to secure tho Shnexation of the Republic to tho United States, with the object of acquiring aysistance trom the Haytians and promoting disturbances in the north. St. Thomas dates to the 16th say Lamb & Co, advor- tise that the Spanish goveruiment will probably indem- mify shippers who lost (ne t goods by tho cupturo of the steamer Moctezuma, ang request that shippers fend their claims to Catan Ge Jovellar, The Awerean vessels are about ton with the ad of steatn of an American Plimsoll which jeopardizes Tidente says several oak to proceed $0 their des pups, and that ther to look into this dang both lives and property POISONOUS [ey TELEGRAPH TO THY HrnarD.) Boston, Feb, 23, 1877. One of the committees of the Massachusetts Legisla- turo is doing an {mportant work for the community at large by its investigation into ihe peculiar character of Spitz dogs, which have recently become unpleasaotly notorious by reason of the many cases of hydropbobia being dircctly traceable to them, community has Accumulated a mass of evidence from every section of the State, a!l going to show that these dogs are highly dangerous >PITZ, AND A PUBLIC NUISANCE, It seems capable of proot that the vite of a Spitz dog, even when the animal ig in good hezith, is hkely to produce the horrivie disease, hydropbobia, in both uman beings and animals, ‘One of the witnesses before the committee this morn- Ing was a Mr. Alicy, of Wenbam. He testifled that in March inst his ite dagghter was bitten through one of her fingers by a Spitz dog, the pet of a neighbor. T % drank water given it by the lite giri live utes before biting her, thus showing that tt w Ba hydrophobic condition, It was noticed, how- ever, that its eyes wero glassy and the dog very rest- Jess, though it is to be said that this Ureed of dogs is habitually remarkably nervous, In ten days THE WOUND MAD HEALKD and (be parents felt uo particular apprehension, But towurd the close of the mouth of May the child’s finger, band and arm pained her, and she became restless and feverish, The father recalled the incident ot two months previous, and, fearing hydrophobia, called in a pbysicial In a few days the aariing of the household died, alter enduring all (he torments and agonies which the human fra: apable of suffering. A LEGAL REMRD ‘The story was but one of many ich are now mat- ters of evidence, It 4s very provable that a bill will be reported hl ag the putting to death of those dan- gorous animals in whose blood there ts a wildness and 1 savagery not characteristic of the breeds of dogs which have boen longer domes' | triously circulated this norning among the democratic expressing | ‘be democrats went into caucus, eG NEW YORK HERALD, OREGON FOR HAYES. Watts Declared Eligible by the Electoral Commission. A UNANIMOUS VOTE AGAINS? CRONIR. Proceedings of the Democratic Caucus Last Night. THE COUNT TO PROCEED. ARecess of the House Until Monday After the Joint Convention To-Day. | SPEAKER RANDALL OPPOSES FILIBUSTERING | FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Wasuixaton, Feb. 23, 1877. The Oregon decision became known before tho commission adjoarnead to Senator Thurman's bedside to take the vote, The opinions given in the private session by the different members settled the matter, and these became authentically known about half-past three, Shortly afterward the House adjourned and Karlier in the afternoon a good deal of excite- ment arose out of article in the Colum- bus State Journal, which has been supposed to be Governor Hayes’ organ. this article a demand was made that President Grant should at once, by force and troops, disperse tho Nicholls government, put Packard {nto control of tho State of Louisiana, maintain him there, and at all bazards put down what the writer called an insurrec- tion which had lasted since the 14th of September, 1874. This extremely stupid proposition, appearing where it did and coming at this moment, revived the bopes of tho oxtromiets among tho democrats, for it fs an open secret that if it were believed that Governor Hayes meant to support Packard and Chamberlain the whole democratic party in the House would unite to prevent a completion of the count, and would probably be a unit for any other ex. treme measure which might be proposed, Fortunately it becamo known almost immediately that Judge Stanley Matthews and Mr. Charles Foster, who are generally regarded here os more intimately acquainted with Governor Hayes’ thoughts and policy than any other men hero, freely declare that tho article did not represent Mr. Hayes’ sentiments, i, an that it was not to be regaraed as published with hi knowledge or consent. It has been ascertainei since, by telegraphic inquiry, that General Comley, the responsible editor of the Journal, is lying ill of acute’ pneumonia and unable to transact ordincry business, and that he therefore ts not tho writer of the article, whichis probably the work of some ill-informed subore dinate; also that it was not inspired by Governor Hay: nor did he have any knowledge of it before he read it in the paper. It can be stated on the best authority that President Grant means to leave the questions now at issue in Louisiana and South Carolina precisely as they stand, untouched and open for his successor. The new | President will decide them upon his own in- formation and on his own policy, founded on the circumstances as he finds them and judges them when he enters on his functions, Governor Hayes, there is the best authority for saying, will act in accordance with the promises made and the policy announced in his letter of acceptance, He stands on that as ho did when he wrote 1t, and Mr. Fostor spoke ‘with authority and with (ull knowledge that whet he assorted would be proved true by events whon he said, tho other day in the House, that under Mr. Hayes, if he should become President, the flag would float over States, not provinces, It 1s not rash to predict that Mr. Hayes when he becomes President will deal in the South with real Southern mon, and not with shams or ghosts, and that he will not attempt to maintain fraudulent and usurping govern. ments like those of Packard and Chamberlain. Ho does not believe in the policy of federal interference in the local State governmunts, and there is no reason to doubt that 1f Govornors Nicholis and Hampton are able to guarantee tho peace of thoir States, und to promise that no violence or injustice shall be done, be, when he enters the Presidential office, will on these engagements remove the troops and let events tuke their natural course, He ‘cemprehends, and those nearest to him comprehend fully, that it 1s neither possible nor expedient to maintain by federal arms a sham government which has not the support of the people of a State, while they have seen io other States, notably Arkansae, peaco, good oraer and exact justice resume their ‘sway the moment federal armed interference ceased, Governor Hayes has, there is the best reason to be- lieve, the knowledge of Southern men and affairs, the tact and the strong desire to bring the sections har- moniously together, to reconcile and unite all inter- ests, and he sees that the timo is ripe and bis own hands free to accomplish this, which he is believed to consider one of the most important ends before him. Wen the State Journal article was brougbt to the attefttion of Messrs, Stanley Matthews and Charles Foster they immediately telegraphed General Comley to know what it meant, The following is their despatch :— Wasmixctox, Feb, 23, 1877. To James M. Comixy. Columbus, Ohio;— The Ohio State Journal of yesterday was indus- members of the House, ana soon afier a motion was made to take arccess until to-morrow, supported by an almost solid democratic vote, and carried, A caucus was called immediately, Tho article on Loutstana is supposed by them to have been inspired by Governor Hayes and to reflect bis policy. STANLEY MATTHEWS, CHAS, FOSTER W. DENNISON, The following despatch received hero this evening from ono of the proprietors of tho Columbus State Journal shows that tho article was publishea without the knowledge of cither the editor of tho paper or | Governor Hayes:— Conumnus, Obto, Feb, 23, 1877. General Conley has been very sick tor a week past. Ho 18 not permitied to see or talk to any one, and your despatch canvot be shown to bim. is not allowed even to read anything that appears in tho Stute Journal. The article in tho Journal ot Thursday ou Lousiana affairs was not written by bim, Governor neither inspired nor wrote it, por dia he hear of it antil his attention was called to ft by your despatch from Washington. A. W. FRANCISCO, Associate Proprietor State Journal, The following was also received this evening by Judge Matthews, and shows tho origin of the article:— CoLumnes, Feb, 23, 18 To Hon. Staxtay Mattikws, Washington, D, C, : ‘The articlc on Louisiana ailairs in toe State Journal yesterday was originally a communication lying mn the vifice and was used by the young men iu charge of tho office in the absence, by severe iilness, of General Comley, Governor Hayes is in no way responsible, O. H, GROSVENOR, Speaker House of Representatives, ‘This setties a question of some importance here, It is suspected bere that the carpot-baggers, who fect very desperate, attempied to make trouble by getting the article in the State Journal, I. 18 a fact that respectable democrats, though deeply offended and Irritated at the commission's decisions in the Florida aud Louisiana cases, are not discontented with the Oregon result. They did uot think it repue table, by what they know would have been a trick. A prominent and influential democrat said to-night, “When the Oregon case arose Mr, Tilden oughs to havo declared at once, and in « public letter, that Cronin was undoubtedly the elector by Inw, but that he was bound to cast his vote for Hayes, because he was tho repre. sevtative and agent only of the majority of the Oregon voters, If Mr. Tilden had done this he would stand better to day.” ‘The situation in the two States which are etillcursed | in the moaatime the President of tho Senate | President of with sham governments, Louisiana and South Carolina, 4s fortunately such as not to embarrass Governor Hayes when he becomes President ; for in South Carolina the democratic committee of the House bas reported that Hayes electors carried the State, and there 18 thus no room for dispute; in Louisiana, while the Returning Board counted in the Hayes electors, the State law gives it no authority over the returns for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, or Legislature. Section o4 of the State constitution makes each House the judgo notonly of the qualifications and ciection but of the returi so Of its members, Articie 98, section 44, prescribes the manner in which the Legislature shail organize, and shows that the re- turns of the Returaing Board ,bave no authority ov the houses, and do not appear there, Each House ie the judge of its own returns, 1n relation to the Governor article 48 of the consti- tution provides that tho returns for Governor and Lieutenant Governor shal! be sealed up and sent to the Secretary of State, who shall thereupon deliver them to the Genoral Assembly, which shail count the votes and declare the election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor. If the Returning Board, in violation of the State law and constitution, assumed to count the votes for Gov- ornor and Legislature, that has obviousiy no force, In fact,the Nicholls Legislature is organized in accordance with the State law, mado the canvass for Governor as the law directs, and declared: Nicholls to be the Gov- ernor, That, the Hayes men point out, bas nothing to do with tho votes for the Hayes electors, because botn in Florida and South Carotina a democratic Governor was chosen with Hayes electors, The two, they say, are not incompatible, and this the Louisiana democrats freely concede, There is, there. fore, no dead lock. The present condition in Louisiana is this:—The Nicholls Legislature bas a quorum in both branches, Packard has not nearly a quoram in either, Inthe Nicholis Senate there is a quorum even of members conceded to be elected vy the Returning Board. In the lower houso thore is very nearly a quorum of the same, and a full quorum capable, under the constitution, of judging of the election of the members, Tho Nicholls Legis- lature has made a@ canvass, according to law, of the vote for Governor and found Governor Nicholls elected, The Packard Legislature attempted to do tho samo thing, but had not a quorum with which todo it, The Nicholls government 1s therefore tno logitimate as well as the lawfully elected government and Legisiature of the State, and news hero from Tepublican as well as domocratic sources, shows that it is so regarded and accepted by the whole people of Louisiana, Packard having no longer a handful even of supporters, and being absolutely withont authority or respect outside the Stave House which be occupies, There is no doubt that the real leaders of the demo- cratic party believe with the gentleman who said this, The town is (ull of ramors to-night, and both parties ‘aro anxious and suspicious. Tho rag, tag and bobtail of cach siae go about circulating monstrous lies about their opponents, and if one should beliove what he hears casually from, such people he would have to think that a parcel of rogues and fools on both sides were about to tear each other's eyos out. Tho facts are that Mr. Dudloy Field anda fow others are desirous to delay tho count by what they claim would vo legal means, and have busied themselves for somo days 1m devising measures to this end and in trying to as- cortain what would bo the exact result if they should succeed, Tye foolish article in the Columbus State Journal tof a time irritated and alarmed the moderate democrats, and inclimod them this afternoon to coun- tenance filibustering. Speaker Randall declared to-day to your correspon- dent positively that be was not in favor of delay or O\ibustering, and it is so understood by his friends, If Hedoes not help them the attempts of a minority of the House democrats to delay the count beyond the 3d of ‘March must fail, The republicaus, Meantime, are nervous, naturally anxious to have the count completed regularly, and are on their side devising ways in which to meot and defeat fijbustering attempts by their ‘opponents. Meantime sho blatherskite kind of republicans who abound here just now are so anxious to seo the democratic party mako a blunder, that they do | their best, by the Mvention of rumors, to increase the prevailing irritation and excitement; naturally, there appear also, as on all such occasions, abundance of fourth-rate lawyors with their own private and remark. able discoveries about what Hayes might do, or what Tilden might do, as tho caso may be, Meantime the sensible and responsible méh of both sides who have managed to keep their heads cloat git down to | the fact that Mr. Hayos is tho next Presideng of the United States The republicans are not greatly vlated nor proud of the success, The democrats are disa; pointed, but not greatly cast down. Both sides see that the result 18 decided and that all attempts at delay now aro wrong, and a gravo blunder for the democratic party if it should aliow them. Thero is really no reason why the count of votes should not be con- cluded on Monday and tho country’s anxteties sot at rest. All sensible. men of both sides ace knowledgo this hero this evening, and it is not impossible that Mr. Dadiey Field may tucceed in making a serious split in the democratic party, if he attempts the somewhat fanciful scheme of getting various bills before tho House, which, if the House even should pass them, Would not pass the Senate, and could not become laws, and whoso plain intention, therefore, as everybody here sees, is to delay the count and fling the country into further and endless anxiety. It tg understood that tho filibustering leaders excuse the adjournment ower Sunday on tho ground that thoy need time to ascertain the merits of the Oregon case. Among the anxious souls here to-night are tho carpet-baggers, who are contemplating, it is said, a movement to join the extreme democrats in their fidi- bustering cflorts. They aro greatly outraged at the sudden turn of the republican organ here against them, It 1s said that Messrs, Field and Tucker, in their capacity “of objectors,” mean to insist on an examina- tion at length of the South Carolina caso, in spite of the fact that the House committee ananimously re- ported that the State had gone for Hayes. st FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasnixato, Feb, 23, 1877. THE DETERMINATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC DISCONTENTS—DETAILS OF THE POLICY or DAVID DUDLEY FIELD—HIS TWO BILLS FoR THE PRESIDENCY. The democratic caucus met in the hall of the House ot Representatives !mmediately after the adjourn- ment of the House with an attendance of a little over 100 members. The business for consideration was the tilibustering resolution coming over from tho previous session, After a warm discussion, in which tho Southern Congressmen were conspicuous for their ad- vice, counselling submission to the spirit of the Elec- toral law, a resolution was adopted that tho Houso, upon mecting to-morrow, will take a recess until one o'elock P.M. at which hoor it will meet the Senate in Joint convention * to receive the report of the Eiectoral Commission on tho Oregon case, and that upon the separating of the two houses to consider this report a further recess will be taken anti! Monday at ton o'elock, Tho resolution for theye two recesses was adopted by a vote of 67 to 32, The democrats who were most prominent in the caucus disclaim any Intention to filibuster, They explain thetr resolve for a recess over Sunday on the ground that it is not only provided by the law crent- Ing tho commission, but that they will not have time to-morrow for « consideration of the Oregon care, In this connection David Dudley Field expressly refutes the charges which have been made against him, Iis opposition to the decision of the commission’ will manifest itself = under the forms of jaw, Ho says ho has | drawn = ups two_séills,_ which, —aithough | oveasioned by present cireumstances, are general und | intended to be submitted to the House as permanent law, The first vill provides for an omission in the present law as for the person who should exercise the | duties of the Presidential efice when tne office 1s | vacant by reason of a failure toclect, At present there is no law providing for a failure to elect or for a failure to inaugurate a President or a Vico Mresident on the 4th of March, Opinions vary whether the Secre- tary of State or the President of the Senate could then rightfully act; consequently this first bill, he saye, 1s mtended to provide that whenever for any cai either from fnilure to clect or trom the ineligibility of tho persons elected to discharge the duties of their | is to be President, This bill paves the way for throw. ing over the decision of the election beyond the 4th of Mareb, The second bill provides that the title to tho ollice may be tried between the incumbent and a contestant, m an action in the nature of quo warranto, ‘This bill, also, is intended tosupply an omission In the present law, It will Probably be introduced in the House to-morrow or Monday, It is designed by those democrats who urge the bills to auihorzg a trial of the whole case on the equities, a8 in a bill of chancery, It would permit a going to the bottom for the determination ofall the facts, VIEWS OF DEMOCBATS AND REPUBLICANS ON THE POLICY TO BE ADOPTED SHOULD THE EXTREME DEMOCRATS SUCCEED, Tn the event of success on the part of the illbusterers in preventing the completion of the count betore the 4th of March, a democrat said to-day that the scheme would not prevent Mr, Hayes from becoming President. All’ the latter would have — to do would be to take the oath of office and enter upon is daties, his right thereto being determined by the fact of his olection, which a writ of quo warranto would establish, It is generally supposed that a writ of quo warranto would not issue ina political case under , the tution of the United States, but =the 's have unearthed the fact that the old common law of England obtains in the District of Columbia, tor the reason that the District retatns the law trom the time when the Dis- trict was part of the State of Maryland, and that wha ever amendments this law has undergone in Mary- land since the cession of the District the Jaw bore has been substantially untouched, either by its territorial legislatures or by enactments of Con- gress, Under tiis law Mr. Hayes would have the right to demand the office and its emoluments, ‘The courts here on the presentation of the tucts of the electoral vote would declare bim entitied to them, A case in is cited, When Mr, Harrington was chosen tho town of Manchester, Vt, somo rs ago, the Board of Aldermen, who were ils political, opponents, ran away with tho returns and refused to publish his clec- tion; notwithstanding this, he proceeded to the Town Hall, took the oath of office und assumed the duties of dlayor, and was not disturbed, his ability to avail himself ot x quo warranto being recognized, aud his legal tenure of his olfice admitted. The republi- cans say that should it become evident by the 3a of Maren thatthe thoustering plan 18 to be persevered 1n to tho last President Grant ought to r day, ‘The President pro tem, of the then become Acting President of the United States until the choice of a President by an election of tho people, which, under the unrepealed law of 1792, would be held next November in the usual way, Kx-Senator Stewart said to-day that in case the dem- cruts fibustered avd defeated the count, the oniy way out of the dificulty for the republicans was for President Grant to resign and allow the Senate to clect a President, Tho law in the event of failure to elect by the people was vague, but if ihe course suggested was adopted there will be no difficulty in the way. Senator Jones, of Forida, said the best lawyers on both sides were divided m opinion as to the constitu. tional course to be pursued in the event of a non-elec- tion by the 4th of March. Congross could, if disposed, easily arrange tho mattor, but in the absence of addi: tional logisiation the whole question was beset with diflicuity and trouble, PROCEEDINGS OF ‘THE COMMISSION. Wasuincton, Feb, 23, 1877. The Electoral Commission reassembled in secret sossion at half-past ten o’clock this morning, pursuant to last evening’s adjournment, and remained in con- sultation on the Oregon case four and one-half hours, At three o'clock, the discussion being concluded and Senator Thurman having been unable to attend the sit. {ing owing to illness, a recess was taken In order to ascertain whether he would prefer coming to the Cap- itol or that the commission should proceed to his resi- dence and thero transact the business incident to taking a vote, A committee consisting of Senators Bayard and Frelinghuysen was appointed for this purpose and reported in duo time that Sen- ator Thurman preferred to receive tho commis- sion at his house, At four o’clock, therefore, the other members of the commission proceeded in car- riages to Senator Thurman’s residence, on Fourteenth street, between K and L streets, accompanied by Messrs. McKenney and Catlin, Secretaries, and Mr. Reardon, tho Marshal of the commission. Senator Thutman was found confined to his bed, where he remained during (he entire proceedings of the cot 1on, which was formally called to order by Justice Chiford, President, The vote was then taken on the following propositions, which ha beeu informally sub- mitted and discussed but not voted upon during the day's session :-— By Mr. Edmunds— Resolved, That the certificate signed by E. A. Cront . T. Miller and John Parker, purporting to enst th , toral vote uf the State of Oregon, does not contain or certify the constitution votes to which said state is entitled. substitate:— elector of the Sta dont, on she day of eloct 1s7t—held an office of trust ; therefore josolved, That the s: J, W. Watts was then ineligible Ivo the office of elector within the express terms of the con- stitution. Rejected—yeas 7, nays 8—as follows:— Yeas=Mensrs. Abbott, Bayard, Clifurd, Field, Hunton, Payne and Tharman—7. Navs.—Messrs. Bradley, Madman Held, tioar, Miller, Morton and Strong: Mr, Justice Field then offere:t the following :— Whereas at the olection held on 1876, in the State of Uregon, tor ns sident, W. H. Odell, J. W. Watts and " wright received the highest aumber of votes cast for elec- tors; but whereas the said Watts, then holding an offies of trust and profit under the United States, was ineligible the oflice of elector: therefore Resolved, That the said Ode: and Cartwright were the only persons duly elected at said election, and thero was « tnilure on the part of the State to elect a third elector. Rejected—Yeas 7, nays 8; tho samo vote in detail As the preceding. Justice Field then offered the following:— the Loxislature of Orexon has made no provi- 6 appointment of au eiector ander the act of Con .where thore was a failure to make a chutes on preseribed by law, tuerofore exolved, That the ‘attempted selection of a third elec- tor by the two persons chosen was inoperative and void. Rejected—Yeas 7, nays 8, as above. Mr, Bayard then offered the following: ‘That the vote of W. I. Odell and the vote of erford Hs. . of Ohio, for and tor William A. W. w York, for Vico President of the United state; votes provided for by the constit wnd that the aforesaid Odell nly, were the persons duly appd Gregon wt the election held ere having been a failure at the said election to app third elector In accordance with the constitution and laws of the United States and the laws of the State of Oregon, and that the two votes aforesaid should be counted and none other from tho State of Oregon. Rejected—Yeas 7, nays 8, as above. A Vote was then taken’ on Mr. Edmunds’ original proposition, and it was adopted —Yeas 15, nays 0, Mr. Morton then offered the tollowing:— Resolved, That W. H. Odell, J. ©. Cartwright and J. W. Watts, the persons named as’ electors in cortitieate No, aro the lawfut electors: of the State of Oregon, and th their votes are the votes provided for by the constitutlon of tho United states, and shonld be counted for President and Vie» President of the United States. Mr. Hunton moved to strike out the name of J. W, Watts, which was disagreed to by a vote of 7 yeas to 8 nays. Mr. Morton’s resolution wes then adopted—yeas §, nays 7—as follows:— Yras—Mossrs, Bradtey, Edmunds, Held. or, Miller, Morton and stro Kays—Messrs. Sbbott, Bayard, Payne and Thurman The decision of the commission was then drawn up and signed by the cight members voting in the aflirme ative. 10 rember, ‘aid profit under the United Stat Frelinghuysen, Gar- 8. 0 ge 4 a nd Cartwrigh nted electors: Frelingbuysen, 8, ford, Field, Hunton, ADJOURNMENT OF THK COSMISBION, On motion of Mr, Morton the injunction of secresy upon the acts and proceedings of the commission, ex- cept as regards their report to the joint session of Con- gress, was removed, and the commission adjourned, to meet in the Supreme Court room at twelve o’clock to-morrow. REPORT OF THY TRIBUNAL, The report in substance 18s follows: — The Klectorat Commission, having received certain certiicates and papers purporting to be certificates of the electoral voles of thy State of Oregon and cer- tain papers accompanying the same and the onjection thereto, report that it has duly considered the same, and has decided, and does berovy decide that the votes of W. Hodell, J. U, Cartwright and J, W. Watts, the per- sons named in the certificate of the Secretary of state of Oregon as the persons receiving the highest number of votes for Presidential electors, are the votes provided for by the Constitution; and that the same arc Inw- fully 1o be courted as testified to certificaie of satd electors, namely, the three votes for Ruthertord B, Hayes, of the Stato of Ohio, for President, and three votes for Willam A, Wheeler, of the State of New York, for Vice President. The report will turther set forth that ection of Watts by the other two membors of the Electoral Col- Jege was In accordance with the constitution and laws of Oregod. ‘The grounds for this decision, 80 far us they concern the eligibility of Watts, are substantially itis competent to go behind the certificate of the Vernor, 80 fur as the same is not founded upon the acuion of th nVassing or returning authority pro- vided for by the law of the State, whieh authority, ta the case of Oregon, ts held to be the Secresary ot State, The report will take the ground that it is not essen. tial to show that an elector was eligible ou the 7th of November, provided it be shown that be was cligible when be cast his vote in the Electoral College, and the fact appears that the alleged ineligible elector (Watts) was chosen to fill a vacancy caused by his own absence {rom the Electoral Coliege aud that he was not ineligi- ble at the time he cast his vote. TO-DAY'S PROCEDURYK. The Secretary of tne commission Will to-morrow moruing deliver to the pro tempore of the Senate the formal decision above deserived, together with ali the certificates and accompanying papors 10 oilflces, thers 14 & vacancy, @ new elec. tion shall “bo held in the following November. | the case which were reterrod to .the commission, and the Secretary will also detiver to the Speaker of the House a formal notification, signed by the the commission, that their SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1877.--WITH SUPPLEMENT. . decision had been communicated to ti President pro tempore. Upon tho reassembling of the two houses ia joint session, the decision will be read and entered upon their respective journals, und there- upon, in accordance with the Electoral act,’ the vote of Oregon must be immediately counted tor Hayes and Wheeler unless upon objection being made ta writing 7 Jeast tive Senators and five members of the jouse of Reprosentati rately concumin ordering ott electoral vor ng by com- mon consent conceded from the beginning of the eon- sultation that Cronin’s vote could not lawiully bo counted, DEMOCRATIC LEGAL DRIKP. During the private session to-day and Representative Abbott read orately pre+ pared opiiions which had been drawn up by them the form of legal briels, taking substantially the same grouvd tn regard to the yote of Watts as wis taken by the Democratic cow in arguments beiore the commis more or less extended were made by Justices Mu Strong, Field and Bradley and None of the other invers of the sented any arguments to-day. JUSTICE BRADLEY'S ViEW: Justice Bradiey was the last speaker, and the an- nouncement of his views regarding this case was awaited with imlense interest. In the course of his remarks he argued at some length to show | that there was nothing in ihe Florida and Loutsiana decisions of the commission ineousis- tent with counting the voto uf Watts together with those of the other republican electors of Oregon, COURTESY AND GOOD PK! Although tho debite was very earnest, the atmost courtesy und apparent good tecling were manitested by all the memvers of the commission throughout the entire discussion, PROCEEDINGS OF THE CAUCUS. Wasurxatox, Feb. 28, 1 Wheo this afrernoon's information reached the Houso that the Electoral Commission had decided upon counting the Oregon vote for Hayes and Wheeler a motion was made and carried to take a recoss until to- Morrow at ten o'clock, the purpose of the majority being to hola a caucus beforo the announcement of such decision should be received. ‘The motion was agreed to by a vote of yeas 130, nays 109, All who Voted in the affirmative were democrats and those who voted in tho negative were republicans, with the addi- tion of nineteen democrats, namel; amission pres Beebe of N. Y. Lemoyn ‘ Bell of ¥. Morgan of Mass. Campbell of TL, New of Ind, tN. J. Powell of P Roboine of Pa, Stevenson of Ui., Warner of Coun, Welts of Miss., Whitehouse of N. ¥, THE CAUCUS CALLED, Directly afer the recess a notice was read from the desk inviting the democrats to remain for tho pur- pose of holding a caucus, When the ball had been cleared of all others Representative Lamar called the mecting to order. He said that ho had veen requested to suggest that the caucus adjourn until half-past seven o'clock to-night, whereupon a member proposed Sate urday night; but the voice of the majority being in favor of continuing the caucas this afternoon without ‘an adjournment Ropresentative MeMabon, of OLio, offered a resolution (hat to-morrow a motion bo mado in the House inviting tho Senate to meet the House in joint convention at one o’clock on Monday. Represen- tative Kenr, of Missouri, offered a substitute—namely, that a motion be made in the House invitiug the Senate to meet in joint scssion to-morrow at one o'clock for the purpose of proceeding with the count of the electoral vote, To this Representative Neal, of Ohio, offered un amendment, wuich Representative Kehr accepted, to the effect that aficr the two houses shall have met in joint session to receive the decision ot the Electoral Commission on the Oregon question, and shail have separated thercon, tac House wi:l then Proceed to discuss tho decision. A LIVELY DISCUSSION. An earnest and oxeited discussion ensued, in which Representatives Hurd, Southard, McMahon and Vance, of Uhio; Kngtt, of Kentucky; Sparks, of Lilinois, and Laue, of Oregon, purticipated, favoring d Jay till Mon Ropresentative Hill, of Georgia; Brown, of Kentucky; Wilshire, of Arkansas; Harri. sou, of Illinvis, and House, of Tonnersee, wore in favor of inyiting the Senute'to meet with the House to-morrow for the purpose of continuing the counting Oi tue electoral vote. Speaker Randall made a few remarks counselling cuim detiberation in view of the importance of ihe questions presented. Roprosentative Field, of Now York, also spoko briefly, stating that be had prepared two bills—one pro- viding for the election of President and Vice President on the Grst Tuesday iu May, the presiding otlicer of the Sonate to act as President in the tuterval between tho 4th of March and that time; (he otber biil providing for quo warranto proceedings, so that the respective contestants lor the Presideucy and Vice lresidency cyuld go before the United States Supreme Court aud there present their claims to the ofice, Under the operation of the previous question the substitute and amendment to Representative McMu- bon’s resolution wore rejected—Y cus 44, nays 66, The resolution of Representative McMahon inviting the Senate to meet the House at ore o'clock on Mon- day was then adopted by about twenty majority. REASONS FOR THE DELAY, The reasons given by several gentlemen who wore roseut at the caucus for this delay were that the uuse Wanted further time for reflection and to pres pare objections to the South Carolina and other cases. A bumber of democrats who did not sanction delay Jott the hall trom time to time belore the close of the proceedings, and others privately said afier tho ad- Journment that they would not be bound by the caucus, as many democrats had purposely absented themeclves. INDEPENDENT DEMOCKATS, Representative Willis, of New York, will, under all circumstances, earnestly oppose the postpoacinent qpntemplated by Representative McMalion’s resolution, No action was taken on Representative Field's two bills, which Representative Willis regarded as uncon- stitutional, aud, besides, a quo warranto belore the Supreme Court, some of whose members have decided against Tilden, would be tneffectual, The democrats of the caucus who favored the im- mediate resumption of the counting of the electoral vote express their surprise that those who auvocato delay mustered in such strong force, and say that many democrats who will act differently bad the House for their residences before the announcement for the caucus, uot supposing that one would be held without suficient now and, besides, the sixty-six who voted tor delay are searcely more than one-third ot the democrats of the House. A LATKE REPORT. It ts reported that just before tho adjournment of the caucus a resolution was adopted by a vote of to 32 providing Jor another recess of the House from Monday wotil Tuesday. Prior to the introduction of this resolution a number of the mem- bers of the caucus had left the hail, saying they would not abide by the action which provided for a recoss from to-morrow until Tuesday. THE NEWS IN NEW YORK. A flood of contradictory rumors anticipating the de- cision in the Oregon case lait the public mind yester- day afternoon in an uneasy and fretfu! condition, Evening saw strongor manifestations of this spirit of disquietude, and people found themselves inthe keep. ing of that powerful mood which Bratus felt wheo, before the battle of Philippi, be exclaimed;— The hotels, clubs and other places of public gather. ing were early filled by the anxious multitude waiting to learn the conclusion of the conference of the Elec. toral Commission. The whole issue of a long political campaigo seemed hanging tn this little balance, Ex. cttement and loud expression passed away with what had gone before, and there remained tustead the feel- ing of subducd and almost mournful Interest. Ad- herents of both parties came together to listen, not to one another, but to the clicking of the mysterious ‘messenger that euould tell them of the great decision, The political firmament was alike to ali in its obscurity, but not in its promises. Democrats hung eagerly upon a little glistening star of hope, while republicans saw a thin- sproad but troublesome cloud of fear. The star | twinkled never so faintly and the cloud bung resolute | and immovable, Two other stars bad been ost behind | that vapory shadow, and when the third had gone there would be no ray op the one hand nor shadow on the other. 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