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Nene ee eee ‘ i 6 by the wish of the extremists he will probably present | meneed within ninety days trom the service of the them on Monday, if occasion offers. One of these bills provides for the case of a failure to complete the count, and is so {ar @ direct invitation to filibuster with the | object of procuring a new election next fall. The | Other authorizes proceedings by quo warranto to de- termine the right to the Presidential office. There is an impression bere that Mr, Tilden 1s the moving spirit’ in bringing these bills for- ward at this time If this does him in- Justice his friends ought to set bim right, for | these measures are not popular with his party in Con- gress, and are considered to be the chief weapons of the extremists to d try for anotber year in turmoil and business prostra- | tion, ‘The talk in caucus to-night shows extremists inteud wischiet, but the action of the moderate democrats, who are to-night firmer | the defendant and of tho claimant, or only the right of and more united than before, atiows also that no mis- | the defendant, as Justico shall require, If the defendant be adjudged not chief will be allowed, The Southern and Fastern } 8 out | votes purporting to come trom a State persons duly appointed by that State im the manner directed by its Legislature, ana whether any such per- appointment ineligible, or etime of casting his vote meapacitated by the | laws y the count and keep the coun- | ment NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1877—QUADRUPLE SHERT. summons, States. district where the trial is had, €.—The Court shall inquire whether the electoral ere cast by the n was atthe time ot bi at the Unit receive dd States, evidence the State or purpose ot aud for tending to any ot shall cer whomsoever, It shail reject the votes of ull persons ineligible ut the time of their alleged appotut- or incapacitated at the time of casting their votes, and it must investigate any other fact necessary to a judgment of the rights of the parties. D.—Jadgment shall be rendered within ten days that the | after the verdict of the jury or the trial or the linding by the Court. he judgment may determine the right both of the office he shali be excluded — trom to democrata are disgusted with the reckless conduct Of | jy and it the claimant shall he adjudged entisled to it the extremists, Speaker Randall is firmy opposed to any Uilbustering, and will rule against every attempt. he may immediately on taking the required oath enter upon the execution of the office. ¥,—In all other respects than as herein prescribed Tue only result which the wild men can brivg about | the proceedings in the action shall be conformable to will be @ split an ther party; mach larger apd wiser part already openly saying tbat they will not be bound by caucus | resolutions, and will vote to carry the count to a mely conclusion, The vote on adjournment to-day wing of the democrats, as many men voted for the ad- jourpment under the impression that 1t was a caucus measure, but with no disposition to follow turther in that direction, a ee FROM OUK REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. Wasiivarox, Feb, 24, 1877. INTERVIEW OF SENATOR SHERMAN WITH GOV- ERNOR HAYES—NOTHING TRANSPIRED ‘‘THAT WOULD RE OF INTEREST TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.” Senator Sherman reappeared at his desk in the Sen- ate to-day after # flying trip to Columbus, Ohio, The important political events now transpiring in connec- tion with the Presidential dispute gave, in the estima- tion of his brother Senators, great significance to the yisit. of Senator Sherman to Governor Hayes, the iufluence eof which among them could be readily seen in tne Irequent interviews they had with him during this afternoon on the Senate floor. During the course of one of these interviews he sald that his stay with Governor Hayes was of very i duration, lusting only a few hours He was asked Whether there was any significance in his con- yersation with Governor Hayes concerning the ap- pointments to be made in the Cabinet, and allu- | | | sion was made to the Hrratp’s suggestion that be (Senator Sherman) himself would make a good Secretary of the Treasury. the | the proceedings in other civil cases im the Circuit Court, Sko. 6.—Either party may appeal to the Supreme | Coure of the United States within ten days alter notice | of the judgment and if such appeal be taken the judg- | ment shall not be executed unul the decision ‘upon | the appeal! does not properly show the strength of the moderate | sxe, 7, | other proceedings therein shall bave pr | all other business ment and jence over im the Supreme Court and Circuit Courts, and if the Supreme Court be not in session at the time of the appeal it shall ve immedi- ately convened by the Chiet Justice upon ten days’ no- tice to euch of the Judges, Ske, 8.—The execution: of the judgment may be enforced by any proper writ issued to any marshal of the United States, PROCEEDINGS OF SENATE. Wasuixorow, Feb. 24, 1877, ‘The Senate resumed {ts session at ten o’clook and the President pro tempore presented the following com- munication from the President of the Electoral Com- mission:— e action and all motions, a CONGRESS. ‘ON, Feb, 23, 1877 minission to iuform upon the matters cerning the Sin—I am directed by the the Senate it hus considered at submitted to it under the same touching the electoral and herewith, b, you ub Agreeing therein, to be rend al houses according to said net, ‘All the certificates und papers sent to the commission by lent of the Senate ure herewith returned, AN CLIFFORD, President of the Commission, 1oMas W. FERRY, President of the Senate, Mr. Loca, (rep.) of IIL, moyed that the Secretary notily the House of Representatives that the Senate wus now ready to meet the House for the purpose of receiving the decision of the commission and resuming the count, Agreed to. A MESSENGER PROM THE HOUSE. At eleyen o'clock Mr, Adams, Clerk of the House of Representatives, appeared at the bar of the Senate and f Orexon, anamit to » signed oy the members the meeting of the two “Oh,” said be, “I merely bad a conversation with | anpounced that the House had disagreed to the amend- Governor Hayes about men and measures in general, with no special object in view. So far as Cabinet ap-, pointments are concerned, I don’t think anything more definite is known now than has heretolore been the case. 1 do not think anything has been decided, Governor Hayes has a wonder(ul faculty of keeping his own mind to himself, and he has, besides, that great attribute of being say “No” emphatically, Besides this, he has also the agreeable wi Without unnecessarily dis tious, He will make a very good Presid t When reterence was more particularly made to Sena- | } tor Shermau’s own same in connection with the ‘Treasury porttolio he treated it with comparative in- difference, which seemed to say that he did not care for it, nor bad it been seriously thougnt of, He takes the ground, as ne bas heretofore, that he docs not want any Cabinet position, Allusion was next made to the provision of law by which it was claimed by | many that the President of the Senate could become | the President of the United States in the event of a | lure to complete the count by the 4th of March, and | ator Sherman said the constitution provided tor | and was perfectly clear upon the point. Finally he | said that there was nothing in his interview with Governor Hayes that was not of a personal character, nor was anything di either necessary or in tw know. PREPARING FOR A PRESIDENTIAL CONTIN: GENCY—A SUCCESSOR TO VICE PRESIDENT | PERRY WILL PROPABLY BE ELECTED, The possible chance of a non-election and the lik Jibood of ats resulting 1m embarrassment and doubt as to the line of the Presidential sucet ns to the wisdom, if not necessity, of providing for a temporary presiding officer. whoso term ot | oiice ran beyond the present session and | who could be elected to succeed Acting Vice Prefident Perry, The latter, although re-elected a Senator, closes bis present term with the 4th of March, anvass was made, but in a quiet way, and of Senator Morton and Senator Sherman those most frequently mentioned for Mr, Ferry’s An setive tu w Oue principal objection urged against Senator Sher- name man’s State as Ge ava ruor Hayes, The matter will be submitted for decision to an early caucus, aud, if circumstances should require: it, it will be disposed of during first days of the Senator Mortou will go into caucus the coming week, with, it is claimed, from seventecn to twenty votes, at | | fill the vacancy and cast w leagt, the balance being divided up between Senators Sherman, Conkliug, Edmunds and Hamtin, | | | | able | assed which in his judgment was | eresting to the American people | sion induced a | lively discussion among the Senators this afternoon | | bility was the tact that he1s from the same | November. | of November. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD'S BILLS FOR A NEW PLES- | | that the election of the col Dudley Field’s | IDENTIAL EL TION, The following is the text of David o provide for the Presidential su tiov of President’ and Vi ng the interval to next Sunday, oud the Revised Statutes of the Uni t to vacancies 1 the offices of Pr ident and Vice President, Be it euacted by the Senate and House of Kepresen- ives, 19 sion in case President uy to read ag follows: — Whenever by reason of a failure to complete the counting of the electoral vows for President aud Vice President of the United es 1 under the direction of the two gress b of office in respect to which the votes were or frum any other cause, the ent aud Vice President shall both be vaca Secretary of State shall forthwith cause a notit tion thereoi to be given to the Exec the presence and houses of Con: term State, aud shall also cause the sume to be published i at least newspapers printed | iu each State, and the President of — the | Senate, in office when tne vacancy occurs, of bis sue: cessor in office, shall act as President of tne d Suttes wotil the office of Presideut is filled by election, as bereinatier provided. The remaining sections of the law ot for an election im November in the usual way, Th the Presidential candidate to contest the questions in the United States Supreme Court, other. wise known as the quo warranto bill;— Ax Act to provid ual rewedy for a wrongiul defeated states the Senate and House of Representa Be it eoueted t ves of the United States of Ameriga in Congress ayeembled, as jollows:— sRetion 1. —W! or without due or of Vie , wud the title of intrudes into, ot taces, bis any person usurps, vided. & quo Warranio, as “ 2 The action ort of the United States against a uy person claiming the Uitie ther 2 The setion must ve bi te Cvited States und of the claimant, but te pro theteut svali be Uuder the sole dir jou of to 4. (t must be brouglt by the w fa sum sou in ollice ot, and whieh may be served in any part of the ves requiring the defendant to answer the cop wat within a time fixed by the Court, not exce lug serty days alter sne service Of the summons, ana the | soapnias east allege that the claimaut was duly elected oud wowed to the office, pommemeen of the offices without a just tit ‘bor ne the clasmaut placed in possession thereat, ene & The defendant muy answer (he complaint, > py ae own solawfal Inirusion im the office or the > the cuumant, or both, and the issue thus weald Oe tried by ® jury, or by the oy be waved, but if there be no answer, the “i mecete eben evidence of ttle as may be o! a The following rules wet of wang of . a me ow roe v7 tse iawae upon an anewer sbali be ta the republican electors, Two certiicates having ; nee within sho Ui to be | received irom Oregon, tho question of faut Fonvenience | count of her vores’ ba® beew examined awd vy bes having regard to Shes ree oud witucrees, UUt It is entitied | ngress ussermbled, That section 147 of the | ed Statuies of the United States be amended so | fore the commencement of the | vilives | tive of every | 1792 provide | following is the text of Mr. Field’s bill to allow | | to sign the list which is made out by the Secretary of ase Of members of Cougress, 18 ‘The Gov- | inade t of President or View Presi | tu | arising from any caus any Cireuit | ihe | citizen ught ta the name of | Wholly tinmaterial whether be was a us | the 7th of November or not, ve wbiew the Court shail ivsue on tilng of the | election Was not invalidated any more than the elec- | was thirty that the defendant isin | the Gul thereto, | nk tet the defendant may be exciuded froin the | od | 4 tuereupon make @ written fuding | must be observed in the | Oregon m | electors. » feta, If there be no answer, | denied majority, houestiy aud in it must be com. | ibe Electoral Comunission. ments of the Senate to the Legislative, Naval, Post Ollice and Wellciency Appropriation ills, and asked jor committees of conference on those bills, but no meniion was made of the reaainess of the House to meet the Senate for the purpose ot resuming the count, A PERSONAL EXPLANATION, Mr, Bocy, (dem.) of Mo., arose to a personal explaua- tion, ‘aud suid a few days ago he presented whut he Delieved to be resolutions of tho Missouri Legisiature in favor of the passage of the Texas Pacific Ruilroad bill, the Legislature, but be had noticed by the newspapers singe tbat they had uot passed both branches of the Legislature, having been rejected in the Senate. He ade this explanation in justice to himself and to the Legislature, AN INVITATION TO THE HOUSE, At fifteen minutes past eleven a inessage was received from the House of Representatives, anuouucing that that body was ready to meet the Senate to resume the count of the Vote for President and Vice President, aud the Senate immediately Jett its chamber for the hall of the House. THR SENATE AGAIN IN SESSION. Opon returning, at ten Yninutes past twelve, the President pro tempore suid:—The Senate, having re- turned from the jomt meetng of the House of Repre- sentatives on account of an objection to the decision of the commission in regard to the vote of Oregon, that objection would now be read. The secretary then read the ovjection presented tn the joint meeting. Mr, SARGENT, (rep.) of Cal, submited the follow- ing:— Resolv |, That the decision of the commission upon the elecworal vote of the State of Oregon stand as the judge went of the senate, the ovjection made he eto to tue con- trary notwithstandia Mr. K&LLY, (dem.) of Oregon, said it appeared that the decision of the commission recites the tact that, on the 7th day of November last, John W. Watts was a postimater in Oregon; but it said, notwithsanding that luct, Le was eligivie asa Presidential clec vided 6 did not bold the office at the time he vove as a member of the Electoral College on the 6ih ol Deceto! In his (Mr. Kelly’s) Judgment that was a plain viola- tion of the coustitution of the United States. He re- ferred to the California and Rhode Island cases nere tofere alluded to, aud arzued that a per | cou holdiwg a federal office was not eligible be voted tor as a4 Presidential — elector, next referred to the report made to the Senate in by Felix Grundy, Henry Clay and Silas Wright, to the effect that no person boiding the of Postmas- ter could be ebosen a Presidential elector, and argued that a subsequent resignation did not cure the detect, yi MORTON'S SPRECI sau eve iL Was not argued by anybody upon Uh mission that Cronin was elected, that Tilden bad a vote in Oregon; but the minority of the commission took the ground that were but tWo electors chosen in Or § hud but tWo Votes im that Stace. Postmaster at Lafayette ou the day of It was argued, therefore, that be wus not elected, that the election Was 4 tailure so far us be was concerned and that but two were elected on the 1th Watts resigned on the lath, His resig- nation was accepted, and on the same day the oflice was transferred to another aud to another building. When the electors met on the 6th of De | cember Watts handed in bis resignation as oan elector and was = afterwara cbosen his vote, although Watts Hot a postinaster or au ollice holder on the 6th of December. When the electors yoted it was argued that there was no such vacancy in the College of Elec. tors as that college had aright to fill, and theretore was a vulity, On the d Cartwright received ma- jorities of the people’s votes, ranging over 1,000 avove their highest competitors, The Secretary ot State canvassed the vote ou the 4th of December, and made of the resuit showing the’ election of nd Watts, Which was filed in the ary of State, The + State was the canvassing or returning office State of Oregon, He read from the other band, Watts, Odell Oregon statutes as Lo the duty of the Secretary of State, aud, resuming his remark, § Now, 1 regard to the oflicers named, including members’ of Congress, it is declared that the Secretary of State shall canvass the vote and that the Governor shall issue a certilicate to He the persons having the highest number of votes. is not a canvassing — oflicer; his duty is simply ministerial, and it is’ made his per. emptory duly to Issue @ certilicate to the persons having the Lighest number of yotes, the declaration as to who is elected, The law deciares that the person having the bighest number of votes is @lected aad it requires no declarativn upon the part of any officer of that result, Then i turn to the Electoral law of Oregon, I first read the sixtieth sectioi ‘The votes tor the electors shall be given, re: ed, re ssod fur members of Congress. eretary of Stato, asin the case of mi vers of Congress, is to be the returning officer, aud the Secretary of Stato is to rewwrn as elected the person having the bigheet number of — votes, | {as in tue case of members of Congress. The duty of the Governor 18 _ imperative State, who, as th the : canvassing aud returning ollicer, hy partot the Returning Board, has nothing ernor } with tue canvassing of UD nthe list made out by the Secre- by a majority of the n that the law authorized the College of or @ majority, to fill « vacaney irom eat, refusal to act, tail- ure to attend, liilure tO eect, from any cause that cun bo imagined, [twas the purpose to give the College of Klectors the right to lilt any vaenney so that the te , | State of Oregon should be fully represented 1m the by av action jn the nature | y klectoral College. The — Coll of Blectors exercivel Wis unquestioned right, Watts, on ob of December, was not «a federal officenoluer. He fu Or was as Completely qualified as any nm. We bold, theretore, tat mt was postinaster on seul he was not a } federal ollicehoider on the Sth of December, if he was then qualided, that brought bit within the meaning of the constituuion His tion of a Senator would be who was elected betore be he took lis rial, becanse b But that question bee: resigned the oflice of postma of De ber, und was then the College ot vet him to fill 1 immates ier belore completely Electors had the vacuncy. and to qualitied, the right Yo remove any doubts he bimself resigned the olfice | | of elector, so as to make a vacaucy jn the | College certain, aud then te College of E | under the unquestionable authority of the law, ciected | ita | him to fil the vacancy #0 as to make the oral College complete and lawful uuder all circumstances and in any view of the case. SENATOR CONKLING’S REASONS, , of New York, suid:—Mr. President, to appomt tue repuvlican Presidential fhe people of Oregon f Mr. Conk A mMaoriy of ——-—$—— .—Subpernas to attend and testify with or with- papers may be served in any part of the United All processes shail issue in the name of the United States, and the jury shall be drawn from the falsehood or invalidity of ruificace of any Goveruor or cauyasser or other ‘He supposed those resolutions had passed both i : “| houses, as they were enclosed to him by a member of of being pleasant and conversational | losing bis views or Inten- | commissioners have sent cision that the vote o1 of the State really and and as they declared two things:—First, a de- be counted as the peopie tly meant it to be counted, the ballot box it should be counted, Second, a statement of reasons by which the decision wi reached by the Com- missioners. On the fret matier thus reported, Rawely, the decision that Oregon’s vote should be counted as designed and directed by the people of Ore- gon the Senate is catied oa to express ite judgmout, ‘The form of this expression 18 proposed in the ai, resolution. That resolution docs not, as I un ratand it, summon any Senator to express his opinion of the reusons assigned for decision submitted to us, I therefore say nothimg about the argument or reasons which appear im the paper read in the joint meeting nrg Every Senator ts entitled to bis own argument and bis own mode of arriving at his opinion, [ believe Oregon’s votes should speak as ‘those who had the right und power to utter the voice will express this judgment. All beyond this I disclaimed. In the brief moments allotted to this discussion an argument would not be possible, I shall, therefore, attempt no statement of my reasons, In- deed, could an argument be made in the ten minutes given to each Senator { would not attempt to make o1 I will do nothing to defer tor a moment the conclusion of the tial count. On the contrary, I” will every lawful way, hasten the pr to end that’at the earliest hour the voto of the last State may be counted aud the result deciured under the law, quetly, certainly and conclusively. I therefore sur- render, in the mterest of expedition, the remainder of of that State meant they should speak. My vote hero®} returns of all the votes given at an election of MI Vice. President. was” tr a eeretnry Bina and upon no ome ane: ‘that the Secretary of wana one PR A Ca vi a majori *l ws seen it ca erelier of voles tor thes olen: express language of statute those persons are elected; th i wl nocordl he placed 0. of December, A, D, 1876—all this appoars by a: titleate under the seal of the State and signed delivered by bim to the electors and torwarde: the President of the senare Loge | med votes: [ord or failure Folk Rpg ne Oregon w sign a ae 2 on rane so. elected does have the ‘effect of defeating their electors, That the set Cronin a certifi 1,000 votes ae il YeThiut although the evidence showea that Watts was Postmaster at the time of hiv election, that fact ts subsequent paca snciatte Mitac tor, an fo'mado by the Risctoral College. ‘The commission has also decided, "and does hereby decide of the foregoing and a) purporelng te be a certifients of the ofieaid Ptute of Oregon, siguod by K. A. Cronin, J. N.T. Miller ‘und Joun Parker, marked “No. 2, N.C." by the eommts- sion and herewith returned, is not ti of the votes provided for by the constitution of the U ‘Staves, hey ought not to be counted as such, ‘Mchington on the day and your frat above written, my nie ir, SAULSBURY, (dem.) of Del., read an argument in regard to the decision of the commission, and said ho could not allow this decision to pass without entering his protest, Alter alongthny debate Mr. CockkrRL. (dem. of Mo.) submitted the following asa substitute for the resolu. tion of Mr. Sargent: Resolved, That inasmuch as J, W. Watts was, on Nove: ber 7th, 1876, w deputy United States postmaster, and he! an ofiicd of trast aud profit under the United States, he wus ineligible by the terms of the Constitution to tue oflice of elector for the St of Oregon, and W. H Ode! C. Cartwright were the only electors duly appoin the state of Oregon and their votes ouly ghoul be ¢ and the decision of the Kiectoral Commission should stand tx the Judgment ofthe Senate only so fur as their decision sustained the votes cast by suld Odell and Cartwright, THR VOT, Rejected—Yens 24, nays 40. A strict party vote, The question then being on the resolusion of Mr, Sai gent, it was agreed to—Yeus 40, nays 24, A strict party vote, : NOTIFYING THE HOUSE, Mr. SanGeNr then submitted a resolution instructing the Secretary to notify the House of Representatives of the decision of the Senate, aud also that the Senate was ready to meet the House and resume the count agreed to, ‘At ten minutes to four P. M. a measago was received from the House of Kepresenteuves announcing the action of that body on tuo Oregon case, and notilying the Senate that it was ready to proceed with the count, ADJOURNM“NT TO THK HOUSE. ‘The Senate then Jett its chymber, and, upon return- ing, at twenty minutes to five P, M., the President pro tempore suid the Senate, having withdrawa trom the Joint meeting apon an objection to the vote of Henry ‘A. Boggs, one of the clectors trom Penngylvania ap- pointed to flil the vacancy caused by the uon-attend- ance ot Daniel J. Mogrell, that objection would now be received. Alter it bad been read, together with the testimony taken by the House cominittee, Mr, Cameron, of Peuu- syivania, submitied a resolution that the vote of Henry A. Boggs be counted with the votes of the other electors of Pennsylvania notwithstanding objections made thereto, ‘The debate was continued at length by Mes:rs. W: lace, Cameron, Logan, Morton, Conkling, McDonald, Sargent, Maxey, Cockrell and otners, and was conflaed to legal questions pertaining to the appolutment of electors. The resolution of Mr, Cameron was then agreed to without a division, and the secretary wus directed to notufy the House of Kepresentatives, ‘The Sonate then, at six o’ciock, took a recess until ten o’clock Monday, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ‘Wasuinaton, Feb, 24, 1877. Mr. Atkins, (dem.) of Tenn, from the Appropria- tions Committee, reported the Army Appropriation bill, It reduces the number of cavalry regiments to eight, artillery to four and of infantry to sixteen, and coutains a proviso prohibiting any of the mouey ap- propriated by the bill from being applied for the pay, transportation or subsistence of troops to be employed in support of the claim of either Nicholls or Packard 3 Governor of Louisiana, or im support of the rival Legislatures in said State, and prohibits the employ- meut of apy portion of the army in support of the claims ot any State government, or of any officer of said State until duly recognized by Congress. Or- dered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Hotaan, (dem.) of Ind., the Senate amendments to the Post Uflice Appropriation bill were non-concurred in and 2 conference committee or- dered, The same uction was tuken in regard to the Deticiency, the Naval and the Legislative Appro- priation bills, The SpkaAKER appointed as aconfercnce committee on the Post Office Appropriation bill Messrs, Holman, Blount and Foster, A MESSAGE PROM THE SENATE, Atten minutes past tea o'clock a mossage was te- ceived from the Senags informing the Houge that it was now ready to meet the House in joint convention. TK UREGON DECISION, Tho Sreaker laid before the House a communica. tion from Justice Nathan Clifford informing the House that the Electoral Commission had considered aud de- cided the question submitted to iin regard to the votes of the Stute of Oregon, and had trausinitted its decision to the President of the Senate. Mr. McMauox, (dem) of Ohio, offered a resolution directing the Clerk of the House to notify the Senate that the House would be ready at one o'clock lo-day to Teceive that body Jor the purpose of coutinuing the electoral count. Mr. Wingo, (rep.) of Iowa, raised the point of order that nothing Was in’ order bul 4 resuluuen to notily tbe ate that the House was now ready 10 re curve that body. He theretore otfered that resolution, ite wished to call attention to the fact that the very moment the commis- mission reported that it bad come to a decision I of the House was 4s much at the disposal of the us of the House. The act arranged tor the tirst meet- jug in the pall of the House, but it, was no greater yio~ Jation of the spirit of tue act that the Senate should ask the House to meet 1 in the Senate chamber than that the House should shut its dvors aod prevent tue Seu- ate from coming bo its bail. TUR VOTR OF A JOINT SESSION, Tho Speake ruled that M MeMabon’s resolution was in order, but that Mr. Wilson’s resolution couid be ollered as a substituie, 1t was 0 vilered and was agreed to— yeas 145, nays $7. ‘The question Was then on the resolution as amended, Mr. Vauee, of Olio endeavored to make a motion for a recess until ten o’clock on Monday, but was nut rece ownized, The resolution as amended was agreed to—yeas 157, nays $% ‘The following voted in the negati Abbott, Ainsworth Atkins, B. Bugley, reward, AY , Davis, 1 Dibrell, ber, ell, ie, Forney, Frankin. Fuller, Ganse, Glover, Hawilton of ludiana, Harris of Georgia, Harris ot Virginia, Hartzell, Hooker, Hopkins, House, Humphreys, Huuton, Hurd, Jenks, Knott, Landers an, Laue, Levy, inde, Mackey, Mais i i m Reily, Rie ._ Kandi | | The law makes | jed and canvassed us the same are given, returned und | gs it directly under the law that] have votes, but 18 abso= 8 Old, Dut was thirty years old when | Ya piain and une | tionally voted tor | Ross ot New ry sten ser, of Ohio, Vanee Virginia, Walling, Waish, Whitthorne, Wik N. Williwms of Alavama, Yeates and | Mr. MeManow | and Mr. Have, ol | ion on the tabi | yeus 175, nays 74 | THE SENATR NOTIFIED, The Speaker thea directed the Vlerk to notify the Senate of the action of the How THE JOINT SESSION At five minutes to tweive o'clock the presence of the Senate was announced, and tue members of the Houge, as usual, rose and remained standiog woile the Senators caine down the wain isie of the hall and took the places assigned them on the eastern (democratic) side, The presiding olficer of the senate having taken the Speaker’y chair, called the joint meeting to order, and all having takeu their seats, said: — ‘The joint meeting of Cougress tur counting the electoral votes resumes its session, The (0 houses, having separated peadiag submission to the commis: Bie (objections to the certilisates from the state of Oregon, have reassemvied to receive and to cuimeide (or otherwise) with the decision of that tribunal. tis by a majority of the © in writing, and 18 aigne | by the nemoers agreeing thereto, I will be now read by the Secretary of the Senate, THE DEEISIO The decision was row ax toile moved to recousiaer the yote, f Muine, moved to lay that mo- The latter motion was agreed to— prowan. Co Wasnine | To te PRESIDENT OF THE SeNATE OF TiLK L | i veting of the two houses of © ceosm entitled “An act to 1g OF Lhe vows tor President and cision of questions arisin: ren 4, A, D, 187 © certificntes. and papers purporting to be eur. tificates wid papers accompanying tne same — of | the electoral vote from the State “of Oregon, and the Objections therety submitted to it under suid act, now re. ports that it has duly © ‘wud his by a majo die that the votes at W. H. Odell, J. ¢ the cortilicate of suid p ain the certified by itted to the 1, Ne Os, by thd votes pro- vide d States, aud CuMt the same are lawtully to ve therein’ cortilied, nainel iree voles for Ruthertord i. Hayes, of Ohio, f | President, and three votes tur William A. Whee ot the state of New York, for Vico Presi | mission has by w majority of votes al | her-by aveide and report, that the shri | named were dmy appointed electors in u, The briet yround of this decision | n such evidence as by the coustitutie din waid net of Conyress iy competent h that the betore n willy appornted if eh wt the time and constitution of the United hee of opinion tuut by they ve rovided for by tl aw, and they Are bgp t yd F. MILLER. GEORGE PF. EDMUNDS. . P. MORTON, FREDS, " PRELI TAR Sk GARFIREDS ee eee GEORGE F. HOAK, JOSEPH P. BRADLEY, ‘The presiding officer asked whether there were ob- Jections to the decision, Senator Ke.Ly (Oregon) objected to the decision on the following grounds :— Firt—That Watts was not elected a Presidential elector for the state of Oregon, Second—That he was not appointed a Presidential elector, was di litted to mataaartegt oes Eek nited States. it at he for the State of Oregon, and, it, accordance with law, east a legul vote as such elector for Tilden and Meudrieks, and that such vote should be counted. The objection is signed by Senators Kelly, Oregou; Whyte, Maryland; Cooper, Tennessee; McDonalds iT diana; Norwvod, Georgia, and Hereford, West Virgi and by Representatives Lane, Oregon; Poppieton, Ohio; Jenks, Pennsylvania; Vance, Ohio; Throckmor- ton, Texas; Wike, lilinois, and Wigginton and Luttrell, California, The presiding officer asked whether there were any farther objections to the decision, and there being none he announced that the Senate would withdraw to its chamber in order that the houses separately might consider and determine the objection, A LEGISLATIVE DAY, After the Senators had withdrawn the Speaker an- nounced the commencement (ut ten minutes pas twelve) of a new legislative day, which was thereupon opened by the chaplain with prayer, ‘The journal of yesterday having been read, and a fow evrolled bills having been presented and signed by the Speaker, Mr. Chien, (dem.) of Pa., offered a resolution that for the more careiul consideration of the objections to the report of the Electoral Commis- sion in the Oregon case the House shall now tuke a recess until ten o’clock on Monday morning. desired to state way he offered the resolution, but wa: met by objections du the republicau side, and by the Speaker’s ruling that the question was not debatable, Mr, CLymwkR—Do the gentlemen on the other side re- fuse to hear a statement us to the object of the recess? Mr. TOWSSKND, (rep.) of N. ¥.—1 object to debate. Mr. Hancock, (dem.) of Toxus, made and argued the point of order that, under tho constituuon and under the Electoral law, a recess was not now in order, In conciusion he said:—I feel as keenly as any other the mortification of defeat and disappointment, but | hope that no one will so far lose his manhood as to fail in the performance of his duty. There 1s no authority in either house to procrastinate, to delay, to resort to any legislative or parliamentary expedients to post- pone the action enjoined upon us by the consutu- tion, Mr. CLyMER—This is a question of order, not of man- hood, and it seems to be & work of supererogution to raise this question of order atter it hus already been decided four mes. I wish further to say that in make jug the motion I have done it— Mr. Townsend, of New York—I1 object to debate, Several other republicaus—Let him go on, Mr. TowNseNp—Very well. Mr. CL¥Mux (continuing)—As my motive has been impugned I have aright tosay that, sv jar ag 1 am concerned, and, I believe, so far us a large majority of those with whom Lact age concerned, the motion 18 made tn good fuith, This Oregon questton does involve issues of the highest tmportance to all the people und if those Who wisn to present their reasons for oppos- ing the finding of the commission should ask for de- lay, should ask for time, should ask fur the quiet of the Sabbath to come over them and their outraged feclings— (derisive laughter on the republican side)—they ought to have it. Therefore, I have made the motion in good faith. Mr. Brows, (dem.) of Ky.—Is it in ordor to reply to the gentieman trom Pennsylvania? y The SPKAKER—Not unless it be on the point of order, Each sive having been heard, the Chair thinks it bis duty to confine the discussion to the question of order, The Chair decided on the luk of February tho same question in the Florida cuse, and up appeal being tuken from urs decision, the appeal was laid on the tubie by a vote of 146 to 76, The Ubair bas since that decision consulted various persous, whose pames, if 1 were al liberty to stute them, would be recognized as those of men ol great parliamentary practice and knowledge, and hardly one of them dissented from the opinion and ruling of the Chair, In conclusion he over- ruied the point of order and decidea that the motion ‘was in order, ‘he question was then taken and the resolution was rejectod—yeux 112, nays 153, air, Lane, (dem.) of Oregon, then moved for a recess Uli ball-past nine o’clock ou Monday. RULING THE FILIBUSTERS OUT. Mr, Haun, of Maine, made the point of order that the motion was a dilatory one and therefore in contra- vention of the constitation and law. Sreaker—The Chair is unable to recognize this bin any other light than as a dilatory motion, Mr, Lane—It was not go 1mtended, The Spxakek—The Chuir 1s uuable to classity it in any other way, The Chair rules that where the con- stitution of the United States directs anything to be done and where wlaw under the constitution of the United States und in obedience thereto directs any- thing to be doue by either nouse, it 18 not in order Ly any motion to obstruct or impede the execution of that constitutional law, (Applause on the floor aod in the galleries.) Mr. Lank—I desire to say, in justice to myself, that Jt was not im that spirit that 1 made the motion to take aw recess. (Calis, “To order!”) [tis a mauer of per- sonal privilege and 1 bave a right to explain. ‘The SrKAKKK —The Chair would state to the gentle- man Irom Oregon— Mr, Lank—I trust the Chair will not interrupt me, (Laughter.) ‘The Chair bas stated that 1 im de the motion in that spirit The Srkakkk—The Chair has not att*upted to classiiy the gentieman’s motives or to 1m .1cate what they were, That belongs toa higher power, (Laugh- ter.) Mr. Laxe—To that higher power I am willing to sub- mit, A Mrupek—You cannot go back of the returns, (Laughter.) fhe avention of the Speaker was directed to the hes of decorum on the floor and in the gaileries, 6 SPEAKER announced that it the disturbance was renewed be would direct the galleries to be cleared. Mi of New York, hoped that the rules would be enforced on the floor and have it cleared drst. The SPRAKKK suggested that he was unable to per- ceive how business could be proceeded with if the tloor were cleared, (Laughter. ) DEBATE ON OREGON. Mr. Hate, of Maine, tuen presented the following order:—- Urdered, That the count of the electoral vote of the State of Uregon shall proceed, in conformity with the decision of the Electoral Commission. Mr. Lang offered tne following as a substitute:— Ordered, That the vote purporting to be an electoral vote for President and Vice President, and which was given by one John W. Watts, claiming to be an elector from the State of Oregon, bo nut counted. Mr, LawRuNce opened the discussion. He re- viet the law in the case of Oregon 1m order to show that Watts was really enticed to cast his vote for Pres- ident aud Vice President, and thereiore he upheld the decision of the commission, It had been decided in the commission by a unanimous vote that Cronin, though he had received the Governor's certiflcate, was utterly without Utle or authority in the premises, Mr. Chyser, of Pennsylvania, next addressed the House. Mr. Borcwand, (rep.) of Tl, argued from the statut of Uregon and from the decisions of the Oregon courts that tho decisiun should be sustained, ROPPING INTO PORTRY, Mr. Woopwontn, (rep.) of Ohio, supported the de- cision and declared that in bis judgment the comm sion could have returned no other Hnding than the one which it did return, without violence to the constitu- tion and the laws of Oregon, and without an assault on republicanism and on the rights of the people of that State and of the whole Union, He would volunteer the detence of the commission from such puerile and pusillanimous attacks as bad been heard to-day, It oc- ‘cupied a position #0 exaited that even the swiftest arrows from the quivers and Jittie men who assailed it could not injure i, lus members would walk among their calunmiators like giants among pigmios. The demo- crats had got caught in the Electoral bill by the act of God who disposes of all haman events, and particularly by the act of the Tilinors 1 omen be which disposed of Judge Davis. It reminded Lim of that apt bat not cle- gant verse which says:— “He digged a pit, He dizged It aeep, He digg d it for his brother, But to punish his sin, He did twill in ‘The pit ho digged for other.” aps ctad r.) ie hoped and believed that the incoming tenga of the tration would be so considerate of the right South thas the dignified.acquiescence of the inembers | from that section Would ture to gratification springing | from the cousciousness that the best hud been done for the interests of that section and of the whoie country. MR, HEWITT'S PROTEST. Mr. Hewrrt, (dem.) of N. Y., said the decision ren- dered this day ts the completion of the iraudulent | scheme for counting In a President who was not elected and for counting out a President who was elected by the Votes of the people of the country, The consummation of that scheme was @ foregone conciu- sion [rom the hour when the degision in the Florida 1b 18 not to be disguised that there a dvep seated fecling of injury, a deep sense of wrong. It comes wp trom the heart of the people, from every class of the peopic, Brute of Oregon 4 duty of cemvaseme she | irom the ‘professional man, tho lawyer, the ] Stenger, of Fesbaylvania, rose | i il 5s is decision 1 | : Hi} t i a i } 7 ff i she fTk 4 Hi f a. a i i i H i i j i a i i i i i i “ i if i if { ‘ § : F ; : ii i I . | | $ £ i i | | | i i H i : i 4 if 4 i , H iz," : 2 ll it i = gz j Huary be used the jollowing language — nelowen ha ot this Mik Tere le nots drop Oe eo having © just amd that man be sald to compromige w righteous claim, asserts Hi, maintains it, em eroes 1 by are preot, yielait tthe betore @ constituted as to bender its decision enone ot coived, | bold that i was io declaration wade by hum oo this floor, Batt T will violate none of the confidence that belongs to the deliberations of that commimion. 1 the close of the deliberations it was ded that the Injcnction of secrecy Mr, Hawirt-—The g from any embarrassny to what passed besore astoe SEVERAL MemuKns—Lot as have it Mr. Hewitt (continuing)—lo the original drat, of the bill submisted to the commitioe by the gentioman from lowa (Mr, McCrary) this provision was con- tained ;. Iu addition to the been reterred whieh ma Siouers, to be appoluted by It tor that purpose. That Lill proposed to submit the decmon of the question to the Supreme Court of the United States, That being objected to, a second draft was submitted of a bill fora tribunal com; i of five judyes, amended drait of the viil 1 beard not One dissent w the proposition that the tribunal £0 constituted should ve empowered to take testimony, but | heard irom every member of the committee that it had and would have such power under th tést against 1h N. and to take tostimocy, how did it lose power when it added five inembers of the House and tive members of the Senate to such atribunal’ if hadtuat power aud conferred {t on the tribunal, bow could the Commissioner, who assented to it bein, an order that no testimony should be received? 4 have only one minute left, and | will use it in saying this, I think that we have beeen deceived as to the position of certain gentlemen who Sat at that tribunal. 1 think that these declarations in this House ure at variance with the de- cision in tl ng of nju is justified in the people, and what have to say with thu No matter how great grievances, let om our side of the House, representigg this gt dem eratie party, which bas been waging a war of priucipie, stand up like men and noi allow ourselves to be driven irom the ficm ground of trath and justice by apy violation of it on the other side of the House, (Great applause on the democratic side of the House.) MR, HOAR'S REPLY, Mr. Hoan, (rep.) of Moss—I do not propose to de- bate the question of the t of Congress to pass upon the election, qualifications and returns of Presidential electors (a right expressly conferred in regard to ite members anu expressly witheld iu regard so the Pres idental electors) by a technicality, as itis one of tho gravest questions of constitutional power, I do not propose to debate the question whether the alleged usurpation of power by the Returning Board of Loutsi- al {counteracting What they claim were greater crimes) should proporly be encountered by a greaver usurpation of power on the part of Congress, { do not mean to debate whether this opinion of one of the most distinguished leaders of the democracy (Senator Bayard), a member of the commission, ul- tered within two years in bis place elsewhere, is cor reot:—'Nowhere is power given to either house of Congress to pass upon the election, either the manner or the tact of election, for President and Vice President, and if Congress or either house should assume, under the guise or pretext of counting the vote, tu deciae the fact of the election of the electors it will have taken upon ftself an authority for which I, for one, can find no warrant in the charter of our hberty.”” Nor do 1 mean to discuss the question whether that gentleman and his colleague (Senaor Thurman), who changed that opinion, honestly, £ have no doubs, are more hable to charges of partisan- ship than we, Who had no cause to do so, I propose to uddress myself directly to the charge made by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Hewitt) 1 spent three days in that gentloman’s proseuce, putting into a bill the declaration that this question of going bebind these returns should be submitted to the tribunal as a question about which he and I diflered. We did pro- voke the derision almost of the members of the committee by the technical and laborious sngnege used, and” the very last act of th committee of coulerence was this: bers said, “1 am afraid you will lew body to claim that this bill requires as to go into that question instead of submitting that question to the tribunai.’’? Every member of the commitie assured that gentleman that 1t was not 80, that they perfectly understood that it had not decided it; and when they got through the gentleman tron New’ York, who was sitting within four teet of me, rose and satd:— Now, there is a question om which we are ail agr We agree that one side tg to eoutend one way and tbe other side isto contend the other way, aud the commission is to decide on that question. Ifany gentleman here can suggest clearer language than we have got in this bill let him rise and inake the sugges- tion.”? Nobody did it. This bill went to another piace and there the honorable Senator from Obto (Mr, Tour- man), & distinguished, honest and hovorabie gentic- map, rose in his place to persuade a republican Seuate to accept the bill. They differed with their republican sociates in this House, and he said to them, “Here are certain questions concerning which wo caunot agree,” and pe went on tw enumerate them, The fourth jis that it is competent to go behind the certificate of the Governor and the directly oppo- site opinion that it 1s not competent to go betind the certificate of the Governor. ‘The filth is that it 1s com- petent to go bebind the decision of this Canvassing Board, and tho opposite opinion that it 18 not compe- tent todo so, Then comes another question, Sup- posing the Returping oard not to have gone beyond its Jurisdiction, whether it has acted traudulently. Some say 1s decision may be impeached for the fraud (because fraud vitiutes everyting) and others say that no such inquiry is admissible at all. We 6 the only course open to us; we provide a bunal; this bill leaves every question to that tribunal; it decides not one of them; it does not intend to de- cide one of them—no, not one. Now, I turn to my re- marks in this House, That bill Logo | passed by a republican Senate, on the aseurance of the man who framed the section, 1 said to my associates in this House, thore 18 not @ drop of compromise in it; you are to go before that tribunal to wsert, maintain and defend your claim that they cunnot go behind the de- cision of the canvassing board, Am I to be charged with bad faith in the face of the Houso and ot eyes to those facts and undertook to load his party, acting, as he says, under a different understanding, Mr. Speaker, a distinguished Senator from Massachu- setts, being charged with dishonor in the periormance have a maxim in New Kngland, when certain men make exhibitions of them- screw louse screws are I am quoting Mr, Webster of a public duty, said:;—"*We selves, thas m that man’s mind thero t ewhere, In this man’s mind all tl 7 (Loud laughier, about Mr. Ingersoll. His whole machinery, said Mr. into a like condition of mind, (Loud laughter.) Mr, Lano’s substitute to Mr. Hale’s resolution was then agreed to vy a voto of 151 yeas to 107 nays. ‘The Senate was notified of the action of the House and that the House was now ready lor its reception. fH JOINT SESSION. At four o’clock the Senators entered the hall and the joint mocting Was resumed. The action of cach House on the objection to the decision m the case of Oregon having been read the presiding Oflicer announced that the two houses not concurring otherwise the decision of the commission would stand unreversed, and that the counting of the vote would now proceed, In conformity therewith he directed the tellers to announce the vote o 0: Senator Ln, as three votes for Hayes and Wheeler. THE STATR OF PENNSYLVANIA. "OZO1. ‘The certificates from the State of Pennsylvania giv. and Wheeler having ing twenty-eight votes tor Hi been read and the presiding whethor thero was } il tha country by a gentleman who shut bis ricketty, Shaky, crazy and out of joint, and 3 thought that 1 have seen mstances of gentlemen whom great responsibilities have brought upon read the vote of Oregon —————— vote of Mr, Morrell, a Centem> SRNATR RETIRES. was finished (there being no fur- vote of Pennsylvania) tho Senate : | | ABOUT THE COMMISSION, ‘of Ohio, asked leave to offer E Dec Comenite oD abide, red report, without unnecessary delay, , powers and duties of the Hoase'in view and decisions of the Electoral Commis- Jaws creating such commission, which an inquiry into the fucts of the in Loutsiana avd Floriia, but which ‘been partisanly and decided isston, of lowa, objected. MOTION FOR 4 RECESR, (dem.) of Ohio, moved that the House til ten o'clock Monday. Agreed to— : i ? : i 3 = B ets us ts | i : jnstrection bad = z Fy H i ir. V. i i = . 5 lf = vote was anvounced there was a a recess, but enough democrats, who changed their votes to carry the re- emoeratic caucus was announced for this even- twenty minutes past seven o'clock, THE OFFICE-SEEKER'S MECCA. GOVERNOR HAYES AND FAMILY PREPARING TO LEAVE COLUMBUS, (BY TELRORAPH TO THE HERATD.] Couvanva, Odio, Feb. 24, 18i. ‘The Executive Chambers have been unusually quiet to-day, most of the place-bunters having gone home fora change of linen, The gubernatorial mansion looks diwmal enough to-night, the curtains being drawa aud the lights ng low, All this quiet is produced by the absence of Governor Hayes and family, who wont to their old home at Fremont this morning, provebiy to make a goodby visit aud arrange busi ness matters preparatory to moving into the White House, The family residence at Fremont is occupied py @ brother of Mrs, Hayes, so it will not be much trouble to arrange to leave that home, and as the residence occupied by Governor Hayes here is rented by the month, furnished, the trouble of disposing gf tarnitura or house reating is pot to be encountered by the family im thei change of location. Mra, Hayes visited ber Cincinnati friends last week, aod now, when the count shall be Auisbed, if it ever is finished, in Hayes’ favor, all that remains to be done is to pack trunks and move to Washington, Governor Hayos will return here Monday night, and if all goes ‘weil the qoodby reception to citizens, State officers and legisiators will be held in the rotunda of the State House next Wednesday night. POPULARITY OF MRA, MATRA, Mra Hayes bas taken great jaterest in public benevoe Jout institutions here, and especially tho blind and deaf and dumb asy'ums, visiting them aod so bas become personally acquainted the inmates, who have taken a wonderful the late politieal campaign, It is quite likely the larger pupiia will bo allowed to attend the public re- ception, to say goodby to their friends, the Governor and bis popular wite, . WHAT GOVERNOR HENDRICKS SAYS. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE INDIANA GOVERNOR— WHAT HE THINKS OF THE FUTURE OF Gov- ERNOB HAYES AS PRESIDENT—THE DEMO- CRATIC PARTY GROWING STRONGER. (»¥ TeLeGRaru To THE MRRALD.] Inpiaxaroum, Feb. 24, 1877, &, Se The Governor, whem informed of the nature of bis visitor's mission, stated that he had beeo confined to the house for over a weet by illness, growing out of a severe cold, to draw the Governor into a chat upon general topics, and #0 led up to the subject in hand, during which Mr. Hendricks gave the off band expressions of opinion which occur im the following report of @ substance of tue interview :— Counxaroxpent—I suppose, Governor, you have read the afternoon despatches from Washington? Governor Hxxpxicks—No, but | suppose they will Continue to count us out, won't they? Connenponpaxt—The latest despatch states that Congress received the report of the Commissioners on the Oregon case and the two houses separated for dis- cussion. I suppose now that Oregon has been de- cided for Hayes there is nothing more to hope for? Governor Hexonick*—No, there ts nothing more for the Commission to pass upon. Conresroxoent—Then, | suppose, like the rest of us, you give it up as 0 defeat, Governor Haxpuicks (hesitatingly and thought- ful manner)—For the present, yea. Conresronpent—Do you think the House ts bound to abide by the decision of the commission? Governor Hexvaicns—Only by baving voted for the law, The House could if it chose place the whole matter as it was bofore the creation of the com- mission, Connesronvpest—The democrats are greatly in- censed over what they deem the strictly partisan rulings of the commission, Govornor Haxvnicks (very decidedly)}—The commis- sion having gone according to the law, the result will be the election of Hayes. 1 do not think that they acted according to the «pirit of the law. Ther decision will not be satisfactory to the couvtry, and the longer this peopie think upon it the moreit will be condemned. CoRRESrONDENT—Many democrats aro now abusing their Congressmen and saying they were imbecites fur voting for the commission. Governor Hespricke—Yes; bat it ts because they don’t comprehend the difficulties which would bave arisen bad the question not been so decided. The Senate would have olected Hayes, and the House would have elected Til both would have been inaugu- gurated. Hayes would have had the support of the army, the office-holders and the other resources of the government, leaving Tilden nothing to ight with, bad a ight been deemed advisable, Connesroxvext—I hear a great deal of talk among democrats about not voting ogain, Governor Hexparcks—That 1 the first result, of course, of disappointment, They all come arowad again, The democrats have been gaining very rapidiy of late years; when I was elected by about 1,100 ma- jority four years ago, | was the only democrat elected north of the line, This yoar carried the State by about 6,000, and the country by ap inereased popular mayority, The popular expression you speak of shows that the action of the commission is universally con- denned ana it will react destructively upon the repab- Hean party. Counesroxpent—Morton has worked bard for this triumph, Governor Hexpuicks—Yes; Mortou thinks success is everything; but this last effort will only result ia his defeat two years from now. le isa man of won- dorfal vigor, and despite his affection can do more work than all of them; bus after all bis career bas nos been as successful as those of his confrives, Cameron could always hold Pennsylvania and Logan lilo, and Ohio has generaily been held for the republican, but wo have taken Indiana away from Morton again and again. He will be defeated again two years from now, The midale of our admin- jJatration 18 always its weakest period. The offices will have been parcelied out by that time, and where one oxpectant 1s satisfied five will be disappointed, Mayes will not be able to set aside the clai Morton, Chandler, Cameron 99) ‘)o rest of that junta, and therefore will have to rvtain a majority of the present office-holders, This, of course, will produce wide dise satisfaction within tho party ranks, ConnesronpeNt—What do you thiak of the pacific policy it 18 reported that Hayes witl adopt toward the South? Governor Hex pricks—Tho statement that Hayes will recognize the Nicholls governmentin Louisiana is ab- surd, Ho could not do it without stultitying the methods to which he will owe his place, To recognize Nicholls would be to say that Packard was pot elected by the votes in Louisiana, and yes that he himself (Hayes) was, At this point Mrs. Hendricks entered, ana in a pleas ant manner asked the correspondent “Why are you bothering the Governor? I believe Governor Tidem ways pothing.”’ Mr. He icks evidently accepted this a8 @ conjugal bint, aud brought the couversanes toa clea,