The New York Herald Newspaper, February 27, 1877, Page 3

THE SLOW COUNT. The Obstructionists Skirmishing for Delay. SIGNAL VICTORY FOR THE MODERATES. Gradual and Certain Approaches to the End ACRINONIOUS DEBATE IN THE HOUSE. Protests, Denunciation, Invocation and Solemn Warning. MR, HEWITT ON CONSISTENCY. The Opportunity of the Opposers of the Electoral ’ Bill. THE DEBATR ON YENNSYLVANIA, South Carolina Before the Elec- toral Commission. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. Wacutxcron, Feb, 26, 1877. Unless some now unforeseen circumstances inter- Pose the cloctoral count will go on regularly and should be completed by Weanesday evening or Tours- day morning at farthest, The filibusters sustained @ sovore defeat to-day, and the temper and determina- tion of the moderate democrats ure even stronger than before to carry tho law out in good faith, * PRESSURE FROM THE WKBT. There is a strong pressure, by telegraph and letter, upon some members from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, urging them to carry the count past tho 4ih of March at all hazards, but there is reason to believe that the danger is over. OBSTRUCTIONISTS ORSTRUCTED, The morning’s proceedings were delayed by a blunder on the republican side, which lost an hour, but im the afternoon, when the first real flibustering motion-was made—to take a recess until to-morrow— afier the objection to vote on shode Island, the fill busters sustaincd a prompt and decisive defeat, The vote stood only 83 fora recess to178 agaiast, lt was known, however, that alter two hours’ discussion of the Rhode Island case thera would be a renewal of the motion for a recess with the object of preventing South Carolina being reached until to-mor- To prevent this delay Mr, Wood moved to reconsider the vote just had and to lay that motion on the table, explaining that nis object was to provent further delay andto kecp the House in session this evouing until alter the South Carolina returns had been sent to the cotamissiou. On Mr. Wood’s motion the opponents of delay were even stronger than beiore, the vote stand- ing 182 to 67, The two houses, therefore, met in Joint session for a second time this evening and sent , South Carolina to the commission, which will begin tis consideration to-morrow at ten o’clock, andis now expected to decide it betore might, Mr. Ben Hill, who was appointed on0 of the odject- ors for South Carolina, hus refused to ao the work, Ana another democrat has been put in his place, OBJECTIONS TO SOUTH CAROLINA, The main objection will be, it -is believed, on the ground that the Stato was during the election im the possession of federal troops. This is weak, because both sides just about election time desired the pres- row. Fernando ence of troops, 19 IT TILDEN’s wisn? Among the letters received here to-day by members of Congress urging a continuance of (libustoring was one froin Mr. John Bigelow, of New York, who urges that every effort shall be made to obstruct and defeat the count of the votes, Mr. Bigelow is so near a friend of Mr. Tilden thas his letter was regarded as an ex- | pression of the latter’s wishes, but it will not have much effect, PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE. Wasmtxeros, Feb. 26, 1877, | The Senate reassembled at ten o'clock, but no legis- lative business was transacted. As the objection in | the caso of Mr. Morrell, the Pennsylvania elector, was disposed of on Saturday, the Senate avaited the action of the House of Representatives on the matter. - | RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONER THURMAN, | good faith of Sir. Ho: NEW Y that, and ho petieved tne -raiture to elect at first was remedied by the subsequent election of the fourth elector, who Bow assumed to speuk for the State. The course taken by that Siate fn cailing together ber Leg. islaturo and iz the appoistment of aman to tll the office of elector Was tegular and in accordance with Jaw, in accordance with the constitution, aud was but a confirmation and fortifieation of tue wiew which ho beheved was beld previous to this session of Congress. Mr. Epacnps, (rep.) of Vt, said he did not feel at liberty bow to enter into any discussion of the primeiples of the decisions made elsewhere, Some day he m press his views thereon, but ho only arose no that he did not acquiesce in the puraile! atte bo drawn by the Senator frou Delaware (mr. Bayard), Mr. Cumustiancy, (rep.) of Mich., asked what evi- dence there was before the Senate that the matter was ever belore the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, Mr. Bayaup satd the case had been so otten argued at this session that every one knew of it, Besides, the Senate was*bound to lave knowledge of the public Jaws of one of the States of this Union. Rhode Island, by So0 pe gage of that law, had instructed tue Senator from dlichizan (Mr. Christiancy) as we'l as bimself (Mr, Bayard) that she bad provided for a failure to clect one of her olectors. If he rememberod correctly the State of Vermont had also given her opinion that 4 failure to elect wasa very ditforent thing om a failuce caused by death or resignation, and had passed a law to that effect, which the newspapers said was prepared by the able Senator from Vermont (Mr. Ed- munds) Mr. Eomvnps said his friend from Delaware was mistaken as to what ho imputed to tho State of Ver- mont or any opinion that State may have expreased, Spe was anxious to avoid the prejudice which might arise im certain quarters, and therefore passed the Jaw referred to, and he believed she had avoided that prejudice. ‘The queation being on the resolution of Mr. Bury- sips, it Was unanimously agreed to--yeas 57, nays none, | . On motion of Mr. Aytuoyy, of Rhode Island, the Secretary was directed 10 notily the House of Repre- sentatives of the action of the Senate. At five initiutes of six-o’clock the Clerk of the House again appeared and notified the Senate of the action of House was now ready to receive the Senate and resume the count. The Senate then left the Chamber, and upon returning at baif-past six e'clock the President pro lempore announced that the’ Senate having retired from tbe joint meeting of the two houses upon an ob- jection submitted to the certificate trum South Caro- lina, and the papers having been submitted te te Electoral Commission. the Senate would now resume its logisiative business, PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE, Wasitnctox, Feb, 26, 1877, The House met at ten o’clock, but it was nearly twelve before any business was proceeded with, the interval being consumed in a call of the House and in voting by yeas and nays on the question whether the testimony taken before the Committee dn the Privi- leges of the House in the case of the Pennsylvania elector, Boggs, appointed instead of Daniel J. Morrell, Centennial Commissioner, should de read. ‘The Houso decided by a vote of 133 to 116 that it should be read, and it was accordingly, Mr, Kauuuy, (rep.) of Pa., offered a resolution that the vote of Boggs should be counted, and Mr, StxNGer, (dem) of Pa,, offered a substitute that it should not be. Mr. Keuugy sald that the objection was based on principle so often overruled by the law. that his side | of tue house could submit the question without diss cussion, Mr. Srevaer, (dem.) of Pa., took the ground that under the constitution and under the laws of Pennsyl- vania Henry K. Boggs was not entitled to cast his yote as elector from the State of Pennsylvania, At ten mimutes past twelve o'clock the Speaker in- terrupted the proceedings and announced the beginning of anew loyisiative day, which was thercupon opened by the chaplain with prayer. * The journal of Saturday having then been read tho discussion was resumed, REMARKS OF Mi. CHITTENDEN, Mr. CHirrkNvES, (rep.) of N, Y., suid he desired to say a few words for the country, which he considered as | betterand more than any political party.: For moro than a year tho two great parties had been ongaged in @ hand-to-hand struggle for supremacy to the neglect Gf great and important public questions. Ho thought it bigh time to stop and inquire into the cost of such partisanship, and particu larly the cost of continuing 1 for another year, He knew that gentiemen on the demoeratic gide had pledged thoinselves to accept the decision of the Electoral Commission. Why then this delay? If this question were submitted to 12, 1,200 or 1,200,000 men of common sense their verdict would be tbat there was nothing, absolutely nothing init, Why, then, on the verge of such a pro- digious crisis gyait another moment? He would not deiend ths Lou'aua Returping Board, bat be believed that the Electorus Commission could have made no other decision than ft had made; and be ais thought that as between Louisiaaa and Uregon “honors were easy, PRESIDENT GRANT CRITICISED. Mr. Scauxs, (dem.) of N. U., criticised the action of the President iu the selection us the visiting committeo to Now Orleans of such ten as Mr. Hale, of Maine, the son-in-law of the chairman of the Republican National Committee; Mr, Gartleld, of Ohio, and Scuatue Sherman, of Ohio, the political aud personal friends of Mr. Hayes, and Stanley Matthews, the vrother-tu-law of Mr, Hayes. ‘This he characterized as a miserable subter- tue and a base protext for imposing on the American people, Such men as theve had undertaken to white- wash J. Madison Wells and the Louisiana Keturuing Board, in regard to that he quoted the verse: — ‘The River Rhine, us is well k Doth wash the city of Cologne: Aut coll mm © power Shall thenceforth Wash ahe Kive: Rhine! Mr. Tucker, (dem.) of Va., referring to Mr, Chitten- deu’s remark that this was a trivial objection, usked if the time had indeed come when a constitutional objec. Noo was bo ve called trivial, [t was a question of the gravest importance. Whenever a vote was given for an inelizivle person that vote was nugatory, Ho re- ferred to some uuthorities on that point, und then read the Presivent’s commission of Daniel J, Morrell as Centennial Commissioner, ‘To be sure, Morret! bud not voted as Presidential elector, but by the statutes of Pennsylvania the Governor was’ authorized to declare by proclumution the names ot the electors duty, Iaw- fully and constitutionally elected. Mr. Morrell’ could not have been eiccted, und therelore the Governor's Way no Vacuncy whici the other etectors could ill Mr, Joes, (dem.) of Ky., spoke of the approaching Hectoral Commission had yielded to the behests of a party aud had become the scorn und byword of all houest men. The majority of its members had vio~ lated their oaths, aud (hero was no law to compel : quiescence tn their decision. ‘The House would ve perfectly justified in resorting to every logal and con- stitatoual means to ennul the decision of Unis odious cumtission, SPRECH OF MR. WEWrTT, Mr. Hewirt, (dem,) ot N, Y., ugaim returned to the charge which he had made of Massachusetts, tor wcting and voting in the E toral Commissioa at variance With his specch in the House, abd said that that gous Ueman, in bis attempt to answer the charge on Satur- y, tad seed the mantle of Webster, und tried— reversing tho usual process—to eke out the At half-past one o'clock tho Puxsipent pro tem, laid before the Senate a letter trom Judge Clifford, President | of the Electoral Commission, announciag the resignua- | tion of Hon. allen G. Thurman, member of the com- | mission, on account of physical inability to discharge || the duties of tho position, and enclosing a copy of a | Fesolution adopted by the commission this moraing, | to inform the Senate of that, fact, in order that the Vacuncy might be tilled. Mr, scDonauv, (rep.) of Ind., suomitted a reso- hon appoinung Hon, Francis Kernan, o Sena- tor fromthe State of New York, a member otf the Cominission :n place of Mr, Thurman, and it was UouDmously agreed to. At ten minutes pust three P. M. Mr. Adams, Clerk of the Hous of Representatives, appeared in the House of Representatives and notified that body of the action | of the Houso in the Pennsylvania case, and also that | the House was now ready to meet the Senate for the purpose of resutmtog the count. ‘The Sepate then proceeded to the hall of the Hou | Upon rewurning at hail-pust three o'clock the Presi- DENY pro fem, auuounced that the Senate retired trom the jomt meeting upon an objection made to the cer- Auficute of Rhode fsland. i" The Skererary then read the objection to the vote | of William 8, Slater, appointed elector by the Legisla- ture In piace of George H. Corliss. Mr, Bunysive, (rep, ) of 1 1, submitted a resolution that the votu of W. 8. Slater be counted with the other | | would tox’s skin with the how's bide, But even the mantio of Webster Was not broad enough to cover defection, inisrepresontution and fraud, He cited the various sion of evideneo to show fraud ‘on the part of the Louisiana Returniug Board, and he asked whether that (quoting Mr. Huar's words) was “Justice and righte- ousness.’”’ *He (Mr tower) had voted in the Louisiana case that the cummission had no judicial power, and in power to take evidence as to Whether the seul of the State was or Was bot the authentic seal and us to whether Watts held a commission trom the United States; but where there was an allegation of fraud then he bad voted that there was uo power to prevent fraud, ‘That gentleman had been, ou all occasions, the reat cham pion of justice and righteousness, His Inag- hiliceat pervration iw tho Belkuap impeachment case would jong be read by the American youtn, and yet that same gentieman had yoted not to receive evidence of fraud, AN APPRAL TO THR DEMOCRATS, In coauclusion be -aid:—1 ask my democratic friend deirauded, cheated us they have been r'we should meet bad faith with bud faith. L answer that bever oughs the record of the democratic party to be sullied by a single act that will make auy man blush, 1 went on that committee against my wilh 1 knew that whatever I did on that committee be subject to misconsiruction; but 1 tovk my place there 1 coused w paguiean, = 1 trie to become a patriot, 1 tried = to pert 4 measure of justice, conciliavion and peace for the sullerny people of this he a votes of the clectors of Rhode Island, notwithstanding the objections made thereto, ARGUMENT OF MI. BAYARD. | Mr, Bavaro, (dem,) of Dol, said 1t was proper to be | noted that betors any decision Lud been made by the Congress 0 the Uoited States or before the decision of the commission appointed by act of Congress there | Were two expressivns of what he believed to be the universal opinion ot the citizens of the United States whether of the legat profession or not, wader th grave and considerate action of the Judit: upd = the gislaiures of two of the stat where the limitation of the constitution upon | the power of the State to appoint her electors bad been disregarded. So plain aud accopied was the y vole View of this question tuat the probibition aud Hn iation of the coustitution iniended to hedge uround and proiect the Executive office of this nation trom | inilucuees held to be impolitic and improper that no | one holding an office of trust or prot under the | United States was believed to be competent as an e He then reterred to the case of Corts, in Rioue d,who eid tho oltice of Centennial Comimis- sioner, and sald lita caso Was first subiwitted to the su. preme Court of the State, wuicw fuund two esgential at—That he was an officer of the United Sta boiding av office of trast, and Second—His uppointinent waa invalid, He urgued that the Stato Lad not the power to appoint him; therefore there bad vot been a vacuucy, as there was ‘nu appointment, the State of Ruedo Island, structed by her Supremo Court, availed herself of the opportunity given by the act of Congress, passed in pur. @uauce of the constitution to spd a remedy for her failure to appoint que of her ¢iectors, An act of the Aavembly wus passed, aod aa election was held under | | aud now shall we stop tn this | Mude his way through the cir counwry. We yerfected at. We brought tt here. Lt has been approved by Congress and by the country, areur toward tue solu: Won of the greatest problem ever presented tou {ree peo- Je because we have been met with fraud and injustice onthe other Side? bsay no, Letus give tothe people of the country add’ of the world an esample that, having been cheated, we can still in the providence aud justice of God and in the disposition and determination of the people to do justice m the end, (Applause aod commotion.) We have stil a tree ballot Vox and & [ree press, and we ure sitll a irce people, sad nu justiicution tor revolution, | uo jusuficaiou tor civil War cau ever arise among & irev people uuu they are deprived of the remedy ot ihe ballot box, Mr. OU ;, (dem.) of Md.—How long will you bo eo if Mr, Hayes gous in? Mr, Anwitt (uot noticing the interruption)—To that remedy | propose tu resort, and if that remedy be jound in vain, although fam the-bumblest of demo- crate and the most feeble of citizens, £ will be ready 10 take my aruns and le cessury, OF Father serve, fn ihe crusade aguinst injusuce, Oppression and tyr- anny. fr COMMOTION IN THK HOUSR, Whilo Mr. Hewitt wae speaking be was surrounded by « circle of members of both political parties, and the eVidences of increasing excitement and commotion Were manitest iv this circle and all over the bail and im the guileries, MR, CATE EXCITED, As he finished Mr, Cate (dew.), of Wisconsin, vie, and, addressing Mr. Hewitt in av exe.sted manner, sar You have pro- bounced the aetion of the commission to be Infamous; @ gross betrayal of the coniideuce reposed in It; a per- Vormow of right wud justice, Du yuu now declare ito be the House in the khode Island case, nod also that the | proclamation that he bad been was untrue, and there | close of the stupendous larce, and declared that the | m saturday against the | Propositions and yotes in the cowmussion, showing | that Mr. Hoar nad uniformly voted against the admis: | the case of Oregon be voted that tue commission had | when | trast j 4 Represeutatiy | | it and prove their good faith? ORK ‘HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY ‘the duty of democrats to assist tn the speedy conzum- Maton Of what you pronounce anwutrage? Mr. Muwrrr—! say thas I will yield to it because L | see no other course left but anurchy, Mr. Cark—I deny it, and I assert that it is the duty Of dewiocrats to oppose it by every means in their power, It wowd bo cowardice to do otherwise, (Great excitement and confusion. ) Mr, Yeares, (dem.) of N. C., forced nis way through the cirel id with ilushed tace and excited manner exclaimed, addrossing himseif to Mr. Cate aud the democrats who were Opposing acquiescence—Those Who denounce us ROW as cowards, when the pinch cume tifteen years ago, turned agalest aa, The excitement had grown go intense at this tim reviving recollections of the scenes in the House im- mediately before the rebellion, thut the Speaser felt called upon to interpose and to insist upon a restora- tion of order, Waen he had succeeded, Mr. Townsunp, (rep.)ol N. Y, took the floor and compared the action of the democrats to the familiar bargain between the white man and the Indian, the white tan saying, “I will tke the tarkey aad, o will take the ow!, or you will tuke the owl and I will take the turkey.”? (Laughter.) So if tae commission would decide in favor of Tilden, the democrats would stand fauthtully by it, but if it decided in favor of Hayes then they would how! and resist. W. that the way that bonoravle men discharged pabi duties? He referred to the saying of Judge Grover, of the New York Court of Appeals, in reference to tno outcry made against the decision of the court in the ‘Tweed case, that in Alleghany county, where the Judge lived, when a man was beaten in a liwsuit and it Was understood that there were but two things he could do, ‘one Was to appeal and the other was to zo down to the tavern and swear ut the court, (Laughter.) The gentle- inen trom Kentucky apd New York (Messrs, Jones and Hewitt) had exercised to-day the latter privilege, ‘They had sworn at the court, not in the tavern, but in tho House of Representatives. He beleved that that was bot the feeling of the people; they bad faith in the Wibunal, Whether the tribunal had aeciaed right or Wrong, he culled on the otber side of the House iu the name Of couniry, Of patriotism, of honor, of imanhood, to do what the republicans would have ‘boon required to do im case the decision had been against them, Mr. Davis, (den ~U., thought that sad times had tuilen upon the country when gentlemen could de- clare opemy that everything Incorporated in the con- stitution by the fathors of the Republic was. trivial, Reterring to the Electoral Commission he said that question could never be answered to the satisfaction of the people why it Was that the commission had ad- iitted evidence In the case of Oregon and had retused it in the care of Louisiana, s SURKCU OF 2R. BREDE, Mr. Bexon, (dem.) of N. Y., felt called upon to raigo his voice in solemn protest against the iniquitous fraud which was being attempted to be perpetrated upon the people of the Republic. The commission had been raised to strip the mantle of fraud from the votes of Lovisiuna, It had been derelict in tts duties, and history would mention it in terms of bitter denunota- tion, He would, in bumiliation, submit to the decision, merely taking an appeal to the wall of the people, that great tribunal which, next to thatir buna which governed the world, was the most potent in the country, To that trivunal, in disappointment, ho would tako his appeal. He remembered how tho Jacobing in France, who set up a painted courtesan as their god, lasied but a few snort weeks after inat So it was with the republican party, Having deified fraud, having atvempted to vitulize the putrid carcass of a lio, the people would cast that party trom them and would visit, upon it that scorn which its frauds and violation of justice so well merited, Mr. Cavnrrenp, dem.) of IL, sentto the Clerk’s cesk and bad read the resolutions of the Chicago Demo- cratic Club asking that a new election be ordered. Mr. Porviwroy (dem,), Of Ohio, seut up and bad road, amid much laughter, the speech delivered at Fremont on Saturday by Governor Hayes, Mr. Hanvexuxran (dem.), of N. J., in the namo of the people cf New Jersey aod of their imperilled liber- ties, entered a firm and solemn protest against tho de- cisions of the commission, Mr. Buckx«r (dem.), of Mo., said that he had voted for the Kictoral bill, contiding 1m the impartiality of iho tive Judges of the Suprome Court. But instead of de- ciding questions as judges they had decided as parti. sans aod as a packed jury. Tho majority of the con. mission had perverted the truth, and had wou for iself moral infainy. Its judgment was not law, aud no one knew {t better than tbe jarmortal eight, aud ex pecially the trio which dograded the Supreme Court of the United States. To them belonged tho Inglorious distinction of bringing disgrace upon the highest jadi. cial tribunal of the land, People would remember that us Kellogg had his Dureli, so Hayes bad his Bradley, SPEKCU OV MR, HOAR, Bir, Hoar, (rep.) of Mass., who was not im the ball when Mr, Hewitt wade his speech, but who bad bad the notes of it read by the official reporter, replied to it ug a postbumnus speceh prepared during the Sabbath, He asserted that Mr, Hewitt had had the tuliest means of knowledge by three days’ companionship with him on the Blectoral Committee that the right to go inte the ascertainment of the facts as to who had been law- fully clecied wus utterly denied. If that gentleman Were a sane man with ordinury intelligence, it was utterly ineredibie that he should have understood the inatter w8 he wow professed to understand it, ‘This leader of a great party, intrusted with ite interests and tts teadership, what did be now say? ‘That in opposition to every public uttorance and assur unce that came from the repubiican side he had gone into the matter because ho had got the ussurance of some scoundrel that it would come out ull right He (Hour) wanted bo other evidence of the utter delusion and folly that bad prompted the charge agulust bim than thatthe gentleman (Hewitt) bad himself ture nished, Prophecy was uot one of the exact science, but he (Hoar) would venture the prophecy that there would not bean event in the hisivry of the country which would be in the future more graulying to the American people than the constitutional asser- on of the limit between State and national authority which that Electoral Commission had made, if the democratic purty, under the excitement of to-day, inflamed with the cager passion for power, disapproved and condemned it, he would “appeal from Philip drank to Philp suber.’ se would appeal trom the party maddened, excited, drunk im the present, to its luture and to 1t8 pust (Applause on the republican side. ) Mr. Sprinoxe. (dem,) of IIL, closed the debate with an argument against the ceciston of the commission. THE VOTE TAK The vote was then tuken cu Mr. Stenger’s substitute for Mr. Kolley’s resolution, und it was adopted—yeas, 135; nays, 119, So the Houco decided that tho vote of Mr, Boggs should not be connted, because he was not appointed in conformity with the constitution and laws ot Penn- syivania, ‘ihe Senate was notiticd of the voto and of the readi- ness of the House to mect the Senate in joint mocting, and ata quarter past three the Senators entered ihe hall and took their seats as usual. MOTION FOR A RECESS DEFEATED, Alter the Senate had retired, and as svon as order was restored, Mr, Poppleton, of Onio, moved that the Houso tuko a recess until ten o’ciock ‘to-morrow moras | veted— yeas $3, nays 178. ‘he loltowing is the allirmative yote:— Ashe, Forney, Rico, Atkina, ¥ranklin, Kidule, H. Bagley, Fuster, Kobvins of N.C, Roberts, Koos of N, Jay Glove Harris Hauiiton of lad, Sayler, Bright, Shewkier, Boone, Smith of Ua, Bradiged, Bouthara, Catdweil (Ala), i. gu btuvton, Stenger, tone, Terry, Lane, ‘Thom poon, dell, t Watling, | Guiverson, Walker of Va, avis, Waish, it Morrison, Whitthorne, Debort, Mute Ww Douglas, O'br Wik Field, Philips of Mo, Williams of Ala—83, | Finley, ¥ aon, Mr. Woop, (Gem.) of N, Y., moved to reconsider tho vote by which the House hud refused to tuke a recess, aud to lay that motion on the table, statimg that Le made the motion tor the purpose of preventing any de- lay 1u counting the electoral votes, dir. O Buiks, of Maryland, and Mr, WaLtina, of Ohio, called for the yoas and nays, Which were ordered und resulted-—yens 182, nays 07. DEBATE ON THE KUODN 1 Mr. O'tinimy, (dem,) of ab claring that the vote of Willla counted. Mr. Kastes, (rep) of I 1, offered asa substitute a resoluviou declariag (bat the vote of said Slater should be counted, LAND BLECYOR. , Ollered a resolution de- 3S. Slater should not be SVERCH OF Mx JENKS, Mr. Jexks, (dem) gf Pu., opened the debate and desire (o know by whut authority the Klecioral Come mission Lad made the two hous addenda to a conspiracy between a corrupt Governor and a felonious Returning Board. He had listened to the Commissioner who had spoken to-day (Mr. Hoar) hoping that be would give some information on the snbject, buthe bad evaded the true issue by simply saying that the country hud conferred upon the com- Mission a great and extraordinary power, with au. thority to exclude or adinit evidence, us to them ol Congress u mere seemed i, That gentieman hud voted to ex. clude evidence, while im 1872 be bad voted to throw out tne vores of Georgia because the constitution gave power to Congres returiis, were dei to go behind the Bul circumstances altered cases, Then they ocrutic. Yous which were to be thrown out; wero republican youcs, AMES, urgued In favor of the right uf Mr, Slater to cust his vote, whether Mr, Corliss Was a Centennial inissioner of hot at the time of bis eivetion, O'Baiky, of Maryiand, suid that the Senators and who vsunied the objections im the Ruode Island case desired to test the consistency and good faith of the republicans iv voth bouses of Con- gress who voted to sustuin the decision of the Klectoral Commission in the Uregon case. The Rhode Isiand case was (he exact converse of the Oregon cuse, abd iho republicans, to be consistent, must vote to sustain the Rhode Island objections, Will they do He bad voted tor the Electoral bill, and was willing to sustain tand the devisions of tne commission sv far, and su | far only, as honor, conscience and duty to the Americun people demanded, — ‘The decisions had been repudiated by the peopie. The resuits of tho decisions would give only « iraudulent title to the suc- cessiul candidate for the Presidency, lim to basten and by his vote to make such a decision final and irrevocable, Honor, conscience aaa tho voice of the American people dema: "i the contrary. In the discharge of his duty as a Representativa he would do nothing to consammate fraud and wrong. FACKTIOUS MK, CoRR, Mr. Carn, (dem.) of Ind. made an amusing spe characterizing the Kiectoral Commission asa theatrical (roupe—eight ou one side and seven on the othor—and drama whieh it performed =a AUDiis® ing as any that ever came from the pen 0: Bouctewult, it also reminded him of that pictoriat advertisement which represents a paticut belore tuking the nuatrum and atier, Hoe quovwd Mr No law bound | | Watkor, of Virginia, os saying tn bis speeeh in support of the Electoral bill: — a of the ocean bur toral pill, After tt he en heard to groan :— Of this outrag He also quoted with ropriateneas, and to the great amusement of the Mouse, [rom the speeches of Buckner, of Missour, aud Watterson, of Kentucky, before aud after, what be eatie!, taking the electoral pill, and he was proceeding in hike manner and with great humorousuess to arrajgm tho restlof tue dis- gusied democrats when bis teu minutes expired, and be was prevented trom finishing his speech by calls of * ne, time |"? * Mr Battov, (pep.) of R. “ and ja favor ot elec.sral vote. Ale, Srevaer, (dem,) of Pa, called attention to the fact thatthe democratic leaders who ou the floor of the House advocated a compliance in the decision L., argued against the ob- the right of slater to cast his of the comimtavion, were the men who ta | republican journals ' were spoken’ of as proba | ble to occupy the Cabinet unl other positions under Governor Hayes, Hayes coaid not sit tn tho Presidential chair without the ali of democrats, and | he would not sit there by their aid if thoy listebed to the voice of the people whom thoy represented, He predicted that those democrats who waited with the ree pubheans 1 conunuing the count would regret their action within six months, TH VOPR ON REOVE ISLAND, The discussion being closed the House proceeacd to Voto on the substitute offered by Mr. Sames that the Vote of the State be counted, and it Was adopted with. out a divisio: Mr. Winsox, (rep.) of Lowa, then (at twenty minutes tu six. M.) ollered u resoiuiion to notly the Sevate, Mr. Kxozr, (deus) of Ky, offered ag a substitute that | | the Senate be notified that thé House will meet the | Senate tomorrow morning. A pomt of order being | raised against Mr, Kaott's motion the Speaker sus- | tuined the point ot order and the deelson was applauded, Mr. Wilson's resolution was then adopted, and the Senate was again informed that the livuse was ready to proceed with the count, Afler the withdrawal of the Senate the Honse, at hatt-past six P took a recess until ten o’ciock to- morrow mornin, HK PENNSYLVANIA TESTIMOY ‘The following democrats Voud with tho repudlicans against reading tue testimony im the Pennsylvania case: — Mesers, Goodin, of Kansas; Hancock, of Texas; Hay- mond, of Indianu; Margan, of Missouri; Phelps, of Counceticut; Potter, of Michigan; Reagan, of ‘Texas; Stevenson, ‘of Llinois; Tarbox,’ of Massachuserts; Throcktmorton, of Texas; Ward, of New York; White: house, of New York; ‘Willams, of Delaware, and Wilshire, of Arkansas, THE JOIN CONVENTION, WasuinGron, Feb. 26, 1877, The presiding ofMcer called tho mecting to order, and the action of each House having been read, he ans nounced that (the two heuses not having concurred otherwise) the vote of Peousylvania would be counted, Senator Ailiaon, one of the tellers, thereupon an- nounced that the State of Pennsylvania had given twonty-nine votes for Hayes and Wheeler, ‘The certificates from Rhode Island was then read, showuy four votes for Hayes and Wheeler, OBIRCTION VO RMODE ISLAND, The presiding officer having asked whether thero was uny objection to the vote of Rhode Island being counted, Mr. u’Brien, of Maryland, on behalf of himself, Senators Kelley and Gordon, and Representatives Jenks, Mackey, Rice, Vance, of Ouio; Hurd, Finiey, Walling and Poppleton, presented the following ob: Jections to the youo of William 5, Slater: First=That the anid William 3. Slater was not duly ap- winged el by the State of Rhods Isiand at the elvetion n said State ou November 7, 187 d—That George A. Corliss, according to the decisien tlectoral Commission, if said decision by law ren- dered, in tho count of the vote Uf. W. Watts as owetor of tie Btate'of Grexon, was daly appointed elector by the Stato of KI stitution for him of said Slater itttion it was competent to complete the Etectoral U Islund by adding another elector thereby, It ly huve boen done under the law as au nounced by avid Elvctoral Commission, if said decision be Jaw and pursiant co the laws of said svate, by act of the ma- Jority of the bers of snid college, and uot by the Legislise ture of said State, . No other objection being made the presiding officer wnnounced, at hall-past three o'clock, that the Senate wouid now return to its chamber, so that both houses mixht soparately consider and ‘decide upon the objection. th APTER THK DBDATE, The Senators at six P. M. re-eutered the chamber, and the vote of Rhoue Island was, after the observ- ance of the usual formality, announced as four for Hayes and Wheeler. SOUTH CAROLINA RRACUED, The next certiticate opeved wus that from South Carolina authenticated by Governor Coamberlun, showing seven votes for Hayes and Wheeler, It was followed by auother certificaie showing seven votes jor tilden and Hendricks, with a statement by the @lectors explaining the absence of the Governor's wu. thentication, ‘The oujection to the republican certificate was pre- septed by Representative Cochrane, of Penusylvania; and the objection to the domocratic one was presented by Senator Patterson, of South Carola, ‘They are as toliows:— DEMOCRATIC ORIECTION Pird—That no legal viection was held in South Carolina for Presidential electors, tho General Assembly of thut Stute not having provided uy required by Article 8, section 4, of the constitution thereof. tur the registration of people | entitled to vote, without which registration no vulld or legal election could be heid Seond—Tuat there was not oxisting in the State of South Crroliow ou the vary, ISiG, nor at any tine thereatter up to ii the 10th of December, 1475, | 4 republican fe guaruniged by the consti hind to and during ut author so of the rig P prevented aud by reason whereot nu legal or free wuld be hud, Fourth—=that xt the vevoral poiling places in said State there were stationed Unitea ota! ted nader the provisions nited States Revived ustitutionnt aud void in oumbe election ipproper trom the Departm: 4 with the tnil and free exercise alitied voters of said illegal ints tof Justices » the right of ate that Pith=That there was not from the Ist of Jauaary, 1876, up (o and meluding the 10th of December, | | a Xiare government tn the Siate of Soult Ca aprotended government set up in violation of Jaw and of the constitution of tho United states by federal wathurgy aud sustained by federal troops, | JOILN W. JOHNS TO. and W. H. BARNUM, enators, ALEX. G, COCHRANE, | B,J. FRANKLIN, M. J, SOUTHARD: CHARLES B. YHOMPSON, ¥/ Wood, ‘ QIN PO PULLS, J. A, MIM. es W. 6 Gi A ka, WILLTAM MU JOUN M, BEG, GEORGE C, CA 5.8. COX JAMES SHEAKLEY, JOUN 8, LEVI MAISHL WibLLyM WALSH, Cy |W. a. ROBBEN Oils | WASH & q | BE. P, rOrPLI dy CLAKKE, | A WALLING, THOMAS L. JO. | 7. ASHE, and AMO SCAL J. PROCTOR K |G Rows FD. COL re RIC JAM a. V ¥ REPUBLICAN Ons nC ‘The objections to the deimocratic certificates are az | totlows:— - Viret—Gocanse weither of the persons named the cer. sway duly appointed an elector for the State of South ed to ina ap und names ot t Lot the state leet ars, bo wirke as nilixed by th signed by the Governor the laws of south . Bowen, J B, Jobnston, Timothy ifurkey, Wiltta Cook and Wiillam “Myers were duly for the State of South Curotina, and as su tine Ruth for View ud plucy preveribed by haw, east ford B. Hayes tor Prendent and Willi President ot the United states, & ts of | votes » tied avd transmitted by such | | the President of the + 2 are the only ene ai } lists of votes for Prosident wud View 1" tof the United | tates. Fyik—Vecwuse the said Bowen, Winsnuth, J. Hurley. Nast, Cook and Myers receiv ° of ali the votes east by t at tho election equalitied vor wid on November 7, IN | officers of the Stute duty eanvassed said | nnd certitied ding wo law and under. the y tho State of Sonth Carolina, and delivered ty sald persons | Lists of the electors of Prosident and Vieo Wresident ot the United States eiceted by the qualified | | voters of snid | State, amd showing that suid persons having the highest mumbor of votes wore | cortiticate is dated December 6, 1476, an read before the two bows of Congress, by Founon of whieh satd Bowen, Winsmith, Johnston, Hur Nash, Cook and Myers wove the lawful jecturstor the staid of South Caroline, iath—That the liste of the vetes cast by the said Bowe: ith Johnston, Hurlez, Nugh, Govk and Myers, have exed ( tent 4 certiligaty of thd Governue ut tue, State uth Qorotion, required to ba made by’ sections 130 and | es Hovised Stat i Nists have Anhexed to them alist of of said Winemith, bowen, Jolinson, atl Nash, | clectors, aud to" which the seal of the | ne was affixed by the vetary of d by th rhorand secreiury asrequived | by tho general Inwe of South Carolina JOUN J. ¥ WILLIAM LAWRENCE, ANGUS CAMP KON, © GOUNPHAM, J.P, CHRISTIANCY, Nhs Senators, yresentatives. The objections having been read the Presiding Ollicer announced that they would be submitted to the Kiee- onfor is judgment aad decision, aud Hate would now retire to its own chamber, THE ELECLORAL COMMISSION, Wasittvarox, Feb 26, 187 The Electoral Commission rearsembled at halt-past six P, M., immediately alter the two hoases sepa Tated, All the mewbers wero present, Mr. Kernan, the successor to Senator Thurman, taking his seat tor the first time. The two papers referred to the com- jon by the two houges in joint session Were fead Ne Secretary. vy 27, 1877.-TRIPLE SHEET. 5 | in the whole paragraph :—Mr, Vorhees did | already bad the inior to certificate wy, Mr. Luwrence, of Ohio, said Sonator Chriatianey aod limself would appear tor the objectors tu certill- cate No. 20. 5 Senator Christiancy said he appeared for the objec: tora, but they did Lot propose to occupy the whole lume allowed them, 1h response to another inquiry as to who would ap- us counsel, Mr, Hurd said he was not prepared to objectors, Mr. Hurd, of Olio, anvounced that Mi tated. that Mr, Voorhees did have a very Cochrane and himself would appear tor the objectors | View ou a Hy business matter with Mr. nm one the commesion w- urrow Working, Mr. Mattnews stated that Mr, Suellabarger and hime self would appear in tuvor of certiticate No. 1. ‘The comubission then, oa motion of Mr. Hunton, at @ quarter to sevem 1, BL, adjourned until tea A. ML to morrow, POPULAR SENTIMENT. Purrsevna, Pa, Feb, 26, 1877 Ata meeting of the Chamber of Commerce toway the following resolutions were passed :— Whereas this Chamber, repre: Industrial industries of this city, did ok dumuary, without regard 60 party wnd La good taith, pass a sories of revolutions indorsing the Eleeturat Comiuission tor the peacelul settlement of the Prestdeutial question, ana Whereas any delay or action whitch teuds ty protract the speedy adjustment of this most exciting question, of ime yon the country another Presidential sleetion, would in Judgment bo diststrous in tts effect upor the industries of tae country, disturbing trade and unsettling commercial Values? thereidre Resoived, That our mombers in Congress be and hereby Ard respectfully hut urgently requested to use their utiost endeavors to socure and hasten a speedy terminasion of this disturbing Issue, mimercial and ACTION OF THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. Spainerinep, ML, Feb. 20, 1877. In the House this morning Mr, Merritt introduced a resolution denouncing the electoral tribunal as guilty of fraud and deserving of upiversal condemnation, A motion to make the resolution the special order for next Friday was tabled, Alr, Anu Matthews subaittod a substitute declaring tat the democracy were bound to abide by the action of the tribunal, * Alter further debate the whole subject, including Mr. Matthows substitute, was tabled by & strict party vote, RESOLUTION OF ‘THC DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF TUE MICHIGAN LEGISLATURY, {vz TELEGRAPH 10 ‘THEY MeRaLD.] Lawsixa, Mich,, Feb. 26, 187%, The democratic members of the Michigan Legisla- ture held a meeting to-mght and adopted the following resolution by a decided m jority :— Resolved, Bie@oral but regarding its action. which it was establishe: ance bo given it by. pi ation of the violasing every principle Wo udvino that no further tielpating in ity turther ao | thon or decision. THE GEORGIANS IN FAVOR OF PREVENTING THE INAUGURATION OF HAYES AT ALL HAZARDS. ATTEMPTS TO INFLUENCS THEIR REPRESEN- TATIVES, (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE UERALD.] ATALANTA, Ga., Feb, 26, 1877. Tho feeling in this city and in Georgta in regard to the situation in Washington ta almost unanimous in favor of the employment of Mlibustering tactics by the democrats in Congress to prevont the inauguration of Hayes, The result of the labors of tho Kiectoral Commission is commented ov witu indignation and whenever Mr. Hewitt’s nameis mentioned it is coupied With ox pression of the most supreme disgust, FEELING OF THE MODERATES. There are a few, however, who believe the best policy the democrats can pursue is to submit to the de- cision of the commission with as good grace as possidlé, Tbey argue that the rosuit takes the Southern question forever out of politics, and ucquiescence therein will show to the country that what bas been called the Conlederate elemeat in Congruss ia really the most con. Servative clement 1n our politics, TELEGRAM TO BRN 11. Fifteen of the most prominent citizens of Atlanta forwarded a telegram to Ben Hill to-day begging tim to throw bis influonce with those democrats in Con- Aress who are endeavoring to prevent the inauguration of Hayes. What cffect this telegram will pave upon Mr. Hill’s courso remains to be seen, but those whe signed itare Mr, Hili’s strongest and most enthusi- Aguic supporters, FAILURE OF AN ATTEMPT TO INSTRUCT IN THE NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Trewron, N. J., Feb, 26, 1877, The following resolution was offered in the lower House to-night by Mr, Nichols, a repablican of Cum- Dorland county :— the interests and welfare of the pople demand hould bo = speedy termination of the electoral count at Waslington: theretore, Kosvived, Thut tho Seuators and Representatives in Con- . roquested to t elect—Hon. i, B. Mayes—be promptly inaugue rated and @ permanent poace restored to the uation, Mr. Egan, a democrat of Union county, moved to lay it.on tho table, woich was agreed to with taint op« position, IN THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE. Bostos, Feb. 26, 1877, An order consuring tho Electoral Commission was rejected in tho House to-day by a vote of 159 to 41; oven democrats voting with the majority, SENATOR CONKLING, WIS COURSK ON TOE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION. To tak Kovtor or me Heraip:— On the 20th of Yebruary one of your contemporaries spoke of a rumor in circulation among the democrats in Washington that Mr. Conkiing ‘*was going to speak against the Louisiana decision.”’ If there was sacha rumor the end certainly proved it falso. Next day the same paper repeated the rumor with cortain spectfications, which the event proved equally false, but itadded the suggestion that Sr. Conkling was “only coquetting with the incoming administration 4s be did with that of General Grant in 1868,"" As Mr- Conkling did not so ‘coquet” in 1868, and ia not now oquetting,”? this was evidently gratuitous nonsense. Ou the 22d the same paper was forced to acknowledge that Mr, Conkling did not vote against tho Louisiana | decision, bat tt added that he ‘‘was absent from his seat, though in the Capitol building.” As Mr. Conk. ling was not in Washington on that day, but had been absent on necessary business for several days, thia is evidently false. Oo the 23d the paper in question camo again with a new rumor, This timo it was “startling,” and was novhing less than that Mr, Conkling ‘was cloacted In his committee room for a long time to-day with Daniel W. Voochees, of Indiana; that Mr. Voorhees atterward went over to the House wing, and shortly after ro. torned, accompanied by Speaker Randal!, and that these two prominent democrats, both of whom belong to tbe faction which is secking to filibuster Governor | Hayes out of the Presidency, were shut up with the New York Senator for Some time, a messenger being stationed outside tho door to refuse admitiance to all comers.” Now ia this account it is false that Mr. Conkling was closeted With Mr. Voorhees and Mr. Ranaall, or either; it is fulse that a messenger at his door ‘ri fused adinittance to all comers;’’ it is false that Mr. Voorhees brought Mr. Randallto Mr. Conkling; i ts false that Mr. Randall “belongs to the faction which is secking to filibuster Governor Hayes out of the Presi dency.’’ In fact there is but one small grain of trata come into mmities room; his purpose was to 4 information about a claim before the itieo; Mr, ¢ tion offered, and Mr, Voorhees at once took leave, without @ word avout politics of any kind, Bat, curiously enough, another of your contempo- rartes on thu sume day had the same report, with addl- Mr, Coukling’s give Mr, Coukli Senate and his com tions, Here it is:— “str, Conkling was carly in his committee room in the e end of the Capito! this morning; and, as sto vf t ove, ho Was first visited by Daniel Voortices, one worst demucrats ever ia Congress, Voorhees way and Randall toon appeared. There was svofereace with locked doors of nearly an hour. Randall went back to the Speaker's room apd there consultation among democrats there. Mr. Payoo sid to Lave visiied Conkling’s room, Some ot 4 ho ie uleo | the detatiy of the stories are doubtless untrue, but the fact which appears to bo undenwble ts that Randall and | Conkhug Were along imo in vontereace, Coukling’s absence trom the senate Chamber has been noted tor reverai days, and it is now said he bas been hard at work in his committee room, He was reported to bo out of town, but this Was certainly an error.'* All the sundemiable facts’ herein aré undeniable falsehoods, and any one could bave ascertained this had he taken the trouble toask Mr, Covkling a ques. tign or two, But this, evidently, would not have answered the purpose with which these inventions were got up, wnd on the 24th, the next day, the paper last referred to went @ step further, and its Washing. ton correspondent said: — “The recent Teports regarding Senator Conkling’s interview with ceftain prominent members of tho democratic party, which have been extensively pubs lished, have attracted a great deal of attention bere to-day, id the Senator's friends are working hard to make excuse tor him. They admit that he bad con. sultations with Dau Voorhees and others of the same class, but say that these conferences related simply to. basiness matters of w legal character, and had abeo. lutely no connection with politics,” 1.1 almost peediess to say that there is nota word ia response 9 an inquiry as to who appeared ag | of truth in Iuis Whole paragraph, e&ceps the fact above 4 state at this time, but would appouuce the counsel to | aking told bim he | | story ts that Mr. Conkling docs not expect that ho But the Washington correspondent ot two papers, usually thought to be au honorable wrow g “The alr ts {ull of rumors about Senstor The report that be was closeted im bis committes With Speaker Randall yosterday 1 couirmed; while some of bis {riends assert that the consu was solely in regard to some pending raliroad tion, the Senator's equivocal position on the — Presidential question makes most republicamy skeptical about the truth of the expla The suspicions of yesterday that he entered the conspiracy of the — reyolutt in tbe House (0 deleut the completion .of whe have ripened tule Loliet to-day tm the minds of a good mavy ot lis party associates, The prevailing ramors 43 to the part he ts to play and the reward he ia to ree may Jo bit grievous injustice, but they are part of the current nistory of the present politi crisis and cannot be kept ousof print. Lt is asserted that the democrats depend upon him te prevent the President of the Senate trom opening the rematuing certiicates alter they unmask their fhbug toring project in the House, and that on the 3d of March be is himselt to ve elected President of the Senate by a combination betw the democrats and eight or ten republicans whom he is expected to control He would thus become Preside: the United States for one year. With bis inordinate vanity he would of course feel confident that he could secure a ular election next tal}, Anosh be putin the chuir of the Senate, but that he is gon to oppose tae compiction of the count and sepport the Dill which dir, Pieid and Mr, Randall have prepared for 4 new election in May. He imagines he has influence Pree to put it through the senate alter it has passed the House,'" Now, 1n this the story which ig reported *confirmed’® 1s tulse, und the whole Impression conveyed, and evle dently tought to be conveyed by the despatch, 18 false and mahecious, Mr, Coukling las Dever aimed or dee sired to prevent ihe election of Governor Hayes; be has never thought of or desired to be President of the Senate—but what is the use of denying to further dew tall insinuations and falsehoods evidently printed with the intention to misrepresent Mr, Conkling ? The question which many people will asa, and which Task, i, Why do two prominent aad wiluential repube lican journals in New York combing at this moment + slander and cireulate day day false and mail wos Feports about the republican Senator from New York? With what parposo tw this combined and pro longed attack made? As the falsehood of every oud ol the statements could have been 80 easily ascere tained, ani as they conce und ono Whose services always, but conspicuot winter, have been nonorable and very. important to the party as Well as to the country, why should the two republican organs thus attack him’ Who standg behind to impel this double effort of malicer Do not the two papers referred to owe it to their readers and to their party and to themselves, if not to Mr, Conke ling, to make some sort of explanation of apology top their course? QUERY, Naw York, Fob, 26, 187 SENATOR CONKLING AND THE HON, Dn We VOORHEES, . Hon, D, W. Voorhees has addressed the following letter to General McDougall:— ' Wasminatox, D. 0. Feb. 24, 187% Te Hon. C, D, MeDovaal My Duat Sit —My a that some da; tor Conkling ta reg: cations. Nething co I had ‘occasion to se» Dusinens, und f called Lis committee roou for that’ purpose, uiforing from severe indisporition, and our interview did not ass more that tive mlnutes, ‘one word way spoken on the subject of tiie Presidency. nor the romotest allusion made 19 politient I deom it due tothe distinguished meaator, Hf, bo make this statement. - Very trely Lb. WwW. Vo SOUTH CAROLINA, FAILURE OF THE SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE THE HABEAS CORPUS CASE WHICH INVOLVES THE TITLE TO TUE GOVERNORSUTD. (BY TELEGRAPH To THE urnaLD.] Conumnia, Feb, 26, 18 An cager and excited muititude thronged the Sa- preme Court room this morning in anticipation of the deci#ion which it had been announced would be mad@ in the habeas corpus case of Tilda Morris, the convict pardoned by Governor Hampton, This case involves the question as to who 18 the legal Governor of the State. A SURPRISE. At the opening of the court to-day Associate Justice Willard, without referring to the case, announced the startling fact that the Court would stand adjourned until to-morrow morning, Thia of course moans. thi the Court had failed to agree upon any conclusion, There has been a great deal of Fpeculation ss to the effect of this delay, and the wildest rumors have been circulating since Saturday. On that day Chief Justice Moses was suddenly prostrated by an attack of paralytis, which forbade lis further participation. fm the proceedings, although tho case had been practically closed. The same day the Associate Justices Willard apa Wright (colored) were in consuitation, tue most of the day and it was generally understood that an order had bean agreed upon recognizing the validity of Governor Hampton’s pardon, Wright fully concurred. in the conclusion of Judge Willard, as he had assented to the same views during the progress of the case. It was known also that the Chief Justice took the same view, although debarred from uniting in the judgment of the Court, SHARP PLAY BY THE REPURLICANS. Here was an opportunity for the Chamberlain party, tho saw a possivie advantage in making it to appeat that the Court were divided, With the Chief Jusuce ont of the way they thought they could manipulate Wright, the colored jastice, or atleast mduce bim we withhold action, The plot was arranged and setia operation Saturday night, Daring the evening Wright culled at the residence of Justice Willard. ep then there was no iatimation that he bad changed his views on the case as previously expressed. But whilo his carriage was tn watting two colored nen, Who were evid hing his moves its, Were Observed tc One of them, Who proved to be ex-Congreasman Ethott, cole ored, one of Chamberlain's counsel, approwched thé driver of the carriage, bad conversation with him and then disappeared, Judge Wright had scareoly leit the house before he was taken in charge by Elliott, who son jaced bitm in communication with aves, Chambers in’s colored Lieutenant Governor, Hayne, colored Seoretary of Site, and others, and they remained together during the night and all day Sunday, A SUCCRSSYUL BXPERIMENT, They dia their work well, for the seqeel this morne ing showed that Wright kad yielded to their blandis! monis, This point gained, the next move wasto make the most of the situation at Washington, so in the rly eveniug C, C. Kowen, Shert of Charleston, and 0, Dunn, Chatberlain’s Comptroller General, took the train for that city. itis well understood here that their mission will be to represeut that the Supreme Court have Lonestly fatied to agree, aud upon this fact predicate a demand for action upon the part of the President recoguizing the Chamberiain government THE BENCH BULLDOZED, fhe facts are as I bave stated them, There is no question that the Court, had the Chief Justice not bea: taken tll, woaid have decided unanimously tn favor of Hampton, Tho Judges had already committed theme selves to that decision, Judge Wright bus, however, been bull duzed into beheving that by his refusal to do his duty there mignt bea last chance ot hove for Chamberlain from Washingtoo. Ie will undoubtedly hold out uneil Bowen and Dann can present the enses failing in which he will yield to what he and everybody eiso bere knows to be the facts and tho law of the ease, in conncetion With this the news that Hayes Is ree ported as favoring the claims of Packard and Chamber. Jain has somewhat discouraged wnd greatly incensed the democrats, THE BRICK HOMICIDE, CORONER'S VERDICT AGAINST THOMAS WELSTI Coroner Woltman held an inqnest yesterday on the body of William Brown, who had been struck on the head by abriek thrown by a boy named Thomas Welsh, on the of January. Tho testimony ol the doctors who attended the deceased went to show that the skull had been slightly fractured and ag abscess of the brain had been formed, trom the effects of which he died on February 17, The other dence adduced shows that while frown was driving a sleigh along Willow street, Hoboken, several young mo climbed op behind it, Among these was Thomas: by. whom the deceased struck at with a strap, having tits ordered the party off. Weis, on being struck, call Dis assailant an ollensive name and lewping trom the sleigh seized a brick which he huried atter him, The misaile struck Brown in the head and he teil to the ground where he lay for a moment, On arising ho mounted the sleigh and drove off and when be reacned bis employer's establishment he harried to Dr, Cong. den, who dressed the wouud., He lias since been at vended by Dr, Congdon and br, Pieips. jorge Muicany, a companion of Weish, stated that the latter had beet struck on the bead by Brown with A strap which had a buckle ut the end ot tt. This ent Lim, and it was then that he lifted the brickeand threw tthe dee The verdict of the Jury was that Brown's death resulted from injuries caused by a briek: being thrown at ms head by Thomas Welsh, in Hobos kev, N. J., on January 22,1877, As the offence was pumittied in New dersey, the papers of the caso will be torwarded there, RAPID TRANSI£ APTAT us, Owing to the delay in receiving tho material the xs tension of the New York Kievated Railroad to the Soath ferry has not been completed in the estimated time, As many men as can find room are at Work, however, and the structure is progressing favorably. ‘Tos morning the Jaying of cross ties aud rails will be commenced, and Mr. Cowing oxpects"that this new see. tion will be in operation vy the beginning of next week, when the siation and appurtenanecs will also be ready, The office of superiniendem, held by the late Daniel W. Wyinan, bas uot be tors have decided not to make any appoiatineat of thig kind at present, NEW CATHOLIC BISHOPS, The Now York Freemcn’s Journal announces the appolutiment by the Pope of Rev, De, John Moore, of Charleston, S. C., as Lishop of St. Augustine, Fla, te Oi a vacancy caused by the death of Bishop Verot, - yf tase rr, Tho same paper also a thatthe Domiovesa prior at Benicia, Cal, Reve cont Vinge, hes been named Bisnop in | oadjusor of Bishop U'Counell, of Grass Vailey. saree