, 1875-02-09

spsefai Dispatch 10 The CA,s1oo Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Fob. 8.-The Senate Com.
mlttee on Elections, just before adjournment
this afternoon, reported in favor Of soating
pinehback. BY q peculiar combination of cir
cumstanees It hsa happened that four OF the
Committee OF Election have been able to mako
tho report Of tho Committee. Tho point WAS
raised that tho four could not mako the report Of
tue COMMITTEES bur. as 1t wns admitted that a
quorum Was present. tho report WAS agreed
upon, and that the four signing tho report we're
= majority Of that quorum. It was ruled that
the report must be accepted as tho report Of tho
majority Of tho Committoo,
TOM scoTT's nILL.
Tho vota In til Sonate Pacific Mail Commit
toe on Tom Scott's Te1as Pacific bill stood to-.
day 6so5. Tho Committee adjourned 10 meet
next Mouday. The Tom Scott people say to-
night that at tho next meeting there will DO q
mkjor1ty in favor OF tho BILL al they claim that
Stewart, Chairman ot the COMMITTEE. who Is ex-
pected to arrive tomorrow, will vote Tor the hitt
Stewart has not got hoen hero this neBson. It IL
extremely doubtful whether lo vii! no
vote, as his pe,sonal interests arc understood
to DO allied with tho Central Pacific IIailroad
Company, whose odtcors ore among lie strong.
eat opponents Of the Texas Pacific bore. fbslr
Imposition, Aoasser, has very GEtelT origin.
Tllsy arc only opnosed to It BECAUSE tler csunot
control the CO instruction If tho "estern lalt.
TAe Texas FaGiiio bill, in tho House side OF
the Capitol IL still in tho hands Of tile sub-eom-
mIttee, and It Is very doubtful when it will 10
ported. Lbs committee III composed Of IL uaosn-
esssusd ess 1't ts ,se The dssh 'Asa'y e Avs
Crockor, OF Massachusetts. Ilse following tnenl-
bels arc know, to favnr tho lii: syp;.er,
Kllinger. Aoughton wclia aud ssandefo,d. Tho
folIow'Dg arc unctlangcaito aHanst il: Sawyer.
Of Wisconsin, Chairman; Williams, Of Michigan;
Corwin, OF Illinois aicDlll. Of Iowa. und AeaI,
OF Utlio. Tlle othor two n,rmbors-Darun,n auti
CFoamer-ara doubtful. With probability Of
their support for the bill. Shonld they drile.
the Committee would ho tie, ard tho member
tho ca,t,ng vote. Tlia wonll place now and
very great responsibility upon Bpeaker blaine.
Tho eneot Of = tremeniuuus lobby IL ssen in
tue resolutions, nov beng paAscd by rome
operation has taou to iuluoo the St4te t.egia!a-
tures to instruct their Senators and request their
TO-. vote for tAls bill 4 recent
resolution Of tho Tanneaaoe Legislature u illus
1eargia IL said to havo url.tea fur letters to
members Of ths Leglalatnre Of his State urging
tho passage Of = siular resolution thore. aud
tbs came trick has boen played in othor Southern
States. Toe explanation Of this proceeding IL
that there are many tluid members who will voss
tor the BILL II they cau fall back upon tbs
resolution Of the Legislatures Of their statea.
Thea, In tho caso OF being held to an account
they can claim that they wero carrying out ttls
instructions OF the LegialasuEo: not actsug upon
etsl altllsd obbytsts have charge Of this tral,ca
OF the BUSINESS, wAo oxpack IN have reuoIut,uus
similar tn thoss from Tenuesaee passed Wit hin
tho next few DAYS ID every Southern 5tsts whore
tbs Legislatures ale in session.
4oUTAE1N INyEsTI4AI10S8.
Unatsd Staten Marshal HeaieY OF Alabanlk, for
mszIy Of Chicago, was exAm'nsd to-ulahs by
LIS Alabama Mys4tIsstin8 cosn4nis'ss. LA IL