Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-08

general appraiser of merchandise; r. G..
Heron TO be u. 8 consul at Manila; Vincent
Boreing. of Kentucky, 10 be pension agent at
Lexington, Ky.
SENATOR CoNKLING's PosITIoS.-A re-
porter of THE STAR to-day called the atten-
ton OF Senator Conkling to a special Albany
dispatch 10 the New York papers of yesterday
stating that he intended 10 advocate the re-
lection OF the votes of the republican electors
of Louisiana, Florida, and South Carolina.
The senator said il was the first time he had
read the dispatch and remarked, al know
nothing more about il than YOU. / never
saw IL before" He volunteered no state
ment in regard 10 the correctness of the dis
patch.
SENATOR BLAINE.-Many of the political
friends of Senator Blaine, in view of the pres
ent grave condition of national affairs and
his long legislative experience. urge him To
depart from the usual custom OF new Senators
in pursuing a course of "mastcrIy inactiV-
lty'. ana take prominent part in the dis
cuSsiOn OF public questions. in answer 10 an
lnterrogatOry from a representative of THE
STAR to-day. in connection with this matter.
Mr.. Blaine said he would neither affirm nor
deAy that he intended TO take an active part
in the debates of the Senate this session, but
as yet he had prepared nothing in the way Of
speech The general impression is that he
VIII De heard from. however, before The close
OF the session. Mr.. Blaine. of course, holds
thatthe joint rules of the two houses no longer
exist
WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC LAWYERS
THINK ABOUT IT.-The ablest lawyers on
the democratic side in both houses, who have
been studying up the Oregon case with dill
gtnce, assume the following position: The
governor of Oregon issued certificates 10 two
Hayes electors and one Tilden electOr; the
two Hayes electors refused to act with the
Tlden electOr. and proceeded TO fill what
they claimed TO be vacancy in the college.
AS the governor had issued certificates to
three electors there could be no vacancy, and
consequently the act of the two electors was
nullity. CrOnin, the Ti.den elector. not
meeting with the other electors as required
by law, his vote, if he did cast any. was also
nullity, as was his undertaking to fill tive
vacancies which did not exist The result
W III be, il is claimed, that Tilden will receive
1874 votes and Hayes 1si, making u tie. and
thus throwing the election into the House.
Wash. Special Bdno. Sim.
THE DEMOCRATS OF THE HOUSE continued
i'll caucus yesterday afternoon two and a
half hours. Representative Hewitt, from the
committee appointed Wednesday, reported
resolution providing for the appointment
OF committee of ten members to cooperate
with such committee as may be appointed by
democratic Senators to take into cOnsidera-
ton the subject of the recent elections i'm the
South and the use of the government troops
therein, and, further. that they report to the
caucus from time to time such recommended
tions as they may deem proper. This reso-
LUTON was anan,mo4 4y agreed TO- Repre-
ton proposing to introduce resolution I'm
the House instructing the committee on the
judiciary TO inquire into the facts attending
military movements pending the recent cleo
tons in the South, and TO ascertain and re-
port whether, in this respect, there has been
any violation OF law by the President. Rep
resentative Scott Lord moved that all mat
tiers under discussion be referred to a com
mittee OF ten to report when the committee
recently appointed by the House 10 inquire
into the election in Louisiana, South Caro-
lima and Florida shall have returned to Wash
ingtOn with all the facts in the ease. The eau
Gus acquiesced in Mr.. Lords proposition.
During the caucus various members eX-
pressed their views, and nearly all OF The
speeches were of pacific character. The
general sentiment was that the pending cues
ton between the two parties respecting the
electoral vote should be preserved distinct
lively, and all side issues which would divert
the public mind thcrefrom should be avoided,
and III this connection ii was said there
should be no movement toward the impeach-
ment OF the President, as an effort to convict
him would fail. in consequence of the present
composition OF the United States Senate, the
majority of the Senators being republicans,
and friendly to the President. The discus
sion was principally participated in by north
ern and western democrats; but when some of
the southern democrats were appealed TO for
themselves as favorable 10 calmness and
moderation, stating that i'm this respect the
conduct of Wade Hampton afforded an ex-
ample worthy of imitation; but. owing to the
peculiar relations of the south at this time,
they preferred not 10 take any active part in
the discussion. The caucus adjourned, sub
ject TO the call OF Mr.. Lamar, chairman.