The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-16
sFRoM WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, December Ii, 1896.
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. i,,,s ft 49, hEW Ell y ADDRESS. H. - ~
The breyity Of Mr. Hewett,'s address is
thus explained When ne visited Governor
Tilden last Saturday an elaborate appeal to
the people was prepared, which was sub
United to a caucus OF the, Democrats of the
House held last Monday. IL received the
appreciation Of a. majority Of the members,
aud 1t was deemed advisable to issue il to
the public. To give it more Significance it
was thought best to issue it under the sig
natures Of the Executive Committee Of the
National Democratic Committee. This COM
mittee met in this city on Tuesday night. A
disagreement arose as to whether Governor
Tilden's election should be claimed BY 1856
votes or by 204 votes, which would have in
Guided one vote from Oregon and an the
southern States. The session lasted until
midnight, and still the committee WIS di.
rlded. The meeting was renewed on We'd
nesday morning. After two hours session
it became apparent that q reconciliation of
the differences was hardly possible, and as
compromise it was decided to issue only a
brief address claiming that Tilden was
elected, without specifying by what vote. AZ
The manifesto issued by Mr.. A. y. Hewet.
last night declaring the election Of Tilden
and Hendricks is not approved by any large
number OF the Democrats in the House. In
conversation to-day many OF them said that
while they would maintain Mr.. Tilden's
election and insist upon his Inauguration,
that they thought Mr.. Hewett was prema-
ture in springing 80 positive statement be-
fore the country, and thus creating an I'M
necessary excitement in regard to the con-
test.-Special to Ba!tim ore american.
THE HOLIDAY RECESS.
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cial orders for Tuesday and Thursday OF
next week, so that il it is proposed to take a
holiday recess it will not be for SO long a
time as in previous years. 1t has usually
been the custom to adjourn q week. before
Christmas, and not to meet again until about
the Sd or 4th OF January: but in view OF the
important questions demanding the atten-
ton of Congress this year it is not deemed
advisable to let members go away from
Washington for any great length Of time.
Members Of the House Committee on APP
preparations take the ground that they can
keep at least quorum here, and that there.
fore they can act at least upon the appro-
priation bills. Mr.. Holman, the chair
man OF the Appropriation Committee, de-
MES that it is the purpose OF his committee
to withhold the appropriation bills until the
presidential question shall have been de-
cided.
c. W. BUTTz's CASE.
The House Committee on Elections was
called this morning, but had no quorum.
The first case before them is that of G. W..
Buttz, of South Carolina, who has no con-
testant, but whose credentials were referred
to the Committee on Elections on account
OF the reception of protest from citizens
of his district. Mr.. Buttz has the certificate
Of the Board OF CanvaSsers and regular
credentials from the Governor, which are
satisfactory to the Republican members OF
the committee, but the Democrats demanded
that he should exhibit the proceedings Of
the South Carolina Supreme Court. A
transcript OF these he has obtained. \ num-
Der OF the committee demanded to see them
this morning, but Judge Harris, chairman
OF the committee, said they were yet the
private property of Mr.. Butte. 1t is I'M
derstood that the Democrats are willing to
recognize the certificate of the Supreme
Court as sufficient to seat him, but he has
not been advised by his counselt to submit
the papers, as this might be deemed an
acknowledgment on his part Of the validity
OF the action of the Supreme Court in the
matter. .-...... o..
SENATOR MORTON OFF FOR INDIANA.
Senator Morton received some mysterious
kilograms from Indianapolis to-day and left
at once for that city. They must have con-
tained something serious to have called him
away from the Senate at such an important
juncture as the present. Before leaving he
called at the White House and had an inter-
view with the President.
POLITICAL EXCITEMENT IN THE WEST.
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intense is the popular excitement in the
West on the subject Of the presidency that
both the Republican and Democratic cam
paign clubs in Ohio and other States are Or
ganizing upon military basis.
FAST MAILS.
IT is learned at the Post-Ofice Depart
ment that there is some misunderstanding
in regard to the resumption of the fast
mail trains. The fast-mail serylcc-Which
was suspended last summer on account Of
the failure Of the House to make the neces-
sary appropriateness not to be: restored in
its entirety, nor can it be unless the neces-
sary appropriation is made. Two trains to
which postal-cars will be attached arc to be
run between New York and the West,
making Chicago and st. Louis in thirty-six
hours instead OF forty-eight, as at present,
and twenty-siX under the fast-train arrange
ment.-Special to the Baltimore Sun.
TuE RESoI rTIoN ON COT.STISG THE VOTE