Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-12-14
Our Washington Letter.

lSIh 10
congenital. He is determined
to he before the people and as
he cannot be heard on the floor
Of the Senate he attempts to
force his lucWbrations upon that
body i'll the shape of a commu-
nication offering advice upon
an amendment of the Conslitu-
ton. When the Senate met
yesterday, the chair laid before
il a communication from Carl
|Shurz and John b. Henderson
dated St. Louis, Dec. 4th, pray
ing that a constitutional amend
ment be submitted to the vari-
GUS States by which the count
ing of the electoral vote for
President aud Vice-President
and declaring the result there
of may be submitted to the Su-
preme Court of the United
States. This is substantially
the same idea as embraced in
Mr.. Edmund's resolution offered
to the Senate on the first day
Of the present session, SO that
gentleman quietly moved that
CARTS communication be laid
upon the table, which was a
greed to. BY his speedy ac-
ton in this matter, Mr.. Ed
mund's completely "took the
wind out of poor Carl's sails"
if he did not "steal his thunder
Neither of them need be proud
of the suggestion as offered.
Had it been some plan to abol-
ish the electoral college and
prevent all future sitting Of the
popular voice, its paternity
would besomething worth claim
ing. The Senate was occupied
the balance of the day in a spir-
tied discussion of the propriety
or necessity for printing Sena-
tor Sherman's report upon the
Louisiana election, which re-
port had been transmitted to
the Senate as an accompanying
document to the Presidents
special message of Wednesday
last. The message and all ac-
companying documents were
ordered to be printed.
In the House, Mr.. Atkins, of
Tennessee, a member of the
committee on appropriations,
reported the pension appropria-
ton bill and gave notice that he
should call it up this morning.
The bill appropriates $3,853,300.
A number of bills were intro
duced and referred. A dis
patch was received yesterday
by the Hon. l.. F. Lane, Of Or
egon, from Senator James K.
Kelley, Of that State, saying
that joint certificates had been
issued by the Governor to Gro
hin dem and to two Republi-
cans. The latter refused to rec
ognize Cronin, and proceeded
to elect one Watts in his stead.
Cronin held on to the certificate
and elected two Republicans in
the place of the two who re-
to act with him. The
Republicans organized and cast
three votes for Hayes, but have
no certificates. Cronin and the
other two organized and cast
one vote for Tiiden and two for
Hayes. This one elector is all
that Tilden wants and on the
principles laid down by the Re-
publicans themselves, secures
his election. The Democratic
members of the House held a
caucus 10 receive and act upon
the report of n committee of
seven previously appointed to
agree upon a policy to be adop-
ted and also upon the proposed
Of the President.
1t was determined that no i'm
parchment should be attempted.
such a movement, at the pres
ent juncture, being deemed inn
polite.
Yesterday Chamberlain was
.naugurated Governor of South
Notwithstanding the
fact that the Democratic Lc5is-
ature has the requisite quorum
Of 53 members holding the GER
.ifcate of the Secretary of State
without counting the members
rom Edgeield and Laurens
In his inaugural ad-
lress he said: "The gentle
nan who was my opponent for
his office in the late election has
'ecently declared, as l am cred
bly, informed, that he holds, not
only the peace of this city and
but my life in his hand.
| do not doubt the truth of this
statement. Neither the peace