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WASHINGTON. December 49, No APP
poinls:=ass have yet been announced Of
the committees, on The part Of the Sen
ate and HOUSE Of Representatives., to be
chosen under the Edmuuds and McCrary
resolutions, TO provide for a mode OF adj
justing the Presidential contest. Great
interest attaches TO the composition OF
these two committees. It is believed
that Messrs. Edmnnds, Conkling, Ere
h~nghuysen, Morton, BAyard, Thurman
aud Herman viii be the Senate commit
tee. The House committee will be
named after the Senate committee shall
have bseR selected. The names Of
Messrs Tucker, nanton, Hurd, Scott
Lord aud McCrary have been mentioned
as members Of the House committee.
The prophecy is freely made that the
two committees will never sgree, but
such statements are altogether prema-
ture,
Some Of the Republican Senators are
how talking Of a Compromise, viz, to
hold a e election in May next. This,
it is conceded, would result largely in
favor Of Tilden, TIE Democrats believe
that a new election would give them
Ohio, Illisois, Pennsylvania aud other
States they failed 10 carry 10 November,
but. having won the election then, they
are not willing to have any more trouble
about it nov. The general feeling among
the Democrats Is that the conspiracy is
giving way, and that Tilden is bound to
come in.
The su~b-Judiciary Committed were not
ready to report to-day on the question Of
requiring the production of telegraphic
dispatches, bat viii 40 so tomorrow. 1t
is believed that the committee will main
tain the right Of the House to require
the production of telegraphic dispatches,
just as they have the power to require a
witness to testify in respect to iniorma.
ton received by him orally, or to produce
any letters, books and papers in his pos
session. Il is probable that a resolution
affirming this right viii be reported to
the House and passed. The Republicans
have most freely asserted and used this
power. The attempt to fix limits to its
exercise by a bill would defeat it alto
gether. II is believed by Mr.. Knott that
the only safe rule is to maintain the
general right Of the discovery of evil
dence, and leave the exercise of it, by a
committee, a matter IN its discretion,
subject to the order of the House.
l. is understood that the Judiciary
Committee will report a resolution to
attach Madison Wells, Of the Louisiana
Returning Board, for contempt aud bring
him before the bar OF the House.
Secret organizations of government
clerks to carry out Grants coup d'etat
are said to be drilling and making ready
for conflict. The District negroes are
also organizing. These clerks think that
the Northern Democracy will back down.
Grant is still bringing in his troops.
The last arrival is company G, Of the
Second artillery, from the Western from.
tier. They got here TO day.
Senator Conover has additional dis
patches from Florida, stating that the
State Supreme Court will order a recan-
wasting OF the vote, and hat this will
give the State to the Democratic State
ticket Congressmen and Legislature
That the State voted for Tilden is beyond
a doubt, but the court a not act on that
part Of the case