Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-01-19

| conditions, was reported unanimously
| from 8 committee controlled by the
| Republicans, and Of which Mr.. Blaine
WAS chairman. 1t was passed by the
bouse, no opportunity being given fol
| debate or amendment. No new light
has teen gained on the subject since; no
| good reason exists now for making an
! exception against JEFF Davis which did
| not than exist, and which was pot then
| known. MIR. Blaine, II h6 was opposed
| to the bill in the form ia which it was
then presented, as he now says be was,
| did not make that opposition known.
Inc TACT that be was speaker did not
prevent him from doing so. H. might
have left the chair and taken the floor
FIR that purpose. He might have Sc
cured the services f some other member
to do II for him, or, as presiding officer,
be might have thrown obstacles in the
way OF rs passage for the moment. until
he could have al opportunity to make
his opposition known. But be did none
OF etIese thirgs. For these reasons the
Democrats hold that his course has been
wholly inexcusable.
REPUBLICANS DISSATISFIED WITH NOR.
TON.
New York Tribune.l
WASHINGTON, January 14.-There is
q good deal of augTy comment here
among PenDsylvanians and others who
are opposed to Cincinnati as the city IN
which to hold the Republican national
which it is alleged Mr.. Morton and his
friends manipulated the executive COM
mittee. These persons say that Mr..
Morton NOT 0Tlu cntnd In 81
being himself q candidate, in serving on
the committee at all, but that it was un-
fair in him to become the advocate Of q
place supposed 10 be favorable to his
ambition. Comment even goes SO far
ss to say he packed the committee in his
own interest. Six OF Mr.. Morton's col
lesgues were present, either as princi-
pals or substitutes, actively working in
his interest-namely, Messrs. Clayton,
OF Arkansas; ingalls,, of Kansas; Nit
cheli, Of Oregon; Spencer, of Alabama;
ConOver, of Florida, and Patterson, of
South Carolina, and, in addition, United
States Treasurer New, of Indiana,
served ss proxy for Wyoming, and an.
other friend as proxy for Colorado. Ac-
cording to members of the committee
he had every carpetbag vote except that
OF Marshal Packard, of louisiana, who
was in favor of Philadelphia, because he
thought that was a good place for the
"third-term" plant TO take root. The
number Of votes before Mr.. Morton's
victory was declared showed thai the
fight was long and bitter, and it is claim
ed that had not the Indians senator been
present in person he would have lost.
Mr.. Spencer is an acknowledged and
open third. termer, and it was his desire
tn join the third term host for General
Grant and Philadelphis; but Mr.. Nor
ton Is the chairman OF the committee
on privileges and elections, and that
committee is charged with the investi-
CATION Of the manner in which Mr..
Spencer became a senator. Governor
Cisfjn, of Massachusetts, voted steadily
with Mr.. Morton, TO the surprise of some
OF his friends. 1t is thought that Phila-
delphia would have had q larger vote
than Chicago on the next ballot, and
would ultimately have been chosen, had
it not been for Wm. II Kemble, the
member of the commit
lee, who, it is charged by PhiladelphiaUs,
deserted his friends at the request of Mr..
Cameron, who said to the Philadelphians
that he did not want to antsgonize Mr..
Morton.