The New York herald., 1876-12-18
How They Stand Committed to the
Powers of the Two Houses.
Mr.. DAVENPORrS FRIGHYPUL CONSPIRACY.
A Supper Of Horrors in Preparation for
the Public.
THE BUSINESS BEFORE CONGRESS.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Doc IL, 1874
POSITION or REPUBLICAN SENATORS ON THE
ELECTORAL QUESTION DURING THE DRBATH
or LAST sEssIoN-A BILL TO BE INTRO
DUcED BY Mr. FRELISoHuYsEN RxcoaNI-
ZINC THE POWERS OF THE TWO HOUSES
BREAK IN THE PARTY LINES.
While Senator Ncrton's bill for counting tho elec-
tora under discussion last spring Mr.. Free
linghuysen urged an amendment giving to the rresi-
OF the Senate tho Speaker Of the House and the
Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court the decision In
gard 10 disputed votes II was objected to on tho
ground that nothing In the constitution empowers Con.
gress to put of this duty the Chief Justice or
any one except tho TWO houses Mr.. Morton and
other republicans urged this constitutional objection,
declaring that the duty count and 'examino" the
vote and declare whether State should be thrown
out or not belonged, under the constitution, 10
the two houses, and could not be dclo-
gated either to the Vice President or
tho Chief Justice Mr.. Frelinghuysen was
defeated these objections, but II Is understood he
means to reintroduce mis- proposition and to urge Il
elaborate speech, which will commit him TO the
ground that the two houses have not only the power
themselves to scrutnizs the electoral vote but that
they may delegate to the Supreme Court II ID
said. but not on very good authority. that
Mr. Edmunds VIII support hr Frcitnghuysen. IL IS
most probable that Mr. Morton's bill viii be CON-
mitcd the joint committee the basis for sucn
new bill or rule as they may be ablo to agree upon
II the report concerning Mr. Frelinghuysen's intcn-
tons is correct he will bc the leader In boiling from
the party declaration that tho Vice President alone
can the VOTE He has been hitherto 10 jealous
party that surprise IL expressed q.
tho position he is TO take, but It IL mot
likely that he win stand alone Tor nearly all the rspub-
lcan Senators plainly committed by debate or
vote boh to tho position that two houses have
the power under tho constitution 10 scrutinize the
electoral vote.
Mr.. DAvENPoRT's CONSPIRACY STORY SUPPLE
MENTED By GOVERNMENT DETECTIVES
HORRIBLE sroRIxs ANTICIPATED AT AN EARLY
DATE.
Mr. Davenport's revelations of an impending demo.
cratic revolution have been supplemented by reports
detectives who have been scnt out by the admnssra-
sion 10 hunt up insurrectonary movements, and who
after the Of government detectives have found
what they were paid for nndiug This
kind OF business Is 80 we'll understood
here that the reports laughed at by all except the
extreme republicans, who magnify them ~ matter
of course, and spreading OF intended rng
all the country in the hope, probably that sher,
viii be excitabe people somewhere 70 got up fight OF
such rumora Meantime thors is NO account by these
government detectives OF q formidable repubiicar
secret society, which is known to exist In Northern
Onio and 20 be organized and ready begin an iDsur
rection whenever its leaders command. As she gov
eminent detectives have not yet all sent In their 70
ports the public may expect to DO regalsd on horror
during the greater part Of next week.