The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-25

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from Our Own Correspondeutl
i WASHING ToN, December 90. -Neithel
party IL entirely satisfied With the com
position tof the committee oil seven ap
pointed by Speaker Randall, but ohf Obi
4 wholesis wilEbe found that theseiec tons ar
| good. Z esterday even Ing Messrs. Syringe,
and Willard we're appointed siib-commit
tee Ito prepare q report IN regard to- pre-
tcedents In counting the electoral vote. s5fF
(,springer, has been stud ylng upon issub
ject, - and dor that reason WAS made 4
member Of the commiitaey To-day, ion
behalf Of the committee, he asked ant
/ obtained leave Of the House 30 eompile ami
I print the. record OF proceedings In. :thtt
counting Of. the electoral votes from ssiithe
first presidential; election until the, present
Monroe, Of Ohio nwas excused, at his
own request; from acting, on the committee
to define the duties, &C., OF the House in
counting the electoral vote, Mr.. Randall
/ will fill the facancYawhen he sfeturns from
Philadelphia next week and the chat nan,
Mr.. Knott says the committee will do
nothing Until after the holidays. :e'sai1:s :.
1.-The Democrats will no doubt first ofTe1
the twenty-second joint rule; under which
the Radicals did the counting when it suited
their purposes: I" II they decline to, revive
that rule, Mr., Hewitt says he land proba-
bly, all the Democrats will .be perfectly
willing to adopt the. principle laid down in
| Morton's bill; which provided that If in
any case, the president of the Senate should
receive more than one return from any
State he shall open all the returns in the
presence of the ItWo houses! and that re-
turn, shall be. counted " which the two
houses, acting separately, shall decide to be
the true and valid return"
Governor Walker is the only Virginia
member remaining in the city, and he will
leave In a, day Or; two. <.s..5 -, M mo
30 Mr.. ,Hathorhe, OF New York; and q
party Of congressman have gone to Rich
mond to spend the holidays.
The Co1ored National Democratic and
Conservative Committee have issued an ad-
dress to their. colored friends throughout
the, United States who desire the right to
prevail and the perpetuity Of the Union,
urging them to hold meetings in their re-
spective States on the Both Of December for
the purpose Of electing delegates TO "a ma
tional convention to be held in this city on.
the 9Th of January. 1Et r., . % p
The news from Florida setting forth that
the Supreme Court OF that State had direct
ed the Board OF Canvassers to recount the
vote and make the declaration Of the result
rs it appeared on the face of the returns
created lively theme for discussion to-day,
inasmuch, as it may change the presidential
result. Some think that this action will be
that the face OF the returns will show that
Tilden and Hendricks will have a majority
of the Electoral College, and hence, it will
obyiate the necessity Of throwing the cleo
ton into the House, The Democrats are
exceedingly hopeful, and while the ,Repub-
licans say that sinasmuch as the vote Of
Florida has already been received by the
president pro tempore of the Senate, and
that that officer can take no cognizances OF
any supplementary returns, the news seems
to cause them some uneasiness.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the Dis
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BRIERITEMs FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON, December 23.-Mr. Clapp,
the Public Printer, says that he must have
$3.50, 900 to make up deficiency, or stop.
i Nothing was done in the departments to-
day.
Ihe action in Florida has made the repre-
sentatives of the Indiana Democracy happy.
Theyfeel sure now that Mr.. Hendricks will
be Vice President.