The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-12-19

tAn pssSs IL AfFt hSls many DsIA-
ocratic leaders sgree with the Repub-
licans ths: rule which requires the
consent Of both 10 lses fo- its rassage
becomes null when the consent Of one
housr : Withdrawn. wen if this were
not 20. they see the absurdi.y Of insist
ing upon the validity Of the rule, while
there Is no power 10 enforce it upon the
seua.e. The position OF these Demo
Gratis, tina. it is the righ, Of the House
10 at judicislly on the electoral vote
o; any state. is not one tina: is derived
from the rule. The rule only regulates
the exercise # the right before its pas
sage from 1873 10 the present time.
Whenever any question has arisen in
regard TO the counting of any e!ector 81
votes, both houses have always seperat-
Cd aud taken sole action on the ques
tor raised. Now they say the
right 10 act on any questions
tha, may arise is what they contend
for. No better rule regarding the ex-
ercise Of the right possessed b. both
houses can be agreed on than that us-
der which the last three Presidents have
been declared elected and it ought to be
revived.
1t seems now to be pretty well set
tied that the democrats will not seri-
ously insist On counting Cronin's vote
in the general electoral college. The
position which the more moderate OF
them hold is that the people Of Oregon
having voted for men who held their
opinion, will At sometime iusist on the
right Of the house. either i'll conjunction
with the senate or by itself. to act
luiicialy on the question whether
Cronin's vote, or that of tue Republican
eIector from the same district, or neither
be- counted.
/ The Tibune's Washington special on
the sudden departure of Morton from
that city says the generally accepted
theory of his visit has been that the adj
ministra.ion believes it important thai
he should personally ascertain the rea
object and intent Of the Democratic
/ movement in his State, and whether Il
purposes simply to arouse public opln'
ion in favor Of the Inauguration Of Til
den. or it j. in reality military in its
character.
| If the latter should bs found to be
the fact it is supposed the sdministra'
ton would consider it desirable to pro
vide for q counter organization strong
enough to meet it Oh its own ground
Another theory seems to have originated
in high administration circles that q
collection of munitions of war, fourth
in size in the country, is stored at In
dianapolis, aud in view OF the mass
meetings which the Democrats have
called at that and other points III the
State, and the suspicion that they may
not be entirely peaceablc in their pur.
poses, it was deemed by the President
and his cabinet as highly important
that measures should be taken to pro
tcct them, in case any emergency should
arise
The chairman of the National Der @
cratic committee denies all knowledge
Of military organization. Democratic
members from the North are divided
in sentiment. Majority under the lead
of such men Is Fernando Wood and
Randall are disposed to adopt extreme
measures, while the minority. led by
Colmer and men like Hewitt, Scott
Lord and few others from other
| States, are in entire accord with Demo
cratic representatives and in favor OF
every conservative course. Hewitt has
repeatedly been accused Of sympathy
with the: ultra wing of northern Demo
ocrats, but the truth is his entire inha-
enoe in all caucuses. thus far held. and
in his intercourse with his fellow mem
bsrs, has been in complete harmony
with the efforts Of Lord. Hill and other
members who defeated the resolutions
introduced by Wood.
| New YORK, Dec. lS.-The Herald,
Columbus special says Hayes is prepar-
ing his annual message.
| NEW YORK, Dec ls.-Thc SuA says
| Condit, who was arrested on behalf OF
the Associated Press and Western Union
Telegraph Company. about the Wander
bilt message. says he is able TO prove
his innocence, and that he has been =
real estate dealer ever since he grad
uated in the Princeton College five OF
six years ago. Condit ~as FRS. base
man If the Princeton Base Ball Club.
He was very active church memb er
in Newark. making himself conspicu-
ous in starting the Mission House and
teaching Sunday school Condit called
on Black, a stock broker ill., Broad street,
an old schoolmate about two years ago
and asked what margin be required for
carrying stocks. saying be would like