, 1876-12-26

COMPROMISE COMMITTEES.
An AEAtysls or THEIR MEMBERSHIP.

With the Law.
Az AEALYsls OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP.
4tom Our 0,on tbrrt-Donasns.
WAsn1Nn1oH, y. e., Der. M.-:scither party
has acknowledged tim; 1t desires a compromise
OF the Issues growing out OF the Presidential
complications. Yet both Houses Of Congress
have, without any considerable opposition, ap-
pointed committees which, by general consent.
arc called the Compromise Committees. The
Committees arc Independent Committees Of thc
House and Senate; but, In their moral snd prac-
ttcat eject, will bo Joint Committee. Eact,
Committee ls directed to cooperate with tho
corresponding Committee of the other House.
II is possible from the composition of the Com.
tnlttccs TO determine something of the spirit of
the two Houses upon this grave question, and
to u1caturcably foresEalow the action which
such Committee Is ltktlv to lake. The Com
ln!ttce on the part Of tue senate is: Eltnunds,
Of Vermont; Morton, of Indiana; Frelnghuy-
sen, Of New jersey; Logan, Of Illinois; Thur
som, OF North Carolina. On the part Of tho
House u Is: Payne, Of Ohio; llnnton, Of vir-
gInia; Hewitt, Ut Now York; Springer, Of I'LL
nois; McCrary, Of fowa; fIoar, Vi Massachu-
| sttts; and Willard, Of Michigan.
a glance ut these Connilteee will sllow that
Vice President Ferry has Gccn influenced murc
by the aplrft of cosnprotnisc In The aypointment
| OF the Senate Committee than spcakcr Randall
has been In the 9eleetion q tbs Committee I.
Drnloerattc members Of botti committees arc
preaulned to represent tile different element.
within tho ranks of hotll parties. It is much
than Of the House Cotnmlttcc. The Scnatc
Committee, by tho public and private utter.
arcss of Its members, car bc classified, Us 10 the
Presidential question: In something of TIC iol-
| Conservative i<pr,3ieans-Edmunds AMI FIRE.
NhHAu}{hen',
Haaiedt Ht1u*tedHs--Alorton anu Logan.
Conservative Uttnoerats-Bayard and Hanson.
Tho House Committee, trlca by the zane
test, would stand:
Conservative Dtn'oerats--tayne. and possibly
Hunton.
Ltadea! Deneerot-licwitt aud Springer.
5fadsfas !ftpnN!edHs-lloar and AlcCrary.
Taking 10th Cuinm!itses together, tue TWO
bllity that tho supporters Of tAe nore radical
view mar have usa]o1ttv of one o. jolht ballot.
These gentlemen nov consider themselves ~
judges u q n'otnc,!tous question: an1 w1i MT t
PC dlsposea 10 MAKE puhlic tuc'F nplilioEs untll
ports INC pu6l'c Hlll, lor the present. thefe-
fore, be compelled to content itself with the
knowledge Of the vle"s OF these Ecntlefnen as
expressed ~ asoats IN congress, 9r siatea pr
|
Ihe only recorder prcseiens inust, necessarily,
ne 5onna 10 inc deoates OF tnc Iaal seS.ioh n
the senate upon tbe tonstltutional Ai3lena- aa,-
mems. INC ID ine incanata eHp1fes23us q. .s ,s
seselon ~ tne a5susstoae " ens 1oM1staA Iii i ~,
VreRot casss and o. tllc 1oint riic. u wil''pfob-
ABLY, DC dIlflcaat 70 it1 that az 81 tile Gon,'
tteenem pase tahsh an5 Geu poo.,om, ,,rt,,,
Ihe Yiexs oI the senate Gon,mlttee upon 1a
tne f9nts, pr1ssgsa, an @ nn'es o1 raa"} tnn I've
HouSes eai' " s; VIII sone ~.
ave o.! maze Iscotuo ot .hGir op1oaS ,rr npuI, ~
.east one pfancn o. an's aniportant tnJaiay. IT,
These VIEWS aa nearly as Gun oe stateo' arc
tosse: r,n...o .,o,, A.. a.,,,.v =, t,. .,,-
senator Edmunas 1ceia tne erasly u t"e ~
uatlon. and already At this session at has pso. pr
pobed compromise ineasmfe IN tne iaan 81 H.
constitutional nnlehutneni, s"oi1;ttlnE ~ ~
question TO tlse supreme Gotft. LUIS we ue.
ieated Ill the seaate oy iaFee fote. Ed!nunua
rass % eonsdefed as tne !eaaei oI tnose 1,.,4 wn
ueny tue existence oi ihe lWeaty-seeonu Soa91
Huie, ana who tn'lRe tnat soHie ns~ TUE sous
he devised iof adjusting Tue dlu1eu1'es oe1"eea'
the two Aonees. A.. r,,,,
Morton claims the existence o. tao Imenty,
second Joint KaIe, and maintains tae FlEat "
thu FEFH1tfrNt nj TIN EHfutn CQItut The r0kUu