The New York herald., 1876-12-14
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

THR ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THE EFFECT or
THE GOVERNORS cERTIrrcATE.
The republicans believe they have Missouri Roland
tor tho oregon oliver The Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections has decided 10 subpoena The
Secretary Of Staie OF Missouri 70 attend before
u with certified copy Of the Presidential
vote and copies OF ths laws relating 70 cleo
sora Governor Morton. chairman OF the committed.
says tina, the invesugai,on OF this Missouri matter
surns upon the OF the elector Frost, who has
been. is said. discovered be ineligible under the
fourteenth iment 10 the constitution Trsst was
disqualified by rebellion but pardoned By Presi-
den, Johnson The sufnciency OF this pardon is ques
toned Senator Morton says that he Is gong 10 In
vestisate this case. a. we'll ~ all otherA very thor
ouehy.
I, 10 freely said BY republican Senators sha, when u
comes TO '1ame ducks" among the electors the demo
Gratis will nnd they have many OF them as the re-
publicans, some Of whom, Il 10 rcded facetiousiy,
win not be able 70 stand on their fee,
all !; is claimed By the republicans thai 'here
nve Of nclgbili,y 20 be shown up among tho
democratic electors, two IN Missouri two In New Jer
sey and one IN New Hampshire. Tho Attorney General
says that after full examination of tho law. when
an eector has boen elected, has received his
certificate from the Governor and voted there
is no legal possibility OF going behind tho Governors
In many OF the IN dispute about electors and
their eligibility no thinks II almost amounts to quibbng
and produce condition Of affairs 10 change the
result
In case eiectqr In Missouri Is found disqualified
and vacancy Is thereby oocasoned that State will be
found in the same condition as Vermont was, without
any law to I'LL IT, unless provided by tho calling OF the
Legislature, which would now DO too iato. Notwith.
standing all this discussion Attorney General Tat, says
the election is all right and will prove so in the hnal
success Of Governor Hayes, who is honestly elected.
THE SILVER COMMISSIONING NOTICE TO BE
TAKEN OF THE BLAND BILL IN THE SENATE
UNTIL REPORT rs MADE.
The commission OF which Senator Jones' ofNevada,
Is chairman, appointed TO Investigate and report upon
tho silver question, Will not be enabled to complete
their labors within the time specified by the reso-
luton expiring on Januaryl They viii ask for more
time.
Senator Sherman, chairman OF the Senate FL
nance COMMITTEE, who 10 also . member of
the Silver Commission, Is giving considerable
attention 10 the subject, and furnished his
principal tor declining to SO South any OF
the investigating committees his wish to be here
mainly lend. he said mis- special exertons to the
Silver bill well TO look after other important
matters which may up in the Senate Until the
commission appointed by the Senate reports notice
win bo taken OF the Bland Silver bill passed by the
House.
THE PASSAGE OF THE SILVER BILL-oRDERs
TO BUY GOLD REsuLT1NG-RELATIvE VALUE
OF THE AMERICAN GOLD AND SILVER COINS.
Tho passage by the House to-day OF the Poland Silver
bi or rather tho substitute therefor providing for
the coinage Of tho old silver dollar and for making
legal tender for all debts which not specified
to be paid In gold, drew attention away tempo
rariiy from tho Presidential dispute. The
Senate has yet 10 consider the bill
and Is likely to DO slow In passing Il
Notwithstanding the very remote OF the
ure It's passage by the House tho signal for rush
Of orders to Wall street TO buy goId the operators
which watched tho progress OF the bill with the
kocnest anxiety. II is likely. too that operations for
rise Ia the silver market in London were conducted
by cable, the quotations will show In the morning
Attention directed to the fact that tho bin provides
that the new corn dollar shall consist OF
l12k grains Of standard silver, whereas
In the original Congressional enactment, yoars
ago. IL was ordained that the value of silver TO gold
should bc as one TO sixteen NOW, rs tho standard
gold dollar weighs twensyf and oighttenths grains
the silver dollar should wogh sixteen times much,
or 42 $40 grains, being three grains than the
quantity Of silver nxod the bill passed to-day II
this be oversight It is susceptible OF ready remedy
but II NOT disiocates she relations botween the
values Of gold ami silver into an awkward compound
frsctioh
LOBBYISTS NOT IDLE AMID THE PREVAILING
POLITICAL xxcTrxMxNT-rHE BURLINGTON
AND MISSOURI RAILROAD BILL-A CORPORA
rIoN THAT BLOWS BOTH HOT AND COLD.
The expectations entertained some time ago that,
owing to tho OF the session aud tho magni
tudc OF questions TO DO settled by Congress In the
dozeu weeks between its opening and closing the
character OF its legislation would be comparatively
free OF jobbcry, likely be disappointed The bill
reported by tho Judiciary Committee to-day in
tion to tho Burlington and Missouri Railroad, and
which became the occasion Of . hot debate. would
seem to indicate that the gentlemen who visit WASH
ipgton into their words-the interest OF
the people and to aid In tho development Of
the country will not allow the exciting and ab-
sorbng political topics OF the hour monopolzc the
entire attention OF the public One OF the principal
points the bill question Is to declare the Burng
ton and Missouri road a branch OF the Union Pacific
and to compel tho Union Pacific to pro rate with IT,
Mr. Crounsc of Nebraska one OF the advocates or tho
bill, said, In parliamentary language as hc could
use, that there was strong lobby on the ground
determined 10 defeat u While te spoke ono
or two gentlemen well known In all Pacific
railroad legislation might be observed entering OF
the galleries Of the chamber and taking seats whore
they could easily see and hear what took place on tho
floor beneath them. Mr. Frye Of Mainc made a
strong speech IN opposition the BILL in which he
asserted that this road had procured tho
mcnt OF legislation years ago, declaring that II
was not branch OF tho Union Pacific line, by
OF which Il enabled TO obtain possession Of
l,o00, 900 scrcs OF the richest land In Nebraska
The bill recommitted 10 the committee to ap-
parsntly the present satisfaction Of lobbyists and
supporters OF the Onion Pacific road.
THE INDIAN PRoBLEM-rHR QUESTION or
TRANSFERRING THE INDIAN BUREAU TO THE
WAR DEPARTMENT.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs IL divided
the question OF the transfer OF the Indian Bureau 10
tho War Department, and tho only thing In that d.
recton which may be expected will pertain only to the