The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-30
WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
re President SIGNS the electoral MIN.

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! GRANTS VIEWS CONCERNING THE PLAN o
/ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MORTON, AND FIRE
sNGHUYsEN SELECTED FROM THE sENATl
i. nv r~E NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND TliUR
/ NAN ru,- DEMO cRATIc REPRESENTATIVES,
| TIE WORK S.sFeRE THE coaaiTTEE-Hov
| 40 vprEs WERE STOLEN FROM THE DEMO
Gratis IN VERNON PARISH, LoU1srAEA-1N
TEREsTINd CIPHER DISPATCHES CONCERNING
| THE LOUISIANA RETURNING BQARD-THI
| JOINT TRIBUNAL CONVERSATIONAL OR
| GANIzArIoN To-DAY-FLoRIDA's CASE II
COME UP F1RsT-PERSoNAL, &C.
! from Our Regular Correspondent -s
WASHINGTON, January 29.-The Supreme
Court Of the United States adjourned to-
day until the 10th OF February. The with
drawal Of five judges to serve upon tht
electoral tribunal would leave the court
without quorum, which by law is six.
Republican senators met in caucus this
morning, but were unable to agree upon
nominees to represent them on the grand
tribunal. After two hours session they adj
journed until P. NJ, when Senator'S Ed.
/ muuds, Morton, and Frelinghuysen were
selected. 1t was urged that no senator who
voted against the electoral bill should have
place upon the tribunal, but that view did
not prevail.
Mr.. Littlefeld, an lntelligent-lookine
young man, hailing from Boston, but fol
the last eight years a resident Of New Or
leans, was examined before Morrison's com
mittee to ascertain whether he had beer
directed by Wells to make the changes since
discovered in the original from Yer
non parish, La. He admitted he was oneol
the clerks Of the Returning Board, but de,
clined to answer every other question of ini'
portance asked by the committee.
Murphy, a resident in Iowa, testified be-
fore the committee that he had gone from
his home at Davenport to st. Louis, by re-
quest, and there met Littlefield and an
other person. Littlefeld showed him the
original return from Vernon parish and
stated that one day Wells was figuring on
the return and requested him to transfer
179 votes at / Precincts 2 and 8 from
the Democratic to the Republican candi-
dates, so as to insure the election OF certain
local officers. Wells also instructed him to
ascertain what other precincts would foot
up 179, so that they could be thrown out.
Littlefeld reported that Precincts !,
7, and would make up the re-
quired number. every WE'LL" said Wells,
owe will throw them out, and you must
make out exact copies OF the returns
from those precincts" Wells afterwards
burned up the original returns from those
precincts in Littlefeld's presence. Murphy
says he went with Littleteld to get the adj
vice OF Governor Palmer, at Springfield,
ILL.,, and the above statement was made in
his presence.
Littleteld will be brought to the bar OF
the House for contempt. lG....
Morrison's committee has possession of
kilograms in cypher from Marshal Pitkin
which will prove interesting. In one tcle-
gram he tells Governor .Stearns the Louisi-
ana Returning Board can be depended on
for Hayes Tor words to that effect).
Colonel Holiday, Of Virginia, and Gene
raj Frost, Of Missouri, testified before the
Committee on Powers, &C., OF the House
that they were elected electors orr the DEM
ocratic ticket, but absented themselves from
the Electoral College because they were
alleged to be ineligible; but their places
were lawfully filled. ..... .-.-~
The appointment Of John S. BraStca rs
collector OF the port Of Norfolk was con
tirmed by the Senate to-day in executive
session.
President Grants message accompanying
the electoral bill, returned with his ap-
prevail, was listened to with profound in
terest in the Senate, and Conkling, pro-
nouncing it wise message, moved that it be
priated. f.. ..-.
The nominations for the joint tribunal are
now complete, requiring only confirmation
By open vote in both houses tomorrow. II
consists Of Senators Thurman, Bayard, Ed
munds, Morton, and Frelinghuysen; Repre-
sentatives Hoar, Garfield, Hunton, Abbott,
and Payne; and Justices Clifford, Strong,
Miller, and Field. Most likely Justice
Bradley, who delivered the opinion OF the
court declaring the enforcement act uncon-
stitutional, will be selected fifth judge.
The tribunal viii organize tomorrow and
adopt it's rules OF procedure. All its ses-
sions will he held in the Supreme Court
room, and be open to the public, except
when the judges are in conference.
The Florida case, by alphabetical prece-
dence, will be first submitted on Thursday
or Friday.
Associated Press Reports by telegraph to the
49,, s. &C.. Dispalch.l 80
WASHINGTON, JANUARY 29.-Thc condition
OF Mr.. Stephens is unchanged. His physi-
crans still have some hope Of restoring him
to his usual health, which is very bad.
The Republican caucus has selected Ed
munds, Morton, and FreGnghuysen as
members Of the grand commission. a
The Supreme Court adjourned to-day to
the 10th of February. The withdrawal OF
five judges destroys a quorum, which re-
quires six. .-...-.. ~. ...-'
The Democratic senators have elected
Bayard and Thurman. .,... .. ..-.. ~. -.
| The Senate has made the following con-
frmations: Speer, commissioner of pa.
tents; BraXton, collector Of customs at
Norfolk; Hurst, collector Of customs at
Pearl River; Willard, postmaster at Bris-
| toll. Tenn. -...---..'s'. ,..--.....
The Democratic caucus is still in session.
Wood, Payne, and Hunton will probably
be chosen. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -.-'
Sargent's Florida report covers one hun.
| dred foolscap pages. The report argues
i ~, l. 80 a11r ci1rc