, 1877-01-21
&l1 OVuRA 2GVu41DIs
Arguments For and Against
the Proposed Congress
sionat Remedy.
Mr. Edmunds Opens the Debate
on the Bill in the
Senate.
Republican and Democratic
Senators Indulge in
Informal Talks.
The Measure VIII Come Up in the
House On Tuesday.
And the Previous Question
Be Called on Wednesday
Afternoon.
The Lower House Of the Hi
nois Legislature Indorses
the Plan. -
Leading Democrats Detect Mis-
chief in That Pile OF 1ele.
grams.
And Are Preparing Ex-
plantations to Suit the
Occasion.
Two Members of the Louisiana
Returning Board Examined.
Their Answers Give Little Encourage"
And Are Preparing Ex-
plantations to Suit the
Occasion.
Two Members of the Louisiana
Returning Board Examined.
Their Answers Give Little Encourage"
ment to Tilden's Friends,
THE WAY OUT.
THE UIEOAl44VN.
HpfcidI DtSpdfch TO The Tribune.

1peeiol Dfspa&ch TO The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 20.-The opposition
to the compromise plan is honest and earnest
on both sides. but is more general among Re
publicans, because they think they have little 1t
anything to gain, and all to lose Most Demo-
cra1s see in it chance to win, and realize that
without It only two courses will be open to
them. submission or revolution. The most bit
ter talk comes from jealous Republican leaders.
little sample vii. show its drift. II am en-
raged, u said an Ohio member, to think that
NC are to be bound hand and loot By Conkling
aud Frclinghuysen, who, when the battle was
raging, whiled away their time in the
rear de:ising plans to make our victory fruit
less. There is Edmunds, too. Little he did to
#ecp us; and now these men arc the great con-
seryators, the mighty constitutional e1pounc-
ers, and attempting to dispose Of the interest OF
the Republican party by snrrcndering to the
clamors Of the Democracy. The great mistake
wc made was in trusting to the Senate. II we
had all stood resolutcly together and insisted
that wc would not yield one inch from the posi-
tion that the President OF tho Scuate counts the
yotes when the Houses fail to atree Ire should
be masters Of the situation notT.t@
Yet, Congressman Who talk like this say that
they
ANTICIPATE ITS PASSAGE.
Tie business interests OF the country, they
admit, will have potent influence In detern1in-
ine the question, and those interested care little
for methods SO that they can reach desired re-
suits.
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u olsao'1o So eha.,,,r,e ho,,eo
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pos11"eis announe.o .A Ntp r., a.
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more pfonouneeo ~ sAsn ,''s vpp'.. a-.',r. Mosah
gfessmcn "nuse teints ~ on1e9 eAp'1s 1''>4 ~A
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hela eaucuses 'ooa5 y" wv .411e,o.o o.c -
both the mcmocrs VI anc oeaale c4eceola Soh'@
mittee explained the Dill. re" spoke IN the
Republican caucus. It was apparent that there
will be opposition on the Republican SIDE OF the
Senate In the Democratic caucus the fact was
dovo1one1 that. as a ru}e. the Democrats favor
49, h11 ri. R.nnb1ican Scnators do mt a.
rot rooard the matter as one that calls for
sct icS"'a ."e 49,. ...,o .,;, -.ar,;,,-r ,,.a .
caucus ac.lou' a1o tus .Au.uo s4ue s1A' .s .s "a1
held s1mplJ 20 sec1te III iil.e, ,enaueo W eeuI.
ment On thls DILL IL Is possAolc' however, 'na. ~.
those Repuol}cans WHO are opposcu ~ 'nc u'''
will force the party u caueus' in19 "ouio oo
likely to cause
SERIOUS DIVISION
in the party, as there is considerable NUMBER
probably fourteen, who arc pronounced against
tbc ripht of thr Vice President to count the
vo:e. IF there il to be IN organized opposition,
Morton. Sherman, and Boutwell, will be the
leaders in the Senate, and Garfield, Hurlbut,
and Danford In the House. 1t is a significant
fact OF the situatian TINT those who are SUP
posed to be the special friends of Hayes arc The
strongest in their opposition to the bill, while
the particular representatives OF Tilden favor it.
SENATOR MORTON
has received the following dispatches:
I.nrA.Aro,1s. Ind, Jan. 1s.-The prevailing
sentiment among leading men is "Hold the fort -;
that the compromise plan is a grave mistake, and
that it is unfair to Hayes and favorable to Tiden.
Your position is generally indoFsed o1 our oest re-
publicans.