The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1877-02-08
Special correspondence.
Our washin gton Letter.
WASHINGTON. d. @. Jan. 81, 1877.

The Electoral bill was yesterday
returned 90 tue Seq ate by tho Pres
ident sisued, accompanied by mes
age, giving as his chief roasons for
signing the bill, the perils threaten
ing our institutions from the doubts
entertained as TO his legally chosen
successor. lie further says that
the Importance Of settling oil these
doubts in such way rs rs 10 secure
general acquiescence cannot bs over
estimated that the President OF
the Senate has almost uniformly
counted the vote except in cases OF
doubt or dispute when the two lIou.
ses OF Congress have participated.
without essentially changing the
resul. by such interference that in
such a case rs that now existing, it
is the highest duty aud constitution
al right Of the law muking power to
provide a method for executing the
organic law. aud that in doing NJ.
1t is not II compromise OF right. but
it's enforcement In concluding he
expresses the hope that Congress
Will have rendered the reinsurance
Of the present complications impos-
ble by appropriate Legislation before
another election. Al the Republi-
can Senatorial ciucns to select rep.
res,utatlves Of the party on the ar
bitration Commission. Republicans,
who hborrd f'r the passage Of the
bill deemed 1t incumbent upon the IN
10 state their belief that I h -
iniert sts of their party dem,ud-
ell that the legd election Of dow
einor ilayes ,cf which they en-
tertained N loubt should I've freed
~ every suspicion of doubt @ud
that the plan sgrsea ia would ac-
compilsh that purpose. II i. written
iha; the hopes of Tia, wicked shall
perish. aud .yerv participant in the
cause felt that senator No.tons se-
lection as - member OF th- commits
sion, simply jnsiiiei the prediction
of the inspired winter str tbs he.
mocr.tic leader. have len no stone
uniutnel - deica; his appointment.
not because Cms,,n. wuull Labor
less faithfully ia iIve-npr lIly-s IN
tereHt bat because the defeat Of
Morton uulrr the cilruu,.ances
would. they reasoned. bc CONSIGNED
10y dissenting Republicans a, y De-
lIbera,s insult Ia thuss Nhp with
him. appoSei the bill ani thus the
q siutergration which hss been con
s:ant'y announced !or sixteen wears.
would at last have been accomplish.
et. The other members IN th. par.
of the senate. 'Elmun Is snl Ereln =
uuyseu snd alsp those of the House
Garfield snl Uor .rs all very ,stis.
factory to R"pubIicans generally
Tue same tactics were resbrt-i t. in
the case Of General Garfield anil
were equally futile Btyard sni
Thurman cDufeSs ily two u the
most able AMI sufficiently Bourbon
'>tic in their tendencies to make
them acceptable. were chosen by ac.
clanatiou in the caucus OF Demo.
cratic Senator'S AMI after a caucus
OF more than fUur hours iura.
ton rayre. llunton aun Abbot,
wers chosen by the Democrats Of
tue lower House.
The contest was long between
,bhltt .nl Frrntaio U1oi. ant ,h. l,it.r
nGly c-t,ed hi eGirt. through .h-.rsX
higstisn Nth tae Exception of Hurt,n
"a. Ahhstt tue r0mmi-st1n o.. regarded a.
vsry abl, ani nov public Interest /.
-snIrei cn he choice oi the itn JuI..
ili. name " probably be tauluoc- 10
ght. AMI We have only ono more week Of
.u.p"nae. There - 40 qg..Ii1a hut that
uty..r. the coming mtn 10 ih. opt mon OF
the public q. heard thpu tho Crcit1l. ho-
tri' ini her pllc-- o. resort. mtay uau.
lcrt- even publ ely .Ep"s.-rns then-pl,..
tu thtr -tict EV-rytlinr et,e. paltc,l
lnd ,JGI. si4 been .wt.llvei uo ia ,h.
ihrnrh,nE mtltsr ~ the Pr,-,lsncy ; and
~ W. nrarthe critical hogr. she .uppr.-.
-d rEcir .ment accr-iontliy nlDife.t. it..lf
"a henIed debates and ata-rs...
Society ai- shaken iI.-lf free of III.
lsihirgy thhC h,s made tAs present .ea.an
o..
stimulated ny few pliltaihrapic I..l.r.
h,s AIKEN up the sirS ~ rrf.yn. .,n.
~ the dealiiuiinn hrd misery aers attas
.ent Of Guyprumruf
EniertiInments Ofvtrinus kiuis have
heen devised 20 all he ehurch,. ,chanl .
ind org'nlZed RELIEF associations. all
working e1rnesily ia behalf ~ th, perish
'ng hnndred' whose appeal. are heard an
.Very hand. h',l apprnpriatiar So ana
Tor me 'ame purpose his passed tue House
and will 10 through rh. Sauls shortly.
Il Is predictsd rht III. tefiys lnhhsy
here IN the interests ~ the southern "a.
ditc ra'lrnad viii make 4 dstsrminsI A.
'ta't upon Co0grasa ~ sopn ~ me Prasi-
ienttil mliIer - seiil.d lnt tha ,lms b.
prnhnhiY irua of mo paid tIylcttes %
a'i"r mnnnpolss stitinI 4 flvnrtbj. np,.
hIu5 to urge th"ir sch 'm.s " Subsidy.