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ic, counsel, as we'll as their legal po-
sitions, change with every new case.
Merrick is the only one of them who
has appeared in all their cases.
Bl OK, O'Conner, Trumbull and
Carpenter haveall disappeared. Car
pentel was engaged for a single ar
gument in the Louisiana case, and
for that work, according to reports,
he received $500. The Republi-
cans held the same legal positions
from the beginning, and Evarts and
Matthews remain as counsel. The
legal path marked out by Kasson,
who was the first Republican speak
er before the commission, has been
followed in every particular. and
there will be no departure in the
case of Oregon. 1t is not probable
that the Democratic commissioners
will contend for counting Cronin' S
vote. Thurman, particularly, is on
record against the legality of such
vote. but they are likely to vote to-
gether that there was. no election
and that there was no legal filing of
vacancy. AA-gg
The Oregon case will probably be
reported to the joint convention Fri
Gay morning. 1t is expected at least
one of the Democratic members of
the commission will vote against re-
ceiving Cronin's vote.
Gen. Garfield has sued the Cleve-
land Plaindealer for an article
charging that he attended colored
ball in New Orleans and behaved in
decently while there. Garfield did
not attend the ball and will push
the suit to the extreme.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The re-
markably rapid work of the Senate
to-day in passing two long appro-
priation bills, which usually occu-
pied about a week each, has materi-
ally diminished the probability of a
called session of Congress; but it is
still unsafe to make any positive
prediction on the subject. The Sen
ate adopted committee amendments.
heretofore reported, increasing the
items for Pacific coast salaries, mint
purposes, etc, in Legislative session,
and the judicial appropriation bill;
amendment to the postal appropria-
tion bill, proposing renewal Of the
subsidy for the China mail service,
wers adopted by an unexpectedly
large majority, which was secured
to a considerable extent by coup
ling it with the subsluyy OF the
Southern line of steamers to b..2-
zil. The friends of both of the
measures concede, however, that the
chances are decidedly against them
in the House. Both Sargent and
Booth voted for the amendment
proposition; Mitchell and Kelly were
absent, making arguments before the
electoral commission. Jones and
Sharon were also absent. Sargent
refrained from pressing his anti Chi
nese amendment, because, upon
reflection, he perceived that its
adoption would merely give business
to English steamers, aud that no
such remedy against Chinese immi-
grafton, can be effective unless made
applicable to vessels of all nation
alities.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-Governor
Packard telegraphs United States
Marshal Pitkin as follows: Nj
cholls' tax collectors can neither eel
lect taxes or get local recognition as
such collect RS.
New YORK. Feb. 24.-The HeraP.
Indianapolis corresondent inter
viewed Hendricks to-day. The lat
ter gave up the election as defeat
He continued, very decidedly: 1.-THE
commission, having gone according
to law, the result will be the cleo
tion of Hayes. I do not think they
acted according to the spirit of the
law. Their decision will not be sat
isfactory to the country, and the
longer this people think upon it the
more will they be condemned. But
for the commission bill, the Senate
would b we elected Hayes and the
House Tilden. Both would have
eeninaugurated. Hayes would have
had the support of an army of Office
holders, and other resources of the
government, leaving Tilden nothing
to fight With, had fight been deem.
ed advisable. The statement that
Hayes will recognize the Nichols
governments in Louisiana is absurd.
He could not do SO without stu!tify.
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