New-York tribune., 1877-01-11
WASHINGTON NOTES.


A general impression prevailed at the
Capitol today. and is stronger about town to-
night, that the Senate Committee on Counting
the Electoral Vote has either agreed or is about &c
agree on Two or three propositions. NJ anthorita-
tive statement OF what it, recommendations are likely to
be has been made public, but rumor that mas gained
wide credence the effect that both Republicans and
Democrats have concluded that the of both
houses shall be required for the rejection OF the electoral
vote of any State and tna order insure the deca-
ration OF the result before the 4th of March, joint
rule should be adopted limiting the time during which
any 0nestOn that may arise shall be debated by the two
houses II Is very positively asserted that the Sen
ate Committee will not recommend the submission OF any
question upon which the houses may fail to to
any tribunal not contemplated by the Constitution.
A number OF Republicans have held caucus upon the
poltical sitnaton and some form OF resolution
submitted the Republican State Legislatures IN case
the latter should decide to maze any recommendations
forth tie facts the situation they under
stood by the Republicans. The meeting held at
senator Shermans house. and attended by about 30
per.uns Several drafts OF resolutions were Preseuted
consstng Of Messrs IIoar and Lawrence 10 draft form
OF resolutions The form OF resolution which was de-
cidsd nrop scts forth that Gen Hayes has IS votes
that unless it shall he proved thai the returns were
fraudulenty made he Will be declared elected ana that
the state be rejected except by the concur
rent action OF the Two houses
The Joint resolution reported by the House Committee
on Coinage authorizing the appointment OF delegates TO
an ntelnational convention to consider the recent
changes in the relative values OF gold and silver. occu
pied some time in the House to-day The resolution
passed by the empowered the President to ap
point delegates to such conference If should he
called and an amendment reported by the committee
provided that the President might, if in his Judgment
Ii seemed desirable, invite other nations 70 such a
conference Some OF the extreme advocates Of the silver
dollar opposed the bill. They seem 70 have an impress
sion that conspiracy exists, between capitalists who
favor the single gold standard and political economists
who hold similar viaws, demonetize silver all over the
world and that the proposed International conference s
for the purpose OF carrying that conspiracy into
effect. Their ignorance of the whole subject
is evinced by their opposition 10 this measure.
II 1t not originally proposed by some % The most
ably advocated by Lem Among those who have written
forciDy in favor OF international conference are
NJ. Henri Cefnuchi Of Paris Ernest seyd one OF the
ablest writers currency topics II England, Samuel
Smith President OF the Chamber of Commerce In Liver
pool and several others. These gentlemen are firmly
convinced mat no country can alone maintain eiheI
double standard or single silver one much longer ana
they the holding Of an International conference IN
order that the great e0mnefclaI atOs OF EuoPe 5La
America Inay take measures t0 restore SILVER to wnat
they consider Its normal position IN the worlds coinage
The Senate dr0ned away the afternoon on the bill for
correcting in the revised statutes which passed
the House last June. The bill is vOlumnous affair, re-
citing and rectfyng hundreds Of typographical ana
verbal errors and few OF so serious character as 10
obscure change the meaning. Mcssrs. Boutwell, ana
Cockerill engineer the measure. nobody else taking any
nteres; in the proceedms eHcept perhaps 20 aHaf1y
rejoice that a veTy cdiUas but necessary piece OF esa-
tive work had fallen into such industrious ana competent
hands.
There are typographical in the letter from
Washington on the decline Of silver printed IN THE
TRIBUNE to-day. one OF the most important makes the
author of the letter that the director Of the mint has
not enough silver bullOE hand for Present coinage
purposes Ii should read hc has now" enough on hanu
or A.gular report Congregational Proceedings see second
IuDf.)