The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-26
WASHINGTON.
The Irreconcilables Refuse
10 Be Reconciled.
THE PROGRAMME OF DELAY.
Wild Projects Of the idiots"
on Both Sides.
R. FIELDS BILL FOR A new ELECTION.
A Movement to Investigate the
Electoral Commission.
TIE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
An Extra Session OF Congress
Probable.
Wild Projects Of the Idiots"
on Both Sides.
A Movement to Investigate the
Electoral Commission.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
An Extra Session OF Congress
Probable.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 81, 1871
THE EFFORTS OF THE EXTREMISTS TO DELAY THE
COUNTING OF THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
The nlibustcrs have made up their minds to do the
worst they can. They havo beon visited and argued
with to-day by moderate and prominent democrats,
but they say they Will have their way and will obstruct
and delay the count Of tho eight States which remain
much thcy can, in tho hopo that unforeseen
circumstance may turn up to enable Thorn to carry the
unfinished count past the 4th OF March,
Tho House will mcet tomorrow at ten and may
then, under the law. discuss Pennsylvania for two
hours; the vote may take another hour, so that by
one at the urthest two the joint meeting should DO
convened TO proceed with the 1t is said that
objection will be mado In Rhode Island and so,
they might waste tho remainder of the day. Then
follows South Carolina which will be sent the
mission. and may take up Tuesday. After Tennessee
anc Texas comes Vermont, whore an objection will
DO made and after Virginia and West Virginia
Wisconsin, the last State on tho list, whcro also an
objection Will hc made. Some OF the moderate demo.
Gratis fear that the count may not be completed before
FRIDAY This would mean that tho whole country lie
DO kept In anxiety its business deranged and pros
tracd for almost tho whole Of another week. and tor
IN the world. Everybody knows and every
democrat concedcs that Mr. Tilden has not even the
ghost OF claim to any ono Of tho eight States
which still remain to DO counted It was for long
time believed that the Tldcn electors South Caro-.
lima had small majority. but the democrats sent
committee of the House there Investigate and
this committee, the majority composed OF democrats
Of undoubted zeal and of conspicuous ability reported
unanimously that tho Hayes electors carried the State.
In not OF the eight remaining States have the
democrats any claim a vote. and objections
therefore merely frivolous and datory. They cannot
avail to elcct Mr. Tilden or to give him
any claim strengthen any legal protest quo
ranto proceeding which he may undertake hereafter,
and they can only havo one purposo-to prevent tho
completion OF the count and throw the country into
confusion.
The moderate democrats have far been very pa
tient with the hlibusters, and this natural and
right. Thoy arc not disposed to mako here and now
open rupture in thcr party, and they preferred in
caucuses and in private conversation to persuade
the hot hoads to reasonable action. Sensible men
OF both parties clearly that the declaration Of
Mr. Hayes President, under tho circumstances,
leaves the democratic party in very strong position
before the country with real and well founded griev
ance, in which it can appeal to tho voters with un.
doubted effect In the Congressional and legislative
elections of 1875 II It accepts its defeat under the
law in good temper and proves itself thus party OF
strict and loyal obedience to law.
good many OF the shrewdcst republicans acknowl.
edge private discussion that tho installation OF Mr.
Hayes may cost them majority in tho Senate after
1879, and majority In the House we'll, but thoy
have great faith the democratic capacity for blum.
dering and these nibustcring schemes to prove
that their confidence IS not untounded
II Is doubtful, however, whether tho majority Of the
democrats will suffer themselves 10 BIO drawn any
further into dscrcdtable diatory proceedings by the
malcontents II Is pretty certain that there will DO
no moro caucusng Saturdays caucus had not
quorum, and good many men then declare they
would not attend another, but would vote as their
good sense should tell them right and oxpedicnt
Speaker Randall who promptly ruled dlatory motion
out OF order Saturday, will stand on that ground
and will with the moderate men, and II is possible
that majority OF the House may curail tho two hours
given for debate when the objection Is merely friv.
oous as Is IN all the remaining States In this caso
South Carolina ought to be reached tomorrow and the
count could be completed on Tuesday evening. It
would certainly DO TO the credit Of tho democratic
party IL tho matter should be thus concluded.
Meantime there not lacking on the republican
side persons as foolish as tho 1ibustering democrats
These their part urge that tho vco President shall
be compelled to count tho votes Mt and without
waiting for objections and gct done with this thing"
slang phrase has into here to designate the
bot heads on both SIDES They commonly called
idiots, and these republican Idiots really
ous for some nscrutable their party
vomo irregular violate tho plain provisions Of tho
Electoral law In order to get IN Mr.. Hayes
CONDITION OF THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
The appropriation bills will not get through at this
session. and an extra session Of Congress will have to
be called II is understood that bill will be brought
into the House requiring tho next Congress
10 meet on tho 5h 9th OF March, as was the practice
under Mr. Johnson's administration II Is not known
whether tho Senate will pass such bill Tho matter
has not boon sufficiently discussed yet. Some republi
cans would ike Congress to once others object
mud prefer that Mr. Hayes shall call II for May.