, 1877-02-20
CONFIRMED.
Such Is the Tribunals Decis-
ion in the Louisiana
Case.
The Senate Stamps Its Seal Of
Approval by a Strict
Party Vote. =
House N1alcontents Succeed
in Securing Another
Recess;
And Give Vent to Their Ex-
cessive Spleen in An
other Caucus.
The Latter Meeting Notaple 1or
Several Revolutionary
Propositions.
Ono BY Our Barney R1eites General
Mirth by Its RidicuIousntss.
The lrreconciIabte Element Is,
However, Kept Under
Control.
And the Caucus Adtourns Till
After tho Oregon Count.
Hewitt Tells What He Knows
OF the Grover-Gronin
Game.
Indictments Being Prepared to CoTer
the Cnse Of Donn Pint.
THE JOINT MEETING.
INTEREST supssplHo.
The lrreconciIabte Element Is,
However, Kept Under
Control.
And the Caucus Adtourns Till
After tho Oregon Count.
Hewitt Tells What He Knows
OF the Gpover-Gronin
Game.
THE JOINT hfEETIEQs
lNTkREsT apn9iplN0.

Eptcfd! Disp1fch 10 TIE 1ffsuns.
WAau1SaToH, D. G., Feb. 19.-The joint meet
ings for counting the Electoral votcs have lost
much Of their novelty, and do not attract as
great crowds Of s!ght-secrs to the Capitol as
ctatuored for admission when the ceremonies be-
gun on the 1ss Of February. few persons, cx.
pecting that discussion on tie Louisiana award
would take place to-lay, and that the speeches
would be unusually interesting, presented the.s
~ Is half-p2st 0 O'Clock this uoraIug, but when
the rccess expired at loo'clock. aud Speaker RAN
dali called tho House to order only to alIournit
for another hour, at least thsee-qunrters Of
the Eallery-room was still unoccupted. During
this hour Of tutermlsslon the applications to
members for tickets wcsc very numerous, and
when The eauate appeared In the nlalu entrance
OF tho hall
NO vAciNT aPAcR
could be discovered In tho galleries except tho
front row OF seats on tue west side Of tito hall
rsacrvel for the family Of the President OF tho
United Suites, and ID the diplomatic gallery
The number OF dlsttngushed vantora who
werc present. 10 vitpesa the proceedings was
smaller than at any Of thc previous joint
sessions. Some attaches Of the british,
spauish, and other foreign legations. with
ladies, were !n the diplomatic gallery, but sir
Edward Thornton, Capt. Gore joucs, Senior
Alantllla, mad othcr' dlstlngulshel foreigners
who have shown great tnttrest In the Electoral
proceedings, Wcro not there.
Few DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN CITIZENS
occupied scats among tho members. OF these,
Justice Hunt was tho only representative Of tho
Supreme Court. Secretaries Chandler, Robe
sou, and Cameron, aud Postma,ter-0e 0eueral
Tyner were present during tue wholo or part
oi tho proceeding, Gen. sicl;ies, who has
been In Warrington a few DAYS, camo
In at about noon. and vas r1yep n scnt amonr
the members at the left of the Sneaker.
Among othera present vera ex-scnntora Fen
ton, Fowler, Foote, Pcase, and Patterson, OF
New Hampshire; Attorne =. Gcucral Harris. Of
A[sstastppt: Mcss.s. Eyarts, sballaharrer,
Trumbul. Green. Stanley Matthew'S md WtfI.
lam z. Chandier. m cnt,ns.1 hefor. IL. Cnp,.
tuIaslon: Grocsbeck. Of Cincinnati, Cen. Chnl.
mers, Of NlsyIssippt: md a few others. Th,
proceedings werc aln1ost entirely ,levo,d of mn.
ular Interest,
THE SENATE.
led by tho acrec.nt-at.Arn,. aud ncnu.ic.. witt,
liz President, Ferry, and secretary 0orhatn
marching NJ the head. entered tho chamber at
about two minutes after II O'Clock. and wa ro-
celycd BY the members Of the uo,1ao standing.
When theyhad taken tho teats assigned them Al
tho right OF tho Speaker. It was not noticed that
considerable humber Of chairs, both on tho
Republican sud Democratic sldes of tbs House,
still semxlnad yacaut, many Of tAo members
prcferrins to Occupy seats In Tho chair. arr.npsd
behind The mcmbefs' desks, aud others showinr
80 little interest Ia the ceremony "A to remain
for some time In their eoumlttce.room, attend.
lug to lctter-wslt!nx or othef routine business.
The joint aeaaion to-day was moro dtsor,lctly
than any oue preyIo,ts1y had. Even whl,a ~.