, 1877-01-20

either party. It was undoubtedly satisfactory to
i'opei ttlat il woaii b adopted. since business
would be improved. The party aiding iu It's rc.
5cetion would bo mt to .lic.
The reporter next met
JEn0K JAMESON.
To him the reporter en!A:
"Ju'lgc. what do yn,, think of the Joint report
presented to tho Senate Thursday On the prcat
DENTAL election qucsiiuniH
law, hnt tho Stale. have failed to tlrearc t!lc!1
Intention clearly, tho Congress Ut the United
States has power to reEitlatc tt,e counting of
the yoc by law. 1u this particular case 1t seems
I" ne fAsr TtHlc of avoiding thu difficulty In
rtPtct. They have avoided tho difficulty wl.lvh
waIl,l arise frn1n settling tic question by lot.
Soholv would have hccn tatlsdcd with that.
I lts question Is to be settled according to Law,
not arbitrarily. Thc present l,us,r. nlso, Is
,nuc', better than to submit II to The Supreuu
Court, anil much tnorc sntisfnctury.n
:" What would be TIC eject o' tho party re-
jccting the rt.nlpramiscF'
9TH. people would undoubtedly rcpllatc It.
The question Il a State matter, and solno
nlcthut should 10 devised so that Tie State
hereafter shuul'l determine absolutely tho 0e:
tInn at the returns. Public opln'un ought 10 oc
brought to bear uu the States to t,,lItti them to
authorize their uwn Respective Supreme Co.i:ia
to tcttlI the questions VI elections they artse.
That seems to he thu fatrest war ont VI the DIFF
fsnlty. Tho Constitution hastGft tho matter to
tho States, and the Suites ought to determine
WHO the Electors are. The Supreme Court Or
solnc other tribunal established BY tho State
law should determine It's vote, and no such
thug Is duplicate returns should bc allowed"
JUDGE ROGERS
was encountered Just a. he waa preparing to
take scat In his revolving clair. juieially
known a. n "benth,n aud, In answer to tho req
uiar question, sail:
''so far Us have been ab1o to Judge from
c$tr.o ro,-n,p rf }1o1
prove Of Il very heartily. approve Of tt for at
least two tcasuns; lrst bccat4sc It Is MI Ilorsc-
tl'ent of my vicws TINT tho President Of tic
senate hal l,o right to esunt tho votes. anu that
Il WAS within tho control Of the CongresA OF the
United states. Secondly, bccnuao think that
IL will bring quiet and peace to tho country
and to the people. I approve Ut 1t bceuuse !
want the thing settled without trouble, md II
anl Wheeler l am satisfied TINT can live under
tIlcn or II Il results In tho election of Tt11cn
and Hendricks l think that all Republicans
ought to be satisfied that they can 1.-Two uilt1er
l'aye been IN favor ri Congressional! action
anA Congressional settlement never believed
that It was the intention VI tho framers OF the
Constitution to reposc the Bcttlcn'ent OF such
o question In tho hands of one niau."
What will bs tho effect On tie pnrty that
rejects It Il It Il rcicctcdt"
~ think that tho, party that rcfu.es II will
suffer by 1t, anil ought to suffer. think It will
bc ac cptsl by Lie people ard by tn, politicians
also, ior the reason tat tlls peoplew!ll bc Suits
He'd, md because tic politicians either must bc
satisfied or they will be bitterly condemned by
thu people. Tho acceptance Of the compromise
will restoro cuntlcncc to tho political ant cont
merral world. So that business will prosper Us
suoI, ~ the je"ple are satisfied tAat the COM
prullisc will hc rntIa"t by Congress. 'rhc *
irr,,'cs Of 10th parties will undoubtedly oppoae
1t, but it will bc acvcptsl by Congress BY NIL
overwhelming majority
was met. Just having l'nI4ltcd tic trial Of ease
iur damages to his cltcnt trc:lsoncti by tho btu
of .lUg, ind H. was ut o,,re luttonholcsl.
~ thislis, said lie, that public opinion Is so
strong III laTor Ut ic4Gc at any reasonable l,ric0
thu. 1t Will press tho thing through CYns srcss
anyway. The money interests III tho country
ar, so cfnmorous thnt there s!hlt br peaceful
solution vi the tra,tcr that tt will make it 70
toned Democrats, tlIt,se tIslk have money tu
fusu aud tuzc that wJnt to tllaiiu money feel
tEas way. think the compromise Is rather In
tho Interests" II the lseptlIl'cans.n
would reject III"
~ think that public opinion will rcpudiatc
the party that rcpHaEatcs The compromise, nt,tl
t!'at T. lust the reason why l. will 20 Through
.louttcsliy be go'!L financially to the country.
haye lt nri p:,l[sn hs to the legal Inspect of the
tasc. It requires wcli-read sluar to bn able
tu give .an opinion that is worth reulng. l
would give more fur tho opinion u Ca!cb Clfl,-
lug ur Charles Fr:lrea Adalns t4au almost uuy
otl!er n,uu living"
MGk. THOMAS DENT
eaIl he had not rs yet Ila,t time to read the
w,nlo bll, hut he waa inclined TO think It was
in the power Of Congress to regi.iatc tho t,,ulc
vi conducting the iI,attcr OF opr,n. aud certt-
flying the returns. Thu two IIu.,ses lad u ri.ll,
to osersce tho action 0i the President uf the
Senate. lie thought also the Commission would
have 1a,wer to gu behind thu returns. There
flint ctt rh;rrt I'm
compromise.
Mn. WILLIAM r. BLACK
had snmc very tlg!intu view, un The subject,
lie thought II i faIr xaY ot setting Tic trni,blc
Ia the present t.,ac hit he Thought ttu Gun.
mission should 70 bctI,,l te rr,,iri, a,uI exa,I,
Inc tho wh,io question. l5renrso u liz.
t"tnng Rtur,l ti;lu cotnmlttrti q lraut
.Mtuntcsl States Should not bu bounl thereby.
"!aceisson Of tIlc supreme Court ~ to whether
~ ."n ~ Ls.o tetu."'n1 ooaIus ~ "as os W,
hill Jratin,, a1ui w,, nirnn so],., Inn m ~ ~
liz question 20 rs to ayo:u strife. it also
atfnFlc. I'LL excellent suggestion fw to make a
SnsssHi'onas as.s,"!i"ynt: y -, hs fhoaSht tiat