The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-01-25
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

" d7AhAL vi l'NNa@A - AlEh1AkA ~
of Florida, has received the fOliOwin:
dispatch: Tallahassee, January II
Information of quo rGirQH,o has beer
decided upon demurrer in favor of til,
Democrats and agains: the Hayes cleo
tors. This decision is gwen by Judgt
White, OF the circuit court. The de.
murrer being made that the Hayes
electors having met and acted, nc
court could consider their ineiigIbIlity
after that fact. By denying this de
murrer the court decides that it hs!
jurisdiction, and the case will pro
coed 20 trial upon the main issue as 4
the night of the Hayes electors to &C
at all. Meanwhile tie decision on III,
demurrer vii! be appealed 10 the gu
pTeme Court"
BosToN, January 18.-The join,
ballot for United States Senator re
suited az follows: Whole number, 274
necessary for choice, 13S; Hoar, 100
Boutwell,, SO; Abb,tr, 81; Rice, II
Bullock, 4; Seelye, 3. No choice.
WASHINGTON, January 1S.-Mnssrs
Anderson and Wells, Of the Louislau,
returning board, arrived at the Ma
tional Hotel at two o'clock this morn
ing and were arrested at daylight
The officers of the House left las
evening 70: New Orleans ia l,fi': Ken
ner and Cassanave, the remaining
members of the board, to the bar of the
House and Senate.
LONDON, January 15.-At a meeting
of the masters and operatives com
mittees of the Lancashire cotto.
trade, yesterday, the masters urcon Ii
tionally rejected ali operatives con
ditions, because they wogld result il
a general advance of wages, A meet
ing of the operatives will DE held, auG
a rupture is expected.
NEW ORLEANS, January 1S.-The
Senate investigating committee is &C
lively engaged in closing its labors. \
large amount of testimony has been
taken, principally relative to the cleo
ton in North Louisiana. There is nc
change in the situation here and none
probable until the report of the two
committees IS made and acted upon.
The Senate, during the morning
hour, discussed the message of the
President regarding the occupancy OF
Petersburg by the military on election
day, Messrs. Withers and Merton par
ticipating in the discussion.
At the expiration of the morning
hour, on motion of Senator Edmunds,
the Senate took up the bill reported
by the special committee regarding the
count of the electoral vote.
WASHINGTON, January 20.-A Lalf
dozen Senator's presented petitions for
female suffrage. All were referred to
the Committee on Elections.
Senator ConkliDg presented pc
ton from the citizens of New York
protesting against the passage of the
steamboat bill.
On motion, Senator Ednulds took
up the bill to provide for and regulate
the counting of the electoral vote for
president. He spoke two hours,
arguing the constltutionality of tho
bill and against the power of the
president of the Senate to count the
vote. Having had the article in the
constitution read, Senator EdmUnds
commenced by saying: Under this
article of the constitution some eight
or ten millions of citizens of the United
States, authorized By the laws to elect
a chef magistrate in the way pre-
scribed IN this article, had endeavored
to discharge that duty. TEey had ex-
pressed their preference, and the con-
test was so close that it became y
matter of serious dispute between five
millions of people on one side and five
millions of people on the other as
to which of their candidates had been
elected. Congress was now brought face
to face with the question as to what
means were left for deciding this dis
pute. A large part Of tie people on
either side believed their candidate to
have been honestly elected, and if
kept out of Office great Constitu.
tional wrong, in their opinion. would
be committed. Ii thare was any
duty greater than another de-
volving upon Congress, it was that
of providing some means BY which,
no matter what the result might be,
all men might say the due course of
the law had been taken. 1t had APP
pcared to the committee charged with
the one onerous and unpleasant duty
of framing this bill that if the Consti-
tuition authorized them to lay down a
line of procedure which should lead
to any result through the calm, orderly
administration of law, it would be y
benefcent act for the Republic. On
the contrary, if Congress should fail
to do this, our posterity, under this or
some other form of government, would
feel that this Congress had failed in
performing great du.y. He then re-
ferred to the l=bors of the committee,
and said the political opinions and
partisan feeling had been subdued on
both sides, and the measure, upon
which they solemnly united in report
ing, they recommended TO the consid-
Grafton of the Senate. lie then ex-
plaired the provisions OF the bill at
length. The speech attracted earnest
attention.
The bill passed removing the politi-
cal disabilities of joel 9. Kennard, of
Georgia.
The House resumed the cOnsidera-
ton of the resolutions reported from
the Committee on Privileges, and they
were opposed by Willis of NV York.
Seelye OF Massachusetts obtained the
floor, but yielded TO mot on of the
House to go into committee of the
whole on the Indian Appropriation bill,
pending which Mr.. Payne OF Ohio
gave notice that he would call up for
consideration on Tuesday the bill re-
ported from the joint committee on
electoral votes, the debate on said bill
to proceed until Wednesday night,
when he would demand the previous
question. Speeches were made by Mr..
Wiltshire of Arkansas, opposing the
power of the vice president to count
the vote; by Mr.. Tarbox of Massachu-
sets, declaring that the judgment OF
the people revolted at any attempt at
compromise on the presidential ques-
ton, and by Mr.. Chittenden of New
York, declaring himself strongly In
favor of the bill of the joint committee
on electoral votes. The Indian bill
was then considered by section, but
without disposing of the bill.
Adjourned.
New YORK, January 20-Mr. Til
den was questioned last night, aud de-
clined to state his views or wishes on
the electoral bill.
A Columbus, Ohio, dispatch says
that Governor Hayes also refuses to
express any opinion thereon.
An Indianapolis dispatch to the
World says that Governor Hendricks
declined to be interviewed, but 1t is IN
derstood he has expressed TO those in
his confidence entire satisfaction with
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