Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-18
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CONGRESSIONAL PLAN FOR COUNT.
INC THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
The President OF the Senate a
Nonentity.
The LOUISIANA SITUATION STILL
THE SAME.

The LOUISIANA SITUATION STILL
THE SAME.
True story OF That 5000 Check.
[srscIAL DprlrcHrs To ruE GoLp HILL
DAHL srwsi
Conference Plan Tor Csnntipg she
Votes.
WASHINGTON. January 1.-THE Senate
aud House Committees on counting the
electoral vote this evening agreed upon a
report which will be signed tomorrow by
all the members Of both committees. ex.
cept Senator Norton and, possibly. one
Democratic Representative. The tribunal
for the decision Of the controvsrted ques-
tons will 10 tripartite. one branch OF
which will BE- composed Of ave Justices OF
the United States supreme Court. Hsw
these Judges are to 10 selected, or how the
senate and House branches OF the tribunal
will be constituted. Is not known. but 1t
can BE- positively stated that the element
Of chance will not enter In any way into
the formation Of the tribunal. Its mem
bers are TO take a special oath TO decide
tho questions according 70 tns Consu-
fhtion Of the United States anil tho laws
made in pursuance thereof. From the a..
csrtained fact that the judiciary branch oil
the tribunal viii be composed OF hve msm.
bsrs of tie supreme Court, u 10 inferred
that the two branches OF Congress viii
zach bs represented on II by five Of their
respective members, but this 10 only .
matter Of inference. On inquiry Of mem.
herr Of the two committees Tonight, IL Ii
learned that all Of them have pledged
themselves not to speak Of the details Of
the propsssd plan for counting the sloc-
tsrsl vote, this canton being taken In
order that the public might not DO misled
by verbal statements apart from the exact
p~hraseolocy of the official report. They
saw for the two last weeks the committees
Of the two Houses, acting either separ.
atoly or In Jsint meeting, have devotsd
their best energies and Judgment, U
nearly all their Time, To enorts 70 arrissat
AN accommodation. The proceedings nave
uniformly BEEN marked by courtesy anda
patriotic spirit, all striving TO aliay whas.
sver partisan Telling existed. anu 10 pro-
moto the public good. They are very
hopeful that both the political parties y
the country at large will 10 satisfied with
the result OF their labcrs. The biil en-
bodying the plan agreed upon uill 70 &C
companieu pya report se'Ihs ,ortn .nv
prinelpies upon rh,eh tls oa'ea' ana vii
" preson'ea 20 po,h uyuses 'o.n,'.iou'
though u Slii . PtsosSiy oe ae,eu upon
Immediately. Tue intsllisehcH lnAtA 10.
pert has been agreed upon calculated 10
satisfy both parties occasions very general
Satisfaction.
Culc,ao, Jan. IA Tribune. WASH
ington special gives .hs following intima.
iions Of what 10 the plan agreed upon by
the House and Senate Electoral Commit
tee. The court will meet rs usual. House
tellers will be appointed. tho Vice Presi.
dent will open the returns and those not
objected to be counted, and II objected TO,
the returns will DO referred TO the com.
mission as announced In the press report.
The Justices Of the Supreme Court named
arr Clifford. Strong. Miller and Field
wv nspup',oans An' wv -"
senate will have three Republicans
and " Democrats and the House three
Democrat and two ltfpuDllcnns. NO