, 1877-01-23

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sherman, and without insisting OF the third
reading, to cut OIL amendtnents, consented to
let the bu1 20 over nntl tomorrow. Lie gare
putfcc, however, that he should then demand 4
final vote.
It docs mt seem possible tonight to rally
more than fifteen Senators 10 vose against tho
bill. or these two will 10 ucmocrats-Eaton
and sicrrtnon. To-n1orrow's debate may
strengthen this little pbalanx OF opposition, but
II must 1e admitted that there arc but tcch!e
Indications Of such result.
PREPARING EVIDENCE.
Republicans recognize tho importance Of I'M
sncdEatelv occurring tho services of three of tile
ablcat lawyers in their party to rrcpare evidence
ard arguments Gpon tlicir side to present 10 tho
proposed trlpattttc Commission. The National
Committee will no doubt move In this matter.
Ihcrc Is no time 10 lose, bcgause The bill pro-
sldea that the count shall bcEin on Thursday,
the lat day OF February, md II tho lawyers were
ut work now, tho Interval would be exceedingly
short, IN view OF the importancc Of the
task. The, name Of William II. Evurss
naturally suggested On ali hands In
the SAME breath with tic mention Of the tmpor-
tanec Of such action being taken. and that Of E.
nrc1fmtnsry "rcun,cnts aro - ~. -, sho ,o.cr
Of The commission to 20 behind The returns. 1t
Is thought That one iawycr should tako tho case
Of Florida, anoslacr that Of Louisiana, and tho
third that of Urcgun.
The Republican opponents Of tho Compromise
bi1 sre
Drjxc1Ep AND pIsTHEssEp
at the change II llas arcady Affected In the posi-
ton Of thrfr rartY 1nstrnit Of hnv-
lug tic upper hand in The struggle
for the Presidency, thcy feel this.
they arc At disadvantage. II tbcy accent tho
proposed settlement they throw away what
seemed like a certainty, and wha. with nrmness
md unity OF action might hare been made d
IN between .,ur.c., md fa,lurc, II thcv rcIcc,
n ana u ehoo'a DC ios. oy tne'! Eotet snsn tnoS
Will forfeit In hone measure the'F hoid upon
public opinion By refusing to submit Hayes
y1a,p. TO
r,,. A.',' 80 ]rrAnss4L =, "s. 81" ~, aN,nusAE
lhcy "oalu. IN 6ucn . case hnu tl1at they hau
put new weapons Into the hands Of tue Demo.
cruts to rcstst thc carving out Of tic scheme
to inaurur.tc 1Iayr. oraln.t the onno,,tlon of
tho House They remember with bitterness
tl1cr ready assent to tho resolution for Joint
committee offered by Republican, aud sus.
taucd by an almost unanltnous ncpubliean vote.
wyv Tonx nrrttp,antns.
The confcrcr'ca NJ New York Rcn1h,lcan 1,rn.
rrscntaf(ycs nj &. r. Chitt.ntjen|s house inst
errnit,n was Attended 6y senator Conkjinr and
firnrrscntatires ChIitcn;isn. H,,atnr Townsentl
Miller, Harley, Baker, Lcnycf,wurth, sfwD DouEnIl.
I,nnltam. law. nntt pcrt,ins. Wheeler al
ro,tr.c I. ~ hnn,r ami viii ,Int tc f,siF ashr1
ion Until aiter the Prcsiicnt,af question il d.
sIjci. fIatIorM and Bass arc sIck, and Pjatt,
H.,rt", nna tytifsms hnln,, o',t ~ tn,,a .iti
rot astrn,j. Each Rnnrctcutatlyc in I,trn wns
,nvttr'l ~ mnLr such ..s,n,Tncnis ,,non thr .nm,
pru,1,tsc bill as he desired, and, after ult lad
co,,cIutlctl. senator ;. Conklinc cxnIalncd it,
tha i rost forribio arcn,ncnts In favor of ia
stn,tIn"' Ernn, tha r'n,rks of t1,e ,t.,,tInmrn ~
nr,s,,t IL raf f,1,ntl that M.s.rs' Ch:i"unsn.
Adams. Ntiirr. nar}cy' Leayti,worth. Mar.
Dougall, al,I Dary wefo
IN rtyo,I up Tue r4ssAoE or THE ntt,u
,,,,,o,,nh snr'ra, - ti,",n t,oI,,it,tr H. a.
nan,csi wnli nrefcrfo Hare Il slirhtir n,o,,,fjci
in sumo rcsoccts, Townscn,l and Iaulam arc
strongly oi,nosct1 10 Tia his and vii v,Ie
iii do moi cxncrt them 10 Uouko nnr acttyo on.
position to It.. To rccar!tulac, therefore, Of the
eleven members at tho meeting, seven viii yoto
two yI is Is undecided. ''''N' ~ ' '''S ~ - ~ -
SENATOR cosKl,so
has been accuecd by eomc OF tho moro extreme
Republicans In both Houses Of being inclined to
s!s. aul to accept Dent,ssAtIc theories In regard
10 the couutlnE of lie Elcctural rather than
those held BY majority OF the Republicans, It
tic pcu(l,ug BIZ Should not ho agreed to, i
Republican, tnember q tho Joint Committee who
several os tho ,sIytc consultations held By tic
Republicans Of that Committee, says that 1t no
tluic did Senator Copk1lng Indicate q dlsnotl.
rlEtp 10 THE DEMOCRATIC DEMANDS
to any rrcatrr cxtcnt tlaa In lin ac.cntanre of