Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-02-09

commission. Should the decision be
favorable to Mr.. Tilden, the contest
will be ended, as he has already
one hundred and eighty-four undis
puted votes, and if favorable to GOV
ernor Hayes, the principle upon
which it is decided, governing the
other cases, will be likely to give
him the election. For this reason
the leaders Of both parties, are Oh
the alert, and are doing everything
in their power to secure the adolAion
OF the returns they favor. The com
mission has wisely adopted rules, re-
stricting the arguments Of counsel
to two hours on each side, on the
merits OF any question, for, other
wise, the members would have been
in danger of meeting their fate bv
that most terrible of all ends to
which men can come, being talked
to death. The Democrats succeeded
on Wednesday evening, in getting
before the House the report of the
majority of the Florida investigating
committee, and the third set Of re.
turns, by means which the Republi-
cans characterize as a gross violation
of parliamenta. y law and the rights
OF the minority. Over this question
occurred the most exciting scene
which has bee. Witnessed in the
House for many years. The Re
publicans, by calling ''louder," NOV
ing to adjourn, raising points of or
der and so forth, created so much
noise, that not single word of the
documents which the clerk was read
ing, could be heard. The assistant
Sereeant-at-Arms paraded the House
with the Mace over his shoulder, but
without effect. This finally ended
by an adjournment with the under
standing that the report was to be
printed in the Record. More of
the same excitement occurred on
Thursday, after the Senate had with
drawn, when the majority proposed
to go on with the discussion, and
vote upon the Florida case; the Re,
publicans insisting that this should
not be done until the report of the
minority had been heard. The flF
clustering of the Republicans sv
ceeded, and the debate was adiousl
ed until this morning, with the in
derstanding that the minority reprt |
should be presented.
THE COMMITTEE AT WORK.
The electoral commission Mt i'm
mediately after the two house had
separated, and proceeded to te pre-
liniinary steps in the consideration
Of the Florida case. The papers J
were all ordered to be printed, and
the directors notified, that they
should have two hours on each side
to explain their objections. Til.
commission seems determined to q,
forward us rapidly rs possible, and
a decision is looked for within tire,
or four days, after which the situl
ton will be more plainly revealed
than at present.
THE EXCITEMENT IN THE CITY.
The city is full Of strangers trom
every portion of the country and the
excitement pervading all classes is
SO intense that public attention is al
most entirely diverted from every
other topic. The population of this
city is made up largely of office
holders. and AS their fate is trem-
bling in the balance, of course their
hearts are palpitating, and endless
discussion is the result The news
papers are eagerly sought, and faith
fully read, and for once, at least, Il
large portion of our people are post
ed upon current political AFFAIRS
The Republicans are inclined to hold
Messrs. Conkling, Edmunds, Hoar,
and other members OF the same par
ty, responsible for surrendering
what they regarded as sure thing,
for the uncertainty which, they be
lieve, surrounds the action of the
commission.
The all absorbing topic had its eff
feet upon society, and, without
doubt, diminished greatly the at
tendance upon the receptions, balls
and parties, and even among those
who attend more is thought and
said upon the political situation than
upon the usual topics of conversa-
ton at such gatherings. The mas
qnerade at Wizards Hotel, on
Thursday evening, was, in point of
numbers perhaps, an exception, for
the gathering WAS simply immense.
The politics of the day, however,
did not fail to play its part in the
crowd, for Cronin, with his nose,
was found to be on hand, explaining
that he alone lad power to settle the
Presidential muddle. Among a
multitude of other characters, were
recognized Mrs. Bardwell Sloate,"
Sitting Bull" Uncle SAM" "The
Heather Chinee," with his cards,
"The untamed grizzly Bear" "Snow
Flake" "Queen Esther" "The Fat
Boy" "Dolly Warden" and many
others that are always conspicuous
on su n occasions. "FELIX."
From Texas.