The New York herald., 1877-02-05
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
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OBJECTIONS TO THE VOTE OF MISSISSIPPI
Tho protest to DO presented when the vote OF Mssis
sipp is opened completed to-day, and It is tho
only known thus far objccting siuglc return
from State under tho provisions oil the act to rcgu-
late the count Aftcr such objection shall have been
been offered, the Senate withdraws and both Senate
end House have two hours in which debate whether
the ought he rejected TO reject requires tho
affirmative vote of tho two houses, which It will
DO impossible 10 obtain. Tho protest rcces
that the registration law OF Mississippi
requires additional qualifications and oaths for
violation of the State constitution. while tho present
acting Governor is a usurper. illegally thrust into
Office and nomnally only State Senator. and that
the certificate given to tho democratic electors Is
worthless. As tho republican electors in Mississippi
regarded the election Illegal they did not meet to
cast their votes for Hayes, aud now content to
have their protest presented part Of tho history or
tho Presidential election
SENATOR SHERMAN ON THE yLoRIDA CASE AND
GOVERNOR WELLS CHARACTER.
Referring to tho Florida before the COM
mission, Senator Sherman says that, as the evidence
stands, Governor Hayes has but II tho CON-
mission conclude go behind tho returns he is
6dcnt that the will be made still stronger, and the
republicans therefore opposed to their doing
The discussion nsuch event would in all probable
ity last TIL tho 4th of March. When asked what, in
that case, would be the result he sad:-
"Why, that makes the President OF the Senate tho
noxt President Of tho United States"
| lie pronounced the attack upon Ex-Governor Wells
Of the Louisiana Returning Board, absurd and spoke
Of him being, though not impartial, still man of
tho highest character, who could be neither frighened
ror bribod He also said that he would como out OF
the investigation stronger than ever.
ARRIVALS, DISTINGUISHED AND OTHERWISE, AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Ex-Justicc Campbell, OF New Orleans, arrived hero
tonight to assist in the presentation OF the Louisiana
case bcloro the commission. Judge Hoadley, of Gin.
cinnat also arrived tonight and will be added the
number OF lawyers engaged to plead the cause OF
Mr.. Tildcn.
The clerks employed by the Louisiana Returning
Board reached Washington this afternoon in obedeuco
to the OF the House, the republicans are
confident thoy will rcfute tho testimony OF L,tlcGed
A DECISION IN POINT by JUDGE CHRIsTIANCY
1t is understood that in his argument tomorrow Mr.
O'Conor will cto the decision reported in Twentieth
Michigan, the Auditors of Wayne Vs. Benot cou ntcs
when Senator Christiancy tho bench which
holds that the certificate OF State official is 0nal 30
far it relates to individual private partlcs
that conclusive to tho interests of tho
government, which always inquire beyond acts to
whether there has boon fraud irrcgularty
in an election.
THE PROPOSITION FOR THE coNvENING OF CON-
GREss ON THE 4TH OF MARcu-NECEssITIEs
OF THE SITUATION.
Tho Judiciary Committee intcnd to report to- NOR
row, tho morning hour II tho regular order of bus
should DO reached, tho bill OF Mr. Banning provid-
ing for the convcnng of Congress the 4th OF March,
instead OF the first Monday OF December. A demo.
crat speaking of this movement, said It's object out
side Of assisting Mr.. Tiden should he be inauguratcd
to make OF tho organization Of the next
House. Tho democratic majority thorein at best
was only 1.-Two or six, and death
other accident might intervene before next
December to so change this majority as
to oso the house to tho party 1t is hardly prob
able however that tho Senate would concur in such
bill but whatever its iato 1t Is almost that
new President, whoever he may be, will call extra
session Of Congress mmcd lately alter his inauguration
owing to the exgcnccs OF public AFFAIRS and possibly
the failure OF tho present Congress complete the
several appropriation bills. About this latter matter
there much conjecture tho majority saying will
be possible IN the ensuing four weeks the last
manning OF tho session, TO the legislation on
tho Appropriation bills There others. however,
who believe that with tho Presidential question scttlcd
week OF steady and hard work, day and night would
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