Middletown transcript., 1877-03-03
WAsn1raroN. Feb. 28. 1877.

Washington never knew more rumors
in one day than it knew yester day.
The air was full of them. Cabinets
were made for Hayes Combinations
we're formed to make Conkling prssid-
ing officer of the Senate A thousand
schemes for delaying the Presidential
count we're ahoat. Revolution was
talked over, and assassination consid
cred. Wild ideas sprang up full grown
in the brains of the most sedate and
easy going people. It was announced
late on Sunday night that the Demo-
Gratis of the House had decided to in
sist-or enough Of them for the pur-
poss-on three things: First, to pre-
vent completion Of the count; Second,
to insist on the passage Of bill to pro-
vide for . new election in May; Third,
to insist on the passage of a bill allow
ing the title to the Presidency to be
tried in the courts. Their successes in
the early part of the day. indicating
tnat there was foundation for the an
nouncement, was what turned every
man into a walking manufacturer Of
rumors.
A concise report Of the House pro-
ceedings is given. The subject Of the
PENNSYLVANIA ineligible elector had been
disposed Of by the Senate, and when
the House was called together at 10
a. In. the same matter was before it.
Fillibustering commenced at once.
There we're calls of the House, the
yeas and nays were demanded and all
the other parliamentary tricks that the
Republicans have taught US in the last
dozen years we're resorted to for delay
The House not being full, and no one
knowing on which side the majority
stood on the question of delay, if the
question was squarely presented, vote
was not hazarded except on immaterial
questions until nearly IL m when 1873
Representative voted to read the tes-
timouy in the Pennsylvania case
which meant delay-113 voted against
it. This was a victory for those who
wished the count to be delayed beyond
March 4th.
After the reading of the testimony
came the two hours debate allowed by
the Electoral Bill. The speeches were
all on the general situation and not at
ell to the Pennsylvania electOr. There
was intense excitement in the House
and out. The decision was against
counting the vote Of the slector, but as
a vote is counted, unless both Houses
decide against it, the full vote Of Penn
sylvania was given to Hayes on the
reassembling of the two Houses 10
Joint Convention. Then Rhode Island
was called and objected to, and the
Houses separated. Their then strHg-
gle was renewed in the House Of Rep
ressntatives. A motion was at once
made to take recess until this Tues
day) morning, 10 q. N. But this, to
the astonishment of every one, was
voted down By 178 to 8S. and dilatory
motions commenced But for the time.
the spirit of the House was against de-
lay, and by decided vote the regular
proceedings were continued. The
House and Senate agreed in allowing
the ineligible" to have his vote count
ed, and when the Joint Convention
again assembled Hayes was credited
With the full vote of Rhode Island.
South Carolina came next. and was
Of course objected to, and, as there was
two sets of returns, was sent to the
Electoral Commission. It is thought
the Commission will decide to. morrow
Wednesday.
On the whole, though the advocates
of delay haye materially increased theiI
forces and carried important points in
the skirmish Of yesterday, they accom-
plisbed nothing which shows them tC
have the necessary power to protract
the cause beyond the 4th.
Severe sickness. yesterday, compelled
Senator Thurman to resign his place
on the Electoral Commission, and Sen.
ator Herman was elected to fill the
place
The Republican Of this morning,
kitcben-organ of the expiring admins
tration and aspiring to the same high
position in the next, suggests the fol-
lowing as a cabinet fer Governor
Hayes Evarts, for State Department
McCray, for Attorney General; Sher-
man, for the Treasury; Logan, for the
War Department Hale, Of Maine, fol
the Navy Department; Tyner, to be
continued as Postmaster General
This, it will be seen. will satisfy Blaine
BY promoting Hale. and Morton by
taking care Of Tynsr; but it does moth
ing to oblige CoDkliDg, as Evarts and
Couklipg are not Of the same wing Of
the republican party.
The Union Of this morning announ-
ces apparently BY authority that Mr..
Tilden never advised the party to sup
port the bill providing for the Electoral
Commission. This is contrary to what
has been the general opinion, but the
Union is excellent authority.
A meeting Of citizens irrespective Of
party was held here last evening to
provide mesns for the Inauguration
celebration. Committees we're raised
to make preparations.
To-day the South Carolina case is
being argued before the Electoral Com
mission Mr. Hurd opened for the
Democrats claiming that no proper
election was held in the State
RENO
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