Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-19
Arrest Of the Louisiana Returning
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The Senate and 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, except
Senator Morton and possibly one Dem
Ocratic Representative. The tribunal
for the decision OF the controv6rted
questions will he tripartite; branch
of which will be composed OF five
Justices Of the United States Supreme
Court. How these Judges are to be
selected, or how the Senate or House
branches of the tribunal will be con-
stituted, is not known; but it al be
positively stated that the element of
chance will not enter in any way into
the formation of the tribunal. Its
members are to take a special oath to
decide the questions according 10 the
Constitution of the United States and
the laws made in pursuance thereof.
From the ascertained fact Thai the judi
ciary branch of the tribunal will be
composed of five members of the Su-
preme Court, it is inferred that the two
branches Of Congress will each be rep
resented on it by five of their respec,
tive members; but this is only a mat
tcI vi liliCtCuSJs vi iftIoiAAhS Va
bers of the two committees tonight, it
is learned that all of them have
pledged themselves not to speak of the
details OF the proposed plan for count
ing the electoral vote; this caution be-
ing taken in order that the public
might not be misled by verbal state
ments apart from the exact phrase
Ology of the official report. They say
that for tho tSNn loot NanES tho Onsl.
mittees of the two houses, acting either
voted their best energies and judg.
ment, and nearly all their time, to
efforts to arrive at an accommodation.
The proceedings have uniformly
been marked by courtesy and a patri-
otto spirit, all striving to allay what.
aver partisan feeling existed and to
promote tho public good. They are
very hopeful that both the political
parties and the country at large will
be satisfied with the result of their
labors. The bill embodying the plan
agreed Upon will be accompanied by
a report setting forth the principles
upon which it is based, and will be
presented to both Houses tomorrow.
though it will not probably he acted
uRpii lAlluiCoidtCIys lhO lIttCillS0tICC
that a report has been agreed upon,
calculated to satisfy both parties, oc-
casions very general satisfaction.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
In response to the argument of ex-
Senator Stewart in behalf of the San
Francisco brokers, who ask exemption
from the bankers tax imposed on
them, the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue has written a letter stating in
effect that they cannot be released from
the payment of such tax, unless they
make oath that they are not liable, and
it shall appear upon investigation that
they do no. come within the definition
of bankers contained in the revised
statutes, as construed by Judge Batch.
ford, of the United States Circuit Court
of New York. Meanwhile, as the San
Francisco Collector may have failed to
call their attention to the requirement
Of affidavits on the subject, an oppor.
tunity will be afforded them to make
sworn statements of the exact nature
of their business. Full instructions
will be forwarded to Collector Highly
in a few days.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
The Secretary of the Interior will in
a few days issue directions for the Ari-
iona Surveyor General to examine into
all the Mexican grants in that Terri
tory and report to the Department.
Such examination vas authorized sew
eral years ago by law but for want OF
departmental instructions it has never
been carried into effect.
The Director of the Mint at Brussels,
Belgium, has made a proposition to
coin silver for the United States Gov
eminent. He says that the minis of
Europe are closed against silver, and
that the European market is in a de.
plorable condition. He thinks that by
using this bullion. houses would be
established in Brussels, Faris and
London for purchasing bullion and
coming it at his mint. Great stability
would be given the silver market and
the United States would thereby be
able to coin trade dollars to an extent
sufficient to control tho India and
China exchanges. He il further of the
opinion that the American silver min
ing interests would alse DO promoted
by the acceptance OF his proposition.
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