New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-21
THE HOUSE VOTES TO GO ON.

THE MICHIGAN EIECToR OPPOSED CHIEFLY BY
MEN WHO GO OUT OF CONGRESS In MARCH
THE CAUCUS DECREE PREVAILS.
By TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20-When the House had
been called to order after the retirement of the
Senate from the joint convention, MIR. Southland OF
Ohio, one of the men who has been prominent for
his desire to defeat the award of the Electoral Com
mission, moved a recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
MANY of the Democrats who surrounded him pri
vatey called his attention to the fact that this was
not in accordance with the decision of the caucus.
The cOloquy which occurred between him and John
Young Brown was of so animated character that 1t
could be heard even in the galleries and above the
roar of voices on the floor. Mr.. Brown appar-
emily accused him of refusing to abide
by the caucus decision. He defended him
self on the ground that motion to take recess
after an objection had been filed was not in the
nature of dilatory proceedings One or two points
of order were made against this motionIwhlch were
overruled, but when the roll was called only 81
Democratic Representatives voted in favor OF
interruptng the proceedings. lightweight Dem
ocrats voted with the Republicans in defeating this
motion.
OF the 81 voting with Mr.. Southland, only 40 can
fairly he cassed as flibusteTs. This latter number
is not far from the full strength which this band Of
Banning, BLACKBURN, Boone Caldwell OF Aabama
Cate Clarke Of keGiqeky CeehEane Cook CoTan Els
Jones of Kentucky Knott, Landers OF Indiana Lane,
Levy, Lyndc. McMahon. Miliiken, Morey, Morrison,
Southland, sparks, Terry Thompson, Thomas Vance OF
Ohio, wallhg. walsh Whitthorne. and Wilson Of West
Virginia.
These filibusters were distributed as follows:
Alabama, 1 Georgia 2; Indiana 8; Illinois, 3; Ken
lucky Louisiana, 2 Mississippi 2; Missouri / Ma
swami sySana. B. tennessee, Virginia l. Wisconsin ?;
West Virginia, /.
EOf these the following repudiated last Fall
in their districts either in party conventions or at
the election: Messrs. Caldwell Cate, Cochrane,
Cowan Hurd, Jones of Kentucky, Landers of In
diana Lane, Levy, Milliken, Mutchler, Phillips of
Missouri, POppeton, Sheakley, Terry, Thomas.
Thompson, Vance of Ohio, and Walling. The
cessity which upon these gentlemen to work I'M
remittingly for Mr. Tilden's Inauguration is suf-
ficiently apparent The exact prospective reward is
not so clearly understood The Democrats who
voted against filbustering were distributed fol-
lows:
Alabama, 8; Arkansas, q California l; Connecticut.
p Delaware, ! Georgia 8; Illinois s; Indiana 4;
Mississippi 2; Missouri. 10; New Hampshire, New
Jersey A. NeTY9Ik q; e. q 2jr oo
West Virginia, 1, and Arkansas l.
This is the first time that the decision of the Dem
ocratic has been actually put into force The
discussion of the Michigan was not an exciting
one. Nearly all of the Democrats were in favor of
taking advantage of the technical ineligibility of
the elector for that State if any such advantage
could be gained; but before the vote was taken
they heard from the Senate, and resolution drawn
and presented by Mr.. jerks of Pennsylvania ena-
bled them to avoid going upon the record in favor of
an outrage of this kind. No division Of the House
Oh this question took place. The number of Demo
Gratis who favored throwing out the Michigan
electors vote was very small.