Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-01-08
WASHINGTON LETTER
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

WASHINGTON, D. @. Dec. 20, 1876.
Yesterday was one of the most thor
oush winter days We have hao since
February last. 1t commenced with rain,
continued with heavy slept and ended
with deep snow. This morning is rath.
er spring-like; large fires indoors and
overcoats outdoors are somewhat at a
discount. The clerk of the weather seems
to be acting with US as fond mammas have
been sometimes known to act with a
naughty cbild-lather it like blazes one
minute and give 1t brt al and butter with
sugar on it the next. But, to be serious,
II Is really surprising that pulmonary com
plants are not more prevalent in end
about this latitude than III any other por-
ton OF the Union, for we are certainly
subject to more sudden and extreme
changes than any of our fellow. citizens,
but. notwithstanding this fact, Washing
ton is healthy city. ...
In the Senate y sterday the only meas.
ure OF general interest under consideration
was the resolution offered by Mr.. Wright,
OF Iowa, asking that the bill to reduce
the Presidents salary from $4,000 per
annum to SIS. coo, and which was vetoed
atjthe last session, be taken up and pass
ed over the veto. The question was dis
cussed by Messrs. McCreary and Conkling
in favor of the reduction. aud Mcssrs.
Bayard and HamIin as opposed to it. 1t
was, by Il vote Of 25 to 10. decided to let
the salary remain ut $4,000. .
The question as to how and where the
electoral vote Is to be counted seems of
paramount importance in public opinion.
Mr.. Ferry is r, ported to have said that
the Senate will no., as has always b~en
the custom, 20 over to tIss Hall of the
House, and multittides of recent gradu-
ates from the public schools suffering
with slight attack Of cacethes scribendi
rush intoprint upon the political situation.
One sagacious youth proposes that Hayes
and Tilden run foot rice for the coveted
position from the Capitol to the Presi.
dents home. Another, an advocate of
science, proposes game OF cards.
one innocent youth, still mindful of
nursery Gus: oms, proposes that they draw
straws. lam only surprised at the editors
for publishing such trash, and would
heyer have noticed it but to show how
prominent topic this political complica-
ton has b. come.
Senator Wight, of Iowa, proposes as
an adjustment Of the diff :ultles that after
the count of the electoral vote by Con-
gress in joiut convention. either candi-
date, when dissatisfied with the result,
may file an appeal to the Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court who, if lie finds the
appeal based upon good and sufficient
evidence, shall appoint board of arbitra.
ton, consisting Of seven members, of
whom nc shall be one and the other six
chosen from the District and Circuit
Judges of the United States. three of each
political party This board shall convene
within ten days after the appea. is filed,
and the appeal, taking precedence of all
other business, shall be heard at once
and decision rendered as
soon AZ possible. If the appellant Is no
satisfied with this arbitration, he may ap-
peal to the Supreme Court Of the United
States, which shall be the final tribunal.
In case the decision is in favor Of the ap-
pellant, ana against the person who may
have been inaugurated, the latter shall
surrender eli executive authority, and the
person in whose favor the decision IS
made snail be IN ugurated at such time
as the Supreme Court shall decide:
r.. tt SAXON.