Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-01-25
Miscellaneous Eastern News
THE PENNSYLVANIA LEGIS.
LATURE.
Carl Schurz on the Situation.
WEST VIRGINIA SEN ATORIAI.
CONTEST.

HARRISBURG, PA, JAM. -.
In the Senate tonight a resolution
indorsing the plan of the Congression-
al Joint Committee for the settlement
ofthe presidential question was offered,
and referred to the Committee on Fed
eral Relations by a vote Of q to l6,
all the Republicans but n voting for
a reference.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. %.
Carl Schurz says of the conIpro-
mise of the electoral bill that it serves
the same end which he and Senator
Henderson contemplated recently in a
petition to the Senate. e., the estab-
lishment OF a tribunal universally re-
spected and impartial. The whole
country now wan a President with
out the faint of legitimate title, to the
end that the moral authority OF the
Republic may be strengthened and not
weakened. For a party TO use doubt
full means to exalt its candidate into
the Presidency would be a pcrn;cious
precedent, and hence the necessity for
removing it to a tribunal outside of
party interests. The House Demo.
Gratis argue that under the 22d joint rule
the House can elect a President, and
some Senate Republicans insist that
the President Of the Senate must
count the vote in tho absence Of
legislation. Each would assert the
right claimed and two Presidents
would finally result. Mr.. Schurz
does MT espouse either theory
but argues that legislation should
speedily end the doubt. No candid
man can say he expects an un-
just verdict from the proposed Com
mission, though some gentlemen in
Congress may oppose the bill from
conscientious scruples. Doubtless tre
greatest opposition is due to party, and
If the bill were defeated the party de-
feating il would sink under the dis.
trust of the people. So far as his OBJ
s~ervatiOn went, popular sentiment a
overwhelmingly in favor of the bill
and opposition was mainly among
politicians.
WHEELING, w. VA. Jan. %.
The Legislature voted for Senator to-
day for The short term. Price had %;
Hereford, 81; Garlic, 10; Walker, Is;
scattering, p. For the long term, Da-
Wis, q; Faulkner, %; j. J. Davis, II:
scattering, ~.
In the Democratic u cu tonight
two ballots were taken; no choice.
DdtlS Ailu Iduihilct WCIO tnC icAuiIk
candidates for the long Senatorial term,
and Price and Hereford for the short
term. On the last ballot Faulkner 70.
ceived 33; DAVIS, -; Price, 10; Here
ford, %; necessary to a choice, 33.
fS0mething wrong in the tigures.-ED.
SENTINEL
NEW YORK, Jan. "a.
The Irfbune's Washington special
frL,a vnofartn1 ne thu 1oi,rnrt
Chronicle has been purchased by the
Hdwkeye, who will start a newspaper
in Washington.
The Worlds Washington special
says: In a recent conversation on the
Louisiana subject, the President said
had been pressing him for recognition,
but whatever might be his personal
opinion of the validity Of the Packard
no constitutional reason for proceeding
to install either the one or the other;
nor had anything yet occurred which
gave him any more reason to proclaim
Packard or Nichols Governor than K
listed to proclaim Robinson Governor
of New York; nor would he, acting
tf"'i io Ju's6h'Si'Vt ~ MY
more justified in ordering Augur to
install one or the other in full possess
sion Of the State government. For a
decision upon this question he should
wait until all the evidence was before
him and the reports of the Legislature
gave him the opinion of the law max
ing power. He should be glad at that
time to make his action final and con-.
pirS{Vrn g.. In ux,0o xvo0ru nf nnlififsai
If the Packard government
had rights. its adhersnts ought TO be
able and ready to support them by
force of arms, but as matters stand
they relied upon troops. and If they
were removed would rot remain "a
hours in Now Orleans.
CINCINNATI, Jan. rs.
James Brooks, Of the Government
Secret Service. who caused the arrest
. few days since OF John McKernan