The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-01-27
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ne said be guuld Present L. IN.
SENATE, were % not ait,re-s.d q. a..
special committee, a Telegram received
this evening from Indiana. siy,.,t a.,
thiFiy seven Republican. aud IT,.
democrats, expressing gr.titf,4- -.
the intelligence AnS patriotic la..,-...,
the special commiitee which hsv. r.
suited in the bill for the settlement ~
The presidential question. and eKDr.--
ing the most earnest desire tha, IL
come law.
Among the signatures To the t,l.-
gram he Noticed the name Of Conrad
baAsr, who MAS once Goy.ruar- tI,,t
OF b'-onidas Sexton, who "a. au...
Lieutenant Governor, that Of Mr.. Cor.
don' the Republican caudi.lat. Tor A.
torney General, aud that Of Ben B,r
ri7on' ''ho As the Candidate Tor GOV.
ernor, aad carried tue dag aud r,I.
lanily led the late Republican rsn,.--
In Indiana though II a. dl-.-.r.,.-
hr. Conkiing then handed the a..
gram 10 Mr.. Morton amidst Iaurat.,
on the floor and in the galleries.
During the evening hour gur.
number Of resolutions from m.r,.,u,i..
organizations and other bodies were
presented la favor Of the electoral tiii
Senator Gordon late TO night say-
there Is no doubt Of the passage Of IN,
Oil. Senator Bruce, who opposed tls
Dill Ia = speech during the moraiHs
hour-, l. wAyeriug, aud says tonight
ne has not eatirely made VI ais mind
a. TO now be viii vote.
Notes and Gossip ia aud ArouH. zoe
Capital.
WAsHISGToS, Jsnuary Eth.
pending question in the House. lhs
electoral count bill, ahsorbs every
thing.
General Chalmers, OF Mississippi. :
here a. witness before the committee
on privileges and elections.
Secretary Chandler l. quoted A. -.y.
ing that he never sent such di-patch.-
as are described y Telegraph Operator
DeBerry, and tbst he will make A
statement to that effect before the
committee.
The foreign relations committee Of
the House have agreed that the address
of the Irish people to the president Of
the United States Is a matter that does
not call for the action Of Congress.
Judge Davis was on the supreme
bench when dispatch reached him
announcing his election. After sd
journmeui, Judge Davis did aot SAY
whether he would accept, hut In any
evert would retain hts seat on The
bench until the 4th Of March. III
naiEe was Used as candidate vI.L1ut
his knowledge or sanction.
Congregational Praess sfnEs-GasIsrts.
afihe E:ouse tEsAaeA.
Ia the Senate TIE electoral biil va
passed this morning at o'elsca Is
vote of Il TO Il. The following are
the nsys-B!AiDe, Bruce, Cameron. II
Pennsylvania; Cameron, Of Wi-c.n-
sini Clayton, Dorsey, Eaton, HAmu-
ton, Hamlin, ingalls,, Mitchell. Nor
ton, Patterson, Sargent, sherman aud
West. Adjourned 70 Friday.
In the House the electoral bill Wa
presented this morning a. IL passel tie
Senate aud engaged that body during
the entire day 10 the exclusion OF al
other subjects. The galleries are
crowded and an unusual degree of in
terest is manifested il the proceed
ings.
Speeches in support Of the till were
made hy McCreary, Huuion aud
GoOde, Of Virginia; Hewitt and Hear.
OF Massachusetts. Hale aud Monroe
spoke against IL. The most abIe speech
was made by Hoar. lie expressed
himselfvery strongly against the idea
of the constitutional power Of the pre-
sident OF the Senate to count the elee
torsl vote. The perOration in which
he described the awful aud august form
of law rising over the troubled waters.
and uttering tn. divide mandate.
peace be STILL" was enthusiastically
applsuded.
The debate was continued Ia the
night session. The Indications are
that the bill will pass
by over a three-fourths vote.
The previous question will he called
at 8 O'Clock tomorrow. The last four
hours have been devoted TO ten minute
speeches, with the privilege To print on
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