Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-24
WARRINGTON.
The Electoral Commission Deliber.
ating upon the Oregon Case -Ru.
n,srs About the Formation of II
New Cabinet.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.

an address in opposition to the CrOnIn
| certificate. Merrick addressed the
Commission on the Democratic side.
He said he addressed himself to The Tri-
bunal believing that they would APP
| plv the same principles to the Oregon
case as they had to the Louisiana and
Florida cases; he must consider that
the real meaning of their Judgment in
| these cases was, that the certificate of a
| Governor was conclusive and an ulti.
mate act performed by the State, be.
vond which they had no power to go.
The Commission adjourned until to-
morrow. No decision reported.
Cabinet amor are becoming plen-
tiful; Evarts, for Secretary of state, Is
generally supposed to be certain, ex-
cept among extreme radicals, who
prefer a more pronounced partisan.
The chances for Pacific coast members
were never so promising AS now. "A
| gents untiring energy suggests his
| eminent fitness for the Interior port
folio.
rhe Appropriation Bill Reduction
Of the Military FOrce-More
About the Oregon Electoral Vote
Startling Report. Etc.
CHICAGO, Feb. %.
The Tribune's Washington special
SAYS: The Army Appropriation bill
will be reported soon. 1t will provide
for the reduction of the military force
TO 20, 900. A section will be added for
bidding the use of troops in any State
election. Republicans are inclined to
accept the reduction, but oppose the
latter section, and thus some cotnpro-
.,;ao ,.;1 nr,L,IJu ha off,ntaI anl IN 4,
extra session Of Congress be unneces-
sary.
Colonel Pelton said this evening
that any Democrat vas a fool who ex
pected anything from the Commission
except a decision unfavorable to Til
den. He said he was not entirely
hopeless, meaning evidently the fill
clustering schemes which he is indus
trEusly engineering.
The Republican lawyers before the
Commission to-day drew much the
largest and distinguished crowds, but
it i certain that The Democrats made a
much stronger case OF the Oregon fraud
than was considered possible, and
actually compelled the Republicans TO
a vigorous defense. O'Connor and
Black have left the case and
tIldUlltSG IO ItIlutI COtlCtlu dDOul
it. The strong point Of the
certificate contained both the sig
gnature of the Governor and the
Secretary of State, thus thinking to
cover the ruling OF the Commission in
a previous case, that a Governors GER
tificate was final, if also signed by the
~canva>sing authority. Republicans,
tL;o h. N,s,.
that Il Secretary of ) ate's signature in
Il Governors certificate merely atlested
the correctness of the Governors sig
nature and had no other effect.
A startling report, Nh CHI is yet un
verified, is everywhere discussed 10
mig h / that Senator Coukling has been
dallying and holding secret interviews
all day TO day with Democrats-Voor-
HES, of Indian, and Speaker Randall,
two OF the'most active obstructionists.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
1t Is understood that Immediately
after the Commission went into secret
session, Morton :Iadsa hours speech
in favor of counting the three cleo
loral votes of Oregon for Hayes and
Wheeler.
FillibuSterinS Expected-The Flee.
tOraI commission on the Oregon
Case-COngressiOnal Notes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
Evidences accumulate that the mi
nority of the Democrats in Congress
intend to defeat, 10y fillibustering, the
completion of the electoral count be-
fore The Atm OF March. Their ability
to do it is conceded, unless the thun-
deringS OF public sentiment shall deter
ing disposition.
The decision in tie Oregon case is
expected "A: five o'clock this afternoon.
A report j. in circulation, which can
not be traced to any reliable source,
that the Commission has decided
against the validity of Cronin's vote,
and are now considering the validity
of Watts vote.
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections has discharged all
W Witnesses brought to testify in regard
to the Alabana election, and will to.
morrow discharge the remaining viii
neSses from Mississippi.
Democrats present at a conference at
Speaker Randalfs room last evening.
dutltt tuht tutN dSt6tu VI OIltT All
amendment TO the Army bill to fix the
maximum of the army at 1900 men
and To provide that o IN of the troops
shall be used to uphold either of the
dual governments in Louisiana or
South Carolina, but deny any attempt
10 defeat the electoral by fill
clustering.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
In the House to day, the question of
smoking in the hall having arisen.
the House by a vote of SO To 70, de-
feated the motion of Banks that cigar
stands and every kind of merchandise
but newspapers be banished from the
House section of the Capitol.
The senate bill for printing memori-
al addresses on the late speaker Kerr
and Senator Caperton, pa>ssd the
House, and it then went into Commit
tee of the Whole.
Clyiner then moved to take a recess
till to morrow forenoon, at 10 O'Clock.
Both motions were made in rapid sue
ces>ion and with "A good deal of som.
motion OF the floor, the general UNDER
standing being that the object was to
siave off any further action on the
presidential count, as a rumor had
just been received that the decision of
he Com mission in the Oregon ease