Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1877-01-26
FROM WASHINGTON.



joint committee Of the two Houses, settling
upon a plan TO count the electoral vote, which
seems TO be at this time satisfactory to both
political parties, stamps him with the blacklist
infamy. The man who would thus strike at
the life Of his country in this her hour Of
trouble deserves to be Immediately buried in
the grave with the fana'ca Booth The bill
adopted in the report of the joint committee is
the great topic Of conversation in political
circles here, and has monopolized all other
subjects. Some few extremists Of bofh parties
express disapproval of the bin as whole but
it may be set down as certain that the bill will
pass both branches OF Congress. When the
bill was introduced the greatest eagerness was
shown by members in the details of the various
sections. The Senate was full the first time in
many days. The curiosity of Senators COM
PEELED its second reading, and the galleries
were hushed into close attention, while the
Democrats and liberal Republicans approved it
with evident signs Of relief The six commit
tee members from the Senate, with Morton
! pledged to silence will be able to control that
| body, and the House will endorse the unan-
nous report of its delegates 10y a large major
ity.
Zach. Chandler begs TO be excused from an
swering the questions propounded by the House
committee, because OF the confidential charac-
ter between the President and his cabinet.
Zach had better speak out the truth for SEN
sblo men know what inference TO place upon
his silence.
1t is rumored that efforts are being made to
have the President withdraw the nomination
Of Mr.. Spear as Commissioner of Patents in
favor Of Congressman Davy, Of New York
| The wholesale arrest by the House of Prcsi-
dent Orion and all The directors Of the W U.
| Telegraph Company, together with the arrest
| of Paul Anderson and ex-Gov Wells OF the
Louisiana returning board, and the sending
to New Orleans for the rest of the board will
fill our Jail with the prominent members of the
party Of great moral ca ideas 1t now Only
remains TO complete the list by committing TO
their association the persons of Chandler and
Morton. Our city is truly becoming quite re-
nowned for the visits Of distinguished indvd-
uals.
Mortou's bulldozing committee is actively
engaged in closing its labors, with chagrined
| faces.
The decision of the Florida supreme court in
the quo warranto case is virtually that the
Hayes electors had no right to act at ALL quite
a setback for the RAIDS
There was an exciting time in the House
over the report of the Judiciary Committee
recommending the arrest Of the Louisiana re-
turning board for contempt FRYE, of Maine
denied the authority Of the House over the
board, and made a desperate attempt to defend
the action of the board. He was driven from
one weak denial TO another by Mr.. Luttrel
and other Democrats, until "Sunset Cox"
utterly demolished him with the gentle sar-
casm that Mr.. Frye's argument had been sufi-
GENTLY answered by Luttrel's badinage and
the itonical cheers of the galleries. Garfield
attempted TO cover Frye's retreat, but was SO
bothered by questions about the manipulations
of the Southern States by The returning board
that the galleries yelled with delight while
Mr., lloar adroitly ended the debate by appeal
| ing TO the Speaker 10 preserve order. The
weakness of the Republicans was more conspic-
uous in this debate than al any time this
session, and the House without further discns-
sion ordered the returning BOARD under arrest
The President has said it is his intention to
sign the electoral bill in case it passes both
Houses of Congress.
The postponement Of the Democratic mass
meeting until Congress disposes of the electo-
raj bill now before it is deemed both wise and
prudent.
IT begins TO look very decidedly as though
the Democratic governors of Florida Lousi-
ana and South Carolina must triumph in the
end over their opponents, not by any violent
measures, but BY the resistess force of public
| opinion,
II the present agreement for The electoral
| vote is decided on, Hayes will lose and the
Republican party will never rise again The
moment the peace tribunal goes behind the
returns, the monstrous fraud will be laid bare.
| and even Mr. Hayes himself will be ashamed
I'D
man that Packard " has only tried TO steal a
governorshp, while Hayes wants TO steal the
presidency" Sherman blushed at the truth !
| fulness Of the remark.
The Hads are sorely pernlexed over Grants |
telegram TO General Augur, in Louisian. that !
the troops are not 10 be used except to prevent |
breach OF the peace 10y either of the opposing
political parties. They had concluded that |
he INTENDED 10 uphold their party.
Governor Mccormick Radically appeared |
before the House committee again and Aatly |
contradicted Zach Chambers testimony by |
saying that there was an assessment made
upon the othce-holders for campaign purposes |
by Zachs campaign committee - The Re- |
pubhcans are crashing their teeth in all direc. |
lions over the admission OF Mr. Garfield, their |
acknowledged leader in the House that rather
than 20 behind the certificate of Governor
he was ia favor Of letting Mr.. Tiden be
counted IN by the "Oregon fraud" ESQ called by |
him. His admission thus made is quite dis |
aslrous 10 the party, as it antagonizes the |
position of Morton aud other Senators of the |
extreme wing ofthe party The Republicans are
very much incensed against him for Welding |
on TINS point and thus Iepudiaiing the frantic |
efforts of Morton
The Republicans are daily becoming more /
and more concerned for Senator Combines |
party words. Some of them have already |
denounced him as "a deserter to the el emv.H |
The truth is nobody probably knows Roscoe's |
real purposes as he seems to have learned the |
virtue of silence
The House committee is suffering Zach to
the most exquisite torture That the truth has
to lie dragged out of him by a rigid cross.
examination is a huuilating feature of his
case Had he done no wrong there would |
have been no violence TO his feelings No !
wonder Mr.. Chandlers cheeks blush with |
shame when he is confronted with the violence
of his guilt, Louisiana, South Carolina and
Florida were declared for Tilden. Quick AS
thought second campaign wss resolved upon |
Inc Soulh Carolina plan was to be applied to
Illden. railroad train was TO be wrecked,
and Tue faithful were at once TO raise the howl
OF kluklux depreda,ions. 1t was to be a
bloody shirt campaign, with money and the
army OF the Federal government to back it.
together with all the ingenious devices that
desperate men could invent. The above state
OF facts have been drawn out of this witness.
Chandler, by the committee who are not done
with him, and will not rest until it has com.
pletely exposed Chandler and his guilty ac-
complies. Men in high places here win be
connected with Zaehs conspiracy ere the in
vesiigaton closes The committee are deter.
mined 10 see whether the people are not greater
! than their servants.
! A failure on the part of the joint committees
/ OF the two Houses 10 aOree nbon enrna rlan 90