, 1877-01-13
CUMI .A.hlNV NVA 41c
The Joint Electoral Commit
tee Holds Its First
Meeting.
Alleged Outline Of the Prop
ositiolls from tho
Senate.
The Supreme Court to Be the
Tribunal Of Last
Resort.
Senator Booth, Of California, on
tho Electoral Ques.
ti0n.
An Eminent1y Non-Partigan
and Statesmanlike
Appeal.
Those kilograms Still Giving the
House a Deal Of Trouble.
| Orion and Barnes Both Declare
| Their Inability to Reach
Them.
Which Necessitates q Call
| Upon the Western
Union Directors.
One Of Whom Is n Congressman,
and Another Shining Dcm-
| ocrntlc Light.
Which Necessitates q Call
Upon the Western
Union Directors.
One Of Whom Is n Congressman,
and Another Shining Dcm-
ocrntlc Light.
The Eighth.of.Jauuary Resolutions Re.
turn to Plague Their Inventors.
Leading Democrats D1sapproEo Ok tho
Proposed National Dulldoz-
ing Scheme.
TIE GREAT QUESTION.
THE HOUSE AND ITS rnEHo9A7tvKs.


Special Dtspdfch 10 ms Trt1un<.
WASHINGTON, d. T., Jan. l2.-Thc House
Committee on prcrogatlres wita, rcspect to tho
electoral Totc has made q partial report, and
gives notice that Its conclusions will be called
up for consideration next Wednesday. ITlIc re-
port will ba found clsewhcrc.f
The Committee hns been Increased hv the ad-
dlsion Of David Dudley Field and Judge Law
renee, and has leave to continue It's sessions. The
Democrats havo thus placed upon the Committee
two Of their yery atleat lawyers, Tucker and
Field. In point Of legal ability tho Rcpubllc-
atss arc very insdequately represented on this
Committee. Field is reported to have been
sent to Congress- for the special purpose Of all
yoeattng tho Tlldcn theory Of counting the
votes, and has already fully committed himself
IN q published pamphlet. 4 Eonl many Rcpub-
iicans have npprchcnsons t1,at tho dcbate upon
the report Of tho House Committee, wl,(rl is to
begin next wednesday, Mill
HAVE 4 rRE1uDlcIAL EFFECT
Upon tho conference OF the Joint Committee Of
the two Houses which really Is the Commit
tcc charged with the solution Of this impor-
tant question. An effort will bc nlado to
secure IN agreement III the Committees between
tho two Houses, and report By Wednesday. In
order TINT tue proposition from the two COM
mttccs can bo eonte1nporaneously brought be-
forc both branches Of Congress.
TuH SENATE AND HOUSE COMMITTEES
OIL tho Electoral Vote held their first Joint
meeting this afternoon. Tho meeting lasted
more than two hours. The Committee resolved
to disclose nothing until, Ut tho earliest, thu
middle OF next week, by which time 1t ls hopcd
sotnc result may be reached, or tho certainty
OF not reaehtng my result lie made apparent.
The Hepase Committee on Electoral Count
| ho. ,,r,,,,h,o,1iv .nra.h What IN, notn,o ~
90 49, >, -. = t,.,
the1@ ptopo'ea aetee'''eht 10 I" - ""poes'p!o ~
state upon authority, for tho reason that tho
Committee has placed additional seals OF sccrc-
sae. @ea 49, apS | s,,a,, .v.a,,,s',n". IN. san,t"rs
ho"esef' goou many specu'A'''ah W oenato1s
anl Representatives upon the probable action OF
tho Committee. The following arc
| ~ .,,o.. o,,,.tao ~ Nh, r,n,m,t,.. wh,
o. tnoee ou.esos u t"c eo''''''iee WIZ
ought 10 be beat informed II seems qltte Ger
ta ,ha thu. n, tns ssnats a2fam
agreed upon some cotnmon basis. Those
who have subscribed to the conclusions Ut tho
Cumnittco arc undcratood to bc Edtn1ln!is,
| FrclinEhuytcE, aud cUhkltng Of the Republic
ans aud Thurman, Bayarl, and Ransom OF tho
Uetnucrats. The propositions upon which they
arc thought to to united arc approximately,
Erst, that the Vlcc-pErslaent has not absolute
power to count the votes,an that tho vast mass
of preccdents arc agalna. thts claim; second,
That thc count should be made In tla lialluf the
iiousc Of nj il as been for many
ihiri,' that tho sotc of 10 State
ahuuld tc rcIcrtcd cxrcpt by concurrent
uctiUn of tho two lIu,lses; ind that ii
fne twn flo,scs shall mi lm ahfc Ia Arrce tIlen
hcqucstion in .1Aputc shall bu referred u some
ia ntanncr mr,,,,o..I IL s.nat"r Iionth,s hi.
Tiis woulJ tucat' pi tilc reference Undoubtedly Vi
~ i,s1l I.el l1on.airss w
~ '''' wv '.rrve ~ r,,p .,...a"wrco,
~ = ,.tss -. ",s.,o,,o., .h,.
| ut ~ EDElSuE VI III HEtA tuG NSiEck+Cuk li4At