The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-01-21
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stated that tho Conference Committees
OF The two Houses, on = plan to verify
anil count tho electoral vote, Yifinally
agreed at yeStcrday'i meeting, on the
lnnin feature which was ador;c,l by IL
decided majority. This feature pro
poses tribunal Of arbitration t. lie
composed of The FIRST :!vc JrdScs Of the
Supreme Cont, to be selected il the
order Of their leng;h OF service on tho
bsnrh. 10 t.I:s ay5itr5 lion is to be re-
ferred MI questions OF law and eqaity
a,iEirg out of the contested returns for
decisions AS to which is the proper re-
turm 10 lie counted. This decision.
however, is not 10 be final, rs has Been
forsahldowcd in some quarters, but To
be lot to Il revision by Congress. Tho
two Houses arc 10 b:iriiy debate il. and
then YUtc uron il. II both do not
ngr.e to reject ii, then it is to remain
an return submitted, for such vote :5
to DC counted FOR valid electoral vote.
The urh;;rutuI8 are to act co-ordinatcly
AMI diectly with the. two Houses OF
Con, rcss through tho President OF the
sen lta, and the decision submitted by
the f. rinsr is to BE- passed upon separate
is 3y Zach Iluuac, but announced to ::
Joint con ..cution Of both Senate and
House, whI.,li muy decide To reverse,
then Tie rc.urr involved i'll, is not To
bo counted. Tho whole plan is OK
pcctcd to bu subn ii ed to Congress.
. 4, Another BiorlTs Washington cores
ponirlIt says there il no l:obnS;!iiy
that thu National Democratic Com.nit-
tee will act i'll tho proposed plan for II
National Convention, to be. held i'll
Washington Oh the 18th Of February.
SSFEIxGrIELD, ILL.,, January II.
= AT the fifth ballot for United States
Senator Logan stood 100; Palmer. 3d.
Davis, Il scattering, 0; no choice.
.. ....l... ... vi LONDON, Jan. IL.
Silver. 575i pence. Be-. '...'
..-5. SAN FEAScrsco, Jan. II.
Gold, 81 OG2i. s....-
Currency, pJ5t. ..... ....
1t Inns been raining lightly at inter
walls hero during the greater portion oil
tho dag. Dispatches from tho south
en- portion Of the State indicate am mp
proacl!ing storm, hut 10 rain. During
tho day III central and northern parts
Of the State thrro has been light rail-
fall with prospe, t. OF more. II is snow-
lug heavily III trc mountains OH the
line Of the Centlni Pacific. Wind nil
over III, State is rcprI ted southeast to
with fnllin,' barometer.
Tho racheco.WigGirt3n inand"mus
case, was argued before tie Supreme |
Court, to day, and taken unu - advise
mGut.
The Supreme Court rendered no de-
cision in the Pacheeo-WigSihtoT case.
The General opinion Vi the bn:' IL that !
nh elaborate decision is being pr, 'p,:rod, |
which will be finally in the case.
New YORK, Jan. u
The f;'iiHHc publishes what IS cali ed |
the truth Of Tho duel Story. Ii naya |
Iluy fired before The word was given,
and Bennett fired in the mir, crying out
that hc gave May his life. DrTnc:t and
his sister sailed for Europe in the City |
OF Berlin. and lad thirty trunks rs bag
gnCe--iull Of wind.
The U-oriFJ Washington special says:
''Scnator Jones, OF Florida, received |
today the following dispatch from Tai
lnhagsee: Information is received that
the gno ,rGrrdnio has been decided up
on the demurrer, i'll favor Of the Demo
cra.s, and against the Hayes electors.
This decision is given by Judge White
OF the Circuit Court, the demurrer he
ing mado that tho Hayes electors. hnv-
ing met and acted. no Court could COLI
sider their eligibility after the fact. Ey
DENYING this demurrer, the Count de-
cides that il Inns jurisdiction, and tho
case will proceed to trial upon the main
issue as 10 tho right Of tho Hayes elect
ors to net Mt ill. Meanwhile, the Iccis-
ion OH the demurrer will be appealed 10
tho Supreme Court. Dudley Field,
who is following the case, regards this
MS of tho highest importance, and pric-
tically establishing The action OF tho
Court, AS it has already decided that
the canvass OF tho vote under tl.l lnTs
of the State must bo ministerial. -
The WoridS Wnshingt,n special says:
Wells md Anderson, members Of tho
Louisiana Returning Board, reach
tOwn to-day with all returns in the laic
canvass. Two ,ncInhors came to Wnsh-
ington to present The situation Ia Grant,
and gain his support for the Packard
Government, bat they reach here just
In time to go under arrest under the
order Of tho House.
Horace l.. brown. broker, has been
arrested on suspicion Of having been
implicated in the forgery Of check for
$G2, 900 which purpoitrd TO have been
drawn by tho Now York Life Insurance
Company.
CHIcAGO, Jan. IS.
Three masked mon entered the out
going express car on tho Chicago, Alton
&c St. Louis railroad last night MS the
train stopped Mt the Burlington crossing
i,pi,l,, ILn cif,. l;,n;fn. Ii,n, hnuitlt, near.