The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-01-05

WASHINGTON.
Signs or q Just Aseertalnment
OF the Presidential Vete
Multiplying.
Grantlsm Unequal to a Contest
Face to Face With Justice
and Law.
The Second Sober fhOught Continues
to Strengthen the Cause OF Right
and Weakens the Con.
splraey.
The Constitution Adequate to q
Safe solution Of the Question,
Are the Words of Lamar
and Conkllng.
Mr. ThrOckmOrtOn Stlrs Up the RspublI.
can Side Of the Mouse With a Peril.
nent Resolution - Distlnctlyeness
Of the Committees on the
Mode Of Counting.
Notice and Gossip.


WASHINGTON, January 4.-senstor
Ferry has been nominated by the Re.
publican caucus OF Michigan.
Speaker Randall has no advlcss from
the Louisiana Committee to the effect
that President Norton, Of ths Western
Union Telegraph Company, 10 In oon-
tempt.
The Privileges aud Election Com
mittes had no session to-day. They
will examine tomorrow Governor
Grover and Mr.. Wheeler, the manager
Of the telegraph Office at Salem,
Oregon.
Governor Grover has arrived.
The House subcommittee on the
Texas Pacific held meeting last night
and this morning, and meet again to-
night. They will report the compro-
mise bill, but details are not fully de-
veloped. The frinds Of the Southern
California road are not cheerful over
the present position Of affairs.
Tho Electoral Vote CopaEnittssa,
The special committees appointed
In each House on the subject OF count.
ing the electoral vote, are not as gen
orally supposed joint committee, but
are distinct bodies, which have the
same subject matter committed to
them, and which may confer together,
and ifthsy can agree upon mode OF
proceedings, they report that mode to
the Houses, but II the two committees
cannot agree upon such mode, then
each committee will report Its own
views to ,ts own House. There 10 be-
sides, q select committee In the House
to inquire and report upon the rights,
duties and privileges Of the House In
connection with. the presidential cleo
ton.
ongressienaI.--.-Mr. Throekrnsrton
6tire Up sue Republicans.
The House passed a bill granting q
pension Of eight dollars = month to
to soldiers and sailors Of the
Mexican, Florida and Black Hawk
wars, and their widows. 1t excludes
persons under political disabilities.
A resolution by Mr.. Throckmorton,
Of Texas, directing enquiry into the
purpose for which troops have been
stationed In Washington, was objected
to on the Republican side Of the house,
and was therefore not received.
Lamar ON the Bitaation-so Need for
Dssorganisina CoiiiSisp.
Mr.. Lamar 10 quoted A. follows
The safety OF this country, and espec.
tally the happiness and prosp rity OF
the South. depends ON the strictest,
most loyal devotion to the Constitu-
tIon, and all the disorders that sffilet
the country at this time are the result
Of departures from the fundamental
law. All the dangers now apprehended
are the dangers which will spring
alone from the violation Of constitu'
tional methods. There 10
No Necessity for q Rsveiuties, sS foI
Violence.
In order to bring the government
back to constitutional procedure, 1t II
only necessary to concentrate the ~
tention Of the people upon the viola
tiops already committed and thos'
threatened In order to over come thu
danger and difficulty. Indeed the re-
.ult Of the war OF secession has elimi
mated from our system all resorts u
sxtra constitutional remedies, Ant
hsppily In this emergency none ar
needed. Whether the Joint committee
Of the two Houses agree or not, tn
provisions Of the
constitution Adequate 80 q safe, sasi'
factory and Tfnai solution
Of every question involved In tn
, prsseut emergency. On the lAth {
February next, the two houses will b
hound under the constitution to met
in the same chamber TO perform th
duties and exercise the powers whic
the constitution devolves upon them
to examine and ascertain the result
! the election Of president and vice pre-
ident. Neither house can refuse
perform these duties without abroga
!. ing its constitutional power and VII
). lating It's constitutional duty. In th
august assemblage, It Is the oonditlo
of our national life that the duti
imposed shall be discharged In u
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