The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
n INEycUsABLE STATE OF THINGS.

legislation will get into an UNDERSTANDABLE
state OF confusion and ENHANCEMENT. Some
Of the odd things that will come to pass
were stated to-day. For instance, in the
House there can be no Monday for the call
of the States and the presentation Of bills;
and there cannot be Friday when the
large number of bills on the private calen-
dar can be taken up and disposed OF. All
bills must bear date as having passed the
House OF February LIST; and the case
NAV arise that it will appear that
the President has violated the law by APP
proving law fifteen or twenty days after
its passage, when in truth and fact he may
have signed it on the very day it was passed
by Congress. Time goes on with him, but
under the peculiar state OF things, it stands
still with Congress-. A communication may
be sent from one of the departments on the
4th, 5th, or 9th of February, but the jour-
nal will make it appear that it was received
in the House on the LIST. These are but
few of the embarrassments that will arise
unless some remedial legislation shall be
agreed upon.-SpeciaL to baltimore Arneri-
can.
TThe above alludcs to the fiction that the
two houses are in continuous session during
the counting. There is no sense nor reason
in it, .=
... q SPECULATIONS.
The commission also sent request to the
congressional committees which investi-
gated the Florida election for copies OF the
evidence taken by them. This was inter-
preted by both Republicans and Democrats
as an indication Of the purpose OF the COM
mission to go behind the returns. AS an
example of the diversity OF opinion which
prevails among the different partisans as to
the probable action of the committee, it
may be stated that Republican senator
| said, " We are gone up on Florida" and
few minutes later one Of the leading coun-
sci on the Democratic side said, owe are
beat, and / have no hope whatever"
AS bearing on the possible opinion OF
Justices Field and Strong on the Oregon
case. it is of interest to mention that the
Acknowledgement has had bis attention
called to analogous decisions by both Of
these justices when they were on the bench
of the State courts. In 10th and 18th Cali
fornia Justice Field, snd in 56th Pennsyva-
MIA Justice Strong. did, it is alleged, pro-
mitigate the view that the English practice
cannot be applied to our system, and that
an election in the United States cannot be
awarded to minority candidate. The fact
Of these decisions has been communicated
! to the counsel for the Republican side, and
much treasure is set upon them. 1t is not
understood, however, that the effect OF the
decision alluded to was to give the election
| to the ineligible majority candidate, and so
1t is somewhat difficult to divine why the
Republicans take so much comfort from
their discoyery.-Specidl to Baltimore Sun.
THE COUNSEL.
| Commodious apartments for the Repub-
| lcan counsel have been secured at Worm
| LEWIS, where they have large force OF
clerks and others engaged in preparing pa
pers and documents. It is said that all OF
the counsel are to serve without compcnsa-
ton, and that only their expenses while
here are to be paid. There was great anX-
lety on the part OF prominent lawyers all
| over the country to be engaged as counsel
OH one side or the other, and both national
committees received numerous volunteer
offers of service.-I6.
Personal.
Representative Hewitt left on the after
noon train for New York to-day, and will
have a consultation with Mr.. Tilden on the
| important matters of current interest to
that gentleman. Rumors are industrlouSly
circulated here to the effect that Mr.. Til
denis health is very prccarious, but they
are believed to be SO circulated from inter-
ested motives entirely.-I6.
| SENATOR ROBERTSON.
Senator Robertson, of South Carolina,
states that it is utterly untrue that he has
received any intimation whatsoever that bis
participation in the deliberations OF the Re-
publican caucus is not desired.-I6.
. POSTAL. -... ...
The post-office at Templeman's Cross
Roads, Westmoreland county, Va, is dis
continued for the want OF a candidate. The
papers go to Montross. The name Of Bath
Courthouse, Bath county, Va, is changed
to Warm Springs, William Smith being con-
| tinued as postmaster. ...