The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-20
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Jim. 10

THE COMPROMISE.
WASHINGTON, Jim. 10.
The compromise bill is generally dis
cusscI. Opinions differ respecting the
probabilities Of It's passage. Extreme men
Of both raitles declare It will elect the op-
posing candidate. There Is very noticeable
opposition on the part of many leading re.
publicans. They urge that it abandon9 a
certainty for chance, and practically leaves
the final arbitrament to one unknown
judge, who may be a partisan democrat,
or an ambitious politician like Davis. They
say it Is extra. c constitutional if not uncon-
slilutional that the court cannot proceed
upon evidence Tor lack of time that it is
surrender to democratic threats Of war, and
is more hazardous even than an election by
the house, which would save Whe Ter.
Per contra, those in both parties f~avoring
it declare it patriotic, statesmanlike, nom
partisan, ard an equitable means Of settl-
ing the question peaceably that il will re-
vive pardlyzed industries, restore ON
merce, promote trade, make prosperity
possible, aud that neither party should feer
to submit the case 70 such tribunal. The
general drift of opinion Is that the demo-
cratic JOINT caucus Monday will decide to
adopt it as a party measure that 1t will
pass the house certainly, and tie senate
probably, by a small majority. If passed,
the president will certainly approve it, and
the judges would hardly decline to serve.
CAUTIOUS PRESIDENT.
The president this morning said he
could not further recognize the Packard
government until the Investigation COM
mittees report. He alludes to the fact that
he recognized the Kellogg government,
and a republican senate declined to sustain
him. This he regarded as an instructive
warning.
FAVORABLE TO TILDEN
A special to the Troy Times says the ar
bitration scheme has reluctant support only
on the ground that business interests de-
mand immediate settlement. Many oppose
it as revolutionary and outside of the con-
stitutiOn. Republican opposition ison this
account and because it is an apparent yield
ing to threats, and that nothing is gained
in fact over the constitutional method, as
it resolves the decision into the exercise of
one mar power by a person to lie chosen
by four supreme court judges, instead Of
by the president Of the serate, vho is cor
stitationslly clothed with power. 1t 8
quite probable the measure my PASS, AID
this involves "A chance for Tlldep, when
otherwise he seemed to have none.
MISSISSIPPI ELECTION.
The senate privileges aud elections COM
mittee continued the investigation of the
Mississippi election to-day. Merriman L.
Howard, colored, Flyette Jefferson coun-
ty, testified that he had been magistrate,
member of the Legislature and sheriff. In
timidation had been used to prevent col
ored republicans holding meetings and
threats made upon their lives by armed
democrats. The witness left Mississippi
four days before last election, considering
his life in danger is still afra d he would
be killed should he return home.
Mr.. Richard, a colored lawyer Of Clai-
borne county, testified to the existence of
armed democratic organizations In the
county who inierfered with the meetings Of
republicans. The witness stated that fully
a third Of the voters in Claiborne county
were denied registration by fraudulent
means, he republicans Of that county bt.
ing thoroughly intimidated election day
passed quietly.
W. d. Gibbs, a lawyer of Yazoo county,
testified he was a candidate for president
ial eleclor at the late election On the demo-
great change in the vote Of Mississippi
sirco 1872 was caused by a change of polit-
ical sentiment among the Colored voters.
He had heard intimidation had been re-
sorted but never say anything of the kind
himself.
SHALL NJ PRACTICE LAW
The house judiciary committee agreed to
report the following bill:
BE it enacted, etc., that any woman who
shall have been a member of the bar of the
highest court of any state or territory, OF
the supreme court of the district of Colum.
bin for the space of three years, and shall
have maintained a good standing before
such court, and who shall be a person of
good moral character, shall, on motion ard
the production of such records, be admitted
to practice before the United States su.
preme court.
ENFORCING REVENUE LAWS.
The commissioner of internal revenue
having stated his inability to enforce the
revenue laws in the southern states will
the force At his command, and having re-
quested hat the military stationed in these
states he instructed 10 furnish sufficient
force of troops to assist the civil officers,
The question was oonsidered at a cabinet
meeting to-day, and the president gave or
ders that the necessary assistance be fur
nished by troops in these state.