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WAsHyarox. D. C., Feb. 17.-Thc Demo
cratic cancus WAS In session from about unit
nearly II tonight. and yas one Of the most &.
citing caucuses eyer known in any marty. Th
resnit Was the odont;os. liz 81 yote of - yeas I,
N n,vs of the following resolution.
D-coI,<d That the connt, of thc F1ectora, ror
sh,f1 nroceed n,thout di1atorv onnos;tion throne,
+ho o,ao,, cvorntton of N. a., ~ fnryra.s cre,t
+,o +,a p,artor.1 Commission rbo.e dcr;aio,
shn1, 1e r-rc,yed and octed cnon n acconlanr
viii ,b- nrorisiona ~ the said law
And this reso1ut;on il acf,ornanied With tn,
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~ law, Aaa 1osliee' ".'o t4aen eoa.A1,eo - 's''
aecfsion u Inc ma)osaty VINO slsneo ane oesss
ion in the cases OF t!orsda anu Loulslaoa- 1ais
resolution was accompanied by protest against
mission.
TEE FORMAL PROCEEDINGS
OF the cancus were something as follows: The
CAUCUS was called to order By Clymer, ol Penn
sylrauia- Lamar, VITO is President OF the Caucus
and Council Of Ten, although present, preferred
not to Ircside. One OF the first motions
was that the democratic party snould olna ltscl1
to break up the Electoral Commission, and to
prevent the completion OF the PRESIDENTIAL
count under the Compromise bill. For this
motion there were but thirteen affirmative votes
Cochrane. OF Pcnnsy2yania, who has been re-
elected by his constituents. then offered reso-
]ut;oo which ras in su,,st ancc rs fo11ows.
wur,r.s Th. r1cr,o-,1 1rr;,u Al .r, ;nst;+ntca
m ;non,rc into ,t1 nncs,ona 1nat MIGHT arise win
respect to the appo;ntucp, Of Electors in Lopisi-
ana, South Carolina, and Fio.ida: and
WHEREAS, Said Commission was required to take
proofs: and
WHEREAS, Said Commission ha. frauduteutly re-
fused to examine the questions: therefore
Erso7rr9 Th,. !, il , drtr ,rhfrb .ha nnrocrat.
in Congress- owe to their country md marty to en-
1eayor to defeat by all constitutional and lawful
ucans the action OF the Commission, and prevent
the oonsummation Of the fraud of inauguratins
Hayes. To that end we Will resort to every dila-
1olF nonon pos'ibie, oolect TO The counl OF each
state, anu olsenss inc same ana do whatever else
11ay be necessary to c1ect this purpose.
This resolution Was supported in very
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-aassaenus..', .H.. anu L'nue u Wisconsin, anu
opposca WALL great eainestness " 'onn 1oung
o'o"p' ianiet' Ecu 1ll4 auo oeha1ots hernan
aou oa,a'u-
At tnis point -M'. Reagan o1 fe1as' onereo
substitute as follows:
Nftoffea' That the count Of the Electoral Tote
shall proceed without di1ator, opposition. TO the
orderly execution OF the act Of Congress creating
IN Electoral Commission. whose decision ehall be
,err;ved md nrted nnon IN arcond,rra .,;,t ~
provisions Of the said law.
10 which air. Bright, of Tennessee, after dis
crssioD. offered the following amcndmcns.
ana ~. reso1nt;o,, is ac.o-,s,nx; I'D --;, ~.
emn ana earnest protest of the Democratic party
md :nst;ce md +yntn comhnc1 in thn dor;a;on ~
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"Ao e'sneo tue oec1s1ons III lae c2sesol
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Ins amendment w0saccepted br Mr., Reagan.
and thn reso|:,+;o nc omcrdot1 ,rae ,5,,.,7 ,-
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.oee ~ " ~ ~. A;'csc t"o make the resolu-
t'ons as adopted.
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD
then offered resolution asking the aopofnt
1aeot u committee Of i've to consider
whether any appropriations should lie nale for
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