, 1877-01-31
Tie Senate Committee Still Hammering
at tho Oregon Case.
The Recent Senatorial Campaign
at Springfield.
Its Inside History as Related by
representative Easton.
Ills Reply to Structures Malc On Him By
Sol Hopkins.
TIE ARBITRATION.
UHCALLED-roN ADVICE.

Special Dtpatch to The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 30.-Thc members.
eject OF the Commission got great deal Of con-
tsadietory advice to-day, volunteered by their
friends on matters relating to their woyk. They
wcro urged to ho1A open scsstons, and to eit
with closed doors; to admit reporters and coun.
rel only; TO allow hundred spectators, admit
ted OH tickets; aud to lock out everybody but
the lawyers; to hear speeches; to Insist TINT Nil
arguments should bc filed as briefs In writing;
and to dispense with counsel altogether; to
consider nothing but tho papers submitted BY
the Jo[ut Convention, and to admit all
evidence bearing OIL tho questions ut issue. 4
teoro at least OF these points likely to come up
werc talked Of from Al fnauy points Of view as
they could be tnalc toprcscnt. Under the broad
powcr to mike It's own rules, the Commission
will
SETTLE TI1nM ALI. FOR ITSELF
In good tmo, and as tllc members are prudcntly
rctirent as 10 their individual opinions rcapcct-
Ing thcsn, all speculation ns TO how they will DO
settled hayc little vnluc. It is pretty cyIdcnt,
however, that the lawyers whoaru getting ready
to delugc the body with their oratoEy will re.
cciyc check. II they are all allowed to talk
as long ns They want to, the 4.h Of March will
como before the count Is completed.
THE FIFTH JUDGE.
The four Judges named IN the Compromise
Electoral hl met this afternoon. chose tho hft',
member OF their brunch Of tho Commission, ami
pFet'aseu aa ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - t"c't nppo'as'
mcnt, which they sealed up and directed to tho
two Houses OF Congress. The communication
Will lie opened tomorrow and read In tho House
nnl Senate early In tho tluy. Tie four Judges
arc prudcnt1y silent about their meeting this
afternoon, but It is learned Oh unqucstlunablc
authority thas thcy hfst e'eetca 'uage laws,
WHO pcscmptor1ty acrfsHca 10 serve, a'1u
tint they thcn cf'osc Jadeo nraa1es'
lho 'aet that Judges o"aSno
anu Hunt rcslt'e ID the same etates "Hh t"o u
thc Presidential candidates. II Is utactstoou'
MIS- considered by tho four Judges as sufficient
rcason for not selecting either ono Of them.
,a tom1, ra" :, % ~ ,ot t ~ s % fr
usa'o eo"'' ,oo' .,.,s ~ >. s's'N '"S''o" AVA
the purpose o. orgah'za11o'E'
JUDGE DAVIS
~, c,,nIc, ~ ,hc o1,nr,c,.. I'M, ,hot In dc.
w e"'N' " t"o 4"a'' w. t'"s Ao ~
clined' anu Mr.Justleo sTayne haa pas IL out OF
| thclr power to sclctt lin BY temporarily
leaving tho city. As Mr.. Justice Brad.
1av hoa In III. 3u1;c;,, cIrc,,tt f,co,v,,
~ r;..,na 1'"' .i,,,s., .',.s...,,,"t e,,sts,s
r1oFlaa' hlauaHaa, A'ss'ssipp'' Louisiana
anu ,!cxas. ne has gtFch some attention TO the
| pnlttcs OF those States, rspcctally Louisiana
liz wna thr wr,tcr ~ t,. t1ccistnn IN Tho f:rnnt
| 1,a.t.,' .ss ~. .'.',.t -ts,.. ..,,,s. ~ s,.s
tM.sh eaaes' ~ "tnen ee5'as' ecs,oas " 'uc
kofec blll Has AEss ace'afea aHeohetIutloAu1
| PLACE OF HOLDING TNH hEssinHa.
Col. Ntco,ay, formerly Iuco.n's Private Sec
rrtary. nov Marshal of Tho snm,n,c c,ut.. h,.
t,I ~, n.o,'.n a~s",,.a.,.. o,..1" ~ ~. w -"
"'4 '''o laol'cF arrangements H."''c 'oe the ~
eonlmodatlon OF the Commission In that his
toric hall wbicl, has echoed with the cioqucnce
| Of Webster, Clay. Calhoun. Preston
| ucnton. mn, sumn.r RI. nonch ,,hIci
s"'e"' A"a oa"ns'' !ns os"e,, "''1e'
-. "fe "eeAi et"sha "AaeA a!S
tho comfortable CHAIRS III which thct1
1lonors dose when drcary argument. are made,