The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-18
From Washington.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TIoN Bills.

TloS bills.
New York, Jan. II.
The World says but little probability Of
a n%atiO1al democratic Convention at Wash
ington exists; also, that the caucus of the
advisory committee Of congress has decid-
e1 to hasten appropriation bills legislation.
THE TELEGRAPH COMMITTEE SUMMONED.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
The committee on powers and privileges
Of the house directed the %summoning Of all
the members Of the cutive committee of
the Western union telegraph company TO
appear before It.
SOUTHERN OPINION OF CONFEDERATE
BONDS.
Specials to the Tribune say the south
ern congressman are amused at the idea Of
quoting confederate bonds IN Europe. The
southerners consider them worthless.
THE INVESTIGATIONS.
The house electoral committee today
discharged MIR. Keon, the newspaper cor
respondent who refused to testify regard
ing an interview with the president on the
subject of declaring martial Law in the dis
trict, beir g uncertain as to their authority
to Investigate him on a conversation with
the president.
Representative Lynch OF Mississippi tee
titled before the senate committee that in
two counties in his congressional district it
was not safe for a man to vote the repub-
lican ticket at the late election.
now THEY WILL SETTLE IT.
The senate and house committees on
counting the electoral votes this evening
agreed upon a report which will be signed
tomorrow by all the members Of both
committees except Senator Norton ard
possibly one democratic member Of the
house committee. The tribunal for the dc
cision on ~con'toyelted questions will be
tripartite, one branch Of which will be
compo.ed Cf five Justices Of the supreme
court. How these judges are to be selected
or how the senate and house branches of
the tribunal will he constituted is not kown
but it can be positively stated that the
element Of chance will not enter in any
wa yinto the formation of the tribunal
Its mem.ers are to take a specill oath to
decide questions according to the constitu-
ton ana laws male in pursuance thereof.
Members Of the committees are pledged
not to disclose details Of the plan, but it Is
inferred that the two branches of congress
will each be represented by five members,
The committee say that Tor the last two
wo.ks they nave devoted their best en.r-
gies d d judgment and nearly all their time
10 effoIts 10 arrive at an accOmmOds tiln (;
that the proceedings have uniformly been
marked by courtesy and patriotic 81 irit. al
striving to allay whstever partisan feeling
existed and to promote the public good.
They are very hopeful that both political
parties aud the country At large will be
sltisti d with the result of their llbors. a
bill emhodying the plan agreed upon will
be acc )mpanied'by a brief report setting
forth the principles upon which it ia based
and will be presented to both houses to-
morrow though it will not probably he
acted uron Immediately
COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS
Mr. Ma ID )uga.l today declined the ap-
po'ntment Of commissioner of patents. The
President decided to nominate Ellis II.
Spelr of Maine.
THE POLICE BOAID
The new board police commissioner or
ganized today with A, j. Murtagh, Theo.
f. Glichelle, Thos. Sommerviille and G.
w. Ca.sell, present..