The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-01-24

MIR. Blaine Opposed to the Compromise,
New YORK, Jan. pa Washington des-
patch to the Times says Mr. Blaine will op.
pose the compromise.
A Remembrance from New York
A petition to Congress IN relation TO the COM
promise plan for the electoral count is in crcu-
lation at the Union League club and elsewhere
in the city. The petitioners make substantially
the following suggestions
1. That the constitutOnality of the proposed
act should be favorably passed upon by the
Supreme Court
2. That the judges of the Supreme Court
should not be members of the commits zion, if a
prior adjudication by the court cannot be OBJ
tanned.
8. That the part assigned to the five judges
COMFORTS neither with the dignity and respon.
sibllity of the court, nor with the principles
and safety of the country's institutions
T. The petitioners ask that Congress will not
involve the judges of the Supreme Court in
any manner with the pending contest, until
the court shall be called to act on the question
in its judicial capacity.
Kansas i'm Doubt.
Topeka, Jan. 23.-Tne resolution offered in
the Senate yesterday, to Instruct the Kansas
Congressional delegation to vote for the com.
promise bill has been postponed until Friday.
Georgia Favors the Bill.
ATLANTA, Jan. 23.-All the people here fay
or the compromise bill.
The Voice of Boston.
BOSTON, Jan. 23--In answer to call for q
meeting IN Faneul Hall, to consider the bill
for the settlement of the Presidential question,
about 1000 people met i'll that building at noon
to-day. Mayor Prince presided Resolutions
read by Hon. VIM. Gray were passed unan-
mously and in substance are as follows:
be it resolved by the citizens of Boston in
Faneuil Hall assembled. that the thanks of this
people be rendered to the com mittee of the two
houses Of Congress, for their able, impartial
and success tul efforts to present for the con-
sideration of Congress plan which should
commend itself to the intelligence and judg-
ment of the people of the country. That the
plan presented by the committee, in It's spiri,s
and its provisions, has our cordial approval, land
we earnestly request and advise our Senators
and Representatives to give it thsir earnest
support. That the provision inviting five
Judges of the Supreme Court of the United
States to sit upon the commission, especially
commends itself to our Judgment, since it
seems wise to invoke the OPINION of members
OF this distinguished branch of the govern
ment as to the law which should govern and
upon the facts to be inquired into, ITO the end
that our government may bs government of
laws and not government of men, That we
regard the plan proposed as entitled to the cor
dial approval of the whole people, as eminent
ly wise, as tending to ailay excitement and to
restore confidence. and to put into active en-
ployment the industry and enterprise of the
land, now waiting to be assured of an AMIGA
BILE adjustment of this question, and beyond
all, as a new illustration of the strength of
our government ''of the people, by the people,
and for the people," That the officers of this
peetng be directed to send copy of its pro-
ceedlngs to the Senators and Representatives
OF Massachusetts and to the chairman of the
committee of the TWO houses of Congress.
Speeches were made by Hon. E. f Nudge,
T. A Collins, Hon. j. q. Madigan and Gen.
George a. Gordon.