, 1877-01-14

Spectal Dispatch to 1ne Tribune
WASHINGTON, d. e., Jan. 13.-The plan re-
ported agreed upon by the Senate Electoral
Committee has attracted a great deal of at
tention here to-day. It still cannot be authori-
tativcly stated that this is the plan, but the
belief prevails in many wcl-infornled quarters
that the purpose Of the Committee in cndcaro1-
Ing to keep the matter secret is understood to
be to avoid general discussion Of the press
among the people before the proposition could
be formally submitted to the two Houses.
1t is expected now that the report, If agreed
upon at all, will be presented to The two Houses
By Wednesday next, in order that the discus
sion OF it NAV commence contcmporaneously
with that Of The report Of the House Preroga-
tive Committee.
THE JOINT COMMITTEE
was IN session for nearly six hours to-day, and
also sat this evening, but arrived at no definite
conclusion. 4 significant fact connected with
the proposition is, that it seems to be
more acceptable to the Democrats than
the Republicans. So prominent aud radical a
Democrat of the war school as John e.. Thomp-
son, Sergcantat-Arms Of the House, and Clair
man Of the Ohio State Central Committee, says
that he believes the people whom he represents
will accept it, and abide BY it; that they will
submit to anything which Senators Thurman,
BaEard, and Ransom, of their party, agree to-
The proposition is understood to have been
submitted to the House Committee in the form
Of bill.
4 MIXED COMMISSION
composed OF nine members of Congress and Of
four Justices OF the Supreme Court longest in
service is created as final Board Of Arbtra-
tfon. Neither party can claim that the other
has surrendered its position, as the nine men,
bers OF the two Houses will be chosen from ten
appointed By the two Houses, the one dropping
out to be determined by lot. It cannot, Of
course, be foreseen which party would have the
advantage in this peculiar appeal to fortune. 1t
might be either that the Committee would
stand five Republicans aud four Demo
Gratis, or the reverse. Nor eau it be
stated with certainty what position the four
Judges who have been longest in service would
assume. It happens by
CURIOUS Co1Sc1DEScE
that the four Judges who would be selected By
such an arrangement very nearly equally repre-
sent tic two political parties. Clifford, Of
Maine, is pronounced Democrat. He is the
Justice whose decision respecting Judgment in
the matter Of claim Mr.. blaine 50 severely
attacked during the campaign. He was also
to ronsidcr whrthrr jeff Diyi, conjd
10 successfu1,v tried for treason md
Win in - d;cner sncrrn Will was
rcecnt, nnhlishei in TuE Tn1n1Sr n,in,ain,d
thot thc Trainers IT thr Federal Cnstituti:n
w"ra too f,Ilr conscious ri thc nosifinn thut
thcy orcupjcd with rcsrcct to Great Britain to
hnre nroyided yery adrnnorc nnnaitirs fnr tI.c
nnn;sfmc,,t If treason il m Federal Cnnsti1u-
1E,nn TIit1nri ;s > Tcurs of aoe i I-vun3 ,nv
trmnt,t;on witch nojitfcal III. cou]I g;ye il
oircaGv rntitltI tn retirement at his own viii
m mi nor for ifc and Is in nosi,ion tn rcn,icr
an entirciy in,liria] decision.
sWAYSE. or OHIO.
;s , Rennbljcan of moderate views. is nearly 10.
end is man Of ackuowict1rcd ability and can
JUDGE MILLER.
of nhio. Ia well known in the Vast rs an honest
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