New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-24
TUE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.

A MAJORITY DECIDE TO DELAY TgE JOINT SESSION
UNTIL MONDAY AT 1 P. M.-TnE ACTION Not
CERTAIN CT BrING SUSTAINED IN THE HOUSE
MI. FIELDS TWO BILLS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Directly after the
recess Of the House notice read the desk
yg the Democrats remain for the purpose OF hold
M "A caucus When the hall had been cleared of all
Others, Representative Lamar called the meeting to
order He said that he had Oeen requested to suggest
that tic caucus a ouTn TIL 730 O'Clock tonight where
u1ou member proposed saturday night but tire voice
Of the minority being in favor OF continuing the
this afternoon without adjournment, Representative
Mcmahon OF Ohio offered resolution that
tomorrow q motion be made in the House
inviting the Senate to meet the House
in Joint convention at O'Clock Monday Representa-
tive Kchr ~ Missouri offered substitute, namely, that
a motion made in The House inviting the Senate TO
meet JOINT tomorrow at o'clock for the pur-
nose Of proceeding with the count Of the electoral
To this Representative Neal % OHIO offered amend
ent which Representative Kehr accepted, % the effect
that afler the tyo houses shall have in joint
10 receive tn, decision %; the Electoral Commission
the Oregon question and snail have separated thereon,
the House will then proceed 70 discuss the decision.
An earnest and excited discussion en-ucI, IN which
Rspr,s It, I've, !,nrd. sJuIJr., and AcAI4hon, Vance
M ouo Kratt ~ Keiurv. -pur,s ~ Illinois, and Lane
OF Oieuou participated. lgYoriug delay TIL Monday.
R,prr,rUjet.s Nm 81 Georgia, ~ VH OF k.ttHch>,
Wllshllr Of Arkanst- arris" %: Limos, and HJus Of
Tennessee. favor 81 ID! tn tGs senate 10 meet
wf the House to-m3yloW Tor ,.e purpose 81 continuing
the cuI.ntlU- 81 The electoral vote.
speaker Randall made IcW remarks cOuus ling calm
dt0yiaun u Wow OF tho importance oI tlc questions
p:cscn'rd
Representative Field ot S.v-iJrk glsO spoke briefly
stating he Lad prepared two bills 0lr providing iDr tie
election of Prc.mrn' tud Nict-Prrsicut GA the first
Ia, say Ia MAY Tie pl siding uticvr OF the senate 10
AT q. President iu the interval between the AIN OF
March ana tIat tme the other biz providing for geo
proceedings, So tat t respective contestants
fOr the Pr sidcuCy and NcePcsd ncy could 80 before
TIE United supreme Court And there present their
claims. to the ono
Unucr tie operation OF previous question the sub
stitltc and amendment to Re reseI tduVe McSlahOu5
resolution were rrircted-Ieas, II Nays, 90.
the resolution OF Representative dchah0n inviting
the senate to the House o'clock on MonGay was
| then adopted by about 20 majority
| Tine reasons given by several ntemen VINO were
present the for this delay were bat tc House
wanted further time for reflection ana 10 prepare OD-
/ iectiOns 10 the South Carolina AMI other eases.
| A number OF Democrats who did not sanction delay
left the hail from time time before the close Of the pro
cecdngs and Others privately said after the ADJOURN
m.u thai they would be- bound By the caucus, rs
many Democrats had puIpOsely sbsented themselves
Representative Willis VI AewIork viii, under All err
cunstances earnestly oppose the postponemen cOnte-
| plated by Representative McMahOns resolution NO
action taken Repre- eniat4ve Fields two bills
which Representative Walls regarded ~ uheohssta'