The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-01-31
Notes nnd Gossip In and around the
GRpltal.

Notes and Gossip In ana around the
Capital.
WASHINGTON, January 80. - Four
batteries OF artillery recently ordered
here have been ordered back to Fortress
Monroe. 1t is thought other troops will
leave for tho North and the West
shortly.
A. I. Britton succeeds Murtaghs on
the police board. ..l
The Justices have sent to the House
and Senate, under seal, their appoint
ment of the fifth Judge. The general
impression favors Bradley.
Mr.. Stephens became worse during
the evening, and at midnight IL quiet
His situation Is more critical than 1t
has ever been, but death is not appre-
hended Immediately.
The Grand ccuIation
IA 10 the Probable Fiiih Justiee,
The choice Of the filth Judge toserve
on the Grand Com mission viii be from
Swayne, Davis, Hunt and Bradley.
Davis, It is claimed, will not serve,
and Chief Justice Waite Is precluded
by tho terms OF the bill. The probable
tiith man is Justice Bradley. The
commission consists OF Senators Ed
muhds, Morton and Freinehuysep,
II pnblicans; Bayard aud Thurman,
Democrats; Representatives Payne,
Hunton and Abbott, Democrats; Gar
field and Hoar, Republicans; Judges
Clifford, Strong, Miller and Field, OF
the Supreme Court.
LATER-Associate Justices Clifford,
Strong, Miller and Field were In secret
conference three hours this morning,
but adjourned without arriving at a
conclusion rs to which of their ASSOC
ciates should be selected as the fifth
member. IL may be considered Ger.
thin, however, that tomorrow MORN
Ing, soon after they reasonable, they
will select Justice Bradley, ard
promptly communicate the fact to
Congress.
LATEST There Ia no doubt that
Justice Bradley has been elected as the
fifth judge. The formal announcement
will ha M ada tn.mnrrnw
Congressional Proceedings.
The House this morning passed the
bill abolshing the Washington police
board, the Presidents objections not
withstanding
The House bill for the payment OF
five hundred thousand dollars to Eads
was passed.
Messrs. Payne, Hunton, Abbott, Gar.
field and Hoar were elected members
on the part of the House to represent
1t on the electoral commission.
The vote In the House for represent
tatives on the grand commission was
unanimous, except in .Garfield's case,
who lost thirty votes, mostly from
members declining to vote.
In the Senate Mr.. Wright, Of Iowa,
submitted resolution that the Senate
proceed, In accordance with the pro-
visions OF the electoral count bill, to
appoint by u pira uoce vote five Sena-
tors to be members Of the commission
In said act provided for. He gave no.
tice that he would call the resolution
up for consideration at $3.50 p. M. to-
day.
Mr.. Edmunds, of Vermont, submit
ted resolution authorizing and d.
rectlDg the President OF the Senate to
appoint two tellers on the part Of the
Senate to perform the duties required
by the electoral count bill, which re-
Gently passed. Agreed to.
Mr.. Allison, of Iowa, submitted u
resolution providing that the proceed.
ings before the commission authorized
by that bill, be printed in the Congress
sional Record from day to day. Laid
over.
Mr. Hamlin, Of Main, submitted a
resolution instructing the committee
on rules to enquire and report what, II
any, rules should be adopted for the
admission Of persons to the capitol
during the counting OF the votes for
president and vice'president, and that
the committee confer with the COM
mittee on rules Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives. Agreed to.
The committee on public lands re-
ported favorably on the bill granting
the right OF way to the Hot Springs
railroad over the Hot Springs reserva.
tien. G