The daily gazette., 1877-12-14
SECOND EDITION.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
THE COLORADO CASE SET II. ED.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONTES TANT
OBTAINS HIS SEAT.
RESULTS OF CoNKLING'S vICToRY--A
DISAPPOINTED APPoINTEE-TItE tE
BALTIMORE COMMITTEE AND
THE POST-oFFICE.
WAsHINGroN, December 13.


TIE PosT-oFFICE.
WASHINGTON, December 10.
The House, this afternoon, resumed the
consideration of the Colorado contested
election case of Patterson versus Belford.
The discussion of the case consumed seve-
raj hours.
Mr.. Butler, (Mass.) in a speech faYoring
the sending of the case back TO Colorado
warned his Democratic friends not 10 seat
Patterson, who manifestly was not the
choice of the people of Colorado. He (Mr.
Butler) thought that all electoral machin
ery-returning boards, electoral commits
sions, or anything else which stood be-
tween the will of the people and the fair
count of the vote-ought to be swept away.
[Derisive laughter on the Democratic side.
No machinery of election ever ought to
put man in office who had not been elect
ed by the vote of the people. The Demo-
Gratis must stop the cry of '!fraudP in an
election which took place not long ago
[laughterl If they undertook to seat Pat
terson, who had been rejected by the peo-
pie of Colorado.
Mr.. Patterson, one of the claimants,
having been permitted to speak in his own
| behalf, replied to the speech made by Mr..
Hale, of Me-, Gn which Mr.. Hale had char
| acteriZed him as 81 vagrant and endicant,
| and had spoken of his claim as one of the
most barefaced, unblushing audacity,) and
| SAID: 1t is not always that begga1s are to
| blamed. Circumstances have sometimes
| driven them into poverty. But coward
\ and vlllifier is always that, either from
| nature or his own choosing. Applause on
the Democratic side.l If after the state
| ment / propose to make the gentleman
| from Maine does not feel inclined to rise
| in his place and ask pardon of the House,
| and even of a "mendicant," then think
that even beggar would be prince be-
| side him IN principle More applause and
| encouragement from the Democratic side.
The debate being closed, the House pro-
| ceeded at half past six to vote on the ques-
| tion. The first vote was on the proposition
| of the minority of the Committee that
| Belford was entitled to the seat. This was
negatived by strict party vote-yeas ITO,
| nays 1913.
there had been no valid election. This
was rejected-yeas 116, nays III.
| When the vote was announced 1t was
| greeted with applause from the Democratic
| side
The following Democrats voted with the
Republicans in the Affirmative: Messrs
Cutter, N. j. !; Stenger Pa; Williams, Del;
| Potter and Willis, N. Y.
The vote was then taken upon the msjo-
rty resolution declaring Mr.. Patterson en-
titled to a seat, and 1t was agreed to, yeas
1l6, nays ITO, and Mr.. Patterson was then
sworn in as Representative from the
State of Colorado.
THE SENATE AND THE ADMINISTRATION
The results, immediate and prospective
OF the action of the Senate yesterday have
to-day monopoli3ed attention and discus
sion. The defeat of the administration
was so little expected at the White House
that Mr.. Roosevelt waited there with the
President all the afternoon to receive news
of his confirmation. The President had
believed that the solid Democratic vote
| would be cast for his nominations, and he
| and Mr.. Evarts had also expected Blaine's
| support on account OF the well known an
tagonism between him and ConklLng.
The President, while surprised at the re
| suit, says 1t does not trouble him at all
and he does not wish his friends to feel ag
grieved. The impression of SOME of the
| Presidentt friends Is that he will send IL
new names without unnecessary delay
| and that If the names can be agreed upoI
at the cabinet meeting tomorrow they
may be sent in before the recess.
The committee of citizens visited TIN
| Senate this afternoon and had q conference
| with several committees in relation to thu
proposed new post-office in that city.
TRADE WITH BRAZIL.
The Anglo-Brazilian Times states tina
! the Brazilian Government has agreed Il
| subsdize line OF steamers belonging t
John Roach, between New York and Rio
Janeiro, and that the service will com
mence in March next.