, 1877-02-16

Is holdIug htnseif back for tho Oregon case;
lie attends every day, hut tnanttests no spccinl
Interest in The rrueeetling: except Wien the
Charles u Conut has not appcaIed IN tho time
this week. judgc Campbell, of Louisiana who
occupies his CHAIR, bears honc resemblance 10
Col. pelton, t,oy. 7lldcn's nephew. and tho
Secretary IT tho Democratic National Cu,nmlt~
tee, Is a regular attendant, and observes, the
pFoceedlnz' usually from, TIC rsJeftefs gallery
|, to lave charge Of tho Oregon case for the flc
publfcans. Judge floallcy hay t;lc 9ncl'vlao!c
task Of defending, on behalf ut the Democrats,
tho now clearly proven fraud.
THE CONSp1lsATODs.
FEW dF wnoM raIK ToH TnB DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
Hneetat Mspaseh "a Tie 1ftbrns.
WAautNoros, D. e., Feb. t5.-Thcrc l1as been |
a good deal OF excited talk md threatening |
among tha comparatively small body OF extremc
Democrats to-day IN regard to what they Will DO |
aud tty 10 hasc done In case tho Commission de-
cidcs to giyo tho vote OF Louisiana 10 llares.
They dosiaro TINT the Commission will be bro
ken tip by the withdrawal OF ut lcaat part Of
its Democratic mcmhere, and that this will bc
followed by tho refusal Of the major
ity In the House to Gll such Tacat1-
glcs. Willie Il is true that sucl1 measures do
not teem 10 b. favored BY even re-
spcctabtc minority Of the Democrats, there Is
no doubt that small but desperate minority Is
working vigorously and constantly nj eIass OF
project. Of which the above Is a fair example.
They sgreo that tho two Democratic Supreme
Court members cannot withdraw
WITHOUT HEs17StNo IAhl" fos'Aio"o
on the Supreme bc11cs,' LUIS mascs euen @etton
| on their part extremely unlikely. Besides, the
| Electoral bit provides that in case Of vacancy
11,ttr f1Hf fNr nj
f,nnmf..,on sha]t Immediately al1 Il from other
1r.ttcea nj tho RunYcme Cot,rt. upon this,
t<,wogcr, thc Democrats c1atm that tho bill, by
tts r1nrc.a terms. only autlort.cs filling Of va
.o,ctc1 ro,sc1 nv death or nhveical tnabitr, md
tl,t +, nne. mt n,ovt,c for anv case Of resigna-
tto,
TIM LANGUAGE OF THE ACT
in reaas,t 10 yaucanc,cs Is a. follows:
when the Commission shall hayo been thus ar
ranged It ehnl not bo In the rowes Of either House
to dissolve thn eamc OF 10 withdraw any cs ~
members, but II anY sueh sonaos o' mcmbef ehell
die or become phJslea'y unsp,e 70 psE'o. s.e s.o
dulles rtqa'tea ~ 'as as ao 'as. =. sasS
or pnYs'ea naolnt1 s1asl -. ~ t*'o o"..".as =.
before II sna4t P8oecoe lu''ucs' e'.An44'se~e ~
tue ssats Or ou,o o. nt ian sasu
debate proceed by vIra voce vote 10 a!I the place
20 vacated, and tln person 80 appointed .hsll take
md beeomo member Of saaa Commission; no. sna "a
conrt hi, d,c or become physically Incapable Of
performing tho duties required by this aet othet
Of sail Justices and members OF The said Commits
sion rhali Immediately sppon. unother Justice Of
raid Court a member Of said cou'ualsslon, and IN
such appointments tegnsa *nal' % hao 10 'npas
slallsf anu l!ceuo ,va' so sh.,,
appointments OF sa,a 1emass..n, "au s"s n.,,.
hcteinbetote prescribed and become menbcs OF
said Commission to 1ll the vacancy 40 oceasloned
From this It will he seen that tho nct never eon
.,.. .a ..., ,,,nds n. re.,o,,at1t,,,s FIR sucf,
.clhp.asa sasn psssy .., =, .,,n,.,..nt ,,n,,ctv
: causes a. afc now u1aea ~ eN'1s.sa, M. u." -.
ama|oTty decision agasns. tno ucnoc.ats, .'' ana
nmv n,hcr vars,,rfes thnu tbpsc ari,iur frou
dcn,t, M nbv.fcol Inability 10 scryc. But th,
! 11.,,o~at. ~ tl,c rJm.c and Senate nre bount