The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-15
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THE ELEcToRkLv0TE HAVE AGREED UPON
CONFERENCE WITH MR.. TILDEN-A EAT1oE-
| Al DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION TALKED Of
THE DISTRICT POLICE TROUBLES.
from Our Regular Correspondence
WAsHINGToN, January 13.-Neither house
being in session to-day, the Joint Commit
tee on Electoral Count had q long session,
and various propositions were earnestly dis
cussed. The committee resolutely persist
In maintaining secrecy in regard to what
transpired at theneeting. From gentlemen
not members Of either committee, who
seem to have had peep behind the scenes,
it is learned that the Senate Committee on
Electoral Count agreed yesterday evening.
first, that the president OF the Senate
has not the sole power to count the: vote;
second, that the joint assembly may law
fully be held in either the Senate cham
lber or in the hall Of the House; third, that
the vote Of no State from which there Is but
one return shall be thrown out without the
4 consent OF both. houses fourth, IL in such
case the houses do not agree, or when they
cannot agree which Of the dual returns from
any, State should be received, the question
shall be decided by tribunal to be provided.
This last proposition is repudiated by every
Democrat to whom have mentioned it as
being unconstitutional, impolitic, and I'M
fair to their party. Many Republicans also
object to it, and insist that Congress should
not in any way shirk the duty devolved upon
it by the Constitution. 1t does not seem
probable that it will prevail even in the
Joint committee.
Democratic members Of Congress keep
up the practice OF going to New York oc-
casionally to confer with Mr. Tilden in re-
gard to every important step to be taken in
the presidential controversy. Several mem
bers are taking advantage OF the recess to-
day to have conference with him. Mr..
Hewitt and a gentleman unoficialy repre-
senting the western Democracy lett ]ast
night to consult Mr.. Tilden in regard to the
propriety OF calling a national Democratic
convention to meet in this city about the
middle OF February.
Before the special committee investiga-
ting the Murtagh conspiracy, Detective
Miller testified to-day that Murtagh had
proposed to him to bride the jury in a libel
suit brought by McGarraghan against the
Republican, and decided in favor Of Muir
tagh. II the committee continue to allow
their inquiry to take the same latitude
startling develoments are promised by those
who profess to know what "crooked !"
things have been going on here for some
time.
Before Senator Morton's committee, Gen
eral Frost, the alleged ineligible Democratic
(MissourD elector, produced a pardon sign
ed by President johnson.
The Government receipts to-day were
internal revenue, s329,522,52; customs,
$40, 297.79.
The Treasury shipments for the week
ending to-day were: Legal-te nders, SS14,-
1864; silver, S13,6s1.6S.
Associated Press telegroms.I
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, January 13.-The joint cleo
toral committee was in session until 3
O'Clock. The report OF the Senate PROPOSE
ton is credited in some quarters with much
speculation as to the leaky member.
Barnes is comfortably quartered in the
room OF the Committee on Territories.
William a. Wheeler is here.
David Dudley Field and Judge Laurence
OF Ohio have been added to the committee
on the privileges and powers OF the House
in counting the electoral vote.
Neither house of Congress was in session
to-day. ..--.....#
It is as yet impossible to legitimately or
|illegitimately obtain confirmation OF the
New York dispatch quoting the Washing
ton special in reference to the Senate com.
mittee's proposition for counting the cleo
toral vote. 1t may be accepted as shrewd
approximation.
Mr.. Orion will appear before the bar Of
the House on Monday. His present inten.
ton appears to be to resist to the extent OF
ascertaining positively the rights OF custo-
mers of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany to the privacy OF their dispatches.
The Committee on Privileges and Pow
ers Of the House in counting the electoral
vote have examined Secretary Chandler and
Congressman Purman, OF Florida.
Later information warrants the statement
that the proposition Of the Senate commit
tee is wild speculation.
The Privileges and Elections Committee
have opened the investigation regarding the
Mississippi election. Major Howard, OF
Jackson, knew of at least two hundred CO.
lored persons, mostly Republicans, who
could not reach the polls on account OF the
crowd.
Cashier Jackson, OF the Third National
Bank, testified that he drew an eight
thousand-dollar check for transmission to
Oregon at the instance of William T. Pei
ton, secretary Of the National Democratic
Committee. He supposed the check was
for political purposes, but only knows that
the check was returned unused. Samuel j.
Tilden is director of the bank, and owns
sixty-eight thousand dollars worth OF stock.
The witness protested against giving fur
Their information regarding persons inter-
ested in the bank. He gave the information
regarding Mr.. Tiden's interest by leave OF
the officers.
Conflicting statements having recently
been published in regard to the action OF
the Senate committee on counting the cleo
toral vote, inquiry was made to-day in
authoritative quarters, and it was.posltively
ascertained that although some OF these
publications contain detached portions OF
several Of the many propositions which
have been discussed, none OF them embrace
any complete plan that has been agreed to,
or is likely to be agreed to, by either the
Senate committee or the House committee.
A member OF the joint committee, besides
authorizing the foregoing statement, says !:
Various published propositions have been
discussed freely by the committees, and
portions Of them may perhaps be agreed to,