The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-24


CAUCUS CALLED.
Directly ancr tho recess notice read from the
desk inviting tho democrats to remain for tho pur.
pose Of holding caucus When the hall had been
cleared OF all others Represent Lamar called tho
meeting order said that no had been ed
suggest that the adjourn until ha!past seven
o'clock tonight whereupon member proposed Sat.
urday night but tho voice OF tho majority being in
favor Of continuing tho caucus this afternoon without
adjournment Representative Mcmahon, OF Ohio,
offered resolution that tomorrow motion DO made
in the House inviting tho Senate TO meet the House
joint convention at O'Clock Monday. Reprcscn-
tativc Kehr Of Missouri offered a overwhelmingly,
that motion DO made in the House inviting the Senate
TO meet In Joint morrow ono O'Clock for
the purpose OF proceeding with the count OF the
electoral v0to To this Rcprcscn tatve Neal OF Ohio,
offered an amendment which Representative Kehr
accepted, 10 the effect that after the two houses
shall have met joint session to receive the decision
OF The Electoral Commission on the Oregon question
and shall have separated thereon, Toe House viii then
proceed 10 discuss tho decsion.
A LIVELY UssToS.
An earnest and excited discussion cnsued, In which
Representatives Hurd, Southard, McMahon and Vance,
Of Ohio; Knott, OF Kentucky; Sparks, OF Illinois,
and Liuo, Of Oregon, participated favoring de-
Brown, Of Kentucky; Wiltshire OF Arkansas; Harrl,
son. OF Illinois, and House, OF Tennessee wore IN
favor OF inviting the Senate to meet with the House
for the purpose Of continuing the counting
oil the electoral vote.
Speaker Randall made a few remarks counselling
calm deibc ration In view Of the importance OF Tho
questions presented.
Representative Field, OF New York, also spoke
briefly stating that he had prepared two bs-onc pro-
vding Tor the election OF President and Vice President
tho nrst Tuesday IN May, the presiding officer
Senate to act President in tho interval between tho
for quo warranto proceedings so that the respective
contestants Tor tho Presidency and Vice Presidency
could 80 before tho United States supreme Court aud
there present their claims to the Office.
Under the operation oil the previous question the
substitute and amendment to Representative McMa-
hon Is resolution Gro rejected-Ycas ~. nays Cd
Tho resolution OF Representative McMahon inviting
the senate to meet the House AT O'Clock Non.
day was then adopted by about twenty majority.
REASONS FOR THE
The reasons given by several gentlemen who wore
present at the caucus for this delay that the
House wanted further time Tor reflection and pre-.
pare objections 10 the south Carolina and other
number OF democrats who did not sanction delay
left the ball from time 10 time before the close OF tho
proceedings. and others privately said AFTER tho ad
journmcnt that they would not DO bound by tho
caucus, as many democrats had purposely abscnled
themselves
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS
Representative Willis, OF New York, WILL under all
circumstances, earnestly oppose the postponcinent
No action was taken ON Representative Fields two
bills, which Representative Wills regarded rs uncon.
stnutional aud, besides, quo warranto before the
Supreme Court, some OF whose members have decided
against Tildcn, would be Intellectual
The democrats OF the caucus who favored the I'm
mediate resumption Of the counting Of tho electoral
express their surprise that those who advocate
delay mustered in such strong force, and say that
many democrats who will differently had left the
House for their residences before the announcement,
for caucus, not supposing that ono would be held
without sufficient notice, and. besides, the sixtysx
who voted Tor delay are scarcely moro than one third
OF the democrats OF the House
A LArKR REPORT.
II Is reported that just before tho adjournment Of
tho caucus resolution was adopted by vote OF 81
10 81 providing Tor another recess of the House
from Monday until Tuesday. Prior to the
Introduction OF this resolution number OF the mem.
bers Of the had lett the hail. saying they would
not abide by the action which provided Tor recess
from tomorrow until Tuesday.