The Morning herald., 1877-02-28
WASHINGTON
The Progress Yesterday.

Aho fTO8reDD YODteFOAy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The Democratic
| objectors in the South Carolina case this
morning occupied but forty minutes, and
the Republicans even less time.
The counsel are now arguing the main
question, and the probabilities are that they
will be finished and submitted for decision
TO the tribunal this afternoon. It Is possi-
ble that the joint convention will assemble
late to-day ,afording the tribunal an oppor~
tunity to report its decision.
When the two hours discussion in the
case begins the ultra Democrats in the House
will endeavor to secure the reading of the
testimony in the South Carolina case, which
will consume at least twenty-four hours.
The moderate wing of the Democrats will
not sustain them In this course, holding that
the testimony has been printed for weeks,
and that there is mo necessity for reading it.,
as there was In the Pennsylvania case yes
terday, which had not been printed.
OF Mr.. HURD's SPEECH.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Mr. Hurd, in
conclusion, said that they were prepa,e ed to
show that by this military interference in
timidation was practiced that produced
result different from what It would have
been, had not the troops been present. In
England the presence Of tho military at the
polls was never known. History showed
that desp0tism had advanced and the re.
public receded in exact ratio to the relaxa~
tion of the watchfulness of the people and
the abatement of their jealousy of the en-
cr0achment of the military on tho civil
power of the Government. He hoped this
military encroachment in South Carolina
might be made the first step in that direc-
tion In our own country.
Mr.. Cochrane stated that Judge Black
and Mr.. Black could appear as counsel for
the objections to certificate no one. They
had been uncertain whether they could at
tend but were now here.
Mr.. Cechrane then submitted certain
proffers of proof, which he proposed to
make good, II admitted by the Commission
as follows
Mr.. Lawrence commenced the argument
for the Hayes objections at five minutes past
IL o'clock, with an effort to show that the
want of registration act did not affect the
election. He contended that the Constitu-
tion of the United States gave the power to
the Legislature of the State, and that the
Constitution of the State could put no re-
strictions upon this constitution grant to
the Legislature of the State.
THE COMING OF GOVERNOR HAYES TO
WASHINGTON.
Tho Times despatch says: lit is not deci.
ded when Governor Hayes will take his de-
parture for Washington, but he will prob
ably leave here on Monday noon and go by
the way of Pittsburg and Harrisburg. He
will not resign his Office of Governor Of
Ohio until he is declared President, as he
does not wish to do anything that would
look like anticipating the final decision OF
the Electoral Commission"
THE PRESIDENT ANNOYED BY OFFICE
SEEKERS.
The President said to the Republican del
egation from Baltimore, who waited on
him with reference to supplying the vacancy
of Postmaster of that city, that although
his official term is nearly expired he is still
waited upon by persons from all
sections of the Union In the interest of Office
seekers. These visits greatly interfere with
The arrangement ofhis private affairs, which
he considers ought to have his attention at
This time.