Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-20
BY TELEGRAPH.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE
From Washington.
TIE SITUATION.

of The democratic caucus last night does no'
seem to have had atty more soothing effect, ano
the diversity of opinion is as great, if not greater,
than before, as to the course eventually TO DC
nnrsned in reference TO The electoral count.
Some Of the Western and Northern men are
for extreme measures, while the South Is act
ing the part Of canscrVat0r Of the peace. Inc
Louisiana delegation may be cited as 40 eXcep'
ton TO the rule They feel the iron 10 thelf
souls and chafs under the inhictlou. 1t Is a
matter Of life or death with them. They must
be rid Of the oppression under which they
stagper, or they must fall, and they are conse
oueptIy almost driven to desperation, and re-
cciyc the sympathy of many who would like to
renudiate the action of the Commission, II their
oood fiE was not at stake 1t may be stated
with some confidence that things will DOW move
on smoothly until Oregon Is reached, when q
final and desperate struggle will be made 10
rrovcnt the contamination Of the fraud, but, as
heretofore stated in these dispatches, The hope
is a forIora one Mono think seriously that the
Commission will at all change its attitude, and
that The fatal S 10 : will still saoctlon the over
throw OF republican institutions and place 10
power a minority President
Nothing definite vas determined last night
by the caucus, the opinions being too diverse 10
hermit Of a resolution, and only an ADJOURN
mept was attainaJlc. 1t may be safe to say
that were the term longer different result than
that now almost certain, might have been
reached.
LATER.
The objection to one of the Michigan electors
was unexpected, aud further delays the count.
TIE SENATE.
The Scuate met at 10, and remained 10 ses
sion without business, waiting tor the House
Of r representatives to vote on theLoulslana case,
until II o'clock. when the members proceeded
to hold a joint meeting with the House.
At go the Senate returned and voted TO
receive the Michigan vote which had been OBJ
icctcd to 10 the joint session.
The Senate unanimously refused to sustain
the objection to the Michigan elec!or
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The House met at 10 clock, when, it being
spparrrt that there WAS 90 quorum present,
on motion of radical member, a call of the
House was ordered, Which occupied about half
40 hour, BY which time number OF members
had came 10 sufficient to make quorum, When
all further proceedings under the call we're dis.
pcused with.
A message vas received from the Senate au-
In rf tEai r..
cision Of the Electoral Commission.
Mr. Gibson, o! Louisiana, then offered re.
solution to the cifec! that the Hayes electors
from Louisiana, purportl1g TO have been chos'
nu, we're not legally elected, aud that the decI-
sion OF the Electoral Commission be not ap'
proved.
a radical member moved To declare them
legally elected, and approving the decision OF
the Commission.
MIR. New, of Indiana, dem, opposed The &C.
,eptancc Of the decision OF the Electoral Com
mission, upon The ground Of the dishonest
count 10 Louisiana, but opposed any unDeces;;
sary delay in proceeding With the count, and
said that the democrats should submit 10 the
Of Il minority President Tor the
sake OF peace, and that in the future the con-
lemuaticu of the people would be visited upon
tlO5e VINO uSuTpCu duu dCSGplCu PoH0i a. wv
hands of 4 dcspicable returning board.
Mr. SccIye, rad, did not know which to &C.
,cnt-lhe republican or democratic electors, as
hr rhnncht there had been great frauds on
both sides lie could not give his assent to the
lecisjoD Of the Commission
Mr.. Joycc. rad, approved The decision Of
the Commission in q written speech, 10 which
hr reiterated the accusations Of intimidation
made AGAINST the democrats 10 the South. The
sneech was listened TO by but few.
Mr, lew, dem, opposed acceptance of the
locisi,n nm the ground of its parizau charac-
tar and ann,aIrd from the opinion of the tri-
hnn.l - That nt the ncope. aud argued that
,on;si,na had been made sacrifice to the
MoIoch Of rudicaIism.
Mr. Townsend of Pa, favored tie accept
auca upon the ground Of the fairness Of the
tribunal, and that The evidence on one side was
az strong as on the other as to fraud and in-
timidarigr.
MIR. McMahoo, ii Ohio. DEM, opposed &C.
ceptaucc upon The ground that tho Louisiana
decision was worse than that 10 the case CT
florida. lie had homes IF the Oregon case,
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