The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-30
THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION

speculations Upon its Construction.
The Tri5unes Washington special Gays
in relation to the makeup of the commits
sion This is the day of compromise, and
when the republicans get into caucus they
will be likely to settlc their differences on
this important subject by giving repre-
sentstion upon the commission TO the three
principal shades of opinion existing among
them in regard to the bill. 1: is almost
safe to predict that SeEstor Edmunds will
be appointed to represent the warm friends
of the bill. who believe its provisions fair
and salu airy, as well as expedient. Dir.
Howe is to stand for the class who voted
for it as political necessity, without rel
ishing either its theory or method, and Dir.
Morton as the foremost opponent of the
measure. The 6emoc!as OF the serste, 1t
is believed, will place on the commission
two of their members Of the JOIN, ccm-
mitiee, Bayard and Thurman.
In the house, the differences Of opinion
among the republicans on this question of
the makeup of the commission find more
positive expression than in the senate. 1t
is a little queer that the ultra opponents
of the compromise should be trying to
crowd its supporters out Of any representa-
ton upon the commission. II they can
help it, neither of the three republicans who
signed the report will be chosen, nor any
body who voted for it. They want TO put
the case into the hands OF men who have
never believed there was anything for the
republicans to compromise. Naturally the
men who made and passed the bill do not
mean to be snubbed and set aside in this
way it they can help it. They regard Rep
resenlatives HOsr, McCrary and Foster lust
as warmly favorable to Governor IL ayes
success as General Garfield, Mr. Frye and
hr. Townsend.
The Worlds despatch says there is dis
position on the part of many democratic
senators and members to name the CON-
mittee which reported the bill, but Nc
Crazy of Iowa does not desire the honor,
and Willard of Michigan is obnoxious to
many in his own party on account of his
liberal staGesmanliKe views on the subject.
A strong intrigue is In progress to put Kas-
son and Garfield n the commissions plan
which may succeed now that = majority of
their caucus has votsd to-day in the neg
alive, including leading and active wire
pullers Of the party.
A similar. movement is en- foot in the
senate to substitute Morton for Conkling,
and there, as in the house, the caucus ma
jorty ia against the bill. Ferry is anxious
to have a caucus, and one will probably be
called on Monday, with chance that the
majority which passed the bill will bang
together in making up the commission IN.
der 1t.
The democrats will hold no caucus, and
elect Thurman and Bayard in the senate.
II IL not impossible that way out will be
found by electing FIVE members OF the con-
ference committees In both the upper and
lower chambers This would give, 1t is
believed, a sufficient reason for overriding
the wishes of the caucus.
Field 10 more likely to be of the counsel
than member of tho commission, while
Payne OF the committee is extremely likely
TO be chosen. The friends Of Wood anG
Cox are pressing them from the position.
1t appears to be tolerably wide spread
impression that Bradley will be the fftt
judge for geographical reasons, he havins
southern circuit No action whateve
will be taken by the four judges named I'll
the,bill has been signed AID the senate auC
house have elected their quota.