Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-11

1t Gives the Four Electoral Votes
of that state for Hayes.
New YORK, Feb. 9.
Senator Mitchell, of the Senate Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections
charged with the investigation of the
| Oregon electoral vote, will submit lis
report to the Senate early next week.
The report Is quite long, and it is n
tended to I've an to every posi-.
ton taken 10y GrCveri in regard to the
Cronin case.
The Tribune editorally says: The
| fact that the action of the new-fangled
machinery tor counting the electoral
votes has put u stop TO a certain amount
of quarreIing and brought us y few
steps nearer the settlement of our IA
tinaal dispute, will no blind any body
to its Inherent deiecas. It is apIa rently
going to solve the problems of the sit
uatl0n almost as we'll, indeed, ~ they
might have been solved by a game OF
poker; hut there il nothing else to be
said for it. The pattiSans of Tilden are
as vehement and angry a. ever, insisting
upon The right and duty of Congress
tn go behind the returns; and il The
next decision of the Commission
should be in Tilden'> favor, Wa may
look for demonstrations OF discomfort
and perhaps distrust on the Repub
lican side likewise. The Tribune thinks
that any settlement will satisfy busi
ness men, but n "a the p,rtiSanS will
demur in any event. We are fast com
ing to the result which we predicted as
sure to follow the dragging Of the
Court into politics. Already the repu-
tation of that high tribunal is sensibly
affected; the confidence Of the people
is impaired; politicians have learned
by experience that t may become
u tremendous engine for party
uses, aud that the filing Of a va
cancy on the bench is All important
object for political chicanery and in
trigue. AS oon AS our present diff
cuitieS are settled, we trust there will
be found enough OF the spirit OF safes
Inanship in Congress tn undo the mis-
take that has b. en- made this winter
and to take w the question Of a new
law Tor the determining of the result
of presidential elections.
A Heratd's Washington special says:
There is reason to believe that the Re-
publican Senators and Repre-, entatives
IN the Commission intend To avoid
further discussion if possible. 1t is
understood that they are a unit and
animated by a determination To count
all the disputed States for Hayes. Nor
would this be surprising. They are
all strictly party men, and all of them,
except Morton and Garfield. helped to
frame the Electoral bill; supported il
in speeches, and voted for it against
the opposition of All influential body
OF their party, including all the party
leaders; and they wers denounced
then for a measure which they were
told vas certain to defeat Hayes, and
which was virtually u surrender to the
enemy. They have now before them
the task Of rehabilitating themselves
with the party chiefs, and it is no
wonderful il they are obedient follow
ers Of Morton and Garfield, under
whose ewes they must speak and vote
What these two gentlemen plan and
propose it would require uncommon
courage and independence in the other,
under all circumstances, to oppose.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.
The Electoral Commission began a
clio ed session at 10 A. NJ. tn day. The
Committee this evening, by a vote OF
B against 7, derided hat the four cleo
toral votes OF Florida should be count
ed for Hayes and Wheeler. A formal
report to this effect was signed ut $40
P. NJ. by Bradley, Eimunds, Freling.
huysen. Garfield, Hoar. Miller, Nor.
ton and Strong, and will be sent to
the President OF the Senate to- rlorrow
morning.
New YORK. Feb. 10.
The Herald edtOrially says: For
the first time i'm our history we have
an American Warwick. We dare say
no man in the country could be more
surprised than Bradley, in finding
| himself invested with the %s,upendou-
power of deciding, by his individual
vote. who shall be the next President
OF the United States. Among the last
things expected from this high and
mighty tribunal was a decision, on Il
the first important vote showed this
delusion. Bradley will turn the scale
in every vote of u long series by which
a final result is tn be reached; how
can he be expected 10 act with more
OsoS"s'"u " uiip0i'iutty tunii oI'V
Supreme Court Judges who are mem
bers of the Commission; that he will
pursue this course to the end, there l.
no good reason tn doubt; still it is IN
his power to make ridden Presiden'
by voiing with the Democrats in tn,
Louisiana case, O, in The Ore1on case
He can, but wall he? Democrats mus
be IN a wonderfully sanguine mood il
they expect anything Of the kind
Democrats, after this decision and de-
feat in the first battle, have little &c
bope for in the two which are t. follow
Had Davis, instead Of Bradley, been 50
lected as the fifth member from tn,
supreme Court, the result might have
been different.
More Indian Disturbances Near
Chez enme.
CHEYENNE, Feb. 8.
A party of Indians, supposed to bt
Chey ennes, made An attack ON Cba>e's
ranch, on Horse creek, thirty mile,