The New York herald., 1877-01-14
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 49, 1877.
A PROBABLE AGREEMENT on THE COUNTING OF
THE ELECTORAL yoTE-IHE GREAT QUESTION
TO BE SETTLED BY COURT or ARBITRA-
TloN-How THE COURT BE COMPOSED.
AS foretod the HERALD last Thursday. the commit
tee on the plan for counting the electoral vote viii
most likely agree 10 recommend substantially tho
usual mode prevalent Congress up to this ,ime
and the appointment OF Court OF Arbitraors to which
shall be referred all matters in dispute All reports
giving otherwise the and plans o! the JOINT
mticc to provide method Tor counting the electoral
SIMPLY Hypothetical Thus Tar the
committee, although exhausting another ear
nest session to-day. has not agreed upon
what may be considered 6Eai plan; while 1t
FAR from agreeing heretofore, cannot be said posi-
lively as yet that will will agree.
Bat tho opinion prevails tonight that
agreement will be reached by compromise OF
the Of both sdcs each giving up something. In
as,nuch during the year 1874 this same ques-
tcn up Tor settlement, aud, though not decided,
was discussed fully and came being left TO
mtce OF arbtration so now the opinion Of the JOINT
committee II is believed inclincs to the sdom Of
selecting i've members from each house and the same
number from among the United States Supreme
Court judges making committee of fifteen,
whose odd number would prevent any
vote. This body OF fifteen would be
composed OF three republicans and democratic
Senators; three democratic and two republican
m,inoers OF tho House, and six judges Of the
United States Supreme Court the last
he dropped BY lot The judges to
be selected with regard to seniority.
As the ouly way selecting them whicn would give
three Of democratic and three OF republican views.
III. five Senators and The i've members OF the House
be selected by OF the respective bodies.
The committee VIII again Monday,
there is hope that by Tuesday Wcdncs-
cay un agreement may bc reached on somo such
plan this. From what has incidentally
laIlrn IRON the members Of the committee It
is believed that the plan before them, and whose
leading features been above stated has the favor
os certain number OF botn democratic and repub-
llcan members, ana that others OF both partles
are still opposed II. 1t Is hceved also
that II has the favor OF those committee men of both
parties who desrous OF sure and pcaccabIe
solution OF tho trouble The hothcads OF both sides
arc looking at II cody, and 50 FAR withholding their
assent.
NIX. ORION WAITING TO SURRENDER WHEN HE
Is BEATEN HE SAYS ABOUT TIE TEL
EGGAMs.
Mr.. William Orion. President OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company, has been in Washington since
Of the House lie viii probably be arragucd there on
Monday. When asked whc her he intended 10 surrcn-
der tho kilograms by the House Of Icprcsen
tativcs, he answered Joculary:--
at time Tor man 10 surrender when ho is
beaten"
OREGON AND THE DEMoRALIZED DEMOCRATS
Tue democrats are much chagrncd ,he revela-
tions OF the witness Jordan to-day before the Senate
Committee, which is investigating the oregon electo-
raj Senator Morton discouraged early In the
investigation by assurances that hc could make moth
ing OF the story about the s. 900 check he per-
severed going to the bottom Of the affair and has
Traced the check back 10 Colonel Pcton Mr.. linden
nephew, at whose Instance II drawn. The ne xL
movs will or course DO 10 summon Colonel PetoD
be ore the committee, TO ascertain who advanced
hun the money which he gave in exchange Tor
tho check The money, Is will be remembered, was
used. and It is claimed by the democrats that IL
Gas rendered TO dciray tho cxpcseso expected tiga
arising out Of the Cronin matteg and Tor any
corrupt purpose but the TACT that mas been traced
70 Colonel iclton will have u very damaging effect
apon Mr. Tidcn's with public ut large tor the
that money innoceniiy or othcrwisc was used
offered TO be used on his account