The daily gazette., 1877-04-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
cHAMBERLAIN's PROPOSITION.


WASHINGTON, April 1.-The PROPOSE
tion submitted to the President by Cham
berlain, and signed by himself aud Sena-
tor Patterson and D. T. Corbin. as "ba-
sis of compromise" Is as follows:
Firat. All the returns of election for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor, to-
gether with all the papers connected
Herewith, shall be submitted to a COM
mission of five persons, who shall have
power upon said returns and papers, and
upon such other evidence, If any as said
commission may obtain relating to said
election, and to any allegations of fraud
or irregularities which may be made to
find and declare the result of the election
for Governor and Lieutenant Governor;
or
Second. All the returns of election of
members of the House of Representatives
together with all the papers connected
Herewith shall be submitted to COM
mission of five persons, who shall have
power upon said returns and papers and
upon such other evidence, if any, as said
commission may obtain relating to said
election, and to any allegations Of fraud
and irregularities which may be made; to
find and declare what persons have been
duly elected members of the House of
Representatives, and such persons shall
assemble and organize as legislative
body, and thereupon the returns for Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor shall be
submitted to the Senate and House of
Representatives so constituted, and the
election of Governor and Lieutenant
Governor shall thereupon be asccrtained
and declared in the manner provided for
by the constitution of the State.
Respecting the manner of appointing
said commission the undersigned submit
the following propositions:
First. The commission shall be appoint
ed by the President of the United States,
in such manner as he shall deem proper;
or,
Second. Two persons shall be chosen
by each party respectively, which persons
with the chief justice of the United
States, shall constitute the commissions;
or,
Third. Two persons shall be chosen by
each party respectively, aud the fifth shall
be drawn by the other four by lot, or
otherwise, as they may deem best.
1t is not believed that the proposition
finds any encouragement.
HAMPToN'sREPLY.
Hampton's letter in reply to the Cham
berlain proposition, sent to the President
yesterday, it is reported, sets forth that If
the troops are Withdrawn from the State
House the guberDatorial title will right
itself by process of law within three days,
and after that has been firmly established
Hampton will consolidate the Legisla-
ture upon the basis shown by the actual
returns of the votes cast for the members
thereof. This will include the seating of
the members from the Laurens and Edge
field districts, who were thrown out by
the board of State canvassers. He OBJ
jects to the Chamberlain plan, moreover,
because it will be accepted by the coun-
try as compromise by him, to allow
Chamberlain to be elected to the Senate,
which would be the sequence of its con-
selidation on republican basis. Hamp-
ton insists that he asks nothing that is
not his legal right, and will concede moth
ing short of it.
HAMPTON'S VISI TORS YESTER-
DAY.
WAsHINGTo TON, April To-day
among the many persons who called
to pay their respects to Governor
Hampton. were Stanley Matthews and
Judge Cartier, of this district. They
remained about an hour talking over
the political situation. Cartier re-
marked to Hampton, "Well, Cover
Dor. when you get things straight in
South Carolina I'm going down there
to make some Republican speeches,
just to see how you will protect free
speech" The Judge was assured of
hospitable welcome.