The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-16
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: THE COUNTING PROGRAMME.
WAsHIsaToS, January IA. Public inter-
est on the subject OF the electoral count mas
been very much increased by The under
standing that there was q possibility OF ar
irving at an agreement by the committees
OF the Senate and the House which nave
been sconside the subject. The two
committees were in session the whole OF
Yesterday afternoon, and discussed elabo-
rately the plan which was outlined in these ,s 20
dispatches on Friday night, as also NUM- UNI
Der OF other propositions. The TWO COM
mittees viii probably have another 2olnt
meeting tomorrow. Some members :eAFF
press the opinion that there VIII De an agree
ment, while others speak rather desp4na-
iugly on the subject. One point has been tho
roughly settled, that there Is no prospect
OF any plan whatever being concurred In
which makes certainty OF the result OF the
electoral count. The Republi leans will agree
to nothing which they know in advance
would secure the .countingin " OF Tilden,
and per contra the Democrats will agree TO
nothing which will insure q similar GER
taihty for Hayes. II any plan OF 9determin1-
ing disputed questions is decided upon It
can only be- such d plan as involves the re-
suit In doubt. It IS not to be expected that
the Republicans, who really have the game,
in their own hands,. will coacede more than
this. So far there has. been no tangible EVIL
dence that any Republican member OF,
either house proposes to rise ABOVE
party. the statements which have
been made as to the, position OF
| several senators in this connection, pc
ing really nothing more than conjecture.
The main effort OF most OF the; Republicans
seems to be, while processing desire lot
fair adjustment, to devise some plan Wnlc q
will admit OF Hayes profting by the CHI
canery and villainy Of the returning boards.
The Democrats, who know they have Just
cause, are willing for any arbitrament
which can be submitted to the verdict OF
an impartial tribunal. But an impartial
tribunal is exactly what Senator Morton
and those who act with him do not want.
| The expectation that an agreement OF any
j nature not one-sided can be reached lies alto
| gether in the hope that such senators as
i Messrs. Conkling Edmunds, and others, may
rise superior to partisan interests and pre1u-
lices. Mr.. Edmunds some time ago said to
i Mr.. Thurman that Tildcn would not get
! the presidency; which would look as II his
mind was made up. Criticism on the re-
port made to the House by the special COM
l mittee on the powers and privileges OF that
: body in the electoral count has been quite
4 extensive. Republicans almost universally
: take exception to the claim put forth by the
committee that no vote shall be counted
i without the consent of the House, and
characterize il as monstrous assertion.
d But it is only q reiteration OF the twenty
second Joint rule, under which Republican
/ CONGRESSES acted in no less than three counts
Of the electoral vote.-Special to Baltimore
San. :tti. ,..
CHANDLER's .TELEGRAMs. r.. ;.t.
Secretary Chandler was before the specia
committee OF the House on the powers anC
) privileges of that body yesterday for some
hours, and was questioned at length; on hi:
method Of conducting the Republican cam
paign and the contents OF his telegraphit
messages prior and subsequent to the 7th o.
November. The committee soon got OF
}, Mr.. Chambers. trail, and the questions PHI
:: to him were OF such an embarrassing nature
that he finally declined to answer, and asked
J, time for consideration, which was giver
him. Mr.. Chandler tacitly admitted that b
sent dispatches to the Governors OF Florid;
;. and other disputed States Immediately aftel
the election, requesting them to count IL
HAYES, and they should be protected. 1t i
said that the committee have IN their posses
sion positive proof of the unlawful and cor
, rupt interference of Mr.. Chandler as chair
imam of the National Republican Commute,
:. in the manipulating of the ballots in the dis
puted States, and therefore it makes very lit
, tie difference whether he concludes tx
answer or not. 1t is said that Seeretar,
Chandler when he left the committee-roon
; showed his embarrassment very plainly
ID. IL :. .;t ..a'' 's.'.-5' !1a# -.
TILDEN ON THE PROPOSED NEW ELECTION.
A private dispatch received here from
New York to-day refers to the fact OF MIR
Hewitt and several other prominent Demo
Gratis being in consultation with Goyerno
Tilden at his house in that city. 1t is statet
that Governor Tilden intimated to the gen
tlemen who met him that be was entirel!
opposed to the project Of a new election
not only because it would be surrender Of
the part OF the Democracy, but it woult
have the effect to prolong for several month";
more the present uncertainty and stagnatiol
of blsineSs.-Ib.
!, SOUTH CAROLINA.
Information received here to-day from
South Carolina, from Republican sources
contradicts the telegram from Columbi
that the referee Toilker, before whom can
yass of the votes for State officers is pend
ing, has decided that Governor Hampton
and other Democratic candidates on tn
State ticket were elected. This information
states that the referee has not yet reported
and when he does it will be in favor o
Chamberlain and the other Republican can
didates.-lb. aa.l.h a3: :.tf
:, Combines STORY. s..
A Republican member Of Congress VIII
has had long talk with Conkling says tina
he believes the Republican plan to be this
The Republicans propose to submit to tn
Supreme Court the naked legal question o
whether it requires the concurrent action
both bodies of Congress to reject the vote
any State, and also the question whether
requires the concurrent action OF Congress
to accept the vote Of any State. No othe
question, he says, will be presented TIL
i question OF congressional power to go be
hind the returns will not be considered.
the Democrats shall refuse to .join hand
with the Republicans in submitting thi
purely legal issue to the Supreme Court
then the Republicans will tell them that th
people will endorse them in going aheat
and inaugurating Hayes.-Specia! to Chi
cago Times. e:.a -;
!; THE SENATE FLORIDA REPORT.
The Senate comm ttee which has been in
yestigating the Florida election returned t.
Washington this morning, Senator Sar
gent, Republican, chairman OF the commit
J, tee, says that the investigation has beer
I very thorough, and will clearly prove tina
the Republicans were victorious in Florid
by a handsome majority. Senator Sargen
will be busiIy engaged for some time pre-
pairing the report Of the Florida committee
4 and expects also that the labor, Of writing ],
report on the Chinese investigation will fal