The New York herald., 1877-03-01
PRESIDENT MAKING.
Progress Reported in Counting the
Electoral Vote.
THE DEBATE ON SOUTH CAROLINA
Adroit Skirmishing CT the
Extremists for Delay.
SPRlNGER'S EYE BUNCOMBE-WARD
Texas and Tennessee Reached
and Counted.
AN OBJECTION TO VERMONT
The FilibuSterS Refuse to
Accept SOllace.
THE END NEAR AT HAND
An All Night Session Avoided by a
Compromise.
AN OBJECTION TO VERMONT
The FilibuSters Refuse to
Accept SOllace.
THE END NEAR AT HAND
An All Night Session Avoided by a
Compromise.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

COMPROMISE.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
WAsnNGroS, Feb %. 1871
The count has at last got Vermont. and only three
States reman-vrgnia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Tho South Carolina case was desperately Hlibustered
al day by o few democrats In the House, who man
aged, as they havo done on previous occasions, to
the greater part Of the days session In parla
nenary motions and discussions upon them. disputes
with tho Speaker, whom they tried to bully until his
patience severely tried, and finally, In
an adrot scheme, by which they managed
10 get vote amendments TO the motion to concur
In tho commissions report. But at this the patience
of the House broke down and there was a determina-
tion TO meet this bullying squarely by sitting oil night
If necessary, 10 proceed with the count Mr.. Wood
presented this alternative to the busters whcreupon
they surrendered and agreed to 60 with business.
South Carolina Tennessee and Texas werc therefore,
got ont of the way In joint session, between and
o'clock and then Vermont came up and with 1t
. ridiculous scene.
A sCENE OVER vHRMoNr.
The Vice President calling for objections Mr. Hewitt
remarked that what purported 10 be second cert1-
cate had been sent him by mail The Vice President
said he had received but one, whereupon the nevta-
bio Springer, whose has got to be aud
wildly flung to tho breeze and demanded to have read
The Vice Presidents asked him II 1t was objection,
but Springer vchemently declined to say what il
was; he wanted It read. The Vice President
remarked that II It was an objection It would
be received; II not. under tho law It could not be.
snrngsr for some time refused say what his paper
was. out iurously gesticulated and as has sound
lungs hc made good deal Of noise. At last he
persuaded by somo friend own that is was not an
objection but that he-would like to make It SO, and
Ing the amount Of useless and unparlamentary annoy
ance he had inflicted on II, allowed him ten
fifteen minutes to turn his paper into
objection. Thereafter two other objections
we're offered. and then Springer, having got his
wind back, began again demanding that tho Vice
President should open Mr.. Hewitl's paper, on tho
!rouad that it a certificate. In tho midst OF lis
Aarangue the Senate to retire. and tho'sena.
Tors filed out Of tho ball Springer flung his arms eyes
and legs wildly about, and, for the twentieth
day, "appealcd to his country" When the House did
get him moderately subdued it adjourned to ten
o'clock Tomorrow when therc will be two hours de-
bate Vermont. and the count will 20 on 1t is hoped
10 its conclusion.
JUSTICE TO SPRINGER.
II but just to Springer say that he is in private
lie a very anlable and we'll mentioned person. and
his iriends that he all want or intend
TO defeat the completion OF the electoral count nor
revercs and desires please all his rudc Western
cloquence to-day and previous days is intended Tor
them. It Is an exaggerated Of buncombs and not
dangerous, but only very mono,onous.
THE sxxArK
In the Senate also there was to-day weak attempt
+ 1libustering by Mcssra Merrimon and Bogy, who
Aanscd TO have the South Carolina documents read
but Mr. Bayard promptly mot thom and showed how
absurd and contrary tho law was tho proposition
During the two hours debate Mr.. McCrccry, OF Ken
sucky restored tho general good nature by amusing
speech In which he remarked that IN average AmorI-
can politician hardly resist any tho oppor
Iunity TO make a ten minutes speech and was not 70
b. deferred oven by tho knowledge that what no
said could not have tho least effect ON tho question
He declared himself totally unable to express in ten
nnucs all the disgust wrath no felt ut this mon.
Geous decision Of tho commission, but ne had voted
~ the commission did mean to cvade tho re-
pnsbli,y OF his vote. Hc expected 10 bo denounced
by that largo and knowing class or people who
ew all about It beforehand aud expected tho SYM
hy Of all who were unable to sec anso tho middle OF
d xs week.
riiy VERMONT oBJgcrioN.
the evening the Senate took up tho Vermont OBJ.
q NON, and uusnimousy and without debate found
Ins Phere was nothing in It. Tho democratic sena-
svs maintained the character and dignity Of their
bud and Of their party by several times uniting with
lieslsepubl,csns 70 vote down trivial objections.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
III WASHINGTON. Feb. 2s, 1871.
v1oe Senate rcassemblcd ut ten O'Clock and tho
PkUipKsr pro teD presented the following communi.
c3son from the President Of the Electoral Commis.
sPs:-
wAsnrxcroS d. c.. Peb. II. 1877