The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-12
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TIoNs-THE SOLDIERS HOME COMMISSION
GENERAL FROST, OF MISSOURI CONFER
EScE OF THE TWO ELECTORAL COMMIT
TEEs-THE CHANCES FOR SATISFACTORY
RESULT, &C.
from Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 11.-Members O
the committee engaged in considering the
powers, duties, and privileges Of the House
soy the committee have not agreed upor
anything, and Professor scelye says the re-
marks attributed to him is news to him
The propositions submitted by 3Ir
Tucker have been discussed, and they
will probably be agreed to by {
majority vote, as they embody The
views Of the Democratic members. Burch'
ard and McDill, Republicans, argued ir
committee that in case the Senate and House
should disagree upon the question OF re-
ceiving the electoral vote Of any State the
president OF the Senate should decide the
question. Neither OF them claim that that
officer has the right to count the vote except
in case OF disagreement Of the House. Oh
course the Democratic members did not
concur in that, as it would be in effect O
surrender OF the whole question. Mr.. See.
I've holds that the vote should be counted
by tellers appointed by the Senate and
House, and that the tellers may object to
the reception OF any electoral vote; that
no properly-ccrtifeG vote should be reject
ed except by concurrent action of the two
houses.
The committee is now considering the
fourth proposition OF Mr.. Tucker, which
affirms the right OF the House alone to re-
iect the electoral vote Of any State. This,
the Republicans claim, is contradiction OF
the proposition that the powers Of the two
houses are equal.
Messrs. Glover and straitc, members Of
the Military Committee, who were sent as a
subcommittee to investigate the manage
ment of the soldiers homes at Dayton, Ohio,
and Milwaukee, Wis, returned this morn
ing. The say they found all moneys re-
ceiyed were properly accounted for, and no
complaint was made by soldiers OF sobrlety
and good character; but good many Of the
pensioners Of the Government spend in a
few days in gambling and debaucherics the
whole OF their yearly incomes, and this class
OF men are fined for disol derby conduct,
at the homes, or for other breach OF the
rules, and from them come the complaints OF
To-day Mr.. Hewitt, OF New York, pro-
sented the credentials of Hon. David Dud-
lev Field, successor to Smith Ely, and he
was sworn in as representative from New
York city.
1t is true, as reported in some OF the Re-
publican journals, that Dunnell and Wood
burn, OF the Florida committee, do deny
that they have agreed to make report in
favor OF Tilden in the Florida case, but
they DO not deny that gross frauds have
been pcrpetrated there by the Republicans,
and that they would join in a non-partisan
report. WOODBURY. was 4 Democrat few
years ago, and Dunnell showed liberal
spirit in 1874 by concurring in the majority
report denouncing the Louisiana Returning
Board.
General Frost, the Missouri elector, who
the Republicans claim is ineligible, has ar
rived in the city, and will be examined
before Senator Morton's committee to-mor-
row.
The members of the Senate committee on
the electoral count, while not affirming that
4 conclusion has been reached, do not deny
that on some essential points an agreement
has been brought about. Further than this
they essay nothing. 1t is certain, however,
that they have progressed far enough to
have conference with the House commit
tee, and that Joint meeting will be held to-
morrow or next day.
There is a rumor that the committee has
determined to report that in the case Of
States having but one return that the vote
cannot be thrown out unless by the concur
rent vote OF both houses. This would pre-
vent the Senate from throwing out, on its
objection alone, the votes Of the States OF
Alabama and Mississippi, which had been
threatened by the more rabid conspirators
in case the House objected to Louisiana and
Florida.
A member Of the Senate committee said
tonight that there was no agreement as to
what the committee would recommend as
to how the votes of States having dual re-
turns could be thrown out, although it is
evident that there is disagreement on the
proposition that it should be done only by
the concurrent vote OF both houses.
One of the plans which has come to grief,
it is said, was proposal TINT the returns oil
the dual States should be decided as to their
legality by a majority vote OF the joint con-
yention. The Republicans will not listen
to it. 1t is among the probabilities that
after Monday tho two committees will meet
in daily Joint session until something is in.
cubated. The time for action is drawing
nigh, and the Solons are indeed makang
haste slowly.
ASSOCIATED Press tcegrams.]
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-THE Presid.
dent has made the following nominations
Stewart L. Woodford, attorney for the
Southern District Of New York; Elias Girls
void, Judge for the Northern District OF
Florida. ......-..
1t has transpired in the committee investi.
eating the Police Board that Murtagh sug.
gested to Richards, in case Wltthorne die
not visit disreputable places, that some
woman be employed to entice him. Rich
ards swears his pretended willingness to
comply with Murtagh's suggestions. Muir.
tagh called the Police Board together, but
his colleagues did not appear. 1t is stated
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