The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-22
THE COMPROMISE hill.
It's Friends Seeing Indications Of its Passage
without Amendment.

WASHINGTON, Jan 81. - One means by
which the opponents OF the electoral
bill hope TO defeat it in the Senate is an
amendment providing that before the dis
putcd returns shall go to the tribunal they shall
be separately voted on by the two Houses. 1t is
believed this will at once call UP heated partisan
discussion and possibly make 1t unwisc to pro-
coed to n vote As n rule there is no definite
talk about amendments. but either this one or
others Of the same scope will be pushed In both
Houses. Senator Elmunds has expressed his de-
termination to fight all amendments. especially
this one. because ho says that 1t will directly
embarrass the tribunal in its work or before 1t
has begun its work. He is known to have So
vcrcy rcbuked Senator Morton at n recent cau-
Gus for being unable to rise above party Ho
says no cannot conceive Of any amcndmentthat
will not in some shape be partisan. and. there
fore. not 1T to be added to this bill Friends OF
the measure. of both parties in the Senate. feel
sure that they can defeat all amendments and
pass the bill as 1t now stands.
A prominent Republican from Indiana ar
rived here yesterday and had n long interview
with Senator Morton on the situation. L. fact
he was sent for by Morton. who wished 10 find
out the feelings Of his constituents on the sub
jet Of the electoral bill Morton seemed anxious
10 exact the Information that they sustained him
in his position. hut the gentleman says that he
could not give him any assurance that they did
SO. On the contrary. he is generally condemned
by his own people for the course he has taken.
Regarding the kilograms Of encouragement
which Morton Is said to have received this gem
tlcinan says that they are from parties whom he
knows tp b" professional politicians. and do not
express the real sentiments of the people.
If l99k7 a. th2usn all opposition T. t. 4, the cleo
torhl bill must DE utterly hopeless. Nith the "x-
crutiOn of the fight that Morton will make in
the senate. there does not appear to I've any
organized opposition 10 II. just what strength
Morton can rally 10 his side cannot hc clearly
stated. hui his most sanguinc friends do not
rerkon tonight Oh moro than eleven Senators.
They have great hopes however, of the "flect
Of his speech tomorrow. They expect that he
Will b. able to make such per-
fectly rrcs Stl'e argument that the en-
courng"d and rnthuscd, and that EimundS and
Conkling Will be leit with very melgre follow
ing ON the Republican side. This, however, II
the talk Of Murtun'- eNtrayalynnt admirers and
Of the fierce part san oil 'ehulders. There is
good reason for believing that Morton himself
feels that he Is leading iorlorn hope. but he is
mad. and means tu have his say. Unless Nor
ton can rally "A considerable following in the
senate the R"puhlifans in the House Will not
ht able To- mike even a show of opposition.
The Hon. Simeon II. Chittendcn. Of the New
York delegation. invited n number of the Re-
publican r"pr"s natives 10 lunch NJ his elegant
mansion thls even ng. ana dis 'u-s the tDnIrO-
misr bill. There was not a large attendance
hut many influential gentlemen We're present
AMI n - understood that they all heartily
iavn rcd the proposed plan of settlement II IL
ruuur'd here THIS evening that the NV Nrh
in-truetng the delegation from that State t.
IlliJ-tt the