, 1877-01-27

men from New York city favor the bill
almost with unanimity, rs do many, it
not all, Democratic Congressman from
The State. Indications are from sur
face glance at the opinion of Senators
such as has been made in the House,
that the bill will probably command in
the Senate relatively larger vote than
in the House.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 19.-The Senate
committee has virtually completed its
labors, aud leaves tomorrow for Wash
ington.
No choice in either legislature to-day
for Senator.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.--Allard, direc-
tor OF the Belgian royal mint, writes
DR.. Linderman, sketching an ingenious
plan for rendering the market value of
silver more uniform, and keeping it
always nearly at par with gold. His
leading idea Is to establish a coinage of
American dollars and subsidiary coins in
Europe. The consequence he thinks,
would furnish steady market for silver
in that quarter of the world, since it
could never tall below the price paid for
it st the mint where it is received for
coinage, whereas at present great guam
tity is poured into the market whenever
there is temporary demand, and glut
Immediately ensues, which deprssses the
price of silver far below its average
value. Allard says the royal mint at
Brussels is ready 70 change silver into
American coins Mt cheaper rate than it
could at our own mints.
New YORK, Jan. 20.--Comments of
the morning papers on the committees
plan: The Times says: 1t is compro.
mise, as Edmunds says, so far as the
Republicans sFe coucerned; It 10 more
than compromise; It "a an abandon.
ment Of the position they were entitled
to hold-a surrender OF the method sane.
tilted by usage, and which protects the
right Of the States TO determine the reg
ularity of their respective votes; it is,
moreover, u surrender which, instead of
quietly settling the points in dispute,
lays the foundation for much bitterness
and discontent, and drags into tile mire
of partisanship the judges OF the Su-
preme Court, at time when they, Of all
men, should he protected from the faint
of the two parties whose interests are
involved. The Democrats alone have
reason to rejoice.
After mentioning other defects which
will probably render the whole scheme
valueless, the Tribune says: When all is
done, we have set aside the constitution
of the United States, which requires that
the votes of such electors, as the States
may appoint, shall he counted, and not
such votes as United States returning
board may accept; we have established
a precedent, under which, it special
election should be held on November
next precisely the same machinery could
be used to delay the declaration OF the
result until after the next 4th of March,
when the President of the Senate could
take another lease of power, and the
people must 60 through the farce OF a
third election.
The Sun is silent.
The World says: We do not believe
the trainers Of our fundamental law in.
tended the President of the Senate to be
anything more than all official receiver,
keeper and opener of the electoral Ger.
titicstes. These things done his func-
tions arc sll exhausted, and the two
Houses have complete and exhaustive
jurisdiction Of the whole business. All
powers of examination, verifcation, list.
ing aud counting, which the constitution
or laws allow, or supply, reside IN the
two Houses. When certificate is
opened, the votes do not count them.
selves. They must be counted. That
counting is an act in which both Houses
must copcur or there is no count As it