, 1877-01-19

HENRY wArTkRsoN
said that he was opposed =, the wholo theory Of
ia!e 10 be- accepted. IIe hid dong everything
In his nowcr since Tho 7th Of November to
aso,lsc Proper public opinion to back the
Democratic party IN demanding What was jnstly
Of considerable tnfuense with the party, hatl
lcen throwing cold water utntn Il NIL tho time.
anl now they found Themselves III a position
where thvy were without sufficient popular
9ood ladder IN whl"h the defeated party c.uil
climb tl0wn 1r0lh tho position II las nssuIacd.
\ PROMINENT uEMtsElsAT
who participated In the Convention, alrt wh0 Is
ladder on which thr defeated party e,nld 'ic-
srcnl from uraPsulation. H. wn very 'niicl
pleased With thu rlnn Of co,nrrnnliRe, and
thought that Its publication would tc like he
tnor:l IT great nightmare fruin The breast III
the American people.
said TINT he hal read tic bill before Il was nrc-
svntch 10 the ]nuse. but was unable to express
given /. MIR" carc:,ll study There Il 'tn:hlac,
III Ills nrini"n, In The Constitution authorizing
such I''au M scstng u l'rc.rtrntial rontt,-
yernys ltlt he was ini sure that the till ylu!aic
tho Consultation. II!1 u},sIIEtn htfuec thu bfil
was read to tho Iinuse was that It wn',tl mt
pass.
0lie Of the members IT the Committee, Is ycry
EILnut1ASllE Ill lTfIF III IHt IH1!. 3!r tnf9 tIAf
IN tho m'attng of the cou,a!ltec lc-
i'"ra.ed @ i In fh ill., btI1. n h. '.i a.i:rl ;" ,ac
Republicans of tho Sc',atr cnmIniitrn wllat th'.r
1rini.n wn. Of the powers u1ni }uris.lls,I,! u
Commission had conferred ujDn Il all the powers
which belonged to either. lin,sse or to hutt
Houses IL would not vntc fur tho It'll: lie
favored thr comforting usH,n t',c Conm!s.ion IN
1,ofe cxV:w!s tern,s tl'c right to =. behind the
returns ffon any state, anlto investigate every
thing cs,i,ncrttn with tue e!cctitn M tic
7th of last Soycsn f'c.. ltc tnys llc re-
ccivetl assurances irnm, E'lnnn'ls. Conk-
ali those powers whl,h telunged to either
House Or 10 both jln1Ises co,llI he exercised by
this Commission. hut thc Commission Is tic
Judge Of It's tsnn tur1stlictInrf.
AMoS6 THE DEMOCRATS
there wna az great diversity IF yirws ~ m the
Republican ff1c u tllc Iiousc. ri. exa.t FUR
ness vt the ltl' was admitted y everybody, anil
81. IL way tut of the tin,culty,r was ii, rx-
preston heard on every H'lc. and sentiment
seemed II, prcyct that, n. why uut Of thu ,litit
Guilty, and probably the only utic which would
BE- presented II would be slr duty of the 'na-
inrify IN the lInu.c to accept It. even although
many Of its features arr far fr.'n,. Em!;'uIar
4 maturity Vi t1lc Democrats III tic Iluuse,
On is we'll known, hare tlncG tlIe election held
the slNtrEnc that tue roncuTTvuct: nf tutfi
Houses was necessary for the rcccptlon ns the
Electoral yntc nf any State. Their throry
f. that tile counting of the y.tcs ttcynlrcs upoI.
Congress, anil thut 1t is an affirmative urt which,
like H Judgment pronounced ~ cuurt roiasitt.
Ing of twu justices, requires the concurrence Of
IN the proposed bill, the Ucm.wrtts believe that
tl!cy have gone 1nUre than half way In meeting
the Republicans.
MILTON .ArtER
thnlh It measure which slni.d rcrclTc elitl-
port rs oil agreement whlyh reusuyc. al! danger
IT Ecrit,u. trouble, and which Will Rt o,lrc
olrratc fayorbly upon tic business Interests Of
The country.
will oppo.c It. lie believes Hayes elected
fajFis, aill the yotck which show 1t safe in the
han!s nf the Flee-FrCktdent. He thinks that
nili'cr has clenr constitutional right IL count
tie vote, AM, he aecs M necessity to look lor
utl!cr means of declaring tho result.
NErNEsESTAr1SE MOSEnE
| thinks tho subject shun!d receive ycsy tare.ul
consideration fro,n the Republicans before thry
either favor or opln'se i.
Ut tho National Committee. Il perfectly willing
| 10 submit ,tl,u Republican rulisc to any Ike
| justices Ut the suprc1ilt Court. lie regards
tat c.sc ~ etrunE all clear that tllcst Eent,c-
| RETURNS Of all tl'c disputed State. u* will In
sure tic announcement Of Hayes election.
| sCorr i.o!n
farors tue bill, m lorh sfr. Cox.
| IN TILE HENATE,
Eaton, uf Connecticut, OF tbs Democrats, will
upps,-e IL stouChly.
sr,tSarn's lnrA
Is that the snprr.ue CuIrt viii ndInrn oscr the
| tlmc lUring which The Commission II In sc-hlni;
| that the proceedings IT ttir Ctnl1litsstnn will
takc place In t!e Supreme Cnlrt r,n,It, hl,,l he
would he IN !uvor u hnvIng them public,
but nt having the mctslrrs ii thu
in ,serct. The understanding In tllc .F"tnt Com
mites w.s tint the bill konl1 be taken NJ AMI
dtm'svt: VI by th: Senatr l'rfure the House ptr'
reeds tn its consideration. II prcecht ltnti,a.
.f1k,,+
ugAlhrt It.
sail That the proposition srclned to him Hike
| I!urtgaEin. thc luturc tu get Nytr thu Present
hitch. lie 'tl nut kn,w how the bill might i"
Interpreted, hut II II Proposed to give the C"nl-
"uIru turns frpm ' the Suites. and ID" tuvrs,tEa,r
lhc ,nau,Irr III which tic election, wrrr
rt'mIurte,E. thus dcn'n. to Statr til" cons'lln-
tlonal right toap1Mi,I,Its own Electors In itsuw,
why, he Hln'ul.l teri Eullnl tn GpIs,se It. liz:
could nut sneak ns to the probabilities uf It's at!s'-
| ton. for It WAS nluitrr vi rnrlt inheritance
that uu t1 lrst reading Ut tho bill ts !iItl l,U.H'
| lml meaning could nut bc entirely ronrrc-
! 1c1ltlc't.
| THE DEMOCRATS.
| A.ntlat all tlA Elycrst criticism very fcw
| nrm.Arnts rutild 1,e tulu, Win declared their
tnt.nti1Il' to s"ts aGAltst The hlll. Mad public
IL. ,Svy ''ft tat"s thvy H. ''s ,su i r" % IT, fsry ; tic
country asserting the rights they clalIil with
possibility Vi hiring suttaI'rll. but tic ll,osG
tl,Alghtful vi ihr1a nlto khu these opinio1ls
aIinlt lllat there In M public sentiment uny.
where tu hack them IN tukns what tal'y ea. Il
stronE fn,s.ttnl,, uInl They feel. there.
lurr, tiic necessity Ut agreeing tu
i compromise !.s 'hu 1nly eliatrG
lift tl,rtn fur securing the Inauguration OF toy
| Tt!,icn. One rnrisnls fact III connection with
tbs reception u tlIis bill Is tllut the extreme
nurtisans IN both sides Ut thc tlol,s.
nf Representatives express thc belief lllu,
This hlll by IT. operation will glye tl.e
sour Republicans arc opposing lhc scheme ulnt
constitutional gr'nln,ls, md are declaring that
with thu law IN nrtc aMy PARTY w.llrA should II,
the future obtain runtrol uf hntA l1uuscs und
thc supreme Court could pcriwtuatc It's tRTc!
forever.
tNilrss er's,tlna themselves to finding. fault
with the Inakr-up III the contingent VI .1H't.c.
| IT. l,u drafted intu the trrartttc tunttllsstnn
They eay thut tls Republicans An not get \ tats
showing, and tia. tho Ias!itlrnl bias If twu d
| the Judges IL ncnurtuttc. that u! onc tluuht lu
whr nlsiy oI,r Is Known tu bc y pruluuslrrl Re
publican.
| Jrn1E E1IrY1Rb
IL an ol.fn,hi,l,c.I DeIilnrrat, who ID believed
49, l,.nf atStI Ii.