New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-22

through Mr. Tucker of Virginia, whose argument
yesterday is conclusive on the subject of back pay
if it proved the Michigan electOr ineligible. While
few of the more bitter flbusterers are actively at
work irving TO arrange n movement TO defeat con-
summation of the count by delay, all indications
point to their signal failure. The majority OF the
Democrats opposed to everything looking IN TINS
direction appears to have materially increased since
Yesterday To-day there was no attempt made 10
compel the reading Of certificates from states where
there were objections to be mterposed, ana thus
Oregon was reached in a very short time
The Union to-day is regarded as rejecting Demo-
cratic policy in regard to flibusterng. 1t says
" resort TO dilat0ry and filibuserng proceedings
for the purpose Of defeating the operation OF the
Electoral bill would not have the sanction or sup
port of the sober second thought of the country,
whatever men may think or feel and say IN the hrst
Outburst of honest and manly Indignation" IL re-
tracts ITS advice given a few days ago not TO pass
the appropriations for the army and navy, and says:
Equally would any refusal or failure by
the House to pass necessary appropriation
bills for the support of the various departs
ments of the Government. the army and
navy included. be deprecated and condemned. Such
a proceeding would DE merely futile and childish, as
the next Congress convened in extra session would
inevitably be compelled to supply the omission. 1t
is as much the duty of the House to pass the neces-
sary appropriation bills as to allow the electoral
count to proceed in manner prescribed by law
The Union also gives up the contest II long edlto-
rial entitled "Tilden for 1880"
little afternoon paper published a report to-day
that Mr. Randall had concluded to resign his position
a. Speaker of the House in order to prevent the count
ing of the electoral vote from proceeding. The az
sumption was that in such an event nothing except
an immediate election of Speaker would be III order,
and by division among the Democrats this bus-
ness could be made TO occupy the remainder OF the
session. The Speaker most positively denies that
such Thought has ever entered his head lie says
that if he was disposed to throw obstacles III the
way of the further counting of the votes II could not
be done in this manner. The House would I'M
mediateiy proceed to the election of new Speaker
and would undoubtedly select It's presiding officer
within an hour.
few of the desperate band Of flibusters have not
vet given up all hope of defeating the electoral
coun-. David Dudley Field is preparing bill pro-
viding for a new election Of President and ordering
that the President of the Senate Mr. Ferry or his
successor in office shall act President an interim
Th, BILL it is understood, he proposes to introduce
before the result Of the ce tOrl count is announced
As speaker Randall has ruled this session that
ANYTHING relating to the Presidential election is
a question Of the highest privilege he hopes to get
il PROMPTLY before the House for action. He viii
then call the previous question and force 1t to an
immediate vote. Having thus provided for filling
the Executive office dd interim, these men are think
in., of making final EFFORT to rally the tilIbusters
and postpone the announcement OF the result OF the
Presidential election.