The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31
The Electoral Bill.
THE HEpuBLioAxs HOPEFUL.

democrats in caucus last night did not ex
press unbounded enthusiasm for the com
promise bill. Some democrats expresse,
great anxiety as 10 the result. The impress
Ion prevails that the commission will no
20 behind the returns. There Is growing
conviction that :be democrats will max
their greatest fight upon Oregon.
TIE HOUSE BRANCH CT THE COMMISSION.
AT o'clock the house proceeded to bal
lot for the five representatives Of the hous
branch of the electoral commission. Mr.
Lamar, president of the democratic caucus
nominated Messrs. Payne of Ohio, Hunter
of Virginia, Abbott Of Massachusetts,
Garfield of Ohio, and Hoar of Massachu
sets, and moved that there be cfsd COO
vote on all at once.
Two or three democrats wanted separ
ate vote, but the house, by an overwhelm
ing majority of both sides, refused thu
motion for separate vote.
There were 2l0 yeas in favor of a united
ballot, snd only 90 nays against 1t.
Q. p. m.-Mr. Buckner of Missouri wa
the frat to vote against Mr.. Garfield and
substitute Mr.. McCreary. One or two
southern members did the same, hut the
number who voted against the united
ticket was so email as to excite ridicule.
THE REPUBLICAN, SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
NKw YoRK, Jan. 80.
A Wa hington special says the republi-
can senatorial caucus held yesterday to &C.
lect members Of the electoral commission
was exciting. A motion was carried that
Messrs. Edmunds, Motion and Mcmillan
be The senate members, Mr.. Howe having
unexpectedly decliie1 the place given tn
Mcmillan. Mr.. Edmunds declined to serve
unless the three members of the committee
reporting the electoral bill were selected.
The motion to reconsider the first appoint
ment was lost, but renewed ard carried.
The mater was referred to committee G,
who proposed ard recommended Z munds,
Conkliug and Morton. The dista isfact on
exprt ssed led TO the substitution of Ere,
linghuysen for Conking, the Ia ter de-
eli, ing to slrve. The report of the CON-
mi tee was then adopted. 1t cannot be de-
Lied that considerable feeling exists and
was d splaytd, but many greatly exa yger.
i reports are enuat. The debate 10 lht
republican caucus was bitter. Only two
members W, re absent, aud Mr.. Robertson
CT South CaroliI a. was excluded in con.
seqr' nee of his epe, ca Yesterday support.
ing Wade Hampton.
THE COUNSEL
The action of the national democratic
committee in placing the management OF
their case b fore the electoral commission
10 ella &c Of Judge 81 lck, Lyman Trum.
bull and ex Senator Carpenter, with au.
thoii y to employ Butler, lie unders God to
be in accordance with The instructions of
rilden. Tie strong poiIt which they In
tend to present will be that the commits, ion
has tie right 10 go behind the re urns in
contested states, which will be strenuously
resistcl by the republicans.
The national republican committee have
not flnally determined who ehall represent
the rarly before the mmission, but the
choice will probably fall upon Evarts and
S!oughton, who will be authorized to call
in other legal assistance if in their judg-
ment 1t should lie necessary.
The four jus ices designated have been
in conference on the subject with view OF
arranging business before the supreme
court so as 10 allow them to attend TO their
duties on the commission. The business
before the court y i'll be suspended until the
electoral question is decided. The selec.
tion Of the fifth judge has not been made,
but whoever he shall be no opposition will
be made by either party. Indications now
point to the appointment of Justice Bad
ley.
Senator Morton and other prominent re.
pubicans are disposed to object to the
counting of the votes of Mississippi, Ala
bama, and possibly Georgi, on the ground
of fIald and intimidation, but unless they
can secure the support of a majority of re
publican senator's in this course they viii
not press it's