, 1877-02-05
TALK.
pRENosITioNs, PRODUCTIONS, AND ADMISSIONS.
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4RENoNITioSs rREp1crio3s, AND ADMISSIONS.
Specfal Dispasch to Jzs Trtopn4
WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb. 4.-Op!nIon Is ycrY
much divided as to the probable decision Of tl.e
Electoral Commission In tho Florida cage. Tho
Republicans generally orc moro confident tha,.
the Democrats, and arc hopeful that the result
will be In IfaYrs' favor, hut, 50 far as any inti-
nation from my Of tho Commission goes,
1t, Is utmost certain that this ton.
aAcneo is not founded upon any
expression of opinion On The part Of tho COM
mission. Que Of the Commission said tonight
TINT he had never bccM associated with body
Of men engaged In common occupation whcrc
there was SO ltttlo interchange Of thought Or
opinion. lie had sat thus far beside friend ho
had known for many years on tho Commission,
md tho first word has not yet been intcrvllnng.
cd between tllcm upon the subject ot tile arg,l-
ments or tho c,.sc The Congressional members
Of tho Commission seem tnclncd 10 walt for tho
Judges to suggest opinions, mud tue Judges.
with tho rcscsve to which tho Supreme Bench is
accustomed, haya aa ret given no s!gu. Tncy
arc waiting for the concluding arguments to-
morrow. when It Is understood that tho Com.
miaaion will Immediately 20 Into
COMPUTATION.
No rulc lias been made which Will limit tho
Time Tor tho deliberations Of tho Commission
when In consultation, aud 1t will bc quito Iussi.
bio that fifteen dt!fercnt opinions or sets Of
speeches will bb nude tn private conference bc.
tofo tue decision will be ready. Sonic OF tho
Democrats cannot conceal their waut OF conf
dcnco III tue result Morrison, OF Illinois, who
y yoEy free talkcg, expresses the opinion that
tho Democrats tayc no chance before tho con-
Mlss'oa are against ll!a s!tle. lie very severely
crittcites tho tampcripg Of tho New York Demo
csats with tho concerns OF tho party. liz says
that he was sent 70 NV Orleans ~ tue llouse
Committee; that ho cnmo buck With Strong
casei that, on arriving here, be found
DAVID DuDLEf FIELD IN CHAAaE
St s 'ho e Interests o. te Democratic party md
chances. Like expressions Ut disat1cstlon, al
though more guarded, aro lcarl in many tIuar.
tsss among ne M Democrats. Jere Black docs
e"t eonssai h1s 6ellsf that tho verdict Of tne
failure. III seems conseloua ct this hitnsen.
and ntEmates that his heart Is not lu it-that he
agslust Ills aide. -
SENATOR coxKL1No
. lhs trae q last evening printed . statement
taat sen9tEs cen1l1ns ha ~ opinion
augarated, aud that tho actlon In The case Of
Florida would decide tho matter Ia lis fayor.
Many Republicans do not credit tho paragraph.
'.. A5&SI43ItFl.
A protest will be filed against counting tho
rotc Ut Mississippi, upon The ground that liz
Election law Is illegal, and that tho Acting Coy
eEuoE Is only State Sebatur thrust into otilce
BY tone. Ths Testimony taken beforu bout
wells Committee last ycas will accompany tAe
protest. There being but one sct OF rciurus
from Mississippi, uudes tho provisions OF tho
act, thc!r consideration Will be confined to both
Houses or Congress. Tha vote cannot bo se-
{ected except by au affirmative yotc Ut tho tro
Houses.
aATuaDAT's NOTES
6ptaat QtxaGtcA 70 Ia 1r1aax4
!. MAsntkoiox, =. e., Fob. a-lho progress Of
tae Noft betorr the Electoral CpMiuisalou Is