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The New York herald., 1877-03-01
ACTION on CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATS.
[DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

HARTFORD. Feb 2s 1871
At meeting Of tho Democratic state Central Com.
held here yesterday the folio wing preamble aud
resolutions were adopted unanimously
Whereas the Electoral Commission designed and In
stuted TO ascertain who, by tho OF tho people
November last. duly and justly elected rcs
dcncy Tor the four years ensuing from the 1t o March
next has by partisan majority of
gliding evidence aud by utter disregard Law Justice
equity truth hono fidelity official oath
in Its decisions. defeated the Tor which
formed disappointed the Just expectations oi tho country
codohed fraud and set premium crime against The
dearest ris OF every freeman. therefore.
Resolved That 10 the duty OF senators aud Repre-
sontntivcs In Congress to exercise
pywcr In them vcsted to prevent the alton
traui which by condonstion will become prosperous and
hahuai TO the early and certain destruction
Institutions.
Resolved. That tte chairman OF this committee DO and Is
hereby Instructed 10 forward Immediately the
preamble and resolutions To our SENATORS LnI Icprccna
tivcs In Congress.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S, 1871
The SPEAKER laid before tho House a comm nicaton
from Justice Nathan Clifford informing the House that
the Electoral Commission had onsidcred and decided
the matters submitted to 1t touching the electoral
vote OF the State Of South Carolina and hid trans
mttcd that decision to the President OF the Senate
Mr. ATKINS, (dem. Of Tenn. moved q call OF tho
House, and although the standing vote revealed tho
presence OF a quorum. the yeas and nays were
demanded by Mr. waIlng, Of Ohio. and rosul,ed yoas
rs, nays, 1865.
On motion OF Mr. sAYLER, (dcm.) of Ohio, the Clerk
OF the House was directed TO inform the Senate that
tho House would be ready receive that body joint
convention at ten minutes past twelve o'clock.
Mr. SPRINGER, tdom.) or ILL.,. moved that the
House proceed TO the consideration Of tho Sundry Civil
Appropriation b but the Speaker ruled that legis.
latvc business was tn order except by UNANIMOUS
sent
Mr. HOLMAN, (donn) of Ind, then asked and oh.
tatncd unanimous consent that the House proceed
the cons liberation OF that bill
The House agreed to all tho ndmcnts adopted iu
Committee ot the Whole, and the bill was passed.
The hour OF tweve having arrived, the Speaker
ruled that u new legislative day had commenced
Mr. LAMAR, dem OF Miss, asked leave to offer a
resolution s,spcndIng the rules OF tho House 80 as TO
bring before tho House for immediate action the Sen.
atc bill extending tho time for tho construction and
completion OF tho Northern Pacific Railroad.
Mr. HOLMAN, vi Indiana, and Mr.. Fuor. of Illinois.
Mr. Plpxn, tdem.) OF CAL, submitted tho rcpor, Of
printed.
a. ten minutes past twelve tho presence Of tho Son.
ate was aud tho Senators entered and ,ook
their usual scats.
DLATORy TACTICS.
After the Senate had retired anu order had been rc.
stored Mr. SPRINGER, OF Illinois, moved that tho House
now take recess until ten O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Sir. wooD, (dern.) OF N. Y.-I hopo not Let Us pro.
coed with the count.
Mr.. srluxGER-i objcc; to discussion Of tho motion.
lf there Is to DO any want 10 take hand In u my.
self.
Mr. WILSON, (rep) OF Iowa, called for tho yeas and
nays
Tho motion for o rccess rcjec,ed-yeas 90, nays
170
The New York herald., 1877-03-01
ACTION IN THE coNNEcricur GENERAL AS.
sEMBLY.

HARTFORD, Feb. 2s, 1877.
In tho Connections House OF Representatives to-day
Judge Wiley OF East Haddam, republican. introduced
resolutions relative to tho electoral count (which
were draf,od by ox-Congressman Kellogg Of tho scc-
ond dsirIct), and they passed with rush, tho
democrats failing to catch tho attention the Speaker
In tino TO intcrpose objections An amusing feature
M this matter Is tnat tho democrats only few weeks
ago. triod 10 secure the passage of resolution cnors
Ing thc commission, aud we're defeated by tho other
sdo OF the House. tho latter openly asserting that they
htsI wanted 70 500 what the commission would do.
The resolusions passed today were as iolows:-
Whereas the 25th day Of January tho House Rep.
essnsssiveA By lssys ogty, passed rsseuson plsds
The New York herald., 1877-03-01
THE JOINT CONVENTION.

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. 1877.
At ten minutes past twelve o'clock to-day the scna.
tors entered the hall Of tho House OF Representatives
and took their usual places, aud tho business OF tho
JOINT convention to count tho Electoral was re.
sumcd.
The decision Of tho commission In the case Of South
Carolina was then road
DECISION or TUE COMMISSION.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

As soon az the rcsut was announced Mr.. SnxAKLEy,
dem oil "a, and Mr. O'BRiEy, (dcnLI OF Md, roso
simultaneously with motions to take recess I'LL half.
past seyen O'clock tomorrow morning.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
N WASHINGTON. Feb 2A 1871

WAsHiSGroN, Feb. 28, 1871
y5os Senate rcassemblcd at ten O'Clock, and tho
PknipEsr pro tenn. presented the following communL
cssDn from the President Of the Electoral Comm,s.
sPe:-
WAsHfxCroN. u. c., Peb. 27, 1877
0k-i an directed by the Electoral to uiorm
Ms senate that has considered dcciued upon tho
netters submitted 20 under the
VA the same touching the electoral the "
seuth Carolina and herewith by direction conmis
usn transmit to the decision writing sgnod
~ the members. agreeing therein read meeting
houses according TO said All the
sent to the ccmssion by the President tho
ssssss ere herewith returned NATHAN CLffFORD.
President of che Coiumissio
70 Hon THonAs W. FsRnY. President OF the senate.
% motion Of NJ. Crasia. oi Now Hampshire, n was
The New York herald., 1877-03-01

AN APPEAL FROM THE BUSINESS MEN or THIS
METROPOLIS FOR SPEEDY COMPLETION OF
THE COUNT FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE pREsI-
DENT.
The New York herald., 1877-03-01
tLscronAL consissios.


Jones, aud Representatives Field, OF New York;
southard, o ONO; Mutchier, OF Pennsyvania; Yeacs
OF North Carolina; Caldwell ot Alabama; do Bolt.
OF Missouri. and H. Clark, Jr., OF Missouri because
'sad electoral votes well the of tho pco.
pie Of said state at the Prcsdcatia election No.
vcmbcr T. 1885, were given under durcss caused by the
unlawful cxcrclsc OF federal powers" !"
Tho objections having been read the Senate, at half
past twelve Withdrew To It's chamber order that the
Two houses might separately consider and decide upon
THEM.
DEBATE.
Al twenty minutes past six Y. Al. tho Senate
turned TO tho hall oi the House OF Representatives
and the action of each house on the decision having
read the presiding officer announced that the Two
houses not concurrng Otherwise the electoral votes of
south Carolina would be counted and they thcre
upon declared BY one OF the ccrs as seven Tor Hayes
aud Wheeler.
Pcndiag that action Mr. Jones, CT Kentucky, raised
the question that there a quorum OF the Sen.
ate present tony twenty having entered the hai
but the presiding officer paid attention tho inter-
rupton aud directed the Clerk 10 proceed with the read
Ing Mr. Jones conienting himself With protest against
tho proceeding.
The votes Of Tennessee twelve and OF Texas eight for
Tiden and Hendricks were then announced without ob-
lection and without tbo uI reading Of the certificates
Then came Vermont with four votes for Hayes and
Wheeler.
HALT At VERMONT,
The certificate having been read IN full, Mr.. Poppc-
ton, OF Oho to present objections TO IT, but first
ASKED the presiding viccr whether any other ccr,n.
cate had been received from Vermont than that which
had bsen read
Tho presiding ofncer replied In the negative
Mr. Hewitt. OF New York. stated thai he held In his
bsnd package purportDg To contain the electoral
votes Of Vermont. which package had been delivered
10 hm by express about tue middle Of December. and
that With came letter stating that similar pacw
e had been orw srdcd 10 the President Of The Senate
by natl 90 icsrn-g today that no corresponding
had rendered 10 him the package lhoidng " upl, tho
seals OF which we're stl uubfokcn, aud tho presiding
.snesf had aseiinsa 10 receive ~ As now rendered
, 1877-01-18

There are different why's Of changing tho
political and personal composition Of legis-
latiye bodies tlut obtain in different States.
1n Florida. for instance, they d. tlese
things In chiyalrin fashion. When it be.
comes necessary 10 make ctlango Of yatc,
thoy simply detail ono or more persons to
waylay aud murder tho member whose vote
Is desired to he changed, takiug care to 70
arrange the matter that tho courts shall not
punish the assassin III this way thc elec-
tion OF Senator IL siullitied aud expedited
without tho employment OF tile moro vulgnr
and ,neEcenary ,uctlols that arc relied on in
Illinois anl otller Northern States, whoro
these sacred matters nre too often arranged
upon tho basc basis of bargain a,.l Aa!e.
, 1877-01-18

Dir. 1fEHRtSuToS, of knue, r.,iscl ttite n
breeze in tho House yesterday by rising and
explaining that II Ind como to lis knowledge
that corrupt negotiations had been discov-
cred hctween one Of the unrurchasablc
Democratic members and Chicago lobbyist.
lie offered n resolution providing for tho mp
pointmcilt Of committee Of five to invcsti.
gate the mRttcr. The rules were promptly
suspended, tile Republicans voting unani-
mously for tho appointment Of the Commit.
tee. In private conversation Mr. 11ERR1Sa.
roN stntas TINT tho 1l,e:ul,cr whose political
integrity has been subjected to temptation
was SHERIDAN, Of the Lenons Rtone quRrrics.
Tile tc1nrter, he says, waa cx-keeortler
STEWART, OF Chicago. III what shape
tho temptation came is not stated, and car,
only bo guessed at, md who lie wanted SuE11-
1pAs to vote for il not stated, but it il rca.
souable to suppose tint it was either PALMER.
DAVIS, WAannunNR, rAn,su, or lIA1SEs. Did
Ito oIsr him an o.1ice,-say Gaugershil,, or
p!acs i'll the Recorders office, or Custom
1Ioslsc. or post-Onlc : Or was the gaid ;,ro
gaV to assume the form Of subsidiary coin o1
legal-tendcr laper? Or WIS it " lasllngs OF
us1ueIaugh,' or ronsing wake when hu
died 7 The parties both belong to the gov.
erning class in Cook County ono il under.
stood to 10 Of Celtic birth nnd breeding md
the other native of 1Iibernia Whatever
may be the facts Of tue case, 1t in protty eyi-
dent that tho party Of the first part made tho
blunder OF bidding too low, and TAL1EYnASD
We believe 1t wgs who said TINT q bluuler
wns worso tslnn criln0.
, 1877-01-18

new sehturc, 10 now marked. Tho busiuets has
BEEN stimulated, and Idle factories Of boots and
shoes aro starting np In consequence OF contracts
for tho foreign trade. Tho paper manufacturers
arc also doing we'll.
The manufacturers Of tho United States
have becn, by the protective taritf, put back
In their business many years. In the vain
hope Of controlling tho domestic market At
prices fixed by themselves, they have surren-
dared al other markcts to their less favored
rivals With NIL tho raw material produced
at their own doors with fuel In abundance,
and Of good quality with moro and bettor
iron than exists elsewhere with cotton, md
hides. aud copper; with transportation md
cheap food. they ought in nlnny lines Of
manufacture bo able to defy my competition
In any market, and tho most cortain and per-
mai1ent prosperity Of tho country can best
be established By building up the export OF
American manufactures Which was ar
rested in 1861 by the War and
by the protective tariff. When tho
export Of American manufactures Bhall
rival in value the exports Of tho products Of
Tho soil, tho forcst, and tho mines, then ill.,
deed will the golden cru Of American PROS
perity be established. 10 the promotion Of
that end our Legislation should bo framed.
Every Obstacle IN tie way Of the expectation
Of manufactures should bo Immediately re-
rrorn.l
, 1877-01-18

Among tho important reforms promised
by Sheriff kEEN, ouc at least llns not Leeu
accomplisLed,-tl'at uf nbolishiug tho J.rac-
t'os Of filling up tho jury. panels for tho
various Courts with bum1uerH antl hangers.
on. Judge GAnf was yesterday con.
fronted with sncl| II puuel, aud, ratl.er than
submit to tls imposition, ho devoted good
deal Of Ills valuable time to wecliug out tho
deaa.beata who Lad eontrive.l to asnugglo In
their names. Tho AoticA OF tho public ii
drawn to this occurrence By correspondent
whose letter is published this morning, mud
tho notice oE Sheriff kEns II hereby .lraw,.
70 the necessity of making such All example
Of tie offending Dailiff rs nhall deter others
in future from !ile otfeusca against Justice
and decency.
, 1877-01-18
PERSON. Al.

Ths suggestive sub.tlt!s Of Dcsthnld Auer1,aeh's
story lu thu February number Ut LIptiheoit't
.Nugasins II, ''The uaWk FROM America"
It IL said that 4 wcllknowa newspaper man OF
New York il soon to marry Miss Jeannrtte Len.
nett, aud become conductor Ut tile Nrw York
Iissafl.
The Government OF Tutkey IL called the Sublime
Porte from, tha fact that Justice formerly dis
penss4 At tho g4tu Of tho ult4ns Palace, ths Kato
being known ~ the Sublime Porte.
Lewis CarsoIFs ;. Allces Adventures in Wonder
land" has reached circulation VI s., COO coptss
hIs .'Th1ough the Lookin: tilass." 10, 600; aud
''Tho Hunting Of the SnuEk, ~. O>o capits. Ths
author il ieasuvd theological professor In one Ut
the uniyeEsitles.
Messures have been taken In Roatoa 10 buy tho
fsulous DtxLion rock and Eenuys II to that city ~
monument to tbs Svrsa discoveries OF America.
The movement owes IT. oglg!u to Ar. Ole bull, who
suggested 1t at complimentary benefit extended
" him month ago.
Tho number of actresses who, tlku the late Lu-
cille Western, have died tsun pneumonia, "
other Effects Vt thills caused hy exposure, II very
large; -. NOT than ul3hs have aeen e1pectc,l
from tbs nature Of tbs csss. Ths cid pssesIss Vt
, 1877-01-18

1}y strict party vote tho Democratic
House Inns decided TO arrogato to itself \
power never boforc assrncsl or exercised by
Congrcas-that Of demanding from State
Government tile production of original State
documents. It was voted TINT tic Louisi-
ana Returning Hoard aiiall 10 compelled to
surrender 10 tho House the returns Of tho
election in that atatc, md Tint. failinY 10
comply with tho den.nns. tho members Of
the Board shall be deemed guilty Of
contempt and imprisoned accordingly.
Tho curious srcctacle was presented
Of n solid front Of Democrats talk-
ing md voting 10 yiolate md ignore
one of tile most sacred rights Of State, the
right to be tile custodian If lis own archives
and papers; while the Republicans we're
ranged on tho other side, III defense Of the
rights Of tle States. It IL to DO expected
that the members Of the Returning Bonrd
will resist to tho utmost this attempt to get
possession Of the returns end records for the
safe.kceping Of which they nre responsible,
aud TINT tho courts will lie appealed 10 for
protection agninst this nuscrnpulous aud
high.hanGcl exercise Of partisan power by
tho Democratic House.
, 1877-01-18
A NEW NOTION or .scALHouN1sM >,

n HLN V0kA4GN VE d.
Tho combined recklcssuess and ignorance
Of ts.e Chieago Tines betrny it into many
absurd statcmcnts, but OF nil the ridiculous,
tliu}a IL has uttered about counting tho
Presidential sute tho following is tho most
eatrnrAgnnt:
Il was hardly yc1r asn, nay. Il was only few
months ago. that ls;lcal Vasty organ Ia thH city
nkFEIErSEI w0nla have It that the real Ltuu Ut
party iisi-on III this eomntry Was between the oil
cALmuvS theory Ut ESTATE. .snsrret3nIty " and tho
more popua. md persistent doctrine Of uatlonall.
ty. II onu hui predicted. half year sso, that
within six months thai argau, and al the uhtr Or.
Ean+ Ut III" party culnict to bu par t<tl!tace tbs
party uphutAIn. the doctrine Of nationality, md
0Ip0sin. the prsttlent CAlltorL .shrDry, wDuld he
adsocatin. with tho greatest ssEeMenes and III thu
bust fuleht teInirr letrn tU tho threatening Ut
bayonet+ and e!yl war In III support, part!sap
programme hascd upon the cA1nocH hypoih-.I*,-
Il programme which could dnd no 'rt,nrs consistent
living ehllnrt"n thIn JIPF DAYS. .-the prediction
would have excited i amle Of derislon, uut with.
out t!e prediction the fca!ity has arrived. Part.
san FsejnIcrH aud passions stronger than my
force Ut reasoh haye hnddculy transformed The ~.
called Republican party from h,ly p.srs Ing m
unsy!ns ns.t'ilty tu the cALmocS hypothcs!s Into
= lsos!y artnuly proposing u spply und establish
that pesti'cnt hypothesis iu the practice of Govern.
nient.
All this ias been called out l,y the fact that
Tue Tnlnusx iusists tllat Congress- cau only
assert its Jurisdiction over the returns by the
concurrent action Ut both Houses In ths
s'sl.!s manner ~ 1t performs other Legislative
duties. 1t IL either a stupid luisapprehcn.
sion OF malicious 1ervrrsiou Ut the CALHOUN
doctrine upon which tho Timer statement is
bslstl. Ne understand the CALHOUN doc
triHo to l.,ran that tho National Government
exists oaly hy ths sovereign consent Of ths
Htuts Governments, and each sovereign State
fur itself nsuy dissolve its relations with tho
National Gov.rnuaent at its own pleasure.
The Nationalist loll tllat the National tiov-
ern1ueut derives its being 4uI permancncy
tFum tho people, aud that tbs Coustitu.
tion il the supreme law Of tho laud
Tho katianalists have held on tho oue
side that no State Government can over
ride or disavow this supreme law, but they
have never held that tho State can bs de-
priyel Ut the rights and privileges guasau-
seea them by the supreme law, except in tho
shape Of constitutional amendment ratified
by the hsntes or by the people. The consti-
tutinn provides thae each Stass alluli appoint
Presidential Electors in such manner VI the
! Ledsl2kura thereof may direct that tle
, 1877-01-18

riLNEns chances lid mol brighten any
yesterday. On ono OF tho ballots pretended
Independent, ,-SExroS, Of North Chicago
deserted him and went over to Judge DAVIS |;
and Senator kE11oE, OF Bridgeport, nnothcr
bogus :" Independent" on Bolne OF tho bal
lotH neglected PALMER aud voted for JonH
@. HA1Srs, willis tlo lnttcr voted for
pAR1su, u,-an independent Senator from down
in Egypt. Tic probably intends to make his
vote count when soue candidate gets l03
votes. AspNnsoS aud DAVIS still hold their
xcven votes apiece, md will continue to hold
them until tho fuglc1nen can ngrce on an
anti-Rcpublican candidate upon whom to
unite
, 1877-01-18

wines were firm, at s1.o7 per gallon. Flour
was firm and quiet. Wheat was sctive, ex-
cited, and 13@lsc lower, closing nj 9l.2s
cash and :l.o9 seller Fcbrnary. Corn vhs
!@sc lower, closing At i3l@s3sc casf and
+as@ ia1c seller Februnry. Onss were sten.ly,
at 3a4c cash nnl 3'}c for February. Rye
steady, at 72c. harley WIS less nctiye but
firmcr, Mt G1l@G1c cash, Gle for Februnry,
anl Gi!o for March. Hogs were inactive and
lower, closing weak at so.00@G.75 for com-
mon TO extra. Cattle werc In nctivc demand
md firm. with sales at :ss:.U'6G.00. Sheep
were firm, selling at a3,;0a3.;;5. One hun
tlred dollars in gold would bny slo6.G2! in
grecubacks Mt The close.
, 1877-01-18

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Tho proposition Of the director Of tho
Mint ut Brussels, belgium, 10 coin silver for
tia United Ssates Government, H. ono TINT
should receive earnest consideration ty our
Government. The nIints of Europe being
closed against silver, it is suggested that Tue
proposed arrangement woulL give stability
to the silver market and ennLl. tho Uuitc.l
htates to toIn sufficient quantity Of
trade do!lasx to control the Fast In.
dla and China exchanges, an.l in
thia way tlu silyer n.i,.in. interests
Of Auenca would bs largely promoted.
It is certain that the mint capacity Of tho
United States il not adequate to tiso needs If
The country 10 fur as tlls coinage Of silver Il
concerned. Will siIyt1 ouce ult,re In geutr.
Il use III Legal tender, ANIL medium, Of cir
culation, chirago alono could distribute tue
entire 1nint-product of tho United States for
q long time to conIe. Illere Ii a silyer
famine now, and ii 1nuy be found that the
proposition OF the belgium Director coluea
just In time to afford relief.
, 1877-01-18

T'hers we1e biz ballots for Scnator Yes.
terlay IN joint session ot ths two Houses.
No member OF either House or party was
absent. I.ooAS began with ~ votes, but on
the fourth ballot Representative EAaroN
came to h's assistance, mud votcd for him
three times successfully. This gave LOGAN
tho complete strength Of oil the members
elected OH Iscpnblican tickets. On tho sa.uu
ballot Scnator liuEnLEa (1nd.) voted for
LOGAN. and continued voting for him u.l-
til tho adjournment. LOGAN, therefore,
Ind lfN yotea On tho three last bal-
!uts, hut l.u still required thres morv,
TINT tu could yet thsu.. Whom N1ppLx,
EAhToN, md lirEukru supported llim Oh the
fourth, fifth, and sixth tallnts IL was with the
expectation nui belief that lo eoull ul,-
tain three uther y1sea FROM other sol,rcas;
but, while ''he co1.il call spirits 9rom tho
Sasty deep" they lid nnt come. 3!rssrs.
HipbLE ami l.A.roN llavo suffered !urge
H'nnnmt Of blaekgulr,l Ibuse, aill have been
thesubiccts Vi liesu,Il Misrepresentation iu.
nuulcrabls, because they declined tying their
hands IN the caucuH, and held aloos for the
tisst fvw ballots; but tlIsro LaA never been u
minute when either of them intended to vote
fuF any persou who voul,l uct with tho
Democrats, Or 10 anything whicl. would
teud to elect y Damorrat nor, 10 fur
.s we know, did either Of then,
Intend to refuse their votes for LOGAN II sucl,
would elect him. At tho saino time, ucither
Of the,u ever declared beforu their own clec.
fjetIp I, T.