The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-06
FROM OUR REGULAR CORE sPoNDiNT.

WASHING roS, April s, 1878
FIELDS BILL TO DE INTRODUCED WITH A
FAvoSABLE REPORT.
II rs probable that on Monday Mr.. Finley, OF Ohio
will introduce tho bill drawn BY David Dudley Field
to carry effect the saving clause the bill Great.
ing tho Electoral Commission. which provides that
tho supreme Court may have jursdction 10 ques-
lions OF fact In regard to who Is The legally elected
President Tho bill provides That the cause
shall DO Determined by jury, TO be selected IRON
prominent citizens Of the Statcs The other features
OF the bill relate to the machinery carry out the
details OF the The bill will DO referred to the
Judiciary Committee, and u Is claimed that Messrs
Knott, stenger, McMahon, Lloyd. Harris, democrats,
aud Butler and Frye republicans. viii report favor
ably On the bill
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS FOR THE NoMrSA
TON OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CHARLES
l. FIELD cH1sKN-AwKwARD POSITION or
The DEMOCRATS.
Notwithstanding expectations that the Mont gomery
blar resolutions would DO upon the democratic
tonight confined TO the selection OF
candidate for Doork IN place of Mr. Polk retired
One ballot was taken, resulting as folIoxs:Feld, 90;
Shields, 20; Mccoy, Is, aud French. Z. Tho cnoice
Of General Fold WAS thsrsupou made unanimous
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yied, graduated from West Point about she year
1Si9 aud at the outbreak OF the rcbenon had risen
to tho rank OF lieutenant colonel OF cavalry ci,
zen Of Virginia, he resigned from the army to cast
HIS fortunes with fcdcrscy The rank
OF major general serving good portion OF the war
IN Virginia under General Lee. In the year 1879
with, u ~ SAID, some help IRON General sherman.
ne succeeded Ia getting appoints from the Knc-
dive Of Egypt, ana, with GoCorais Lorns and stone,
participated In tho campaign against the Abyssinians
He returned 10 tho Ua,ted States last year, snc,
having ded to enter politics, had his disabilities
removed by an act OF The present Congress General
Field Is type OF the old school Southern
gentleman and Is exceedingly popular with his
friends lie Is six feet three inches IN height and
robust proportion Hsis credited TO Georgia In the
Distribution OF the House patronage
speaker Randall, In the opinion OF many OF the
democratic members, made mistake to-day In not
deciding promptly that the motion OF General Butler
10 proc ed 70 the election oil Doorkeeper not
privileged motion. II tho House was dissatisfied with
The decls,on appeal could have been IRON Il
AMI the responsibility then would have rested upon
shs House. AZ Is the sequel is not
aksIy 10 DO pleasant Tor the democratic
nde Of tho House Great Stress viii be put upon tho
fact that General Field was West Point cadet and
major general IN tue rebel army, covering the nna
movements OF General Lees army. According TO tho
action OF the caucus his election will up In the
House ON MONDAY, but tho Speaker having len the
won OF General Butler 10 the action of the House
IN MONDAY immediately after The reading OF
Inc journal tho House Will have to meet
This question, snail the resolution pending as
privileged motion to proceed TO the election OF the
Union General shields, who, by the way. is also
democrat. the presented by General Butler, be
acted upon II tho House decides that privileged
motion tho democrats put the awkward predics-
ment OF being compelled TO vote down tho motion Tor
Inc election Of General shields and Substitute tbc