The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-08
The Electoral Count To Be
Overhauled.
SENATOR COAKLING THE PRIME MOVE R
Visiting Statesmen and Returning Boards
To Be Investigated.
WHAT A REPUBLICAN, SENATOR SAYS.
Proceedings That May Make Tilden
President.
FROM OUR REGULAR coRResPoN DENT

FROM OUR REGULAR coRREsPoN DENT.
WASHINGTON. Jan. !, 1873.
Persons who claim to speak with knowledge OF what
10 going 70 be done when the Senate again meets
assert that Senator Conkling will either offer himself,
Or will have offered carefully drawn resolution re-
apparouty good authority Involving the right OF the
President 70 tho once held by him; and that such
accusations ought 70 DO set at rest by ofloial
inquiry into sne alleged facts. The scope Of
the resolution. IL 10 stated, Will not attempt
70 mplicass President Hayes but It IL asserted that
II does involve Senator Stanley Matthew'S Secretary
Sherman and Congressman John A. Garfield. all Of
Ohio The impression 10 that Senator Conkling will
not personally Offer the resolution, but that it may
be dono by Senator Howe Of Wisconsin, or Senator
carefully drawn ~ 10 make it very difficult for the
Southern democratic Senator's to vote against IL. IL
10 further claimed that Senators Thurman and McDon-
ald Of the judiciary Committee with Judge Davis of
Illinois, who counted neutral all political issues
Will support the resolution. The opposition an,ic-
psted 10 from southern democratic Senators entirely
TIE TESTIMONY RELIED ON.
Among the facts relied upon to show that the
Louisiana electoral vote borgained for are it is
said, afhdavts Of Messrs. Csssanave and Kenner,
have not been dealt with according to the original
bargain. Documents will also bs relied upon to fur.
nish close connection between acquiescenoe in the
count In the House and the promises entered into by
President Grant and Mr. Stanley Matthews on the other
il Is under the prssenoe OF effort relieve the re-
publican party Of completely in alleged bargaining
that this examination proposed to be made. II
10 said that proof will be brought TO show that
sue ''visitipg statesmen" made certain promises TO
Packard and the Returning Board which have not
been fulfilled In fact, the whole proceedings Of the
'visiting statesmen" arc to overhauled, with the
hope to cover them with dirt or to expose what they
have said, done or promised.
WHAT Nh. sPRuoER SAYS.
report appeared today that Congressman
Springer. Of Illinois, had some information on the
subject Of this proposed investigated. Mr. Springer
was visited and said that he knew moth.
ing In detail of the matter, but he had
been asked BY leading republican Senator's
what would in his judgment be the course of the
democrats in case movement for investigation was
made by the republican side he replied to this, tina.
be could not zee how tho democrats could refuse
lar investigation Of what they denounced as the
greatest fraud OF the age. II they did republicans
would say, "You refuse to second 10 effort to
investigate the charges you have yourselves made
This closes your mouths hereaer you can no longer
accuse ua"
WHAT THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE
Mr. Springer adds. that committee of inquiry in
such q matter ought to DO composed Of the sblest
men, SO that the result should have the confidence
OF the country, and that the investigation must be
thorough going and cover the whole struggle down to
ito nnal decision, both IN Louisiana, Florida and
Washington. When asked what democratic support
the resolution would have in the House Mr.. Springer
said that he could not imagine that any democrat
would vote against It. not even those who voted
against nlibustsrng, and he did not believe that
any Of the Southern democrats would be In
cned 10 take that ground. He thinks there
q doubt whatever OF the passage Of
the resolution offered. Ordinarily there would have
TO be two-thrd vote suspension OF the rules to
introduce IT, but II tho resolution should rec,te that IL
members Of the House, It would become privileged
question and require only majority vote.
,esf VIEWS A PROMINENT SENATOR.
prominent republican Senator said about this
matter In private conversation:-
SIT 10 Of course impossible 10 foretell what the In.
quiry will show. bus It will either show that there
was NO corrupt bargaining, in which the demo-
cratic howl about republican frauas must cease or IL
will show corrupt bargains and in that case It may
show either that Mr. Hayes elected in which case
he 10 all right and the authors Of the bargaining will
DO punished, or that Mr. Hayes was not elected and
That Mr. Tilden was which tho Electoral Com.
mission bill provides a judicial remedy in these
words:-
$50 6-That nothing IN this act shall DO held 70
impair or affect any right now existing under the
constitution and laws to question by proceeding in
tho judicial courts OF the United satcs the right or
tito Of the person who snail DO declared elected or
who shall claim to be President Vice President of
the United States, II any such right exists
ION tho other hand II may DO shown that there was
NO election In which the constitution provides
that the President OF tho Senate, or he falling tho
Speaker Of the House shall be President or the House
OF Representatives may have to elect President as
the constitution declares"
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