, 1878-05-04
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, April Is, 1878

| EDITOR STATESMAN - Representative
Word said Yesterday that he believed h:
tariff bill will pass the house by a goo6
majority, and that there will be no sue!
falling off In revenue under 1t as Is ShoWI
by the figures sent ont from here by enc
mics of the bill. lie is in favor, if his
bin is so amend1d as 20 lead to rednc
ton, of suspendng payments of the sink
ing fund, 4 measure prepared by Senator
Beck sometime since. This sinking fund
is many millions of dollars larger HoW
than the law requires, and suspension
of payments to it would not necessarily
create any distrust abroad. However,
3ir. Wood does not believe that this viii
| be necessary.
In the report of Senator Conklings late
interviews, published this morning, the
most notable things are these He an
nounces himself rs the man who first StI9-
gestcd the electoral commission. He
/ SAYS: "No reasonable man can doubt
that there was some kind of a BARGAIN be-
! tween Nichols and that man Hayes, and
that Stanley Matthews and Sherman were
privy to it. He said that ''neve. III the
history Of the country had there been
during four ycarS of an administration So
much corruption, bartccing, rewarling Of
| favorites, traffic with leaders, and bargain
and sale of the executive franchise as
during the past year
Every nan Of intelligence living here
| will confirm what the senator says Of the
degradation Of the civil service by the
administration. On other points men
toned the people are waiting for light,
and this the senator promises them. The
reported uttelances Of the senator seem
| to show considerable Ill temper, and if he
were net man who usually weighs his
| words ore would be sure to say that he
| lad been mIsrepresented, or that he had
! given currency to mere runners The
senate committee 90 consider the subject
of the election Of president and vice presi
| dent have prepared a report the more I'M
portant provisions of which are gwen be-
low 1t IS very favorahly received
SEC. 4 Each state may by law pro
vide for the jGdie;;al determination Of any
controversy concerning the appointment
Of electors, before the time fixed for The
meeting Of the electors. Every such Ju-
| dicial discrimination by its highest court
made prior to the said time OF the meet
inc of the electors, shall be conclusive
evidence 81 the lawful title OF the electors
whom such court shall have So decided to
have been appointed and shall govern in
;ie cGTntin" of the electoral votes, so
provided in the constitution and as here
after regulated.
SIC. >. In all cases of disputed ap-
pointment Of electors not 50 jndiclalIy
passed upon rs herainbefCre authorized,
The certificate or Judgment Of the board
or tribuna! empowered b. the legislature
of any state To canvass The ruturns oI
votes for q, otors aad certify or declare
. the result, shall be conclusive evidence
that The persons 81 ccrIiiiod OF declared
t" have been appointed We're lawfully ap-
pointed such electors, and shall govern
in the count Of the electoral votes as pro-
vided in The constitution and rs herein
after regulated.
Ii but one set cf returns come from u
state the adverse vote OF both houSes Of
congress acting separately shall lie re
quiIed to throw ont such retains. Ii
there are two or more SETS of returns,
that set received from tie board or trihu-
nal mentioned III elton 4, above gwen,
shall he i.ccerjed; but II returns are re
ceived from more than one board or jri-
bunal III state, the houses shall separ-
ately consider the matter and Only those
returns shall be counted which both houses
agree upon. The committee E SAID 10 be
unanimous and has Gwen great attention
10 the subject The members oi the
; committee are Edmunds, Conliing, Howe,
MciIiiian, Teller, Davis, OF Illinois, Bay
ard, Thurman and Morgan. REX.