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taken before one or more commissioners 10 he
did not contain the catch which the one agreed
upon by the Senate committee did-that the
commission should decide whether any evil
dcnce proffered was pertinent aud competent
in such consideration"
"A THROW OF THE DICE"
The Democratic members OF the House Com
mittec were satisfied with this bill. They wanted
the Hayes electors in Florida and Louisiana
brought out; and as this bill expressly pro-
vidcd that there should be n judicial invcstiga-
ton they were rcady to accept it. Before. how
eyer, taking any formal action thereon. Mr..
wcrt uvr r a hc s,n ms and informed Senainrs
Thurman and Bayard that their Republican
colleagues had proposed q measure which they
prise, Thurman and Bayard informed them
that the Senate Committee had agreed upon
day after the two committees held loint meet
ing. and the bill agreed uponn. by the Senate
Of the tribunal provided for by the Senate
bill was to be decided by lot, and thus tho
e ed Sy 'sp1hG throw we G the dce TO this and and
Representatives objected. and insisted that the
bill proposed by their Republican colleagues OF
the House committee was far preferable; Sem,
tors Thurman and Bayard insisted that they had
agreed to the bill prepared by their committee.
and were in honor bound to stand by IL. They
il. aud this feature was subsequently aban-
doned and two Democratic and two Republican
Justices OF the Supreme Court were selected 10y
naming their circuits. and these four were TO
select fifth. who was to turn the scale either TO
the Republican or pemoeratlc side. as an indie
pendent or radical Republ lean might be chosen
The Democrats expected that Judge Davis
would be seeeted and the EMGpSS' SsIr hoped
Numbering. the Democratic managers suffer
ed Jui,se Davis TO be elected to the Senate Just
as the Electoral bill became a law. and thus
made the commission Republican beyond per-
adventure.
Did Mr.. Tilden approve the Electoral Commits:
sion COMPROMISED lie never committed himself
| for or aganst IT, He was repeatedly urged by
almost everybody who made any prctrnsion TO
leadership to approve or dsapprove some such
| measure but the utmost length he would 40
was to say. Do not ne n hurry to accept a
| ton made to the bill by the great majority OF
Republicans in both Houses deceived the Demo-
Gratis and. with few exceptions; they never
| doubted that its passage insured the Inaugural
ton If Tllden. This almost unanimous Demo-
cratic pniop was deity worked ny. and the
wore Influenced by him was denounced rs the
unreasonable 0ntag onism OF impracticabl" men.
The great prcponderan'e Of opinion favorable
70 the h, among Democratic Congressman nm
doubleday made an Impression upon MIR. Til
den. but he never signii"d his approval OF II or
authorized any one to advocate lis passage.
THE TRADING EARNESTLY BEGUN
| After the decision Of tho Electoral Commits
| sion in the Florida ease the depth Of Domo-
cratic dcspondcny could only be measured by
| compaiison will the attitude oi their previous
| hopr.ulnoss. The decision in the Florida case
was communicated To the Joint meeting Of the
| two Houses on the 10th ~ Tehrunry, and on the
| 18th of February the State of Louisiana was
| reached Tho Electoral Commiss ION began tn,
| consideration OF louisiana on the 18Th. and
communicated It's decision 10 tho Joint ronvrn-
| ton on the 18th ol III" same month. Tho known
| attitude ~ "a number of prominent southern
men toward Mr.. Tild'n had undoubtedly en-
| courag"d the Republican majority ~ the El"--
| toral Comm - ON to peril their rcruiNi ons in
making the decisions they DID IN both the
| Florida and Louisiana cas,s. Upt'this time.
Feb, II. the southern Democrats, VII. were
| anxious to secur, solid South had treated
| with the "n'ny at long range. IhcN now mani
tested an nNiriy To- secure some definite under
standing. The radical Republican managers
| were certain ~ accomplishing ,h"dr purpo-r.
| and would not treai on any terms The iihus-
! t"ring movement hogan imm"iiat"ly. II WAS
| not orsanlz'i 10y southern Democrats. hut WAS
| encouraged 10y them. Tn" leaders. ~ wei ar "a
| majority Of u" nhhusi'rs, ~ern Northern
! Democrats. They. rs we'll a. tho southern
| Democrats who nct"d steadily with them. were
! Ir' fr.'tn F.';arul bill VS. a tri.L nf tl.n Re-
| punhcpns. amt y 10 good 'aith hhd been violated
| at every stage ot the PROCEEDINGS under II. Not
one Of them WIS party t. any negotiations
.oncernei IA any inirsurs io secur' the elec-
| ton oi senator Conkling Tn the lr"si lrnry Of
| tir senate. Ia" men WHO subs = l' niiN mrue
bargain Wih iir neM r., NJ 9l Has en-,
| cure, ~ u W. -, ,I,v 1,r,r.. 80 "'il
F.sirr Mathew. sherman ant othrr !, pub
ncans. and then they rxnrird all their lunl"urr
wanted o. compel uD' p;,-s1-;" 81 "ll' whrh
would msur,, !nnci' iASestisqi,i"n ct IT,,
nave been accomplished mad they moi t-,cn TO-
trayed 10y tho mon who had encouraged them to
THE FiLIuusrEgING BEGUN.
The Hogse q h"EFeseGta'y c, Treeigo+ the
csion in the Louisiana case on fen H. This
was Saturday. The Republican plan WIS ~
proceed with the count that day and night TIL
the next State. Oregon, from which Their" were
duplicate returns WAS reached Tho rlihus-
t4.rng movement began by voting that the House
"a m resumed. when the 4. do
t-ss 10 the decision ot the CON lSsiOn were
presented and read. and the senate witndrc~,
| when the House alain took a recess tlll Tues
day Feb. 90. tn debate on the Lou siana de-
cision occurred on Tuesday. the 2uth. TWAS
now Hpphrsut that the Democratic majority IN
the House could defeat the count by persist
ing in it, fihhusterng. But eleven DAYS re-
There were objections TO particular electoral
votes from the States uf Mlchl-al, Nrv,.du
Pennsylvania. Rhode Island, and Wisconsin
aud duplicate returns from Oregon. South Caro-
Ina. and, II was claimcd by the Demo rats. IRON
Vermont also. The hlhustrrug proeiamm,
WIS 10 secure'one day hy taxing u rrr"ss and
| d.hlto on each nf tho StHics OF Michigan. Ne
,ada. P,nusylyania. Rhode Islam and Wlscon-
an Til would consume Ave Of I'll" remain n.
of the six days with Oregon. South Carolina
and Vermont hriorc tll" commission IN pro-
granm" was faithfully carried ont until Nrr
mont WINS reached. which was "Wednesday
evening Feb. rs The President ot the Senat
claimed that he Ind not r""Nct Two rriurn'
from Vermont The Democrats insisted ina
two had been sent. Mr. Hewitt. Chairman o
the National Demorratic CONN. we, had re-
mail. with letter which sltcd that nm
other hed been o SEM to 94he r'r1iIS9
had called upon the President of the Senate an,
asked him II h. had received two r.tarns iron
Sir 4He ewtt askei fhdre was not one g addrcssr,
IL him in the Post Onir", and Mr.. Ferry SAT-
That h" did not know ~ ne knew Y was s , tnsI n
ger. Thercuron Mr. Levitt drew from Ian
no'k9 me return from Nrrl,oi, Az i