Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-07
EASTERN NEWS.
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
ESPECIAL TO THE DAILY SENTINEL
NEW PLAN OF ELECTING
THE PRESIDENT.
The Rumpus in the Republican
Party.
GENERAL FIELD FOR DOOR
KEEPER.
WASHINGTON. April 5.

WASHINGTON, April 5.
The report of the sub Committee OF
the House Committee, charged with
the consideration of the method OF
electing President and Vice President,
was submitted to the full Committee
| last night aud agreed to by one ma
jority. The most important feature i'll
| their amendment to the constitution
is that the electoral vote and fractions
thereof of each person voted for as
President in any state, shall he ascer
tanned by multiplying his entire popu-
lar vote there by the whole umue of
electoral votes of the State and divid
ing the product 10y the aggregate pop
ular vote of the State for all persons
voted for as President, and the quotient
shall be the ber of electoral votes
and fractions thereof to which such
person shall lie entitled, using for
such traction three decimals and
| no more. The amendment is de-
signed to preserve the relative power
OF the smaller States. The Commits
tee say the small States are now over
slaughed by the present electoral sys-
TEN. 1t has happened already that
the vote OF New York cast solid by a
general ticket has decided the election
by a few thousand majority and has
not only settled tie question for .000,-
600 voters OF the State of New York.
but against a majority the other way
OF 5000, 900, who are voters Of the
United States. The practical effect of
the electoral system has been to III
crease the relative importance ard
power of large States II the practice
of voting by a general ticket was in
| frod,,uaA bu larsra SfufaS fnp that nnr.
pose; and when introduced all were
compelled to follow it. Representa-
tive Hunter, of the committee, pro-
posed an amendment in substance
that in Ease of a dispute in any State as
to the electoral vote, the election shall
be decided by the highest judicial tri-
bunal OF such State, and the vote shall
be counted unless both Houses shall
exclude it. Although no serious OBJ
lection was interposed by the com
mitlee to this amendment, the com
mittee did lot vote III it. 1t is the
opinion of the members of the com,
mittee that the proposed amendment
to the Constitution will not receive the
appropriation of Congress, two thirds
of both branches being required to
propose it to the States for adoption.
Last nights meeting Of the Republi
can Congressional and National Con
mittees was called to throw the Presi-
dent overheard on the threshold oil
the next campaign. The talk was that
the party could get along better with
out him; that he had destroyed it in
the South and crippled it in the North,
and did not treat prominent Repubii-
cans with common ~decency; that he
was not frank or truth ful, and seemed
not to grasp the situation. Foster,
Page and Phillips contended it would
be a most short-sighted step to break
with the President. and would prove
fatal to the mex campaign. Foster was
so reused that he made a Iona and
vigorous speech, covering the whole
ground of the Southern policy, and de-
Tending the Presidents civil service
reforms, alleging that no scandals had
\ been attached to any of the Presidents
appointments, like those Grant had
suffered. No understanding was
| reached.
A Democratic caucus this evening
nominated as D~oork.eper, in the place
of Polk, General George w. Field. OF
Georgia. ON the first ballot. General
Field IL a native of Kentucky. gradu-
ated at West Point in lS49, served in
the Confederate army under General
Lee, and soon after The war entered the
army of the knedive Of Egypt, where
he remained until 1877, when he re-
turned to the United States. His polit.
ical disabilities were removed about
two months ago.
The Apple ON m Head Missed and
the Holder shot Dead.
PROVIDENCE, r. T., April 5.
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