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New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
A NEW DEMOCRATIC IDEA.
AN ELECTORAL LAW PROPOSED WHICH WOULD
ENABLE The PARTY TO GRAB TIE PRESIDENCY.
fnY TEIrGEAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.l

AN ELECTORAL LAW PROPOSED WHICH WOULD
ENABLE The PARTY TO GRAB TIE PRESIDENCY
[BY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON, May 22-A bill winch was agreed
upon today BY the House Committee on the state
Of the law respecting the counting Of the electoral
vote. is considered by the best Republican lawyers
in Congress as most barefaced attempt t. provide
a legal method of sezing the next Presidency what
ever may be the result of the election by the people.
Tie provisions of Tie seventh section of the bill,
taken in connection with the fact that both houses
Of be present Congress- which is TO count the next
electoral vote, are Democratic, are especially
significant,
II viii be remembered that at the last session of
the last Congress bill was reported by Senator Ed
munis from the judiciary Committee of the Senate,
and passed by the Senate, which was then RepubiI-
can Ii was rejected by the Democratic House. 1t
provided, in effect, that whenever controversy Of
any kind should exist in regard to the electoral vote
of any State that State might, in any manner 1t
should see fit decide the controversy, and the re-
suit whatever it might be- should be accepted by
Congress as the absolute voice of the state should
the State fail to avail itself of the privilege thus
given it was then TO be left :Othe wisdom OF the two
houses Of Congress-, both concurring TO decide the
matter; but this. 1t was believed, would rarely
happen and never more than once in the case OF
any one State. This measure received the support
OF he Republicans in both branches OF Congress
and of number of the most far-minded OF the Dem
ocrats of the Senate but in the consideration OF the
subject il was even then f0reseen that the passage
Of the bill would remove from the hands OF the
Democracy the power of throwing out enough
electoral votes IN the count Of 1880 to give the
election into their hands. bill similar III effect TO
the one now brought forward was introduced as
embodying the views of the Democrats.
The seventh section of the bill agreed upon to-day
provides. first, that in case Of controversy with
regard to the electoral vote of any State, whenever
decision shall be made upon the matter by the
highest judicial authority OF the State the result
shall be accepted as decisive unless both houses OF
congress shall concur III reversing tie decision
and secondly, if there be controversy and no such
judicial decision is made by the tribunals OF
Tie State, tho electoral vote OF the State
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRIsoN DYING.

The sickness of William Lloyd Garrison assumed
a more serious character yesterday morning, and
during the day it was thought that his death might
occur at any moment. Yesterday morning his son
said that his father was quietly passing away; he
might not live an hour, and he might live through
the afternoon. Last evening ho said: There Is
no change in his condition, certainly for the
better.D At midnight bis physicians said it was
probable that he would live through the night, but
could not survive long. His son and daughter are
with him constantly. Many old friends called yes
terday, but he was unable 10 see them.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23

in question shall not he counted unless
both houses concur in decision of the contest 1t
is the easiest thing in the world to get up contest
In any State or In every State, and the provisions
of this section furnish strong inducements to get up
contests simply for the purpose of throwing the de-
csion of the whole matter into Congress 1t will be
seen that the Democratic majority III Congress
would have ii in its power In 1880 TO count or re-
ect the votes Of any State In regard to which con,
fictlng certificates had been previously trumped
up and the Democratic ajOrity in this Congress
under the dctaton of the caucus is capable OF pro-
ceeding to any extremity to gain its ends.
The measure is q revival OF scheme proposed
first about the year 1900, and again four or five
years ago by Senator Morton. In both these cases
its defects fully pointed out, although the sig
nlfcant situation of affairs which now exists had
not then been experienced.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
vEToEs TO BE MADE ODIOUs.
A PURPOSE WHICH IF CARRIED OUT WILL REQUIRE
| A GREAT DEAL OF TIME.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l

GREAT DEAL OF TIME.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON. May 22.-It has been generally
thought that the purpose of the present extra ses
sion of Congress is to pass the necessary appropra-
tons for the support of the Government; but this
does not appear to be the view held by majority
of the House of Representatives The House Com
mittee on Appropriations met this morning, and,
In view Of an expected veto of the Leg
islative bill, agreed to recommend that the
House concur in the Senate amendments.
Chairman Atkins says that he will try to report the
bill tomorrow. He says, however, the Democrats
determined to pass the Silver bill first and send
it TO the President before they send him second
Legislative or Army Appropriation bill. A majority
of the House Democrats also extremely anxious to
pass an Income Tax bill and curses both loud and
deep are shOwered upon Mr. Fernando Wood, who,
as chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means,
has so far thwarted this purpose. Many of the
Democrats are in favor of taking extreme measures
TO compel the bringing forward Of such bill. A
leading Democratic Representative said tonight
that it is the agreed purpose to pass enough meas
ures which the President will not approve so that
vetOes will become OdiOus" 10 the people. The
carrying out of this purpose VIII consume consider
able time.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
CRINEsAND CASU4LTIES-BY TELEGRAPH.
A FISHING BOAT PROBABLY LOST.

FISHlNU BUAI FIsUBABLf LOsT -,
GLOUCESTER Mass May 22.-lhe schooner Will
liam Thompson which started from nis port bai1ut
ulp Is 90 long Oyeriue that II Is feareo she is lost
A MOTHER AND CHILD KILLED
nARRIsBURG, Penn, May 22.--A woman named
Biett carrying her chid, eighteen months Old, the rail-
HghsIire his morning. struck b freight
tIain. They were Instantly killed.
EIGHT SAILORS POISONED.
BosIoN, MAY 22.-As the United States steamer
eyden about sail from Kittery to-day cht Of her
crew Including mates, suideDy takcD sick Inves
drinking
milk purchased In ClarestoNn.
SAVINGS BANK FAILURE IN ST LOUIS.
ST LOUIS, Nav 22.-ihe broadway Bank closed
its this morning and made asgniuen 10 John DER
borger Tue principal Is tie withdrawal OF
500 the deposits since Nay bat Of the drec
bank have worked against the Interests OF the
cern The liabilities about s70OOVO The assets canpot
be stated ..
LOWELL, Mass, May 22.-Bank Commissioner
stche has enoined Lowell five Cent Savings Bank.
This sknkage property and bank stock 10 with.
drawas t3500O OF deposits aud 10 100000 afeaase
interest due the bank There are about oOO depositors
deposits amount 10 upwards of soOVOvV The haDG
Will reg ain Q sound footing
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
BISMARCK DEFENDS THE CORN DUTIES.
BERLIN Thursday. May D. 1879.

In the German Reichstag yesterday Prince
Bismarck made two hours speech in support OF The
grain duties He stroyc TO show that the imposition OF
the duties by bcteIng the purses of tie agricultural
class would give impetus TO agricultural activity
England. France, Belgium and the Netherlands were
cited in proof thereof The Prince dsclamed ali Eten-
ton OF seeking TO increase the imperial eXcbequeI By
the tax All he desired TO do justice 10 his
longsuerng ooun tryen by removing to the frontier.
In the form Of consumption duty, part 0 tue direct
taxes The debate adjourned until FRIDAY. The
Governments proposals will probably be adopted. The
landed interest Is now urging protection OF wool.
In the election yesterday OF Herr SeydeWitZ, con-
servative for President of the Reehstag The Liberals
abstaned from voting OF 204 votes cast Herr seyde-
wtz received 1875 This vote IA regarded as an mdlca-
OF the future OF the Rechstag FOR period 10
would be ia III to set limits to-
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
MR.. KELLOGG READY FOR THEM.
WHAT HE WILL SAY To TIE COMMITTEE WHICH is
SEEKING FOR AN EXCUSE TO UNsEAT lin.

SEEKING FOR AN EXCUSE TO UNSkhI lin.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUSE.l
WAsuISGToN, May Ex-senator Kellogg Will re-
ply to the Committee Privileges and Elections IN
regard TO the number of witnesses he wishes TO
summon in the contest with Mo SpOtiord, holding
the ground already taken by himself and his friends
that his title to his seat has been affirmed by the
Senate and he has therefore nothing to prove. Tins
being the case he will only summon such witnesses
as may be necessary III ebuttal of the testimony
brought forward by the memorialists. He cannot,
therefore, designate the number of the witnesses
which he may find 1t necessary to examine on his
side until he knows the character of the evidence
against him. The unexpected aggressivcness of Sen
ator Kellogg and the success with which he has met
every effort thus far in debate to backen his personal
record OF throw doubt upon the regularity of the
proceedings by which he was elected to the Senate,
inspire confidence among tho Repub!icans that if
the coBspirators against him attempt to carry out
their original plan to unseat him the act Will be
disastrous one for them. Senator KeilOggs friends
say that he is amply prepared to meet his antagO-
nists upon any issue they may choose to make UP.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23

TIE BRIBERY IN INVESTIGATIONS

HARRISBURG, Penn, May 22.-The Bribery
Committee held a session this morning, and examined a
few witnesses. A. u Burr OF The Phitadelphta sunday
Transcript testified that he was not Oheled consdera-
tion to support Riot bill Captain BrOckway, OF
Tine bloomsbury Columbian testified that he had pub
tshed for Chris" Magee editorial article nc adyer-
tisng rates Representative &. L. smith, OF Philadel
phia denied that he had offered Mr. Drumm, OF Lacka-
wanna County, 81 900 10 vote for the b testified
by the latter yesterday The committee then adjourned
until uext Tuesday evening when the taking " testi-
mnnY viii be finished.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
THE CATTLE TRADE IMPEDED.
LONDON, Thursday, May %, i


The block in the Liverpool cattle delivery
is backwardness OF the arage and saughter-
ing accommodations. A portion OF the WdlaGey Dock
Sheds Birkenhead side OF the Mersey, Is still un-
accepted by the PIivy Council The Morpeth Dock
sheds at Birkenhead, and the Canada Dock
sheds at Liverpool are incomplete The action OF no
Prvy Council In scheduling hogs has added 10 the DIM
Guilty One vessel 10 the Walasey Dock aud two IN the
river are unable to discharge their cargo Three others
are due, which will also be without accommodations.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
THE LENGTH OF THE SESSION.

SENATOR PLUMB MAKES 4 DISCOVERY ABOUT IT.
[BY TELEGRAPH TIE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, May 22.-An indication 10 the
sentiment among the Senate Democrats con-
corning adjournment appears from inquiries made
to-day by Senator Plumb. He desires TO be absent
for two weeks and consulted several gentlemen on
the Democratic side thereupOn. They concurred in
tbe cpnon that he would be entirely safe in calcu
iating that the session would last at least u the
middle of june
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
THE END OF THE COAL MINERS STRIKE.

EEWCAsTLE-oS-TTSE. Thursday, Iay %, 1879.
After considerable difficulty, the obstinate
faction OF the miners who strike has been
induced to accept the award of wages made By tho
Judge OF the Durham County Court last week. and all
the pits in the Durham Miners Union Will be working
to-day. The coal owners In Germany have take adj
the miners strke here to pueh German coal
into al the Baltic ports, and IL is feared that c0nfle-
able portion OF the ordinary summer trade In coal from
the Tyne may have been fOrestaled
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
IMPROVEMENT OF TIE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
A PLEA FOR MORE LIBERAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CIyII, ENGINEERS

WAsuISGToN, May 22.-The following memorial
from the civil engineers throughout the country
has been numerously signed and will be soon for
warded to Congress from Boston, New-York, Phlia-
delplia, ST. Louis and Chicago. IL is mild but
very lust protest against what may be properly
considered an unwise discrimination against
tbe civil engineers of the country IN
framing the bill that has been reported by
the respective committees charged with the subject
in the Senate and House. This bill provides for the
creation of commission for the preparation OF
nlans for the improvement OF the Mississippi RIVER
which IS to be composed of five members, three Of
whom shall be selected from the Army, and two Oh
whom shall be persons from civil life
This simply means to intrust to the Army ehgi
pccrs the solution and control of the most impor-
tant. and probably the most difficult problem III
engineering that is presented IN any county on me
Globe. The "persons from civil life may be toiaHy
devoid of any scientific knowledge, and need not
be engineers at ALL and if they were, 1t Is not prop
able that their influence would be felt In Board
thus constituted. The corps of Army engineers
is q close corporation, whose members Dy
their very traing aud organisation. receive Tue
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
THE WILL OF JUDGE PACKER.

ALLENTOWN, Penn, May 22.-The will of
Judge Packer read to-day. 1t boqueaths for the
permanent endowment OF Lehigh University Of Bethlc
hem, 81 100000; for library for the University,
s5OOOO0 10 81. Luke's Hospital Bethlehem, 100000,
and to st. Marks Episcopal Church, Mauch Chunk,
$50 600. There are several bequests which kept
Driyate for the present
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
A WHOLE MENAGE ERIE BURNED.

DETROIT, May 22.-The menagerie establish
men owned by j. NJ French, Ave miles north OF this
city, was destroyed fire this morning. The elephant
Sultan five IONS zebra leopard stag and many other
valuable animals were burned TO death. Tho loss Is
heavy; the insurance small.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
THE RECENT DUTCH FAILURES.

IONDON, IhUrsuay' My - Iof's
The Rotterdam Trading Company loses
100000 forms s2,9lS,000l by the failure of tho
African Trading Company and will be compelled to ask
tbe INDULGENCE Of its creditors II proposes TO pay them
i'm per cent bonds 1t said that the Antwerp banks
will suffer by the embarrassment OI the Roiterdam
Trading Company.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
A BANQUET TO WILLIAM HUNTER.
TIFTY-TIYE YEARS II TIE SAFE DfPAkIMLNI.

IIII1-IINL D1NII4 III 7NI'4 'IIF-'4'
toENERAL PRESS UIsrATCHI
WASHINGTON, May 22.-Mr. William Hunter. sec
ond Assistant Secretary Of State, to-day cole
brated the ffty-ffth Anniversary of his entry upon
the service of the Government as an empoye Of the
State Department As mark of respect from his
associates in the department, his desk was hand
somely decorated and a banquet was given IN his
honor tonight. The President and many foreign
reuresentatlves and pablo officers called upon Linn
during the day.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
NOMINATIONS.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-The President sent
fhe following nominations 70 the Senate to-day;
Eugene Schuyler Of Now York. 70 be United states Consul
General at Rome. -
aitd SttS COnSils-JuGsOI A. Lewis, Of Sierra Leone
at tha place: King OF Pennsylvania at Brlnnghan
Win. r. Grinncll Of NeW-Y0rk. at Brclnens Alexander
Mclean, OF New-Jersty, at Guaya
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
4 CASE WHERE JUSTICE KISSED FIRE.

FREEHOLD, N. j., May 22.-In the Mon
mouth County Court to-day. three OF bribery at
the last elections decided IN favor of the defend
auts ground that the voters did not receive their
~ until after they had voted.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
THE CHICAGO CASES.

CHICAGO, May 22.-fhe greater part of the
day was taken up by the defence In the Custom House
cases In showing the taken from the quarres
for tho Government building here Of good quality
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
THE INTEROCEANIC CANAL CONGRESS.
PARIS, Thursday, May %, 1879.

In the Committee on the Canal Congress
yesterday Sir John Hawkshaw spoke strongly against
the Panama for a canal with tunnel He declared
that the tunnel would become receptacle of all tho
waters OF the Chagres basin and be liable To be COM
pletey blocked. His arguments made considerable in-
preston,
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
THE GREEKS IN ARMS.
CONFLICT BETWEEN The GREEKS AND TURKS At

CONFLICT BETWEEN HE GREIkS AND TURKS AT
PFRLAZfA.
ATHESs Thursday, May 22, 1879.
An official dispatch has been received by the MINI
lister of War announcing that an engagement has
taken place between the Turkish troops and the in
surgents at Perlazia, Thessay The Turks lost 40
men in killed and wounded. and the insurgents 20
men, including their leaders.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23

ventiator last AT the last earth wall Dagasan went
down without, however, doing any injury 10 morse or
jockey. They went to the track aud arrived at tne
finish with Dandy five len gths ahead 0f Patriot seconu
who was two lengths ahead OF Lizzie d., third' ana
VentatOr last. Time, 3:10.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
THE NEW IRISH HOME RULE LEADER.
LONDON, Thursday, May ~. 1879.
Tho Home Rnlers in the HOnse of Commons

have chosen as their leader william shaw member for
Cork County in the place of Dr. Isaac Butt, deceased
Tho Goyernmen has refused to give daY Tor rther
debate iu the House Commons the second reading
of the Irish University bill.
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
Contractors and "bOss "

There are also park policeman, a stock
speculator, a travelling salesman, school
teacher, post office clerk and warR prop,
man is on the rolls as John Kane, VINO IS a myth;
the cart is said to be owned by two employees of the
Street Cleaning Bureau. The rest of the 226 are
following various other calllngs.
The pay-rolls showed that there were paid for
hired carts and hired drivers for the month of No.
vember, 1878, S23, $50 70 December, 1875, S22,-
391 %; January, 1879, S24,676 20; February,
1879, $2l.456 70. OF these sums fully three-ftths
thIeequaTters have been the proht Oh the Inter
mediate influential friends"
At the same meeting, and III the same statement,
Commissioner Erhardt is said to have reported III
reference TO frauds which were habtually COM
mited by inspectors at the dumps i'll favor of cart
men, and 10 the robbery of the city treasury and
recommended that the duty of talying the loads at
the dumps be done by policemen who Will make
more truthful reports and not tally l0ad5 not re-
ceived. Commissioner Erhardt reported that he
had recently directed the superintendent TO send
patrolmen, in citizens clothing. TO tally FOR them
selves the number of loads ut the different dumps
that the night was stormy and comparatively Iew
loads were received. and considerable proportion
of those short loads and yet were tailed by
the dump inspector as full ones.
This recommendation was at once acted on by
the Board which adopted "a resolution aD0llSning
the office OF inspector OF dumps. and Transferring
the duties previously performed by inspectors of
dumps to patrOlmen TO be assigned by the Superln-
tendent of Police to the Inspector OF Street Clean
ing. The first part of the report was not acted on
at that time, and, Commissioner Nichols passing
out OF Office soon after the whole matter passed into
the hands of Commissioner MacLean wto has not
yet taken any action upon Ii.
Commissioner Erhardt was asked W wednesday III
reference 10 the report, but was unwilling To say
ANYTHING about it, except that whatever statements
he had made to the Board of Police Commissioners
had been made for the purpose OF obtaining It's GILL;
cal action the removal OF any abuses which
might be pointed out and he hoped that such would
New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
THE GREEKS IN REVOLT.
A BATTLE FOUGHT IN THEssALY.

HEAVY OTTOMAN LOssEs-PRINCE BISMARCK AGAIN
DEFENDS HIS TARIFF SCHEME.
The hostility Of the Greeks toward the
Turks has resulted in battle at Perlazla,
Thessaly, in which the Turkish forces lost
450 men. The insurgents lost only seventy
men, but that number includes their leaders.
Sir John Hawkshaw, the eminent British
engineer, has spoken strongly against the
Panama route at the Canal Congress. Prince
Bismarck has made strong speech in sup
port of the grain duties
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-06-21
Medford Waters.

The case of Medford Waters, who was
convicted of the murder of Jenkins Whaley
at the December term of court, and which
his counsel took to the Court of Appeals on
a bill of exceptions, on the ground that II:
ID. Briscoe, one of the panel from which the
jury that convicted Waters was taken, had
formed an opinion before the trial, has been
decided by the Court of Appeals, which has
affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court
for Cecil county. Waters was ably defend
ed by William ). Evans and Hon. Hiram
Mccullough, who have exhausted every
legal effort that can be made in his behalf.
Official notice of the decision of the higher
court reached the authorities of this county
on Thursday, and Waters will probably be
sentenced on Monday, that being the first
day Of the June term of Court The Sheriff
informed Waters, Oh Thursday, of the de-
cision of the Court Of Appeals which he
received without any apparent emotion OF
alarm. He still insists that jenkins Whaley
continues to frequent his cell at night and
that he is unable to sleep on account of hi.
presence.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-06-21
A Commendable Social Club.

Among the private organizations of Phil
adelphia sportsmen, in which a number of
leading citizens take an dctive part is the
"Social Gun and Rifle Club" which meets
at regular intervals on the grounds of Il
merchant of this city at Riverton, n j. The
organization has incorporated in it's bylaws
some rules which would be useful to every
similar organization. Among these are the
following: /" No matches for money shall be
shot upon the Club grounds. "No Ii
quors of any description shall be brought
upon the Club grounds, under Il penalty Of
s. for the first offence and of expulsion
from the Club for the second offence =
There is fine of s. for peinting a gun at
any one, and the same fine for discharging
u gun without permission of the umpire,
except at the score. For approaching or
leaving the score with loaded gun smi.
lar fine is imposed. The laws are rigid and
thus far have worked very satisfactorily.
The membership of the club is steadily
augmenting. Members are allowed to take
their families with them and many ladies
are in attendance at each meeting. All
social organizations founded upon such
ftles cannot but be very pleasant and salts
fy.us. ,ff,ey are real friendly reunions, and
the presence OF n.s1..Lers' families must
always add greatly to the enjoyment.
Germantown Telegraph.