New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-03
AN ERA OF GOOD FEELING.

The ELECTORAL RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY TIN
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS PASSED BY THE SENATE
A DAY OF AMICABLE SPEECH HMAKISG.
lDY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON. Feb 2.-Thc millennium ia near at
hand Democratic caucus measure has been
unanimously passed by the Senate. Republicans and
Democrats supporting il. Senator Ingalls, Repub-
can. has expressed his gratitude To the Democratic
caucus lhe called il cOnmitteeI for framing such
measure. Senator Eaton. Democrat, has acknOwl-
edged that if the vote OF State which ssrreguary
cast would secure the election of Democratic cam
didate, Democratic Congress would fud q way to
solve IN doubts in its favor. Senator Blaine Re-
publican, in turn has frankly admisted that if the
circumstances were reversed the Republican party
would doubtless manifest similar lack of virtue.
Finally, Senator Ben" " Hell has publicly expressed
his entire concurrence IN the views stated by his
friend from Maine" Senator Blaine, in connection
with the Democratic caucns measure re-
ferred to, and has himself called attention
to the surprising coincidence of views mentioned.
All these We're incidents of rather unnecessary
and in no other respect remarkable debate which
cObsImed nearly all the session Of tile Senate to-day
upon the resolution submitted by Senator Morgan,
providing for the meeting Of tie two houses to count
the electoral vote next week. Such On exhibition
Of the truly good i'll the breasts of Partisan leaders
would lave been impossible at any other time
than within the first six months after
Presidential election The action and the
debate is a guarantee that no trouble
IT indeed ary apprehension of the trouble ever
istrdl can in connection with the coming elec-
torsl count.
Senator Blaine made strong present:tOn o? the
necessity tor the enactment Of law 10 govern tho
counting of electoral votes in future. and thus avoid
the dangers Of The past. lIs alao depicted in his
IN Sterly manner of the evils the
present electoral college system, and gave notice
that early during tire called session of the Senate
after the 1th of March, - shOlld make Inoi0n for
the selection of committee Of five. which he
hoped womld bo composed of two Democrats and
two Republicans with Senator David Davis as
chairman to take the whole matter into cousidela-
tiou This iai been called ont Ivy ..uInorOus
oppression of regret from Senator Thurman that the
Senator from Mime was soon To leave fine senate
Although tho entire debate Mas uD-'n subject
essentially political in its Datrre. the only
division upon party lines was III regard
Ia the place of DIeet'rg OF the JOINT
convention, whether i'll the ball of the Hons, or III
that Of tbs Seuatc The subject of Tho Vicc-Prs-
DENTS power to conut the votes was brought into
the debate by motion To amend the caucus Iesolu
tion in sich a way to substantially declare That
that uiirls functions l':Gited to the formal
declaration of lLc result after the teer~ appointed by
the two Ii0pses had c0uute. tee votes. In
hi5 speech Ip0n it Senator Eaton
said with feeling that III thirty '!ays his
pnbc lite won'd end forever. A, he dwell fora
moment, with Emphasis. upon the iact tha! no more
forever wOald he he IN positon 10 Influence.
otherwise Than as private clti2cn the decision OF
tho great question involved III bis amendment. tfeIs
was piohabiy not S'GatOr in the chamber who did
not reflect thai, party politics aside, there were
many more things 10 bo remembered rre,lltab.e TO
the heart and head of the biu, aini.bc old gentle
man tnan against him.
With he exception Of one ur two verbal aMend-
tncuts prop led by senator EdmuT6, and acce Dted
without diy:sion by SenatOr Morgan, tic resolutions
we're pa. scd ~ they from tue Democratic cad
ms his rcs. was cxactIy What was anticipated
hy the Republicans when they decided To introduce
tnr ingalls, resolution. and was satisfactory I'd tben
Senator DAVID Davis yOred sGlarely with the DEM
ucrats IN favor of meeting in tie bail of tic House
Ot RrureSentatlycS.