Morning journal and courier., 1881-02-01
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. The Electoral Count. Democrats Denying the Vice Presidents Powers. Result of a Senatorial Caucus. A Sharp Struggle impending
 in Congress. Danger of an Extra Session. Both Sides Ready for the
 Fight.
Result of a Senatorial Caucus.
Danger of an Extra Session
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

| The Electoral Count-ADemocratie sena- tors Patching mp their Po1icy-They Question the Vice Presidents Power to | Count the Vote-The Refunding Bill in the senate-Other Matters at the Capitol.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 3I-A caucus of Dem- ocratic Senators was held this afternoon after l the adjournment of the Senate to consider
 subjects relative to the counting of the elec- toral vote. There was large attendance at the caucus and a9spirited debate regarding the failure of the House to pass the Morgan b;ii Io change the manner of counting the electoral votes ensued. The caucus finally adopted resolution that the houses meet in joint convention February 9th to count the electoral vote. A second resolution was also adopted declaring that the Democratic party denied the right of the Vice President to count and declare the result of the electoral votes. Senator Ingalls, had prepared reso- lution to introduce tomorrow in the event that the Democrats took no action on the subject to provide for 8 meeting in joint con- vention of the two houses to count the votes. By the action of the majority of the caucus in denying the right of the Vice President to count the votes it is isrendered certain that there will be struggle between the two parties on the subject, and the debate which will cer- tainly ensue may render an extra session of the Forty-Seventh Congress necessary.
 The report is current here and generally believed that Senator Blaine has said he should vote with MT. Conkling to reject the New York nominations recently sent to the Senate, and the long standing arrangement between the two Senators is about to be bridged over.
 MT. Conkling went to New York this morn ing, it is said to meet Governor Cornell and Senator Platt on their return from Mentor. It is said here that the visit of the two latter was in the interest of Hon. L. P Morton for Secretary of the Treasury, and that their visit was successful.
 General Grant will arrive here tomorrow on business connected with the Nicaraguan canal project.
 It seems to be pretty well settled that there will be no further effort made in the House to pass the electoral resolution. How the vote of Georgia is to be disposed of no one seems to know.
 It is officially announced that on and after Monday, February z, the Department of State will be prepared to distribute the fifth installment of the awards in favor of citi- zens of the United States by the joint con- mlsSlon or the Un1teQ OtateS ana MeX1co or ganized under the convention of 1868 be- tween the two countries.
 Charges against Judge Billings kof malfea- sance and corruption in passings upon civil cases involving money and large interests have been filed with the Senate Judiciary committee and will be used in vigorous fight to defeat his confirmation. Judge Billings friends claim that these charges are false and influenced by the desire of others to get the nominations.
 Indications are that the Senate will vote to retain the Carlisle amendment in the funding bill and lengthen the time for the bonds to run, or increase the interest to B per cent.