, 1881-02-10

a'sttH' Ann DhEINEkS HU0ut lhE caUIthI "Pfa
well tltI"l with Federal soldiers. Thu corrc-
spo'rence 'mtween Gen. Sherman md firm.
1lnncnck, published fur the first tiine during
the caiIpaign Df lust summer, disclosed what
tho presence ut the troops meant.
THERE WAS RtttlDt.H FEAR
That tic cDnsliraturs against tho public peace
tntented to lnaugurate chaos IN TINT day
rather than to witness t'te declaration uf tile
result Of tho Electoral vote, mud President
<Gcn. Gralt) wlIU liad sworn to preserve tho
Constitution anil the LAWS lla.l SEEN to It TINT
tic Government should be transmitted Intact
to Ills constitutional Successor, mid that tho
llepublic should receive Mo detrInant, aud It
dL,l not
TODAY THERE W4sS No DOUBLE LINE
Of armed and uniformed policemen In tho
corridors Of tho Capitol. Tho regular force
WAS ample, and Ind little to do, a,tl
there were ilo soldiers sleeping Oil their
ttrns in tle barracks. There was but one
single person III either party IN either House
who did lot ncattcscu 1T tho election Of Geil.
Garfield, MIR. Thomas Turner, or Kentucky,
notable for reGul1nrl.fes IN other occasions,
WIN once informed the 1[ousu that he hatl
not lind drink for three ,lays.-when tic
concurrent resolution declaring tho result Of
the work Of the joint Convention was pre-
ScDtcd 10 bu spreatl apon the records ut tie
1lonse, nla'tH It known 10 tho country, al,d
wished to have II known In history, that
there was ol,a person {nane1y, A[r. Thomas
Turner, Of Kentucky WHO did not wish I'd
he recorded rs giving Its assent. Yet 1t Is
4 MATTER OF GOOD FoIsrUSE ONLY
that the count today II to proceetl Ii, peace
anil order. After such n terrible warning as
the country received fur years ago, tho two
lfouses met In Juint Convention to-.Lay, under
Il temporary rule, which was Tho ,ncrcst
,nakeslsfft, Yet for ncarly four years the
Drsnncratic majority of tho 1Eolise !las per-
m!ttc,l the Etmunds bill tw.tctl Ind ulrts,tly
passull the Semitic and which would nt least
have provided safe machinery for the count
ing 0f contested votes) IL slcup III one Of its
Committees.
II TIE CONTEST HAD 1lEI:S CLOSE,
and the result had depended Upon the count
ing Or non-countng Of the vote of Georgia
(which Is conceded by the Georgia Senator
was illegally cast). the country wnuld agaln
have been upon the brink Of chaos. Tlic
American Congress deserves nu credit for
tho orderly procedure of to-tlAy. Tllcsu pro-
cced'ngs wcre the result Of circumstances
only, And were not the consequence Of law.
THE nEUELAH oEDER
Of the legislative day of tho 1loise began Mt
II O'Clock. ole hour prior to the time fixed
for tho meeting Of tho joint convention.
Thero WIS unusual SILENCE wien The Speaker
sharply called the House to order with n
ringing click of Ills gayel, aud tile Chaplain
1oso 10 offer prayer The vast audience
which Ind assembled seemed impressed with
tic solcnlnity of the occasion. but tho lltl-
nortant event Of the dny was realized By the
audience, not by the Chaplain. There was
no word III tic prayer to indicate tint
anything moro than tho customary
routine Of the duy WAS to TO be transacteI,-
III omission which was very unusual anil
wns much noticed. 1t never happened III
Republican lays In tho House. Tint tlonc,
tue House proceeded With tho Legislative
Appropriation bill, and for MI l,onr tho
Clerks voice droned to Impatient galleries:
"Fo1 twelsoiirst-class clerks, for llno fourth
class clerks" so naany dollars. -
THE DIPLOMATIC GALLERY
filled very slowly. Tllc first tn como was
Iosllitla, tic Japanese Minister, and two
Secretaries Of his Legation. Then calae Dc
presscnse. the now Secretary Of tho French
Legation, ald ono oftla Under Secretaries. by
tho hour liked for tlio meeting OF tho Joint
convention. tho gallery was filled, among the
additional persons present. being members uf
tho falnily of Sir Edward Thornton, Of the
llrilIsi, Legation, MID some Washington So
ctc.y people, friends Of tho Diplomats, Win
had obtained cards. III the 1inuse there wns
n littlg clique Of tho fitlbustprs OF the last
count, who seemed to look upo,, te pro-
ceet1lngs with regret that t|leir turbulent &C.
cl,patlon was gone. Tl1ey were llku that
evil spirit Of Ovid which. I'll time Of quiet
a'll plenty, looked down upon the stntely
temples Anu wealthy huntuS of others, anil