Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-28

ConLling and Platt Return to Albany
 The Former Gives Up His Quarters i'm
 Washington-The Voting Yesterday.
 ALBANY, June 27.-In the joint convention to-day but one ballot was taken for Senators On the Conkling ballot Wheeler had 32 votes, Conkling 24, Potter 31, Lapham 8, there be- ing six scattering votes. On the Platt ballot Depew boiled 35 votes, Herman 32, Platt 21, thirteen being scattered. After the ballot Mir. Turck (anti-Conkling Rep.) offered a resolution that the convention take four bal lots at each session until at least one United States Senator is elected. He sustained his motion by saying the people expected the Legislature to elect Senators and it is charged that it was wasting time at an expense of from $1, 800 to $2, 900 day. He wanted to have this convention do something that was effectual. MT. M. c. Murphy Dem.) moved to amend so that the resolution read that not less than four votes be taken daily. This was accepted. Mir. Hayes moved an ad- journment, which was carried, leaving MT. Turck's resolution unacted upon.
 WASHINGTON. June 27.-Before leaving Washington on his return to New York ex- Senator Conkling vacated the rooms he has occupied for 8 long time. Some persons construe this as an indication that Conkling does not expect to have use for the rooms in Washington in future.
 Senators Conkling and Platt arrived at 1O:1O o'clock. Both said to the agent of the National Associated Press that there was ab- solutely nothing new in the situation and that there probably would not before day to come. Conkling in discussing the situa- ton said the law respecting what made legal quorum in the joint convention was correctly presented in the leading editorial of the New York G7aphtc to-day. This expression of opinion means that he believes that the point of order raised by M. c. Murphy (Dem. of Brooklyn, Saturday, that the bal loting on that day was illegal because there was no quorum of the Senate present, was well taken and that the ruling of MT. Hos- kins was wrong, but that the illegality of one days session affects that day only and does not incapacitate the Legislature from electinp on another day. The National As- sociated Press dispatches of Saturday stated that the Democrats would adhere to the point raised by Murphy and bring it publicans at this session. The Demo- ocrats hold that the ballot of Sat urday was illegal and that the present Legis- lature has in consequence no power to elect Senators. The fact that a Democrat raised the point upon the advice of Speaker Sharpe, a stalwart, ana that ConKIng enoorses Ine question as properly raised is regarded as es- pecially significant. There is no foundation for the rumor that Depew intends to with draw Conkling said tonight that to defeat Depew Ethe stalwarts could any day they saw fit present new ticket which would unite the stalwart and half breeds and elect. Some people say this indicates the withdraw al of Conkling and Platt. It is intimated that the new ticket may be Cornell and Crowley It is doubtful if Cornell would accept Crowley as colleague. It is believed he would prefer Depew.
 The grand jury have subpoenaed fifteen ad- ditional witnesses in the bribery case The grand jury to-day presented twelve sealed in- dictments.