, 1881-02-23
Tho Indiana Civil Code Still un-
der Consideration by the
Senate.
Female Suffrage Fails to Receive
the Endorsement OF a Ma
jority Vote.
Probable Speedy Settlement Of the
selah Chamberlain Claim in
Minnesota.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Er+t{of flfst,afeh IN 1ts fthjru,o T'rft,t


THANKSGIVING, Ia., Feb. 2s2a.-'rl,e Scnatn-
riul contest cn,ne TO MI unexpected ternina-
lion this evening. During tho morn!4: i'll
forinntlo.l has been received tlMt beaver Ind
virtually withdrawn MS n cnndllatc. md tho
vote fur Senutor indicated tint Ills friends
wete waycrinE. It was generally supposed
that tho joint Conference Committee would
not come 10 MI agreement, and other meth
DDS to bring tla contest to close were dis
cusscd The lust session nf tho Committee
hHtl beeIl such 4 stormy orc that u wns pre-
sictcd that 1t wnn1d probably l,rcak up
III row, but tho elimination Of tic
long struggle was Ut the most harmonious
character. Thu Beaver Committee first IT.
tired fur secret consultation, aud. after liav-
i1,g taken several ballots, III which John !.
Mitchell and George Sirius were IN tho
lead, tho Committee decided III favor Of
Mitchell, who received II bare majority.
Tlic Dayne Committee did not take such
decisive aclion, but the members mutually
agreed TINT, It tho opposition presented eltl-
er tho MINES of Mitchell or Slltras, they
would receive their unanimous support.
Dl1IinEsly, of Washington, IL strong Shiras
1uat,, WIS tho first lnan to vols for Mitchell
III obedience to tho action Of luis Coivlnit-
lee. Suyernl members wlio Ind v0tct for
Bcnvcr followed the exnmp1e of Dllllngsly,
n'ltl wien tlo hi1tne of senator Da'les' one OIL
the boltlnE Kenabllcnils, was reached f'u ''lso
voted for Mitchell. MOI vote was cast 1or
nny other caiaadntes' Wo'ie. one Of tie
lenders OF the revolt was tno 9st man 70
yoto for tic successful cantll'late' Iieh tol-
lowed n scene OIL t'1ll'',!ti'oos excitement III
tic C6innnittce'rooni' tho members cheering
nlltl eMIbruclng cnch other.
Iho 4haepelluent hcpuol'calls clai'n tslo
selecton OF Mitchell rs great slc'ofS'
they having co11peIlest senator cameron
10 aerce 10 Wltia'a""l VI t"o ot
Ills easl'h""tes nM t4,o ueeep'a".o ;,' u
one whom they profess to Kho" VIII not DOW
the knco 10 tho senator. u ~ tno"ent '!la1
talhcfo: agrcea 10 Mlcnei,s selee4Hon pe-
cause !ic will prove personally agFcenl'lo to
him, ar.l tint l,c Will not oyersl'atlow him rs
Il speaker. Tlle NctInn OF thu Conference
COMMITTEES will be ratified Tomorrow bv tho
Republican caucus nlid Il fow hours subse-
qWently by tho J1lnt Convention. Tho Re-
publlcaus will yotu solFtIty for him.
1t muy seem strange, but 1t Is 1luilo tho less
true, tllat tho brenkng of tic deadlock to-
rfght Is largely dtta to te presence
Of Eckley L. Coke. OF Luzcrnc, here
to-day. II WIS thought llo would
present himself tn bo sworn III
us Senator for the 'rwcnty.trst District, niut
tlmt HI, wouttl meet with active opposItIo1,
from tIv HcM,bIicaus III taking Ills seat
Certain leading Democrats, on learnlug this,
sworo tl,ut, Il there sl!oull bo uly opposition,
To Coxc. they would rctoliutn by ]u1ning with
thu independents at,ti clcctinx Wulfo to tic
United States Senate. This Ind Its effect,
md ,v,a ycrtw,x,v ,,tsrussr,l nnIt,ur lin
io",ors f., +t,o 1l,,vor fn,rns win In,
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