New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-01

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in their resolve to force the passage of tha
Morgan Bickuell resolutions in regard to the
electoral count, and were busy yester.
day in arranging q plan of retreat
from the untenable position they took for
their party. Conferences of Democratic Sen.
| ators and Representatives were held separ.
ately and concurrent resolution upon the
subject of counting the electoral votes was
perfected for presentation to Congress.
DEMOCRATIC RETREAT.
DISPOSITION TO ABANDON THE MoRGANBICKNgLL
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN ORDER TO DE.
TERMSE HOW TO ExTRIcATE THE PARTY FROM
ITS UNTENABLE PosITION-THE VOTE OF
GEORGIA.
Br TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSEi
WARRINGTON, Jan. 31.-Ever since last Saturday
the Democrats in Congress have bee4 busy hunting
last ditch 90 far in the Of their late stand
on the Electoral Count resolutions tLat there could
| be no danger of the Republicans driving them out
of 1t. It became apparent last Thursday that
Democratic quorum Of tho House of Representatives
could not be held together long enough to accom-
psh the passage of the resolutions. The only thing
that remained to be done, therefore, to contrive
some expedens by which the party could extrcate
itself from the predicament into which it had fallen
through the Obstinacy and incapacity Of Mr..
Randall and the other Bourbon leaders. Yesterday
consultation Of the leaders took place. and various
lines of retreat were suggested and discussed, but
no conclusion was reached. The conferences were
renewed to-day, and embraced leading Democratic
Senators and Representatives. but it is noticeable
that some men of as much prominence Mr.
Springer for example, were not consulted.
A proposition made by Mr.. Carlisle was agreed
upon as plan to be submitted to caucns of Demo.
cratic Senators this evening. This plan was to
adopt the following concurrent resolution:
Rcsotred That the two houses shall assemble in the
Of the House Of ESQ On wesnss.
dent Of the Senate shall be the presiding officer thas
Dc s psf q sff 9,
70 make LIST Of the votes IS they & ,ha be az
Senate who shall the state OF tue vote
elected to the two houses assembled as sfore.
elected President and vce-PresideDt OF the United
States and together with list Of votes be entered on
Resolred, That in relation to the votes OF Georgia
aeson NAH 5 y Ss
President of the Senate in the following manner Wero
for for Pfesdent Of the United states
II counted, for - for President or the United
IS elected Prsn SeS 70 Of the GHea sa and IN
the same manner for ylce-Presideut
These resolutions are substantially the those
adopted February g. 1887, under which Martin Van
Buren, was declared President of the United States
AT that time tne vote OF tnc Otie oI ulcuiSAu WAS
in dispute, but the inclusion omission of tho
vote of that State wOuld not have changed tho
result Many of the best lawyers in Congress-
do not believe that the vote of Georgia should be
counted this year, but the omission OF inclusion OF
the vote of that State will not affect the result of the
election. To such proposition as that made by
Mr. Carlisle the Republicans would. under the cir"
cumstances, hardly interpose any objection. The
resolutions are as complete q surrender Of the posi-
| tion taken by the Senate at the last session,
and by the majority in the House last
week, as Republicans could we'll Insist upon
at this juncture. Besides as the Democratic
was heir very last ditch,' and further, under no
circumstances, would they retreat.
Upon the Senate's adjournment his afternoon. the
Democratic Senators assembled in caucus; After
some discussion it was unanimously decided
Senate will not consent to, the establishments
of the precedent proposed by the ingalls,
from the Onsy
counting the electoral votes in joint convention Of
the two branches Of Congress in the hall OF the
Second-That the resolution now or the. table Of
the Senate. declaring that the Fice-President has
votes shall be called up, at an early day probably
tomorrow and pressed to passage at a continuoua
session running thrSuEh the night II necessary :s.
shall report. and the majority in the Senate pass.
soon the practicable Ssa: ss RESOLUTION, suO't
concurrent resolution providing in substance
that the two houses shall assemble in the hall Of the
House of Representatives February 8; thai lists Of
on the Of the House, and or
the part Of She Senate; that the totals for each
Presidential and Vice Presidential candidate lex.
cepDg the votes cast for the State Of Georgia seysP
enS' erSl law law 'H shall ALL be handed TO- the
President Of the Senate, and that be. as the pre-.
"a of tha inin tann
tho results, in the same way IN WEIGH the results
were announced under similar circumstances in the
bs and sad U Th'R sna
Michigan were found to have been cast on days
other than those i!sd by ; the general law, Inc
ment, would be hypothetical declaration as to
what would be the total for each candidate the
Of Be sISss SSf Ss Is be 1
the Conobrrent resolution that this Hypothetical
declaration shall be supplemented Dy an announce
Tsn D Gs ss ssidnS ecss esser taa any @
ceiyed q constitutional majority OF all the Electoral
votes and are duly elected President and Vice.
President"
EX-ALDERMAN JACOBUS FOR MARSHAL.
WASHINGTON, JAM 31.-The President to-day
sent to the Senate the name of John W. Jacobus for
Marshal of the Southern District of New-York, IN
place Of Louis f. Payn, whose term vi oIhce nas eA
pired
John Wesley Jacobus is one OF the best
known Republicans Of the Ninth Ward. He is native
OF this city, and about thirtyseveu years old When
mere boy he Hawkins Zouaves and served
with credit during the years that the regiment was IA
se%s aens fUs and one has or acquSsd Competence Ss
fall OF 1873 he was elected member S ,oo-n 81 tns
year Last fall he declined 10 be candidate. he has
been for several years q prominent member OF tnd
IXth Assembly District Republican Association,
and for the last two years its president HS
took an active part in the last politicA
campaign.
lOCUSTS AND GRASSHOPPERS.