Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-09

A Committee Of Conference by
the Two Caucuses
Fails to Agree Upon the Basis of
Organization.
WASHINGTON.
News From the National Capital
as Received Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, D. G, October s.
In the Criminal Court this morning
Capt. H. w. Howgate was discharged
from custody in his personal recog-
NJ nee, in the sum of $4,000.
The Indictment against Charles j.
Guiteau, for the murder of James A.
Garfield, late President of the Unit !
STATES, was given to the grand jus
this morning about II o'clock.
Guiteau's Indictment embraces
eleven counts, and is drawn with
great minuteness. The fifth and
sixth counts are the ones upon which
it is said the prosecution will mainly
rely. They describe the shooting as
having been done at the Baltimore
and Potomac depot, Washington, of
malice aforethought, with pistol of
he value of five dollars, infictiDg
) le mortal wound of the depth of
six inches and breadth of one inch, of
which said mortal wound said James
A. Garfield until the nineteenth da
of September, as well at and in the
county of Washington and District
of Columbia as at and in the county
Monmouth, N. j., did languish and
languishing did live and ultimately
died. Each count formally. repeats
the charge that Charles Guiteau, in
the manner and by the means de-
scribed feloniously, wilfully and of
his malice aforethought did kill and
murder against the form of the
statute in such cases made and pro
vided and against the peace and gov
ernment of the United States.
At 1245 the grand jury entered
the Criminal Court room, presented
the Indictment against Guiteau, AID
endorsed true bill which was signed
by Caleb Chinchman, foreman.
/ The Republican and Democratic
caucrses met at e..Capitol about II
o'clock this forenoon. There was
quite free attendance at both o1
them, not more than five Democrats
and four Republicans being absent
The three new Senators, Messrs
Lapham, Miller and Aldricb, were
present at the Republican caucus
After remaining in session an .houl
or more discussing the 81 1ation, the
Republicans appointed committe'
to confer with the Democrats on th,
general subject of organization.
The caucus then took a recess fo
an hour.
But little disposition was shown il
the Republican caucus to offer an,
reasonable opposition to the election
of Democratic President pr
tempore before the new Senators ar
sworn in. The drift of TIE discus
sion pointed to respectful but firm
protest against such action on tn,
part of the Democrats, and not t,
fiibuster to prevent it. The Demo
Gratis still remain in session, and hav
decided to proceed with the election
of President pro tenn. as the frs
step on Monday next. Mr.. Bayart
was unanimously determined upo1
as their candidate
The Democratic caucus appointe,
a committee, consisting of Senator
Pendleton, Garland, Voorhees,, Pug
and Davis, of West Virginia, to NEE
the Republican committee and confe
with them in relation to organization
Senators Edmunds, Logan, Allison
Sherman and Mcmillan compose t1
Republican committee. The Demo
cratic caucus after appointing CO..,
ference committee took a recess. Th
two committees met but failed
reach any agreement. The Demo
Gratis stated that they had no au
thority to enter into any cor
ference with regard to the elet
ton of President of the Senate
that their caucus insisted upon th
right of the Democrats to elect thi
official. The Republicans reptile
that their purpose was to confer wit
regard to the organization. Th
Democrats declined to consider tn
Presidency of the Senate as at issu
at all, and upon this basis the Re
publicans refused to hold q confer
ence and the committees reporte
within fifteen minutes after the meet
ing and reported back the facts t
their respective caucuses.
The new Republican State Cen