| Show by y telegraph ap AMERICAN washington idd iff ii the rational national be Ke republican publican today to day c contains an article evidently evi evident depty jy written by a lawyer of great ability in which the following propositions are maintained with such force bf reasoning as to attract unusual attention in political cir clr circles clest first that electors shown by off loial official records of the several states stats to haye have bo been e n chosen are nie the trun electors with or without certificate required a by the act of congress and their votes must be r received and counted in the election of or president second that the duty of counting the votes is a ministerial duty only and as such is properly confided to the president of the senate clerically assisted by tellers and witnessed by the senate aud house of representatives third that hit uit if it presented an issue forthe for the exercise of jud juo judicial cial clai functions there ther would be no power to decide it no nb ala ar having been created dor tor that purpose and it being clearly inco incompetent ampe for the senate and house of representatives for judicial reasons and for any other federal authority tor for political rea reasons sons tons to assume such jurisdiction among other ar arguments L u ae against ainsil he be right of cong congress erss to go behind the state certificates es the writer contends that the framers of the constitution could not conceivably have havia intended to clothe congress with power to take the presidential election out of the hands of the people when whenever ever it chooses and also that if they ha had contemplated any exercise of 0 j judicial j functions by congress in this matter they would would have provided ra for r t the e performance of the enia enla enlarged rie rig tie d d duty t in plain explicit terms r Th tha the eHouse house committee on leges powers and duties of the house of representatives Representative sir bir ivoti counting 4 the electoral vote vote held a ion lon long iong session tonight to night and nini fini finished thed their report on that subject their teun teon elusions clu elu are first that the power to count the electoral votes is not con eon conferred ferre iby by the constitution upon the president odthe of the senate second that this power Us Is conferred by the constitution upon the senate and house of representatives Representative 4 third that in the execution of the power to count the elec electoral tural vote the house of representatives is augast at 1 st ordinate coordinate co and equal with the senate fourth that in counting the electoral vote no ypke can be counted against thel ju judgment and without the the house these propositions were agreed to by a strict party vote representatives bles knott tucker marsh and spark sparks democrat in a the affer na tive Representative representatives a seelye burchard of ills lils and mr dill republicans ilg ns in the negative representative knott will imako a report tomorrow and will ask that a day be nixed fixed for its consideration representative senta tive knott will move in the house that two more members bo be added to the committee additional labor having been imposed upon it by the resolution of representative willi which instructs the tho committee committe cittee to inquire whether any votes have been given contrary to the prohibition contained in the first section of the second article of the constitution as also the inquiry directed by representative kasson abl tb ace ascertain etain whether any electoral votes dotes have been cast cast east bap carsons whose political disabilities have hare 4 JJ ys not nog not geen been beon removed alexandria vi va a lf olifee passengers rs were seriously injured and one i slightly hurt by the ditching of two sleeping cars car this morn ing on the virginia midland rall bail road near kettle hun bun b bridge ridge the firs first t calwas car ear was sm smashed s fied into a thousand pieces the passengers were mostly invalids en route for elon plot ida sr si lows Lou tS 11 ll il jhb e lugii liu Ilu elu sult suit raf af the liev stuart robinson Eo binson against mekee mckee fishback fishbach and houser pro proprietors of tho the old st lowis louis democrat clo cio closed ed today to day defendants confessing feld fild judgment g ment lent in uhe sum of and agreeing to pay all costs of suit ault including attorneys ney Is fees of the plaintiff the original damage asked ked was rl vall vail A car on the chesapeake and ohio railroad this thia mor mox morning ning made mado a forty nive five foot jump down an embankment ban kment upon the solid ice without going bing through sev seven beven en were hurt none fatally t NEW ORLEANS 11 in rn an interview today to day gover goven governor or packard stated that ho he inte lute intended 11 ded to retake the supreme court building buthe but he would woul proceed under forms forma of law jayr ardd arid would avoid a conflict which would remain as a cause of bitterness after the tho recognition af illk bis govern government men t which 1 che ehe event yent he regarded edas ras certain t the four senators who left eab the state slate couo are said uld to lle lie backys backa residence tonight to night with a guard of the tho Nic nie nicholls holhi police around aroun the houss house house at their request to prevent thein their capture by the f ergeant at arms barrett and kennedy who withdrew from the state house were idere viere admitted e d to the 6 odd oid old fellows hall legislature as as members and andl gave their changing chag ing barrett indignantly denied dewed the statement that money had bad been offered him him bim an and 4 after denouncing noun cing the other body in in unmeasured terms said he left because he saw a w his ii tto Tro property perty was as being legislated d away froni from him kennedy asserted 61 arted that the state house legislature had passed a number of bills billa which were never read or referred to coal committees mattes ther nicholls legislature has adjourned jour ned 11 11 james jamed tomlinson linson n of otta ottawa a canada who made t the tho 66 draw drawings of the fallen bridge testified that he did cud so under instructions as bridge builder for the raili railroad oad never nver approved of the wrought iron howe truss over a large span it makes an annessi nessi harily heavy bridge and all strains trains accumulate on t the e end braces however it would have been strong had the tho main braces been mad made e heavy according ti to tho the design he iso intended the they should hould be strengthened ene d but wit ail all did not remain with the tho e company 0 m P a n y on account of a difficulty b between e tw e e n himself and mr stone concerning this bridge the main braces were tho only defective part of the bridge except its unnecessary was calculated to bear from two to three tons to the lineal foot with ith stone was caused cars caus edby by the refusal af stone to consider a plan for strengthening the main braces the times cincinnati special says it ia Is reported potted re on good authority that gov williams has declared his intention of putting futting the state militia of indiana at once on an official war footing officers are arg to be appointed to 6 traverse the state enlist men and muster volunteers legion the force will be organized organize dam armed e d tind and put in a condit condition iori lori to be e called calle dinto into ace aci active at servi coata ceata n m warning the governor has the power of appointing all the field officers above major and is him himself self seif co com in mahder mander in ch chief let lef th ther then a laws aw 30 of f t the tha he atte kate provide that the thele leg gloh can be called into active service whenever tho the governor declares by proclamation that there is war invasion insurrection or danger ri or when any ady one ono of thee aj la threatened or an anticipated t ici this measure if carried out promptly will pat gov williams 1 in I com comi i mand mana of a formidable force whether it hasi haai any ny e special especial at present Juncture ls a question about which there may may be A difference of opinion nav york 11 lucilie lucille western died a at pierrepont house brooklyn lyn tonight to night ht of coplea I 1 on of the do rings s 0 result of a col coi d tact I 1 ed gring du during herre herie her recent cent engagements in philadelphia the tribunes philadelphia cial says there i Js Is little doubt that sennett mar mak married ried miss brar may a and nd oth ath both balled galled for europe in acad steamer illinois from philadelphia today to day y the despatch further sas says that itis I 1 lis reported oh on good authority that may was woun dedin in th the left arm yand and b had bad ad an in artery ee vered severed modification mortification set act in and amputation ii had d been performed B C cincinnati 0 I 1 12 lili in the breaking of ice tee gorge here h er e this morning the tho new now steamer valued at was wag sunk add arid will probably prove a to total t al loss insured NEW yom YORK 12 dr di phelps w who lio iio is now figuring in id the courts coutts in id connection with the bennett may duel is police sur surgeon ri a and nd will most likely lose his p position si ion lon in n any ariy event the union league club elected john jay president last night and the following vice bryant william B dodge noah james emott william orton oora cor nelius E agnew arnew peter cooper luther R marsh jackson P schultz david dows joseph seligman and theodore roosevelt Ro osievelt the times gloucester mass special says sorrowful news hag has come to hand today to day that ten schooners ners 0 of f the fishing fleet from this ports port are missing and doubtless lost anu and that the clews CLOWS of them have probably perished T the 0 heralds now orleans special says this morning a a dead negro was carried out of the state house and is reported to have died with heart disease it has trans traus transpired pred however that dur during itu h a de debauch last nig night ht about one n 6 a melee occurred iii in which two metro pol poi itans were shot and one named aucoin died it was with great difficulty that a stampede was prevented the wounded man is still till iri the tho state house another fight in which pistols were drawn occurred today to day dayl the republicans in sum summing ming up the admit that if force is to decide the question of supremacy the republicans are powerless against their heir opponents who it is said are fully organized equipped and trained in the tho use of arms A bro brownsville Browns ville dispatch says R nev has surrendered matamoras to cortinas representing diaz A portion of the glass roof of the rand ce central I 1 trai depot was crushed today to o oday day daj by the weight of the snow and eli fell ell directly over the spot t jhb where i e t the h a trains disch discharge argei argel th their lr passengers no persons injured A number of street cars were damaged and the car horses cut by the glass gims CHICAGO 11 12 12 11 tho the mour Jour journals nata nala Ms washington hington special says senator west is advised that by the direction of the president the mili military tary tark today to day interfered in louisiana against nicholls although there are no particulars a as to what nt way the Inter interference terence ference was made Roc ROCHESTER wert nErt N ya Y 12 tho old methodist church and a number of business houses housed were burned today to day lo 10 loss as estimated at caused by the explosion of a hero bero senei senci lamp BOSTON 12 the mechanics savings bank established in 1874 1871 has suspended bus mus du DO e depositors D december e cember 2 CHEYENNE 12 general crook accompanied by lie lle licit it huyler schuyler Bc keayes here tomorrow to morrow for red cloud where lie he will remain some time he has unbounded faith in the successful working of the plan of enlistment of nil fil friendly endly sioux bioux a as seo scouts tits an Ii instance istance of their value is fund found in the fact that on the last campaign against the wherein where in the snakes and pawnees had followed their circular trails foi for several days dabs the sioux darted out ina lna in a direct fifie hue and struck the village at once the surprise 1 i sa proving so complete that many many obe Ghe fled without even a moccasin on foot with the thermometer several degrees below zero many must have perished major mason commandant at camp robinson accod accompanied led by a tip TIT number of spotted tails talis scouts has started with suii suil lelent tion to warrant the hope that crazy borso will come in two prisoners en fen route for me the penitentiary at laramie in charge of bra a deputy sheri sheriff fr jumped jumped the train near loed lied buttes battes whilst in motion were pursued by the sheriff and ohe OHO recaptured after a chase ehase of twelve miles the weather was very i severe and the sheriff and the ca captured man maff are frostbitten frost bitten the other it is feared perished WORCESTER mass 12 about boys joined in a riot at the N westboro West boro state otate reform school this e evening ve n to apud gaud and after a desperate night fight in which the school furniture furni turo tuio was entirely demolished they were subdued by the free use of hydrant water wate r NEW YORK 12 tho the times this morning publishes what it calls tho the truth of the Bennet bennett may duel tho the details having been ean pro procured dured from the very highest highe s t authority the duel wass wasai faree farce arce aree from beginning to end after one shot had beeri beewi fired brenett ben nen nett said he was satisfied and being the challenging party he had the right to do so the proposition sas vaa was yaa accepted neither party received rece jece ived a scratch there wis was aking and alid reco reboh n i dilation the story atory that Ben Bk bennett inett nett uett had married mayrs mays sister and sailed d via philadelphia is 13 a pure livena invin tio tion at various clubs in the ibe city the duel still continues to be th fhe Q topic of conversation and the theres th ereis r els eis I 1 no I 1 dis disguising disguise guis g it that at leas t one of t the ioe loo principals has lost caste very decidedly bennett Is still in now york an and will remain in conceal ment until he is certain whether they propose to punish him if I 1 they do he will go to california till til the matter mar blows over I 1 as h ha Q ba has U often expressed a desire to visit the pacific never uever having been there i the cemes limes new orleans s ape special says t he the demge democrats rats are udd under tho the ah iho e expectation that pac Tac packard kard will make an effort afra krea to r bf tbt n supreme courtroom and aud to 1 this the general domman ing t white league has haa issued ah an order to his Is men which says say in case they arta aro needed to defend the tho courts they will be summoned by si signals mais mals on the fire alarm bells ball 1 upon uon hearing number twenty two the tho white leaggo 0 is 1191 to assemble with all dispatch at jaek jack son square the of number thirty three will take the men to lafayette square thie the fire al alampi arp telegraph and all the poll police ce stati stations 6 ps ara in possession of chekich th enich men NEW tius this a after fi to noon general bidger badger bf packards ardla 3 militia ditl vl ta a ad budy of men visited the mr pinchback and hud demanded admas L sion slon in the name of the benati seriate iii ih bearch search of four senators believed to 0 be concealed there pinchback said i he did not recognize a anys i ucb uch a authority 11 for invading his premise 1 and if he attempted to force an en trance he would do so at his peril refusing to say cheth whether clr the senai sedia seria tors were there or not gen badger 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