Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-05-13
,,,,vpNTIETH CONGRESS,
Saturday, Nay 10, 1873
IN SENATE

IN SENATE.
-. s,ra,e was principally engaged IN the
"a" Of the Tariff Bill.
,,o,;op Of Mr.. Benton, aading ten cents
ms " n..sn, duty on indigo, and IS cents per
. tux P'ssro,r,I,, until it amount TO one dollar
!'nl" nn5. bring under consideration
pr D. and animated debate ensued, which
|nS m. rejection Of the motion. Subse-
e'U'1i mother amendment imposing small
Gun. On The same article, was OH motion oil
{, IN La,sop adopted Several other amend.
M - ,,e bill were offered, and discussed
n nrs,t,lf mas, four O'CLOCK, the Senate took
nrIil six o'clock. Mr.. Smiih's mo-
=, ,,o,;diog an additional da'y on cordaGe'
=. ,ter considerable debate rejected. Mf
Mons amendment proposing progressive
-, nj, wool on the skin, To make It entirety
-tb,,ry in four years, was sill pcading
y,.n rbr Senate adj.urnca at about 10 minutes
paHeigh'. ,-,,,..r,,,,.rs
v. Wilde moved the following resolution,
,hith vas read.
g,,or,i That message be sent to the Sen,
, ,s,,s United Sra'es respe ct!ully request
,,,r,, BODY L. tr .nsinit TO this House, 1t IN
bs,r p,,ses,ion, copies of the several certlti-
.,I,, ,pIli,t, uf all the votes given Tor Presl>
-, and Vise President, TN the frs: Nedues>
Ly # December, 1924, or Of so many thereof,
>, were received, opened, and counted IN this
H.. on the second Wcdnc sdIy in February,
a., when thr persons who MI the Offices oil
Pr,>,Irnt aud VIte President, were asctrtainsd
anil declared.
Mr. Wide said, upon submitting this resoe
1,oa, word or Two Of explanation might be
.llrcred from Hlm, and perhaps was nrcessa-
>, H. would he as brief as possible AT the
Is, ,Ie,,iou Of President, be had the honor 10
!. ,mrmber Of tn { House. While the certl-
s-,fs ald Isis Of the votes were IN the act al
,rigg read, il struck him that in some 1T them
il dl no. apprar the reQu;sitions of The Consti-
niyrial cen complied wi b. The twelfth ar
acs, !, oud be borne in mud, divided shat
hs re livu snail BE- BY ballo', auG the electors
SOL zane r. their b Hot> the person 'o'eG for
sP:rsirnt, aud, on distinct ballots, the person
voted 10, o.. Vice Pr, s;deut 1t hal then ap-
scared ~ him that the cert hcaes from some
# ,be Nsjrs d,I tot set Firth, or at leas', did
%, * I;iIiy set forth, vn,e by ballot, and
iy 5sln- bailO's.
H id 10, mean 10 create Il sensation here
seize ~'r'e, Nothing could he farther from
rs la,ru;iOa than l. con'ruyerl the validity Of
ba election. H rose not 10 lament over the
a,,. TOR 10 indulge gloomy forbodings for the
fqr; bu. TO state facts, 10 draw from events
gone by, warning and security for the time TO
Gone Ii vas grave question how FAR the
,O't 4 State might be effected by departure
rom he forms Of voting prescribed by the
Cousiui1 ion. 1t was also an Interesting and
ieicll, lrqriry, worthy of much calm and ST.
siJu, hoaght, To whom the power and dury vi
tccmiAug the facts OF such departure, be-
hinged lnto these questions, he did not now
p1posr 70 enter. He w1"ll not profess that
bis mind vas made up. He intended studious-
Is 'n avoid indicating any opinion al this ;inn'.
In,y uerc, he considered, OF SOM magnitude
AID tif ulty, and Ne felt The m 20 be 50 at the
ri aljud,t to, when hey had first occurred
In. He did not then venture ~ take upon
ams'lt the responsibility OF causing them 10 he
!,,l'el; nrl,her hts confidence nor his expert
ne ii plbiic afflirs warranted him in present
ga suggestion, the ultimate Consequence Of
'aNa, il was difficult To Iorcsee. He cOmmu
ra'.l his impressions, however, TO TWO gen-
1Gcr near him; o.e of them, then his col
'sSsc, now the Governor of Georgia: The o.
ar'-a friend he hoped he might call him, FOR
= Iad found him such for whose talents AMI
aar'c'sr he had the hughes, respect gentle
10 who lad since been translated to the Sen
'e Slr McLane. The probable result Of sue h
&>geS in were considered tarl"g the very
rthter,al during which delibera,ion was
'".5t 1t was imagined that, If tue Difficult
wee presented. a pro,racted discussion
'Fi .rs'; public feeling might become high
Nc',d, and al the evils OF a contested cleo
W nr Chief Magistrate, b. lelI throughout
CIUl1n. Ills un,ertai"ry MAS Increased, IL
"'Scquen"e OF me Of the certificates having
's7a a!grad' rrJd before they had attracted his
ace, Thee could not be Obtained FOR IN
ZION, The BEARING OF such question up
ne cecuon 'hcrefore, wa, in every respect
: er OF doubtful oonjecturc Under all the
~'Uns'a1ccs, his friends did rot encon' age
:" 10 Introduce the subj"ct. H. would rot
"ry advised him against IL. Whatever
,'p'hsib'h;y attached TO his silence on that
,>'>'9n, belonged TO himself He did not seek
Sa'eal or to divide it. He admitted that he
NNel, doubted; and in the interval, the
-, u 'he election was announced.
ne return from Delaware did not certify
"e Electors voted by ballot, bu, specified
~s ii eaSh El-ctor thus:
"a "a D. voted for G.. d. as President,