New-York tribune., 1875-01-22
XLIlIp CONGRESS--2D SESSION.
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

SET AT REsT-wErMORE RELEASED FROM JAIL
The LITTLE TARIFF BILL PASSED.
SENATE. WAsHNGToN. Jan. Il. 1870.
The VIcE-PREsIDENr laid before the Senate
9e Of tho President in regard TO strengbenng
the defenses similar TO that read in the House OF
Representatives yesterday Referred 10 the Committee
on Military Affairs.
Mr HAMLIN (2ep Me- introduced bin to ineor-
pOrate the stOckbridge Agricultural, Manufacturing
and Commercial Company In the District of Columbia
Referred to the Committee the District OF Columbia
Mr.. WRIGHT (lep., Iowa) presented q memorial OF
members Bar OF Council Bluffs, asking that the
United States District Court in that district have con
Referred 10 the Committee on the Judiciary
Mr. DENNIS tDem.. Md presented 9 memorial OF
John q. Taylor for the reCurn of money erIOneousiy
paid while Collector OF Customs at Annapolis, Nd.
Mr.. WRIGHT rep, Iowsl from the Committee Oh the
Clyh servce and RetreDchment reported adversely ON
the oil abolish the system OF mileage, and was IN
definitely postponed
Mr SCOTT (2ep. Pa j. from the Committee on Claims,
reported favOrably the House bill relating TO the
COnmlssOnersOt China and for other purposes, with
amendments Placed on the calendar. He SAID this
bill extended the time petitions for allowance
OF claims may be filed before the Commissioners OF
Cnus. He made the report in Obedience 10 the action
u the majority Of the Committee, though he nobcOn-
Cured tn tnHt report.
Mr. WRIGHT sta,ed that he also dissented from the
M GRiGIS rep, n H., from the Committee on
Naval Affairs reported adversely on tae bill 70 regulate
promotions ia the stat Of The marine corps and II was
indebnt postponed He also reported back the pe.l-
tiOn OF the widow OF late Commander Wm b. Cush-
a pension, with recommendation that II be re-
ferred to the Committee Pensions. II ordered.
Messrs. PRATT and OGLE5BY from the Committee
on Pensions, reported adversely on number OF bls
granting pens0n- and they were inGenn teJ postponed
Mr. FERRY ;(R3p.. Mlchl introduced a bhl for the
relief OF G. c. Barker ana W. W. Williams. Referred u
the Committee on Commerce.
MI BOUTWELL, (sep., Mass.), from tho Committee
on Commerce. ported adversely on tho Senate bll TO
amend Chapter OF Title 80 revised Statutes and It
Mr. MORRILL, introduced a bill for the relief OF
tain creditors Of the District or Columbia. Refer ed 10
the Committee on the Di1,rct.
Mr. DENNIS Dem. Nil introduced bill 10 ineor
pOrate the Washington Cay ami 81. Louis Railroad
Company. Referred to the Committee on The District
OF Columbia
Vice President WILSON then proceeded to the call OF
Committees Tor business on the caIrndar.
Tho Committee on Manufactures and the Committee
Agriculture were called, but responses made
Affairs. Mr.. LOGAN IRON that Committee called mp
'he House DL FOR the relief OF Cen Samuel ". Craw-
fora In explanation OF the bll Mr. Logan sali Lhat
had numerous instances where officers had
been retired on a rank much higher than tnat which
hey actually held whle 10 active service dc submit
ted amendment prevent tins, out excepting from
It's operation those who had lost an arm OF leg or both
eyes, VINO have served 25 years 10
tAo army He had desire to mention names
Out there was a gentleman formerly connected VIVA
rank in active very low. but retired
with very bgn rank. There were others now In the
rank bigger than that actually held By them before
rrement The anendment was agreed TO, and the bill
MI HAMLIN rep. Mane,. from the c C1mmittee on
Civil Service and Ketreuchmeh reported adversely on
b, 20 reduce he salary OF Ine President OF the
United States. with the req est that II be placed On the
The unfinished Duslnes beng the resolution from the
Committee Privileges and Eecuons proposing an
OF President and V'ce-President, was called up
ELECTING PRESIDENT BY POPULAR VOTE,
Mr.. MORTON rep, Ind said this was o subject en-
rey above party considerations Of all parties
could address themselves 10 II Independently OF the e1
cltement which now pcrvades the country. The prOpO
tion wac 10 the Constitution 10 bring tae
election hOme 10 tue people as near a. possible Gnd at
tllLe avoid the dangers Winch are thre tened
the history or the country it was ma yer Gl
surprise to him tnat there had not been trouble
resulting from The mpcrfectOn or our system Tlerc
was no power Ia Congress the States 10 settle
contested election OF electOrs Ine election Of
electors might 10 attended with fraud, violence aud
unult, aud there was no power " correct ne eF e
pointed out at length, the mper'ectlOnS OF the
present system and sand under it much power was
vested IN the hands OF the NceFfesueh OF freslIent
OF the Senate the electoral must be sent
PRESIDENT had counted votes when he himself a
candidate. John Adams counted the vote and declared
hmscr 1891 Mr. Jefferson counted tue vote
~ nT eeSIar. here from any one STATE one SCI
mere was no power to prevent MN rom count
counted The In 1887 Mr. Van Buren do the same
thing and declared himself elected In IS4 Mr JOhn-
sou counted the vote AMI 1861 Mr. Brecknudge dIl
So Although tue count had been honest 10 all these
cSsee an Instance might arise when dishonesty on the
part of the Wee e-President would elect II dli
not seem have occurred % HE trainers OF the Con
titIton th1t there might be tgO ats OF delegates or
fraud 10 their lie next referred 10 tle count
~ % and sad that fhe tyo Houses OF congress we're
as witnesses ouly They could not act as iont conven-
ton As 10 the dangers and d!ihcuIues 4" hch attended
the present system, tney were ma In case Cf death
or nonattendance OF electors from any state, Other
that State might MI vacancies. Suppose
electors from = ate werr evenly divided, ami
Que ded failed attend, the Ouer side could select
aud thus have the majority on thelr side maJ0uy
cOud cast tie entire vote OF the Stale Of New
York aud and Daf million people m gnt be utterly
,ent m their for President. Under the present
system could elect the PresiienJ Of the United
MOI an gl a. A Al
election. III 1856 there we're thousands OF Republicans
In the South who did not vote because there was no
electoral In the field there fer Fremont and Day on.
Under the present system many men were
practically DISTINGUISHED because there. were
way Of thinking 70 put an electoral ticket tn he
field lie 10 the Clerks desk and had read the 29d
jont rule Congress regard 10 the counting Of the
electoral vote, aud sand t was grossly uncO Institutional
J was the intention OF trainers OF the COusti iutOn
10 MAKE te eecton OF President Independents OF Con
gress this ~ made the election or President
Snend Inon ether House Of Congress as either House
uuder this rule could prevent the counting the
S asnafe Eenunhc.n the Former might throw Out the
RepuDlcan states, and the latter throw out the
~ % , elerfi"n would he thrown into the Hous,,
OF Representatives. Aa election by the House Of Rep
reseudtves had been twice tried, ana bOtn tunes cue
country came very near being shlpwrecked Ia an
e.c1 by the House, Nebraska with her A. Oo0 people
would have he same vote IN eleCtlug a President az
NSw- York with her 100000 inhabitants. Under the
present system the electoral vote never approached
" thin ten per OF the popular vote and In
instances IL varied as much as 80 psr cent He re-
viewed 81 some length the report or the Committee
winch accompanies the proposed amendment.
NJ. THURMAN dem, OhIU) said the dadger 20 which
the country s.bjected had not been exaggerated by
Senator from Indiana, Dut IL seemed TO hm OR.
TnurUan) that the remedy proposed really failed 70
meet the the danger and that there nj gut be frauds
elections. with the experience VI louisiana before the
people, he thought needed proof TIE danger
OF all was the coupling OF the vote for President here
Washington. Ir the election OF President at the last
count had depended upon the vote OF LOUISIANA or Ar
kansas the whole might have become involved
ia cly war; IN 1869 when tue acting Vice Presi
dent announced that the vote or Georgia should be
cOuuted II Il did change the result, but II it did
cnAnge tue result 10 should be rejected He WAS much
surprised be looked the report presented by the
COmm ttee tnat Il provided for no tribunal
for the settlement Of contested election IN the
Electoral College