, 1876-01-13

| sena:e ros1ucA the conbldosA.Ion Of tho resoIu.
! tions reported b. the Co.nnitteo On prIv.Ic1as
| sDd Elections on Monday lhnt In regard to the
President Fro temtots Of the 6.nate Ito qutson be-
| Ing on the motion q! hr. Thurmln to indefinitely
rotpons the hrd reaolntion declaring that tho eace
i ll.a,urs OF sae 8:nate
on 49, arns III hs me st,o s
le telose4 At lho pe,surenf sht sen n.te.. Tue Con-
st!.cson Of the unl ed stasas did TX ths term af
OH Of ittsieut FRO TEN 0f Tim Ken:te. He cnald La
removed at any tina al tae will II Ito appointing ;row
e. Which w,s tha Senate. m thoushtt'1o thtr f..o-
inss;n dsst1s rl.ln principle OF Law ~a.h was
y reply 70 dus.t'on BY ~. w'1ia:e. IT, Eanund,
Had Tic power Ut tho 8.nste it, President FRO
ton co"td not le cut short by an, aet ot Congress
atr VIII 90 differed from sno CONCLUSIONS Of the
tjorlty Of TIN Committee. liz argued II shc I,e't
dent tEp lem Of til a:e ohccr Of tAo unltel
Nr. M"ston argued that .be general !av in regard
wst that tn asenGs Ut Any lrnsi i'm giving - u
another rro.tdtoa ocer log might eest oha and ro-
Mr. Nor rool usked II The President Of tho United
..ss y t1out lls 'o,.y would tio the fres,d,ns Pre-
Tn !. o. " s:n.1o tcsonS rse.idens Of tc uaita
oIlIer man so.uorrow 10 thht ot'lr1:
Mr. MorIen s4d hc uan not prepared to snswer that
fns:ed s:aes icvu,e eL tns iscsd,us pro tam Of
h' se'.as sloak Of tue House ol R-iresentatses
T. wa ~ q Gu question whether he could bs Fttno9ed
~ KsrnAn arqussa T. tns rtc.t,en. u .ha uatled
Esaata roaii sn e aon III. d,sea.rss of III, tia
o. Itee!aens, eoad he ssn4sa ep4osut ne~ Irs.;
MI Morton s,,d TIN. was pr~cicly one Of tho ii ~
en!EtN ttroEnd1I tho question: ani 1t WIS discussed
*hrn tua i.npe1c!urus u 4scald,n. Joaas,a waa
ifs.as". u, s<npars d tue sca, uron bec"ninp i'm
lte.'dsn: Of tho un,sod q would Eli! e r1> >sain
lis ds.ies of w e.taing o,e.. Of ,a- ssn.te ~
VII - tnoe OF the Pttaldent of tue tnn i $. ,t-.
ss ha s su II no. .yr I've /. ..' ,o
H. President dsvovsi uuoa lin 10 i!i ~: Heeo4..
prt:dcnt Of tbs unt.el atbi, tlt eh iy lAthArge3
| Tue datlea Of that o.lce for tao tu,o being
-,Ms. Morton then arsn i tht ths .eaxes Of tho
House Of t:Its,ent*.'res could 10 ca-nsed At Tic
nj. slev. tsl he co "a NOT accept thu concla.
IL. cosk.lns In lrs sas #, st,as ] pso enpo.o
| Of thn a'n ato thoulL enter upon tun tharXo Of
Tho duties Q: rr.slrat Of tua United ss.es AMI hta
Term SENATOR Should e,i ro hefore the term Of the
President. w4a l. the otinpp Of tho S.usur {sev
;on} n i no eud continue to set " rea!d~ns Of 1se
Mr. Stevenson replied hss he believed ho could
tlnus 10 hold ths oen Of ro. ent while Seuaior. aud
a,ut. II, argued fat tn, s:ate could not souch ,ne
lsts 'ent ITO TEN. ot u: B.,att after 10 be ANS
pre*,d ut u ste uniei s:aes. shoIil auch conli..-
; s;n h.pren. II. aenIcd ,ho doctrine advanced by
his lr. I'D fluIn 1adsln. {s,rnn, sh. tho President
ro TIN. os e nao could tontiuue to p! in tAs
.ir Morton sid 70 ind hn;saiy 20 tIoue tue rcsu1-
ton xol le declaration tAat iue 10 trinc cputincd
II Il VIA Int rscoEnizc ~ ta Ssu4:e CT ut ieast ID i
there d"ub: 4bolts. liz tuolsus it important
that 1t . 1on!J b: r+s.cd upon now.
Mr. Thurman AEGurd I'll II II the President Of t,e
Une1 at:h YVES to de, nutl III. r. tlle i1n ten. Of
IL. Senata a:cslteI fno ol!re Of lree lett af tas
United st.tcs, he coal! mt preside tls seuats
logger. Nothing was III rs Id uusis1 vita ths spirit
| Ut Or Co0stiu,1un tuln to Invest til: SINE MAJ
! n th 10th le4tsi.trs and exc 'nti,e p1wcs. II wM
AGAINST the ru q Of tue Sense - ey wit tins prtt!
deut would or you'd not 10, uIoss Il had hesu ottrl4l
y communicated 10 tbs Senate. Tas oje : VI
rntc WA 10 iE1stut sy tuucucc uron stors tntcs
by st tlnena to w1as Tue IEest1:nk ~oI 10. Cet.
.!u - oEe dizchargty the dau+s Ut lr-sid.nt could
| not u. SIDE oves tue Senate.
After lrrther dsba.o " M"ttrs. Ateorn, E1munds,
TAurltau, and otaers, tlken tbs motion
Of hr. Tn1rtn.n 10 indefinitely po,t III s4irI
rrsoIuttoA, and It WIS E1Jeeted-Jeas II: nays. 23
ME. Hns t. 84id uo soled Indefinitely ppst,oninH
rueatnp III tile resoton ro1n'tus actou u the San.
xse. ue u II ,utn!s:d tho following a' lu ct tn
I tho tiri r:tolH:!ou: " Until ins happening Of &c
contingency provide for IT, tbs ?lh lrcion Of tho
auteor,ze TO no. - ptesld~n nj cf tue uultsa h&tes
| 10 that Tie rssolntIon. II amen !ol, woull read:
ksu'td. ~ tue o:acs .! rtssla. =. RI sem Of tso
6enate n held ~ tus peasure Ut tic Sonata lut tho
| opening u the conuugsn y, etc.
Ar. WA3t raid ht Ea"trt 10 LAT hy th!s stnenhnen
thas tnu sen.ts should have no power oT eonr" ovsr
disch.rk tle du ins Ut Pre.tdsut- Tia aneadlusnt
| was relccteL,-5e4s H. niysaJ.
Mr. StcT not % fiat after The resolutions
stou.d b. dapotoi et, ls would nhnr resolution liz
/ whole 11ts:iou ra.erEel to u tho debasc report
su.A nio1sutfe ~ would proyl le agaHs. any eo1t'u-
Gcncy Which niEut posi- u " - by ths duAtu of tue
President. Sita-pFeAident aua rsd4l-ut pro toln Of
/ tue Il ss.te.
Mr. Ihurn,sn moved Tint tbs acnato Proceed 10 the
consideration Of OK .euss,c busnssa Lot.
olation ~ rss,sel y tbs c'mmi:e. i: va sIyttsd,
! yaAa 81. Qas Y u, u follows