The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-20
F0RTY-F0URTH CONGRESS-.
NOV THE TOTES ron President
MY m TGMPERED UFTH.


The Necessity for some INV to REGULATE the
tount Charge that Thomas jefferson
Conntcd II Pulse Vote Ia his own Favor.
NAsHi NGroN. April l0.--ln the Senate to-
day Nr. Osle-by Rep.. flll at his own request,
was excused from further service ON the special
committee recently appointed t. inquire into
the late election In Mississippi. and the Chair
was authorized to Oil the vacancy.
Mr.. Mitchell dlep. Oregon, nom tho Commit
tee on Claims, rcpOrted back the bill for the &C.
lief II q. -. Tyler and T. II. Luckctt. together
with the message Of the President vctoing tho
bin. and stated that the committee unanimously
recommended that the bill bc y ssei. nothwith-
stantinE the objections of the President. II was
placed ON tho calendar.
Toe biz authorizes the sum OF slGi o be paid
ior internal revenue stOrCkeepcrs services in a
distillerv IN Kentucky.
Nr. morrill, tl,ep.. Me) submitted n resolution
directing tue Secretary OF the Interior To COM
municate o. the Senate any information I'm rela-
ton 70 tho present situation and disturb noes
III the Sioux re- eryation. and whether military
forca has been iuteipo.ed therein and II so, NJ 1t
was b. authority f the Department If the In
terror. and the reason for such interpretation.
Agreed to.
Tue House bill to define the tax Oh fcrmcnted
ana matt liquors, which was considered during
the morning hour yesterday, was taken up End
passed. win an amendment providing that
nothing In the act shall have the cRer' to change
the present rules Of the law respecting evidence
10 any prosecution or suit.
Mr.. thurman Dem, Ohio) called up the mo-
ton entered Dy him several wecNs ago to recon-
sidet the vote by watch the bill In regard to
counting tho votes for President and Vice
President was passed. He said he did not think
the bill which passed the Senate could pass the
House OF Representatives, and the result would
be that there would be no new law on tho sub
Ject He believed some law should be passed.
since the bill had passed the Senate there had
been pointed out to him very interesting pro.
ceedings In Congress more than throe quarters
bin was passed should be reconsidered he would
ieel u To be his duty To lay these proceedings
before the Senate.
Mr. Morton (kep. Ind said he did not think
any good would be accomplished bv the pro-
posed rseonslderation. IL the House did not
like the bill which passed the senate. It could
amend II. The Senate could Disagree to such
amendments and the Till could 20 to confer
euce committee lie said since tue I'LL had
passed the Senate a circumstance had been dis
covered which would starte the country when
Mr. Bayard Dem. Deli inquired as to what
was tue nature OF u.
Mr.. Morton said ne would not mention names.
but IL wa case where a Vice. President while
counting the vote Tor President. being himself a
candidate, counted false or void return in his
own favor. The fact was IN the possession Of
one II the Senators from Vermont.
Mr.. Hayard spoke In favor OF reconsidering
the vote. and the necessity for more perfe,t
MI. Thurman. referring to the statement 81
MI. Morton Ia regard to Vice President count
Ing false vote, said lie bad seen IL stated IN
the newspapers that this Vice-president. when
bis attention Was called to the fact that tho re-
turn was false, directed the clerk to count. and
then tore w the paper. That great man never
did such a thing. II WAS not to conceal tho
name OF that man. II was no less than he whose
hand wrote the Declaration OF lndependence
IL was no less a man than Thomas Jefferson. II
would not do now to make such charge as
that against hin. He (Mr. Thurman would
wat for the production OF the yidence. and he
Nentufed to say tnat when 1t was produced
there would he nothing IN II to impugn tue in
tcgrity Of Mr.. Jefferson.
After fCrthet discussion by Messrs. Burnside,
Rand IN, Maxcy Merrimon, and other, the
vote by which the biii wa passed was recon-
sidcrcd-yeas. 81 to nays. -. Inc bdl WAS then
placed on TIE calendar, and Mr.. Morton gave
noure that be would call it W for consideration
Tomorrow.
Mr.. SHERMAN called up the bill 70 amend the
laws relating TO the legal tender OF silver coin,
commonly known tlr silver Bill" 50
that 81 would come up a. the unfinished busl-
nesa 10 morrow.
VI. freiinghuysen Qlep., y. j. called up the
OIL ia relation to the japanese indemnity fund.
ana submitted an amendment % strike cut the
clause authorizing the President. after CORE
spondence with the japanese Government, and
"a manner satisfactory to II, to transfer said
fund. together with its Increase. 10 the Govern
ment Of japan So trust, the income thereof to
be pefuetualy used Ior :. education Of labor
III JaiGn. Agreed TO.
Mr. Hdmunds moved TO strike out,..1 'cond
section IN relation To the payment OF prize none,
u the otnrers aild crrws Of the uited state.
vessels wyoming aud jamestown for the de-
srucuon OF piratical craft IN 1854 and lsi
AFTER discussion. ana without action on the
the senate went into executive
session, and a!terwafd adjourned