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WAsntraToN. Fob. II, 1876.
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favor OF tho repeal OF the bankrupt law.
Referred to the Committee on the Judi
ciary.
Mr. Bayard called up his resolution
confer jointly and report what may DO
necessary on the subject matter Of the
twenty-second joint rule.
Debate ensued on the resolution.
during which Mr.. Edmunds said he
should make the point OF order that
there were joint rules now In force. The
action both Of the Senate and OF the
House had determined this.
Mr.. Conkling, In reply to an intima
ton Of Mr.. Bayard that as at present
constituted, the twenty-second joint
rule might be construed 10 party advan-
tage, said that II would DO a sorry day
indeed when any party In the Senate
would stoop SO low as to make n dis
honest count Of the electoral vote for
party advantage.
Mr.. Morton said he had introduced n
bill repeating the 22nd joint rule and
providing for the counting Of the cleo
toral vote No one could say that the
bill could possibly be Of advantage to
any party, and yet tho Senator from
California had opposed that bill. II had
passed the Senate nevertheless. but had
failed In the House for want Of time
us
and IL was now before the committee on
privileges and elections. Mr. Edmunds
moved to amend by making the resolu-
ton a Senate resolution only, instead Of
d concurrent resolution, and that II be
referred to the committee on privileges
and elections. Tho motion OF Mr.. Ed
munds was agreed to. but subsequently
n motion was made to reconsider, pend
ing which the morning hour expired.
and the subject went over. The unfln-
ished business being the centennial bill,
Il was then taken up.
Mr. Randall expressed himself warm
ly as In favor Of the bill.
Mr.. Jones, OF Florida. made consti.
tutional argument In favor Of the BILL
and an earnest appeal on patriotic
grounds for united effort to make the
celebration successful and a grand affair,
and n sincere effort to restore the old
harmony and brotherhood of the Union
Mr.. Frelinghuysen said the nation TO-
day mourned the loss OF u great states
man and lawyer. and n true patriot.
The people, without regard to party,
would regret that they no more could
hear the teachings Of Reyerdy John
son. This man had written n letter on
this Centennial bill, which he would
close his remarks by asking to have
read. He then sent to the desk the let
ter Of Mr.. johnson on the Centennial,
addressed to Representative Randall,
and heretofore published.
| Mr.. Conover, of Florida, made one Of
| the distinctive arguments In his speech.
that the National Centennial Exhibition
was the best manner OF making u gen.
uine, emphatic and sincere condition CT
fratcrna( feeling throughout tho coun.
try Let us have pence, he said, and
j a t.& ,{rtN ~ hn
South, which he complimcnted for It's
manhood.
Mr.. Merrimon. Of North Carolina, said
his natural propensities prompted him
to approve anything which went to re-
cogiilse suitably the natal day OF Amer
| lea. but he must be excused for the cx-
cfcise of what he thought sound judg-
meat. He opposed "A celebration in one
place, and favored u general celebra-
| tion In every place without expense
to the. Government. He did not op-
non non @,constitutionality, but because
| Il was not to be OF expense to the coun-
try. He regarded that Philadelphia
could as well afford, In view Of the ben
Gifts to be derived by 1t MS well rs It's
railroad interest-instancin the Penn
sylvania Railroad, could well afford to
dcfray the expense OF IL, and could
readily raise the million and n
half dollars without calling on
the United States Government He
cited section 10 OF the net in astonish-
ment tkat there was any appropriation
looked for. and asked why money was
not appropriated for the Washington
monument, which remained still unfln-
ished.
Nr. Ransom followed his colleague,
saving that he had not intended to say
a word on this subject. He sent reso.
! lutions to the desk to be read, and said
he desired the Senate and the country
to hear them. The resolution passed ut
q meeting in North Carolina, which was
drawn together to celebrate the Centen-
mini OF the battle Of Moore's Creek,
fought February ~, l775.
The resolutions spoke OF attachment
and devotion TO the Union. he said they,
were written bya gentleman who served
in the Confederate army hy as a1aad ne sMdf H. =.
sentiments OF the people Of North Caro-
lima. and OF the South. He looked upon
this Centennial not US North Carolini.
ans hut az American citizens. He did
not know how to talk about the Constl-
tntion in this matter. He would as soon
think of asking legal authority to erect
tombstone to his father, or to
strew flowers on the grave OF
his mother, when bis friend from Mis-
sissippj (Alcorn) spoke OF the poor peo-
ple of Mississippi, he did not care how
poOr the people OF North Carolina were,
he wanted every R2oG n3y i!na ana 10 ever every
# they could not be at Philadelphia
| themselves, they had given sometning
to celebrate the deeds II their ances-
tors. He wanted Philadelphia 70 be the
sepulchre OF all sectional anlmoslty.
The bill was then passed as follows
Peas-Allison, Anthony, Bayard, Gam
eron Of Pennsylvania, Boutwell,, Gay
ton, Copkling, Conover, Cragin, Dawes
Caperton, Dorsey, EdmunGs, Ferry
INGALLS, Ingalls, Hamiin. Jones d, Florida,
Jones of Nevada, Kelly, Logan, Nc
Donald. Mcmillan, Maxey, Mitchell,
Morrill, OF Maine, Morrill, Of Vermont,
Morton. Oglesby, Paddock, Patterson.
RandoIbh. Ransom, Robertson, Sargent,
Spencer, Wallace and Windom-Sl.
Nays-Alcorn. Cooper. Eston; Gold
thWaite, Hamilton, Howe, Key, Aernan,
McCreery, Mormon, Stevenson, Ihurs
man, Wadleigh, Whyte and Withers-
is. Messrs. English, Christiancy, Cor
don. Sherman and Cameron OF Wis
consin, who would have voted aye we're
4 paired with Messrs. Booth, DAVIS, BOT,
wood, Salisbury, Cockrell, VINO woMc