The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-20

or and docs that become the basis OF the action
Of the HouscY supposed that In this Court, as IN
the Supreme Court, paper could be filed without
order OF the Court and without the Court
seeing what the paper Is II seems to me that II this
be passed shall be likely 10 get into 1angle
IN regard to the ming OF papers
The resolution as amended was adopted as follows-
THE AMENDED RESOLUTION.
Ordered that The respondent file his eIonier before
the 18th Of April and that the Secretary shall deliver
aud that the House Of e their
Z any on or before the 81 q April copy q which shall
tary and that the trial proceed on the 9th inst.
on motion of Mr.. EpMrsps, the Senate, MS Court Of
Impeachment then, at quarter past one T. NJ, nd
journed I'll the 27th inst. lst hafpast twelve 4. NJ
The managers on the part OF the House Of Repro
and his counsel and the Senate resumed tho corsid-
Grafton OF Legislative business the unfinished business
being tho House bill TO protect witnesses IN certain
Mr.. THURMAN said he wished to discuss It. but was
unable TO do so to-day on account OF his health Hc
therefore asked that be laid over until tomorrow So
ordered
COUNTING rnr ELECTORAL vorE.
Mr. THURMAN, OF Ohio, called up the motion entered
by him several weeks ago to reconsider the vote by
which the bill In regard To counting the 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 law on the subject lie
there fatal IN the BIZ When had been
passed II the bill should be perfected u would, no
doubt, receive the unanimous support OF the senate
and be passed by the House OF Representatives. Since
tho bill had passed the Senate there had been pointed
out to him very Interesting proceedings IN Congress
more than threo-quafers OF century ago ana y INC
vote by which the bill passed should be reconsid-
cred he would feel 1t to be his duty 10 lay these pro-
ceedings before the Senate.
Mr.. MoRToN Of Indiana, said he did not TANK any
good would be accomplished by the PROF. osed reconsid
Grafton. II the House did not Ike the OIL when
passed the Senate could amend H. The Senate could
disagree such amendments and the bill could 20 to
a conference committee He was surprised TO see
when the vote taken on this bill that IL was com
paratively speaking, party vote lie had never ~.
garded 1t as party measure. He spoke at some
length as The necessity oil having new law on tins
subject and SAID that The bill had passed the SEN
ate circums had been discovered which would
starlle the country when made public
Mr. BAyAgD inquired as to what was the nature OF H.
Mr.. MORTON said he would not mention names, but 1t
was u case where Vice President was counting the
vote for President and being himself candidate az,
counted a false void return ia his own iavor Tho
fact IN the possession OF one OF tho senators from
Vermont
Mr. BAyAgp of Delaware, spoke in favor of
sdcring the vote and the necessity Tor more percct
law the subject.
Mr. THURMAN referring 10 the statement OF the sena-
tor from Indiana tMr Morton) IN regard 10 Woo
President counting false vote said that he had 1t
stated the newspapers that this Vice President when
his attention called to the fact that the return was
false directed the Clerk TO count and then tore up the
paper. That great did such thing. II was
to conceal the name OF that man. II was no less
than he whose hand wrote the Declaration OF indie
pendencc--it was no less man than Thomas Jefferson
1t would not do to make such charge AS that
against him. lie tMr. rhurman) would wait for tho
production of the evidence and he injured tosay that
when produced there would be nothing IN II to
impugn the integrity OF Mr.. Jefferson
Alter farther discussion by Messrs. Burnside Kan
doph. Maxey, Merrimon and Others the vote by which
the bill passed reconsidcrcd-yeas 81 to nays
%.
The bin was then placed on the calendar.
Mr. MORTON gave notice he would call il up for con-
sderati0n tomorrow.
executive session. and when tho doors reopened
ut five O'Clock adjourned