National Republican., 1876-12-14
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.

SECOND SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13 1878.
Senate.
The Senate was called to order at II m. by
President pro tempore FERRY, and prayer was
offered by the Chaplain.
Bills and petitions were offered and referred as
follows:
PETITIONS AeAIrsT THE SALE OF LIQUOR.
Petitions against the sale of alcoholic liquors
were presented by Messrs. SARGENT, THURMAN,
KEENAN,, CHRIsTIANcY, BoGT, MORRILL,, AN
THoNY, COOPER, WHITE, HAMLIS, DAWES and
CoNKLINe from different temperance orgsnisa-
tions and churches, all Of which were referred to
the Committee on Finance. .-....-.
BY Mr. WHYTE: Bill for the relief of Prof.
Mahan and J. ". McCnlloch Claims
Naval Affairs: Senate bill $40 asking to be dis
charged from further consideration. So ordered.
Mr.. WRIGHT, from the COMMITTEES on Claims,
reported back bills for the relief of ]. r. Coulter
and T. L. Bryan, and asked that the committee
be discharged from their further consideration
and the bills indefinitely postponed. So ordered.
EXTRA PRINTING.
Mr.. ANTHONY, from the Committee on Print
ing reported back resolutions to print 5000 extra
copies OF the compilation of the counting the cleo
toral vote, by Mr.. MCDONALD; also. resolution to
tbe use Of the Senate and for the use Of the
House and the Senate, with Recommendation
Mr. THURMAN objected saying that he
wished to offer an amendment, and It was laid
over. Do r--r... -- -
1t up tomorrow, as 1t was necessary to print It at
once to save the expense Of setting 1t up again,
F BY MT Mt" MITCHELL: Bill for the improvement
and protection Of the Columbia river, In Oregon.
Commerce. ..-- Ell.
MI. INGALLS,, from'the Committee on Indian
Affairs, reported backs .avr-... ID.
COMMUNICATION FROM THE sAos-rox INDIANS
in Kansas, and asked to be discharged, So or
dered
He also reported bill providing for the sale of
part Of the lands belonging to the same tribe,
After reading question arose concerning IT,
and he asked that II be laid over for further ex-
session in relation to the changing Of the name Of
the Territory Of Pembina. By consent it was
laid over. - -... r..r ... .r.ra. .'
TEN THOUSAND MORE COPIES OF THE LOUISIANA
MESSAGE .-t ..
Mr.. SARGENT offered resolution to print
10, 900 extra copies of the Louisiana message and
testimony, and urged its passage. Referred to
the Committee on Printing.
OREGON VOTE
Mr.. MITCH ELL called up his resolution in re-
Iation to the electoral vote In Oregon, and asked
for the yeas and nays on its passage, and they
MI Mr. BHYARD took the aoor to speak against
1t, and said he was not prepared, and he did not
think the Senate was to publicly censure Q man,
as this resolution proposed to censure and con-
the act, but was not willing to condemn it. Gov.
Grover had borne good character and reputation
for great numSs. Of and had been q, ss Ss:
State; and should they censure q man, acting, II
You please, erroneously, but from high and pure
hs # r Ss
act, and was apparently justified in the course he
: The morning hour expiring,
Mr. MITCHELL. asked unanimous consent to
continue the discussion. .r-..- ...
Mr.. EDMUNDS objected. lg -
action as soon as possible, as some Of the wit
nesses from Oregon were in the city on expense. .
Mr. EDMUNDS refused consent, but would not
object to the Senator from Delaware concluding
.hisremarks. #a ~" .-
THE TRIBUNAL FOR COUNTING KLEcToRAL VOTE
Mr.. EDMUNDS demanded the regular order,
which was Resolution No. 10, providing for count
Mr. MITCHELL said he had demanded the
yeas and nays on his resolution, and he hoped
they would Be taken before the resolution was
Mr. EDMUNDS. demanded the regular
order. -.
The regular order was taken up, on which
Mr.. BOGY was entitled to the floor.
NR. MITCHELL RESIGNS FROM THE ELoRIDA CON.
He yielded for Mr.. MITCHELL to resign as .
member of the Committee on Privileges and
1sS Would him acting Rth ns@
(He is chairman Of the subcommittee 20 visit
Florida.) He was excused, and Mr. SARGENT
was appointed to the vacancy. q.
SENATOR BoSY,s SPEECH.
Mr.. BOGY resumed the floor, and reviewed the
action Of the Vice Presidents in counting the cleo
from the tirst election down 70 the present time.
made Ss hi. Re Donald, Chief CLERK Of the Senate,
70 fortify his argument BY the record. y :
S h .sas sss % n s and raS
counting the electoral vote, and no one to an.
second joint rule he said 1t was only the twelfth
section Of the amendment to the Constitution
carried out. He said that his friend from Yer
rule was adopted, and he thought It was very
fortunate for the joint rule that he was not for he
NOTION ssSse ssnasor u to
assert that the twenty-second joint rule and the
twelfth section Of the amendment to the Constitu-
the amendment give either House authority to
throw out the electoral vote Of Slater
Mr.. B0GY said be did not think SO. He said
the Senate and House for count 1t was not
question o. reeeiying the votes put question M Of
oe
your b suse tn he was in Il.
Mr. MORTON said the Senator wanted the
HOUSE to throw out the electoral vote Of q State.
He tMr. NoRToN) thought 1t very delicate
matter to ..
THROW OUT THE VOTE OF 4 STATE,
and ought not to occur except upon due necessity,
and then only when both Houses agreed to the
necessity Of throwing 1t out.
Mr.. BOGY continued, and argued that 1t
would be necessary to presume an unheard:of de-
gree Of corruption on the part of the two Houses,
or either Of them, to suppose that they would be
actuated by partisan motives solely in throwing
out the vote Of State when they were counting
Mr. BURNSIDE asked the Senator If he sup.
posed the members of the two Houses would owe
any greater reverence to the people in counting
the electoral vote than the ydid committees
who w'nt to Louisiana to witness the count of the
vote OF chat State. ~. ..
Mr.. BOGY said he did not, and to the credit of
6Sn tss who weat to they both
Mr.. BURNSIDE. How does It happen then
that those two committees come to such different
conclusions in regard to Louisiana.
Mr.. BOGY said he did not think they had
reached different conclusions.
Mr.. BURNSIDE asked If the Supreme Court
more % impartisiIty than would either the Senate
or the House.
Mr BoGY thought there had been times when
they had been swayed by public opinion. He OBJ
Jected to transferring the count OF the electoral
would be the two thew
would discharge their duties periodically and
impartially, and the country would again re-
M record of the counting
might have before them al this stage Of proceed
M Of ns i
desist.
Ihs s.c.s h9 1ss SY sns na a
The following is the vote in detail:
YEAS.
AlllsoD. Edmunds, Key,