New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-14
XLIVrH CONGRESS-2D SESSION

| PASSAGE OF THE SILVER BILL IN THE HOUsE-hk
EDMUNDs's ELECTORAL BILL DEFEATED IN THE
sENATE-DEBATE ON THE OREGON CASE.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, Dec. ID, 1875
Numerous petitions of religious and temper
ance organizations throughout the country were pre-
sented by Messrs. SARGENT, HAMLTN, THURMAN
| HERMAN, CoNKLING, CHRISTIANCY, BoGY, NOR
RILL. HITCHCOCK, BURNSIDE, ANTHONY, COOPER
WALLACE and others. praying Congress to take steps
to prohibit the manufacture aud sale o. alc0h9le liquors
as beverage in the District OF Columbia ana the Iert
tories Of the United States all OF which were feierrou !"
the Committee or Finance. ,, ~,
Joint resolution to print 10000 extra copies OF the mes
sage OF the President and accompanying documen.s IN
regard to the late election i'm louisiana 1000 copies Ior
tho of the Senate and 1900 copies tf me use Oh INC
House Of In 81 In o pp
1850 copies was simple senate resolution ana me
CaeT Of inc House Of and there
fore il mustbe joint resolution. ,,
Mr. ANTHONY gave notice that he would call it mp to-
morrow, it could be printed now for less money tha
II DC p9stonu TO s1 y t tb ~ t senate and the
type was now standing at the printing Office
THE OREGON ELECTORAL CASE.
Mr. MITCHELL called up the resolution recently sub
mtted by him authorizing the Committee on Privileges
and Elections TO investigate the facts attending the APP
n,.ntment Of electors in oregon.
Mr. BaYARD Dem DELI said he hoped the Senator
frnm oregon tsr. MITCHELL would not object to an
amendment the preamble or thls iesOuto 80 as 10
enable those OF inc DtulvNi oiuN va
10 t vote for H. For one he vas DESTROYS OF having all
the information which could be ODt"9ed IN regaEu 70
this important class OF T9JectS HG" gole sur Sent
people Of this country Ihcie G'uu 1e l s y sTu1 80,
recital OF affairs In the preamble TO JUSTIFY the inquiry
without rejecting on the Governor OF QUO OF the states
OF TINS Union. Anything and every thing when tGh,ed
10 defeat the great majority principle 81 tine repu2cn
favor. In this Oregon matter ne was not pre-
pared 10 denOunce IN advance the action OF an
Glf f av a tn mSn who had
III a. the community where he had resided, where ne
tIg Office OF llief Executive Oh tuo
State had not carried out the laws OF the United s'ts
SUGGEST moral or official delinquency IN any Que before
an In certain ates TIE law hdu Ose 50
,,,ar In $40 tho Su creme COnrt Of Indiana in the
we'll nown OF Gulicd against New, rcGuoIru e-
snn mai tke Governor OF that State could determine
% al"'ins, me decision OF a board OF cIuyasscrs
whether an applicant person voted for was cncu 10
receive a commission or not He next quoted from the
Csc OF Price against Baker, before the supreme
Court Of Indiana IN. lSI=' 10 SHOW s'"' o,in
in 1850 the doctrine was announced that
where a majority OF the ballots az an cCctoh were ctst
for an Ineligible candidate they were Intellectual ana the
uprou receiving the highest number OF votes was
entItcd 10 the Office Mr. Bayard read at length from
these decisions, and rcsuming ms argument sali; ENty
me .t how unjust n would be To declare that the
Governor ~ certain state had done certain act before
member of ths senate to decide JuLicaly upon the &C
fiOu OF the Governor ~ oregon, .uu ~ "ou" Up''l
entiy walt and respectfully consider any lnIofna
he would not condemn the officer IN a,'33uc5s
J'ciIr,I m lie Cours OF Common Pleas Ot Ireland 10
Is7g Wlfn 10 WIS decided s2l where anD9fty 'ahuI-
date was ineligible the votes Tor s,', S44y,,. ~
tLrowu AWAY ani minority candidate was cctr'i re
suing his remarks Mr. Bay ard said De would never u''
feat tie vii 81 She people by techuieal} u,v H.
o,irrJ ia do 80 bv tIc strongest law Yet ne col Dc
ed 10 such action by Law, aud the senate should dli
6r rr,br Ia the gt-oiut on presented by ID, Scua
tor rom Oregon NIr MlcIc) AMI Insert IN hen tAcFoo
II" WSS alleged that The Governor o. ne Stag o Of Ore
Que Of the erC,"'' %, d state .n1,il l, ,IinT u
Gaze 10 on" ,. " y Zr I,G tae time OF said cleo
u , i' The Committee on Privilege, and Elections IS
hereby ustG,l.d 20 Investigate, etc, Al. c.-,-.
Nj BkIA!;D 10 CONCLUSION, aTsuei Ihtt N,A-L,'S 1870
.ruunons regard Tor law. Laws had their periods oi
tests and laws never had been more Ilrcpy Drought
Prpding d-cr,sou Mr. EDHUNDS chilled for the rcgu
lar order, and t.r resolution went over
HOW T., COUNT TIE yorE
The Senate taru resumed consideration OF the regular
order being the joint resolution proposing an amend
m,ut thr Consultation 20 as 10 have the electoral wore
counted hy Ire supreme Court.
Nj BOGY Drm.. Mo- spoke ~ amending the Consti-
tuition, end said 1t should be done but seldom When
uro.n.ion w- presented 10 amend this supreme law Of
In iuut b. should %. examined WI -'l' '.' ~ ~, "
tyad 90 great length from the Journals ID. 'a-' u r.
gri tu tnc ~ counting the electoral vote elNcg
in" "ss!u]ll"h oi iG' GD''In'', ~rt by
liz. .l.tl.nt.l by the two Houses uf Con
-rr,- aud mot by tLr President Of the senate.
H. next referred lie - Join; Rule. and sad wa iAcr
, b, boz fore. not o. Was Ling more nor Tess ih
I-ut.I sli. IN. practice ui the two Houses ui 'uh-
l u cbuuue tr electoral vote for the last go years
had ..u anon the principle ~ the I'll JuHt huie'
H. arr,r That she rule prepared hF iu1t com
m.It.r oG tie Two Houses aud passed unanimously Ny
bl.A House.
Sir IDHUNDS aid that, accor ling 90 the argument oi
r senate. Na Bow, r the objection 90 ont House OF
,ous.r.s tuld r.Int lGr vote u state me vote OF
ever, stale except Delaware, or one OF the -ii I't'''
s rr ..u uY one cor the other House. AMI the Vol
oi .urr small sat, would turu elect "a fr'sd MT
SIR. spIA sJId jur great fundamental PRISE ' uHd'I
living The very uurdttuu Ui orr Government was iHc
pr I4p,iuu that senators and Representatives. IN A"I-
lr would discharge their duty Win lIghy' " must
gFgaI4 OBJ. prtsufi.s that men Iu Office are % nest.
Nj BURNSIDE. uirp., E. ~ luuuit"I II ga. senator
from Missouri (lr EJ-yl held ta. ug upni' o nhEI''
u counting The vote eJud be- aytua'cu D. any hEhrf mo
five. rutu members OF the two committees Jhht VII
u,--ct tHr count ~ Louisiana
.-r. Iygl HytI an tIr committees eYgf sent 10 Lou
f4Iri.a whether Democratic ~ Republican, uaa agIt'u
and represented trij The GUyemUcu. %, tIi stare was
founded Iu frauds. The upuftu stood ptJ uu anu DO
Marty ami vest with the count q! tine torI 'ol
would bring 70 into the arena % politics II tue court
.iguiI decide u favor Ui hr Iilden II would DC nc
t,uu.rI and IL i Should drCuu W iaYur ol MI uaytS IL
,,uid UEr-c be- denounced. The counting ~ tdc Note
,y rn Junction which belonged Ia the Judicial depart
mrnt of tlr Government. 80 ..,.,
Tlr question being The passage ot the Joint rcsOm-
tI1u Yfrpusng IN amendment 10 tie Consultation, II was
r,isrr,i-Yrts Ia NAYS 81 tWOtHir'tS not voting III
th AM naliyr. fine vote was a. follows IRfpuDlcan9
la Ruman Democrats N ltdlc, ana Independents III
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