Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-12-23
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.



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'o Snn.rs, s ~" N M. Co,.,it,,ion NJ
,hs iin,teJ s,st"s IN nroviJ" for contests In
''T %n" ros"ln,,ppn ', 30 NJ pav.rJ fDam, OF
n,i.w,,. a,,acs,n~ 49," s,,orrovNcancrsi N
.n,",nm, to ~ a s a. ,o,si m,,mh.r
~ Jan",v wsr"bsi. ."m,ov.i thron.hont tho
Iin,,nd i, .I"s 4" con~ac,ian Will Tia election
Of Nov iast m" nnmbcr so cmployed In
"sci s,.lc s~j asch wo,imo nrecinrt rcsnoc.
,iycIy AMI ths ,oruth or Emo 40 omnloved.
was saont,d o' ~
Mr EImmnds .ubmi,tcd an amondment Ia
Tho I'm nroviSiny iLat tho sunromo court of
iha IIn,i a S,atos cou,t tho electoral vote.
mnh,ng In" m"asure annl,ablo no the present
prr.idcntis, ron,cst IN caso IL i'm ratified by
thrcc. fourtbs of tho Stntor, eto a. an TO pro-
thnn Feb. no, lS77 Tor lho count and proco cd
with IL from dNy 10 dsy untll ID il disposod OF.
Agreed Ia.
humorous petitions OF religious and temper.
anco organizations throughout tho country
fac,,,rc and sn," Of nlecHo,,o linu",r an y boy-
.
,itoTien OF tho limited States Nil Of which wof q
rofo,reJ
Tho Joint renolutlon propopuu an smopd-
mont to tho CONSTITUTION 70 as To have tho
ol cloral vote counted by tho supreme court
was discuss, d xt some length. leading mem
berr taking part in II, Mr.. Bogy dom J, Of
Mfsouri said that In tho present contest II
Tho supu mo court should docd, in favor OF
T,ld,n il would DO denounced, and IL IL de-
c,ded In favor OF HAYES IL would likewise DO
d, nounced. Tho counting of tho vote YVES not
A function which belonged TO tho ia liclsl do.
partment of the government; IL was func.
lion which properly belonged TO tho legislative
department. The vote was then taken and tho
iont resolution was lcj ctod, yeas fourteen
NAYS thirt, one ss follows:
YrAs-Messrs Allison, Anthony, Blaine,
Buru.idc, Copk ing. Edmund. Ferry, Freling-
huysou. Nam,in. III chcock. Kew, Morrill,
Wet, and Wri .ht--fourteen.
EAys- Mossrs. Aloorn, Bayard, Bogy, Booth,
Bruce Cameron pa, Chs iree Clayton, Con-
over. Dawes, Dennis, Eaton, GSldthwaite
Hamilton. Harvey, Ingalls,. Jones Flsl Koc-
nan LOGAN. Mct)re, nv, Maxey, Morton Nor
wo, d, Pa,tort on, P,ice, Randolph, Sargent
Trurmsn, Wallace Whytc, and Withers--
thrly-pnc.
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Tho House passed tho Pension BILL which
appropriate. over twenty, light millions OF dol
ara. 1t WAS psssed without debato
The Speaker annoul ced the appointment Of
NJ Clymer (Dcm J, of Pennsylvania, to HI
tho tscaucy in tho committee on approprip =
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Eames (I,ep. \.
Of Rhode I-land. reducing letter hostage to
tw, conts nv Mr. Hnnter (RenO OF Indiana.
Tow tba n,,rchsse OF silver bHlIion and is coin,
400 iutn dolIsrs which ara In he a legal tendtr
Tor nil dobts. nnblic sind privato inclndiuq
dntien and coin Interest. and Ly MIR. Glover
ID'm, NJ Missouri Tor Tho .roiec,ion OF
States no ai,st domertic vio,anco II nyoyides
that the President thcil employ the amy and
wv for srch nnrp1 90 ouIy aft,r Tho Ieoisis-
turo of i. Sto,a ~. rnr;sca 70 linn thaf Tho
sntbo,itv Of tue state is forcibIv resisted and
rnsblo 10 ovarcomc sucb res;,tsnce or sffcr
tho ,,nya,ror hss cnr,iSod +n h,u ~, az r;ot in.
snrreci;r n NJ overt acts Of rahel,ion have ~
cmrroJ which smch c"varnnr has andasvorcd
snd ~ urahIa En- snnn,ess snd also thst ho has
o,d i :" cnppnS" tha iaois,stmra ard
that such ieoisstnre csnnot hs convnked by
,nason of sncS Somast;c v;ol.rco
'0 mo W. " oSyored hu NJ McHnroal, IRAN,
NJ Nav York. tn snsncnd Tho mi, q and sdopt
rssn,ntion nnno;ntiny committets to examine
.nd rennrt rpagist;va IS eIaction srands IN New
York hrnoklyn Jersev Civ v,roin;s' Missis-
s;nni and ph,isdalnL;a uas Tafe.fcd bv a vote
oP o " a ~ ae ,,n m%s .,.n a.S Wy 49,,
third. Some f,tv two democrats voted for
,hn W. ,,;on ' my WV 'n'0'"'' '0N
NJ ~. /Dor,, r, New vorL osorad
reSnlrt;o,, ,o, ,Ia sn,oi,troent ~, committee
of 6va To nrocaed tp tto n;tios ~ Nav YorL
Philadelnhin Rroohlyn and f',rsey City, to OK
amino into anv alleged frar5ulent registration
and fraudulent voting at tho late election.
Adonted without a divis;on
Mr Sneneer IDem ! Of Iouieians. moved to
susnond The mics aid odont a resolution in
strnctins the judiciary commttos to il ouire
what intinidstion hed been nracticed on gov
eminent nmnIovecs in The tata elec,ion' tn
comnel src,, emnlovens 70 cont, ihnte In the
al. elton fund Of any pnJ,ticaI party and what
iasislation i, reeded to abate tho evil De-