The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-06

threatened by laws passed bv the Congress NJ
,he United states. lie argued THAI Congress
had no right to undertake. the control o. the
several States. lie had come To this session of
Congress moro serlously Impressed with the
ptesrnce ~ overh ngiDg dangers 20 Our form
government than cvt r before; ana he had rotne
convinced that u was his dutv u oppose SUE
G., ssfuily or unsucce-sfuly this coneuiid tea
~ rch " hich tue Rerunlioln tHrty had set on
foot. Ilo prup sed to stand by the y lict con
s'ruction Of the Consiitni ton. and deniod til I
IN any Ui the Sou.hcrn sites tnCfe
had been dls Elimination ne INST voters On
account Of race, uf color, by any law or
statute Of such Stntes. 1herc was coming to
this tenntc ard to this peoric lime wh,n their
love OF I W would TO tested. end ~ pi"pused 10
stand upon thut / W. aud let the cons q ences
take care II thcmrelVes. the du Of cenat r.
vas no. "a pfrN men. not IA Democrat or
power u uphold tho Consultation a. banded
down to us Ov our fathers, AID MOI undcrtako
tlr 80 uement ul questions on coma cd 10 me
ferttc ur g. CIngreas 10y tins OInstibution.
1t was oroer"d tdat tao RESOLUTIONS VI Mr..
Ldmunda 4 voted upon sep ratrlY.
mr.. WhyI. Dem. Md, tsld 40 would vote
against t1e hrst three resolutions ocrause he
acceuted the decision of the Sutremo Court ri
TN United Sttes IN oonstIuin' the -Four eenth
Amendment. In i,ghrd to The recent eeutinn
In some OF the Statce, he VS. In iavO, Of inmcd =
ate md PROMPT nction. aud he proposed
when would use a thorough scrutiny ui the
elections in those States.
TUE VOTE.
Mr.. Nerrlmon Dem, N. C) submitted an
amendment to the met resolution providing
that the committee su all no o1uinrd to tue In
curry whether the ripht 81 any pers n 10 vote
has been denled or trdsed by ihe tUnsututi n
OF the laws OF SAID stat y. Rejected, ye a.
na,s 10 strict party vote.
Mr.. Doey Deu, Mo.) moved to strike out the
Mr. Mcdonald Dam, Ind) moved TO strike
out the INST puit VI the preamble relating to e
Fourt entn Amendment. Retected-ye1s e.
The lrs' resolution, authorizing the commit
tee to iuq ire iuto tue e cctions IN = iutl Caro-
hua, Georgia, Al bana, Ma issinUi, Florida, aud
IOuisi n Tor the wears 1874, 1875, I'd 1879, wus
then agreed 10 Al to Is. benz u partv vote.
The second iesulu Ia, authorizing the ON
pioyment of steuorraphets. and ep,puW er,nr Tn Q
committee TO send for persons aud pap1 tn, &C..
was aRre,d to without division.
The third resolution. IN I, gard TO dispositions,
was also agreed TO.
Mr.. W uyte Deu., Md then submitted the fob
lowing as substitute for the resolution Of Mr.
Edmupds:
Rsoircd That a select committee 81 nine memo 70
OF tee senate oe erpoin,d 70 mvos.eite t.e ,eeest
LOUISIANA. and tho acuon OF the ksuruini Boards m
sail states IN reference thereto. ud 20 eort al the
facts essential ~ az honest ara OF Not rec wed
e me s1s1os ,Gr te sa e a for as
he count OF the electoral yotes ., tie
the aid committee sa.l nave poser to sc Tor per.
s4 IN ~ Pcs sc re O. ea sb ~
ike auIiorlty to sund for persons aud per-, to sd.
init Gee aud sub committees are empowered to employ
s,s9csrspn,r ssfss snd c"s,ge,s na en-" Se "a.
committee te anI y h. coy instructed 10 INQUIRE ml0
unmed steus % auy ersohs alleged 10 hive o. en- IA.
ell ibe the 7th day OF November last, III.
engblc as electors u President end VcePre oent 4
the UntcJ sta CO. 10 whom ,cerl hoatcs OF
de- Executive Sa authority ~ ay STATE az q,
sucn ecctois and wheh,f The RIpoinimont of elect.
O those claiming 10 ruch. Ia II The SEA-. "a,
has hee de eth,r 10y free, fraud. or ota.r cans
uthrra ise t III cont rny vitr tn tousttut "a y.
laws u The Uniitg sta aud the Laws OF tr rrrpecu
saic-; sud whether INV -ush appointment o Tue Ac'
ton OF such ,ccor ha nccn In wise uncon sll.
tutonaly or u.l,~iuly m,criercd WIN.
After some discussion the substitute was ~
jectej without DIV sion.
Tue question being on the last resolution OF
Mr.. Edmund- regatdlu the clgiOiltv OF elect
orr. II w9s greed to-veas ~, ntys IL. Messrs.
Cockrell. MoDuudld, Randolph, Ransom, md
allnce voting IN the Affirmative with tho Re
pubiictns.
Inc pre- nbla WIS then agreed to.
ar. Elniund- gave notice that he wouIt move
TO take up Tomorrow the JOINT resolution 70
specting tue method OF countn1 and dcCiiing
the electoral vote for President and Vice-Pre l.
dent o. the United states reuorted by the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elcrti1ts IN May Il.
IA also gave notice OF m amendment he Won Id
Offer, snd II was ordered that II ue printed.
Mr. Mefrinon Dem, N o. In reduced hin
20 alter the times pr, sCtibtd for holding the
election for President ana Woe President nd
counting tie vote Ia the Electoral College.
which was ordered to he printed md referred TO
the Clmrlttec On Privileges and Biectiour,
wnan appoin ed.
The uili proyides that the revised Statutes sh 10
be amended So thlt the cotton for President
ard Vice President shall be held IN October.
and that the Electoral College shall meet Ia tue
January following