Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-14

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A. O'Clock. q. m.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
he House Passed BANDS
S s lver bill.
The Senate refeats Edmuud's
s Constitutional Amend
ment.
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4 O'Clock. q. m.
CONGR SIONAL.
CONGRESS.
sen ATE.

SENATE.
" rststagt.s,n, ptse 39-~~N Numef1ssll,
Eto!igieas and temperance petition,
we're presented praying congress tc
take steps prohibiting the nanufac-
Itnre and sale of alcoholic. beverages
|in the district Of Columbia aud the
|terr',orics. Referred.
Mr.. Anthony from the printing
commt,ee reported join, resolution
for the printing Of 10000 extra CO.
(pies of the presidents message on
louisiana matters with the accompa-
|nying documents.
Mr.. Thurmn objected TO the pre-.
sent consideration and 1t went over
till to morrow.
Mr.. Mttchelll's resolution for inqui-
Stng into the appointment Of Oregon
electors was taken up.
Mr.. Bsyard favored amending the
pre-. ambI- of the resolution 10 AVOID
ching ng Gov Grover with ilegali-
tie before an Investigation was
0ssle.
Pending The discussion Mr.. Ell
e1hds demanded the regular order
ood the senate resumed consideration
otthe jpint resolution for The cous,i-
tut1onal amendmen, giving the elec.
eDesl count 10 Inc supreme court.
MIR. Bogy discussed the question Al
eng,h.
Mr.. Bogy asgned that ..iellers ap-
oin,ed by The TWO houses, aud no,
hc president of the senate, had nj
0sys conited The eluctor1ai@ votes.
Hhether the ioin. rule was in force
not, it was simply the l2.h oon-
eitutional amendment. The two
louses had counted the ELECTORAL vote
~ the last six times on the same prin.
|ciple as the s2nd joint rule. A join,
oommiltee Of both houses prepared
that rule and both houses passed ii
unanimously. On counting the votes
HE FIRST act was receiving them, and
his required the concurrence of both
houses of,he congress.
Edmunds said by this logic every
hate might be objected to hy one
house or the other and possibly the
vote OF Dslawale some. small state
might alone remain to elect q presi
1ent. That would be the breaking
up of the government by The consti-
utienal powers of congress.
Mr.. Bogy said fundamental pria-
cipal of the government WAS that The
peoples representatives. would faith
FULLY discharge their duties. When
dishonesty uttered the legislative
balls and accomplished such result
is E lmunds suggested, the govern
nent would become II farce and better
be turned INTO II despotism. When
congress should cease 10 be Influenced
by high and patriotic motives, no
pint rule would protect the body
Parysism was valuable, but patriot
SIN was essenial. He had f.,,h in
he congress. oi the United States,
However weak and ignorant some Of
is members, II was better tribunal
or he electoral count. Would the
knpfemc court be less fallible? Were
hey less men and liable 10 frallties.
Burnside asked if Bogy thought
congress could be actuated by higher
motives than the two committees
Who witnessed the Louisiana count.
Bogy said all the committees ever
|cnt to Louisiana had sgreed and
represented that the government, OF
bat state was founded on frauds.
Burnside asked if there was any
fibnnal whose authority the people
1ould sooner trust than the supreme
bonrt.
Bogy agreed against making the
pourt political in nature and said
vhateyor its decisions in the present
pse, there would be violent denun.
Rations and lost Of respect tor it.
The electoral count was the duty Of
he legislative no, judicial branch Of
be government.
The representatives of the people
ad Of the states were best adapred
perform This duty. Once when
Fly politics pressed tie court hard
yielded, aud doubtless it would do
sgain. THE day was moi far distant
When members Of cengress must rise
lbove party and feel that lhey are
Entrusted with the sacred cnnse ol
,beriy. He feh they would so dis
,h&ege their duties 'ha, the yawnine
kn1f now at their feet would be
pridged over and the country agai,
Enter upon Carter ef peace and pros
berry that had made it great for a
hdrirrh ,-rars.
Randolpl, opposed transferring The
COUNT toNthe supreme court and Iuade
uotssions show ing that precedent.