The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-01-18
ILIVth CONGRESSIONAL SESSION
Wsstern AssocInted Press Renort.


The Clerk nearly two hours reading the journal
Of the legislative day OF the 1st Of February.
Mr. Hewitt reported back the Senate bill to encOur.
age teIegraDhic communication between the UniteI
States and Europe. Passed.
The report Of the Committee Election in Florida
declaring thar the Tlden Electors had been elected
Mr. Wilson asked Mr.. Hopkins what latitude he was
Ar. Hopkins said as much as desired.
He did not want be bothered by this funeral bust
Mr. Hopkins said ne Intended limiting the debate to
hour, but he had the extraordinary spec
real Of Florida he had the report the
ram Of be eS a which
the majority which were utterly unwaITanted. he
LhsG aTgued In support Of the resolution Int -.
SPe P sTgRo 55 Of hft pS R RST an
bon of the Presidential vote IN my state, concerning
o9ntroyersy The Republican party 10 our state with
the state Government in its hands into the last
Efforts coupled with the most heroic devotion on the
part Of our voters could achieve such end.
enjoyed to the fullest extent by the speakers
campaign, from portion OF the State. came up
nS CrS % yas IiSnt Cetis ~ H. o"O ihOI SGeeP
sIScTion ever held in the State and not one case of Tio
knowledge 1t seemed the peculiar privilege OF the Re-
stances; but II IS fact which can not stand upon
d In INV State knows that FioTida was iost b7 the
Republican party IN the late election, and that the
truly elected mako this declaration now under the
Pie feeling obligation the people of my state. VINO
REPRESENTATIVE may be in his political faith he should
A. least on Questions Of public fact be an honest
declaration: as LAYING claim to any unusual
assert my knowledge of facts love the principles
Sn ES Sy the res Of artyrdom and boe1e in T fhe
ultimate triumph Of its reGeneraing mission. But
the face IT, standing IpOn this floor and the presence
the whole truth concerning this dangerous Presidential
Justice to my state and defending her honest political
Victory against tho wiIlfu perverson Of bold. dis
IApplsuse on the Democratic side.l
d1oe resolution here declaring that the St Johns
Wnd mao noIfs Tor bgndTeds Of niles "a and S eS
PEELED to support tho affirmation Of the resolution
Tor the reason that / would know the state
with the geography of that Country. Therefore,
ascaons Which have been or nav bs made 20 25oR
E foor tho the ridden Electors were tr1Iv eIected in
tricks that IN this case have proved be vain
United states defrauded out OF their fair and lawful
ST. Purman described at length the manner in which
me canvass had p9sn anu Cna5 S9w
upon the fact of frauds having been committed and
eTe pisusby covered before them for adudication it
%r. Putnam NC oS1caaed as foo%s thank God and
tne gOou peOpe O1L a's tial HOes lO
upon her soil both claiming to represent the
the future misfortunes that may befan the
IN Of their dual Governments though it is
my opinion that whether Governor Hayes Governor
I1den viii succeed to tho Presidency neither event
win the Republican claimants be able TO maiDt9n
their authority. whether rghtfully entitled
The pressure viii be too great both upon them and
upon tho President. and the policy OF the Republican
Administration necessarily Will be 20 secure peace and
recOnCiatOn at the OF involving
she rights OF the southern Republicans
hr. WOODBURY., OF Nevada, n member OF the commit
tee, criticised tho gentleman from Florida INT. PuF-
mani. for oharaoteFizIng the Canvassng Board of
Florida bold. INSCRIPTIONS, and q dishonest ser.
The gentlemen composing that Board compare favora-
bly, with the gentleman from Florida, with
Der on the floor and no wished remind gentle
that he had been Canvassed into
same Board and in the very manner in which
the Hayes electors had been declared elected The
testimony taken by the committee upon which based
Its report would be totally luadmssibls in
court OF justice in the He into details
OF the election the different States order to show
that fraud perpstrRted in Florida it
PetrRted by Democrats. But Notwithstanding that
daot tho Hayes Electors had been duly elected
Mr.. DebOlt denied that the majority OF jhe committee
hRd refused to Issue subpenas when desired toEdO
by the minority, as had been stated by the gentle
man from Minnesota MT. DunnollL
MT Dunn0l-Ths minority made a motion
which was not voted down by the majority
DebOlt, continuing. said that he had not
FREsea with honest man in Florida whether Demo