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never silently or secretly induced tCllers
TO count any vote which he did not be.
lieye TO be right.
During the whole history Of the Gov.
ernment until the adoption Of the ODD
joint rule, the two houses had always pre-.
arranged the whole process Of counting
the vote. He quoted from the bill dis
cnssed in 1900, prescribing the mode oil
deciding disputed eleclioni for the offices
Of President and Vice President, and said
in the House Of Representative the de.
bate was led and the bill managed by
John Marshall, just one year before he
occupied that high judgment seat whence
over the whole world he became re
noWned. II was he who argued as to the
necessity of
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Mr., SAR0ENT's sPEECH,

Mr.. Sargent said he had endeavored tc
bring his mind TO an assent 10 the pro.
visions Of this bill. First, because he
desired that result might be worked
out Of the complication, satisfactory to
the whole country, and second, because
he desired that equal and exact justice
shall be done to each candidate at the
late Presidential election, and to the
parties which put these candidates for.
ward, but he did not believe the bill
would accomplish any anch result.
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Amotion by Mr.. Cross to adjourn until
Monday evening at 7 o'clock did not pre-.
vail, and a second ballot was taken for
the unexpired term as follows:
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40 sUPPREss APPLAUaE.

The Chair laid before the Senate the
resolution Of Mr.. Sherman directing the
Sergeant-at-Arms to arrest any person
who, by applause or dissent, disturbed
the order OF the Senate,
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WADE HAMproN's ooyERNMESr

Also resolution Of Mr.. Goode, declar,
ing the State government In South Caro-,
lima represented by Wade Hampton tC
be the lawful government OF the State
but as neither Senator was in the Cham
Der the resolutions were laid aside.
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VOLUME XXv-.NUMBER 1870.

ing il, and that the electors met and bal
loted. The paper did not conform to III,
constitution. There was nothing upor
its face to show that the vote was easl
Tor anybody, yet the records show thai
II was counted, and no objection wa,
made. How could il have been counted
save by the decision Of the person in
whose custody il was, Mr.. Jefferson, who
was then President Of the Senate and
preaided over the joint convention
Mr.. Edmonds said II the Senator from
Maine, would read the history OF that
event, be would see it stated that Jefier.
son opened that paper and handed il
down 70 the tellers who examined it,
entered the number ofvotes Of Georgia
and passed II back TO Jefferson, who
declared the State Of Georgia has gone
SO many votes SO and so, there was no
objection and no debate.
Mr.. Sargent then resumed his remarks
he further opposed the bill because II
degraded the Supreme Court, by bringing
the judges down to the
MUDDY FOOL OF PoLITfcs.
He objected to the bill because it invited
q political party defeated by the ordinary
forms TO clamor for another hearing. The
people would not respect the decision Of
this tribunal, which was without prece-
dent and without sanction. He regarded
the bill not as compromise, but nv u sur.
render Of Republican rights.
Mr.. Sargent having concluded, Mr..
Conkling took the floor.
MR.. coNKLrEG REsuMH.
He first presented petition nnmer.
ously signed by merchants and business
men Of New York in favor Of the
passage Of the pending bill, which was
laid on the table. He said that he would
present 10 the Senate telegram re-
ceived by him this morning from Indiana
signed by 81 Republicans and 3 Demo.
crats. Among the Signers he found tue
name OF Conrad Baker, once Governor
Of the State; Leonidas Sexton, who was
Lieutenant Governor.
Mr.. Gordon-A Republican candidate
for Governor and carried the flag gal.
lantly. He led the crnvass disastronsly,
but dashingly.
Mr.. ConEling then handed the telegram
over to Mr.. Morton, amid laughter in the
gallaries.
Mr.. Conkling then resumed his re.
marks commenced yesterday, and after
briefly reviewing his points then made
argued that in no instance had the Presi.
dent Of the Senate attempted to do any.
thing In presiding over the Joint Com
mittee to count the electoral vote except
by the command OF the two houses. lie
then referred to returns from Georgia pro-
duced by Mr.. Hamlin, and said: :
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THERE WE'RE sUsPIcIoNs


Of uniairness about the bill. Itgave i'm.
proper power TO the tribunal which II
created. II fairness was desired the bill
was very unfortunate, because the result
TO be accomplished by II depended upon
one man to be selected and as yet un.
known. The supporters OF the bill had
addressed their. argument to two ques.
tions. First, was the bill constitutional
second, was it expedient? They argued
that i was never intended that Congress
should count the electoral vote or dis
criminate between the returns. II the
trainers Of the Constitution had intended
70 lodge any such power in Congress 4
few words would have made II certain
II was not intended to lodge such danger.
ous power in Congress because the two
Houses Of Congress could themselves
CREATE AN ExIdENcY
in which the Constitution provided that
the House should elect the President and
the SenAie the Vice President 40
Heargded that the power to count the
vote was lodged in the President Of the
SenSte. 1p.'S,F.. fgr|s Err,ae /
Mr.. Sargent quoted at length from
Maiison's reports, and argued that the
clause OF the Constitution in regard 10
counting the electoral vote as ut first
agreed upon by the constitutional conven.
tion read: "The President Of the Senate
shall open the certificates and the vote
shall be then and there counted in the
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SENATE


DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE. :
The Chair laid before the Senate mes.
sage from the President Of the United
States, enclosing the report Of the Secre-
tary OF State, in answer to the resolution
OF Mr.. Anthony adopted on the 10th inst,
transmitting copies Of the correspondence
with the diplomatic officers Of the United
States in Turkey In regard 10 the revol!
in the Turkish Provinces. Ordered print
ed and to lie on the table.
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sENAroRIAI. cRRnENr1A1s.
SOUTHERN CLAIMS ColIAIIssloN.

The credentials OF Senators Elect
Window, Of Minnesota, and Bailey and
Harris, Of Tennessee, were placed on Gle
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RETAINED THE WHOLE THING
absolutely within their grasp. 1t was an
exercise Of power by the two Houses, and
not delegation Of power as had been
claimed.
Mr.. Conkling referred to the Geneva
Commission for the settlement Of the Ala.
bama difficulty with Great Britain, and
said that one OF the greatest Emperors
on earth was the umpire there; bnt the
$l5,0O0,000 awarded was yalueless com-
pared with the tranquility Of our land
for single day. II he who ruleih his
own spirit Is greater than he who taketh
a city,
WHAT SHOULD ne SAID OF MILLIONS
who by an act as noiseless US the wave Of
wand, settled this vexed question in an
hour. He continued at length on the
poyers, and duties Of the commission,
and said it could do nothing not author.
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On motion Of Mr.. IIearn the caucus
then adjourned until this svenin & at Z
o'clock.
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HAD BEEN A DoLD UsURPATION,

Mr.. Conkling referred to Morton's bill
and said that the bill would have depos.
tied with the House Of Representatives
absolute power to settle this election. II
passed the Senate and was held up on a
motion to reconsider made by Demo,
cratic Senator. Had not that motion
been made the House OF Representatives
could pass the bill, unless the President
found some constitutional objection to H.
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1HE DIE WOULD De INST.
The honorable Senator from Indiana fMr
Morton) had said the bill now before the
Senate was a contrivance. II there was
ever a contrivance it was the bill which
passed at the last session.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

nECnNATIoN.
MRssRs. EDIToRs- Please announce that
am not n candidate for City Sergeant.
ja9ln J.B. HUGHES.
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NATIoNA1 aoIp nANKs.

Mr.. Payne, from the Committee on
Banking and Currency, reported a bill
to amend the existing laws in regard to
national banks. He explained the OBJ
iect Of the bill TO be to allow these banks
TO issue gold notes to the amount Of 90
per cent Of their bonds to secure circula.
tion, and requires those banks in Cali.
lornia 10 deposit with the Assistant
Treasurer at San Francisco per cent Of
their circulation as redemption fund.
The bill passed. I
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How Shall Hayes be Treated 2

As II he was merely tolerated. He should
DO made to feel from the first day Of his adj
minstratlon TO the last that he is n Fraudu-
lent President that he holds his Office, not
by right, but by trickcry and fraud.
When President is fairly elected and en-
tcrs tho White House, the Opposition, no
matter how bitterly they may have assailcd
him, grant him tho rcspcct due his high Office,
and the personal respect he deeervos. He is
not tho President of his party, but of the.
whole people; and ns such 1t has always
been the custom 10 treat him. GRANT has
forfeited the right to bc so regarded, and he
has proved himself to loo n man Of tastes 40
low and associates 80 mean and scandalOus
Mat gentlemen may avoid his society; but
he ID our first President who has thus
broaght disoredt on the Office.
HAYES, however, will in right he no Prcsi-
dent at all. He will get the place only be-
cause the electoral votes of two States were
stolen and the will of the people was thus
defeated He will take possession Of the
White House by u fraudulent lease, executed
by the rascally Florida and Louisiana Re-
turning Boards and sustained by the packed
Electoral Commission
Under such circumstances the people who
believe in truth and honesty should let him
severely alone, keep away from his inaugu-
ration take no part in his receptions, decline
invitations to his dinners, and always coldly
regard him when he appears in public. There
is certain formal intercourse that Senators
aud Representatives. must hold with the
Fraudulent President, but there should bc
no other The protest against his occupancy
should be quiet always, but unccasing.
1t Is a very serious matter, cheating the
people of the United States, and forcing
them to accept n President whom they have
not elected. The President SO inaugurated
should be made to feel this fact and the re-
belfion Of the people against such an unpar-
alleled wrong and outrage. He should bc
made to feel it daily and hourly-that he is
only tolerated and is nothing moro than a
Fraudulent President.
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happens 10 be poeseseed Of wealth, on the
ground that the poor fellow had taken q
glass too much. We submit, however, that
this modern conception Of inebriety Is dia-
metrically opposed to tho classic view
Drunkenness used to be described as tho
revcaler, not the pervcrter, OF nature;
and we were told that under Its
genial heat the true lines and secret stamp
OF character camo out like writing traced
I'm sympathetic inks, when held before fire.
We are not disposed to rcpudiato the old
theory. We incline To think that an honest
and well-brcd man may take winc and even
n good deal " It, without exposing himself
in the role Of n beast, or Of n rogue. We are
constrained, therefore, to regard n person
whose sense of propricty and dcconcy Is at
the mercy Of an extra glass, although he
may have mastered conventional forms, and
be an apt social COMEDIAN, as piece Of
cheap vcnccring, n pinchbeck fraud. And az
for those unlucky clerks and quartcrmas-
tcrs who commit the mistake OF appropriate
ing funds under the influence Of liquor, we
suspect that the elements OF their blundcr,
or as some would say, the conditions of
crime, were already cxtant and active that,
in short, IL was opportunity, and not "rum,"
which "did IT,"
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without much difficulty, and made the
samoyed peninsula IN couple of
days. Here the route turned alb
ruptly northward, and with every
league tho shore channel widcncd until, at
the scventy-second parallel OF north lati-
tudc, the steamer camo on an entirely
open sea, so that in three days the long cir
cult was completed round tho peninsula,
past White Island and tho mouth OF the Oh,
to the settlement of Korcpowskoyc. on the
Yenlssc NoRDENsKIoLD sailed for con-
siderable distance up this river, one OF tho
most majestic in the world, and was only
prevented from reaching the northern ter
minus of inland steam navigation by laby-
rinth not easily threaded without pilot.
On the return trip the facilities offered to
polar exploration through Siberian waters
wcro even moro conclusively attcstcd
Emerging from the Ycnlssei the Ymcr
rounded Dickson harbor on the 81 OF Sep
tcmbcr and was entirely unimpcdcd In
northwest course, which at one point almost
touched the scvcnty-siNth parallel of lati-
tudc, and which brought the travellers I'm
less than six days across the greatest
breadth OF the Kara sea. Another week and
tho expedition was safe at IIammcrfcst,
having accomplished in less time than IL
needed to go by steam from New York
to Rio Janciro voyage every mile
OF which lay far within tho Arc
tic circle, and which ten years ago
was accounted utterly impracticable. 1t
is not surprising that the demonstrated cx-
istcncc of navigabc ocean in such high
ATTITUDES should bc hailed with complaccncy
10y DR. PETERMANN. That accomplished gcog-
raphcr has long maintained that our knowl-
edge Of the carths surface was never yet
materially furthcrcd by dogs and slcdgcs,
and that the North Pole, If ever reached, will
bc reached 10y sea. In his judgment, there
FORE the eastern shore of North America is
not the true point Of departure, and the eff
forts Of explorers should be transferred to
new channel.
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shch weighed down with diamonds as dews weigh 70
she is smothered in satns, IN laces, and frills;
She walks through the world with hcavenward nosa.
And yet IT means pills, means marvellous pillA
silks aud sauns and laces and frils,
Fine French masters aud mlllincrs hilla
fills, sir moving and marvellous pills
She Is wooed by dozen brave counts who propose
To swallow her pile, her diamonds, her nose,
Ana all at agulp without sugar FoI. oh
They adore this fair dame aud her diamonds so.
Yet only TO think oiltl Every bright stone
Must have cost her million of pills alone.
Horses and houses aud poodles and spills.
illls, sir active, industrious pills
Her sisters have houses in blocks AMI In rows,
They live in palace aud she M. that nose
Al evory man less than millionaire,
II he be not prince with uompous air.
AND how do you say that they make itlayi
flls' sir active, industrious pilisl
rms that are dom. both MI. and day,
rills that work while their masters play.
And yet my lady with the llncd head,
The palace high and the broad rich ands.
The upward nose Nitli its rose OF red,
Tue broad sphy foot and the houy hands
She T. not happy, For all her p,iS,
Ior al Aer nnory, for all her iuiis,
pity, indeed, my rlncoss OF ihls
Her sonl soems pont In a lox pln~
Fer all her Nuuint, ana chances To we'd.
sho Is not happy, France de- Iolyne,
The proud Italian who learned his Mrs
In lighting his masters gu, SIS up stairs,
Issonel And the gossip. hey laugh AMI tcll
How her father refused him lor icar h,s ais
hsbt allow NY all his industrious lsils
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In his autobiography, now going through
tho press, Gov. SEWARD gives an amusing &C.
count OF his nomination for Congress In the
Cayuga district by the Anti Masons in 1923.
SEWARD had lived at Auburn about four years,
and though twcnty-scvcn. his rcd hair made
him appear 10 be hardly twenty The party
managers had fixed upon n Mr.. ARCHIBALD
GREEN as thcir candidate. n quiet. gray headed
citizen OF sxty-nvc years, who had dwelt in
Cayuga for u third Of century, and held sew
oral local Offices.
In those days SEWARD was relied upon to
draft the resolutions and addresses for Anti
Masonic Conventions lie performed this ser
vice Tor the Congressional Convention OF 1923 {;
but having to attend to II lawsuit In an adjoining
county on the day of the meeting. no drafted the
resolutions and address in advance and left
them with one OF tho managers In style
rather moro ornate than usual he painted q
glowing portrait of the aged. vlrtuous. and
popular ARCHIBALD GREEN. tho expected oan-
didatc.
But the Convention got into wranglc. the
managers could not control II. The rural dele
gates would not take GREEN and at the close OF
contest that lasted till shutdown. they nomi-
mated SEWARD. In the furry the Convention
adopted the resolutions and address without
alteration, excepting substituting the name of
WILLIAM II. SEWARD for that Of ARCHIBALD
GREEN. Judge Of SEwAKD's modification on
reaching home the next day and learning OF his
nomination and reading his own address In the
newspaper describing him as an early pioneer
OF western New York ono OF tho founders of
Cayuga county. not more venerable for his years
than respected for his silver locks and the many
official honors bestowed upon him by those
among whom he had dwclt So long.
He finally escaped from the dilemma by de-
clining to run.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: For
once Gen. Grant expressed the sentiment OF
two-thirds of the voters Of Massachusetts and
OF the United States 1t WAS when lie wrote the
following words
No man worthy Of the Office Of President should be
VIKING " hold III counted IN or placed there by fraud
Do you notice that the Fraudulent newspapers
no longer quote this uiierance Of the President
Tor III SPRINGFIELD.
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The Sentence of McConichi.

A few days ago, on tho trial OF man for
murder In this city, much difficulty was ex-
pcricncod in obtaining q jury, q large
number of persons who had been drawn
answering that they had conscientious
scruples about inlcting capital punishment
A fresh evidence of the increasing oppO-
sition TO capital punishment is afforded by
the unexpected result Of the trial of FRANK
MCCoNIcHr for the murder Of MAGGIE
BAUER. The plea of guilty of murder in the
second degree was offered in behalf of the
prisoner and accepted by the Court.
A more shocking crime than the murder
Of this poor, little, dcfencclcss child can
hardly be imagined. The feeling against
the prisoner was intense, not few saying
hanging was too good for him. Yet we think
the court did right in accepting the pleas Of
murder in the second degree, which con-
signs the prisoner TO Imprisonment for life.
The evidence showed some undue influence
In cXtorting the confessions which had been
obtained from him, and also that the pris-
oner was person Of extremely weak, If not
absolutely unsound mind.
The proper disposition Of such person Is
to shut him up for life. Unspeakably shock
ing rs was his crime, there still arises
doubt of the right in his fellow man TO put
him to death.
One of the greatest obstacles to the sub
stituton of imprisonment for life in place Of
hanging arises from the apprehension per-
vading the public mind that even in ease
as revolving as this, after the lapse OF few
years, some Governor of the state may par
don out the convict, and turn him loose upon
society again. This feeling, it must be adj
mitted, has altogether too much ground, in
the experience OF the past, to rest upon.
When the prison doors once close upon a
wretch like McCoNIcHI they should close
upon him forever. There is great injustice
and insecurity to others in stretching the
pardoning power over cases like his.
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political organization. They have undertaken
10 give HAYES tho requisite 1856 votes In Feb
ruary which tho people did not give him In
November. 1t will be interesting TO watch tho
result OF the experiment 1t will DO decidedly
interesting to SEQ what happens to party which
undertakes to frustrato tho formally declared
will and choice of tho people.
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Tho Rev. DIR. BRoDUs, lecturing to Bap-
ti-t ministers about preaching. said he trusted
none Of them wrote their sermons under tho
stimulus OF alcohol We certainly hope so
though that ministers do sometimes resort to
alcoholic and other stmulants to rouse their
laggard minds is an undoubtod fact. 1t is n bad
thing for any man TO 20 work. and in tho end
the folly brings its punishment. while in the
case Of Il minister 1t Is specially wicked and
reprohensible.
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II Mr.. HAYES is NJ man to be- President no
viii NOT ihih of u'rus CABINET position tu
Der u the tlrt toru Commissions and the members
ihr commission have Ad,crnt sclfrcspect them
would accept a Cabinet position Il tender,d.-HsnILL
II HAYES chooses 10 appoint ono OF these
Washington Returning Board men to the Cabi-
net, or II half dozen Of them. he may rs well do
IT, for whoever he appoints will be onlya Fraud
ulent Cabinet officer. Therefore IT makes no
difference whether he takes MADISON WELLS or
JOE BRADLEY
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The Roy. lluuh Ilummiu, cllorl, II .iIplist
ndu-f,ro' r,rDlttu. $. d, "a, 4li,-.,I ,na, i.r.c
oi ell tanning n u.y unlf iJl,c pr,teu.,s uoa. or,d
W.ui,t 40 H., no,A. ulnrd samuel Hntnwru. B.,,k-
wcs son mat mot Suitable clothes 90 attend church, amt
thr rn-'fr procured u,u noma rrntuu tailor and ru.
'ritd lHNl n lN' mooney unm lNtkNtN For -0ur
breach OF ilrphuo tHc >W'l Nts tururl uut ot vAu,,
uii ltn n As,citAtd thAk thV NINsy luAu had nS, d
N.l AlMAl ~ INC iAl-as
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4 few minutes after 10 o'clock, the Senate
notified the House that II was ready To proceed
with the count. The House decided. 1Ij To- -.
10 receive the Senate at once. n proposition 10
wait until l o'clock being voted down. In the
joint convention the decision Of the Commiss ION
was read. and objected TO in due form. Tho
Senate then withdrew 10 its chamber. and
voted TO sustain the decision. Tho feature
ot the debate was q speech 10y Senator CoNK-
LtSG. which his constituents. and tho country
at large. will read with lively interest. In the
House. Mr.. CLyMER moved recess
until Monday morning. Tho Speaker
put the motion. oyerruling point OF
order. and 1t was defeated-yeas H.. nays
l5s Mr.. LANE renewing the motion with mere
ly n change Of hour. the point Of order was
again raisr', and the Speaker ruled that
the motion. being clearly dlatory. could
not bo entertained. After nm unusually
earnest debate. in the course Of which
n good deal Of plain truth was plainly spoken
the House voted not TO sustain the decision in
the Oregon case and notified the Senate Of its
action. The joint convention then resumed its
session and the three votes Of Oregon were
counted for HAYES Objection being made to
Elector MoBRELL OF Pennsylvania. "A Centennial
Commissioner. on the ground Of inoigibility.
the Senate again withdrew TO 20 through the
form Of voting MogIELL eligible. The House,
without debating the merits Of the objection.
took u recess until Monday.