Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-31
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE BALLOT
In the House on tho Flee.
tOral Bill.
Alter a Days Discussions the
Bill PASSES.
Arguments from Distinguished
Members on Either Side.
And Thursday Next tho Two House!
will Count the Electoral Vote.

arguments from OlSc1ugu1SncQ
Members on Either Side.
And Thursday Next the TWO Houses
Will Count the Electoral votc.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 90.
CONTINUATION OF YESTERDAYS DEBATE
Mr.. Foster (rcp.), of Ohio, declared
his belief that Governor Hayes had
received 1S5 electoral votes and was
elected, but he was in favor of the
bill. lie should support it because
he considered it fair mode of set
Ting existing complications. lie was
not influenced by democratic threats
of violence. Barking dogs were not
apt to bite,
Mr.. Townsend, (rep.), of New
York, opposed the bill. lie was con-
vinced Hayes was elected. and he did
not propose to put in jeopardy that
election.
Mr.. Townsend said the whole diff
Guilty is not settled with the settle
mcnt of Louisiana, Florida and
South Carolina. The question of
Colorado still remains. Every demo-
cratic paper for weeks declared Colo
RADIO had elected the democratic ticket
and secured three votes for the emil
nent citizen of Grammercy Park, but
when Colorado became assuredly
republican it was ascertained it was
no State and had no vote. The House
had refused to receive the member
from Colorado, and kept him two
months like Mahomet's coffin, between
heaven and earth. lie would like to
know from the Judiciary Committee
where in Heavens name he is. Gro
Minis nose, however, she'd new light
on the question. The great constitu-
tional party has had Cronin here 10
cnlighten the people. They found
out that the light was fed with oil,
not that of Naptha, but with oil that
came from New York, fed by young
man by the name of Pelton, the
nephew and private secretary of an
eminent citizen of Grammercy Park
| Laughtcr.l The uprising of 1861
was simply because the democratic
leaders were likely to lose the profits
of office and for nothing else. They
failed in it and now in 1877 we arc
brought face to face with a similar
state of things. The republican par.
ty has elected Hayes; the democratic
party wants the offices. They arc
hungry. Their followers are hungry
This House Speaking respectfully.
was hungering OH the Sth of Deem
Der, 1876, and has only grown
more hungry since. Laughter.
That is the difficulty. That il
the trouble about the Constitution
That is the trouble about counting
the vote. That is the cause of the
great desire to serve the country.
am asked whether / would cntrus
; the power of counting the votes Il
one man. That is the very thing this
bill does. The tour Judges of thu
= Supreme Court arc to choose tiftl
Judge and he is to be the Colossus O
Rhodes who is to span the chasm
! Laughter. 1t is one man and no
: the one man whom the constitution
! chooses. The man fixed upon i
Judge Davis, Of Illinois. The demo
Gratis want a fair count, and iu orde
to insure its being perfectly fair ant
unbiased, the Mcphistophcles o
! Grammercy Park has sent an orde
to Illinois that the democrats in tn
Legislature shall elect him Unite,
States Senator; not that there is any
!. thing wrong in that, Iironicallyi, bu
simply to make Judge Davis unbias
: ed. And now simple republicans ar
asked to throw the power of tn
country into the hands of this Judge
whom the democrats have takcl
!, great pains to show TO be unbiased
:, l shall not vote for any such unbias
ed arrangement. The whole powe
of this country is arrogatcd by thi
House. For my part l am wei
: enough satisfied with the laws ant
constitution as interpreted by Wash
in9ton, by Jefferson, by Adams, b.
. Madison, by Monroe, without dis
sent i'm their day. If any one els
:, wishes a better constitution or bette
Interpretation of il, say God spec
: him. am satisfied with the old law
and 1 must vote to adhere TO tn
u constitution of our fathers as the,
understood it. We are constant,
hearing kilograms from merchant
:. and bankers, &c, read in favor 0
this bill. / have the highest respcc
for these men. The Great Master o
mankind, through his long mission
never said word against merchant
as such. lie never said wore
against bankers as such. But I'll
found them in Gods temple maxim.
merchandise there and changing mon
ey for profit, and He made scourg,
, of small cords and whipped then
out. Laughter. That is what is TIL
matter. | may not hold to all tina
the Master taught; but shall adher,
, in that respect, if in no other, to Hi
sayings and doings.
+ Mr.. Singleton. (dcm.) of Mississip
pi, opposed the bill on the ground o
unconstitutionality, repudiating TIN
theory that congress has a right t,
call in Judges of the Supreme Cour
or any other persons outside of con
gress to assist in the adjustment 0
the question.
Mr.. Lapham, (dcm.) of New York
opposed the bill on constitutions
grounds.
Mr.. Knott, (dem.) opposed the bill
lie was one of those who entertained
|
involved in the Presidential question
which demanded or justified consid
Grafton. Even conceding that con
grcss had the right, under the consti
tuition, to pass such bill, which in hi
opinion it had not, where was the
power TO delegate the right of count.
ing the votes to any other tribunal
Such delegation would be an utter
destruction of the entire system.
Mr.. Pratt (rep.) of Iowa, opposed
the bill as at variance with the whole
course of constitutional precedent
His great objection to the measure
was that it created tribunal un.
} known to the constitution, withou,
limited powers, and with power ex.
pressly delegated to Judge of the ex
!, tent OF its own authority and its owl
powers, so as to make it supreme or
, the question.
At 4 o'clock, before calling the pre-.
vious question, Mr.. Payne allowed
Hopkins to read an amendment con-
tanning a proposition to refer to the
commission all testimony taken by
; either House.
Mr.. Payne refused to allow the
, amendment, and moved the previous
question, which was seconded, though
: Southland endeayorcd to get in an
3 amendment concerning Colorado.
Mr.. Payne, having an hour to close,
yielded to Walker, who supported
the bill.
: Mr.. Lawrence (rep.) of Ohio, emu.
mcrated eight constitutional objec-
tons.
Mr. Blackburn, (rebeD of Kentucky
! said that this was no proper subjcc,
!, for arbitration. The bill was tenn.
|, porary makcshift. Its advocates
|, dared not plead it as precedent fol-
= the future. 1t was but an abortion
/ born of timiditY which sought tl