Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-26


day Of Monday had begun, whereupon prayer
was offered aud the jouroal Of Saturday read
after which
Mr.. Chitlendeu, CT n T., rad, who is
very small man, aud very deaf, made very
loud specch IN favor Of accepting the disputed
vote, lie thought "honors were easy between
louisiana and Oregon. "
Mr.. Scales, Of \. e., dem., next addressed
the House, showing up the miserable suster-
ruges resortcd to to carry Louisiana for Hayes
by Hale, Matthews, Sherman, Wells & TO-,
and wanted to know what power could cleanse
tho Rhine" if Wells could be whiteWashed
Mr. Tucker, Of Va, DEM, replied 10 an as
sertiou made by Mr.. Chitteuden that the OBJ
lection to the Pennsylvania elector was trivial,
and argued to show that The vote of an lnell'
giblc elector was nugatory, and that the Presl-
dent had no right TO commission so otncer OF
corporation, but only u. S. officer.
Mr.. Jones, OF n.y., DEM, who always OPP
posed The Com mission, followed 10 criticism
upou the aclioa Of that body, coatendiog that
it would have been better 10 have allowed the
p-.,ilort RI III, ;;,nat, 10 have counted the
,o,, and s,upa the rcuutatioo Of the Supreme
Court: urged that it was the duty of the demo
| Gratis to do all in their power TO prevent the
| frui,!on Of the fraud and said that when the
nros;a,n.;.l nortoyn movcs dawn the avenue
l.. ,ho too,n1os n !, v and Justice be hung with
black.
Mr Hewitt ofN Y, dem. next spoke, re-
.o.,;nr rnoo AR u,ar far his fling at him
ln.:,n -. e0,,rJo,. Lost and reneat-
', -, r. ;,,I c,;,b AGAINST Mir.
H.. ,,,or.d ,ho, d,v cling from Mr..
uo.r,s ovn l,ncuagc % Drove the charge. lie
o.o;, onnoolod r. ,hn donocrats not to meet
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| rs b,u Tho amor;,,n noonlc can await iuslico
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~. 49, oryr;. dan, os,od Mr. Hewitt
;ct. -,;l,;oc - submit,
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A.. vo,o, am = d,, said van oupht
1870; - Er..,,,
tn, o,,.oa tbo orca,os, evr;temcnt, mem.
bers carsraratinp in 'front.' oil the Speakers
stand and noisc and cOnusion preventing any.
tb;,c furtbcr from, being heard and it was
somotino holora order conll BE- restored but |
tbc G,c';n., was arrarept,
Mr. Davis, Ct n. c., dem, obtained the |
floor aud showed the unfairness practced IN
Louisiana and by the Commission.
Mr.. NJ. j. Townsend, 81 \. Z; rad, thought
the decision should be accepted. There were
but two courses i6r tic democrats to pursue
one to appeal. and the other, to curse the |
count. This latter course they we're carrying
out today.
MIR. Bebcc. Of y. y, followed IN Justification
of the right 10 exclude the alleged illegal vote |
from Pennsy lrania.
Mr.. CauIhc!d. OF ILL.,, dem, had READ reso-
luton from the Executive Democratic Commit
tee Of Chicago to the democratic members from
Illinois, declaring that the inauguration OF any |
man chosen by fraud wou!d be 4 shame, and
that all possible mGaus should he reSnried 10 |
TO prevent the corsunmatioa OF the coatem
plated fraud
Mr., PoDplclou Of Onio. dcm., to show the |
"statrmanshin AMI ability" of the proposed |
President, had read The speech purporting to
have brpu DELIVERED By HAYES at Fremont 90
So,nr,lov .L., ,.,Ai,y gas inIerruntcd by |
frcor.n, l,rylirr
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,o,uoo, p,.,, ,rJ r.dcr.I on,horitv would be
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