New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-24
IN TIE SrATE SENATE.

A DAY DEVOTED To The PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION
SENATOR wOODIN'S EESOLU TONS DEBATED-
EFFORTS 10 POSTPONE DISCUS 3ION-st BsrITUiEs
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY SENATOR'S BRADLEY
PRINCE, vEDDER AND sPRAgUE.
ALBANY, Jan. 23.-In the State Senate this
morHin. when the special order aang up Mr.. WOOdns
resolutions WIS recalled Jacobs moved 10 lay them
On the taole until Tuesday next Mr.. Woodm said the
resolutions ere not introduced with view Of affecting
,hc action OF Congress any body but were intended
the expression Of the Legislature Of thi. state. They
were introduced simply pertinent 10 the message of
the Governor THIS is tc time ar legislative bodies TO
sneak thur views Oh Tins OversnadOwinE question.
Mr. Jacobs replied t remarkable thit the subject
alluded 20 should just have reached re attention Of the
Senator when The Congress of the United States had
before them. lie wouli like 30 lake distinguished Re
rubiran senator by the hand for his mluncs rising
above party spirit. He concluded by withdrawing his
Nj. Kennedy moved TO postpone The resolutions until
Tuesday next lie thought II would be droiOrablc 10
force ns question upon TINS senate "Llie anc important
event. we're transporting al Washington.
Nj. Cole SAID mere is necessity TOR the representa-
tIyrs OF The people SPEAKING "ht ANA expressing Tier
views this a-.mroItant question: he hope "a vote
Mr. starbuci sli that thoughtful minds were i'm.
pressed with the feeling that this COVERING ~ Is seriously
threatened The present state o! affairs distinguished
and calrlu United state senator warned me suppo tiers
" radiciis against this threatening qursiOn; there Is
wisdom in tne motion 10 postpone \ President reaching
that high Office IN any o'hcf way thdh 10y tIc leg Innate
voice 81 the people viii not nc respected ~ tac people.
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pOlilcs In.OrlttI"h ana Illumination mean ne same
iniug lie iit that the reprrst Natives at Washington
VIII De glad TO hear from TN, SENATE on TINS Prcs icnal
qnrstI0i Tine legislature has right To dissent from
the opinion OF the Governor and express that dissent Ill
respectful language.
SIR Woodn remarked that the resolutions are in per
harmony with any constitutional plan which Con-
to al world that tAe Resolutions were not intended
embarrass the ngishod Senator from this state lie
regarded Roscoe CODkng peerless In the United States
senate, and IL the S,ltc had mura
spect from him OR. Woodn) than the Senator he had
I4n., TIl.
SIh OF January last the Democrats were Invited 10
meet Washington. What were they TO meet foi-to
drink the Democratic beverage in Washiu gton
All! The solutions before us contain simple CON
sttuiiOnal PROVISIONS and ne would like 10 hear the
Democrats discuss the not seek To postpone action
Mr starbnct said he had never seen the ordinarily
judicial and calm Senator from the XXVth WoodinI
lmpass Oned rs to-day when speaking OF these resOlu
Tins Il moi his excitement one OF the best arguments
in postponing the vote on the question before
sn2ihiI t 1--WE have further Mis1 az Of .
representatives, III Washington have done. There
never been no when the Democratic party his
challenged tue admiration of the world to-day
History does not furnish another example oi such
otisin is showns By this parry now, 81 quietly wap
ing decision on this question: That part, gave mli
joy OF 100000 the popular vote for its candidates
and waiting quietly for the result, not proposing
cast the country into shoreess sea by any acton
Tic question OF postponing then lost-Yeas, Is;
TIe question then recurring on the passage Of the
utions Mr. Jacobs argued that in questions Of such
magnitude these 1t was but night tnat they should
to committee. ana no therefore moved 10 refer the
10 tho JltlCftIy COMMITTEE
Mr. Gerard supported SIR. JacObs's motion saying he
had studied question Of the cOnsutOnaiity Of the
resolutions very carefully and he confessed he wanted
more nt Oh them, ami Le expected tO get n.or
natinu fOu hs brother Senators lie quoted al length
frnIn a speech OF Senator Elmunds IN support ~ the
uiuiou mat President of tho Senate not the
right 10 count OF the Electoral College. He aisO
1,ied from speech made BY Senator COnkiing IN Feb
mary 1879 In support Of tho position that tho two
Houses suould&Ou the ballots
cir Lamont sand that he WAS ut loss 70 determine
thn meaning OF The resolutions 10 desired 10 hlyL the
oUnlOn Of Judiciary Committee on the fOurth reso-
Intinn relative TO counting the vote. lie wanted inc
snu1e 10 agfee resolutions which VIII Indicate that
the senators love their country more than they do
party. -. A.. .... 49,. So. ,,,,,,,
for resolutions OF tits character IL was proper now
ever that senate express iisef in reply to me para
yraph In the Governors message on ths SUBJECT. Ho
OR. Carpenter quoted the PARAGRAPH IRON the Gov
errors message bearing tue c0iahB OF the frcsidel-
tial vote He quoted theUned states Constitu-
ton the para graph bearing the opening aud counting
OF the vote lie thought the true construction
OF the section he read meant mat the NleePresldent
Of the United States ttho President Of the
Senate should open aud count the votes. No one can
seriously claim that Congress has The right Ia pass upon
tho votes from each Stale. Congress could just as well
elect President make Itself returning board to
pass upon the VOTES OF any state The business men OIL
the county wish quiet and prosperity, hut they do not
want tear tile Constitution In shreds Tor any ten