National Republican., 1877-03-02
THE SENATE RETIRES-THE HOUSE
BEGINS IN aLL-NIGIfTS SESSION.

Mr. MILLS (Tex.), presented q series Of
1876, an election was held ior electors Of President
and Vice President of the United States at which
d By sSs voters " the
States
MHEnrHs AS IL LCasana 0I, ElSr,a and south ,s
vote, and aggr. Ests the result, had wially cor
4Ga'y sad p 'eiq sson 5sssss
who had been defeated at the bsllot-b,N; and
coR%lssioS wSisS Ind Ssra.sa . inquire tSso sas
rS tRRssGi @ ss sf asoR rsa s'
samuel Tssn ns MhS III sSe ,a malH9s,y OF snS
WHEREAS Rutherford D. Hayes who did not receive
v, m had majority In the count as made by the two
ResSirsa BY the House Of Representative, =, sh..
sident s Of The UhiisS siases from he tSree c.nd
dates having the highest number OF votes as pro-
The CHAiR ruled that the resolution could only
be offered as an an amendment to the resolution a to
Mr. IYNDE moved recess till 10 q. m. Re.
saiS ala eHebaf tho noes came
| from persons not members;
.sn sd u q BE- inc kIHsS ms
| D. m, the Secretary Of the Senate appeared and
announced that the Senate had adopted a res.
applause on the aoor and in the gaiIeIlei.
JSMss skS is., MI %AhSa ,hdaIs 9.
The CHAIR said he did not think tho galleries
had misbebaved there were many ladies there; I;
Mr.. SAVAGE, (ohioj, (pointinE to the north
| gallery, whore there were mostly gcntlemcnl
House. ss f ss%synd.@ stssy sr' Ss . haa Ss
Mr.. GAULFIELD said he saw Il himself
In response to repeated demands, the SPEAKER
said he would submit the question TO the House.
The motion was put and defeated by an over
Mt. LY YNDE Eis then submitted q resolution that
tho vote ofDAvID W. DowNs, one Of the electors
| OF the State Of Wisconsin, should not bo counted
the time Of his election, and was, therefore. not
,sspPGnssSd mossd r,cs,, unit, 10
Mr. WOOD, IN. u asked 70 submit propo.
sition for unanimous consent that 1t be uuder.
stood the previous question bo ordered on the res
olution Of Mr. LYSDE and the resolution OF Mr..
| MILLS, II II could be made In order, as an amend.
ment, and that the nnai vote be taken at one
Mr. Mills said he had tho assurance Of the
SPEAKER that his proposition should 30 voted
gestions from the leader oi the Republican party
e.ps:d \. you'd vs Rs n m na
Mr.. UBRiEN. Irthe gentleman is the high
MT. MAGo0N offered a substitute for tn,
original resolution, declaring that the vote o.
Downs should BE- counted, the objection 10 th'
This the srEAKEE said made up the resolution,
the amendment andthe Substitute, which In par
liamentary usage made tho main question: ant
no more amendments were in order. lie rseos
mixed Mr.. LYNDk as entitled to the floor, and tina
sicn and The sesti%ony attasSsd which was sS shsi
read.
o'clock q. m, Msssrs. MACON, GATE (Wis)
and BkAcKSURN Ky, addressed the House
charging cha that the country had been cSssied an,
cheated out q the honest expression OF II
should not pass unheeded. 1t is Friday, the da!
on which tie Savior suffered cruclnxioi betweei
erucihsd cruz amid a number of thieves. On that ia,
day the misc1sants Of the Electoral Commissiol
Ths GSaHfR Saf t ttsmpersry & kliea b. MT. ooou
RAsEl said u the applause I'm the galleries wa
laughter on the Republican side.)
Mr.. WILLIAMS said there might have beer
some disorder In the South, but he asked South
ern men to contrast Democratic rules In 1850 will
the results Of Republican Government now, a
shown by tho thousands Of school houses all owe
the states. he extended the hand Of true broth
Hq Nj. u'BRiES II followed in an arsumen. Of tn
Republican party, charging all manner Of frau
I Mr.. LAWRENCE contsnded that Donws wa
no more an officer Of tho government than
and II he has his act as an electo
wSnsS ssS to aSSd SS%a ess
might come back upon them should tho Demt
: Gratis oome into power sixteen or twenty year
hence. He had voted against Sollace In tho yel
mont case, and now he wanted to bring solace :
: those who voted against him. He had only vote
so because he desired TO reach q conclusion, th
Senate had already settled the question.
Mr. LYNDE contended that there was no wa
2 to enforce the constitutional provision except
! reject the vote. Han agent performed an az
not authorized BY his principal the deed was voi'
Mr.. LYNpE criticised the action Of the Oommi
sion, and said he failed TO see how II had reache
7 Its conclusion. He maintained that it was onl
by Investigation that Il could be ascertained WI
truly represented the State.
Z Mr. WALLlNG had read letter from certai
persons In New York endorsing his course, On
o urging him to thwart the thieves at all hazard
He also had read the kilograms of PresdeI
}. GRANT, sent at the time OF The election, IL Z
lation TO the OF troops to secure fair electiC
u in louisiana and South Carolina, aud argue
that HAYES could not recognize the NIc.oi
}. and HAMPTON 0overnn ents, for to adm
that NICHOLAS was elected was to admit tn