The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-25
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DALLY LNTELLIGENCER
CONGRESS.
THE ELECTORAL BILL
Interesting and Exhaustive Debate.
Senator Sargent Opposes the Bill.
Senator cOnkIins Continues His
Speech in Favor Of II. (
Mr.. McDilI Supports the Bill in the
House. IL
s3NgEtW -sihHEgg
Mr.. Bright Anticipates Explosive
Thunder.
The Debate Continues Far Into The
Night.
The Debate Continues Far Into The
Night.
HOUSE.

s,NhH n""h'hSN " the uiluOIitgs MI
McDill said that il the proposition Of
the majority were true that no vote
could be counted without the consent oil
the House, it would give the House a
practical veto power over every election
by the people. lie thought the President
OF the Senate alone had the power 10
count the vote; that whoever did count,
whether il was the President Of the Sem
ate alone, or together with the House
and Senate, or whether il was the Senate
and House, without any participation on
the part Of the President Of the Senate,
the duty devolved was merely minisieri-
al the decree was the decree Of a SOW
ereign and independent people-a decree
which could not be reyersed-and any
attempt to reverse the decree Of the pe0.
pie l....
WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. IT WAS A UsUR.
PATTON.
II was a pressing down OF the rights Of
the people, and II persisted in or carried
out was revolution. lie was glad 10
know, however, that the concurrent COM
mittee OF both houses had agreed upon
plan which he hoped to see adopted and
to become law that would govern the
counting Of the electoral vote. As he
now understood it, and II it should not be
amended so as to make it Objectionable,
it should certainly have his support, be.
cause it was in his line Of duty and Of pre-.
celent.
Mr.. Bright was the next speaker. He
spoke OF the impossibilily Of exagger.
ating the importance Of the question.
The eyes OF the nation were concentrated
on Congress, and its action on the ques-
ton would he instrumental for either
good or evil. He maintained that the
constitution gave to Congress control Of
the whole subject, and that
NO RETURNING BOARD COULD GUST CON.
GREss
Of its jurisdiction. The decision Of the
Louisiana Board was not final, could
not be final and there was no power
known to law, which could make it final.
The Returning Board of Louisiana was
confined TO the face Of the returns, il that
were so and il the votes which it had cast
out were reported, the election Of Tilden
and Hendricks would be assured, and
whenever that fact was proclaimed,
THEEXPLosIvE THUNDER
Of the nations joy would reverberate to the
blue arch above, and resound from sea to
sea.
At the close Of Brights speech, the
further consideration ofthe subject was
postponed. ...
NATIONAL GOLD BANKS.
Mr.. Payne, from the Committee on
Banking and Currency, reported bill
TO amend the existing laws in regard to
national banks. He explained the OBJ
ject Of the bill 10 be TO allow these banks
TO issue gold notes to the amount Of 80
per cent Of their bonds to secure circula-
tion, and requires those banks in Cali.
iornia TO deposit with. the Assistant
Treasurer at San Francisco 5 per cent Of
their circulation as a redemption fund.
The bill passed. I
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Mr.. Lamar, from the Pacific Railroad
Committee, reported brck fayorably the
Senate bill extending for s years the time
for the completion of the Northern Pa
ciiic railroad. I'D, .E- .ia
Mr.. Holman made point Of order that
under the rules the bill must receive its
first consideration in the Committee OF
the Whole, lnasmuch az il involved the
disposition Of an immense body Of public
domain-SG,000,0 900 acres.
The chair sustained the point Of order,
and the bill was referred 10 the Commit
lee Of the Whole on the stale Of the
Union.
Mr.. Lamar then asked unanimous con-
sent to have the bill considered on Tues
day next.
Mr.. Holman objected, and declined 10
withdraw his objection, though appealed
to by Messrs. Kasson and Maginnis.
Mr.. Lamar, also from the same com.
miltee, reported bill supplementary TO
and amendatory Of the the Texas Pacific
railroad bill Of March 5, 1871.
Mr.. kasson made minority report
and Mr.. Landers offered resolution.
All three were ordered printed and re-
ierred 10 the Committee OF the Whole on
the state Of the Union.
Mr.. Lamar asked unanimous consent
TO have the bill made the special order
for the Sd Of February, but objection was
made by Messrs. Hoge and Holman.
y. TIE OMAHA BRTDdB ToLIA 'i9
Mr.. Throckmorton, from the same
committee, reported a bill fixing the rate
OF charges for freights and passengers
across the Omaha railroad bridge. Same
reference.
THE ErREsIDENTs MESSAGE ON TRoors.
The House then proceeded to The busi.
ness on the Speakers table, and the
Speaker again laid before the House the
message OF the President in regard to the
use OF troopsat the late election as origi.
nally printed last Monday.
Mr., Wood asked that, as the message
had been read, its second reading be dis.
pensed with. 'tr 7
Mr., Hurlbut objected, and required
that not only it'but The accompanying
documents be read. .l.
The Speaker decided against his right
TO have the documents read, and was re.
minded by Mr.. Hoar that the ruling was
in the very teeth CT one made last week.
The Speaker declared II as his judg.
ment that the question "a to its reading
should be referred to tho House. HCput
the question and decided the cvote in the
negative. ur 3eg'tI ~ .r,.a
wooD's RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Wood then offered his resolution
that the message DO referred to a select
committee Of eleven to inquire whether
there has been an exercise Of authority
not warranted BY tue Constitution and