The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-25

A MEMBKR-You cannot go back of the returns.
The attention OF tho Speaker was directed to the
breaches OF decorum the floor and IN the galleries
The spgAKER announced that II tho disturbance
renewed he would direct the galleries 10 be cleared
Mr.. Cox, Of New York, hoped that the rules would
be enforced on the floor and have II cleared hrsl
The SPEAKER suggested that he was unable 10 per-
ceve could be proceeded with II the floor
were cleared. tLaughter)
Mr.. HALE, Of Maine, then presented the following
order:-
ordered That the count of the State
shall proceed in conformity with tho decision OF
the Electoral Commission.
Mr. LANE offered the following as substitute
for rrssn. and Vice aud which Sy
John W. Watts. claiming to BIO an eector IRON tho
State OF Oregon, be not counted
Mr. LAwRgScE opened the discussion He re-
viewed The law tho OF oregon IN order TO show
that Watts really entied cast his vote for Pres
Ident Vice President and therefore he upheld the
decision OF the commission. IL had been decided In
the commission by unanimous vote that Cronin,
though he had received the Governors certificate, was
utterly without title or authority In tho premises.
Mr.. CLyMRR, OF Pennsylvania next addressed the
House.
Mr. BuRcnARp, (rep) Of ILL.,, argued from the statutes
OF oregon from the decisions OF the oregon courts
that tho decision should be sustained
DROPPING POETRY.
Mr. WooDwoRTm, (rcp.) OF ohio, supported the de-
csIon aud declared that in his judgment the commits
SION could have other nnding than tho one
which 1t did return, without violence 10 the constitu-
ton ana the laws of Oregon and without an
State and OF the whole Union He would volunteer
the defence Of the commission from such pucrilc ana
pusiilanimous had been heard to-day IL 0c
cuped position that the swiftcst arrows
from the uui vcrs and little men who assaed II could
not injure IT, IIs members would walk among their
caiunlnators like giants among pigmics The demo-
Gratis had got caught the Electoral bill by the act or
God who dIsposcs all events and particularly
by the act of Illinois Legislature which disposed OF
Judge Davis IL reminded him Of that apt bat not cle
CANT which says
"Ie digged pit,
lie digged IL dccp,
lie apg, 1t for his brother,
But o punish his sin,
lie did TALL In
The Dit he diggcd for t'other"
U.aughter)
lie hoped and believed that the incoming admins
tratou would be consiuerate OF the rights OF the
south that the cquioscence OF the members
from that section would turn to qualification spri&ng
from the CONSCIOUSNESS that the best had been done
for the interests OF that section and Of the whole
country.
| MIR. HEwITT's PROTEST.
Mr. HEWITT, tdem.l OF n. ", said the decision rem
dercd this day Is the completion OF the fraudulent
scheme Tor counting In President who was not
elected and Tor counting out President who was
elected by the votes OF the people Of the country The
contamination OF that scheme was forcgonc conclu-
SION from the hour when the decision IN the Florida
rendered. IL Is not to DO disguised that there
Is IN this country deep seated feeling Of Injury
deep sense OF wrong IL comes up from the heart OF
the people, from every class Of the people,
from the professional man tho lawyer, the