, 1877-01-23
tho Senate to-day IN reply to str. Morton'd re-
marks On the bill to provide Tor The counting of
thn Flnr9 oro1

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tho Senate To tlay iu reply to ?fr. Morton'd re-
marks on the bill to provide Tor the counting of
The Electoral rote:
Mr. Frclnehuysen said, having been appolnt-
cd member Of tho Special Committee which
framci tho bfit in regard to counting the E1ect-
orai vote, anu having to tho hest OF Ills ability
discharged his duty, he felt he could not remain
silent wh1c the rejecting aud patriotic people
of the country we're Interested in this measure 10
tho extent that the dignity 1T tho Gofcrnmcut
sFunsi be maTnt afnc,i, that no bad precedent
should l,o set, that tie peace Ut .ocfctg should
National Legislature wouIi tlo Just what va.
right. The carly commentators on tho EOnsti-
tutioo predicted that ttlc greatest peril Of this
country Td t>c tn the s1icccs s!nn to the PEeht-
dchcy. The administration of this Gnvtrnmcnt,
With It's ff1,tnrnac. Patronaget was to he handed
oscr to tue next President by
ON. VOTE
out Of $40 IN the Electoral College. There were
mally persons WIN believed that some States
where tnajorltles were Etvcu for one paltr re-
turned naioritics for the other party. There
Hcre ,nany tone.t men IN both political parties
rights. wh!1c uffirc.!l.ddtrs AMI oflcc-scekers
uniy added to the excitement II there ever was
time wllrn tho REPRESENTATIVES VI the Amer
lean people should flec above party prcjudices
courage utnl patriotism they Should determine
that they would avvrt this peril fsutn the eoln-
try The duties OF the faithful senator vrre
always responsible, but T. ser1ned to him as 4
tley NOW tourhcl tue highest polnt of rgspon:!-
hillty. At all events, Senators must do their
duty, wlleh IT pleased tllelr ttl1stltuents or
not. lie had no doubt that the complication
which now seemed 70 impertl the doscrnment
would bc adjusted by Congress md accepted by
tho people, and the strength OF this nattnl, de-
rselo7esi. during tbs War, would carry her
forward
INTO NEW ERA,
| stitul1ons. tic bcl.crcd this nation would enter
| upon degree Of prosperity Which had but few
| parallels
s 9sn refssa to tt h' rh 1 q ',d oaons a M
| icon, Republicans than It did from Democrats
lcwuul,i seek tu takc M uufair advantage Of
| th: oppotIng party. and he wnuld b. the last
man TO tatE,l;e tltc honar of t1at great party ni
Liberty whIeh had stood BY the Government III
| II. hour Of peril
lie then referred t. tho late twcntr'sccond
| Joint rule, and sail II had Gccn Used for ten
years Wien 10th Houses OF Congress we're H.
publican. Those wto we're opposed 10 thls
measure must sec At once that Under the ril|e
which had prevailed for len 5cara while both
Houses WIRE Kepnbean. or eyer aadcf the
I'LL witch pa:scu thu Senate at the !aat session,
| there wou!i be a so:Ty prospect for barring the
votes Of either Louisiana, Florida, Of South
Carolina counted: With tho rule Of tue last
p. saa'f II ' coase,s spsf'ns s !sy NTH
great fairnrss In joining With the Republicans In
reporting The bili.
! lie then referred to tho power claimed ny TIC
| President Of the Senate to count tie Electoral
vute, aud eaid: II the power tu uuunt that vute
| was vested Ia the President Of ths SENATE, why
had II been exercised by tho tv,o Houses Of Con-
grcss during tho last ten yraEsl He dcutcd that
ms. yrstcd IN thu President Of the Bcnatc, and
said 1t would be wonderful pomer
70 HEro*r Il; ONE NAN.
suppotc. during the. late. Rebellion, the Prest-
l lu4, ts,$ff Hfh has hn1t1 hat fhH n
roal,l uat he dissolved n'Na insisted upon count
Ing all the votes Which might eou,c up frotn the
Southern stAtgs, would tue Senate and House
hare hecy compelled to 81 quietly Wv a"A taks
] no artienf lie argued that tic Constitution
ln.poeed upon Congress the duty of DECIDING
upnn ard counting sae E!setosa! votes, as"l
| Congress was buuud to perform tlInt duty. II
| Would bc great negligence now not 10 have leg
! !slatIou TO that ctd.
Mr. FrelfnGhuystn then spoke of the powers
| anl duties OF Tho State In chos,fing Presidential
Etectnss, aud tu regard 10 tho clause foIIdd,ng
any Government olllccr from bclng an EIectnr,
anil sa!d that provision ,ras a 1nandntc 10 the
Htatc> aud the Etatc must cutorcc It. The State,
no doubt, eoGld Fcstran by proper juulciat
mcasutes such uttictal from act!ny, but o1tcz hc
had aeteA cysn state
Cortp NOT BET MS VOTE ASIDE.
Tho appointment ,pf Electors Taa coIsncu to
tic State, au Congress mus. accept tho States
conclusion, lust rs ti'e utlancnt OF court
must stand. Congress could not he grand re-.
S.0jO,tvn Of lloN,0o0 people. He denied TINT
Congress bud the right 70 60 bclini thu Ele;t.
| Constitution were Inconsistent with tho Idea
Tint Concrct. r.,il,l 10 10.
lie thcn spoke Ut the Commission authorized
hy the bill reported hy the Se1ect Committee,
aid satd II would hare only such bowers as wrru
n0w conferred upun the two Houses Of Congress.
liz had 10 i.ica that the fifteen members Of Ills
| Commission would decide that CuuErcas hul
! tho gnwrs tn gu bclnnl the rrtnrns 1rotn d
Statc, 1t might bc enitl, II tim. dnttrine WAS
true, there was no Necessity Tor 6enaing OH