The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-01

mle sc, H. Tue r,soution was ad"ptrd' nv
Mr. iluninn Dom, Na) OF rcd resolution
st aus mcnh - OF said Comm ~ ion duriuu Inc
sessions at the House Adopted
abilities oi Jimcs Conner of South C1r,'iina nnJ
lig"rt Ransom aul y. II. Van Inlt of. VIrEinin
Mr.. fairfield utcpo Ohiol introduced hill
PROVED ng Tor the more thorougsh investigation
ui incidents on railroads. H. said that il re-
icrrc, to The terrible disnst"r which occurred in
II w. referred to the Committee on Railroads,
WIN leave to report Mt any time. Soordrrcd
The House then resumed the consideration Of
the resolutions reported from the Judiciary
Committee relative To the admission of james
Is. brllyrd as representative IRON the State Of
Mr.. Hurd Dom. Ohiol, n member Of tho com.
mitco. spoke in favor OF the report submitted
COLORADO has not yet boon admitted as n state in
the Union. He took the ground that the mere
adopt. on OF n Const tuition 10y the people of Colo
rado did not create II State. hut that the at Of
thc people IN So adopting Constitution must
he ratified and confirmed 10y the Congress Of the
United stat = bcinrc Colorado could be- admit Il
INTO t,iy Union; me Iu"silon whether me fund
the Const tuition of the United States, had been
decided hN the President and not 10y Congress.
The alton Of tn" Senate in admitting the Soma
tors from Colorado should not have much
weight lnasmuch IA they had been admitted
carly IN the session without any dis .ussion asto
the con-t tutionaliiy Of 50 doing. II" regretted
very much that It should have been said that
the opposition 20 the admission Of Colorado
was ain after thought determined uron i'm order
Ia have some effect upon the counting Of the
electoral vote. II WIS IL question OF the gravcst
constitutional nature, and should b. decided
thuut appeal to partisan proJudccs. liz be-
li"Ncd that IN IN" general principles involved in
the hll admitting Colorado tdIlerat!ng some
what the powers " Congsr' - To- the ENco utiVtl
n we'll as in Ia" act recently PASSED dclcgatin-,
IA" powers OF Congress Ia an outside rommis-
sion. sooner or lat would create IN empire
whrh would lat Itself out OF the ruins OF u re-
Mr. M.Crary R.r.. Ia) argued in favor Of
the I solution OF the majority and denied that
there had been. in the bill admit NJ Colorado
any attempt to delegate To- IN" President the
power of admitting that STAT" into the Union.
No ON" could deny that II had been the purpose
OF Congrcssto admit Colorado into the Union
cation Of power IN this rilsr there had also been
q delegation # power in the ca-c ot VI ~sOurl
In that ras" there were certain conditions ON
which -tud the admission of that STAT. II
rnait"r"d not what the character 81 tn condi-
tons was. II there was u delegation in on"
ease, there was u delegation in the other. II
would T." bad iaih To refuse the people of Colo
RADIO their rrrr's ntaiion on tn" floor Of the
House. IL would I've treating these people as
congress had never treated any other people OF
tho Union.
Mr.. Banks rep Mass said il would be- alb
surd for Congress To pass such an at a. was
recommended by the minority of thu commt-
toe. declaring that all the conditions of the at
admitting Colorado had lc,n complied with.
The conditions were mad" for all time. and
| Colorado WAS incnrah" of giving the assurance
that the, had boon COMPLIED with In regard ~
tn qu -tion ot a delegation of power. there WIS
non' wtafcvoc in the bill All that the Pr,si-
/ d"lt bad done had been the simp - of minis
I pgopi" the tact That Colorado was State.
Mr. southland Npem, Onui supported the
rnnImg az Obligated authority which Il va
uno"n-t iui'uM io delegate; thrr'tor,. that
i'ri,, % "' thr at w"s nun and void, and II Was
i'-- is,,----i ~, - to PASS al "a, tst, oSn.ins
Alter iurtlrr dis as-.on the amendment
/ lrulr.-., los the minority We rr.rl ted, and the
! mu'Hrli, rD-olti IN a.lar1ng thgt Colorado is "A
STAT" Yni that Nlr. \ ford is Untitled 90 his scat
/ WIS adopted. Mr. Rslfnri VII then sworn In.
Tn, senate amendments tn the joint r,.,ulu-
ton ia regard t. tho admission t. tine House
and GALLERIES aurin: the counting If III. clc,to-
raj votes Wnrn toururr'd in
MI kaou pvNm n.y. , giirrgd 'SGopn, aS
in- dellV.r'l q, tn ~el"t rommltt.r, of viii III
iniAli- L.sssIs.., q; Ad,qlicd. u'a. .,,'s1.,.
nation Of Frank Hereford a. Roprcsentatlve
fr,m t9,c THIRD nis,ric,oi West Virginia,
Appropriation hi which was made the special
: order ior saturday II appropriate $50. ~ 20
AT the evening session, the regular order he
INK dcmandcd the Speaker called the commit
Mr.. rhrockmarton Dem. Texasl. from the
) Committee ON Pacific Railroads. moved 20 tax,
from the DHlcndar and make special order foi
TUESDAY next IT, till regulating fr-lghts across
tn Omaha hrdg, On thu line OF the Pacific Rail
'Mi' rt. OK ,b"mi.. 4. " moved that the Hous,
rrrrcl To- th.. CONSIDERATION oil the business
MIR F,-t"r l.op.. Ohio said that when IN,
linu- f'Hih "a r'Ha.-- u p Afternoon. II mai i""i
generally understood ON HE sid" of III" cham
/ lsr tld the evening r-lln Wa Ia hr devote
g. tine ..n-id' rat .nn = VI" Legislative ApprN
lrntinn lil and l' gave notice that b" w"ul'
I..--f. rs every m hu- in his power. IN" mot 90
tuuru''"l with tite bus ~. - "n Tic table. H.
uyr"i.rr moved TINT tir House ADJOURN.
MIR, pu.:o Oli'r.. cali moved that WHOM ih
Ilnu~ ADJOURN il should be- tp meet Oh lria
p utNt.
o Tue Speaker ruled that that motion WIS no
o. iu order from witch decision an app al VA
' rh-n. aud =. Nrrl other dilators motions VT
made.
, Ai'rouo vpt" hnd been taken. the Spoake
{ -lii that tier" WIS nn OCCASION for alarm n
f r.lcrru 200 tu the business on ia. table. Their
W"r TWO papers there which h" W uli hs
uuuu InInu- consent To- law hef,r the House.
WI tubs oi Oh" papers wrr" read ~ follows
" Nl uufl .nt.ri.t'd ool, of an nt 10 d'' lar. am
p '-' lIt-. ilts Hilrintm,ni hy Nc stat" of F.Or'
oa N ,l'etNi- fur Pa -i,lrut and Ni'' Pr"-idrui.
COOS ikIN-'n can 80 ul against thurlr- il
= i .-a+ % n.- !, rl- ~ Proceedings IN ia
lrH of auu" wnrrLio.
Nh tan-.r Rep. hll.,.I ohi'' tod. and th
> ae'r 30 place Tine l'ulrr- ia 10" Iriil"