The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-02-08
UNITED STATES CONGRESS


Iae chair laid tyfugo tile Sguat, 8 letter lluu
T. g. Palmer, ss,IU,aTt ut ti.s IymuEIauc tau-
NyAuou, h,.t 10 columbus. Ohio. ,a the yl-hta
90 January. .Gg-a7Ias o copy uf tar resolutions
adopted ty tav said convention lu Ig-aIl g. tlly
present Ilr-la,HuN dlUea.t,- deferred tu
tIy >.ryllal committee 90 seven.
Au amendment tu ta. Il.l. u'e. o. COMPS,
tie attendants, vt al-sat -su-tuE- Whenever lt
shall Dee a-,yII-luyl ,lAt quorum -- get present
Mas la.l uytI.
Ma Patti .,.u .E,n.H. ut Sauta Carolina, pry-
seated Isuuau ~ H. Il. Chamberlain. d. h.
Gr,aNy,, =. L. Dagdasa aaI others. ut SoutA
Carolina. setting forth that uaa, IL the state
mg.Js boz taa ltuuuH u Naag Hampton aul
ytH.Es lutaatly presented g. yAr senate Atr
uuJEIr, others ant calculated a. tslsirai thr
Senate. 4ul Important facts axe omitted The
TyltHurI, Nsa t,t4eN - great length tAt
condition 10 affairs DO south Carolina, Ani
claim that tl.E Nrru legally elected o. their
yagluu, u,tre-- uljergl ps.utJl MI rattgr-
-uu submitted resolution declaring that The
state EuF,r4m,ll ugu existing lu south 'tar,-
.allA aud rrIr,ssIag.d ty H. h. Chamberlain. i-
the lawful HberEEataI uf -alA State . ll4t lt l-
republican Boz form, and ,l,ly assistance should
o. -i,tl lu &, ls tAt United State 90 tAr yi.I
that tAr laws may iv faithfully executed Ee-
iyuvI 20 t-e suasAltJas vl privileges and ,l,e-
uau-
Mr. sherman .Gsp.F. u uh.a. from the cou.-
Mltipr uu aGAHa,, reported back the Huu-y lil
authng-u- tlg raH-aE II tas standard -.i,yg
dollar auA restoring lts lss4- tender character.
PLACED uI tlr e..g4lar.
Mr.. M.t.rgr .hyu.H yt Nif44uia, called up
thr message ~ lAs president, .a regard 60 the
occupation ~ tgt,rsbgra. Va. "a tic military
yu NOV. Z, au4 Submitted a I.-a.gt.uu rylaIl,,
to the construction ~ tL, laws touching ut
r.gstlEu franchise promulgated lu general
orders ly ,Au attorneys general auI fuT au
examination ut tAs same at tLr committee ul
the BualclaIH hzsa.utGuu alrya.l o..
Nir. Morton called up iLy President
my--aEy 90 regard O. The occupancy uf lrtcrs-
tar-, Va. uF taaaf.- u te-t-.l dan and yrf ..gl
g length 90 tho u,tlarAs Il Ms--f- Johnston
aaI MIL,r- 90 Virginia. iir i. fraiui the ar-
dion gf tL, President aud ansgyi that, under
tT1up- to thr g-s.L, ia aas state Coz the pursH-y
u! LuuIiuE tar f.4or blT Johnston .bgl. b
ui N-r-lllA. -4lI that I ae Ha- -4i--l.el that
outrage had leeu committed 4u IvirrrbirE hv
uua.4 De- OIL quick Ga dsuuGaar them as tlg -lf4-
alDs fraa I4l-u lut Ay ayu.gl ,ia' y.a.,urs
existed 900 Ga-, city. and as detailed lt Nj.
Morton. llr matter after further discussion
was laid aside.
The member ~ the -prss-l ..mmliios %
-cEcu appointed CD devise u,Aue fJI q sait-fae-
tyu count ui iae electoral yuis. entered iA,
senate eh4uler Alg I4IGauia Rep. 20 Yer
wuat, tLr chairman ef THAT committee, said
/ Com directed Dir President by the -.lvc!
cumms.trt ral~aI u.i.g tha RESOLUTION ut she
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form steadily iguu that day f.sth h-.s that the
-''..''.''' 90 'i 't.''-..' '--.. - w
l'.''i'''"' i' 10y "t'A' y '@t''' 'N'"i- -'''-'
l any -'it" - tA, I''i.'. bI l B measure ii' al4
'i lHg tAr'f4-t "i s'hstii.ise'iat government
aNA thAt 'l .' -.iiH' 81 '+!' ''.l- " '' -l'N ''H
nave lt'' T's't '' gay iAH' pm, ,-a. i.''..llr
'I Nt'"h nave leu 'a'-. .'-'''' '' '' any
hAI l''i7'l u y ".R A''"'.i'' 'i I'".H q"
r'h'Il'aA''' iAi M'araf' ~ ,"'hAiA''''".
Jn.Lo' l"t iIi' preservation ~ IA' lfA'' ana
urirr ~ ~" government
Inc Ttl"lt 'l VIC r"ittlA5ttt' a'N ti' A'."lH-
pAHMnE u" "As .Ar" i'4a tf th' elu'i e'@IA'
AAI N NA- "f",I," lt4@t 'A''f " li4t4'' 'i. AL'
r,vurt l- signed IN bvnrsc -. IaHAAd7, ifrd-
riirA j.. iI,lulEAH}stn l'"@1yr uhAAit' a 20.
lHurman T. ]. las AFd aud ~ " l'@n-Hh on
ihr i-Ft 'i th' 9+.Aate' A1T- A.f'oh ',tiN 'u.
only "', VINO q, ,,i''i 20 ~" IT, 'h '"o l.~is
"I tl' hNNs' 81 i'lFtt'AtAltF'H " vas .lFN'A
ly the seven iHclnl'ra, haiH'iN H. u. la!h'
EpUA Huutoa. 4. = Hewitt W. NJ springer,
'i~orE" W. Me- Fr'Ty, hc"fFc 2. h"aF and
'rork. "l.laEH. All'T tA' 4'i.ht A"9 80"
r'Al' tNe ~" \ % I.Ad q He''lt' '"N' q! "'i'
Aul liA',' "l '"' 'A.' ",,''' ....... -........
III d 7'.'7'''l' 'il s.'' i~',''''Al'1 f','-""i
Nj boEF Nhcln-', nl missouri li@'' 'hAI k''
against Gov. lashaFd Nh''i .''' apliA"''I IN
The gSler'~ ana ihc%e W's, % once closed y,
the sergeant t-al-AllilT. Aii. ''!!il" ll'l' p '
ONO. ana 'uliaA th'l'f' OF AH4'"''"' H"7'"4'''''
/ Gov. iaehaFd.
IN the senate Ils1 1ahdr Aifl'.' VI lnAH' ll.'
. opening speech on th' bl" l,' cunning '''
o. 10. lls
4 FI"l4'' 'l''' ~ 80 " ~.
4 ~, -. i. -. ,Tq,..,...,,, 49,,
listened 20 with strict attention. The speaker
entered upon an explanation oi tho several PRO
visions uf the bill. describing them at
apmc length. He made au onset against the
allegation ~ the right ~ tho president ot the
senate 10 exercise judicial power In the count
ing of Tho vote. aud his dcnunrauon OF those
who alleged this night was strong. His point
/ against those who declare the hlll unc1ustltu-
ti0uGl was this That there auot single section
~ the Constitution. save one, which has en-
forced itself without Congressional legislation.
/ The excepted section IS the one which rCcoE'
uizri slaves as property, aud in a notable case.
1 cited hy the speaker. this constitutional prn-
/ vision was decided by the supreme court
30 allow master 90 recover slave
a- rrap,rty wherever Dc could find him
/ As tn the matter Of precedent the senator de-
I clar,l that in Point II fact the votes had been
counted hy tcliers az the clerks desk after each
Presidential election for period 81 forty wears.
No such crisis ~ this had ever arisen to ncccssi.
. tate the action Of Congress ia the matter. and
the Cungr,s, was now called on 10 exercise 2
I RIGHT which had sincerely laid dormant. Ho
urr.i 4euators neither - stimulate doubts ~
their own minds nor 20 let their wishes outruu
their deliberate judgments, and eNhortod the
chamber iu behalf of the country, not b. loay,
/ 10 IN danger Of tossing anarchy, resembling
mountains tnmhlins cyermorr into seas without
a shore,
rt,r ,.,,rpn,rf.r rrr,TonAI. NH
Mr. Morton Eopi, of Indiana. followed Mr.
Edmund iH The discussion. Mr.. Morton wa'
the only member Of the Conference coulmlttc,
that did not sign the report and ho did not
make minority report lie spoke IN oppoA
ton 10 the I'LL He knew that there was great
uneaFiucs7 IN the country and apprehension
are folt Of violence. The bill. he declared, wa
presented for the reason That members Of Tho
two houses believed that danger threatened IN,
country. lie did not believe ~ tho reality "I