Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-03-03
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
Seuutf.

six years from March 4, 1877. The credentials
were signed by d. H. Chamberlain, as COVER
nor of South Carolina and after being read
they were placed on file, no objection being
made thereto.
Mr.. Mitchell [Rep !, of Oregon, called mp
the resolution providing for the issue of an
attachment for Conrad n. Jordan, cashier of
the Third National bank of New York he hay
ing failed to appear before the committee on
privileges and elections to testify to the &C
counts of Samuel J. lilden, VIM. T. Pelton and
A. s. Hewitt in that hank. After discussion
the resolution was agreed to.
MIR. ingalls, (Rep. J, of Kansas, from the COM
mlttee ON pensions, repor ed favoraby on the
amendments of the House to the bill increasing
the pensions of those who have lost both an arm
and foot from 424 to S36 per month. He said
the Senate passed bill to increase such pen
sioas to S37 a month but the House reduced it
to $50, and rs there were only sixteen persons
on the pension rolls affected by it. the commit
tee thought it best to have the Senate concur.
The amendments were concurred in and the bill
passed.
After discussion Mr.. Booths amendment to
the Pacific railroad bill to create sinking fund
for the liquidation of the Indebtedness due the
government by the Pacific railroad companies,
providing that the ,750,000 to be paid by the
companies to the credit of the sinking fund
shall be in addition to other payments, instead
of in lieu of other payments or requirements,
was agreed to-yeas, % nays, 20.
The Printing Appropriation bill passed by the
Senate provides hat from and after the pres
ent session of Congress the Congressional prin-
ter shall not pay price exceeding fifty cents
per thousand ems for composition, and forty
cents an hour for time work in binding etc
The Senate concurred in the amendments of
the House to those of the Senate on the Consul
lar and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, and it
was passed.
L
had received a communication from the Elec-
toral commission, being a decision in the
Louisiana case. and directed that it should be
read
Mr.. Maxey, of Texas, presented the creden-
tials Of Richard Coke who was elected United
States senator from the tate of Texas for six
years from March 4, 1877, and Mr.. Norwood. of
Georgia, presented the credentials of B. H. Hill,
who was elected United States senator from
the State of Georgia for six years from the
same date, both of which were read and placed
on file
Mr. Bogy Oem.) of Missouri, made a speech
relative to the action of the Electoral commits
sion, and referred in severe terms to the action
of Judge Bradley, of that commission. con-
Guiding as follows |" Sir, the names of JEFF
freys and Marlborough have come down to us
for ages past covered with disgrace and shame
because they were corrupt judges, and the
name of that man who changed his vote upon
that commission (Justice Bradley will go
down to after ages disgraced. His name will
be associated with Marlborough and Jeffreys
and it never will be pronounced without hiss
from all good men in this country"
Mr.. Morton (Rep.) of Indiana, said he had
heard with regret the remarks made by the
senator from Missouri in regard to Justice
Bradley. If that senator could have heard the
discussions of the Electoral commission as he
(NIr. Morton) heard them he would not have
l. ,a,1r, al
when the opinions of the members of the COM
mission would be published and he was sure
the senator would then see that he had done an
act of injustice to DIN able and conscientious
judge.
House.
Mr.. Field Dem !, of New York, for the pur-
pose of bringing the Florida matter before the
House in due FORM offered the following order
Ordered, That the counting of the electoral
votes from the State of Florida shall not pro-
coed in conformity with the decision of the
Electoral commission, but that the votes of
Messrs. Call, Yonge, Hilton and Bullock be
counted as the votes from the State of Florida
for President and Vice-President of the United
States.
Mr.. Hale [Rep.l, of Maine, moved an amend
ment as follows:
Ordered, That the counting of the electoral
votes, from the State of Florida shall proceed
in conformity with the decision of the Electoral
commission.
Mr. Hale made the point of order against
further amendments that under the Electoral
commission law it was the imperative duty of
the House, at the end of the two hours debate,
to vote on the main question. which was whether
the votes should be counted in conformity with
the decision, and that nothing in the shape of
delay, in whatever form presented, could now
arrest the wheels of its decision.
| The debate closed after many exciting
speeches on both sides, and the House proceed
ed to vote On the question The amendment
! offered by Mr.. Hale was rejected-yeas 81 !;
nays, leland the original resolution offered
by Mr.. Field was adopted by yeas, 1863; nays,
! 1903; party vote, except that MIR. Whitehouse,
| of New York. voted with the Republicans. 1t
was tlien ordered, on motion of Mr.. Field, that
| the clerk inform the Senate of the action of the
| House, and also that the House is now ready to
meet the Senate in the hall of the House.
Mr.. Seeley (Rep.), of Massachusetts, from
| the committee on Indian affairs, reported bill
amending the act authorizing the Seneca nation
| of Indians of New York to lease lands within
the Cattaraugus and Allegheny reservations.
| Passed.
The House proceeded to the consideration of
the report of the committee on the election in
Florida, declaring that the Tilden electors had
been elected in that State. Wilson Rep.), of
Iowa, said he did not want to be bothered with
any such funeral business. Hopkins Dem },
of Pennsylvania, in presenting the report. spoke
upon it, and Dunnell (Rep.), of Minnesota, who
made minority report, spoke in favor of that.
lie defended the action of the Electoral com
mission in refusing to receive the report of the
majority as evidence in the Florida case. No
tribunal in the world, he said would receive it
as evidence. 1t was simply an investigation
carried on by a partisan ma ority, handled for a
purpose, and handled solely for the accomplish
ment of that pdrpose.
Mr.. Purman (Rep), of Florida, rose to de-
bate the report of the Florida committee. Up
to that time no interest whatever had been
taken in the debate, the other speakers having
principally addressed vacant benches. When
he began his speech, however, and it became
evident that he favored he resolution of the
mai Gritty, declaring the Tilden electors duly
elected, the Democra c members gathered
around him, and frequently interrupted his
speech by applause. He said it was, without
exception, the most peaceful election ever helt
in the State; and not one case of violence OF
disturbance on election day has come to my
knowledge. 1t seemed the peculiar privilege
of the Republicans to win under all these adj
vantageous circumstances; but it is fact
sir, which / cannot stand upon this floor ant
deny, and every man, woman and child in m
State knows that Florida was lost by the Re
+publcap party in the late election, ant
that the Democratic governor and the ill
den electors were truly elected. l make thi
declaration now under the most solemn sens
of public duty, and from an irresistible feeling
of obligation to the people Of my State, VIII,
haven right to expect that however partisan
their representative may be in his poltica
faith, he should at least, on questions of publ
fact. be an honest man. From the face of a.
the county returns the vote in the State stoo
, for Tilden electors 24,439 and for Hayes cleo
tors "a, $40, giving Tilden majority of ninety
He explained how the changes in the yotcs wer
made.
, After further discussion the majority resolu
ton declaring the Tiden electors as duly elect
I'd in Florida was then adopted--yeaa. i4g
. HHysh 80 "a party vote with the exception !
! M. pBsmnn (nsp'), Of Florida, who votes !