The Republican journal., 1877-02-01
Passage of the Compromise Bill.

toral vote, without amendment. Various
We're submitted, but were all
voted down. Eaton was the only Demo
crat who voted against it.
The vote in detail on the passage OF the
compromise bin WAS as follows:
cas-Alcorn, Allison, Barnuni, Bay
ard, Bogy, Booth, Boutwell,, Burnside,
Ghailee, IhriStiancy. Cockrell. Coukling,
Cooper, Cra9in. Davis, Dawes. Dennis.
Ednunds. frelinghuysen. Goldthwaite,
Gordon Howe, johnson, Jones OF Florida
Jones of Nevada Kelley. Herman, Nc
Creepy, Mcdonald. Mcmillan, Maxey,
Merrimon. Morrill,. Price, Randolph, Ran
som, Robertson, salisbury, Sharon, Ste
venson, Teller, Thurman, Wallace, "hyte
Window. Nithers, Wright--41.
Nays-Blaine. Bruce, Cameron of Penn
sylvania. Cameron OF Wisconsin, Clayton.
Conover. Dorsey, Eaton, Hamilton, Ham
lin, Ingalls,, MITCHELL Morton, Patterson.
Sargent, Sherman, West-l.
SCENES IN THE SENATE.
From midnight until } O'CLOCK. the de-
bate dragged YEARLY Even Nh Morton,
who concluded his speech about O'Clock,
did not greatly enliven it, though tor one
worn ont hy fatigue, disappointment, and
standing tace 10 face with defeat, he
fought brayeIy and courageousy against
Irresistible odds Now and then, how
ever, he would arouse even sleepy Sena-
lors by some burst of Indignation over the
action OF his Republican colleagues in
agreeing to what he called II democratic
measure"-''a surrendrr' on the part Of
Republicans - 'a giving up OF 4 sure
Thing "a Yielding TO Intimidation and
threats 1t must be said of him he was
plucky to the last. and he "died game"
About O'clock Mr. Edmunds caused
something OF tlutter by suddenly rising
in hls place When he said Mr. Presi-
dent" everybody turned toward him. lie
felt deeply the injustice that had been
done him by leading Senators of his own
party in attributing to him motives hostile
and false TO the interests OF that party In
reply, he administered most scathng re-
Duke to Messrs Morton and Sherman for
having sounded 1.-The cry Of treachery" N
characterizing the action Of the Republic
can supporters OF the bill, and said. They
reyile us for following in the light of then
examples" 50 full Of emotion and pain
iul feeling We're certain passages IN Mr
Edmund>' appeal, that, strange rs it may
appear to say it, Mr.. Morton was so deep
" moved that tears came TO his eyes, and
he covered his face with his hanGk erchief
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mere "a' = Great deai OF curiosity I,
ing question: de spoke in meek and
humble tone, and hall apologetically. lie
was evidently greatly troubled in mind a
10 what he should do. He admitted that
he had been wayering as 10 what course
To pursue. inst he had thought he would
vote for the bill, and then he concluded
that he wouldn't inasmuch rs he believed
Congress had no power To pass such 4
measure and after declaring he would
vote against it he sat down and he WAS
nat happy. From ? O'Clock until most OF
the Senators took advantage OF the some
what pro@y and soporitic elOquence OF
Eaton and the ministerial and pfaintive
rhetoric Oi l'incEney Whyte, and sought
5olace in The cloak rooms OF on the invit-
ing sofas in Inc rear OF the desk. At hall
past 4 Mcrrimon was recognized by the
chair, and everybody expected three
hours dissertation and repetition OF all
that had been said on the subject but,
wonderful to tell, The North Carolina
statesman was content with Il minutes
speech Ehode Island then spoke for if
teen minutes through the lips OF her lunior
Senator lie has good voice. and all who
were awake couldn't help hearing him
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IL was ABOUT . O'Clock when MT. I'd
hl"nd'' VINO had Tor "ome Time been Re
Ginning nan 5Inmoeflng, III ms seat slow
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drowsv Senators aroused tbemseIyae as il
Summoned TO the contest anew Morton
naln and brol-pn dove, nn,nrrnd from, thn
r(oal, room whore he had hpan ragt;n,
and with GREAT and nqiufuI eilnrt ho,hleJ
to His 4aat lherma, ,ul,nn .nJ e,,tlnoJ
followed the gtans OF !,s pb;el >,,r0..ut
their sopple alr qouoh his ge,t hee;de
them. and these threp extremists n,r a,'.
ccllence turned thrir torns ,ln;nnta6 ana
Respondent. toward their Great ant,@on;et
In the meantime thurman who had hnnn
.,uietIy 4noozino ON = sol, tnol. = rhai, in
tront c,f E,l,o,uJ,. pavar,l l;l,o,,;ro n,,,ol.,
from hi4 SUMMERS md Co,,i.lino VIA
mad thrown of. his nau,] innosino I;o,;f,
hy eleyatinp his feet above tine daSI. i.
front OF him and was toyinp with an nm.
ljghted ciosr resumed his cnstnm,rv ,,'a-
else attitude Blaine came forth from the
eloakroom and didn't take a seat near
'ohAilnSi llamlIn' even WASH lndiher-
'Nt an" Typ ouC lIoai some aGteulIuNlah
retreat Da"es ana boutwell, usually
f[oucheu Gown III thelt chalfs almost m
Nl'ioie' couId De PLAINLY seen from the re
porter gallery
DAWN OF A NEW DAY.
All were there listenino inten1v within
two minutes after the oneninp of Mr. I'd.
lnunds' speech. Ii was an interesting
scene there. lust as the darkness was civ
inc wav to the dawn, and lust as the uioht
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