Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-22

end Morton, Phddock, Dufneys LnBs.iss
| Sargent, Pattcrson, Boutwell,, HAmlin'
| Conover, West. Morrill,. Eaten and Cor
don. II ID believed that this list comprises
nearly all the asnaters who Will vsts
against the bill.
The Republicaa dslegation In the House
met at the residence 81 Chittsnden to-day
10 hear Conkling on the question. Tia
delegation was divided. and after hearing
Informal but very fsrcihis srgumsnh. ID
Journsd.
oovKnxoR noxros's rxEcH.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 22.-In the Senate
| consideration was resumed Of The bill In
rss,srd 10 counting the electoral vote. and
| Morton took the floor. He said the bill
was the product Of the Mississippi piaR.
| The shadow Of intimidation had sntsred
| the Senate Chamber. He believed that
| Gov. HAYES had been elected President OF
| tho United States under the FERNS Of law,
according to Law, and should be counted
In A eighteen other Presidents had been,
and i-nsugursted. There would BE- NO rev.
| olution. There have been many loose
epinions exprsssed because y hrst tnpres-
| sions without examination on this quss-
tlon, 1T have done 20 myself. / have .
bad habit Of ssyisg what ! think at tho
time. but endes, or V atone for II by read
ily correcting if when ! ind ! an mis-.
taken. lam no aimirer OF political OWL,
who keep silent and look wise until they
think they are out OF The woods, and then
give . prolonged Root had supposed
that all vsrsed In the sbssnce OF isgislA.
tion, that the rresldc pt Of the Senate must
count tho vote. That 06iser !
count the votes for soventy-two Year,.
The tollcrs were nero facilities for making
the calculations and keeping the accoant.
They counted what tho Prssidoat ut tho
Senate handed them down 10 count, ana
handing them down tho certificates 10
count was o declaration OF tho vote they
contained. From l780 10 1861 tho rssolu-
tions appointing tollsrs provided that they
were 10 make Q list Of tho votes ~ they
were declared. The counting OF the votes
was n ceremony 10 which the tive Houses
wcro witnesses. The Constitution pro-
yides that the President OF the Senate
shall In the presence Of the tive Houses
open all the certificates and the votes shall
then 10 counted, and II no one candidate
has a majority Of all tho electors appointed
ths House shall Immediately proceed 10
elect. Tho process contemplated was .
very simple one, simply to open the OR
tiicatss and count tho votes, but II con-
templated no time or place 70 try questions
Of lilo eligibility other Of candidates or Of
he electors. Whether the electors were
c,,iribls vAs \ matter left with the States.
Under the iBjunctions Of Constitution the
bau ding dow, Of 0 certificate by the Pres
ident Of tue Senate was 0 dsclaration OF
tl,e y,,ts 10 contained. In respect 70 this
bill, 1t will 10 taken BY tho Republicans.
II IA il taken At all. a. Q dose OF
castor oil. Senator, Edmunds burned
his ships behind him whom he denied
the power Of tho President OF tho Senate 70
count the vets In the abA'encs OF legisia-
tion, He thus seemed 10 MAJ e IL . nsces-
atty 10 acc,,pt this bill. II las been an
noun.ed b. q member Of Congress
that 10000 men were 10 10 here on
no 18th Of February. 10000 70 come
from tho Ststc Of Kentucky alouA'. i
hops our Kentucky Senators will msls A.
rangements 10 entertain them Handsomely, |
We hear notes Of preparation evorywbers. |
Senators arc afraid Of violence. 81 some
desperate revolutionary act We arc told
that VIC daro not count his vote ~ II was
done for the first seventy-tvo years Of our
existence. I feel that ! am In the presence
Of u political situation which i cannot do
scribe. The dangers 70 when We AIe .uo-
Iect TO not spring rom visisnce; ol, I'oM ,
weakness on our own part. 9eoiogtsts "
US that there was . period 10 me sarIns
crust where there were skuiIcss vel.e-
bfatcS. NOW We nave 80, 70 psr,oa WIEN
there are vernnra'eiess sknii.i ms PI.s
70 coun, tne VOC r nn ~ 1 Wi.
Oh ,ho Sohn ~. VI N sae w n.nno.i. IA
raated 10 a Commission or 10 a Court.
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w-..,,,o-ov Ian aa--on. Kiln.tricl
80. N. c,u,r,,t.s on an.
- n.,.u.... 81 n,n.. =, An.
ro"ers' rri'neses sna Du"
House. He testified that ho went to North
Caroiin. upon his own suggestion, bearing
i-,-.,n.,i.. ,,.n y ch.,aier. ia
an .a..sro.,ian ~,,h ,hs Govsrnor NJ
n ~, o A. Th,,rn.r ", ~ R.nub.
n. ., |anSaI,,sa In r%aistion 10 inve.tiys.
,ou. =. ~ ,hs manner In which North
r.ro,,ns va. c.rrisI for ths Democrsts.
us L.J mo instructiops 70 u,e nor resort
IN otbcr or impropcr mssns 10 influence
,bc r,snlt.