The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-01-18
sENATE. -WAsHINGToN. Februarv 10

SENATE-..---w WASHINGTON, February 10.
,d few Senators were in the Chamber when the SEES
ton OF Mr. Withers the President pro tenn said the
Of resuming the count Of the Electoral vote at
Mr. WitheTs inquired il it was in order TO move fur
Tue President pro replied that would be.
Inc senate having already taken enc recess from sat
until a3other question was raised IN joint meeting
seatatives headed By its oioers u
TORS having been made to tho deeson on t6e vote Of
Louisans the two houses separated to de iberate in
would not direct the decision objections
MI Davis said the papers should be read
two hours allowed for discussion would be con.
The President pro tenn decided the time oCe1Bied nv
the reading OF the papers would not he taken out OF
would run from the time the debate the senate
Mr. Sherman submitted q resouton that the decis-
Of the the ad@en o.
ate the objections made thereto TO the contrary
The decision of the Commission was then read by
The President inquired if objections submitted the
MegsTs BOgy ana Davis demanded the reading when
House. and was no use to have them read again to
MI: Withers-We want as many records of them as
AT. BoEy said this was the most important business
which the Senate had been called upon perform
and the reading OF objections should not be omitted to
The objections were then read,
Mr. Norman su6nlSted a substitute for the resolution
Ordered That the votes Durporting to be Electoral
votes Vice President ana which were
Joseph l. A Sheldon. Morris Marks. A. Levisep, O.
ors for the state Of fouisiana Dc n6 c6te go fe s
sion OF the Commission to the contrary nOtw1Ehstand
y, The question being on the Substitute Of Mt KEENAN,
invested with the same power as tho two houses OF
it was nrrusted With the duty Of dgci4g a Weie
The true Electors but this duty had not been perform
true vote Of the state but instead Of that they had
iensive IN the nostris OF all honest people The jgdS
the Ioucbsto6e Of truth iusfiee and fair deslfn IF
the law organizing this Commission did not authorize
the Comsslon to ascertain the true OF the STATE
ever mortal tell into: The Judgment OF this
fraud. It admission that the fraudulent
Gates of q VIGOROUSLY corrupt Returning Board were
good valid tue. This Judgment bearing so heav
ny IN layer ne Oh IaIG ana % tTHIn ana Hs'iG
IL would De c%RoeTn1e4 I0T aii tine Ir4h had not
were closed Evidence was shut out and thereby the
In GonelnsiGn ion he said the DsmqSEat9 ParE conn
and confidently relied upon the Will of the people and
MI Keruan said the Senate should not and he trusted
it would not Affirm the decision which had been made
Democratic counsel before the Commission to prove
s decision 1G Of ffe CdnmSs5 at an @ On
! should threaten TO murder the Governor Of the
state unless he signed the certificate Of
under this decision there was no power IN the two
DECISION was to the efeot that thsfe Was no bower R
He entered his solemn protest against it, and he did
so from higher motive than i2T the snoGeSs Of any
the world without protest that false and fabricated
that such principle should have been affirmed by
NJ Thurman said that the statute Of Louisiana
R PsT5on SR0 We're to 6od once OF nde
6aBees r6 anu might oocuF T on 6ss e
men TO say who should hold office IN the state The
the vote Of o the People but upon the vii OF the Re
me5t The State Of Louisiana, under our q Co5sm
| ton, had create such a
acts OF that Board were unconstitutional,
not unconsttutIOnal they were not legal in
statute required that the Board should be composed OF
nye persons oI ~ IITIenI p0iGad pTS put IN IaGJ II
ty. and they steadily refused to fiji the vacancy. The
turns Of the Commissioners Of Election the tes
Counsel offered before the Commission should have
the houses Congress years ago in
TIE acgSd negbty Of eera S aeOF IS
In {99 nat o 5Sg than ana Sa me Of f69la not
tiOns provision on that subject Under this decision
dent Vice President, or how ineligible electOr
vote Of an ineligible Elector must be counted. and
neither state DOT Congress could right the WrHn He
stTuctlve TO republican form Of government The de-
honest Returning Boards TO DeTpetTate whatever vii
tainty that they would be successful, -,,.--,---
to The decision Of the Electoral tribunal Ii es con
stttued 5y me 20 {6tfs d Oh me very Gentlemen
ing knew when they voted for The bill organizing the
dence were to be submitted to it. and they we're in
against the bill ana fought it step 6y step after it
passed he made up his mind to abide by the decision OF
side Of the Chamber were Insulting to the Tribunal
Democrats had arbitration; the decision was
Ing.
He further declared that the decision Of the Tribunal
held two months ago that Congress had night
IF there was any tight Of State it was the right 10
choose its own ElecJors-a right carefully guarded
bV he D yer
to reverse overFuo decision of State any
has been said about fraud, fraud fraud and per
6pd these returns it onid fnd fraud murder and vi0
ttio m estoss
Louisiana had right to provide BY law @yerrnIlnE
Board. For Democrats to talk about fraud when it
him wong The Louisiana Returning Board might he
imTrisoned. The members might be arrested: they
might be driven to their graves but they had simply
God reverse the decision OF that Board The Demo
posed to prove; Why vast that they did not offer
he argued that would nave been Impossible for the
the Atm Of March and this attempt have them take
evidence looked as II II was contemplated 20 nave
of Commission, and asked if these and honoTa
beIers and assassins When ali the testimony taken
have BEEN read by the peoPls they would see that the
deGIQB OF the PISS , T M r tnk This occa
sion to say to the occupants Of the galleries dhst II
the Chair will order the galleries 70 be cleared at once
the order of the Senate
Mr. Morton said the statute OF Louisiana creating
Returning Board provided in express terms that
majority Of the members should constitute quorum
to do business and make returns. The Board to
consist persons, to be elected by the Senate
of the act, quorum to do business There
were four in number uDOn the Board one
more than majority The Electoral Commission had
the other hand It was argued that the existence Of
single vacancy destroyed the Board The Commission
said the best settled principles OF law
The Constitution provides thatthe Senate shall con
sisJ Senators from each State, vet vacancies
from half dozen states will not destroy the legal char