The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-31

case as shall be the most fair ans
impartial possible under the circum
stances. Each of the branches 0
! the Legislature, and the judiciary
are represented in the tribunal il
equal proportions. The compost
ton ofthe Judiciary part of the Com
mission looks 10 a selection from
| different parts of the Republic, while
it is thought to be free from any pre-
| ponderance of supposable bias, anc
the addition of the necessary con
stituent part Of the whole Commits
sion in order to obtain an unever
number is left to an agency the far
thest removed from prejudice of any
existing attainable one. 1t would
be difficult, if not impossible. We
think, to establish tribunal that
could be less the subject of party
criticisms than such a one. The
principle Of its constitution is so alb
solutely fair that we are unable to
| perceive how the most extreme par
tisan can assail it, unless he prefers
to embark his wishes upon the
stormy sea of unregulated proceed.
ure, hot disputes, and dangerous
results that can neither be measured
nor defined, rather than upon the
fixed and regular course of law that
ENSURES the peace and order of so~
ciety, whatever party may be disap-
pointed in its hopes. The unfortu-
nate Circumstance that no provision
had been made on the subject before
the election has greatly added TO the
difficulties of the Committees in
dealing with it, inasInuch as many
of the people osthe country, mem
bers Of the respective political par
ties, will perhaps look with jealousy
upon any measure that seems to in
volye even possibility of the defeat
of their wishes but it has also led
the Committees to feel that their
members are bound by the highest
duty in such case to let no bias or
party feeling stand in the way of a
JUST, EQUAL, AND PEACEFUL MEASURE
for extgicating the question from the
embarrassments that at present sur
round it.
In conclusion, we respectfully beg
leave to impress upon Congress the
necessity of speedy determination
upon this subject. 1t is impossible
to estimate the material loss the
country daily sust aims from the ex-
isting state of uncertainty. 1t di-
rectly and powerfully tends to un-
settle and paralyze business, to
weaken public and private credit,
and to create apprehensions in the
minds of the people that disturb the
peaceful tenor of their ways and
happiness. 1t tends to bring Re-
publican institutions into discredit,
and to create doubts of the success
of our form OF government, and Of
the perpetuity Of the Republic. All
considerations of interest, OF patri-
otism, and of justice unite in de-
manding of the law-making power a
measure that will bring peace and
prosperity TO the country, and show
that our Republican institutions are
equal to any emergency, and in this
connection we cannot refrain from
the expression of our satisfaction
that your Committees, composed of
equal numbers of opposing parties,
have fortunately been able to do
what has been attempted in vain
heretofore, = almost unanimously
agree upon a plan considered by
them all to be just. wise, and eff
cient. We accordingly recommend
the proposed act to the patriotic
and just judgment of Congress.
(Signed)
GEORGE F. EpMUNbs,
FREDERICK i. FRELINGHUYsEN
Roscoe CoNKLING,
A. @. THURMAN,
I. f. BAYARD,
d. W. RANDsoAf,
Senate Committee.
Ii. B. PAYNE,
EPPA HUNfoN,
ARRAM S. HEWITT,
WILLIAM NJ. SPRINGER,
GEORGE ". MCCRARY,
GEORGE +. HOAR,
GEORGE WILLARD,
House Committee.
Senator Morton is the only men,
ber Of the Committee who did not
sign the report.
THE BILL.
To Ae Weaterp Assoeiated Press.