The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-02-01
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The Chair laid before tho senate from the
the secretary OF STATE in answer to the resolution Of
Copies Of the corr espondence had With the dPiomatc
officers of the United STATES in Turkey in regard to the
revolt in the Turkish Provinces Ordered to DO pT1n ted
The credentials of senators-eect window. OF Mime
sofa and Bailey and Harris OF Tennessee, were placed
Mr.. wright, from the Committee on Claims, reported
favorably the senate bill 20 extend for two years the
Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Wright gave notice that he would ask the bill
The Chair laid before the senate the resolution of MI
Sherman, directing the Sergean to arrest
who by applause dissent disturbed the order
clarng the State government in south Carolina, repre-
the State bnt as neithet Senator was in the chambeT
the resolutions were laid aside. .
ness being the bill in regard to the counting of the
Mr.. Conkiing who was entitled the floor not hay
ing arriyed recess Was taken for ten minutes When
arrived Mr. Sargent took the floor and spoke in OPP
MIR. Sargent sand he had endeavored to bring his
because be desired result might be worked out Of the
complication satisfactory to the whole country; aud
shall be done to every canddate OF the late
sfSG ana e sHs o Es S
plish any such result There were suspicious OF IN
tribunal which il created If fairness desired. the
comDlished by depended upon to be selected
ana as es i Srmnt m " questions & Mas e
bin constitutional second. was 1t expedienn He
GTess should tho Electoral discriminate
Ion had Intended to lodge any such power in
few words would have made IL certain: II was not
because the two houses could themselves create sn
emergency in which the Constitution provided the
house should elect the President and the Senate the
he argued that the power to count the Electoral vote
was lodged IN the President of the senate
pe ddsd Gs the Of the IN
regard to counting the Electoral votes as at rst agreed
upon by the Constitutional Convention read: The
President of the Senate shall open all , the
SHd there counted in the presence Of the senate aud
Committee on Revision. and subsequently reported
to read The President Of the senate shall in the
open ALI certificates and the vote shall then be count
The cIanse a. revised and reported was substanaIy
the same as that originally agreed upon by the Con-
MT Hamlir interrupIing tho Senator from California
said there was no certificate accompanying it that the
lestors met s9d ballP,ed The paper DID NOT conform
show that the votes cast for anybody yet the
made How could it have been counted by the
ferson who was then President OF the Senate pre-
sided over the Joint convsnti9nI o ,, >,., ,o,,,,
read the s ms OF 6nsT Tn s ne
per, and handed it down the teiers who examined
ssfetea ao She Mn h Who ecar ta state
Georgia mad given many votes so and so. There
Mt sal gent then resumed his remarks. He further
by bringing the Judges down TO the muddy pool poll
tics and compelled them 20 wade through II ,,,.,.,
party defeated by ordinary forms to camoI for anoth
of this tribunal which was without PRESIDENT and
without sanction. regarded the bill not AS com
promise. but as surrender OF Republican rights.
then referred TO the selection OF Judges OF the
supreme Court end asked what Justice was there IN Sc
lecting Judge representing the Ninth District TO
the three states OF the Far est which
had voted in opposition him. ana the opinion OF
majority people of those Statee diametri
S:i ns PSfss 70 each The snS
might he said in regard TO MT. Clifford.
These Judges selected on account Of their po-
rtical opinions account CT their geographical
location He then referred 70 the CLAUSE requiring ve
of either house to serve on the Commission
and suppose the Senate its mission should
appoint three Republicans and two Democrats and the
House should appoint i've DemOcrats-their fate
would be cheated. Suppose both houses should act
appointing the Commemorative would be
seven Democrats aud Republicans. These four
must spectators watching the result OF
the fifteenth man. whom one knew OF course men
of pronounced opinions would be placed that Com
mission. They would be placed there advocates to
convince the hfteenth man lie objected to the bill
because involved political party defeated by the
binary forms to camor for another chance he argued
that Congress had night % go behind the act OF
the Louisiana Returning Board without committing
the decision Of tribunal without precedent, without
sane tion. The people would behind this Commits !
sion shla partisan Returning Board. He be-
isve that civil wax Threatened II 1t did. this BIN |