National Republican., 1877-02-25

Just she honestly expressed It at tho polls, and
as sho honestly intended 10 cast her vote.
case Of failure TO elect and he did not ngreo. with
the Senator from Indiana that thu law md Gus.
Mr.. MORTON said he did not insist upon that
construction, but he did say that the Constitution
sSS ths sw Hissh to 9S literally
ra,her than rstaId such VIII and subyert It.
~, MT. SoCkRELL said he should vote to count
did not consider the ofce held by the eector, Mon.
M, an oihcor Of the United States within the
| appointing Centennial CommIsslons and said
these officers could not bo appointed by the Prcs.
dent except on the nomination Of tho Governor
The question on the resolution was thcn taken
rlrd poce and carried almost unanimously, only
| molten was then adopted that the Secretary Of
the Senate notify the House ofits action and that
| the Senate 10 ready to meet the House In Joint
Convention, and continue the counting OF the
yotes, and at six O'Clock, on motion Of MIR. win.
| on Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
The House now concurrsd in the senate amend.
ments to the Postofice, tho Deficiency and tho
Legislative Appropriation bills, and Committee
wfi II The sais Secretary of the
| Senate, appeared at tho bar and announced that
notified the Senate that a decision had been
| reached In the Oregon case, and that the Senate
was prepered to meet tho House to continue the
The SPEAKER then laid before the House q
communication from the President Of the Elect.
oral C9mmission, also announcing the argument
The SPEAKER announced the following con.
prlation bill, Mcssrs. WAIpRoN. ATKINS sand and
HAMILTON. OF N ]; on the Naval bill, Messrs.
IBt3uE&T; I'll &WuiTTHoRsE and HALE; on the Lcgs.
pnoN; and on the Postofhce bill, Messrs. HOLMAN,
Bl3uNT nGt MsS and .S FoSIEn.
the CHAIR.
MIR. HALE of Me-, rose to point of order and
by the Senate that tho House wrs ready al once once
TO receive them, to proceed with the electoral
The SPEAKER suggested that perhaps Mr.
McMhHoN's resolution had bearing on that
MT McDIAHoN's resolution was then read
aud aud authorized the clerk to inform the Senate
that the House would bo ready to receive that
oISy SSs Pi Hs SSds %sass til. pon. of order
on me resSlu,Sp % and offered one that the Sen.
ms ss9 ss SSaS
was In order because, he held, that under the law
II was the duty to meet ut once, as soon as there
bunsi. lie contended that Il would be no more
IN violation Of law for the Senate to invite the
refuse TO hold the session at once.
The SPEAKER said he would rccognlzo WILL
son SONS resolution as a substitute for MGM
Pending a vote Mr.. ATKINS reported the Army
Appropriation bill, and 4 was made the special
The vote was then taken on Mr.. Wilson'S
resolution, and 1t was adopted by vote of las
The question was then concurrcd In, adopting
McMAhoEs resolution as amended, and It was
The following Democrats voted with the Re-
pubcans on Wilson's substitute, viz:
yBsEby, Bcsbo; Bell, Bland, Biount; Brown, Of
Estcn aooa. HsncosR E HarrsSn sSn
%SsS Sssi aasps si
rei, rowe !, hesi ht agan, Robbins, OF Pn;; savage,
&ans, %iiam., S u 6si nv %lis sPsf snS %sSirs;
MAHoS ih moved TO reconsider the vote; whereby
table and upon that the yeas and nays were also
tThO object Of these dilntory motions seemed to
be TO exhaust the legislative day Of Friday,
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to
These & :, $isicIy motions brought tho @ time q, down
At ive minutes Of ~ the Senate appe,red and
the Chair to the right Of the sPEAxER. The
tellers, Senators ALLISON and INGALLS, and Rep
resentstives ,S CooK and slime, took their places
The two Houses then went into Joint Conven.
tion. and remained until ten minutes past twelve,
When ali the Senators had Withdrawn the
CHAIR announced that the new legislative day
Of Saturday had commenced, and the chaplain
the journal having boon read, Mr.. oLYMER,
plete consideration Of the report 20 Of the Electoral
Commission in the Oregon case, the House now
iakO recess until 10 O'clock on Monday morn
Sr. CLYMER asked leave to explain his
motive for offering the resolution, but objection
Mr.. NH II HAT66cR, II texas, 'iSs rose to point Of
order, and made the point, that under the electo-
The GommssiOD had decided, but that the t6s count @
Mr.. oLYMER said, he had not offered the mo.
S eSnRas q hR
but he would not take up the time by further
The CHAIR said, that he had already decided
this question, and he would rule now as before,
that i was in the power ofthe House to take one
The question was then put, and the House, by q
vote Of ~ yeas to 1863 nays, refused to take q
Mss.I,; Rag9y: ISs Bss6s' Bel, Bland. BlSSat,
Bngsa% Sa EEPSs EsPSsr faSs, fsfo1
cock, Hardenbergh, Harrison, Hatcher, Hay
nSnS nsfS Mssi Of Mss NH Nils @ois.S Sss
New, Phelps, Powell, Reagan, Robbins Of Pa,
I!.n: Williams o. Del, Wiiiis' %iiihifs, and
Mr Lane, Of Oregon, then moved that tho
House take recess until $3.50 on Monday morning.
Inc SPEAKER SAID ne could not regard that
motion in any other than dilatory light, aud he
could not entertain the motion when II proposed
70 dsobey plain provision Of q law made under
Mr. ii ALE then offered an order that the count
OF the Electoral vote Of Oregon shall proceed in
accordance with the finding Of the Electoral Com
Mr.. LANE submitted as o substitute an order
that ths vote off. W. Watts as an Elector be not
The two hours debate allowed under the law
Mr. LAURENCE, of Ohio, argued as to the
eligibility Of Watts, and contended that the |
win Of he people could not be perverted by an
error.
Mr.. CLYMER, Of Pa, thought that in after
years the act Of the Commission would be re-
garded as crime against Justice and the popular
will the ihiquity 81 which has no parallel as Its
The Electoral Bin could never have been |
passed had II been believed that under It all the
iacts, frauds and villainies OF tho returning |
boards would be inquired into. And yet this has |
been denied, and by such n decision usurper |
and political bastard Is to occupy the seat of |
Washington, and by this decision faith In human |
justice is undermined Il not utterly destroyed. |
der the laws Of Oregon tho certificate was prop
erty given to Watts and the other Hayes elect.
ors.
Mr.. BROWN, of Kentucky, said we had now
reached the last act OF play which was part |
partial and part tragical 1t was partial as to
the manner In which the judgment was rendered,
and traglcal In that II undermined all the prin. |
ciples OF law and justice. He was for the bill and
he would not now Indulge In replning and vain |