National Republican., 1877-01-22
FORT Y-FOURTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
senate.
2A1uHAAN lar


Only two rsepstors --aIcssrs. Epuusos and
skRaRNr-were In tholr ses,s to listen 10 prayers,
Bills, petitions, Sc., wero offered and referred
as follows:
=. The CHAIR laid before the Senate . oemmani.
cation from tho Navy Department, transmitting
further Information In regard to tho bullet ma.
chino OF W. II. Ward. Ordered printed and lie
on the table. 10
TrE woaEs's SIXTEENTH Asrspagsr.
, Mr.. SARGENT presented . petition, nutnor.
onsIy aligned, asking for a sixteenth amendment
io the Consultation allowing Female ,grrage.
proyai. The petition Was referred to the CON.
ipittee on Privileges and d klections. - -.
snHnMSs, TnCRmAs, DAWES, MoCREfar, WIN.
DON. CnnisTIANcY, MITUurLt, FnrtIrouUraES,
which received the samo reference. -.
Many Of the petitions weIo accompanied By re-
marks Of approval Of tho subject by the Senators
Mr.. K ERNkN and Others presented petitions
for the suppression q tho iiluor , sratrc, which
Ho also presented q petition from Norman s.
Wizard asking . commission Of inquiry into tho
liquor tsatic, which was referred to tho Commit
Mr. THURMAN presented a petition from
citizens Q, MARKETS., Ohio' asking for an amend
Msssrs. j nkWES and SHERMAN presented
The Senate Committee on Pensions having rc.
ported such o bill to the Senate, the petitions
were laid on the table. -aT p
cHnDxsTIkLs or LOUISIANA SENATOR.
w% Mr. MSR%9S :nsSS .HS so% Su e.
lanai which were referred to tho Committee on
P,yliegs. "a, and Elections: 49,.
large number Of ciiiaens Of Nav York, protesting
shS PssssEo Of thS 6 ~ eo
vessels and sailing Vessels. Commctce. y
MT. sKR6ENf presented q petition from .sr
for ser1icss in the second Auditors once Of The
Treasury. Claims.
| removal Of the disabilities Of J. L. M. Curry
MT Wright, from tho Committee on Claims,
Justin Taylor, Of iAie1andrIs, La. Placed on the
calendar BY request Of Mr.. WEST,
Of The heirs Of Anthony Taylor. Committee on
MI: WALLACE, By request, ip.rOdu ced . bin
Mr.. MORTON introduced bill for the incor.
B.G. COMMITTEES % on District of Columbia. Z ''''
Mr.. HERMAN introduced Q petition from cti::
he Gsnssa award. Gosm%l,tse on JnaicisTy. v
MI; DoRsEh introducsd Issollntion request, request
VIZ Wso,her The any portion n Of % tho school fund in tho
Indian Territory had been diverted from It's
| Legitimate use. Committee on Indian Affairs.
| ORDER TO DE OBSERVED IN THE oALLERIEs.
| Mr. SHERMAN introduced resolution direct
| ing tho sergeantat-Arms without further orders
70 arrest af persons in tho galleries who interrupt
BY applause or dissent tho proceedings OF the
| He said that similar resolution was adopted
in 1900, and ngain 1893, and had been the means
was to drive out nnocent persons, but inc parties
violating the rules could be arrested; those not
M TURMhS G IN said Se DID not know whether
ssnisd to Iia ii6iSS about i. Hs vs. esrtsialy IL
| 80 certain about arrestipg those who caused II.
hs would prefer 70 have the resolution 90 the
Mr.. SHERMAN said II was very necessary
that the evil should be checked, but he would not
object the reference the Committee on Rules
Mr. SKKd HNT called up the bill for the relief
ofLouis Rose; which was passed.
UNITED STATES TROOPS IN PETERSBURG, VA
Mr. wITHERS called NJ. the resolution in re:
sS,e In sPy MT McEJois Il; sgSsSs
elections were being ieid. and, II persisted in,
MORTON Mo- 1 Sri.ay hpo rspPs%' ,TSi and again de-
fended the course Of the President as being en-.
tirely within the Constitution and the law; and
| was necessary On account OF the threatened dis.
turbanco OF the peace.
! m THE ELECTORAL COUNT BILL. 90
Tho morning hour having expired, tho CHAR
laid before the Senate the unfinished business,
mess was laid aside 20 enable the Senate to take
up Senate bill 1i53, to provide for counting the
The CHAIR laid before the Senate a message
nom the President 10 relation to the Court Of
SSmp%lssioners Of Alabama Claims, after which
on the electoral count bill. a-.r s.H
'' gn Nh, EpNuSDs' BrKgoH.
l Ho asked that the bill and tho twelfth amend
mcnt to the Constitution bc read, and then said
that ten millions, In round numbers, had cast
United stetss, each believing that they had
iies had arisen about which one 1t was that had
II the Constitution had not clearly defined the
to de,l;s some rsy i1E doing 4 which would BE-
ms would meet all the difnoulties which might
arise. Tho committee had labored hard to devise
some method, and had with great unanimity
The frst part Of tho bill relates mainly to mat.
yer Of form Of doing the work. The second sec.
one OF more Of the states, and provides how it
shall shall b BE- decided which is the true return.
judges BY name lest some one might say there
sSs one sSas ana
them Judges from various sections Of the country,
pSei h and ne rSsg 'fsna sna SPnaSss as
thought Of combining the , number Of Senators
snaly decided upon ave o Of V oscheMaslnS % @ iifoca
in all In the COMMISSIONS number SO large as to
include every variety of opinion, and so large as
l
will affect members Of a committee or commission
In reaching q conclusion from being brought to
bear upon this commission. -
They had thus constitutedlthe commission, and
II they could now get over the constitutional OBJ.
| lection which some OF these newspaper writer's
and others had discussed, they could probably
reach q satisfactory conclusion In tho matter,
They had then hxed q form OF OATH which was q
solemn oath to say what had actually and truly
taken place, not what ought to have taken place,
not what they wanted 70 take place, but what
had really taken place; and they were TO arrive
at such q conclusion rs they would be answorable
for only TO the Great Judge at last Having fixed
tho court, then what was this court or cOmmls.
sion to dor To md out and determine who had
been elected? Whero there were two sets OF
votes they werc to determine which Of tho two
did represent the views Of the people OF the State
from which the two sets OF votes had come. Was
not that precisely what they ought to do and
what the Constitution asked them TO do?
There were many partisans, hve millions
OF the voters, who would wish to hhyo this com.
mission descend below or behind the action OF the
States, Tho other five millions did not wish that
done, and each side thinks his man would be
eloted if such course was pursued; The elec
tl0n took place in November, and tho electoral
votes were east in December, and some person
was elected by those votes. and what thoy were
charged to do was to ascertain who that person
, was. 1t would be strange II they could make a
| | law that would deprive q man who was elected
: his rights, and should declare that he wa,
not elected,