, 1877-01-18

Afsur sorne hlAcHssfon u waf amcnacd 80 as 10
smenaed was agreed to-
ho report Fl III Gsmn,iss w.. hen seseea W TO-
Of lho revised ralca be printed.
The Senate then went Into executive session.
Adjourned.
1E0rsE.
nil. were tntsodaeca and referred:
By Htr. stone tho. )-Ta provide for ihe osgan!zh-
q H. M hsfo1 'e e Of payment
:,ssa ,ss,st II tss seE @ ''0
tan H. ws m 'na sn I'll nn Sn''Fa
Mr lla.s.s offered a rcsolnton tnatruettng The
Committee on Privilege: M nntcs ct, 81 the Home %
essary under the Constitution to elect President
ported BY she judiciary Committee yesterday In
relation to the refusal Of members of Tho onlnana
e"rn!nK o.! tS Erenss s:rta papers before
beforc, the House received hls entire apptoynf.
ihc legality Of Ihc acts II Tic Returning Heard.
and to verify the returns nude Cn,sresa had this
ae ,se 81; sh e ss
suit. Of The Ionsiana cIretun. Il n,unt resuGnteIy
exotcise It to the fullest extent me,
II should uvcr hnsG fallen I. his lot to defend ihe
5gsn Of an Ams.san Sta'e sgsin, sn,ocfatc ia ~;
Compel the authorities of tatr 10 deliver UP the
records Of TINT sao ed nfnr ths to- The iiose
y tho Lcgts1atnrs Of State had over US officials
within tts jnrieatesinn.
had not the pnwcr tu examine the ballots In case
nov songht tofE were tIe resotds u local elections.
nosefnment I s' i> of ths stase. NoSoy donSei that
prlnc1ro lie had Iuid down did not apu|y, bnt the
fccosds OF the election Of Presidential Elcctnrh
e1e1aent s ] and % Sa sosere,gnty q the statu itci
and Congress had no right to ny hands IN them
md efnx dhe oas o. ts sf'ftofy tic @ Of inc sass
ordered papers 70 he taken out Of the state. The
1ic.usn!ns l.onrd hal refused even 10 allow an n-
smct pih!ic pa,,crs never l.al becn doubtcd unill
to-ttay WhY was It that at every ttaEc Of this in
ces mi SGjcet|ons ,st fs". thy tSpaGi'.an.; It was
becanHe Ior years past Governors could b. d.
!.uoi.cd and no anest!on, n objection: no pro,
otlier a:tc. but now tho vo!co ii tic people mis-,
and would 10 hoard III deciding the great qaes-
I'll: il. Banks mid that the records demanded were
the Fccartl> Oil which tho existence Of the State
statcs depended. liz dcHc1 my Icnt,vn,an /" lud
IN the history 0! the tntrd stAtsh r!!'c tnstanst
justify thc oneer. u lu't''nne II .hy lad given
up tirtr rocor! f. t irfe*poi u hands.
Hf. EuNtiill1 Alu t!lAt III INC FtS'BtcuhH SC6-
enn tlla Committee Elgctonh In the scnatc lad
tscn nrlerO4 In saault s'ileslacr there VIA Satr
t;nseransent In l.lntann. a:',l IN that InscftKa.
Meialvrs Of the i.cl'oTg ami McEncry lHinsn'ng
IuA.'.s and the record" nf both parites bud bceh
M sax. sess 9spe ss .yp'ts,i n ILL., ss,o The existence
of ts iovcrnncni ul ton.Bluna iiai l'ren at Hasc
Taxt fin, crnsngHt ind nu been c'lr Da!cd. ami tac
Question fad Grcn WhctIcf ono Or the other If
t!yss Governments rhuul1 be cstsb!!tltL 1t
wpaa be c"needs.l t.at ea thu FGsur'l. demanded
T"te a staitys eniy II ;los Ss1e tcstrvye tic o:a
u;Idcucc nf tllnt cErrttau would i,lvc htrn du-
s:ruyrd. Il thry WIRE surrendered II'. thry we're
EIr.rnucFrd thu n.Auc HI Impeachment OIL tlic
c'.i,,,lllre, il absolutely irrcrp'nsihlu parties.
nuS might hu nccllcntaTy lons os Intentionally
" Gssiroyr by ": :sn, l.a ony e;iScnea !hat *;
t.te "n which thu election If Tr:*dcnt L. fon'ld,d
n sed s1' x"i IL o.t aas e9 "'i '' @
eret.n.s, ~ % ssta %ihs, %ssll Which BAD sesame IL. IT,
Mhat extent snnle men .,et cHnnre!cd with the
HauFe were Willing to ~ tn such n'alter. What
alIeled aid unprecedented demand which wo*id
take flum tho GuvcEhlnrnt the very evidence and
foundation IN waiGi! H. authority anA rI:hs 10 *
whence did It comet Frum tho pafty Interested III
the dc-sruction Of it,e original evidence.
force. and the Goyaynment q tho United % stats* M w
CT il,an TINT o! ths United stats1. tsrMtation.
Mr.. llura defended thu fc,olattnn. as4 argued
Representatives had she power to r"f"rec The p!'.
tlus.ion Of papscrs called for ey ~ ibssstlgatn:
"a; s sn u % he Z" s On s
ulner htln inter1,oreh objections las htatrs ha!
ti.hts which Congress coulI nut interfere With,
thcy s!mpiy begged tho whole question. 'Tha
nnc..lon waa whether Congress. had tho power tu
!nlulIr. y i Ad, Z nscsa.arlly fo1!owe that II
% a et u the y eau II
were puhlIu rccorlt, ami, must DO prvlncsd fnr lhe
Il t!:a,ns s n' o. a' tHess; @ s; '' n"S t
ats. aa'tl a. indl.dual. they. must respond
t'ai had !he power to order thcr production, lle
tnugt tlat the a!lnton yesterday nf hl+ col!taGhe
area' 70 the faSu'fns' 1laa n int w.;
sSm!!rd i liz to tx; sst tisai iia %3n,a say na" ha@
vas npt precedent that VA. 10 tc followed by tlls
l,cmncsatic marty or by the pe"rr af ihe country Al
lh!4 day. fhrplAnse ur this Democratic stde.
Mr. knrson REGARDED ahc propo.itun bctuIu the
ss;s re-: r: u" S:;ss II 'ssss '"s
that the State Of Louisiana Iss pro.tr4ta but Il.
IN Just ua nccetsary now u t|'r great Wcs to tht
was, and ..r hs. pos:ntsal sufre IN at.ermI4!u4
for th!s people Who +l,a Il 1t nHE Ch;rf Executive.
!: r' az na 1T i. ssss e
uuthurity of Conxc+s to ..w 10 ihu people that HI
s"'ce Of l"nt-iln" hun been given t"r lirsiy, Il"
pehcr. for hHraty, fnr Democracy. All! for :tnnlr
j. Ti1de,. (hpp1aute on tho l1rlnocEatlc smio.
Tho vota was .hen ts!:ra. md .hc .crolntion fo'
i,lfminX board anI their so,'4csiuu heorc ths ha
nf tn" ll"uts 10 answer for sonts,"pt "as adopted
~ strict rarty vote ysas l''a; 1'.y" n.
The kcnnte nthcnunlents IL tue Contingent De-
nrIcncy bill ,ras r.por'ra by Sir. fo.tcr, Of nllu
and aeic,t on by tha Hussr. son,e being eonsurte'
Tie speaker presented tho Resignation Of sren
Get, Of Louisiana, IA a men'tst Of ths House, h