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cxact prospective reward Ia not III clearly Under
stuHl. The Democrats wltu vNted
AGAINST FtLtnUHTERtN1
were distributed as f1ltows:


| Wet III Nv Oc|ocks anu HalI an ho1r was con-
sumcd calling tho roll to asccrtain II there was
ouosunt present. That fact havfng been MS
ccrtainc.l, the regular business Of the t1ay was
introduced by Mr.. Ulbson offering an order TINT
the I1nycs Electoral votes for Louisana be not
| co,Intctl.
| Mr. H'!rlbut moycd to amend By striking out
the word 'tuot.n
Ihn discussion vas opened by Mr.. Now, who
ea!d That he had voted for tho Electoral COM
mission bill without hesitation or mlagtvEn9, and
no wns not ashamed Of tic support which he had
given TO that measure. Tic accepted without
qualification hs humble share Of responsibility.
Hc would vote to sustain tho objections to the
decision OF tho Commission. lie waa in tnvor
ol proceeding without unnecessary DELAY to tie
! completion Of the count.
LITTLE CHOICE.
Ar. scelrc tald TINT in tic case OF tho Loulsi.
ana election. tho corruption on one Side seemed
us ''einous rs tho cruelty On tho other side was
lorslblc. Tic found It quito impossible to say
which Of the two sets Of Electors irum Louisiana
voiced the true will of the people of that State.
1t would harc lecu hartl to lind wiser and marc
candid n,en than those who had pronounced the
decision Of the Electoral Commission. I1c ap-
preciatctf tic strength Of their position. Con-
ETess could not be too jcalou. Of tho consttu-
ttonnl right OF the State to choose It's Electors
Mr. Joyce dcclurcd that the wl,ule SCHEME OF
the clection to the Presidency of tic gratnl
fraud Of Grafnerry Park llntl bceu q superb
Democratic cheat {rom beginning to end.
Air. MeslalIon sa!d the decision Of tile Com
mission In tho case Of Louisiana was wor.e iu tts
consequence 10 the American people than tue
decision III tho F(orlla cnse. IA to Oregon, no
Democrat looked forward
WITH MccA HOPE
~ the ueeis'oh i'll taat c!lse.
Mr. l'ee protested ue'nst the wrong and sio-
the wl,n!p subject souI be Felcrrstl bseE to tIe
Commission. '''S
Mr.. Wutierson rose to spcak, mud immediate.
y the t1Gor anl galleries wrre hu.hel ioto stiil+
ble will, resolution and dignity Ic the hjchrss.
III 1t /. the rarrst, form Of rt,,r,,,,. n,n,Sm
u,noIg u,rE, It ts mate harder in tj,,s nrcsnrt
iGstanec by the eousctsntfonsness Ut double
to the majority ot, ttlis toor,-I1l, th.. one ,,,n
r,assiouate onttry, ut nncc ftupofent n,,,1 .1'
ish: on the other hand. wtl,oi,t Offering neil.
.rest, ,any but te.iute protest 70 steasi naast ~
what we bellows to b. prrat mr., tr;nvo,,. n.rtnr
in ny Judgment tlrc laitvr IL oaF f'''''"' "''0S
~. ,u.. :, e'E4n :; r., Ann % nouspEn pvrr.
owe 10 III. cn,1,ry F nw,. 81 i, 1he ense We
nseuse ne wers .'sd ri ey PVT u 10 ofsslHss
the snare furnished. il Il 10 rca.u1, Wv se ~
SHOULD iurgpt tha obligations TINT press it,Hlu
honorable anetl. IN tic ynry act Ut i,assinr % tl,.
contingency l!,at llas come uppn ' ~. yots iaJ
for TINT measure in pcrfett eoxi iaI1, trh, ~.
suit Is ayuInss ne, and irtcs;ablc ~ M m,,st
think the means that brought II ah,t' n,m.,t,t
It az ijpajity. siai ~, a. " mv SUu .%.t,'"s uSp.
and shall tell them aIi, for, as nov alvissi th..y
know only u part, mud, whru tIey l,ays taie15 .H5
tine for reflection, tliey viii, nj, very III,
tluiug uot!,in. tLat docs u5t Is,se a.'9l9, us, ~
xcuo. Liz wIl still t,o f,rwari ~ *,,;, Suu si,
till. There arc uany thnv. to liyo fur ut -. IN ~
tlIia rour, world unI am"sT I'm ~. ~ sc1 ~
Of rccku,iInrI. ;ss tra1 IL, W IT, MtssI, tnai 9ay
,1ark shnn l., ,ir1. ."s n,1 ,M us' Ma -when tho
rIgh.. s"s' 3''' 'A' "1'as W 'naae
f7of-r3cl fin ,7,o;ai'"., ' nAsIop -. W. ,,-,
uarty te.!nr ,yonld re "s ~" Tn, "S. an, outslae 1l
f,sen fnrrstjTatinI ,,itt mougn tnIa H. tncfe ,au
ft,,a f. Ei"ri.i. .,is,"., i'..ss Hto tl1e elce-
s'oiio ~ so!uAf A1ous!aHa+ anu treHOus Which