Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-02-01
Helena, Montana, Thursday, February 1, 1877.

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measure necessary, he would give his hearty
support to bill which would give peace and
quiet to the country.
Singleton, of Mississippi, opposed the bill
on the ground of unconstitutionality. He
repudia,ed the theory that Congress had the
right to call on the Judges of the Supreme
Court or any other person outside of Con-
gress to assist in the adjustment of the ques-
ton.
Lapham, of New York; opposed the bill
on constitutional grounds.
Bland, of Missouri, sustained the bill be,
cause it provided a remedy for existing diff
culties, but he expressed his belief that no
constitution or law could be devised which
would secure honest elections, or which
thieves and robbers could not find some
means of evading.
Southard, or Ohio, sustained the bill, but
suggested that it should be so amended as to
provide for submitting to the commission the
question as to the right of Colorado to vote
as State.
Vance, of Ohio, opposed the bill as uncon-
stitutional.
Harrison, of Illinois, sustained it.
Foster, of Ohio, declared his belief that
Governor Hayes had received 1S5 electoral
votes and was elected, but yet he was in
favor of the bill. He should support it be-
cause he considered it fair mode of settling
existing complications. He was not intlu-
enced by Democratic threats Of violence.
Barking dogs were not apt to bite.
Townsend, of n. Y, opposed the bill. He
was convinced that Hayes was elected and he
did not propose to put in jeopardy that elec-
ton. He said the whole difficulty is not set
tied with the settlement of Louisiana, Florida
and South Carolina. The question of COL
orado remains Every Democratic paper for
weeks declared that Colorado had elected the
Democratic ticket and secured three votes for
the eminent citizen of Grammercy Park, but
when Colorado became assuredly Republican
it was ascertained that it was no State and
had no vote The House had refused to re-
ceive the member from Colorado and kept
him for two months, like Mahomets coffin,
between heaven and earth. He would like to
know from the Judiciary Committee where
in heavens name he is Cronin's nose, how
ever. shed new light on the question. The
great constitutional party has had Cronin
here to enlighten the people, any they found
out that that light was fed with oil, not of
tho h,,tx oil hot NoVu
York, fed by young man by the name of
Pelton, nephew and private secretary of the
eminent citizen of Grammercy Park. The
uprising of 1861 was simply because the
Democratic leaders were likely to lose the
profits of office, and for nothing else. They
failed in it, and now in 1877 we are brought
face to face with similar state of things.
The Republican party has elected Hayes
The Democratic party wants the offices. They
are hungry. Their followers are hungry.
This House, speaking respectfully, was hun
cry on the 4th of December, 1875, and has
only grown more hungry since. Laughter ]
That is the trouble about the constitution.
That is the trouble about counting the vote.
That is the cause of the great desire to serve
the country. am asked whether l would
entrust the power of counting the votes to
one man? That is the very thing which this
bill does. The four Judges of the Supreme
Court are to choose the fifth Judge, and he is
to be the Colossus of Rhodes who is to span
the chasm. [Laughter.] 1t is one man, and
not the one man whom the constitution
chooses. The man fixed upon is Judge Davis,
of Illinois. The Democrats waht a fair
count, and in order to ensure its being per-
fectly fair and unbiased, the Mephistophe]es
of Grammercy Park has sent to Illinois that
the Democrats in the Legislature shall elect
him United States Senator, not that there
is anything wrong in that, Ironically but
simply to make Judge Davis unbiased, and
now simple Republicans are asked to throw
the power of the country into the hands Of
this Judge, whom the Democrats have taken
great pains to show to be unbiased. / shall
not vote for any such unbiased arrangements.
The whole power of this country is arrogated
by this House. For my part am we'll enough
satisfied with the laws and constitution as in
troduced by W ashington, Jefferson, Adams,
Madison and Monroe, without dissent in
their day. If any one else wishes better
constitution or better Interpretation of it, l
say God speed to him. am satisfied with
the old law, and must vote to adhere tc he
constitution of our fathers as they understood
it. We are constantly hearing of kilograms
from merchants, bankers, etc., read in favor