The daily gazette., 1877-01-24
For and Against the Bill.
SECOND DAY OF THE DEBATE
THE SENATE ONIIHE COM
PROMISE MEASURE.
MR.. CoNKLING SHOWS THE PRE
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE ULTRA
RADICAL PLAN OF COUNTING.

Sepcial to the World.
WASHINGTON, January 29.-The in
terest in the Compromise bill was again
manifested to-day by the immense crowds
which gathered in both wings ofthe Capt.
tol to hear the renewal of the. discussion.
1t was the intention of the Senate COM
mittee to press the bill to vote late to-
night, but they were compelled to yield
to Mr.. Conkling, who preferred to finish
his speech tomorrow. A vote to-mor-
row night late will probably take place,
as both committees desire to get the bill
before the President by Monday next at
the farthest, so that the joint convention
can meet on the succeeding Thursday,
and proceed to count the vole in the al
phabetical order of States until the con-
tested returns are reached, when the con-
vention will object, and refer the same
to the Arbitration Commission. Mr..
Sherman opened the deb ate in the Sen
ate with speech very hostile to the bill
speech very hostile to the bill but it did
not seem to impress the Republican side
of the Senate very favorably. Mr.. Conk-
| ling then took the floor for over two
| hours in support Of the measure in a
speech which some of his admirers de.
clare to be the great effort of his life. He
most throughly demolished the claim
that the President ofthe Senate had the
power to count the returns and declar,
the result, and proclaimed the languac
of the Constitution against it to be 'on
OF terse, sententious comprehensive brev
ity." Mr.. Conkling will conclude to
morrow, and will be followed by eithe
Mr.. Thurman or Mr.. Bayad.
In the House, while the debate wa
nomically on the powers and privilege
OF the House, the speakers in fact deba
! ed the comming measure. Confiniu
q himself to his text, howevdr, it was Pr,
tessor Seelye's good fortune in openir
the discussio to draw attention and con
mand hearing through longer speed
Il than most of his predecessors. Before /
I had closed he had gathered in the seat
around him nearly half lhe members
the House and stilled the hum of Il
crowded chamber. For fifteen minut
: after his speech the House laugh,
t through highly original bit idiocy fro
9 Williams, of Wisconsin, in an attack {
: Congressman Willis, dissolving into 4
. cloak room when Williams began his co
. stitutional argument. Randolph Tuck
:, closed the day in an able legal argume
!, on the coequal powers of the House
Il counting the vote. A canvass of t
House to-day shows that the opposition
the bill has gained some strength.
Memorials and letters from all pa
u OF the country continue to come to mel
ID ID bers and Senators praying for the passa
nf of the Compromise bill. Some of the
in were presented in open session tod
he While others were, under the rule. refe,
IS ed i'll the House to the committee on :
electoral count.
ce Mr.. Blaine's position is awaited bv
80 friends with no little interest. though II
~ feel confident tonight that he will 81
=, port the bill.
=. IS From the n. Y. Herald Correspondence
MIR. CoNKIING's SPEECH.
fe '.Ifit had been intended that the Y
he should be counted by him, those two
of tie words" said he, las two Senat
er have said before me, would have ,
m pressed that intention"
me Mr.. Morton had, unluckly for hims
W. asserted that the Vice President m
of not only count, but he must count all
of votes, good, bad, or Indifferent.
ar lis President then, to be chose
: asked Mr.. Conkling "by counting for
X votes; votes for man condemned
w. lasting disgrace and inability by the S
he ate impeachment; votes for a dead M
X Was it intended by those who fran
the constitution that votes for a d
he man should fill with an aching void
lp- Presidential Office? To count nv finge,
to he said, "that is purely ministerial
no tce; to count pile of paper is the sa,
er, to count bank notes, among which =
'a .r be counterfeits, and to sort the true frr
IN. be false, that requires the exercise
mt Judgment. If New York should 3,
he here tortify-five electoral votes they wo
,e9 not be counted; they would have to
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