Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-02-01
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-.

The Senate, on the 23d, resumed con-
sideration Of the compromise bill, and Senator
Sherman spoke in opposition to it, giving as
one reason, that he believed it unconstitutiOn-
al and a scheme by the Democrats to count in
Tilden. Senator Conkling favored the pass
age OF the measure, but denied the power o
the President OF the Senate to count the votes;
man it was rot easy to see how Congress could
witness or verify the act. Whateve yer words
the Pr esident OF the Senate chose to utter the
two houses must listen to him. Mr.. Conk-
ling being unable to conclude his speech fur
ther consideration of the question was post
poned one day.
Mr.. Burtz was admitted as mem.
ber, and took the ironclad oath, on the 23d.
Mr.. Seelye addressed the House at length up
on the all-important question, favoring the
compromise. Mr. Williams of Wis. believed
the President Of the Senate had the power to
count the electoral vote. Mr.. Tucker made a
constitutional argument in support of the
compromise. The House then adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Oath. the com.
promise bill was taken up and Mr.. Sergeant
spoke in opposition to the bill. He argued
that the power to count the electoral votes
lay in the Senate, and that the compromise
measures lett the decision on all questions
with one man, the fifth judge, He further
Supreme Court, and because it invited pol
itical party defeated by the ordinary forms, to
clamor for another hearing. He said It was a
surrender or Republican rights. Mr.. Conk-
ling then concluded his speech
anesS fb,t the the m Prev99s day
surrendered the rights Of none. Mr.. Morton
Ohio and other States approving his course in
opposing the compromise. Mr.. Mcdonald
| had been through Indiana and the general
! voice of Republicans as we'll as Democrats
| favored the bill. Morton never regarded Nc
Donald as correct exponent of Republican
and Morrill, endorse the measure, while Blaine
| believed Congress does no: possess the power
it proposes to transfer. Senator Thurman
also favored the bill.
In the House, in considering the
question of privileges, Mr.. McDill, of Iowa,
thought the President of the Senate alone
had power to count the vote. MIR. Bright
thought the whole power lay with Congress
and no returning board could oust its juris-
diction. The committee on Pacific railroads
reported back tavorably the bill for an eight
years. extension to the Northern Pacific The
message of the President relating to troops in
the South on election day was referred to a
special committee of IL with power to send
for persons and papers.
The Senate held an all night session
on the Oath, debating the Presidential COM
promise bill, and at 7:1O q. IN. on the 25th a
vote was reached and the measure adopted by
q vo:e of 47 yeas to II nays. Eaton, OF Con-
necticut, was the only Democrat voting in
detail: Ayes-Alcorn, Allison, Barnum, Bay
ard, Bogy, Booth, Boutwell,, Burnside, Chat.
tee, Christiancy, Cockerell, Conkling, Cooper
Cragin, Davis, Dawes, Dennis, Edmunds
Frelinghuysen, Goldthwaite, Gordon, Howe,
Johnston, Jones (Fla.), Jones New, Kelly,
Herman, McCreery, Mcdonald, Mcmillan,
Rhamsy; Morr Rfoe sSe4Ph
Stevenson, Teller, Thurman, Wallace, White,
Window, Withers and Wright Al. Nays
Blaine, Bruce, Cameron penny, Cameron
wis.,, Clayton, Conover, Dorsey, Eaton
Hamilton, Hamlin, Ingalls,, Mitchell, Morton,
Patterson, Sargent, Sherman and West-l7.
The House Immediately took in hand
the electoral bill after it passed the Senate, or
the 25th, and it was decided that the previous
question should be called on the following
hours of debate speeches should be limited t
ten minutes each. The debate was opened
| by Mr.. McCrary in favor of its passage. Mr.
Hunton also advocated the measure, as die
Messrs. Hoar and Hewitt ond others. 1t va!
opposed by Messrs. Hale, Monroe, Smith o
Penn, and others. The session adjourned Al
IL o'clock until 10 a. m. next day.
A bill was introduced in the Senate
on the 26th, to attach to the territory o
Wyoming portion Of the Black Hills coun
try for judicial purposes. Mr.. Allison intro
duced bill to extend the jurisdiction of tn
u. s. district and circuit courts over the In
dian reservations. Mr.. Window presented
the memorial OF the Minnesota legislature to
setting aside the proceeds of public land
sales as bounty for the destruction Of grass
hoppers.
In the House on the 26th, inst, the electora
compromise bill was debated from 10 q. m. t
6p m. the most intense interest and excite
ment prevailing throughout the entire session
nessrs. Lamar, Ben Hill, Watterson, Field Q
N. Y. Payne and others spoke in favor of tn
measure, and Messrs. aurlbut, Townsend
Knott Vance, Dunnell, Baker, Of Ind, Jone
Of Ky.. and others opposed it. Upon the vot
being taken the bill was passed BY l9l yea
to s. nays. Thirty-foar Republicans vote,
tor the bill and ffty-seven against it. On
hundred and ffty-seven Democrats votet