The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-27

yield the lust prcrogatiyc Of tho House Of Ecp-
rcscniativcs 10 elect n President in certain
contingency TO any tribunal whatcNer
MIR Field Dom. n. ~ rose 90 nilrcss tho
Hous, for the first time As he did So the whole
audience in the chamber. which WIS crowded
Hs il has rarely II ever been before, was hushcd
into silence. and in slow md cudcnced tones
he proceeded to speak ns follows:
,ha1 been my Intention MI spcsSScr 70 participate in
Der, rcady to vote and my word. ART not needed
for While though, i was %t %i,bn I'm
the ccnfetsncG Of Consrcss was sure that it wa.
wGlhod WG. Of sssr3S pr rom on ,ni an %Psnnag calamity
refrain from expressing my admiration OF e nieiy The
eonragc coupled with m",ifrsiicn, e hc eonctrr, ut
when the b was reported watched with eascrness ior
nc mr ebSss n @ The s oSns SGnir n and , 9
country have cone back ,9 ns with gnsgimity which
senate sat to debate this question: watched With an
S@s S Ssasa c e efPs for @ s As That
hOated all through the night until daylight caine aud
basemcnt to dome. The os va. ned and Knew ,Tst
the day was won. Loud arphiuscl
Mr.. Brown Dcm.. KY favored the hill. He
turned toward Congress. aud their prayers
were ascending To God for the perpctuity Of the
work Of the fathers oi the republic. 4 month
tsan he believed that the vote cust for Prrsi-
dent showed nearly 10000 majority for Tildon.
and i.Ooo.OOO majority Of the white votes of the
country, and he had feared that the necessity
would be thrust upon them Ia attempt the
Inauguration ui the men who they believed had
won. but patriotism had prevailed. Ho hud
The altar Of public safety their Individual
prcJudiccs. and Join together for the salvation
of thrir country. lie believed tho bill tu be
cOn-t Ituiional, and even Il he did doubt its con-
sttutlonality, he should bend his judgment and
resolve II ON the side Of peace. Tn, triumph Of
This compromise would prove the stability Of
thr Institutions of the country.
Mr.. Gibson Drm.. I.Hl spoke In support Of
the bill IA measure ul peace and safety. Tor
u'"k ynd hAd read despatch from the NOM
brrs oi the city Government and the merchants
ana bankers oi New Orleans in approval Of It,.
MIR. PAYNE lp'n., Ohiol. Chairman ut the
committee which reported the hill. closed the
debate In "a brief but earnest speech in the
course of which he said that although tho
danger of civil war had been fiippantly snccrrd
AT. there had been danger of "A war with which
~ war in ancient or modern republics could
have compared.
The debate having been closed. the Speak er
announced thai the vote would now hc tnkon on
the final passage Of the hill. The Clerk pro-
c'cd"d TO cnll the names Of m"mbcrS amid the
most intense interest and oXcitcmon mt. and as
k"puhlican after Republican voted mo- that
vote seemed to catI~" surprise tO many who had
supposed that fully onr-hnlf Of thcn would
support th" bill Tho speaker anmuun ed TINT
II" would rNrrcis" hi~ constitutional priv go.
nnd Noi" ~ II representative from tn" state Of
i'uh-NlNunin. H. dir"t t'd the Clrrk to call his
hHin'' AMI his rrspon-c of aye Was greeted
viii applause.
At lCneih the count wls rompl0 ted and the
result was announced aN yUs.. ill NAYS sG.
There was hut slight manifestation ON the
Hhn"un cement. ana then N" spectators left the
Eallcri'~ and one Of tie most inroftant and
exciting sessions OF the House Was closed at
";2' l.. NJ The following il % statement Of tn"
N"i" ~ ti"'nll the names OF Republicans