, 1877-01-23
4 House Resolution Concerning the Use
Of Troops Edectuany An
s1perod.
President Grant Furnishes tito Docu.
ments to Justify His Action.
Georgia, Mississippi, and Alabama &c.
cured to tho Democrats by This
Means.
Suit ptsan 4gaiast TIldsn to letoftr $50, 900 II
Cnpald Insane.Tax.
THE COMPROMISE.

!Sptea! DtspdfcA to 1ne tribune.
WAbnlSo1oH, ID. C., Jun, Se.-Oftcn ao he
has discussed important public questions In this
eourso OF his long SENATORIAL experience, Nor
ton never bad an audience like that which
listened to-day to bis speech In opposition to the
Electoral Count bill. On tho Aoor and III tic
crowded galleries there was s'lcucc aud the
cloAcst attention. Senators turned their chairs
so "a to face the orator, md lose no gesture Of
expression. Many distinguished men not mem.
: bcrs OF tho body wcro prcscut: among them
Gen. Sherman, Minister Thornton, William NJ.
Evarts, aud Col. 1lobrrt 1ngorsolf, aud number
Of leading members Of the House wefo down
from thos wing Of the Capitol bv tho all-ab-
sorbtng interest felt 10 the dcbatu Morton was
In fcoblo l,calth, anl bud not expected to speak
80 aoon, but ho saw TINT
no rtMu WAS TO Ne LOST
II tho ttde running In favor of the bill wcro to
oo stared. ho did not speak NTH his usua! 1ro
nud emphasis, but uoue OF his accustomed clear.
ncss Of statement aud forcib!c cotctcnccssof
argument wcrc wanting. Finding ll(4 strength
giving way, he FASTENED forward 10 his coti~
clunlnns, toudcnsluG In five or ten minutes bis
strongest points against tho bDl aud closing
abruptly after holding tho floor only aftecu
minutes.
Morton maintained that In the absence Of
1cgislatlon tue President of the ecnato must
couut ,hc votes 10 nreycnt a dcad.Imk. lie
did not hold that this nowcr should be exercI.ca
In opposition to tho viii of both I1ousc. hut II.
exercise uow he held to bo no moro Of mn ust,r-
patton TINT had been committed IN every ro,tnt
down to tho ndoplIon Of tho twenty..ccond
toInt rule, Ills ,iIef ohtcct;ou 10 t,,, M W.,
that It care tho Commission nower II,
60 uknisp THE nYruuss.
~, ..oo..a,, a1..,, ,.,,.. ~.
appointed, which he tol.l To l,e uuroustttution.
ii, aud regarded hcs,ues Is a cbana,, ~ thn
exiting status tu fayor of thc Democrat,
FHEL.SouuYsry
followed Morton In a written speccl, in f.yor ~
lhc blu. uc denied that IT cayc tho On ,,mt<.
s!on power To 20 bacl, 0; tho naner, ,nhno,tt,.,
to 1t to ses how Rcturnlpx Boards pcrfrrmcd
thclr duties.
Hers were two diverse Renubltan ontnton. .,
tho outset IA to tha must irnort an fc,,,,r. ~
tho measure. -
After Fre,fnchuy,an to,,,, btx ..,. u.n,..
rosc to apeak. Ir. r,Imrn;. wo,.st - ~.vS 49,;
the bill 10 a third rcatIfns,. os m o,,cn,,,.,s
wcro offered. Nj. Aherman n,c,,,c,, ~. 1o,...
He was not pronarel In .ncal. .r.,f,, 49,, ~,
no am tueudmcnt ready. bt,t n,ot,t 49,, Wv saS aaa
row,
Evidently tho policy Of the opponents az tia
measure was to gain time, Ia tho fa,u, hmm ~
getting re[ntorcemeuts, Tlcy wcra Tx. se,t.
tered rocks In great river, caussov soma cam,
motlou, but roworlcss to stay tho ,ush Of tin
current. TAc tornper OF lhc Senate, as shown in
tho facc, at It's memher. mi n,ofncr s.,,, =" ~
the ,frniacnnt ah.encc nj. It.rnz,,i'n r. taho.a -
tho nronoslllou. WA ~ ~~"''
IN yIvoK or Ira .p.,nx p,a,,ar
Mr.. Mttrhc11 tnovri n o1tonrn nnI !. ,.