The Morning herald., 1877-01-24
WASHINGTON
THE ELECTORAL BILL
PETITIONS IN ITS FAVOR
he Presidents Position
RAILROAD BILL REPORTED
The New Jersey senatorshIp
Sentence Of Burglars.
OVER THE CABLE.
The Paris Exposition.
France and Germany.
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GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHES
WARRINGTON.

THE 1LEcToRAL BLL-suFRMAN's q SPEECH.
The Senate resumed the consideration OF
the unfinished business, being the bill in
regard to counting the electoral
vote, at ~ 40, and Mr.. Sherman spoke in
opposition to It.
He said when the select committee was
appointed to consider this subject, he ex-
pected, as q matter Of course, to be able to
vote for the bill reported BY the committee
because he entertained the highest respect
for the members Of the committee.
1t was painful for. him to dissent from
the views Of men whom he had esteemed %
highly, and after the brief examination he
had given the measure, he thought 1t was
bis duty to oppose it.
This bill was to make court, to decide
case already made up, and there were
provisions In 1t incompatible with the Con-
stitution. Such q law az this was an vii
example, and 1t could not be sustained under
the Constitution.
The questions heretofore discussed had
been:
First. Shall the President of the Senate
count the votei Second. Can either house
admit or exclude votei Third. Can both
houses concurring do sol Fourth Can the
Vice President decide If the two houses dis
sgrees
This bill presented other questions, which
were of . more grave ard serious charac
ter. 1t contained four propositions: First.
That the President Of the Senate had moth.
ing to do but to preside and open the vote.
Second. One house of Congress cannot
reject vote.
Third. The two houses, by concurring
vote, may do 90, and
Fourth. It provided for grand commits
sion, the decisionof which must be final,
unless overruled by the concurriDg vote OF
the two houses.
PETITION FROM PHILADELPHIANB
Mr.. Wallace presented q petition of A. E.
Borte, John Welsh and other leading cii
zeus Of Philadelphia, without distinction
of party, in favor Of the passage of the bill
reported by the special committee in regard
to counting the electoral vote. He presented
q eimiar petition from citizens of Pittsburg
both of which we're laid On the table, the
bill now being before the Senate.
FROM ST. LOUIS.
Mr.. Cockrell, Mo-, presented the resolu-
tions of:he St. Louis Merchants Exchange,
adopted yesterday, approving the bill and
favoring It's immediate passage.
TIE PETERSBURG BANK DEFALoAT1oN.
WAsH1NeToN, Jan. ga Petersburg,
Va, despatch says the trial of Samuel H
charged with the larceny of &c.,
300 from the Bank Of Petersburg and will
making false entry in the books of the
Citizens Bank in favor of Richard Bagby,
whereby said bank was defrauded out Of
I1O, 900, took place yesterday.
The Jury returned verdict of guilty In
10Th cases, and fixed his imprisonment in
he penitentisry a. i've years, two for the
srceny and three years for the false entry,
he shortest period allowed BY law. They
Ilso presented with their verdict uoani
nously .signed recommend .tion for prompt
Executive clemency, and on motion of
counsel, judgment was susp ended for the
resent.
,1n ELECTORAL DILL-FossIBILITY OF 4
VOTE TO THE SENATE.
Senator Edmunds, In conference this
With friends of the compromise bill
his determination to press vote
o. day, unless the opponents of the measure
,ould agree upon fixed hour for vote to
morrow.
He has been informed that there are
lumber Of Republicans opposed to the bill
tho desire to be heard, and IN Difference to
heir wishes he is inclined to accede to 3
not, however, beyond to morrow
Ifter a careful estimate of the friends of
be bill i: is believed It will have nssr'v a
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