The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-27
VOL. NllV.--N0. l49.
THE GREAT DEBATE ENDED.


An Anal. .i. of tue House Vote On the Biii.
v,snrV0roS. Jan. 2G-Thc decisive day
trne Electoral hin has been enc Of thrilling
| ,,,nes and has closed with complete victory for
The framcr- and advocates Of the measure The
| ,ge had no sooner bccn announced in the
| eenot, than all eyes were directed toward the
amor wing of the Capitol. Crowded galleries.
Iohh,s. and ante rooms have been the rule since
tben hut especially on this final day. when the
die WIS 10 be- cast. Tho public had made up iis
| mind on the result and all prominent friends
,,I orpor, nis uf the bill were known. but the
onoetion involved were so momcntous Tint the
vast audience patiently endured the numerous
tan,c orators for the privilege Of hearing distn-
ruishod dchatcrs. and above ALL Of being pres
rnta, e roll call ON the final passage Of the bill.
In order to give .hc fullest time possible for
d.ssu--ion. the House resumed the considcra-
| onofthc measure this morning at ten O'Clock.
Htook Int short time to I'LL the galleries and
cruwd the floor in the rear Of the seats and
| nrounl the Speakers desk. Tho diplomatic
| f0rI- occupied seats II distinction. hut the ven
| tralln sir Edward Thornton showed u deeper
Interest ly coming on the noor. whore he en-
Gagged ln earn - conversation with many of the
members. ana stood patiently for hours until
ucr'sut was announced. All present. specta
trs a. well as members. had "A profound sense
oi the great question which hung on the result.
Mr. Hooker Of Mississippi. was the first TO
gain tine floor. He spoke coqucntly. IL he al
vays does, hut with more than his usual fcrvor.
TAc Hill. he claimed. involved no new idea. but
was framed in pursuance Of the Constitution.
D. Congress clearly had authority TO delegate its
powers. and he looked upon it IA
great test of sclf-governmcnt The discussion
thus happily begun was continued in the same
favorable strain by Mr. Hartrdge and Mr.. Eel
ion, thc, iormer. sspecinlly taking hlsh c"nstl.
luonal ground for the measure. The first
democratic protest came from Mr.. Mill, OF
IrAas. a very nervous. emphatic man. and. at
nowsI @ tho eourtsy %, y 0ngr ohggtiNwnaa wa
,me to state his yisws; He cxpressed
large majority Of his party, but he believed the
I'LL clii"mplatcd an unhoy alliance between
H. legislative aud judicial branches of the Gov
trnm'lt; ana as su,h could not receive his sup
port Il was practical Indication of the pow
trs amt rrcrogotives Of the House, He referred.
lsa precedent t. thr English Parliament. winch
iainrNer delegated the right 10 settle all dis
Ig,ps gi.-ng over the succession t. the throne.
M. lnuAr here arose ~ reply to tn" Gcnt'-
rnn from Texas. AMI the House at once became
tuilaui attentive. The southern loader spokc
b. iln' ot great "nrncstn -. commenting the
eml4h rms th. right Of. ihc Vicc'frr sid,nt
luis oi the returns. AMI strongly claiming
ilM I' thrtwo Houses must ho present 10 wit
n'~- th' count it - implied that tn"y have pow
eriq r"ias 10 witness g fraud. ms point was
ine Z. iur uu4icn' b" ana WIS r. .tNcd with Az
aus. like the brilliant tribute the Eeifirulu
paid o. tho peace feature of tne bill amt tho
Iurtyuf the supreme Bench.
MI Nattcr-on WIS the neat speaker t. gain
Attention. Has unhinehing advocacy # u.v.
IlAicnn- 10 hope that his voice would he heard
AsiuI.i the measure. hut they were s"roly dis
appointed. lie never wavercd III his convition
tla the Demo rary hai won, hut showed hy
imp alton all through his T. marks III" strong
aa R III had IN r IggwnT bdn an n bl% rTr @g'M Ne I
Iant-d what results would follo~ the inaugu-
d2h oi any Ir'sir H., nj on Irie'IN. i''v wi
t-~,cu" hoprcs-ly divided into thrcc clns-c--
tonai opposition, weak and Naluelc~-. He
yaatr ,Ss so2d t,lf ar, ana iaiF prSS- pnI Tor
r,rNrl with d",ld"d approval.
Mr. Davis of North Carolina wanted I" say
iha b" endorsed thr masur ana willy nui hr
ir-t int .ndcd "a s"tt" some old scores with Hi
IAtrl fer snnd,ring Ais stat. bcHu-' II
llei ~ mia.Qrtics for Tilt n. II got =. IN
q vision thi he produced a vol
portion If III. trial sr'ne iron dkwirE. and
lis n tim, who could see atrocities ia Nuith
tlrSnna ail tho way from NV jersey. and tn
flight oi stairs, when the Speaker called tim"
XII A,, A. nnrrn,d M sp>,cn ~ N"'hs i4r r.
WORKING of considerable V, nom aghlii-t the lp''
i'Tny IN general. which amused both sides Of
On ofthe most memorable Efforts ol tho day
" ,.T lmlrr,s ". sp,gch hy brn mn The
u'mi'r@ crowded around hun On tine floor.
Ii' ~No 'atrd the Till ~ constitutional Just and
WIS., III very flFihfll lll-uuE' ne portrayed
Y hnmhnity. iurraranee and Patriotism Oi
H." .itN during all this time oi su~peii.'. and
WAN fei"ral and Siatr fore. wrre ,,g,ing used
impo--. .bla. She lonscd Tor rest H. hoprdth
TIM had come when he would b. called the
t,rif 0ii~r H. prs nj hn Eal pus4rd,
shortly after taking his e.nt b" wi- handed
h'nator-lnp. The honor seemed 10 have hrcn
onl.rrcd imos, wh,4c he was, pleading ior hi,
i,s'-prr, which he did not try 20 di-gui.r. t.
r.,@iSc heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS IN ALL sides.
Tn" interest rulmnatcd III the debates OF tho
last hour, when Mr. Payne pare'll"i oit his IN
Knott ana Blackburn Of Krnturky. 10th urging
lat 10 dclcsatr was 10 abiioatc The laSt
Nr-r- Field OF New YORK, and john
& H. En- s rMIynFs M}y Fio5 Gl on0 al wsrmly in
d'n-'d into three minutes. but his appearance,
C"a''u murh cOminotlOn, hnd his touching
ii,r"n " to The victory in the senate brought
Mr. rtynowas in the mds, Of his appeal when
~ 9l"akcr called time. II was cNWtly i've
: onl-. ddwri by siienre i in II Ia" ~ l sali'iicTt
an. 'u tho floor. The bill was placed on it,
.d ana 'e saf yeas ana j. nGys H61 Grdrt"d Tx
~ a response was was given TO me
,.l M" SPEAKER claimed the prlyilrge Of
u ~ -'utitNr, and in ringing. voirr or
u'r"l M, vote 10 be- recorded Aye In
iA.in 'ni IN" vast auddienrr relaxed for thc su--
t'h7 MHs over. The bill was passed by an
W"rNN"ifans majority All became uproar
PM AH-lon. which continued until the
f~".. nunoun'ed tn victorious result Mem,
q rs ri Nu'o tell to mutual congratulations. aud
tA"u Dispersed. Among the closing sconr,, the
!N-' uu~iIN .tN" WAS the sight oi senator Nor
h .lns out Of the hall on his crutchcs from
t'' ii.' '.'ft ul hls terrible defeat.
An ANALYSIS oi the vote in the House shows
tiai 90 ihr lu' mbers 100 were present. and
T. G mrm voted against the bill OF tho ls5
D'hln rats III were present, and only II voted
hSail-i iA" measure. Therefore 100 Democrats
tl9l uyc and only 81 Republicans did lik"wis',
hsaln every negro and every carpet -haggcr
,nr3lnd nn'i tni very Independent voted aye.
me vhb h"luhliHh an iron ohio who voted aye
w. i9,i"r. k'.ry Of .Pcnnsylyania matches
ilm From Now York Davy, Republic from
y" lhrl'ih lh9 'hrsterl District, Haskin, Of
a. IhTb-fr (Niagaral District. .Chittenden
81 Tx lhri tBroohlynl District, Hathorn of
n, J. " nt"lh FArAtogM District, Morton Of IA"
TTiil!.-'h.ni .CaliHrauguSl District Plat Of the
M'n'h Albany District. Miller Of the
dd,NnN ll~t tChrnangol District, Bages
y 'h" TWrnty-srroud (IIerkimerl District.
1"g,'n~Wth, Of the TycnW-ilith (oropdagoi
I9Nl l"Dpusil Of the Twenty eighth tAu-
,i nS'ts i-'b'vcn out Of the seventeen Re-
kn," Hn representatives from tho Empire
tltlf ~iUDI lX thDir uolla Spuutpr Marian &