The Morning herald., 1877-01-27
CONTINUATION OF THE HLEoroRAL DEBATE
S'i'~f IN TEE HOUSE.

3 VASAA ~oo>eD
2 t5st 'F~ts IN TEE HOUSE.
r WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Mr. Lamar, Of
Mississippi, continuing his remarks In sup.
port Of the Electoral bill, and that there
would have to bs either submission or re-
sistsnee toit BY the people. There was no
vse In trying to blink the question. The
man who said he despised the menace Of
civil war was . man who overlooked ono
OF the mostimportant factors In al govern
ments that was, the content, the satisfac-
tion, the repose Of the society for which he
legislased, and has got to learn the very
first lesson in the elementary book Of prac-
tical legislation. q,..s..
4 PRAYER 1NTIKJEcTED.
At this point the legislative session Of
yesterday closed with formal Adjournment
and Immediately thereupon the House was
called 10 order, and to-day's legislative ses :
sion was opened with prayer BY the Chap
lain, who, as usual, confined himself to
selection Of collects from the Episcopal
Prayer book. The reading of the journal
Of yesterday WAS postponed till tomorrow.
wATTERsoN SPEAKS. s
Mr.. Watterson, of Kentucky, said 1t
might not be true that the country stood on
the brink of civil war, but 1t was true
that grave danger threatened every public
interest. He wished to inveigh against no
man or party, but that wellorganized
conspiracy to place in the Presidential Office
. man who had not been elected existed, he
most concientiously believed.
Mr.. LAMAR GOES ON WITH HIS SPEECH.
After the announcement by the Speaker
of the Select Committee on the use ot
troops in the in the Presidential election, Mr..
Lamar resumed the floor, and proceeded
with his speech in support of the bill. H.
said that the billeliminatsd the sword from
the controversy and sent 1t to tribunal
where character guaranteed justice, right
and truth in its decision. It placed the
controversy in the pure cir of constitutional
right and justice, and gave promise Of an
era of justice, equality and right in the
settlement of all public questions.
CONTINUATION OF Mr.. MILLS SPEECH.
Mr.. Mills then continued, declaring the
Supreme Court was In great danger when
ever it was called upon to decide upon
political and partisan questions 1t would
condemn that Court before the people, and
without moral power judicial power was =
skeleton.
Mr.. Baker, of Ind, could not wee the ne
cessity Of creating commission outside Of
the Constitution and foreign to the institu-
tions of the Government, neither did he
think it WAS constitutional for Congress to
delegate ito powers. He criticized the bill
for excluding from the commission the
Chief Justice, declaring 1t as an odious and
unjust reflection on wise magistrate. w
LETTERS TO NORTON sNDoRsINe HIS Ac-
TON ON THE ELECTORAL BILL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Senator Morton
received this morning . large number OF
letters from ell parts Of the country indor-
sing his course in opposing the Electoral
bill. In most Of the letters 1t Is claimed
that 1t ID a Tilden victory. The most sig-
nidcant and important ol the letters is from
General Dix. The other letters represent
gentlemen of large influence and varied
pursuits. Similar letters are being received
oy Senators who secured the passage of tho
bill. ...... ....
THE HOUSE coMkITTEE.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 26.-When Mr.. La
mars speech on the Electoral bill in the
House was interrupted by the close of the
legislative session of yesterday, the Speaker
the following as the select com
nittee on the use of troops in the Presiden~
ial election:
Democrats-Messrs. Wood, N. Y; Goode,