New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-25
IN TILE STATE SENATE.
DEBATE CONTINUED oN MIR. wOoDIN's RESOLUTIONS
AMENrMrNTS FAyORING HE COMPROMISE


AMENpMfNTS FAvoRING HE COMPROMISE
PLAN-MR. srARBUck's RESOLUTIONS
ALBANY, JAN 24.-Aiter the Introduction of
few bills and resolutions in the Senate this morning,
Mr. Woodin called up his concurrent resolution relative
To EatioGa affairs.
Mr. starbucb offered an amendment providing that the
President OF the United states Senate Is not vested Win
the power determine the validity OF and count any
vote which is objected TO by either house OF Congress
The proposed amendment lost-Ycas, IL; Nays ID
Mr. Harris offered the following as an additional reso-
luton 10 those offered by Mr.. WOodin:
Essored THAT tho legislature Of New York dsnissng AZ
partisan r.H ana scAs G 1 mro coed il era liSeJ
iiat tho Joint Of the two houses 81 Congress have
hen a az Sao IN Sc6 adoa ali sqaes
created 20 deGrmne quest coming before it in exact
SIR. ii .,ris sad the Woodin resolutions proposed sim
ply 10 ans Her the Governors nie2g ana they Aaa !ls
cordial approval bnt lie "rfl.) desired 20 70 ntner
% The States 10 appoint electors ana hers Is no power
vested any person body I" change the decision OF
such electors Congress does not possess any power to
interfere with the electors from any State.
Nj Woodj h0prd Dir. IIarrisN Ouli not press vote
on i, aine-ldmct n0w, but rather Offer 1t later. He
,lr WOOGiuI dcGitcl vote directly On his resolutions
lie desired that any additional matter might come up
W. Gerard supported the proposed amendment offered
by Mr. Harris.
Mr. Cole feared the Offering of Mr. Harris's resolution
would elnba',ass the vote on Mr.. WoOdin's, and lac
would therefore vote against 1t.
Nh Emerson aid he felt he could support the Woodin
resolution : feeling that they patriotic and bCcom-
ing he pant OF the Senate OF the great state OF New"
Mr. Harris Withdrew his proposed amendment FOR the
present. lie d.d not desire TO cmbarras5 the Wo0dn
NJ. jacobs moved to POSTPONE vote en- these resOu-
tons week LOst-Heas, 8; Nays, Il. ~,
lfr sar5uck offered the following amendment to the
si That TIE employment Of FEDERAL troops to set up
or pull down nts Of sister St. o. to determine
r".on 81 Tue r..lso SOVEREIGN states s violation Of he
,i!ts illT
mnsi incyiIabl, result in a military dcsppisn .
aa ne dcy Government wlHch wasccnoeiycd Ia iaud
% Wi, wa, mG1 go T pU nd % Witch ' lax been Justly
condemned by bOa bonsts oil Congress a. 1rr 1sl mon,
isIqinr, ans authority to inyesta Returning Beard orany
c,ya,scrs Jy whatever nane Il ny he called.
viii i.drim' or rrnirAy "r Tim e and
he tty ,,t,e system are Lot IL y incident 10 the
.rsr r mann'r u coins he Zee Gr2 yoI5s o. me
has always nrec;l BY The jo.l direction of the Two
Houcs IF Con.TtsS and Gg,lAiA$ I'm Ii' & " M 49,
runu;jor TO asCr-in and report mode o. examining TIC
i:5.5. T,.rrs have been uyar.aU Il. snated by the
two Houses - deir agents in condlg The electoral
Whr,1 The bouses Cousrss have uniformly and exeiu
,, Il ~ e x rcis oi ch ricat have inherent times
,o1e o,F , ami gI e S1 S .? "s t SI 9 aaI
nhr. IT, 80 electoral vote hacyer been coantod without
t,.j. No President the seIGe OF The nitel states
q, ' t ~, !ia la cyeg obl,cc any
named either offered
ion r,oie II coniuc ING te count 81 Tie electoral
pucs uic, Instructions IRON nc I've ;ous.a -s Yer
presumed 10 question Their supreme ana AcsV" aqS
moi coupled, hcsitaed faithfully to declare their
kcos Tits Interpretation Of the constitutional pcroga
live oi TIE ~ Congress vas del6 raey approved
P,rni Lincoln 10 1855 in what i known tie "22 joint
II L. whca provides among other tng That mo que lGn
counted except by concurrent votes of The Lousos
each OF the last Presidential cons have been con
W'6'r,Ht TIE poner to determine the authenticity and
validity OF electoral votes vested by the Consiitu
necessarily an exclusive one ara cannot be dy,ied
from It's constitutional channel by legislation or Otherwise
therefore $780,, Co.. -,
conferred 10 upon the President OF the SeIae Oh he
tinted states 20 determine the authenticity or validity o Tie
Rcso ccj nat OF Congress vested by the
scnv and DIV validity Of electoral votes that hey have
always exercised such authority from the foundation on our
or exercised by any other tribunal and Tat any
par;@Te from .dso ruf .rsys iu" eecos and
S lh9 approval Of ii successive Fcdeai
ont Bringing parties TO such transaction and their mo
es under merit snspco Without arfq Sa Tis g
which has IN counting & votes t IF preS
ecng which did usnrpng powers which did not be-
long 10 tnem.
Mr. srbuck supported his resolutions at great length,
denouncing the growing practice during late years Of
military interference elections and review ing the con-
don OF affairs In the during the past dozen years
Mr. starbuck read at length from official records and
documents in support Of his views He referred TO the
kilograms OF Zach Chandler to Florida, especially
10 the one dated Dee. T. saying. Hold Florida by all
means; money aud troops will be- sent you"
Woodn unterru p,ing)-The dispatch referred to Is
denied No telegram had been sent by Mr. Chandler
lr. stagbuck said he would do Chambers friends the
justice say that they deny that Chandler had sent such
telegram but that gentleman had not denied the send
ing OF some such telegram.