The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-20

Congress- Congress may repeal that act or II may pro-
vide by.another to go behind II but When you 60 be
hind hat and the action OF the officers OF the
State there your inquiry Is at an end. Whenever the
officers appointed by state TO decsrc who have been
chosen electors have acted and made that declaration
IT final SO tar as Congress Is concerned The action
OF tho State officers Is tho act OF the State.
DEMOCRATIC REsPoxsIBLE FOX THE COMMISSION
Mr. SARGENT lrepl OF CAL, said his judgment was
deliberately made up and expressed against tho pas
sage OF tho bill creating tho Electoral Commission.
At that time every democrat tho floor, one,
Insisted that the bill should pass II was passed. and
no stated that It would said the dlcson OF the
mission was partisan, no matter which way
they decided. but the democratic Senators
member OF the tribunal had risen In the
slightest degree above craftsmanship Every vote they
the selection of the nth judge there happened to be
one more republican on tie commission than demo-
crat and because those republicans carried out tho
principles OF their party, tho democratic Senators
found Iaut when their own members the commits
sion were just as partisan. II was very easy
counsel went before the commission and offered 10
prove along list OF things which they knew time would
mission only sustained tho right OF the State In select
ing its electors He did not conccdc for moment that
frauds wsre psrPs!rn.sd by the rHraoi'caas
that State were taken by the throat and
stranged and thus prevented from voting ny this
their opponents obtained apparent majority.
The policy OF tho law IN Louisiana that such
fraudulent majorties should be thrown out and The
Returning Board did right In throwing them out He
defended the decision Of tho commission length,
and sad the condemnation OF the American people
would be written upon tho democratic party. Muir
All the republican party wanted fair
voice Of the people, fearless their part. and II
would be Needed. Frauds had been committed In
Louisiana by the democrats aud IL was by such means
that they expected to the Presidency. II by
such means that few days assassin attempted
in tho State House OF LOUISIANA, to take the lie OF
whom than one-haifo OF the people or the State
had elected Governor daughter on the democratic
sidc). Mr.. Sargent docking toward Mr.. Wuhers, Of
Nlrgintal, SAID the Senator might laugh that
Did tho Senator laugh at the Tact that OF the party
papers IN this city yesterday counselcd the
ton OF Governor Hayesf
Mr.. WirHERs-NO do not laugh at that.
Mr.. SARGESr-D0es the Senator laugh at the fact
that his party Is responsible for the assassination OF
OF Abraham Lncony Does tho Senator deny thaty
Dir. WiTHERs-Ycs sir; deny IL fairly und squarcly.
was stained ali over with the crime Of ASSASSINATION
II had assassnatcd from tho best God created
Abraham Lincoln, down to the poorest negro in Mis-
sissippL
A DEMOCRATIC DENIAL
Nr. WirHERs. OF Virginia, SAID before replying to
the TRADE of tho Senator from California he desired TO
that hc supported the bill tor tho creation the
Electoral Commission In the hope that the members
drawn from Tho judicial Department OF the govern
ment wopld give the subject fair judicial
sideration, but he was mistaken. This decision
had demonstrated the fact that tho members Of
tho Supreme Court the highest tribunal IN tho land
could not rsc above party any moro than pronounced
politicians II would certainly strike the country
the Electoral Commission should vote ono way in
regard TO one state, aud GU the same identical
question in regard 10 another State should vote
another way. This decision, that Congress could
not inquire into fraud in the electoral vote
Ut State, asserting doctrine OF Ststc
sovereignty advocated by It's Widest adhorents
Ho then alluded to tho charges made by the Senators
from California tMr. Sargcn aud Ohio (Mr. Sherman
that tho democratic party was responsible for ali
wrongs committed, and said thrce-iourlhs OF tho
violence tho South had been iustgated and brought
about by the republican party.
DEMOCRATS VOTED
Mr. STEVENSON, tdem.) OF KY, said tho proceedings
Of tho American Senate to-day would live as long as
constitutional government lasted the principles Of
liberty had avotary. lie voted for the bill creating
tho Electoral Commission, and did In the interest
OF peace 1t had been SAID there was but demo-
crat who voted against IT. thank God there was but
one because the democratic party met tins matter
upon tho broad basis OF fair Investigation
When the bill was passed II was expected
that there would be a free, full and fair invcs-
tigation, and that Judgment would be rendered In
accordance with the proofs. Mr. Stevenson then 70.
ferrcd to tho condition OF Louisiana and SAID this Ro-
turning Board had been cessiul governing
State that they might well extend their operations
aud govern the nation.
THE VOTE
The question 0cing On the resolution OF Mr. Herman
substitute for that OF Mr.. Sherman 1t rejected
nnvs in