The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-26
orr w,,AsHrNGroN DrsrATCTTEs.

sr,IT of LAST NIGHTS SESSION IoF THE
HoUsE-THE BILL TO PASS TODAY.
from our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 25.-The Senate
stuck to its dreary work all night long.
Again and again it was thought the last
man who desired to ventilate his, views on
the bill had spoken, and senators lounging
In the cloak-rooms, or mapping IN In. their
chairs or on the sofas, reused themselves,
and the galleries walked up with yawn,
only to be disappointed. Some other s sena-
tor took the floor; senators sighed that an
other weary hour must. pass before vote
could be taken; the spirits OF forty drowss
correspondents groaned within them; the
heavy-headed doorkeepers nodded, and the
musical SHORES OF sleeping patriots soon
again echoed from the galleries.
The passage Of the bill was not doubted,
but the minority, led by that trio OF ire
conciIables, Morton, Sherman, and Sargent,
hoped by delay to defeat its object. Nor
ton made an able and earnest speech against
it, and tried the tempers OF Edmunds and
Conkling by charging them with desertion
in the face OF the enemy, and sought to
whip in the more timid Republicans. Ed
munds and Conkling bore with equanimity
every assault upon their party honor and
fealty, and the former invariably came of
victor at every attack.
1t was curious to note the varying shades
OF views OF the disputed questions taken
by senator's, most Of whom in the end ar
rived at the same :conclusion.:a.s
Mr.. Whyte (Democrat) made the strong
est argument for the dogma that the presi-
dent Of the Senate is designated by the
Constitution to count the votes, yet record
ed his vote for the bill which denies that
power. .@
Mr.. Morrill, (Rcpublican) insisted, as
Hayes had certainly been elected and held
a majority OF certificates of electors, that
Republicans on the joint committee had
yielded too much to the Democrats; but he
voted for the bill.
Blaine's vote against the bill was a disap-
pointment to many Of his best friends, who
say he will again play for the presidential
stakes, and vote for this great peace mea-
sure would have been las they express it)
trump card. ... *,
Dawes withdrew bis amendment prohib.
ting the court to go behind the returns
given by canvassing boards, but Morton
renewed the proposition. In
order that negative vote might not be
cited before the proposed tribunal, as indi-
eating that Congress did not mean to con-
fer upon it authority to go behind returns,
Mr. Edmunds, with conspicuous fairness,
submitted a counter-proposition expressly
sivingthat power, and then he. with the
advocates OF the bill, voted both down
thus leaving the tribunal to determine only
by the Constitution what they may or may
not do. [i.rryr-
Sargent triedto get in an amendment, re-
curing the tribunal to sit with open doors.
A member of Sargent's Louisiana commit
mittee inquired why it sat in secret session,
and Edmunds suggested that hundred
unarmcd patriots might over
awe tue tribunal So that amendment
failed. #.' ...
Soon after the light of morning began to
stream through the windows, above the
voices OF senators recording their names,
showed that the violence OF party zeal was
to be suppressed and the peace and pros
perity OF the country assured. -. ,,--'
The Electoral bill passed the Senate at 7
O'Clock this morning-ayes, Al; noes, II.
Eaton was the only Democrat that voted in
the negative. The vote in detail is as fol-
lows: -..
AYEs.-Messrs. Alcorn, Allison, Barnum,
Bayard, Bogy, Booth, Boutwell,, Burnside,
Chafee, Christiancy, Cockrell, Conkling,
Cooper, Cragin, Davis, Dawes, Dennis, Ed
munds, Ferry, Frelinghuysen, Goldthwaite,
Gordon, Howe, Johnston, Jones OF Florida,
Jones OF Nevada, Kelly, Herman, McCrea-
ry, Mcdonald, Mcmillan, NIaxey, Merri-
mon, Morrill,, Price, Randolph, Ransom,
Robertson, Salisbury, Sharon, Stevenson,
Teller, Thurman, Wallace, Whyte, Window,
and Withers-E.
NoEs.-Messrs. Blaine, Bruce, Cameron
OF Pennsylvania, Cameron OF Wisconsin,
CLAYTON, Conoyer, Dorsey, Eaton, Hamilton,
Hamlin, ingalls,, Mitchell, Morton, Patter-
son, Sargent, Sherman, and West-l7.I& -
ABSENT OR Not VoTIsG.-Messrs. An
thony, Harvey, Hitchcock, Logan, Nor
wood, Oglesby, Paddock, Spencer, Wad-
leigh, and Wright-10. -. .... -. ~.
The House manfully took up the bill to-
day after agreeing that the previous question
shall he called tomorrow at 8 O'Clock P. NJ,
the last four hours to be limited to ten-minute
speeches. Quite thousand visitors wit
messed the debate and hundreds crowded
the corridors, attesting the extent Of popu-
lar interest in the controversy. 49, j.
The thorough discussion in the Senate
left almost nothing new in the way OF argu-
ment upon the merits. OF the bill. McCra-
ry (Republicanl, of Wisconsin, led of, and
was followed by Messrs. Hunton. Goode,
Hewitt OF Newly DIRK, and Hoar (Republican)
in favor Of, and Messrs. Hale and Monroe
against the bill. 1.I~ :.
At5P. NJ. recess Of two hours was
taken. ............
In telegram sent yesterday l inadver-
tently attributed to Senator Eaton, who OPP
posed the bill, remarks made by Senator
Stevenson, who voted for it.
The election OF Justice Davis for senator
by the Democrats and Liberals Of Illinois
destroys his chance for being chosen fifth
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