The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-02-01

no, tssl, could no, be final, and there va,
no poser known 10 law which luld make
It fnai. The returning board of Lonisiaps
was confined to the lace of the returns. III
that were 40, and if The votes which it had
cast out we're restored. the election OF Til.
den ard Hendricks would be assured, and
whenever that fact was proclaimed, *
plosive thunders OF the nations Joy would
reverberare to the blue arch above, and re-
sound from sea to sea.
At the close OF Mr. Bright,s speech, fur
Their consideration Of the subject was post
poned.
Mr.. LAMAR, from the Pacific r. r com
mittee, reported back favorably the Senate
bill extending, Tor eight years, the tim,
for the completion OF the Northern Pacifi.
X K Referred to the committee Of III,
whole.
/ Mr.. LAMAR also, from the same com
mittee, reported supplementary to auG
amendatory Of the Texas Pacific RAILROAD
bill, of the Sd of March 1871.
Mr.. KASSON made minority report.
| Mr.. LANDERS offered substitute. AL
were ordered printed, and referred to thu
committee Of the whole on the State of tn,
Union.
Mr.. THROCXMORTON, from the SIN.
committee, reported a bill for fixing the
rate OF Charges for freishls and passenger.
across the Omaha railroad bridge. Same
! reference.
The House then proceeded to the bust
ness on the Speakers table, and the Speaker
again aid before the House the message
from the President in regard to the use oil
troops at the late election, as originally
presented last Monday.
Mr.. WOOD asked tina: as the message
had been already read, a second reading
be dispensed with.
Mr.. HURLBUT objected, and requested
that not only the message but the accoh-
paDying documents be read
The SPEAKER decided agains. the
right to have the documents read.
MIR. WOOD then offered a resolution that
the message be referred to a select commit
Zee OF eleven, to inquire as TO whether the re
had been an existence Of authority no.
warranted by the Constitution and laws
In the use of troops, for which the Pres.-
dent is justly responsible, with power to
send for persons and papers.
Alter some debate The resolution was
adopted. Yeas, l3i; nays, 10; and the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, January -.
Mr.. OBRIEN offered a resolution
directing the Secretary OF the Treasury to
report IA TO the feasibility OF providing
that a system of weights and measures
known As the metric system" be exclusive
ly used and an assessment of duties for the
custom service. Adopted.
Mr.. WHITING presented resolution
from the Peoria board of trade in favor of
the bill OF the Joint committee
Mr.. PAYNE moved TO 90 to the business
on the Speakers table. In answer to a
question, he stated that the committee had
decided to report back the compromise bill
Immediately, and To let the debate run all
to-day with a night session, and that the
House would then adjourn till tomorrow,
and that he would call the previous gues-
ton at o'clock tomorrow
Mr.. FRY suggested that during the last
four hours of the debate, the speeches
should be limited to ten min utes, that men,
bers should have an opportunity to explain
their views.
Mr.. PAYNE said he would modify his
request, so as TO have to-moIrow's session
commence at 10 O'Clock a. IN the lat four
hours of the debate TO be consumed in ten
minute speeches, and the members to have
right to enlarge their speeches for record.
This was agreed to by unanimous consent.
The bill was then referred TO the commit
Tee on the electoral votes, ard was immedi-
ately reported back by Payne, chairman of
the committee.
Tine clerk proceeded to read the bill, in
extense.
After the reading of the bill, Mr.. Payne
stated that the bill, as passed by the Senate,
wss precisely the bill reported from the
committee in the first place. He entered
motion to recommit the bill, in order to
prevent amendments being offered.
MIR. McCRARY, member Of the joint
opened the debate He said
that after a thorough, earnest and anxious
OF the great question, be, in
common with other members, had reached
the conclusion that the bill ought to pass
The country was in The presence OF very
great and very dangerous emergency The
pre-ent was a crisis in national affairs which
he fathersof the Republic had foreseeu in
1850, and which, at various periods in the
nations history, great statesmen had foIe- |
seen, and had dreaded. The couhtry, on
several occasions, had reached point
where the votes for President were TO be |
counted when dispute had existed as 10 |
he lie. ality Of some of the votes In all |
hose instances when Disputes had |
arisen, statesmen had commented on the |
LANCER which would threaten the very ex-
st, nee of the Government, il an occasion
hould arise in which the disputed woes
would be decisive of the result This had
,een regarded as one o. the greatest dan
GERS to which the country could be subject
ID. The country was confronted. not only
With a great and widespread difference OF
opinion on the merits of the Question, but
I was confronted with what a thousand
old more perilous, with the fact that
he American people, the American
ratesman, American Lawyers and jurist
we're almost equally divided, not only as
o the merits Of the questions, but as to
he authorities to be cited. There were
ONE twenty millions OF people who honest
y believed that Gov. Hayes had been elect
j, and who honestly believed that in the
bssnce of any legislation on the subject, il
vas the duty of the Vice-President to count
he vote. On the other side there were
ONE twenty million people who az honest
v believed that Gov. Tiiden mad been elect
d and that the President of the Senate
lad no authority t, count votes, and that
10 vote could be 80 counted except with
be consent of both Houses. If Congress
allied to pass the bill and provide
tribunal to settle this difference of opinion,
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