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

had been made by the commission. Nv The law re-
Gently passed. Congress conferred upon the Electoral
houses acting together or separate had Investigate
aud decide upon what was the true vote lie then
spoke OF the offer OF the democratic counsel before the
commission to prove that fraud existed in Louisiana
and that certain electors In that State were incIigbe
said " lilo OF soldiers should threaten To murder tho
Governor OF State unless ho signed the ccrtll.
yielded, under this decision there wss ''" NO
power IN tho two houses OF Congress 10 inquire into
the matter The decision to the effect that there
no power In Congress TO obtain the truth and
smite down fraud. He entered his solemn protest
against it, and lie did from higher motive than Tor
the success OF any man or any political party He did
TO 60 TO the world without a protest that
false and fabricated certificate DO counted. He
deeply panied that such principle should have
been affirmed by vote OF TOT.
Mn. rHURxAN's SPEECH.
LOUISIANA created Returning Board cons sting OF i've
persons who were to hold Office indefinitely and with
power TO I'LL all vacancies that might occur II de-
volved upon these i've men 10 say who shonld hold
Office in the state. Tho question Of who should hold
Office depended not upon the Will OF the people. but
upon the will OF the Returning Board. He believed
such board wac utterly destructive Of u republican
form OF government. Tho State OF LOUISIANA, under
board The Of that Board were Unconstitutional
null ana VOID; oven II It's acts were not uncon-
sss Voa or the IN OF as s
nte required that tho Board should DO Of hvo
persons OF different political parties but in tact
composed OF but four persons all OF the party and
thcy steadily refused to dill the vacancy Tho duty Of
that Board 70 canvass compile the returns OF
the Commissioners OF Election; but the testimony
showed they did not do SO. The proof which counsel
offered before the commission should have been
cepted and in that OPINION he was fortified by the
action OF both houses OF four wears aro In re-
jecting Of louisiana He then referred to tho
inclgblty Of certain electors that State aud said
/. he could not rogard that other than nullin.
cation Of the constitutional provision the subject
uuder this decision, no matter by what fraud a
might be elected President Vice President, or how
ineligible elector might DO, there power to
inquire into H. the OF nm ineligible elector must
bc counted, and neither the State Congress could
right the wrong. He utterly disscnted IRON such
decision being destructive 10 republican govern
ment. rhe decision would have Inc elect Of proca.
whatever vany their interests might dictate, with
the absolute certainty that they would be successful
MIR. SHERMAN THANKS GOD.
Mr. SIBERIAN. OF Ohio, said he was surprised ut the
objections TO the decision OF the Electoral tribunal II
was constituted by the votes OF the very gentlemen
who objected to ITS finding The Senators object
ing when they voted tor the bill organizing too
commission that these very questions Of taking
evidence be submitted u, und they in
honor bound BY its decision. Although he voted
against the bill and fought stop by step after It
passed, ho made up his mind 10 abide w the DECISION
OF tho tribunal These objections now from the other
side OF The Chamber wero Insulting 10 the tribunal
and insulting TO those who sustained It's
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aecsioh oa 'no % was aua as question .,
law no man would nave heid TWO months ago, that
,c si.c."rs we're ah"rs was anu rrG,
w"acu s,eo.o.n M sno'. "as WY lsn'
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md had M MRS nawer 10 "vorrnIs ~. 49,
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:, ppprvIS a~d rnmsa.. u,"sn.o ~ rra ~ nn ~ rs
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stt NV ,,an, h tr,rac ~ ,ho,r ~, e ,h y"
had e,,mn,v ohsvsd inc lar ana cnnorcSs md NJ,
nawcr THINK God 10 revcrse tho .ecsiom Of tnat
E"rd rbc cnocrats could coma inr wn I'd now and s.v
whnt thew nro,nsed 10 prove Whv wns /, thew moi
oner thar nron the CON,
runad sas n would have heen I'm nnss,ha 70. ,a
mission 10 have examue nll The rv,donne hefore
the 4th OF March and tins attempt 10 nave Then, tako
evidence look oil M n ~ was IN hive
new election for President Ho defended tho decision
of I'M cor m, and asked N these pura ond hnn
oruhle men were 10 he nssaied fhrouchont The lann
Nv ubeers and assass,ns When ail she ,cs,imonv
,sten nv 10th hnnscs nr Conoress IN the Ion,s,a,s
cnsa oh, II hnvo hcen read nv th.6nanria ,hcv wond
sas thai Tho ,.c,srn or ,ha yas r,gh, and
inst 'A"' WV - WY "-' ''sA' "AN
JUS" ~
WORD 10 THE oAiLshiss.
q, tho rhhsIDhNT pTo '.mP9rs sula--. nc Snar taxes
.uIs oc.ason W say " .nc occupants VI .uo
that u tnels were any marNs o appreciation or as
=, .mo WIZ sns @ LIMA &c
clea1eu at oncs 30 tua. 'no 'unoCen. WIN sune1 WIN
those VINO break Tue orocr oI tue senate.
SENATOR moRroN.s SPEECH
'' "1on.VN, SPn VI 1870 oa'" VIZ s'"susS " A-oui
slana SIea.'ng ~" he'ulnns no"iu PiosIueu III OK.
press teI"s tHat maturity " .he numuer snouu
cons'u.9 quorum 10 ao business anu aahe tne re-
turns ne Doau was " CONSIST ., 'o peIsons 10 NC
seecteo Dy inc senate three oI that humuer ny the
express terms OF ne nc', were Quorum 70 90 pusl-
nee. thefe were .our 10 huoc. upon 'no 'oaru, ono
no.e .1an .aao,y. ano r,uosor , 1oansslon nau
uee'uea Innt inc boaro was properly constituted oh
the other hand It was argued that the existence OF
single vacancy oesToycu INC Doaru: Inc commission
Sao nos upon 'ne very pes. setcS P1incpes oI law.
~ sc .as sno sna CONSIST
VI Two SENATORS ro eacn o.a.e ye. Vacancies rom
nan uoAon VIII rue Guar ac,er Oh
ns senate. Tue law provinces tnat tue supreme court
sna c0nss. o. certain o. JodRos Two or threo
vacanc'es WIN no. destroy tno .eea cnaracter OF the
NOuI- 30 NC couu Iun tmIougn inc law 10 re-
Raru 10 corporations anu specai trouhss mere were
ceI.an commissions created Ior spec'nc ministerial
PURPOSES oone'lmes s TUG Jaw reIureo .nat Tue COM
nsson snouo ue Iu!i 70 enape ~ 10 perform IN act
W. uere sno Iw erea.ns te .Iouua' Huur1s against
sass ~ spec,y po'l"ins .has lnaJoIly OF the mem