The daily gazette., 1877-01-19
THE PRESIDENSIAL COMPROMISE
BILL. 4.F.f
What is said Of ii by the Members of Con
gresS. aHf.

bill in both houses had been finished. the
interest had become so excited that 1t
was evident that little or no business
could be done, and the House came near
adjourning. Members gathered in groups
on the floor, the corridors, .cloak-rooms
and committee.rooms, each asking the
other; "What do you think of it?" "How
does it Strike you?" and, .emphatically,
"Will it go through" Members were
very cautious, as general rule, in ex-
pressing very decided opinions. Most of
them desired time to look into the de-
tails of the bill, which they did not fully
understand, and study their effect.
Mr.. Fernando Wood said he had not
made up his mind on hearing it read
whether it was the best plan or not for
getting through the difficulty. He should
look fully into it and probably publicly
express his conclusion. 1t is believed
that he favors it. He was anxious for
the earliest honorable settlement of the
Presidential question.
Mr.. Foster, of Ohio, on the Republican
side, said: r'
81 shall vote for the bill, and believe
F, most of our side Of the House. There are
some who do not favor it but they are
extreme men. who are not satisfied with
anything" :
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, said he thought
favorably of the bill. ....
Mr. Frye, his colleague, was oppose
to it.
| Mr.. Burchard, of Illinois, was not dis
posed to support it.
General Garfield said he wanted time
to study the measure before he expressed
an opinion.
Dir. Smalls, colored member from
South Carolina, said: 'After the elector-
al colleges have met and elected Hayes,I
see no other plan but to count the votes. y
Judge Scott Lord-A universal public
sentiment demands its adoption. l am
personally for it.
Hester Clymer felt that with the sup
port the bill already had by a unanimous
report, he would be bold man who OBJ
jected to its adoption without grave con-
sideration.
Mr., TarboX, of Massachusetts, has
been uniformly opposed to any evasion
by Congress of the plain duty laid upon
it, and is opposed to the bill.
Mr.. Warren, of the same State, pre-
fers arbitration to civil war, and nearly
all the remaining members from the
State, with the exception, perhaps, o.
Thompson, favor the bill.
The Congressman froin New York
City favor the bill almost with unanimi-
ty, as do most, if not all, the Democratic
Congressman from the State.
Mr.. Hardenbergh, of New Jersey, is
uncompromsingly in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Cutters sole objection is BASED on
the use of the Supreme Court. Mr.. Ham
ilton may be also opposed, but the remain
I ing Congressman can all be reckoned in
its support.
The Southern members may be set
down as very largely in support of the
bill. There are plenty of exceptions, and
its opponents include highly conscientious
Representatives, but they are outnum-
bered two or three to one by its suppor-
tiers. Lamar and John Randolph Tucker
both pronounce in fovor of it. So does
Levy, of Louisiana, and the rest of that
delegation. The Virginia delegation,
with one and perbvps two exceptions, fa-
vor 1t individually, North Carolina stands
in much the same relation. In Georgia
I Cauldwell is not wholly ready to support
| the bill, but most of his colleagues are.
Mr.. Nancy certainly, and Singleton and
Hooker probably are opposed to the bill,
as yielding the whole issue. The rest IA
vor it. Gustaye Schleicher, of Texas, IA
vors the bill, and is followed by his dele
! CATION.
OF the two border States, Maryland
and Kentucky, Knott is the only one in
the last named delegation whs will eX-
press any serious criticism of the bill land
that may not rise to the pitch of opposi-
tion, Judging solely from the expressed
sentiments Of the members to-day. the
measure will probably command ma
jority in the House.
In the Senate, Messrs. Thurman, Bay
ard and Ransom of course favored the
bill, having been on the committee.
Mr.. Jones, of Florida, thought Tilden
had been fairly and legally elected, and
he regretted that any other plan than an
honest count of the electoral vote should
be resorted to; but he should study the
measure and decide what he should do.
Most of the Republican Senators favor
ed the bill, though at least a third of
them preferred that the two houses should
settle the difficulty without an arbitra-
| tion.
The indications are from a surface
glance at the opinions Of the Senators,
such as has been made in the House, that
the bill will probably command in the
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