The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-02-01

who shall again seek to breed sectional
strife. For myself feel pride in being
able to say that ! can look upon every
foot of American soil, and thank God that
it is part of my country. can look on
every person in this land, and say this is
my fellow citizen, and'can raise mylvision
to the uttermost boundar es of the Re-
public and say, "My country, my whole
country; blessed is he who blesseth thee,
and cursed is he who curseth thee.
Mr.. Hill upon closing WAS warmly con-
gIatulated both on the speech itself and
on the fact just ascertained by telegraph
that he had been elected United States
Senator from Georgia.
Various Members Define Their Positions.
Mr.. Singleton Mass and Mr.. Lapham
IN. Y opposed the bill upon Constitu-
tional grounds.
Mr.. Blunt (Mo.) sustained the bill be.
cause it provided a remedy for existing
difficulties, but he expressed his belief
that no constitution or law could be de.
vised which would secure honest elec.
tiops or which thieves and robbers could
not find some means Of evading.
Mr.. Southard [0hiol sustained the bill
but suggested that it should be so oamend.
ed as to provide for submitting to the
Comission the question MS to the right of
Colorado to vote as state.
Mr., Vance (Ohio] opposed the bill as
unconsttutionally and because Congress
had no power to DELEGATE its authority.
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Mr.. Foster declared his beliefthat Gov.
Hayes had received 1856 electoral votes
and was elected, but yet he was in favor
of the bill. He affirmed that no count of
electoral votes had been made without
the Intervention and direction of one or
both Houses. The President of the Sen
ate had never even attempted to decide
a contested question in relation to the
count. The Republican party was com
mitted by its own action to the doctrine
that the count could only be made by
the House acting affirmatively on all
questions of doubt.
Mr.. Landers presented resolutions of
the Indianapolis Board of Trade and the
Democratic members of the Senate and
House of the Indiana Legislature in favor
of the bill. lie said that the resolutions
expressed his sentiments and he hoped
to see the bill passed by large majority.
Addresses in opposition to the bill were
made by Messrs. townsend, Lynch and
Pratt, and Mr.. O'Brien in support.
The Previous Question Moved.
At four o'clock, the time for general
debate having closed. Mr., Payne rose to
move the previous question. Before maxi
ing the motion, however, he allowed to
be read an amendment which Mr.. Hop
kins proposed to offer, the most import
ant point being to refer to the commission
all the testimony taken by committees of
either house. Mr. Payne refused to allow
the amendments to offered, and moved
the previous question.
Then an effort was made by Mr.South-
ard to get in the amendment which he
had suggested in regard to Colorado; but
he was met with loud calls for regular
order, and Mr.. Payne insisted on the pre-
vious question.
The previous question was seconded,
and the main question ordered.
Mr.. Payne having the final hour to
close his debate, yielded portion of his
time to Mr.. Walker OVa) who declared
that he would give the bill. his cordial sup
port.
Speeches in opposition were made by
Messrs. Lawrence, Blackburn and Jones,
and by Field and Brown in favor, after
which Mr. Payne closed the debate.
RThe Speaker announced that vote
would now be taken on the final passage
of the bill.
The Clerk proceeded to call the names
Of members amid most intense interest |
and excitement, and as Republican after
Republican voted mo-" that vote seemed |
TO cause surprise to many, who supposed |
III at folly one half of them would support
he bill The Speaker announced thai he
would exercire his constitutional privi-
ege and vote as Representative from the
State of Pennsylvania. He directed the
jerk to call his name, and his response
If AYE" was greeted with applause.
Finally the count was completed, and
he result was announced as yeas; 19l
rays; 86.
There was but slight manifestation on
he announcement, and then the specta-
ors eft the galleries, and one of the most
xciting sessions of the House WAS closed
t 5.25.
Following is the vote in detail: