The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-25

Thurman requested 10 perfect the report during
the night and submit IL in the morning.
THE FINAL SESSION.
On Thursday morning. then, the joint committee
held its last Senator Edmunds produced the
had been read, AMENDED, and finally agreed to.
The vote was taken al noon. II was deemed
II; and here was enacted which some great
satrical painter should some time perpetuate. The
personnel OF the comm ttce Is sufficiently striking
Edmunds, square. snouIdered aud square.tocd 100.
with patriarchal head pendant TO one OF the most
mastery looking v'sages ~ the Senate; Conkiiny.
stalwar comey and imperous, Thurman. the lion OF
the democratic side, and Bayard, its matchess cheva
her; Hewitt his worn vsage showing traces OF long
and seepless anxiety: Payne. OF Onto. rare gentle
man, whose appearance and manners might have
adorned drawing room in the days Of the oncien
regme-lhese were some OF the most SALEM figures.
But there one ngure in the room, Isolated, re-
served which the painter would fairly revclthe
figure Of Oliver P. Morton.
MORTON.
Seated, when all the rest had riscn he grippcd hts
canes IN one hand and lifted one helpless leg 10
II its fellow with the ether baud. and smut his
lips with the indomitable resolve which no had
maintained during all the conventions OF the commit.
tee. From the trs he had refraincd from taking any
part In the deliberations save that OF I'm occasional
critic HIS remarks were generally Of the nature OF
tor the amendment or Improvement OF the several
plans
upon his rugged VIII. Nearly all the Senators and
members approached him, anu courteously expressed
the hope that he would joh his signature With theirs
He remained mmovabe, saying only:-"l am not at
this moment able TO state what course shall take II
my Judgment until after maturer reiicct,on.n
The sigma, Of all other members OF the joint
committee were affixed to the bill and report, and The
next few minutes were spent IN mutual congratula.
lions
Probably no bill ever submitted to Congress
preceded by moro painstaking investigation, or sub
jccted to painstakng revision than the bill Of
which the history las thus been indicated. remark
able tact in connection with tho preparation OF II 49,
that, although all the amendments pronered from day
TO day were promptly set up IN type and printed at the
government printing office, that each member OF
the JOINT committee had always printed copy OF the
previous days proceedings before him. not q line
escaped the columns OF the public press 1t Is the
testimony Of newspaper correspondents In Wishing.
ton that this is the first bill which tor tho last fifteen
years has been secrecd during It's preparation from
their curiosity
Finally a democratic member Of the House commit
tee makes night THIS :"As an evidence
OF the occasional special interposton OF Providence
Senator Logan who was originally put on the Senate
committee, was compelled TO attend the Illinois Leg
isature secure his reelection II possible. This ne
cessitaed made way for the appointment OF Roscoe
Conknp, without whose earnest and patriotic efforts
II is possible the JOINT committee would have dispersed
without action"
There Is truth in this, no doubt, for the turning
point in the contest was the dropping Of the plan TO
''draw BY lot" Had senator Conkling voted be
did with Thurman and Bayard, TO sacrifice that Tea
ture, there would no! have been an agreement with
in his adhesion 10 the lot pan-Hewitt. Springer and
Hunton, never
THE DEBATE IN THE STATE SENATE.
MIR. sTARBUcK's RESOLUTIONS COMPENSATORY
OF THE USE OF UNITED STATES TROOPS IN
STATE ELECTIONS, AND DETERMINED oP-
POSITION TO THE COMPROMISE PLAN FOR
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
ALBANY, Jan. "a, 1877.
Mr.. WOODEN called up his concurrent resolutions
relative to national affairs
Mr.. STARBucK offered an amendment providing that
the President of the United States Senate vested
with the power to determine tho validity Of and count
any which Is objectedto by either house of Con-
gress The proposed amendment was los,-Ycas IL.
nays 15 Mr. Bixby being excused from voting, having
paired off with Mr. Tobey
ADDITIONAL RESOLUTIONS
| Mr. HARRIS offered tho following an additional
resolution TO those offered by M woodn:--
Resolved That the Legislature of New York Diminishing
al s s sn e "n the the
prated the joint committee OF the houses VI Con-
and counting the electoral vote which, adopted all
@ h as0 M p
before in accordance with constitutional priD
ciples.
WORD ELECTORS
Mr.. HARRIS said the woodin resolution proposed
simply 10 answer the Governors Message, and they
had his cordial approval but he Harrs desired to 20
further and approve the bill now before Congress- II
is duty OF the states to appoint electors and there
the decision OF such electors Congress does pos
any power to interfere with electors from any
State.
MR.. wooDIN RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. WOODEN hoped Mr.. Harris would not press vote
ON his amendment now, but rather offer IL later He
MR. Wood,n) desired direct on his resolutions.
He desired that any additional matter might como up
| later.
Mr. COLE feared the Offering of Mr. Harris resou.
tiou would embarrass the vote on thcm, and he
would. therefore, vote against them.
Mr. EMERSON said he felt he could support the Woodn
resolutions, feeling that they were patriotic and be-
coming the part of the Senate OF the great State oil
New York.
MR.. HARRIS wITHDRAws.
Mr. HARRIS withdrew his proposed amendment for
| the present He did not desire - embarfas5 the
Woodn resolutions.
Mr. JACOBS moved TO postpone these reso.
lutions Tor week. lost--Icas 9, nays II.
Mr. Kennedy was excused from voting, having paired
of with Mr. Sprague, OF Erie. who Is absent this morn
ing.
srARBucK's AMENDMENTS
Mr.. STARBucK offered tho following amendments tc
the resolutions
Resolved That the employment Of federal troops to set
ntitlcd in their Legislatures in
% % a ss STATES on,.y al
with the genius OF and acquieced in b,
Resolved That the returning board for cnnvasns votes
b po the Of
still by federal troops and which has been
Resolved That no State Legsa ture has authority moi
the troops Of the federal government confer upon
state LEGISLATURE any authority to invest returning
IL may be called with indefinite arbitrary powers Of
with which by the principles and practice
Jurisprudence the policy OF elective system
fairly incident to the function OF ascert"ning the VOTE
: Of the people.
Whereas the Of counting the electoral votes
always been directed by the Joint direction OF th
Congress- and. beginning with the election IL
1893 the houses OF Congress have uniformly appointed
join. committee to ssee,.i" and report mode Of ss.mn
teers invariably designated by the two house
their counting the electoral votes
every Presidential election and whereas the houses of Con
gres have uniformly and exclusively exercised the right T.
the exercise Of such right have different time
only condition that they would
feet the final excluded thirteen Others itogen
and electoral vote has been counted with
out u concnrrng OF both houses ct Congress:
whereas President of the of the United
at any Of the residential elections which
held under the federal constitution has obecte
ANY teller named by either house of Congress. has
assumption to the mode OF conducting the
Int Lon