The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-27
THE FIGHT IN CONGRESS.
The Filibusters are Defeated and the
Count Gone on With.
Imprebability Of Any Further Delays In
the Proceedings.
[speoiai to N. 0. Domoerat,l

Especial to N. o. Domocrat1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2e.-The House has
been terribly excited ell day long, and
serious division In party lines has
taken place.
When the case Of the Ineligible elector
In Pennsylvania came up, those Demo-
Gratis who favored the dilatory proceed
ings insisted on having oil the volumi-
nous evidence In this matter read.
To this the Republicans objected and
the point was debated at length, more
than two hours being consumed In this
debate. The Speaker ruled that tho
objections and evidence be read. Upon
the resolution being put to read this
evidence 1t was carried by vote OF 1873
to 1l6, several Dem ocrats voting with
tho Republicans and many others being
absent at u m. The Speaker termina-
ted the Legislative day of Saturday by
ordering tho journals to be read, etc.
Upon the joint session coming to
order again, tho vote of tho State Of
Rhode Island was taken up. Objection
was made thereto and the Senate with
drew.
A motion for recess was made In the
House and lost by n large vote, many
Democrats voting with the Republicans.
or the Louisiana delegation, Messrs.
Ellis and Levy voted for recess and
Mr.. Gibson did not vote at all, being
absent.
The recess having been refused, the
vote OF Rhode Island was then taken up
and counted, and the joint session pro-
ceeded to take up the South Carolina
vstc. To this objection was also offered
and the case went over.
The contest to-day was q bitter and
energetic one. but the leaders of the
Democratic party found 1t impossible to
keep their men together. On the first
vote to read all the evidence In the
Pennsylvania case, four Southern Dem
ocrats, Wiltshire of Arkansas, Throck-
morton and Hancock Of Texas, and
Morgan Of Missouri, and Eve Congress-
men from New York, and three other
Northern Democrats votedwith the Re-
publicans.
About 4 p. M, after the debate in Con-
gress was over, Messrs. Ellis and Levy,
OF the Louisiana delegation, together
with Mr.. Burke and other Louisanians,
held an interview with Stanley Mat
thews, and afterwards with tho Presi-
dent, after which 1t was reported that
the Louisiana delegation would cease to
vote with the fllibusters, MS 1t was be-
lieved impossible to filibuster effectu-
ally and delay the count.
The general opinion is that the
dilatory proceedings men were so badly
routed by their defeat to-day that they
will be unable to reorganize and prevent
the counting In of Hayes.
The vote Of South Carolina goes
before the Tribunal tomorrow. and will
be hurried through by that body; argu-
ments cut short and everything done 80
as to be able to return their decision In
the case to the joint session on Wednes-
day.
After South Carolina, there are six
States, In two OF which there are obiec-
tlons.
Judge Thurman, who is a member Of
the Committee, has been for some time
past 80 i'll that he has been unable to
attend its sessions, and it has been
found necessary for the other members
Of the Commission to visit his house
and hold sessions there whenever O
vote became necessary. In consequence
Of his illness he will find it necessary
to resign his position on the Commis-
sion. Senator Herman will be his sue
cessor A. L. G..