The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-31
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
Proceedings of the Second Sessio


resolution in the Senate declaring it is not
within the lawful reach OF the Senate to charge
committees OF the Senate with duties to be
performed away from the capitol while Con-
gress is in session. He said that recently one
State was without representation, and twelve
others with only half their usual representa-
ton. Mr.. Morton addressed the Senate at
the electoral vote. He believed the Republic
cans had conceded everything in consenting
that the counting of the votes should be taken
from the President of the Senate. MIR. Cam
eron also opposed the bill.
The House, on the 22d, defeated
resolution to inquire why the troops are being
removed from the frontier. A bill was intro
the trial OF contested elections for the office of
President and Vice President. 1t provides
that the court shall consist of the Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court and six judges of
the U. S. Circuit Court, to be selected by the
Chief Justice. Mr.. Hunter moved to suspend
amend the constitution by providing that no
claims shall ever be allowed for property lost
in the rebellion, unless the person was loyal
to the government-lost, 1l5 to 70, not two
thirds.
3 The Senate, on the 23d, resumed con-
sideration of the compromise bill, and Senator
Sherman spoke in opposition to it, giving as
al and scheme by the Democrats to count in
Tilden. Senator Conkling favored the pas
sage of the measure, but denied the power OF
the President OF the Senate to count the votes;
if the constitution gave all power to one man
it was not easy to see how Congress could
witness or verify the act. Whatever words
the President of the Senate chose to utter the
two houses must listen to him Mr.. Conk-
ling being unable to conclude his speech fur
Their consideration OF the question was post
poned one day.
Mr.. Burtz was admitted as a men,
Der, and took the lron-clad oath, on the 23d
Mr.. Seelye addressed the House at length upon
promise. MIR. Williams, OF Wis believed the
President OF the Senate had the power to
count the electoral vote. Mr.. Tucker made
cons itutional argument in the support OF
the compromise. The House then adjourned
In the Senate, on the Oath, the com.
promise bill was again taken up and Mr..
Sergeant spoke in opposition to the bill. He
argued that the power to count the electoral
votes lay in the Senate, and that the compro-
mise measure lett the decision on all ques-
tons with one man, the fifth Judge. He fur
ther opposed the bill because it degraded the
Supreme Court, and because it invited po-
litical party defeated by the ordinary forms, to
clamor for another hearing. He said it was a
surrender Of Republican rights. Mr.:
commenced the previous day. He de-
MED that the bill was compromise; it
surrendered the rights OF none. Mr.. Morton
said he had over 800 letters from Indiana,
Ohio and other States approving his course in
opposing the compromise. Mr.. Mcdonald
voice of Republicans as well as Democrats
favored the bill. Morton never regarded Nc
Donald as a correct exponent OF Republican
principles. Senators Bayard, Christiancy,
and Morrill, endorsed the measure, while
Blaine believes Congress does not possess the
power it proposes to transfer. Senator Thur
man also favored the bill.
In the House, in considering the
question of privileges, Mr.. McDill. OF Iowa,
thought the President OF the Senate alone
had power to count the vote Mr. Bright
thought the whole power lay with Congress
and no returning board could GUST its juris-
diction. The committee on Pacific railroads
reported back favorably the bill tor an eight
years extension to the Northern Pacific. The
message of the President relating to troops in
the South on election day was referred to a
special committee of ii with power to send
for persons and papers.
The Senate held an all night session
on the oath, debating the Presidential COM
promise bill and at 7:lOa. IN. on the 25th a
vote was reached and the measure adopted by
q vote of Al yeas to II nays Eaton, OF Con-
necticut, was the only Democrat voting in the
the negative. The following is the vote in
detail: Ayes-Alcorn, Allison, Barnum, Bay
ard, Bogy, Booth, Boutwell,, Burnside, Chat
fee, Chrlstiancy, Cockerell, Conkling, Cooper,
Cragin, Davis, Dawes, Dennis, Edmunds,
Frelinghuysen, Goldthwaite, Gordon, Howe,
Johnston, Jones fila J, Jones lNev.) Kelly,
Herman, McCreery,. Mcdonald, Mcmillan
Maxey, Merrimon, Morrill,, Price, Randolph
Ransom, Robertson, Salisbury, Sharon
Stevenson, Teller, Thurman, Wallace, White
Window, Withers and Wright-47. Nays
Blaine, Bruce, Cameron penny Cameron
(Wis.), Clayton, Conover, Dorsey, Raton
Hamilton, Hamlin, ingalls,, Mitchell, Morton
| Patterson, Sargent, Sherman and West-l7.
The House immediately took in hand