New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-01


motion was agree! TOY cas- liz, Nils -.
THE DEBATE OPENED.
Ancr some further attempts to delay, VII Cccmauc
Geln PENN oHc:c resolution That the decision Of the
Electoral Commission ;Le votes Of Soath Carolina be
not sustained BY the House and he not counted.
The discussion opened by Mr. Hooker Dem. Miss,
who declared that IN the Of south Carolina in the
case, Of III llda ana Louisiana the Commission had re-
fused 10 perform the functions with when ii had been
been invested had refused 10 take evidence the SUI
ief matter ana that Therefore the House not bound
by its action.
Nh Lapnam G;cp., n. ~ defended the action Of the
Commission aud said II those who were making Oppose
ton 10 the count imagined they would hnd in the people
anything but condemnation oi their action they were
Mr Goodc (Dcn. VaJ declared thai the duty OF Demo
rrats now i'll reference 20 the Conn ssion was 10 do unto
others - they WOdid have others 90 uGtO them under
Ike circumstances They should accord 10 The HruuhI-
can party wm thrl lHcin'e'itH "odiu ~. ahIip"'i{
demanded il decision had been IN then favor. 10
rrr, the dec,ion uf the Commission b. any Indirect
method or by ANY cHm0rUus complaints.
Mr. Lawrence Rep, Ohloj decA"rd me actlWi oi th'
Commission, and warned the Democratic side Of The
House of danger Of the doctrine tlIt Congress had
the right 10 ~ into state to investigate tht E"ALci oil
election and anuu II.
Mr. Franklin Dem, lloj opposed the action OF tho
Mi Banks Ctep, Mass sail that % TO mt Electoral
Commission he nothing IN its lrti'h bUi the strict
cSi adherence to Ia" anu lnaiicr lie asserted nal every
white man IN Charleston capable OI brdIns arms VS.
armed TO ia" tce no 10 sustain the laws 81 the Satc
both They are arm"d Tor the abstraction OF the state
Government is 10 exists, and without DOUBT hostile 10
the Government OF the UuIi"d states Hs IL ,Aists.
Mr. Vance DEM y. c. replied to Il To-. loIr t;cL, Ais~J
MIR Wallace (lscp. r. a. defended State Guyrr.I.
mont south Carolina, ana raid That while the highest
OF that STATE since iccOna,rrun ~. boon li-uuJ
yoc. Of when tn. Re publican pagty had 9JOpO. tIrlr
were $4,000 votes counted a. tine last election. E
puncln VOC lad not fallen o., but ovc: 5000 frdI-
lent votes had been pat into the ballot boxes ior tn De-
Mr lainoy tRcp. = O. said that while south Carolina
hid moi been exactly 1titc ~ anarchy, u had b,rn
s0 ucar II that II was u Sodscul thar Ino army did
down there ana exert moral mlhenco "hic IaG saved
tine lives . many !cn.
Nr e1ItJIrtl 10 IN ObO) sa1 That under the ariiOn
az the electoral Commission Sir Hayes might he Pres
dent nc JdcO bat Pgcsiucut ne Jrs ~ c1uC hcNe b.
rhov mad been tod they na1 either 10 yicd or
summit 10 ANARCHY He wOnld aVOid bOt ushrlhiljn nnd
anarchy and would cNhaust tne last moment uI tne Iia
cxpcdIcnt IA thc attempt. . l., ,.., o. .,.,,,.,
Ina m. work of the Commission, ahuu2H Ae Regarded u
a. most uHrightr1uS. -.-, .-.t.., a.. ov.i,
MIR Co,hranc ID m, PnnJ argued against thS cX'iu
don of testimony IN the South Carolina cas-. 9,
Mr. Ioge dep :. e. gave ah account Oh SOME o. DIS
vcrrucsS in fne last campaign III SJnih tirOnnh aa
showing tac necessity Tor troops there me people nc
SAID md moi want any ilgns. Ihcy Ndhtd ms
matter terminated here aud now and 10 nave hu'heroru