, 1877-01-19


HOW 1T TAX ES.
stK. NAssnS's 0r1StuS.
Sp+cfM bttateh Ia Tie 7'76aH'
WAsHlSuT0S, -. T.. dan. ia hummer et
prominent Corarc*s'c', being interviewed On
The subject ~ thu Electoral reporf, expressed
themselves rs fhlluwh:
Mr.. kas'o11, III lava. kalta: 1T must he re-
FaEded Hs proposition Ihr way out. Nc
must lonk nj It In that light. It. fhnulu hc
very seriously considered! sosie III the Filter
cst Democrats UlH oppose II. snntc VI the Re-
publLcanB lIase 'eclarcd themselves ngatn*t IT,
'lo nut at present WlslI to trll'c my position.
Thert sloal' mt 1T sr''lc'ls III Republicans,
az has l'cch suggested, Until near the entl ol
tho tchatc."
.tH. rhrE,
of Maine, said: ''lt Il ruriolis machine. 10
nut sec how tho Committee cualtl have agreed
u1mn better tla'I, II they had to ngrcc upon
any plnn ut all, but a'h n-a!nft thr whole l,r'n-
rfple. Ny convictions nrc fixed that tlIc Vie
President, Under the Constitution. should count
tl,r votes. believe nsorc oi the Republicans
hHye the sainc convictions, except tlosc wl,o arc
til rccora against IL, f'At du nntMcnn to say
that | shall vote nguinst coiniroinlse, by ary
manner nj 1tlealis."
BAKER, or INDIANA,
sail: 'TEe chtfs! Is burn. Its ta'1e Is lsfachar,
an ass crulchtng between twn burdens. | am
inclined to support the measure. II cnllctl npen
to vote Immediately after It's reading. |
should have yutctl for the hill. l want to ron
slider some nf it, provisions more carefully.
am sntlstfrt! that II Is gtnHl Nay nut. II llak
one guul element in It: II npneals to tho lrln'
tiplc at Anglo-eaxui Law, IL lllu fatrncss Ut
lcAylng disputed questions to a tribunal w1mse
tlcyiston In unknown a1Hl nnknowablt. That
principle was tllr basis of trial by Jury. Ny In
YrstIgutian las led me 10 thc conclusion that
the two lInl.ses llayc right to t4nlnt thu vote
wllcncycr they elai,n It, nsd TINT the 'icr-lrrsl-
tlrus, when tr twn l'nlsts clalln lllc riEht has
,lo authority IL count thu yotc rs ugainft
thcln."
LAsprRs, op lspiAsA,
VIVA Of tho opinion that Tildcn and Hendricks
were elected, hut llr admitted that It was better
to pnss thu eo;nprnmtso bill than tu tight.
FOSTER, or 0nIo,
sail: ~ should have preferred IL submit tho
glretinI,s ut t1sac i" HIT Supreme Court Ut the
Unitct! Sla.cs Itself, h,t a1n lit fuy.r VI the
proposition presented by tho Cunn'ittcr, re-
gar.lng thu tribunal rru.''sci a. falr one, und
bcltcy!f!, tha, tic interests Of tho country de-
u,ansl tt.ut h"sne ktlrll settlement should he
n,nt1e, uni that wf,srycr was elected should be
possessed of the 1'rst rus>!hlc title WI can Evc
him. l mn ccrtn!n, hu*tvcr, tilat liuyes uul
Wheeler were ctcrted, and believe that tile
Htt. I'rrslrnt has The right tn count tile yotc''
,r,,cxrr,,~x
,. ~ -, ,,.
sa"i: ~ hc''e'e that Inc s"e'tfe$iaent mas
the right IL count tho votes, and that Hayes
md Wheeler wrr. fajtIy atni legally Elected,
In, t.1,, IN, ,,u,lf. ,.i,1 a.,,,,t iii. ,1nr a.
"' 'tt p"'N w.. s. 49,.
the guarantee u! " ps"''1u' s''"'"', a''a t"A'
Congress snld therefore approve It,
CANNON, or ILLtN0Is,
sail: III tcllcye that the Constitution makes
u H., ,,u.r ~ H.. Vir.r+..lf.n, -, ,,,,,r, ,he
~ ~. ;. s'N ,s. ~ ;" N"'..s NV
s1tcs. III r;ls' ot disagreement between inc t"'
lluuscs, believe it h competent, however, u'i-
der tie ,Iut !uit to rsuy|lc for cpuuti. tllc
xotc hy icrt<ia,t,,. II INV ,,r,s,stt,vn i, u be-
'"sI ~ .,, H. ,,,',,.,s ,.,' ',,..,,,
1'a"t' l'e'''I's 't'' 20 ~ .aii "''"v' '''
sla''ees as could s'e agrees! up"l."
MCHnIlt, sp MICHIGAN,
.a!a. "1 think II Ia The n1au which force, the
W.,,,,,,-,n ,,,tv T., uuh,uit n f,,w nur ,,nx ~
'Hpu"'"''" i'a'e :" s''t''''' ~" 4".s14,s '''
+" It's candidates having heeu c1sctcn 10 tt1e af
l!tranent Of q commission. hut am Inclined |"
tn. opinion that tl.c ,ropir, more especially Tie
In .t,:. ,.,ul ,1rin,, ~ t1,r ,,,,:try.
"In'sss IN, .ss As . =. .,,.,', ~, III, ',