The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-02-01

el- cred, the stationing Of troops in the
syuIh, The manii,ul ,ti,E OF VOTES oy s. ere
tary Chandler, ETC., ETC., which he said dem
onstrsted the existence OF widespread and
dangerous conspiracy to attempt the inaug-
uration OF Hayes.
He was convinced and he was strengthen
ed In that conviction BY the debate In the
senate that II was the earnest wish Of q
portion OF the Republican leaders that there
snouiu De NO agreement on any plan Tor
the Counting OF tn. electoral votes. If this
plan we're rejected, none would be agreed
upon, and when the two Houses came to-
gether 10 Count the electoral vote, there
would DC Engagement. In that event
the House OF Representatives. would have
to elect President, and then there would
either have to be IN ignominious surrender
or a fight.
Mr. HOAR advocated the bill. He said
that the dangerous period, which statesman
had foreseen in America in history, had
arrived In estimating the danger he was
not affected by any fear Of civil war, Or any
menace of violations Such, if made in a
spirit Of empty buster, deserves nothing
but Contempt; II serious, they deserved the
Indignant scorn and condemnation of the
whole American people. But the evil OF
civil War was not greater than the evil OF
yielding one iot of lawful authority. Moth
ing could be more injurious to the whole
Republic than that man should be put in
the Presidential Office whom, at least, one
hall OF the American people would regard
aas usUper.
| He could not conceive that,,he trainers OF
! the Contribution ever thought OF yielding
TO the President OF the Senate the vast
power OF counting the electoral vote. That
power was in The two Houses Of Congress,
Just as the English Parliament had for
centuries regulated all questions afisctirs
succession to the crown. The two Houses
OF Congress were a tribunal which, by the
pending bill, had to execute this grave au-
| thoriiy II they had that power BY the
| Constitution, then it was left undis,urb-d
Ii 1t needed the forces OF law making 20 Ser
TO confer it, then the bill cent FRED it. The
bill had been spoken of as compromise. He
asserted that there was not one drop Of
| compromise in it.
Mr.. HALL said that ne wss sensible
that in opposing the bill he made himself
| open to the charge Of being an intense par
tsap. he was also aware that be would
lay himself open to the charge of obstruct-
| Ing peaceful settlement of the Presiden-
| tial question. He had from the first been
| inclined TO oppose the bill, and his doubts
and fears had ripened into positive convic-
tion against the bill. The proposition was
based on the profound fundament al errors
of this bill. He said it startled hin by
the bold assumption Of the power OF Con-
gress to regul tie and control the election of
President, which power, in his judgment,
had never been lodged in the two Houses
by the trainers OF the Constitution. What
ever popular impulse might be now, this
bill would not be sustained by the Ameri-
can people, but they should have time to
measure and contemplate its const uences.
Ii struck a blow at the electoral college
which stood as high in the Constitution a.
the Presidency itself. 1t shattered it from
turret TO foundation stone. Ii substituted
Tor 1t power OF Congress, which might, al
any time, thwart the will OF the people, and
render negative It's deliberaliIn and tx
pressed Judgment. He had listened to the
illustration inseniously framed in the other
end OF the Capitol, az 10 whatever might De
the evils ri single man deciding the Pes
idential question, but it was fact tina,
this commission virtually gave the power
OF deciding the election to u Justice Of the su-
preme court, who would be selected by the
other four.
The House then took recess till go
o'clock, p. M.
NIGHT SESSION.
The HoUse met again at 80 p m. There |
was an intense pubic interest in the debate, |
az was manifested BY the crowded condi- |
ton OF The galleries throughout the day, |
showed no symPton of abatement, the !
crowds in The galleries being even denser |
than III the morning session Az is usual, \
however, IN night s..sion- for debate only. \
the attendance II members was very small, |
not more than 4 d"z-r being IN their seats
when the HDuse was cpiied t. order.
The first speech was made by Mr.. Csld-
He was f,il0sed By Mr. STEVENSON,
of Illinois, and Cauiteld Ull.) also in sup
port of tn" bill
Mr. SfHI NIGER also advocated the bill,
declaring that the inevitable result of a
failure 20 pas il would be that Tiden
would be proclaimed President in one end
Of the Cap tol, snd HAYES in the other
Mr.. WILLARD, Mich } advocated the
bill, and urged that mere partisan consider
atoms should be lost sight Of and set aside
IN favor Of pubic interests
Mr. GARFIELD was the next speaker,
and at IL p. IN. the Hou-e adjourned.
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