, 1877-01-25

quctccs Of 1t 10 50.
CONKLING.
coyCLrstoN or THE NEW ToRK sEHAToE's
SPEECH.
WAsItsGrox, D, e., Jan. a4.-sfr conkling
resumed his remarks OIL the Electoral bill, cum.
mcncctl yesterday. .iftcr briefly reviewing Ills
points made tfcnt he arcucl that in no Instance
lad the President Of ltc Senate ATTEMPTED to
s!o anything In prcsll!ng over The Joint Eonsen-
tton to count the Electoral Yotc except by COIN
nand uf The two Houses.
lie then referred tu the return from Georgia,
produced by MIR. l1an,ln, uni said the great
Jufrersm never silently OF secrttiy in,}usea
thu tcllcrs to couu. any vote which he did not
believe tn he right. During tho whnle lstury
Of tho Government until tho adoption Of tho
twcnty-scconh joint ruiz, the Two HousGs hal
alwa,h -.....-.
rNEAHRAsGEp THE WHOLE PROCESS
Of counting. the vntc.
lie then referred to the difficulties attending
the Presidential contest in lelk> n,id said not
only Incl, lit both IIouscs ot Cungrcst, but The
lca1era throughout the colntry, had their aticn-
ton rivtctl upnn the subject of managing Just
s.,cll questions rs sunni OF thcae Awaiting solu.
ton nor. Alr. Conkltng quoted truHl the Till
tIIcu discussed, prescribing tho mode nf acrid-
fnE dtaputcd clcctons In the ofres of President
and Vlce-prcadcns, AMI said In tho House
Just ono ycar before lie occupied
that high Judgment scat whcLrc over the whole
wurld he hctanic Renowned. 1t was he wlsu
argued as to thu necessity nf some ealutary
nnreic II settlement of questions lkc these tst-
day. The Senator fr,tn Ohio {Slirs!nau} restcr-
.lay crruncuuetv stated that tue peadinE tItlt
provided for secret sessions nf thu CufnInittec.
This b!ll did mt do Bu, but the hill Ut 1sv3 did
~ provide. hut fur taking up the time Of t!c
Eclsate lie would cudcarur TO shuw the sei'ator
from California (sargent) that our forcfashcrs
thought
By connttrpoisinr against each other adverse
bias Nothlng III the bill III louU cYcr for one
mument put forth tho lieu that tho two Houses
of Coostcss could !ot hare power to count the
had authority further tIIal open the tertit-
catcs WAS niev,r llntca In debate. Our fore-
fathers did provide that the President oi the
senate should not direct for himself the order
III which he would take up and open tllc
ccrtitlratct.
lie next rctcrrcdto the legislation Of 1924, pnl
said 1t was aetertrt there ty n unity 81 vu!ccs
that the paramount law VI the Republic hail rr-
ol eonst:tutional!y. lawfully, anu PEACEFULLY Le.
curing The result II MI election. Tic t'vp
Houses OF Cuagsess, aud ttley uIouc. must de-
tcrulitlc whether t vote was good, bad, or Ill
| different.
lie next referred .o
| TnE TwESrr-sErOSn Io1Hr ErLE,
nt.rccd upon in 1sI,, nsld tull It was adoptcd
| when rebellion stuAi cory and with ,tplttscd
Iu.ntls striking Ut tue sltals OF tiic Republic:
Many atts might lu proper ihougi,
| mt competent n such crunf. He ncrcr
believed tue Constitution Wus violated. because
the Government asserted It h.h thu rI,ht tu b.
| Thc twenty-seconl lo!nt rule hui Eouc, and nc
rciu!cctl that It bud, hut tho argument r.
n.n!,cd--li!ic Da,Iquo's ghost, It would not
dn,rn-that II the puwcr u count tho vote was
| BY the Constitution yestctl In tug President of
| tho Senntf. tc twcIity-tetunA 1ulnt ruiz AMI
every other rule I'll tho subject lad bccu bold
Mr. Conkling referred TO
| M0nToN's DILL =
In regard to counting The Electoral rote which
passed. the Senate iust session. unI sall tcsr
| were only three Republicans who yotci againtt
ft-l,afnely. tile senator from Vermont I'd
lnuu.r), the Scnntur from Mteconsln Howel,
and himself. Tint I'LL would lrssc 'lr.ustedwlt'
tue Huute OF Representatives atsolutr power t1
uetttc s,,Is election. 1t passed the Senate. aud
was held up un n niotfon to reconsider sHadc by
! q pcmucsailc Senatur. Had nut TINT InutMn
been tlaAc, tho House Of Representatives votlltl
pass tho bltl, and, unless thc President found
some constitutional objections to it, this de
| wt,ultt be Gust.
| lie then rraa from tho bill which passed ut
the last scsstul afll nrE1eitltat It prof!!ed that
un]y returns should be counted "hi:h tpt
liuisscs, acting epara.cly. decided To r. valid
| rvtur1s. Thu Senator from. 1uItana lAfostun]
sad The bill 10" hctoFc thu senate was
u contriyanus II there was gre;
tic last session. it WA pol,tIcsl helll;ate
paved aud huyytunl'cd will dynamite.
Continuing, lie said That l,e believed tllc Re-
p.s.IsaM s,o!atnec had 1ce" el1se" Chief Mag.
fss patrot Incapable @ u inictl injnry Upon his
country, anl llu asked l!m to tasc title to h1s
great office lhat uu one could question. It was
| Hut fur tic Representatives of State to rcfusc
by an assertion oi the la"-n&klug power to
have
| j PEACERC1., ADEQUATE TNtnuNAE+
! by tho acton Of which every atrulty would Dt
knlyrA. II tllIs bill wis compromise II Truth
Of law, ur nf right, i.c was a,ai,Ist It b!t liz
lcutch that It was any compromise. aill. abos'
it all It lid not compromise right, principle u
Constitution. To cot,tcst cta!In VAS not T.,
compromise 1t. To tlsl>t upon iii huses1. 3as'
! counting Of the Eicctural rotr NUS nut coll
promise. 4 Presidential cccton had occurred
| anl unless there MAS t!e sonicltHly lEtA (wrl
cl.oscn. IT, ucstablisIs that fact WAS llo eo",pro
mise.
liz rcferscn to the arguments aganst tht
coustltuttunnllty Of thu tribunal autlurkea BY
| tho b!Il, uiiA asked II the Silver Cuntni.s!M
u,Is,ntct t,y Congress was Illegal Or hAd II:
poscrs destroyed bctatlse three VI Their Nen''
bers wcre sxpSrts a''a ~ men'psFs ;,, "l ~ m
eausc the ;sncral Ut slio ars''y WAS y n's'nbe,
thcrcois Did not hi, prcsei!cn dsnlIy and
strengthen TINT CtMnmls, ,ioni
Sir. sherman sait ttls uiftrtncc between the
|
this Commission u lnnl:e i President wA, thai
thc Silver a,rl .arMy Commissions REPORTED t.
either lluuau OF Congress, mil their artiaaI VA
of no account until accepted by Congress
while tho action ot this Commission to ulsc
President wus bmllnX unless overturned by
concurrent vote of tllr two Houses,
Nr. CulEiiny asked II It vas ever heard tia
Congress r.>si nut impose upon l,atl1nas OF
ttrcrs extra or additional duties. Nd tho hon
urabIc stnator from Uhlo deny that Congress
lla.l power .u cuuloy Federal Judge to scttl,
u contested boundary bctwrcn statcs, Or assct
a,iy other fast essential to the public wcl!Ate
Tho Two lt4u4ra fru,l tho beginning to tl!c en'
wrrc to make thp examination VI ttc Elsctora
yo,t. They agsrel beforehand to It.akr 1t III
particular WY, BY eulninlttcc which w1s vest
ri will, tho ]k,wer Of the mo llottses tor t
time hri,tg. Tie twu Itnuses Ut Congress r.
tanru tho wtu!u thing absolutely within tl.el
II i,owcr by tl.c two HOUSES, aHl not
delegation Ut power. rs lad bccn rlA!H!td. tc
.cntIy 1t WIS proposed tu 'taakc the Chic
Justice ot The supreme Eourt ulntiru IN tn:
tuntcst. 1hr honorable senator from ll,jlan
(,lu1ionJ voted In iator thereof, no constitu
tioual doubt htn restraining.
Sit. 5loEtun-I Will satisfy sou directly.
Mr.. ConkIi,lg-t thought my friend etiooll Ill
heal, auA MAS about to read tro1n the re:of