National Republican., 1877-01-26

by MIN early IN the evening,
MT SHERMAN said tho Senator had jointly
indicted him and the Senator from Indiana, but
he begged TO plead for a separate trial He was
unkindiy Of those hose having @ the iii in charge He
%fs nsys s%s I'D noi aadS Ss
merlted the penitentsry on that account. II ho
uansmitiai to the same. place. Mr. 5. then re.
peatcd his objections to the bill and reiterated
Mr. MORTON said the Senator from Vermont
had arraigned him in Language which melted
him almost TO tears. He had several times had
occasion to prepare remarks upon the subject at
time when there was eminent proprety in pass.
ing such . bill as this. The senator from Yer.
time, and his Interest consis cd chiefly 10 object
Ing to the bill. II he had changed him mind, or
had made remarks inconslstent with those he
had made on this bill, he thought others had
done the same. He then read from speeches Of
Messrs. EpMySps THuRMAN, BAIARD and
not contain the same sentiments which they held
MIR EDMUNDs read his speech, to which Mr.
MORTON had alluded, and claimed that 1t was
capable Of a different construction.
Mr.. MORTON submitted an amendment pro.
commission to inquire into the certificates Of the
returning officers of the State, to inquire into the
Mr.. EDMUNDs moved to amend the amend
msnt BY making 1t read "the commission shall in.
Brief remarks were made on the amendments
by MsssIs; EDMUNps, SHERMAN, MORTON
on tho Sess 70 se fed wSIe
and on the question being taken the amendmeat
to the amendment was iost-yeas o., nays l-Mr,
COOPER voting in the negative.
The vote was then taken on the amendment
and was declared lost-yeas IS, nays A..
Mr.. SARGENT offered an amendment that the
commission shall cit with open doors except
when In consultation.
The question was taken and declared lost
Mi; Mt. s. shRaENT said there were other amend.
ments which he DID propose to offer, but there
amend ments. and he would content himself BY
demanding the yeas and nays on the passage Of
Thc yeas and nays were ordered, and on the
vote being taken was declared carried-yeas, ~;
nays, II.
Bosy, Booth Boutwei, BuTnsiie, ChaGee. christi.
sncy, Coekercil, Conkllng, Cooper, gragin, Davis,
tSw"ss Goqaos Ho%e, gohnstsn, 3onss Or I Fis,
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%iSsS wSs4. Tssr ind GssrRSp %IRSw why
Nays-Messrs. blaine, Bruce, CAMERON. Of Pa,
sSsTSS "a Morton rat
At 7:l0 O'Clock q. m, on motion Of Mr.. Ed
MuNDs, the Senate adjourned till Friday at l.
o'clock.
House OF Representatives.
As soon as the Chaplain had concluded his
| prayer, Mr.. SIMPSON, one Of the clerks Of the
Senate, appeared and announced the passage by
the electoral votes.
Mr.. JONES, of KY, offered q resolution re.
questing the Secretary OF War to report upon the
expediency and utility OF establishing harbor OF
refuge above Newport, Ky. Adopted.
| Nr. VANCE, of N. O., introduced bill author.
izing the transfer to the Secretary Of the Treas.
ury Of all stocks, Sc, in tho possession Of the
Secretary of the Interior in relation to Indian
trust funds. Referred to Committee on indian
| Affairs.
On motion of Mr.. O'BRIEN, of Nd, the secrc-
| tary Of the Treasury was requested to report as
| to the feasibility Of providing by law that the
metric system shall be used for the payment of
when .ueh q law could take effect '1''A'
of The Board Of Trade o Peora m ini IN anCr S
the passage of the compromise electoral bill.
On motion OF Mr.. FAULKNER, of W. Va, the
President was requested, If not Incompatible with
the pSDS interest to cOmmuncatq all papers
Islands.
SENATE ELECTORAL BILL.
| Mr.. PAYNE, Of Ohio, moved to take up tho
Senate bill in relation to the electoral vote, and
to refer the same to the special committee on the
| After a good deal of discussion as to the
| arrangement Of business, 1t was argued that the
| bill should now be taken up; that II the House
| adjournment until an hour tomorrow; that the
debate should run until o'clock tomorrow after
neon, when the previous question should be
called, and that the debate In the last four hours
should be in ten and nye minute speeches
| MIR. PAYNE said that It had been decided by
the committee that MI. MoCRARr shoul open the
| discussion.
Speech Of Mr.. McCrary.
| Mr. McCRARY, OF Iowa. then took the floor and
said he regarded this as the most momentous OF
Of opinion as to disputed Votes In a Presidentiai
election; but there never was q case before in
which one vote would Determine the result. He
election: AT least twenty millions Of people be.
dent, while another twenty millions believed with
equal sincerity that Mr.. Tilden had been elected.
to who he Believed was elected But sS% IN View S oi
the diversity Of opinion he wanted TO- show the
did not provide legal tribunal for the settlement
he feared the country would drit upon rock
where the ship Of state would be broken to pieces.
was right or wrong, but he wanted to impress
upon the House Of Representatives the fact that
the differences OF opinion could be settled by legis
liThere was one point upon which there was not
much difference OF opinion, and that was that
gress by legislation to prescribe mode Of count.
Ing the vote and declaring the result. But there
are class Of men who assume that either House
can exclude the vote Of q State. In view Of the
difference Of opinion, he did not think that there
Sy
whether there would be acQuiescence in a result
declared by the acting Vice President alone. MIR
McCRARY quoted largely from authorities to
show the positions on which the differences o
opinion were based.
Speech of Mr.. Hunton.
Mr.. HUNTON, Of Va, reviewed the history o
the last election, and said he believed that
the two Houses had the right to count the vote
and that, having that right, he was convinced
that 1t could delegate its authority to the tri
bunal proposed by the pending bill. He did moi
regard the bill as permanency. 1t was mere
temporary expedient to bridge over the present
struggle and TO settle great disputed question
in n manner that would be satisfactory to all par
ties In the election Of last year there were al
least four States that had sent up double returns
and all that this bill proposed was to provide
mode for the ascertainment Of the votes and tC
provide a mode In which they should be counted
There was nothing that infringed upon the right,
Of the House in the bill.
Speech OF Mr.. Goode.
Mr.. GOODE, Of Va, regarded the efforts OF the
joint committee as In the highest degree com
mendable. They had shown patriotic and self
sacrificing spirit In their labors, and he, for one
accepted his share of tho responsibility, anc
would give the plan his hearty and cordial sup
port He believed there was an earnest desire
upon the part OF many Republicans that ther,
should be no agreement on this plan. Wha
would be the result9 why the House would eec
Samuel J. Tiden President, and the President o
the Senate would exercise an assumed right 4
declare Gov. Hayes the President, and we woulC
! then have dual government, and then one part!