The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-02-22

that an elector was eligible on that day
so long as he was eligible when he cast
his vote in the Electoral College. and the |
fact appears that the alleged ineligible
electors - Brewster and Levisse - were
chosen to ill the vacancies caused by
their own absence from the college, and
there was no allegation of ineliglbillty at
the time they cast their vote. The Com
mission remained in session until o'clock,
when. on the motion of Mr.. Edmunds, an
| adjournment to 4 o'clock tomorrow after
! teYnoon was ordered.
\ SHARP THRUST AT JUSTICE BRADLEY.
The liveiest passage at arms in the
| Commission occurred after the several
votes on exclusion of evidence had been
taken and the Commission had gone into
secret session again to pass finally on the
vote Morton had moved that the vote Of
Louisiana be counted for Hayes. Hunton
moved to amend by inserting the word
snot' and Payne got the floor. He had
been aching to tree his mind all day. He
had chated under the gag law OF the ma
jority and was thoroughly angry at the
final decision of the Commission. His
first words were not altogether amicable.
and Morton undertook to get him ruled
oft the floor Clifford ruled that PAYNE
was entitled to the floor, and then he let
loose the walls OF his wrath With a flush
on his pale face and his slight form straight
ened to its full height, he told Morton and
the infamous eight to their teeth that their
gag law could work no longer, that part-
| Sanship had done its worst, and now he
proposed to have his say. Thereupon he
proceeded to declare that the decision OF
the Commission was an outrage on justice,
and that while the decision might possibly
be acuuiesced in. it would never satisfy
the people, and would return to plague
It's inventors Then turning full toward
Bradley, who sat covering across the Ia
ble. PAYNE went on in 4 reproachtu voice
to SAY that neither he (rayne) nor the
country expected anything but partisan
ship from the rest, but that from Bradley
he had expected something else. Bradley
pleaded that Payne ought not to hold him
more responsible than the other seven,
but Payne told him he knew the response
blity when he accepted the position, and
ir,nnated that hf proved fPrreant to his
great trust
A. INIFEvITN WITH SENATOR EAIARD.
Senator Eayard was interviewed tonight By
Your correspondent. He appeared rather de
pres sed, but talked freely. He said he had al
ways been in favor of the Electoral bill, and
had contributed his mite towards making it a
fair and a lust measure. He believes it was in
tended to be such. but that its purpose was de-
feated by the partisan action of The Republic
caus The Democrats in the senate appointed
Thurman and himself, both of whom were
members Of the Commission, to frame the Flee
tOral bill As members OF the commission
both Thurman and himself believed in the bill,
I AZ dill all OF the liouSe members of the Com
> mission. But what did the Republicans do
, They appointed Morton on the Commission,
l who fought the bill. both IN and out of the Com
mittee, and who was put on it to poison and
: assasSinate ii. They also appointed Garfield. a
recognized partisan and an opponent of the bill
r Il a member OF the Commission. These two
men used their best efforts to defeat the ends
3 which it was originally intended to accomplish
/ Judge bradley, he believed, went into the Com
mission with desire Ia be lust and judicial in
10 his conclusions. lie was Wretched over the
1 Florida ease and lie believed lost considerable
: sleep in deciding how 10 act. The pressure OF
Y party was 100 strong, however. and he Sue
cnmhed. Why. said Senator Bayari. HI prem
i.PS in The argnment he made to-day were ut
utter variance with his conclusions. When he
Iail down his premises ! felt sure he was going
, ! To conclude thai we must admit evidence in The
: Louisiana cgSe. but when he got TO his roncn
!, SOns he aStonished everybody, and nobody
. knew how he got there. Bradley undoubtedly
/ meant TO do right, but the political pressure
! | was too heavy and he yielded. In answer tC
!, the suggestion that this might he the last Of the
! Electoral bill. in fact that the Commission
I might never have occasion to meet again, Mr.
: | BaVard said: $40; | honestly believe IN the
. Electoral bill fair method of adjusting the
| Presidential question, and we must stick to ii
don't believe in attempting to defeat what was
intended by large majority Of both houses tC
8 be a fair mode OF adjustment" He said When
the bill was being framed everybody supposed
r that the fifth Judge would be Associate Justice
= | Davis. Judge Davis is judicial and impartial
, | and his example would have influenced the
. other members Of the Commission, and tende,
i 10 make them the same. Judge Bradley, witt
an instructive desire TO do Justice, had beer
bull-dozed by his partisan associates, and by hi,
i action had only confirmed them in their l1arti
5 san leaningS. senator Bavard further said tina
in excluding evidence of any kind the majority
pt fhe nm1ili Seian i'aL r,"aliu lni' s''N'sn "
hind the electoral returns. no matter what
: proof there may be of fraud or forgery, bul
| that a disqualified person. an alien for in tance
G may be elected President in violation of the
: Constitution Of the United States. since the re-
turns OF electors, whether eligible or not must
be received and counted and no one has the
right TO question the eligibility of the person
for whom they vote.
/ AN INTERVIEW WITH COMMISSIONER PAYNE
e Congressman Payne was found comfortably
L seated in his room at the Riggs, toasting his
o feet before an open CRATE fire. He had evi.
IDENTIFY worked cit his first feeling of ndgna-
ton IN his speech, and his customary pleasant
| Nlllltc Htti ltttIHtu 10 HlL lie commented sc
verely Oh the way the majority had gagged the
minority, and was rs pleased boy with a
F, new top nj the thought of his own speech. II
inst told them had the floor and meant to have
4 my says, he remarked, rubbing his hands glee-
! fully together. and chuckling to himself land
. dld. What do you think of the decision:'
queried i. "Why il Is simply iniamous.' add
g ing, after 4 moments thought, ''but we forced
/ | them to make a nasty record; that was 4 fine
! piece of work Of Judge Abbott's. | fancy some
=, OF those men won't like to read those resol,l-
= I lions IN wears 10 come and note their names ut
larlled" "Do you think this settles the result
50 far As the commission is concerne,l?" al IL
questionably; men who will vote AZ they voted
to-day will hesitate at nothing" What is to
i lie done next" "oh, don't know" with a
deprerating gesture and 4 laugh; ''my head is
not cool enough to consider that yet"
WHAT JUDGE AnHorr SAYS.
f Judge Abbott dragged himself YEARLY into
@ The Riggs House about O'Clock. The express
SION on his face was a curious mixture Of an
+ ger, sorrow and disgust. "IIaye you reached
a Vote asked Your correspondent. "Humph
yes, should say we had; Louisiana to be given
to iiayes, Of course" THE yote|' Eight to
seven with a vicious intensity of accent,
What do YOU think of it" '.Think of it,
with touch of scornl, 81 think it ia infa-
NOUS" "is there any hope now in Oregon or
south Carolina" None Whatever" With
mat the usually genial Judge turned solemnly
TO 90 up srair>, remarking az parting shot,
l ~ don't envy them their record
The following is recapitnalion OF the
provisions OF the savings bank law, as
finally enacted:
L. The act will take effect March -, l,I..
= The regular semi-annual dividends are linn
, ited to two and one-half per cent, but
!" The law provides that once in three wears.
the net earnings OF any bank ShM be Uifided
| n r
years standing.
!. No savings bank can, after March 18th.
le.' receive from any one depositor over two
thousand dollars except from widows, orphans
obo