Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-24

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country.
Further consideration was postponed till
tomorrow.
CARL scHuR THE coxPRoNisE
sr. LOUIS, January a. Carl Bchurz
says OF the compromise electoral bill. that
II serves the same end which he and Ben
ator Henderson esntomplAtsd recsntly In
q petition to tho Senate, . tribunal uni
ysrsally respected and impartial. The
whole country now vast . President with
out taint Of legitimate title. 10 the end
that the moral authority Of the Republic
may DO strengthened. and not weakened.
For . party 10 use doubtful means 70 exalt
Its candidate into the Presidency would be
q pernicious precedent. and hence tho
necessity for removing 10 10 Q tribunal
outside Of party intsrests. Tho House
Democrats still argue that under the
22d Joint rulc the House can elect
4 President, and some Senate Republicans
that the Senate must count the vote. In
the absence Of legislation each would as
tert the right claimed. aud two Presidents
would finally result. Mr.. Schurz does not
cspouso either theory. but srguss that leg
%islation should speedily end the doubt.
No candid man can say he expects an un.
Just verdict from the proposed commits
sion. Though some gentlemsn In Con-
gress may Oppose the bill from conscisn.
tious ~scruples, doubtless the greatest op-
position 10 due to party. and II the bill
were defeated. the party defeating II would
sink under the distrust Of the people. No
far ~ his observation went, the popular
sentiment was overwhelmingly In favor Of
the bill, aud the opposition was mainly
among politicians.
Hsnater Gambling on she Hill.
WARRINGTON. Jan. 2i.-In the Senate
yesterday. Conkling, on the point claimed
that tho power to count the vote was vested
In the President Of the Senate. spoke at
great length as 10 the intentions Of tho
trainers OF the Constitution. He asked.
| Did reason or the fitness Of things inform
us that our fArthers intended that the
power 10 vitiats an electoral vote on an
allegation Of fraud or irregulariiy would
IL safer In one man than In the two houses
Of Congress3 Did reason suggest that our
fathers would select ono man to exercise
| this power. who might DO the sole Judge In
his own case, NJ Il hal occurred eighteen
times In the history Of this Governmentl
Conkling said he had carefully reviewed
/ tho Constitution. law, and precedcnts In
this case. Some time G he was con-
WINGED that though there was . distinction
In tho meaning Of tho Constitution be-
tween tho powers Of the Senate and those
Of the House In counting the vote.
tho President OF tho Senate could not
count the electoral vote. but that II was
the duty Of the houses. II tho contrary
was true. then this bill was worthless aud
unconstitutional then every proceeding
had heretofore by both houses, was . ia.
grant violation 81 the Constitution. Hc
argued that the trainers Of tho Con.
stiiuiion. 30 facile aud comprehensive In
language. would have inserted two
little words. II they had intended that the
President Of tho Senate should count tho
vote; that the officer hal simply . minis
ierial act to perform. not . Judicial. The
State Of Ohio had precisely tho same form
ula In its Constitution and the acts OF both
houses |; but the Assembly canvasstd the
certificates which the President Of the
State Senate opened. The counting Of the
votes was asserting the good from tho bad.
n New York returned Is votes. they must
BE- made IS ; II Massachusetts veted for q
Democratic candidate. the world knew II
was WEuuk anu " must 10 itbhtfu u JUG
Of the electors voted for julius Casar, late
Of Rome. or Harry VIII, inquiry must DO
instituted. lie argued for the constitu.
tionality Of the bill, and that the American
Congress was o safer repository Of the pow
or than n q Our forsiAthers never
designed = ons-man power.
Conklng, being unable 10 mint Ed'
munds allowed tic bih 10 20 over uhti To-
MORROW when 10 VIII call ior 'hs VOICE.
hesator Morton's Greas speech.
Nvw yopx. Ian. "A 7;m,, Washing.
'-. m...a..i. A.. o.
ION spcciAi says i"c scshc ~ '"o o'"AS
to-day ut the conclusion OF tho morning |.
hour was AN extraordinary ono. Every
-. A.. ..,.,,. o..n,,.d anil hmm.
90" " -.
dreds OF persons were uhAo'' oo'A'n
seats. Dir Edward Thorton occupied 0
conspicuous placs In the diplomatic gale
~. and on the floor were General sher-
man. General Garfield, Cox, Colon el In.
g.r,oIl and many members Of the lower
uou... ProlIurbuyusn was entitled 10 the
door but bo Was mot present and II WAS
accorded 10 Morton. Morton was pale,
vrsk. and evidently In great pain, but he,
nevertheless, nigniisd his desire 10 he
nenru w OppO1tuOu VI tuo uicasuiNs az
spoke for nearly an hour. sitting In his
chair during the time. and made one Of
tho ~clearest and most forcible arguments
that has ever been listened TO In the Sen
ate. lie commenced amid an unsual
silence, and was listened 70 with close At
tsntiou TO The end. His statement. that
tbe shadow Of the .. Mississippi plan" had
cnt.reJ Inc Senate Chamber, and that the
.o.c.ilsd Compromise Lin Was Ire result Of
its snns.r,nesr created 4 mailed imprss.
Lon nnan ths ssn.ts and cau.ed a fIutter
ma .n,ns snnisnss I'm liz galleries. THE
S.n.tor continued. and for 4 fsw min.
~. II, ,r,srss se.,inr and the deptb Of
III .onv,ction msJa him forget hI. main
nj ~",tns.. md ,he no.sr of All. mind
VIZ 49, m. ,narr'iti.r M nj. body anil
hs S.s.ms ,ru,v alignment. Ills voice rsso
i,i,h snJ .onarons sLovo ne whispered
n,.n,. N III ss.ocistss. IA IA expectri
y. lii ani.h bis aJsress to.morrow.
w.. =. a.ncird.d to-d.y tbe p-roccedings
"aeI .r,n,sd ~ sJnIni.tsr the OATH Of
w nv. ~ n,'ips ~ho -snnearsd In lie Ben.
o.n9c ,ar an. sr.t tims aimee his
as WI ,Sa oath az Office beipr nj.
ministered he Immediately took his seat.
which had been previously deeora'ss rim