The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-02-27
The Senate. After u Heavy wind
Storm, Iud8rsed the LOuisi ma
Drcisi0n by a Strict Party Vote.
WASHINGTON, D G, Feb. 10, 1877.

WASHINGTON, D G, Feb. 10, 1877.
LIT HAS BEEN DAY OF EXCITEMENT
Here. Spite of the decision Of the
Democratic earcua Saturday night toi
allow the count of the Electoral vote to
progress without further opposition The
impression got abroad that there would
be trouble, and in Consequence there
was an early ruah Of spectators TO the
Capitel. The first surge of the multi
tude was toward the House, as it was
known that the Joint Assembly must
first meet there to receive the report Of
the Electoral Commission. England
and Spain were represented in the Dip
lomatic Gallery and the other galleries
were crowded full with tashionables, as
on previous days when the count was
progressing. Chandler, R ,beson and
ryner, of the Cabinet; Commissioner
Smith, of the Indian B lreau: Evarts
and Shellaharger, Ex.Senators Fowler,
Foote and P.ase were ca ly on the floor,
and q host of notablcs beside. AT III
o'clock the Senate came in, and the
L ,uisiana decision was read, and sew
eral objections put in, CDnlrary to gen.
eral expectation this ended the public
spectacle OF the day in the House end
of the Capitol, for almost Immediately
on the separation of the Joint Assem-
bly, the House Democrats carried mo-
ton to adjourn, and went into secre.
caucus.
| OF THE OBJECTIONS,
The longest presented was by Represen-
ta.ive Gibson, Of Louisiana. This was
very long document, and embraced a
summary of the testimony offered to
the Commission, which it refused to re-
ceive. During the reading of this pro-
test the noise and confusion in the hall
was so great as to utterly drown the
readers voice. No one paid the slight
est atteLtion to the reading of the pa
per, which all knew they could see in
print. AS soon as the House had vo-
ted to take a recess until Tuesday a
grand rush was made for the Senate
Chamber, andin twinkling it was filled
TO ovel1 wing,
THE SCENE IN THE SENATE CHAMBER
During the afternoon was exciting =
Ten minute political speeches were the
order for two hours, and the speaking
during that time waxed warm and fu
rious.1 Maxey, tall, lank and long, led
off in criticism of the decision sc
sharp that it seemed to stir up all the
bile on the Republican side Morton
and Sherman we're goaded to reply, and
the latter made what is probably as bit.
ter partisan speech as was ever heard
on the floor of the Senate. In the heat
of his partisanship he went so far as to
declare that the certificate Of a Return
ing Board was superior in power to the
Constitution. His monstrous proposi'
tions and assertions called out strong
replies from Withcrs and Stevenson
Boutwell, came out Of his "hole in the
sky" to declare that the country was
saved by partissns, and that in times OF
emergency all patriots were partisans
and then crept back to give way to
Cristiancy, who explained his vote on
the ground that he had never bcea able
to make up bis mind about Louisiana
and was glad to lot The Commission de.
eide for him. When the two hours de
bate was exhausted the vote was taken
and the. Louisiana decision affirmed, oi
course, BY strict party vote. ~.