The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-02-03

ty Knott, Blackburn aud Jones, of
Kentucky; Mills, of Texas, aud Single
ton and Lynch. Of Mississippi; while
Lamar, OF Mississippi, Brown, OF
Kentucky, aud Hin, OF Georgia, made
earnest, patriotic and eloquent appeals
for its passage. The two latter speeches
we're enthusiastically applsuded, aud
is was notable circumstance that just
as Mr.. Hill concluded his peroratioa,
telegram was put in his hands an
nounciug his election Ne United States
Senator.
The BiII Passed ny . Vote ofIsI 90 sc.
The Speaker, Mr.. Randall, exercised
his constitu. ional privilege of voting
A. representative from Pennsylva-
MIA, aud gave bis vote in favor of he
bill. The vote on its passage was,
yeas Isl; nays 50.
All but eighteen Of the negative
votes were given by the Republicans.
Among the eighteen were the follow
Jug: Blackburn, Durham, Jones,
Krott, Milican, OF New York Brad
ford, Caldwell, Forney and Williams,
Of Alabama Mills. OF Texas; Single
ton, Of Mississippi aud Smith, of Geor-
gia. The Dill now goes to the presi-
dent Adjourned.
Mr.. Watterson in concluding his
speech in favor Of the bill, ssid: ''The
happiness and peace of forty millions
Of people will press upon the commits
zion raised by this act. Its members
will cease 10 be partisan. They will
act for the whole country; aud ss they
discharge their full duty, will be hon.
ored Ia the land. It seems TO me il
that arbitration Is our oply resource as
| believe il u, therefore, all good men
everywhere viii rest the issue, trusting
that the God from whom We received
our fair, free system, building wiser
than We, will briDg US safely through
this present danger"
Mr.. Darrall, of Louisiana, and Mr..
Wells, Of Missiseippi, were the only
Southern Republicans who voted for
the bill.
Senate: Mr.. Jones called up the
petition Of the Democratic presidential
electors Of Florida, recently presented
by him, asking that their votes be
counted as the true return from that
State. and addressed the Senate at
length In regard to the recent election
In that state. Mr.. Jones said it was
universally conceded that peace aud
order prevailed ir Florida; that the
government of the State had lately
Deen transferred TO Democratic hands,
power. It was admitted absoiute
peace existed there, aud nothing WAS
known of the White League. He then
sent to the clerks desk al d had read
from hereport of the Commissioner oi
| Education of 1874. to show that such
was the case, and, resu ming his re-
marks, said this commissioner was q
Republican aud Was appointed by "a
Republican governor. The people OF
/ Florida were indebted to the immigra-
tiob from the North for much OF their
prosperity, and they did no; want any
disOTder there to prevent such i'm mi-
grafton. lie then spoke OF Governor
Drew, and said he was a man of North
ern birth and Union prociivitie-, but
the people OF the state elevated him
TO the highest position in the
state. He then referred 10 the Supreme
Court and spoke Of the judges a.
men of ability and integrity. They
were Republicans. bat what OF that
They we're honorable men and enjoy Cd
the confidence oi the community In
which they resided. He then spoke
of the action Of the Canvassing Board
10 regard to the recent election, and
reed from the laws OF the State ID
show that the B1ard acted Illegally iu
rejecting the vote Of counties. When
the returns came before the Supreme
Court afterwards, IL was admitted
that every return was genuine and
regular at the late election The actual
vote polIed was "a 4i0 Democratic, and
4,3i9 Republican, the largest vote
ever polled In the State. out the Re,
turning Board changed the returns
80 as to make the Republican
vote q, SO and the Demo
cratic vote 22,s23, aud ovei
two thousand votes were thrown out,
which were actually cast at the polls.
He argued that the Tildeb electors
were legally elected, aud had been de.
prived Of their rights by this State
canvassing board. when had no judi
cial authority and no power 30 60 be.
bind the returns OF the county canvas
sers. He spoke at some length as to
the duty of the state la appointing
presidential electors, aud the manner
Of ascertaining the true vote, and
agreed that they were officers Of the
State. and not the United States. The
electoral certificates Of the Republican
electors OF Florida. was certificate oi
fraud upon the people of that State,
and should not be counted. The petty
shufiiing aud trickery OF returning
boards, might for q moment unislend
the people, but the oher. second
thought, would come and dispel mists
OF error.
Hese. and Gossip Areana the captses
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