, 1877-01-26


After the care had been NADIA mp. he did not bc.
ssny ne.hsif o} ths chance @ of tha i,cpublean-.
Tint he had been fncunefstcnk In sntEc matters
was entirely probable: ttr did not believe ,lcrs
we're any l'9re. IN thI' senste WIN were Intnllc.
motives and hc el.lmes III himself Tic same con.
atderatlon. lie believed III. Republican pnrty had
s9std M. nation anl tug ErFattet nsldGrations
was not The daty Of Republican scnhtors. It ros
no. thcr tnt:Ies 70 lcar from tho practice fol-
MI. BLAINE
tald hc had, he trnttca. ~ Hrcnt appreciation a.
en- s'n9o H. on" on t'. oof e s gayy q the ;
inont tEdmnn,i., IN hia tonssitntional Amen,uent @
70 lcsyo th'. whols lue,tion of counting the Flee
tho placing this r1wer of cnnnttng tic vote. In
the Supreme Court bY ju:sea competent amend.
'nsnt 1 , to the cor'ttntiGnnisc!nx in that great
to he ia eor .H II .Re al
soney he va. nos m weacd to psr
t;cnl?r theory ~ to counting tho votcs. lie sc.rcd
simply to adhcso to the Eoaattution. and. unlike
record On this auggc'slon. lie va. opposcd G'
svns the power Of counting the votes 10 f"nrtesn
number by hc1ccssng the fifteenth. and thus
b.. lot o! chance .nllnR that ..'coy and basil:
Il. on Which The attention s' of the &c County % il
e e. generally a1ed. Itwat propnsca 70 sire these
mt,1en d Gsn!se Or possy th. afsscnth sens'e.
Conxterr, and he did not believe this could 10
done by simple enactment. NothtnE less tl,an
Gonst,tat!ona a Amendment could confer Gn ftee9
votes Of tho statc.. llc lid mt bciieyo il wnr.
rsnted by tie Constitution which he lad sworn to
eme eon.ttons ~ All a%sel osees es
tc!entlou. belief 81 win. ,the con..ltutson i. and
t1I EAeff N+1uhr ~ ftaS
port the BIN. 4 he eoull do II consistently: Tho
arguments a!dnced IN ~ fasor Ind persuaded ha
p pts IT, rse fl Il s se s ,st ,s
tain Senator'S. to secnsA 1!fs votc against the
measure, @ @. q, lle Gcrvcd the Judiciary Committee
10 tic aas.tion,o fra;na M ameadaen. ,'tl to tic
Constitution which would. II possible, avert in
future all 0anEer Of the rcnowa? of thcte Troubles
mind.
nn. HOWE,
e. snsa ' .nat n, n vas fss h
he lid not nronosc 10 rnhart IL " It.. sc,srn rw
tie liz cmor!sc ;Ia ~ o,h ro IT, IN @ .!
Dr. tic G to II" eeetop M tae pen
cratic carudatc fur Ffe.ilcnt nnc.s nndrr thc ~
men Of the Senate. i've picked lnea Of fhe 11oste.
and dsc picke,l Judges ol tho Supreme Court eonld
ta' ss IT, ses's: es e% e ~;
ncctled-that Republicans Ind q sure thing and II
was bert not to give away ,art Of Il, lie fiIos.)
tt' was not left in dnuht, i certainly Jeff In
dispute, anu so,nebody must decide TINT tnpAt.,
Ill., u: sssss s M % epse @ s t1a 'ss sss he s;sa ss
instrument In our conntsy.-ihe proudcst trltuteto
American atatcamanship which liad hccn prepared
sMcc the convention which framed tho Consultation
adjourned. IT, would llayo been nInti II this I'LL
lad fccelscd tho unanlnUus approval Of the Cum.
mittcg.Eshsn &c would have feit Ike one greater
say,ot ile woad havo 'eIt t!af ha bad seen is ths
salvation Of Ills people anil Of bis country.
NJ Eaton. q Connees!cut, sail he was almost
Lsf.lato.c d tis STATE ~ sata'sy last. rssae.t.
sdsh Cd 5 to Es' s ose st s VT ~ ny lsss T
that vote y was not pleasant to bc III a,!nnrsy,
hnt 10 ad lcarne,l to t"naon ils o,vn c:nsctons.
bili and regretted he coa1a not vote for It. lie de-
nira thas S roWcr t. count ths E'eetoral sotc was
s: n III o Il IN: Esna + %
hi. contrivanes-uow hcforc Iha Senate .hnula
sink In tho earth. Tho power to count TIM Elect
gross, c conl1 bo placed nusslere else. ile lad
heard that under thu 9iil beth part!ca would get
sgatyd;, l., s ala nns 5e1'oso It wonld bo 10 the
Of Ohio, sal he aid mt behave thla country could
;na sl, s|efen* ' asn %ass, hs nf;'fas
Constitutional Amendment
MY. Whytr, nf Wnryiani. saIt In hal douhta M
to the coHAt!tutonn!sty OF the hill II 1t to le
\ measure permanent Ia IT. character. hc wuuli
yotc a2n!nst H.. llc believed that the opening Of
tho certificates In Tho proacnco Vt tho two houses
oEC0ngre*s was to cHaktt each tiDHse to Fcrfy tho
count 1nadc bJ tho presiding nt>cc!.
NJ II! S o. hos 'sn tho
Mls. 1pMuNps
said thu atne had gonu by now for debate. Tho
n,eesuEe bad been denounced A. q ata,u, a mere
knta
ncmbsrs Of ie 1ioass. md hyo e. Jas.!ees of s.e
Supreme Court. lie begged hia honorable fsicnd
from Ohio tshcrman) to look at thr history Of their
own PARTY; look at thclr own attitude mud tell lin
some dnY-uat nuw-whctller he thouGAt The
ltepubi!can party could stand Specification.
and dlahonnI In order That It nligAt gain
temporary advantage, ltn knew the Senator would
anhwcr 1lfm. ''So." Must the NcpnbItean purity
AsulttfY Itself now for stch brEgatly p.iccy Ii,
1915 Republican majority tn the twt, Houses OF
Congress patacl the twenty. second tout rule,
which declared that NO vote from : State ahoula
lIavc any effect upon tho elrel!nn Of tho President
mud Wee. President u tho UmEted States nnlcrs
both Houses Of Enn1Fess. In their Constitutional
capacity, sad So aud yet In the face Of this action,
the great party leAdcrs from tho valley Ut tho Mis-
sss1fppl, rs ihn Honstor feou, Uhfn (Shrnnanl
.5zt Al