The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-20

opened by tie President Of the Senate in the
prcs.ncc OF tho two li9useS whether he ie to
to count the votes, and assume under this law
he tW2 liouses are to do it, or IN certain cases,
They have but one duty TO perform, and thnt IL
10 ascertain that these certificates came from
vote shall then be- counted" There is no time.
there Is DO place to try any question Of ineli-
gibility. And how are we to know that the Ger
tincates came from the electors of the state? In
the first place the at OF Congress provides that
prmo facie evidence is the Governors certin-
cate but that is not conclusiye. That is the re-
pcal that net, or II may provide by another to go
behind # IT, G" wSen d Ss ySr aa s eSHna N s @
officers appointed by State to declare who have
been chosen have acted and made that declara-
ton. 1t IL final 80 far as Congress Is CONCERNED.
The action Of the State officers is the act Of the
MIR. Bayrrd Dem. DelJ said, ns n member Of
the Electoral Commission he had given all that
he coull give OF earnest study patient labor.
and devotion TO secure a just execution Of the
law under which he was appointed. His lnburs
and his efforts had been crowned 10y failure.
for IT seemed TO him not only did this decision
OF the oight members Of the commission level
in the dust all the essential safeguards thrown
around the election OF u chief Magistrate, but i
announced to the people Of this land that truth
longer the central basis OF their political power.
from Ohio tMr. Shcrinanl snvs that no lawyer
the record shows that he himself said that this
bill gave that right when her,sstcd II passage,
and two " the commission, Messrs. Morton and
Garfield. I'm the debate opposed the hill because
il gave that right The rcicciion Of the proof of
This is sound law and The Republican parry
cHnnot now eny the fultS are not NJ W. state
T. tgGm Gross snd palna1lG fraad on the EsopIe
can people have been given voice aud power 10
proclaim a le. to nuliy truth aud t. reverse
that n nn,ority of the people Of Louisiana have
appointed NE fnycs Gle tore but thl- ircisi2n
appoint the Tilden clc tors but that truth Ia
nulIliiri anil crushed hN this dee sion, AMI for
ths first time the Will of a majority Of the pro-
pie Is rNpunged und reversed 10y the Not' = Of
| tho cle tora colleges. Tho broad offer tp prove
| lnl-chood md forgery in the destruction Of
jeitcd. the truth Of the facts alleged cannot be
denied. And this brings " tQ face the nstound-
ns esal declaration mat M e1u,'SS %hca
tie majority Of tho whole people. thc
sosscs for IT. own preservation against fore
and fraud. and the morality which pertains to
| every lusi system OF laws are totally wanting IN
| ours. II the tnlsc and forged returns made by
| four mcn-oi whom one Is too weak to be
snayG another tricky. INSCRIPTIONS. and n
| ch ats at keno and defrnuds his state, and the
| forging doad mems nnneg on Tho pay rolls of
| his ritv-if tttsn r,tnrns cor, in.1 h,fn11 F,nau
| two whose only title 10 his place IL the Federal
inayon.t are to be conclusive proof OF th'
1
ernment Of law ID supplanted by ono OF force
Mr.. sargent tRer.. Cali argued that the do
| clsion Of ihe COMMISSION only sustained tho
| right of the STATE in selecting liz electors. H.
| dla hut CON % ue lpr moment thht ir9uls W'fn
| lerpclraied by the Republicans ~ Louisiana.
decision had dsmons,ratni the fact thai
| tho members Of the supreme Court the
highest tribunal in the land. could nj ris+
ahove p9riy any more than rronpunced polti-
| remarkable that one member Of the court srrV-
ing Oh the Electoral Commission should vote
| one way in regard TO one state. and on the same
IDENTICAL question in regard 20 another Stat"
| should vote another way. This decision that
Congress could not inquire into fraud In the
trine Of State sovereignty never advocated 10y
Mr.. stevenson dem. KY said that he voted
for the bill creating the Electoral Commission
in the interest OF peace Ii had been said there
| Thank God there was but one. because the Dcm-
ocratic party met this mati.r upon the broad
passed ii was expectcd that there wouli be n
Tree. full and fair Invest igation. ami that iuls-
| proofs. MIR. Stevenson then referred To- tho
condition u Louisiana. and said this Returning
! BuHrd had been 40 successful in governing the
State that they might a. well extend their op-
Grafton, and 70, I'm the nation. -
Herman ~ a substitute for that Of Mr. sherman
It was rejected yeas. IS; nays, Al; strict
lnrty vote. as follows;
c1pr iS,-' Ss pHa.y y5 Eiraam hlyS,a @a, n2y cSa
fulH .fiu nrs ln kt y, n, fnan. NJ, r,crN Nc
pHnald MHNey. M'rru.u, Norwood Rand p ~ Ransom.
s4ulshury. stevenson. Wallace Nhyfs and Niihrfe--~
NAYS -Mes.l. Aaern Allison, Anthony. hooti 2 .ut
we'll Bruce, burnside, Cameron Pa tNnNfun wis I.
lhan,c, Ihtstiucy. Ga. ln, tnuoNcr trasin lAw 81.
uGw,' ln.ail. i.r0. New Io.an NcNila lan Mitchell.
Morrill, norton Og'eshy. Paddock ra'i. rson. bcrtson.
Sargeui sharon. shurman. Spencer, Teller, Madcish
West Minlon, and Nfight-fi
Mr.. Edmunds tRep.. w, who would have
voted IN the ,negatiye, but who was d.ialnnmi nj
home by sickness, was paired with Mr.. Thur
man Dem, Ohiol who would have voted in tl"
affirmative Mr.. Blaine who would have voted
in the negative, was also detained at home by
81 'kness.
Tho question thcn being on tho resolution Of
Mr.. sherman. II WIS agreol toll 10 ~.
Mr.. Hamn said the Senate having concluded
It's action on the vote ut Louisiana, ho moved
that the Secretary be instructed to notify the
House If r REPRESENTATIVES that the Senate was
ready 10 meoi that body and proceed with the
count Of the clc torAl vut" Agreed 10,