The New York herald., 1877-03-02

lhe members who participated in the discussion
mont; poppeton ana Monroe, OF ONO; Hooker and
Money, OF MISSISSIPPI; Wilson, 0t West Virginia
Maish, Of Pcnnsyivania; Raymond, Of Indiana. and
Mr.. GARFIELD (rep.) Of Ohio. read letter from Mr.
Gorhan, Secretary OF the Senate saying that he had
put the package purporng w be the second certificate
in his pocket AZ the package looked like private
communication; but being admonished that his recep-
President Fcrry he took II IRON his pocket and placed
II Oh the desk and since that time he had not seen the
package
Mr. HEWITT remarked that tho package had been
brought to him by u messenger IRON tho Senate who
would not tell from whom he had rcceived It.
Tue SPEAKER asked MIR. Garfield to suspend his re-
marks Till order was restored.
Mr. GARsiKLD-I Will wait till Ajax and other chiefs
have quoted their troubles tAfter pause.) There
Is no precnce or claim that under any law tho Pres
dent OF tho Senate ought 10 receive under such
circumstances There IS no signature on the hack Of
body has been deceived by the pretcnce
maj In this Mouse osns esm.us ns usa
thorized way let all such pretences be cieared away
and let them vote with Knowledge Of the TACT that
vote for the resolution Is simply vote to prevent
count and to bring US INTO anarchy.
Mr. sroSx, tdem.) OF No., Who was OF the tccrs
stated that lie saw the Secretary oi the Senate
the package under the desk among the rubbish that
he (Mr StoneJ Immediately wrote note 10 Mr. Hewitt,
ana That SIR hewitt and he had a conversation during
which he the Secretary take the package IRON
under the desk and put II IN his pocket.
SPEECH PixLD
York. VINO expressed his deep regret that day had
been consumed IN an attempt 10 rectiiy mistake OF
the PresIdent of the Senate-an egrcgous mlstske,
which the dignity and sell.rcspcct Of the House
PEELED II to rectiiy II possible. He would 10
any question about the vote OF Vermont whether
good or bad or whether the paper was Uf any
All that he knew was that question had
arisen respecting which the President OF the
Senate had assumed 10 decide Tor himself
he dcnicu that the President OF tho Senate had any
power TO do anything except To Keep order do
what had beon committed TO HIM under The Electoral
!u\gu AL WINS he M
lay al the foundation oi all thc debates Oh the subject
From The beginning OF the session IL hau been main
tanned by The republicans that the President OF the
Senate could count the votes. ana that they had
stirred up tho country, had subsidized presses, had
come to al lastg The senate Itself had IN
solemn debate repudiatcd the doctrine as not
worth one moments consideration, and ,iic
President Of the United States IN solcuin Message
Conaress. declared that, never Ia the history OF the
government had the President oi the Senate assumed
10 decide any question. That official did now assume
10 deci.c this question; whether or not that
turn to be opened ny him. IL members oil the House
consented to that let them look the future Iync.
pas COSTA rule o pruae and The rule Jaw
rhe Commons OF I'm glana had gained the liberties Of
tie Engiisn people, which had naic the Aneio-Saxon
The glory oi tue earth, by stanaing
OH the smallest question that concerned their
liberties. the House OF Rcprcscutativcs
should not give up ol title vi lis rights. was
the duty oi thc rrcsdent vi the Senate when that
paper before him 10 submit the question, II
he had any doubt about IT, .oihe two houses anu the
only remedy was 10 invite hin back 10 open the
paper the presence OF both houses II there were
Two from Vermont they should go TO the Flee
tora Com ssIon. He Appeared TO muinbers to deal
with the question, not as douocrats republicans
but us guardians OF the rights OF tho House e,
toral count.
In reply to question by Mr. Gate of Wisconsin he
said that there NO tine nxcd by law within which
a cTtincatc must be hled.
Mr.. HOAX, lrcpl OF Mass there not n source
lxcd by law through when these shall come,
Mr. fIELp--it Is not hxed by law. You mon, you
judges have decided that the law cannot contravcne
the constitution, nor can Congress mako law that
BINDS the States Congress could do IT,, and has
not done H. Appausc.j IL passed The law Of 1892
that the certificates should be sent in BY the nrst