The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-24
DEBlTEON THE COMPROMISE
.,p cOykLTNG .fEIIRMTNG THE RIGHT
nm DTTI or CONGRESS.
. r,or.vcrnbic Argument against the FRO
,,,.,,,op that the rresident Of the sen"'" :.
.,.,,.d with Power TO Count the votes
.p,,,,deut aud Determine the Result.

n, Unnnsvcrnblc Argument "t"'">' NV ''"-
,,t,, that the President OF the senate u
r..a ,,lth Power 10 Count the votes
o. pr..ideut aud Determine the Result.
,y,surSdroy Jan. 23.-Thc argument of
s.o,,r Conkling to-day on the Electoral hill
s,s III, qrandost effort of his life. In the
..';,i,u Of many old habtues of the Senate gal
,ar,cs II WIS the greatest speech ever delivered
w. ,h.n,w Senate chamber and "A Democratic
r,ngr,ssnan who il an able lawyer anda culti-
,,,.l critic. declared that in his opinion it was
,nsurnas-cd even h, the memorable arguments
stw,l-tor and Clay in the old Senate Chamber.
H.. speeehos II Senators Edmunds and Morton
49, ,b, sau, subject were listened to by packed
,'uDries and attentive Senators and Rep
r,..ntaiiyc-. hut the general impression
rhinh prevailed. that Senator Conkling
s0ull speak to-day. attracted an UNI
,snany arrc and arrrcciatve audience.
The galleries hcean to tlli up at an early hour
md h.foro the morning hour expired every
,vai,,hlc seat anil all the standing room outside
,ho lhlonat and reporters galleries was o.
.uui.d The ladies and senators galleries
u,r. allcd with the Site Of Washington society.
and th,ray and ,O.ty toilets Of the iairo-t maids
md nntrnn- OF thi- ,autal city furnished u pie
.,,r,saie hao haround, which relieved the some
what -omli, appearance ofthc Senate chamber
After the morning hour expired senator
sherman WIS entitled To- the floor and held il
for au hour during which he delivered a par
,isan speech against the Electoral bill. H.
travelled over the same ground trnvorscd hy
Senator Morton yesterday. and dwclt chiefly
on the points us-ailcd 10y the Indiana
Senator There WIS some fcrvoncy at
Zines in ShrrmanS language aud rather
moro rmur. -smout In his manner than he
usually maniic-ts. lie maintained that the
,'N7"'"'n ''''"'" Wv W ''
k4uHt" with On" power To- count the electoral
v,t,- and u.s. ,rtrd with great y,hrmcnco that
n it,i,, ,.,..i i,, ,,,,. f'.,,, fr,.,,,,,r ,,.
ntr' ut thr two Houses WIS not only uu"Nn-ii -
tfilnul huf upfn4-Dri-tir fo fh, shirt uf Dtr
- -, MI. H.. .rn...s,
u'N'ihlu'hl' W INV lht iI'3iu'hl 'l tli' - 'ii'
did was I'm tho pr0sanc" AMI under the --rui NJ
illng gue oi the r'pr -rn'atlNt~ ut ia" Sti =
and the pee pi". IN open day ana win tue ewes
ui the nation up"n HIM. while Tue ~
rungruuu- tribunal created uudcr the
PROVISIONS oi the proposed hul would
st ia secret amt unseen Ny mortal
eye. pas- Judgment What cou. rurl the wHnl oi
WOE ui inftV millions ut p'n'lc; and tl|- lulg-
m'nt. uit. ruIi Wouli %, hut thr niuNl,u.u of ..u'
man thn Nr' dul.'. who WNWii iuuN flr-- hAi.
g. ls' -ri' ted ny lut nv h- iuui .u.I 'l.-ufs o
III" supreme ugh u'- i-ilatDd Ns 90" lall. ! u'
speech uf Mr.. sherman hN~lDkU fhH ulfk D
careful study AMI pr Iaiatiun. ant li this if-
sp't w'is IN -trln2" contrast with Oh. MAJ str
movement oi Senator Conklin-.s great argl.
mrnL
Muen Mr. Sherman took Biz scat. Mr. Conk-
ling 'Sc amld iu' mu-t profound silence. An
Instant lai r il'r' was % Gulrk mut"i''n t no.
u'hmr IA tl' talcrlr- .l- ~" occupants i'an.'i
lOrMttu io .ai d. q Doe. o Wow ui ihr manly
form "ithe ainondnrn -ti's'n1n VINO NAT taken
ima floor. The widely rllHNsncd acrnunis oi
H. S.h"l9t p.sslgai am i,ons n."rny rN.