The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-20
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CONGRESSIONAL.
Forty-Fifth Congress.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-HOUsE.-Mr. |
Gibson offered an order that the HAYES
electoral vote OF Louisiana be not counted. |
Mr. Hurlbut moved to strike out the
word mot"
Mr.. New said he had supported the
electoral bill and willingly accepted the
responsibility therefor and he would op-
pose the commissions decision but coun-
seled no delay.
Mr.. Seeley said that in the case of the
Louisiana election the corruption ON one
side seemed henious; the cruelty on the
other side was horrible. He found it
quite impossible to say which of the two
sets OF electors from Louisiana voiced the
true will of the people 1t would have
been hard to find wiser and more candid
men than those who had pronounced the
decision of the electoral commission. He
appreciated the strength of their position.
Congress could not be too jealous of the
constitutional right of state to choose its
presidential electors.
MIR. Joyce declared the whole scheme of
| election to presidency of the grand fraud
of Grammary Park had been a superb
Democratic cheat from beginning to end.
| Mr.. McMahon said the decision of the
commission in the case of Louisiana was
worse in its consequences to the American
people than the decision in the Florida
case. As to Oregon no Democrat could
look forward with much hope to decision
there.
Mr.. Rice protested against the wrong
and violence embodied in the decision, and
argued that the whole subject should be
lraf hoaE fo ho onuo mi
/ Mr. Watterson rose, amid breathless si-
lence, and said the acceptance of the inev-
liable with resolution and dignity is
the highest as it is the rarest form of cour-
age known among men. 1t is made harder
in this instance by the consciousness o!
double dealing and foul play, Two courses
are open to the majority on this floor On
one hand passionate outcry, at once i'm
potent and childish; on the other hand,
without offering needless obstruction to the
iprogress of events, an earnest, manly, but
= manly but temperate protest against what
we believe great and grievous wrong.
10 my judgment the latter is our clear
and bounden duty, We owe it to the ne
Icessities Of the case; we owe it tc
the country; we owe it to oar
selves. Because we were duped BY
false pretenses into a snare furnished no
reason Why we should forget Obligations
that press upon honorable men. In the
very act of passiCg the electoral commits
sion bill we provided for the contingency
that has come upon US. | voted for that
measure in perfect good faith. The result
| is against me, and detestible as l mus
think the means that brought 1t abou
accept it as a finally. | shall go to my
lpost and shall tell them all, as far as nov
advised, that they know only Part, anC
when they have taken time tor reflection
; they will, | am very sure, illustrate the
wisdom and grace OF moderation by doini
nothing that does not become good citizens
Life will 90 forward in spite of all this
There are many things TO live for, yet, i
this rough world, and among the rest tia
day of reckoning, dies Md-wheu tn
dark shall be light and the wrong be mad
light.
Mr.. Danford defe2ded the decision a
lie one which outside Of party feeling woul
II meet the approval of the whole America
10 people. Although there had been invest
se eating committees into the election
u Florida, Louisiana and Oregon which ha
o. found much crookedness yet in all wore
ae spoken, letters written, kilograms sen
re there had not been traced to the presiden
it elect or to any member OF khls househo
! one word that would bring blush Of shan
he to the American people. Applause.
vn The speaker here announced that e
nr 1[ DAYS legislative session had begun an
after prayer and reading of the journa
debate was resumed. The debate close
ne ne at p. IN. and the house then voted {
ng Mr.. Gibson's resolution the decisiC
ch of the commission be not agreed
efr Adopted-yeas ~, nays 80, party vo
&C except Seeley and Pierce of Mass, WI
mnd nd voted with the Democrats.
nd A message was then sent to the sena
'ou that the house was ready to meet tn
- body in joint convention.
- The house refuses to take a recess un
to- morrow. This looks like a death biz
- to any attempt at fillibustering
n When Michigan was reached IN
III count of the electoral vote, Mr., Tuck
Us objected to counting the vote of Danl
AM Crossman, Republican elector, claimi
nd, that CrJssman had not been duly {
KY pointed.
iaIs sd SENATE No business was done
full morning but at l. 80 the senate repaired
: scn GL the house chamber.