Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-01-27

tuition and the law bad been sufficient to carry OF
the country for one hundred years and they wer,
sun sufncient. On the expiration of ten minutes
Mills was given an hour, and the time of takins
the vote postponed ill four o'clock.
Lamar SAID he understood the opponents Of the
phi opposed It on the ground that It involved the
delegation of the power which the constitution
ieii 70 tne Two Houses. The fallacy was in the
assumption that the power claimed either on the
one hand for both Houses, or on the other for the
| wee President to count the vote, was a lepisla-
tive act, by legislative body. 1t was no such
thing. legislative body could not do an act
without having the President approve that ac-
ton.
AT this point the legislative session Of yester-
day closed with a formal adjournment, and i'm
mediately thereupon the House was called to or
der, and to-day's legislative session opened with
prayer.
The speaker announced the following select
committee on the use of troops in the Presiden-
ual election Wood of New York, Goode, South
ard, Ihockmorton, CALDWELL smith Of Ga, Ham
| son, kasson, Foster, Eames and Page.
Lamar then proceeded with his speech in favor
ofthe bill
Mills then continued declaring that the Su-
preme Court was in great danger. Whenever it
was called upon to decide upon political and par
| tsan questions 1t would condemn that court be-
| fore the people ans be without moral power
| Baker of lud., could not see the necessity of
| creating commission outside of the constitution
and iolelgn TO the institutions of the government,
| neither did he think II was constitutional.
| Watterson said it might not be true that the
| country stood on the brink of civil war, but it
was true that grave danger threatened every pub
lic interest. lie wished to inveigh against no
man or party, but well-organized conspiracy to
| place IN the presidential char man who had not
| been elected existed. He so couscentiously be-
lleved. If the two houses failed so agree on
some plan TO tide the great emergency the
county would see Senate declare Hayes elect
| ed; 1t would see the President of the United
Il STATES summarized q a ar nd ravu al
| to seat him in office.
Speeches were made by Messrs. Hurlburt of
ILL.,, against, and Hill Of Ca. and Davis Of N. c.,
| in favor of the bill.
The debate was continued by Messrs. Single
tor, Lapham, Vance of Ohio, Townsend of New
York, Lynch, Knott, Carr bennett and Pratt
against the bill, and by Messrs Bland, Southland,
Harrison, Foster. HaIdenburg, and Townsend,
| (Pa,) in its favor.
| During the discussion Mr.. Vance Of y. c., sent
to the clerks desk and had read a telegram from
| Gov. Vance OF n. e., stating that the resolutions
approving the bill had passed both Houses Of the
| Legislature almost or quite unanimously.
| Mr. Jones of Kentucky opposed the bill not so
much on account of the unconsttutionality Of the
measure as an account Of its unpolicy.
Mr. Field of New York, said | have watched
the progress OF this bill with intense interest for
| while thought it was unquestonabiy within the
| compliance of Congress was sure it was q Just
| and honorable settlement, and the best method
of escaping an impending calamity. While |
shall take no part in its further discussion can
not refrain from expressing my admiration of the
ndellty, the courage, coupled with the modera-
| ton of the members of the concurrent commit
tee on both sides and in both Houses of Con-
gress.
Mr.. Payne closed the debate in brief but earn
est speech.
| After the close of the debate the House ordered
| the main question on the bill And after some
further discussion by Mr.. Payne of Ohio and 9TH
ers, the vote was taken amid intense excitement.
The republicans recording an Unexpectedly
heavy vote against it while the democrats with
but few exceptions voted for it..
The speaker announced that vote would now
be taken on the hnal passage of the bill. The
clerk proceeded to call the names of the mem
bers amid the most intense excitement and as
publican after republican voted mo" That
vote seemad to cause surprise to many who had
supposed that fully one-halt Of them would sup
port the bill. The speaker announced that he
would exercise bis constitutional privilege and
vote as representative from the Statatc Of Pa.
He d ected the clerk to call bis name and his
response of Aye" was was greeted with pro-
longed applause.
Finally the count was completed. aud the result
announced, as yeas 1911. mas IS. There was but
slight manifestation on the announcement, and
then the spectators left the galleries, and of
the most important and exciting sessions of the
House closed at 5.25 PM
The following is the vote in detail
Ieas-The Speaker, Abbott Adams, Ainsworth
Anderson, Ashe. Atkins, Bagby. Geo. A. Bsgley.
Jno. II. Bagley, Banning. Beebe, Bell, Bland,
Bliss, Bount, Boone, Bradley, Bright, Brown of
KY, Buckner, Burchard Of Wisconsin, Bureigh,
Cabell, Caldwell of Tenn, Campbell, Gambler,
Caulheld, Cnapin, Chittenden. Clark of Kentucky,
Clark of Missouri, Clymer, Cochrane, Cook, Cow
an Cox Grape, Culberson, Cutler, Darrall, Davis,
Davy. Debalt, Dibrel, Douglass, Durand, Eden,
Ellis, Faulkner. FELTON,, Field, Finley, Fover
Goodwin, Gunter, Hamilton of Ind, Hamilton of
\. j. Hancock, Hardenbergh, Harris of Mass,
Harris of Ca, Harris of Va, Harrison, Hartrrdge
Hartsell, Hatcher. Hathorn. Raymond Hankle,
HEREFORD, Hewitt of n. Y, Hewitt of Ala, Hill,
Hosr, Holman. Hook, Hopkins, Hoskins, jerks,
Jones of N. H., Keber. Kelley, Lamar. Land
ers of Indiana, Landers of Connecticut,
Lane, Leavenworth, Lemoyne, Levy, Lewis,
Luttrell. LyGde; Mackey. Marsh, MeDougal,
Meade, Metcalf, Miller, Money, Magan, Morri-
son, Mutchler, Neal New, Norton, O'Brien,
Oliver, Payne, Phelps, Phillips, Pierce, Piper,
Platt, Potter, Powell, Reagan, John Reilly, j. b.
Kelley, Rice, Riddle, Robbins, y. c., Robbins,
Scales, Scheicher. Seeley, Sheakley, Southland,
Sparks, Springer Stanton, Strait, Stenger, Stew
enson, Stone, Swami, Tarbox, Teese, Terry.
Thompson, Thomas, Throckmorton, Townsend,
y. Y, Walker, Va, Walllng. Walsh, Ward,
Warren, Warner, Wstterson, Wells, Mo-, Wells,
Miss, Whitehouse, Whitthorne, Wyke, Willard,
A. 5. Williams, Mich, Williams, Del, W. B.
Williams, Mich, Willis, Wiltshire, Wilson of w.
Va, Wilson of la, Wood of n. Y, Yeates and
Young.-9l.
Nsys.-Baker of Ind. Baker of n. Y, Ballou
Banks, Blackburn, Blair, Bradford, Brown of
Kans, Burehsrd of ILL.,, Butt, Caldwell Of Ala.
Cannon, Carr, Caswell, Cate, Conger, Crounse,
Danford, Denison, Dobbns Dunnell. Durham.
Evans, Eames, Flye, Forney, Fort, Freeman
Frye, Garfield Hale, HanasoD Hendee Hender-
son, lIaye, Hubball, Hurd, Hurlburt. Hyman,
Jones OF n. T., Joyce, Kasson, Kimball, Knott,
Lapham, Lamena, Lynch, Magoon, Milliken,
Mills, Monroe, Nash, Oneill, Packer. Page. Plais-
ted, Poppleton, Pratt, PuImsn, Rainey, Robinson,
Rusk, Singleton, Sinnekson, Slemons, Small,
Smith of Pa. Smith of Ga, Stowe Thornburg,
Townsend OF N. Y, Tufts. Van VOORHEES,, Vance
of o., Wait, Wsldron, Wallace of s. c., Wslace
of Penn, White, Whitney, Williams of n. Y,