The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-25
HOUSE.

Consideration WIS resumed Of the res
olutions reported by the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, and the House
was addressed by NJ. Mediil, OF Iowa,
in favor OF the resolution submitted by
the minority.
Mr.. MedIll said that il the proposition OF
the majority were true, no vote could be
counted without the consent OF the
House, and it would give the House =
practical veto power over every election
held by the people. He thought the
President of the Senate had alone the
power 20 count the vote, but whoever
could, whether it was the Pres dent ol
the Senate alone, or together with the
House or Senat or whether it was the SEN
ate and House, withou. any participation
oh the part of the Pres dent OF the SEN
ate, the duty deyoIved was merely minis.
terial The decree WAS decree % SOW
erign and Independent people. A decree
which could not BE- reversed. Any ~
tempt 10 reverse the will Of the people
WAS unconstitutional. Ii WAS u-urps-
tion. Il WAS the pressing down o: the
rights OF the people, and If PERSISTED in
or carried ont wSs revolution.
be WAS glad TO know, however, that the
concurrent committee o.! both houses had
agreed upon plan which he hoped 10
see adopted, and 10 be common law that
would govern the counting OF the electOr-
al vote sS he now understood II, ard If
il should not be amended so as 10 make
it Objectionable, 1t should certainly have
his support, because II Wa IN hI' hhe ot
duty and precedent
Mr.. Bright spoke next. lie spoke OF
the possibility "i "E-g-,rztlrg the lm-
portsnce of the gIe..!-u. lac eyes Of
the nation were crLcen;rs,"L on Con-
gress and lis action on the question would
be instruments. iu. either god or ":Il.
He maintained that the Constt,.f..-
gave 10 Congress cOEtrOl OF the p'....
subject, and irat no returning b. b
could oust Congress Of Its Juri.. ... ...
ihe decision OF the LO4Isiana DHarI " a.
not ina and could not be final. Ther"
WAS no power known 10 law wh.cl could
make it fnal The retUrujrg board
Of Louisiana was cOuH."I % the
face Of the returns aLu II that
were go, and If the votes which il had
cast out were reported the election Of
Tilden and Hendricks would be assured,
and whenever that fact Was proclaimed
the explosive tbunders OF the alton E
joy would reverberste 10 the blue srch
above and resOund from sea " sea. At
the close o! Mr.. Brght's address. the
further consideration Of the subject wss
postponed.
Mr.. Lanai. also from the same com
mittee, reported bill supplementary -
and smendslory o. the Texas Pacific
railroad bIll OF the 81 OF March, 1871.
Mr.. ksssof offered minority report
aud Mr.. Linders offered substitute.
A three were ordered printed snd re-
ferred T. the Committee Of the Who'll
on the State y! the Union.
Mr.. Lamar ssked uu ninous Ons"nt
70 n,y. the bill msce tn =p-cIAl order
for the 81 Of F~oru.ry, bu! objection " a.
made By Messrs. Hoge sud Holman.
Mr.. Thr cEmort0n, nf the same com
miitee, reported D.ll Tor nEIng the rate
Of charge, for freight and pas'engers
across the Onahs railroad bridge.
Same reference.
The house then proceeded 20 business
on the Speakers table. ard ID" speaker
again lad before the House =
message from the President N re-
gard g. the use of troop - The
late election. ss the original printed las;
Monday.
Mr.. WOOD ssksi that =. the me- age
nsc been resd, IL second real.ny - Dis
per nSe4 VITA.
Mr.. Hurlbut objected and required
that not only l. bu; the accompanying
documents Be read-
The Speaker decided .Zsins: .te nigh:
20 have the dOcunsnis read, and Sss re-
minded By Mr Eoar ;hAt the ruling Wa
in the very t.-ets Of ooe made ,AsI week.
The Speaker declared thAi IA IA. Juc e
ment tue question ~ 10 the reading
should b. referred 10 ine Hogse He
put the question srt decided ibe vote IN
:he negative.
NJ. WOOD thea offered resolution
ths. the message be referred - ss.ec:
committee OF s.eTsn. 20 inquire whether
.1FEE - N-E&A 80 EA'|a' - - N-~+4ea -
no. Earraltsd b. the Cgasi.tGi!Cu ard
laws II the 8se .; troOp-. iyr Ehsca tie
Pres ae,t s i.sily r-PonsIb1e, with
power % ssat Tor psrsoas Aat pspers-
Ar. BAaks HISce = point o. orcsr that
ibe power 70 Sod for person' aad p+P@r'
/. Do. Au.hg-lzz! sadsr the ra,es a.!
.hoald o1ly oe gwen when = conn;
reports 4 nece'sasy
NJ. Haa. .si4 a. did 20. fe@cE = h..,
70 be 9 Gecea; ;aiug, II :5e 'e..iaoL- ~
t~eer the d.aerest Departments Of ihs
koverrnsGt 20 prVpo=e AZ inquiry .1sc
I the .-:igu of the President o. tie De.
IA tneut Of TIE goysn nsrt ih'0agh is'
mode o: sanding i1r p-rsoEs "a p4Pe!
by C0mmIrtse Of the Hosss. I'll .
ordirGry rtsysclz. SD PE0Psr no
q. sskIng lsss Information ks1 beSn :lTll
srd exhausted.
/ The Speaker oTer-1lsd The PSni Z"
nrce-. .-d quoted tte rules ard az=-zs
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