, 1877-01-24
SENATE.

,,,. - ~ ~ oa-.pu,u,,,s .-cro
,p..a,a; sro,n roieInhi, y. MI I p,,.1,rr md ST.
Louis, praying the passage OF bil1 presented
hv thr .fn{nt Committcn IN counting tho Elect
oral sotc' ~
HOUSE.
The Speaker corrected ruling nnado By hi m
Yesterday. that Mr., Woods resolution to refer
,ho prcsiirnt,s n,cssaro n. To thu use Of troons
in the late election to select committee OF
eleven would come up this morning as unNn-
isaca business. lle sail tint thu message would
60 lack to the Speakers table, a1a that The res
olat,ons fcpoflcA pY thc sclset ,n, 1on''l!'es W
Privileges, declaring that tue President OK TIC
Senate has not, unl that congress has, tue
right to cotlnt nnd declare t,!o Eleetoral Votcs'
utc., came up now ~ unfinished y business.
Memorials from Boston nnd ". Louis, lavor'
tnE The so-calacd Compromise biil' were pre-
sented ,-,..-...
South Carolina. and took tho Ito.,-elasl oath.
the House then cons!dercu t5G resolutions
was addressed By" Mr. sceI}e, VINO declared tic
uostrnr iatd ao%n ~ 'e.n tr 1esou..os ~ ~ W ~
'l IL sIitiel ui at tas essayry eo,rnpte fraud
and cruelty praetleca aud put iotth IN certain
tian In Ills SENSES could ueny 1t. But wrong
only g1cw to greater "fonG u
WAS sought to be- rishted In any but
. tlEilteui!s WY, ~ question 1. .. -. WIZ WY,
nere tetlporary question: but Tue question
how tue Prcs;drnt should po CHOSEN anu le-
eiarcl vas u permanent ono. surh aaesilg'tt!
spread its lands through coming tlinc, ana lat1
to thu report I'll tic GoiI.'ittcc ." COUNTING lug
Electoral STte ~ VI t'at1haisni so !o'ty af,a no
| biIlc t1iat y II eou!u onsy W auo'tSu " Snn.
! grcss with the HaMc itta1;linlty WIN WHICH y
tuhI
rcgar1 It. rs u glory slle4 on the opening ytls
VI tAc nat1Dit'S seeoAu century, WHICH. WHICH
| no wear ~ tH9 =, pIeF,utts teutu!5}
could esSGi; lle Mou.A taa. euiS'tss ~ mua1u 'ai
pass thy bill unanimously, nna tcit Inc woFiu
that this great NH 1rec people, WHICH hAu la.cly
shown !tsc't 50 great " siillIlttlus 70 pgaeciui
Arbitration tfsatS!.g atesn1%a , ~ ;ho u!spu.s
Lad now s'.o~n tseal stgat;Gs st'ti III VI. %
| t!lstuss1"n " yiehiiHG u! oinPHli5 uuat ,iHnts
III tho sote eltust u ltAsh AtA Iolio" lts oullSa
t!nns. l..
Mr. Williams tWltSonshl arsueo IN H. taFpE f,Eas o.
deut ot tho Senate.
| Ai'. TUCKER KEE.,,
made constitutional anti legal argument III enp.
port ul ilIe resolutions. Ac hEoceeucd to Fc!atc
the hl,tGry o1 t'at constitutional ptoFis'
Ion, anil to arSc from 4 that thr
powcr to count anu tacclnTu tho Electora! volta
WIS not repoac! III y; fsesIent oi t1!e scnatc'
Inc i!ca that ltic lIuuae " Nep3esGhtAttcs,
based upon te VII u ti!n Wnoie fcoplg, s'loul.s
Es vontro!lc,i III its constitutional power y! .
lat, nut III tho ulgarcny ot the 6enate, but oi
the crcutuFt ri HAT o|lsa!c0f, "as too prcros,
ferrous to bG believed: NC word "pIestnse,
used Ia the Constitution, was, to i,!s '!ilnt',
most impressive. 1t p!rpoFte.l ,!lore than pcinE
IN the satne Tuutls. lsat'It!'iy, II 1l'eIht peahl
| be!utct" 1t lniaGatc1, III all lcSal rroteaufef !
| supervision ny PfcsGHt SUPERIOR n1c nriJnln1
md ready tocontro, to guard, to ..t'l, to defend
Everything uone Ill lar psescnce o1 Cunrt was
UNDER IT'S PROTECTION AND cosTnof.
tItIIi In nm