New-York tribune., 1878-02-15
THE PRESIDENTS TITLE.


ANOTHER ATTACK BY MONTGOMERY BLAIR
| A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE UNFAyORABLE REPORT on
HIS MEMoRIAL-CHARGEs AGAINST DEMOCRATS.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Feb. 14.-In the House OF
Delegates to-day, the unfavorabe report OF the Com
mttee Federal Relations the memorial OF Mont
gomery Blair Congress to reopen the Electoral qnes
ton, and ascertain judci lily who was elected President
up the special order. Mr. Blair offered suDsti
for the unfavorabe report of the commtte as FOL
lows:
Rsotred Hous. p.,ega,ss That the installation ofa
II that once by Counting for him the electoral vote
Of the states upon returns obtained by use OF military ofc
aSs hs %e y thy naea Of Of the sad
stalled %
SecondTat by scqaescenee in this usorpstOa aud on the
ssss''Sn 'fs rI.;$sn' ss's %
s S:' ,s
Otherwise provide for the peaceful assertion Of the ngh Of
the Congress sanctions and invites It's reneoa y the
Of republican and continue an az a4,s -
wG By o he gs1 s e G Spe to to the
abuses Of eysrnnent which the present paralysis Of in
s snre fhs sna sonnaanes and Of
70 is laa e lat led s to se
Electoral Commission by which The House Of @ @
by measures and the Of Dem6oTs &
relation to the Administrator Of the Democratic leaders in
Congress who assented to the Electoral Commission
Commission for the continued acquescence in its result
Mr. Blair addressed the House for hour In an earn
est and bitter speech denuncatOry Of the Electoral Com
mission, and the seating OF President Hayes In the
course of his speech, he said:
The direct proof that Hayes counted IN by virtue
OF an arran cement with portion OF his pontical oppo-
nents, il clear. The undispued statement OF Mr JOhn
Young Brown published in MAY, 1877 establishes TINS
It Is material whether Mr.. Browns services We're
secured ike of most of his associates through an
interest In the Texas Pacific Railroad 10D or Dy Tue
Sll 2il 90 voted to him by the XLIVth Congress- on
motion OF Zach Chandlers sOnlnlaw, az pay Tor tDe
what consideration he aC' i. It Is enough mat Tue
balance Of power party, most Of whom We're Texas Pa
clfc Railroad men. voted Hayes nt0 the Presidency,
against the OF the Democratic party under an ar
most authoritative friends and that the grounds upon
which these men put their support OF Hayes has
been confessed by Brown himself TO have been an
utterly false pretence. a., ..,
subsidies required Dy these railroad kings But Klng
Tom knows that TO be idle and meaningless he
still pressing for hsI hundred millions, and the
sham-fght between him aud King Huntington,
cease in due time. He has dictated commit,
favorable to his job in both houses ana his loD ana
jobs big enough to buy the rest tneir
way through. What Is 1t but this sOrdid lnnuencc,
their followers to the restoration OF the Union Denoc-
racy to power, in the person OF an eleye OF siias
Wright, which restraints the Dein0cratic
leaders from putting TIlden in the Presidency MI
Richardson reports that the Republicans are now ready
to aid them. Where IL any commOtlOn to come from,
and will resist the decree II they VIII pass the OIL
OF Mr. David Dudley Field, and the Supreme Court de-
ces Mr. Ilden is President and the Chef Justice
administers him the oath OF office
Other speakers followed Mr. Blair. but without coming
to vote the subject laid over. and made the order
for Thursday next.