The Portland daily press., 1878-04-25
BLAIR'S RESOLUTION.
An Overwhelming Majority of Both
HOusrs Against IT,

An Overwhelming Majority of Both
Houses Against 1t,
WASHINGTON, April PA canvass of the
Senats aDd House as to Blair's resolution
against the validity of President Hayes title,
shows that forty nine senators oppose it, one
f.vOrs it, seventeen are non-cOmmittal aud
nine are absent. The political complexion of
the Senate is as follows: Twenty-fOur Demo-
Gratis ard twenty-five Republicans oppose it,
and one Democrat (McPherson of New Ter.
sey) favors it, Nine Democr ats, seven Repnb-
licans and one Independent Senators are non
committa].
In the House two hundred and nine mem.
bers oppose, fourteen are in favor of it. fifty
are noncommttal and twenty-one are absent
Ninety-four Democrats and one hundred and
fifteen Republicans are opposed. and thirteen
Democrats and one Republican in favor. Fortv
three Democrats and seven Republicans are
non-committal.
The only Senator (McPherson) who fayors
the bill, says, 81 do not believe in COL doning a
fraud, whatever it may cost the country to
blot out the most infamous record of our histo-
~. l would favor any measure that would
propose to unearth the greatest political crime
in the annals of the nation"
There are no New England members of
either branch who favor the bill. Senator Ed
munds is not quite clear about the constitution
al Jurisdiction of Congress to legislate in the
premises, and says the only legal way is for
Tilden or his friends to question Hayes au-
thority to make some appointment, and writ
OF quo aoarranto might then be sued out in the
United States circuit court from which it could
be carried to the supreme court.
Senator Burnside says. II am credited with
being warm admiror Of President Hayes, and
1 should oppose any such measure even if L
was not. 1t is something that will never re-
ceive the sanction of legislative enactment.
Senator Blaine quotes the resolution incorpo-
rated in the platform of the Maine Republican
Convention last summer, denouncing all at
tempts to reopen the Presidential question as
revolutionary, Of which resolution he was the
author.
Senator Hamlin says,-"Oh, it is a matter
about which have no opinion, and 1 never
care to talk about it. 1t will not become law
however; Of that feel certain"
Senator Morrill, says, 81 merely wish to say
that do not think the slightest possibility ex-
lists Of anything being DONE"
William P. Frye says, "It is a nonseusical
humbug, and do not believe there is Demo-
cratic member who would give five dollars to
prosecute the case if it was referred to the Su-
preme Court"
Eugene Hale says, 'If the question ever
the magnitude of debatabe subject"
Benjamin W. Harris says, "Since you want
an opinion why not have the subject referred to
the naval committee. They are excellent on
patchwork"
William W. Grape says. "It is ore of those
political boomerangs which the Dem ocrats are
too wise to use.'
Llewellyn Powers says. "Tt is all a piece of
folly and an outrage upon the country OF
course am opposed to all efforts to reopen the
Presidential question"
Thomas B: Reed says, 'I have not given the
it,
Prominent men on the other side are solidly
against agitation even of the question, much
less its passage as political measure