The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-17

yinces us that the Maryland resolution
asking Congress to reopen the question Of
Mr.. Hayes title to his Office will be as
effectually shelyed in the House as it has
been in the Senate. The whole movement
is malignant freak Of Montgomery Blair,
man who does not enjoy the confidence or
the country nor of his own State. AT the
beginning OF the present session Of the
Maryland Legislature he was a candidate
before that body for election to the
United States Senate, receiving, If our
recollection be not at fault one vote. When
he introduced his resolution respecting the
Presidents title he had less than dozen
supporters in the whole Legislature, but by
his button-holing persistence as the cham
pion bore Of the century he induced men,
Der after member to promise to vote for his
resolution as the easiest way to get rid OF
him, none of the men who thus yielded sup
posing that it would make any real differ
.ence whether the futile resolution was
passed or rejected. But having got his
lunatic resolution through the Maryland
Legislature he went to Washington as lob
="
first class bore on the Senators and Repre-
sentatives from his own State. They did
not feel quite at liberty to disregard what
seemed like instructions from the Legisla-
ture of their State, and were accordingly
prevailed on to present the joint resolution
to Congress.
Senator Dennis, of Maryland, who con-
sented to be the medium of bringing it to
the notice of the Senate, acted in the man
Hest fashion conceivable. Though strong
democrat and Maryland Senator he ex-
pressed his total and vigorous dissent from
the firebrand resolution which the Legisla-
ture of the State had sent to Washington.
Mr.. Dennis is not an orator; he had
hardly ever made speech before; but like
a man of honor and integrity he spoke with
remarkable cogency and force against Mr..
Blair's bantling for which he had been con-
strained to act as godfather in the Senate.
II do not consider the Senate" Mr.. Dennis
such power as the joint resolution which
has been read would propose" "We want
unity, peace and concord, and never while
hold position on this floor shall there be
one act Of mine the effect Of which would be
otherwise than to aid in bringing about
fraternal accord" believing that the in
terest of every section of our Union calls
for acquiescence in the decision made
by the electoral commission, l feel con-
strained to state that I shall deem it incum-
bent on me to oppose any action by this
body in furtherance of the intent of the
resolution" This high toned declaration
of dissent by democratic Senator from
his own State was cold comfort for Mr..
Blair. Mr.. Dennis concluded by asking
that the joint resolution which he had
been the reluctant medium for present.
ing be referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary. 1t was SO referred, and in that
committee it will sleep the sleep which
knows no awakening
The thing was not SO we'll managed in the
House. Mr.. Garfield, with the best inten-
tions, made a false step, which led to n long,
useless and mischievous debate. When the
Maryland joint resolution was presented by
Mr. Swami, ofthat State, Mr.. Garfield moved
its summary rejection. This led to m en-
tangling discussion as to the rules Of the
House respecting the disposal of petitions,
discussion which favored the purpose of
the agitators. Had he practised q judicious
reticence the resolution would have been
quietly referred to committee and that
would have been the end of it. The debate
which ensued was interrupted in the midst
by the arrival Of an hour which had been
fixed for the consideration of other bust
ness, and the subject will not come up
again until Monday. The opponents of
Mr.. Blair's folly will then permit
it to be quietly referred to the Judiciary
Committee, as was done in the Senate, and
it will never be heard Of again. 1t appeared
in the course of this debate that Mr.. Kim
NELL, Maryland member, had stolen
march on the House by Offering bill for
enabling the Supreme Court to try the
Presidents title and getting it referred. The
bill was, of course, drafted by Mr.. Blair,
and Mr.. Kimmell was a mere cat's-paw ; but
it has been ascertained that the bill has no
friends in the committee. A hostile COM
mittee is very quiet grave for measures
which neither it nor the House approves,
and after the mere form Of reference on
Monday poor Mr.. Montgomery Blair will
be like the image of grief weeping on a
monument.
If there were any danger that this insane
bill would pass or even that it would be
seriously entertained and discussed in
either branch of Congress, tho whole coun-
try would protest with as much carnestness
and emphasis as did Mr.. Dennis, tho sens-
BILE democratic Senator from Maryland,
when he unwillingly presented the bastard
Maryland resolution. A revolutionary agi-
tation for putting Mr.. Hayes out of Office
and putting Mr.. Tildcn in would bring
confusion and ruin upon business inter-
ests. The business of the country has been