Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-14
Re ultiug in its Final Passage by Vote
Of Sd Against 26-Blaine Squelched
on his Southern Election Inyes-
t;gatiOn Measures.
The HOuse Adopts the Resolution Au-
thorizing an Investigation into the
Conduct OF Davenport, the Rev
York Supervisor of Elections
Other Matters.

WASHINGTON, December 13.-The senate
bills introduced and referred including the
By Senator Plumb To provide for temporary In
| crease of army on emergency.
BY Senator Conkling: Cby reQuest To amend laws
relating to pensions. This bill fees of at
tOrneys, It is claimed that the present regulations
prevent those entitled to pensions securing respect
senator Morroll from the committee on finance re
ported favoraby on senate bill to authorize the dup
lcdPS OF registered bones stolen from the Nanhat
tan savings Institution of New YoIk city Pa sed
Senator Gordon introduced bill to secure emore
efficient collection of revenue from cigars Be erred
Senator Beck called up the hoss bill 10 ro, ,eal SO
much Of the sundry civil appropriation bill tor the
BeIkftt three thousand two hundred and 1ifty-fYe
dollars as late Indian agent at Ponca agency, and
moved to refer 1t TO the committee on appJOpri-
attOns He explained his connection with the bill at
the last session. and said he introduced Il at the re
bill far he could at the request of the commit
tee on appropriations, and believed it to be all right
II the committee on appropriations or himself had
been impose1 he would cheerfully vote for the
house Pin to repeal the yet The PHI was at last re-
Senator Morgan gave notice that on "Wednesday
next he would call Up the bill for the relief of the
Methodist publishing house, Nashville. Tennessee,
reported on favorably by the committee on claims at
AT expiration Of the morning hour consideration
resumed OF the bill in regard to counting the
electoral vote, and Senator Bayard spoke In Its
favor.
Senator Bayard said there was an urgent need now
to settle this question: and he held that the present
| time was especially propitious, because the two
houses of congress were controlled by different pc
| lttcal parties aud measure which would receive
| the assent OF both houses would be such a one
| this subject should be-a ncn-partisan measure
This nstlon needed rest and peace and not further
best would seek TO give her rest to alay confusion
| the fomenter of new dIseords. he viewed this bill
as measure tending TO peace and quiet; tending TO
who could vote for should do So unless some seI
GUS constitutional difficulty stood in the way. He
houses Of congress and next referred to the const
utonal powers vested in congress and In the States
| and explicit terms the power Of state over this
subject OF appointing electors. 1t wiped out all pre-
electors and cOnded everything to the State itself
State has the sole power TO execute that act and
the voice or state should always be conclusive He
then referred to the duplicate returns from States
and said we had had in the unhappy pat a bitter
! of the kind was known until 1872 Previous TO
that time there had been spirit OF honesty which
would stamp with infamy the effort of any minority
| attempting TO overtIrn the will of majority in
any st tie. Gradually this country was coming back
to acts OF reason and Justice, and the people were
weighing the acts of men and parties-and PARTISAN
| chip might seek to bring about this era OF good
Bayard spoke OF the late pestilence in the south
and said that the small Tlvulets of private bene1-
| had grown INTO a mighty river of good feeling.
Senator Eaton opposed the bill -, .,,.
| bill would be satisfactory TO the people. He be-
lleyed it to be high patriotic duty to vote for It,
Senator Garland opposed the bill upon constitu-
| Senator Hill said that the troubles which arose
during the Presidential count OF 1877 we're not be-
| cause had no laws, but because there dis
position TO dsobey the law. Congress could not set
tie tris matter of counting tie electoral vote, and
would finally have to appeal to the people; but
fortunately the people were almost as badly party
ridden their leaders Another objection which he
had to the bill that 1t allowed ninety days be-
tween the election of electors and the time for them
! to vote for President and Vice President. That
would give rise to peril than all that
listed. Party spirit not unfrequently dominated in
all parties in this country to an alarming extent,
and he afraid 10 allow ninety days for paItisanS
! to change the results of elections.
1 Senator Thurman said he would not discuss the
bill at this late hour. He would content him.eIf by
voting against 1t, and he hoped the vote would be
taken soon.
After some further discussion between Senators
Hoar, COckreIl and EGmunds, the bill read the
| third time and passed. Yeas, 3s1: nays %.