, 1880-12-10
Congcr Tells Fernando Wood
that lIo Is Insolent and
Inlpertincnt.
Interesting Recital Of S. c. Hunt
ley, Star Service Corruptor.
at.large.
South Carolina Secretary Thomp-
son-Malt-No Bankrupt Act
Possible.


~, sSfffas p'pafsA to M cakaeo 7s4hune-
NAahiNu1oS' u. C'' Dec. ".-Ille llolsso
resumed Its session rs d National debating
society. The subject was still the Electoral
count. Tho old straw was agatn tlIrnslled
over, tho old points were restat.d. F.w
arguments wcro adduced whlcl. were not
1ulIy set forth at tho last session. Thuro
were none which were not represented with
greater power n'1d pcrsptcacity iii tlle debate
UPON the Electoral count four years ago.
Quf1t1s tha pe1idency OF tho Morton bill.
IAere was absolutely no Interest III the Ea!-
iei'es, nna nut much upon the tlUor. The
principal speakers upon tho Republican sido
we're LapllaM antl Nowbery; upon tho
Democfatfc side, AlcLai1e mid l1nstsc. In
THE SPEECH OF JUDGE I.AiIlAs,
mrttc0lafIy, tho 1ci1rs entertained BY many
ttepaotlce'is: TO which expression WIS given
IN tno caucua last night, was plainly stated
judge Lap'lnnl' who enjoys reputation as
distinguished 1urist- and rs Il sagncfous
polltleiafl' Clearly stated that, In his tlltlgr
nle'l1' eho resolution ptofostng tho now joint
fnte was intended to debaucl tho Electoral
coulit. That party which had devised and
Improved the gigantic frauds In 1sts In New
aork under Tweed and Iilden, which had
produced tte cipher telcgFaIns. Which 'nI
condo'icd OF pardoned tue frauds In Mainc,
WLlch had 1orgctl the Morey letter, was
SO DEVOID OF POLITICAL AND MORAL coN-
A.. SCIENCE
1'H1 ~ "oa40 'toL 10 sc io1 1sepuol1cAH5 10
p'ace any uilcohstltuttonal OF extraordinary.
po"et u. u!Glf Aai!us' "hu IL "outu W pru-
4e!+ loI uao nopup1lcans ~ tako no lisks ye1'
vuuse hapnaals o"n st"te'aens tllat you
lnl6nt AZ well Try W a!!ve canci tnrougnn
neeu'us eye' as 10 put Hnhcock Ill oafneid's
p!ace, s4o"ea now httle nc really anticipates
that uo Uelaoc1ats cohlen'piate !esorlahe 10
a1y suen c&'semlsy, ahd' 1or tsat NATTER
"hAe, upon genera pr!nclplcs' the H.
gunonts OF tho hepubi'cans anu their
a'aEM m'ght 90 appfovcn' anu WINE thoro
"lo grave aouots aS 10 tao constltnt1ohn!tty
anu no ao1p's NJ aIt ~ TO INC utter needles"
ncss OF uso proposed ruae1 thefo
IL SOOTHING IN TIE SITUATION
10 lcas' 70 the oollei tsat LUG democrats coll
temp!a1o tno counting OUT OF Gnr1leId or tho
couht4lG Ill OIL HANCOCK: ihcfo arc no De'a-
ocfats VINO nave the aadac!ty 10 1nt'orsa such
proposition. I1ere nre many Democrats,
aia ee''efally thcy arc among tho best antt
wsscst men OF tle party VINO !'aYo declared
uley coniu not 10 leu TO approve such
plan. CARLISLE, o1 Kentucky, for instance. sa!d
yesterday kho vote Of Goorgla could not b0
e"et'.t" ""@ At'.7 - s4'e o'1eHo1 ~ 4iAl!~
cock ha! depended upon that vote, llo could
not consc!ent!ously havo voted TINT 1t bo
counted. Indeed, 1t Is doubtful whether
EVEN THE MOST ExrttEME MES
OF tho old i1llbusterng faction would enter
upon 80 hazardous a acheine rs to count In
Hancock, and, for this rcasol,. many 1lopub-
leans arc Inclined to oppose perslstlng In
flllbuatorlng to creator extent than Is
necessary to make 1t very cloar to tho coul-
try that tho proposed rule Is unconstltutlon-
al and needless JudEO Lapha1n maintained
that tho proposed rulo would per1ntt either
llou8o to TejHct vote OF StAte, oven It
there accompanied the Electora! certificate
only raper 'purportng to 10 return,
whether official or not, or whcthur forged or
nut, and tint the protests OF the Now York
preted to such a naper,