Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-23
-EORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
(Second Session.)
The Senate,

WASHINGTON, May 22.-The president pro tenn
laid before the Senate communication from
the secretary of the treasury, answering the In
duiry regarding the method of the revenue ser
vice IN subtracting tare on foreign sugars i'm
ported IN boxes. The secretary reported IA pc
cent Is allowed in such cases. This rate Ii
thought to represent the average tare, but the
importers may insist on ascertaining the actua
sare IN any case.
Senator Cockerill, submitted resolution di
recting the secretary of the treasury to inform
the Senate of the number, location, and animal
rent of buildings in the district of Columbia
rented Cor use of the United States.
On motion OF Senator Hampton, bill was
taken u p and passed to complete the survey OF
the Gettysburg battlefield, and to provide fol
the compilation and preservation of data,
showing the various positions and movements
of troops at that battle, illustrated by diagrams
1t apprOpriates $50,000,. for COM
piling data, etc., under direction OF
John B. Richelderfer.
Senator Paddock, from the committee on
public lands, reported with an amendment the
House biu for the relief of certain homestead
and pre-emption settlers In Kansas. Placed
On the calendar.
The Senate decided upon question submit
ted by the president pro tenn, that notwith-
standing the change in the hour of meetin G
the morning hour under authority of the rule
extends to half-past one o'clock.
bill passed extending the northern boun-
dairy OF Nebraska so as to include the present
territory of Dakota south of the forty-third
parallel, east of the Kyapada river and west of
the main channel of the Missouri river, when
the Iudian titles shall be extinguished.
few bills of no general interest passed in
the morning hour, and then Senator Morgan's
joint rule for counting the electoral vote was
taken up, and Morgan supported the measure
In q speech.
Senator Morgan, in course of his argument,
Esid the best thug to be done now and here
after IN reference to the action of the two
houses is produce just as little friction between
them possible in the nature of resolutions
or restrictions. Let them meet as judges
ought to meet, and decide first on the evidence
they shall receive and second the weight they
shall give it, and third the conclusion at which
they shall arrive on their oaths in reference
to their duty to the country. The speaker re-
ferred Co the demsnd by the people for some
settlement of the disputed question as to how
the connt should be made.
Senator Conklin asked how the pending
Joint resolution tended to that end. 1t re-
quired neither the signature of President to
perfect 1t nor to prostrate it. 1t had a mere
ephemeral existence, whereas an act solemn
ized by the concurrence of all the elements of
the law making power there could be perman-
,ent provision which would not be subject to
the caprice or mere inaction of a single
house.
Senator Morgan in reply repeated his argu-
meut that the President could not, constitu-
tionaIly, and, at all events, should not be a
participant in legislation which might effect
his SWn right to office. In this connection he
intimated that Republican opposition to the
resolution might result from desire to have
the President indirectly control the count.
n. i k6ov Of
trsnquilizing both the Senator from Alabama
and the Senator from Ohio Thurman, who
was making some side remarks to him), the
former being more intent on counting and the
latter on getting votes laughter, but both col
Iuding, conspiring and cOnferating together; to
use the language of the law: by hook or by
crook, if possible to secure the next Presidency
to the party to which they were such distin-
guished ornaments, he would state that
1t made no difference what steps
we're taken for counting votes, or
the mode in which it was to be done. Their
prospect was smere Idissolving view, newt
able, and the people were going to elect
President who was not likely, by having any
act submitted to him at this session, to be
called upon to act in his own case. BE thought
he could assure the Senator from Alabama, bad
politician as he (Conkling) was, a tyro in the
art, that the people would elect the President
the next time, that the votes would be counted
with sufficient fairness to ensure the result
which they meant, and therefore he was look
ing wIth'a good deal more of pleasure than he
otherwise would upon this and various other
legislative proceedings, all designed to affect
that result. 1t was foregOne conclusion, and
all of them put together could not in his judg-
ment, circumvent or confuse the reeult.
Senator Morgan replied that the Republican
party did not want a rule established. They
did not want law enacted. They preferred
fn ant rulo af all
they could have an advantage, perhaps, in the
two hoases, or in saying, you have not
counted to our satisfaction, and we will now
do what we threatened to four years ACCUSE
bayOuets. I propose, he continued, to have
the counting put in such condition that we
can do without bayonet rule, and guns trained
on the capitol will not have much effect here
after
Senator Conkling-Who ever threatened four
years ago to use bayonets?
Senator MOrgan-I have heard on good au-
thority that guns were put in position to bear
upon this capitol. was not here.
Conkling-Were what?
Morgan-That guns were put IN position to
bear upon this capitol.
Senator Conkling said he had never heard of
such thing, or If he ever did it was part of
the rubbish which hearsay takes up on all oc-
casiOns of excitement. Senator COnkling
added: were the pending measures an act of
congress, requiring nrSb InS executive sigma
ture, or else a vote of two-thirds of both
houses to adopt it, or to prOstrate it, it would
be conservative it would have that element of
conservatism found in permanance of dura-
tiOn; but it is a mere device of the passing
hours. It is contrivance for the nonce, in
tended to operate once and once only, intended
to provide count in that election in which l
hope the honorable Senator from Ohio (indi-
eating Thurman, who sat near him) will carry
the standard of his party, because l would like
to see the standard of both sides in distin-
guished hands. It is for that and that alone,
as plainly as if it said, as does the placard fol
a show sometimes, positively for one day
only The two houses are Democratic by
decided, immovable majOrities. 1t will be g
year from the 4th of March now past before
either of them can change their complexion.
This count, the one approaching, is to be made
and concluded before that day, so that wher
we say that the two houses shall concur in or
der to cast out a rope, it means nothing more
than If we said either house might do that
thing. Why2 Because the question is to be
as is sometimes said here, party question. Il
Ia to be grapple for the mastery between two
political parties, and when question shall
arise on which the Democrats and the Senate
with their majority, say, I'VE propose to cast
out the rope of this State, in that same viii
arise that same question on which the Demo
cratic maio1ity in the House will say some
thing" If law could not be passed a joint