Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-14
the retirement of commission officers of the
army after they have served fifteen consecutive

treaties between the United States and the
North German confederacy. This resolution
is as follows:
BE 1t Resolued, etc., That the President Of
the United States be, and the same Is hereby
requested to notify the German government OF
the termination of existing treaties, and to
open negotiations for new treaty fully cover
ing the grounds heretofore taken by the United
States government upon the subject"
Mr. Kelly introduced bill providing for
| the payment of bonds falling due in 1881, but
subsequently Withdrew it, stating he would
offer it as substitute for the pending bill
when that bill was under consideration.
MIR. Oalkins offered the following resolu-
| ton, which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved That the sympathy of this House
| is hereby extended to the unhappy laboring
class of Ireland. in its effort to effect reform
| in the present oppressive tenant system pre-
vailIng in that country.
Mr.. Cox, chairman of the committee on for
eign affairs, reported resolution to authorize
the speaker to establish system analogous to
the exchange of documents between the
French aud American republics, as token of
good will between the respective representa-
tive bodies Of the twogovernments. Adopted.
Also, a resolution reclting the fact that Ger
tain volumes of the speeches of Thiers have
been presented to the American Congress by
Madame Thiers, aud the recent death OF that
lady, and authorizing the Speaker to present,
through the state department, the sympathy
aud cOrdolence of the American people upon
this great bereavement of the people of France.
Adopted.
Mr. Lowe asked leave to offer resolution
reciting that the laws of certain States regu-
late within their jurisdiction the exercise OF
the electoral franchise, end that such regula-
tious, particularly in the States of Rhode
Island, Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania, Della
ware, Virginia and Georgia, are claimed to be
restrictions on the electoral franchise, aud pro-
viding for the appointment OF committee to
examine into matters relating to the exercise
of the electoral franchise in the several States,
SO far as the same may be in violation OF the
constitution.
Mr. Morse objected.
MIR. Converse, chairman of the committee on
public lands, reported bill for the relief Of
homesteaders and preempters on the public
lands. Referred to the committee of the
whole.
Mr. Bicknell then called up the electoral
count resolution.
Mr. r. Wood said that seeing there was no
possibility of speedy termination of the de-
bate, he would move that the House go into
committee on the funding bill.
Mr. BickneIl-I will state to the gentleman
that the debate on the electoral count resolution
Is nearly completed, and Ipropose to close the
debate to-day.
MIR. Conger did not know on what authority
the gentleman assumed that the debate would
close to-day.
Mr.. F. Wood give notice that after to-
day 1 shall insist on the question being taken
on my motion.
MIR. Conger-Why not press the question
now? We are prepared to aid you.
Mr.. Wood-As matter of courtesy l am
willing to allow the gentlemen on that side to
make another speech on the electoral resolu-
tion.
Mr.. Copger hoped the gentlemans courtesy
would not permit him to defeat an important
measure.
MIR. Wood declined to be lectured as to his
duty by the gentleman.
The House then resumed consideration of the
electoral count resolution, and was addressed
by Mr.. White, who said thst the fact that
this measure was pressed ut this time had
revived the apprebcnsiOns Of the country. He
appealed to gentlemen of the South to step to
the front and stop this senseless discussion
which had been worn threadbare, Let the
declaration of the Presidential election be
made in the formal way, as it had hitherto
been made. He wa7 not opposed to G law on
the subject. Indeed he had prepared bill
which be would offer as substitute Tor the
resolution, but he would fight to the better
end the passage of the proposed concurrent
resolution.
Mr.. Finley said he had yet to hear man
contradict the statement that Garfield bad
augurated. He had no doubt that if there
was not Republican in either House of Con-
gress on the 4th of March, 1881, Mr.. Garfield
would be iDaugurated President of the United
States and he therefore could not understand
why it was the Republican party had combined
to defeat the passage of the resolution. But
he wished TO speak particularly to his own par
ty. The Republicans were determined to op-
pose the resolution and fritter away time, and
the Democrats must meet them with their eyes
open. The Democrats of the House had
invariably gone back on their
propositions and made laughing
stock of the Democratic party daughter on
the Republican side.) Il was not because the
right WAS on the other side but because his
side had not backbone to stick to the right.
Now, he was willing to GO hand and glove with
the gentlemen having charge of the present
resolution, but if he began to fight he was
ready to stand here until Gabriel should blow
his trumpet or the resolution should be acted
upon, If no other business was done IL the
meantime. Either back out now or start in
and stay in TO the end.
Mr.. Davis, of North Carolina, repeated the
statement which he had made some days ago,
that the Republican candidate for President in
1876 had been counted in by forged certif-
cate from the State of Louisiana and quoted
from the Potter report Ia proof of his state
ment. He assured the other side of the House
that the Democratic party would not follow
such O wicked example as had been set in 1877.
Mr.. Reid said the Democratic party had got
into condition on the subject of fraud which
might be termed chronic. It reminded him Of
dog which he once owned which after getting
thrashed would rub his ear and growl aud rub
his nose and growl. He hoped that time would
cure the Democratic party as it had his dog.
He was dead. (Laughter.) If the Democratic
party had In its inmost heart ever believed the
idea of fraud in connection with the election
OF 1876 it ought to have presented to the people
at the last election s. J. Tilden, the ablest and
keenest men who belonged to that party.
Never had there been bsser thing In the his
tory of the country than this fraud" business,
which had been revived by the gentleman from
| North Carolina (Davis). It had been born
| in sin and conceived in iniquity. The country
| had become satisfied that the only fraud which
| had occurred had been found in the cipher dis.
! patches, and it was useless for the gentleman
| to endeavor to revive that issue before the
| American people. He denied that the vote OF
| Louisiana had been counted on forged Ger
| tifcate.
| MIR. Davis reiterated his statement, and
after some further debate the subject was
dropped and the House adjourned.
General Washington NeWS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 13.-The President
nominated this afternoon Edgar Stanton, o
Illinois, consul general at st. Petersburg
Woifgang Schooule, of Ohio consul at Banlau
John Hall. of Pembina, United States marsha
to the western district of Pembina. Internal