New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-03
CONGRESS-IIID SESSION
prnr,LAR REpnRr OF PROCEEDINGS.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
srR. MORGAN's NEW ELECTORAL COUNT REsOLU'
TONS IN THE sENATE-REPUBLICAN CRITICISM
AHD OF POSiTGON-THE REsOLUT 0Ns PASSED.
POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION BILL AMENDED-
TIE ApPJHTIOXMENT BILL IN TIE HOUSE.
SEhArE..... WAsHINGTON Feb. 2. 1881.
The message of the President of the United
States OH the Ponca Indian affairs, transmitting the re-
port Of the Commission with the testimony taken by It,
and also the mloty report OF Mr.. Allen. OF the Com
mission haynG been submitted the reading or the same
WIS .roc eled WITH occupying fifteen minutes.
,1r. HOAH tRep, Mlss.) referring to the concluding
sentence which the President expresses desire that
al PREPARATION for the wrong done TO the tribe shall DC
ilade during Bis term of o.. t, commende II as most
manly and maensnini0us u;terance.
The message "a accompanying papers were then re-
ferred to the Special POnca Committee
yhc following reports from committees we placed Oh
IIy Mr. MCPHERSON Dem, N j., from the Commit
tee on Etva Aflirs, iavoraby-Ihe 5lu 6PPr9pr'aag
100000 to be USED under the direction VI he saw
DrJarimcn- to prosecute search for the sle0uef
J,ihnettc, OF The Arctc x'orins Expedition
tue YORKTOWN Celebration. fIv0raby-FOr tn" purchase
of s%orG GG nery 9el2nSnE 70 H;9rSe
Military fArs, advercy-AAe oena-e Dlll Tor inc
rcler Oi the Un,ed otat Regulation the Arms COM
On motion OF Mr.. MORGAN (Dem., AlnJ the Senate
took up electoral count res0 atIoDS OF tue prevl-
~ dty. 1hry were amended III IinQr details So as to
lake taeTI COucurrcn .n . W 1Vlde To- Two teIIers
air MORGAN III adj coating III adoption OF the reso-
ilioos a. plan ~ 'dch pea ef rc@uidf aud orderly
colni woud be re Il, renarn that they followed
thr pT ceGent tOrEer siuiar II aLnceS, ard were III
accord VIII pIeceden's RAINING buck To 1851
Mr. EDMUNDo (hcJ. vi o1id as Inc pan piiOposeu
avtideG any disposition Of decision upon di pued
aIs .0ns he desired upon such III undeisi1udIns 10
lave tue ceremony proceed. Lie the move" an u'e"l'
lnrt TOR the Assembling OF the H. uses ~ the 5eiate
Chamber instead If The nail Of tne House and IN support
nf ii. motion referred 10 :be constuUn direction tlat
tire President Of the Senate sbn cen The electoral votes
There One.pGce whee tie Pre- Geni Oh the otn-
and VAT u
Der therefore, followed that the House sbOnih come
70 he senate hcr that the senate should 20 10
oI The electoral certificates. 10 followed thll tle
Senate Chamber WAS thC proper place for their deposit
nle 10 he iai, of tn Mouse thr uh a great crowd vi
ien WHOM senators did not Know snI ia time Of great
eXcIiensnt would pe act inperling their safely On
the other nand argument formerly male IN iav0r OF
tue hall ot the HOuat tho that accommodating
members the two Houses could he found there
which c0lld not be mad In the SENATE THIS argument
had now 30 weight, the occupancy 0f the pres
cnI Senate Chanbcr an ebhdanee OF room was aI sDe
air. THURMAN (Dem., Onio) hoped the amendment
BE- vOted down. For more tDan seventy years I'll"
electoral vote had been counted The hall OI tue House
and no scEaOr Iu gOlug returning HON tnat hal
mUlsstrd or insulted. He WIS especially
opposed 10 1t at this days remained
blOre the Srnate would be called to attend the count,
as introducing subject about which the TWO Houses
might disagTee.
Ar hOAR (Rep., Nass.) in opposition TO the resod-
tion SAID tho LING regard 10 which the manlae
Ol Inc cuIsL1t Un WAS EXPRESS and absolute that
the eec oral shall be counted, and It now
sought TO get over ths by temporary provision Tor
rcaiiug the result without counting The votes at ali,
fJ all ,Otes were counted the count could not
be complete. IL reminded hm Of the answer Of tue
lrshnAn wnO, DeiuK asked bow many pigs ne nau re-
ped he had counted eleven, but there wac one niue one
mat ran about much he could not cOnnI Dlln. lnat
Mas precisely what tIls reg uoh Pro9oSed 10 40 Win
the Of Georgia. he asserted thar II Was
uot con pLnce WIN The conslIIutional requirement
To asrrrtau VINO hhu Oe'n etcta or "nethe mere hdu
any election, Tor the Two Houses 10 Say they
sat SIZED tha' Garfield had one or more votes more
thah udncocK. IL ibiEht Dc tiA tue mahtsn, W tne
cunDlt, 4 wUnd suffice to bridge over tue disputed
qirs 10 who had the reIt 10 count the vote; bu
precedent II would Pis' INTO history as ruare anu
o danger hereafter and for this reason lie ell
tered his piOtesi aE1nsi It,
Nj TIIULIAN suggested to MI. Ii that he otter m
ndAeu1 II ne Thought It necessary. .eciarns VINO
It, FIR one, he nad DOUBT thai me
vote al Georgia ouG1s not to be counted.
NJ GAkLAND tOrm Ark) ~ support = Ia" rcsOIu
mons, rcnIat that size Ni-c- dent, who was the
Prr-IGri, ~ the Senaie, wUGi not bc shorn 0t ans
uryOvrd upon uim by te Constr ulUG a. lie was
inaur pIro.uE otnc"r Ot me tonVenon OF the Two
lnIi-,- Hnd zed 10 annuunc" the result.
yn'r " A., ayoir IN toe plan proposed. Upon the lat
ser point wouri say nat no dd not agree with tue
trO e., org not tu pe counted he had very grave
,oua, upon H. he dd uoI think toat STATE should he
thus usr"nch'5ed berAiNe Vi Tue hekS'b'e "a heI ON
M Mr. iSG \i Ut.p ks1 favored the amendment OF
Mir kc!muads Tor tncee reAsOas. Tue hrSI ~
elqu tie. "A they had ernRmsicc from tie senate, the
r,i o. on- .Aonid nync .ne ,u+o to me S.lr Cnaul.
brr m-lr.a d'carng mat me senate without invita-
Dn from tr iioG1 would 20 Ia tn hail vi Tat body.
- s, al ~ tait II hi az b. adv islur iOr tnc -rnAie
ru lc. IN power %; having ia" cJuD III tue Stn lie
C.auDrt 10y tic officer drsi-na!cd Tor tht lurL"s Oy
the olstnbtI". rmrrgrIrcs might arse req airing
OrAeiclSr ths power. he one Ot tue teiis 10
an ounce reS Oi The electoral count four
Durng mat count information received ihat "A
certain day while the SENATE was tue way To The
House .tacS WAS to b made upun tr officers OF tue
onat. baVn- "nar-r ~ lhr ceI tlu ates, the
,uliug confusion tins papers be stolen and de-
siIul,I. T.s may have been merely IuuOr, bus pre-
cautions wvrr taken at tue time III order that TIE
thIcu ,ucd attaCk M gtt not accomplish ITS object le
men .ionrd thc incid"nt now to show thst cIrcum-
n mIgh, agau arse III which 1t would nOt be
IT, tA !iUne tuc ctfiiHCdcN 10 ne danger 10
wlrA : major I.Imunie mad ahui d.
it, lhT. coH>dtt"ti"D T"s LAT H. htrr the reso'u
tons to thr "u.e that body should fan 20 pass
iucm Dy next Wednesday, tue senatr would have
mi 'cd Iieei IL way 10 prevent II from proceeding 10
count the vote, III ~ own chamber Ca IA" otnrr hand
tlr Srua wuld b. liberty without thu sriiun ia"
HOUSE ~ proceed 10 discharge ia constitution huty on
day appointed by lac Constitution. lie regarded Inc
aur duruI OF MI L,iwaTds a. pr,st ntIuS the ouly
pIncu "a gu Sion inv Nrh III t1r ulscu'''Uh.
Mr.. NIL dem, Gi.), alter Oh~c. wing that the
rrcllon ot Nut"ld Arthur conceded. and thar
not he slshrst intNmltoh had Deem gwen from any
Guartrr lht mat result was - he disturbed piUcredrd
t. Alih tlht Tue m'enhs u the u'", SG rIrt,Urd
college, ON IL, "rdHt"dJ ut'r 80 mr.. Muhn"J "i De
,,Iuprr. pulruint 10 law "l thr state instead of on
the inst Ncdurs DeceulDri directed ny ACT OF
COnLrcs-. Was due poey 10 mistake Dy ia" Legislature
wh.cn passed the law.
II wie .dcnilal ne one in'caied Oy Cgrts AID
Uyrrio"ncd The tact that " tIe wednesday ai,r II" tr-t
5inuIaN Of ID, ccuJe mgit lie the nrcun1 Nruu 81 y
Il Oh In COnSt qurnee the ELECTORAL vote Ol lac
Sid Mac east one wcch later lhan tue appointed day
~ 4nlu &c desired M tnin cOnnVc nm Ia ,ruy lsIu-
M hlch nad been made that tn action OF IN Leg
stature due 10 nicn on On it, par to mold tie
state law supreme ann above he Fedora law. M >irh
lnrnilun had ever been entertained. H. agreed Win
IN senator from Oniu (Alr. IhuruHu t,at here
d,u.t a. tn lilrga ny OF tLD NOe mus H.
sarIrd I.v act OF Congress - auditory, UciuS de-
,lr ~ secure uniformity III ii uue Of meeting uf the
el"c oral colleges.
,r .ONE- (jrm Flal thought the discussion oi the
Crug,a question PREMATURE bat II sired express his
di,stu II. the conclusions OF tnc Senators rom OulU
.ntl.ticuIgA (MresIA GIucIl3n All Hoo Oh tnat pc
lie said the constitutional provision an. cr which the
act OF Congress passed, provided that Congress
pres rnr the day ana ia II II snail undertake
To rxttciSr che uwrr AZ prescribing tho udy II small
make uuiOi al tuIuuguoit tue tiy lie ulu
MOI regard MANDATORY either aS Ia III the
paer uI meeting. | Tor rrasOuS wlncu
AN ,orlty could have con rUl, sm h a foreign
breach Of te peace or tHc prevalence Ut
epidemic. the electors Of stHte were prevented from