New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-03

vote for the amendment for snotheT '' rea, os
cision in disputed case Suppose that two return,
should be received from state: Il had happened bs
fore, and he had heard 1t said that somebody now held
| bogus return from Oregon.
The from Oregon tMr. Slater, he said nodceS
bis head. How vert the telers 10 proceed In such
Taking practical view of IT, the question 20 the r,,
OF the President OK the Senate could not arise e1een
upon an objection 70 long as me votes were opened
with the assent Of tho two house. and the result Womb
be recorded; nnd never yet when an Digestion was
decide hat objection, nor did be OR. Thurnann,
believe that that officer ever would with reference TO
what had been said rom time to time about failure "a
settle question, Mr. Thurman said 1t no disgrace
TO this Congress that had not been able 70 upon
had tried to settle It and failed Van Buren, tried Ia
his time an failed.
said that he did hot agree with Senator in his Assem-
tou that because seventy or eighty years John Mar
shall failed in trying 10 correct trouble then existing
there was, therefore, inherited disability the Con-
and ia the people OF tbe United states escape in
any way from the Danger which now threatened the
MI. TaUElAN-I said nothing OF the kind. said it
wac d" Disgrace to us not TO have accomplished what
Marshall aud Van Buren, failed 10 accomplish II the
Senator iroE Maine was 10 remain IN the Senate land
regret that he is going out OF ~ have no doubt DO
Mr. BLAINE replied that he believed BODY Of good,
square sensible men land he only claimed 10 be ono
remedy But the trouble was that thc Dcaociaic party
when IL got ilto power could not apply
itself to this wo.x. aud In saying tins he
dic lot mean to attribute 10 that party anything That
would apply b. any other parry. Although tho
trainers or The Constitution attended tnat 10
ting to do with TIC election o. President and Wee
President, It now rad everything 10 do with 1t. Toe
isson 1875 wed thar IN tI' mDst important mat
that could conf us, tue law Of sGccess;on, the
lie uid noJ know wIas was TO lie the politics Q, Tho
next four years. We we're going to start Ous
y"aa c nm What 0I tSe senate was to S 5s
at.er the An Of Mlrch he was wiser man tan hnselt
parry In 1884 wold hold undIs9uted sway over the
e cioral but that the sensible and patrouc
oil, and everything else Of minor interest IN
parson wih The great question that rgh AZ amos any
resOrtg repeatedly tO exraOI binary con;ryaEce
to prcyekt he country from being cguiod IN anarchy
Mr. MCKGAN -aid he would assure me Senator from
Connecticut tMc. Eacu) that pon the first opportunity
power OF the president OF the Senate To make Tie
In 5spy that s9ao s Ssa ne SAID saia aDo ne
tue duy OF Congress to make prSper regulation on me
@tG out t 6n s sueet Hu o 0' % O"' '''
DIR. HILL said quite number OF Senators favored tie
tons believing that would mperu tner paHsage III tns
Mr. BAYARD loom, DELI denounced the ASSUMPTION
OF the 10 President OF tho senate 70 count tho
vote as and in violation OF the constita!
oua rights Of the two houses aud of spirit of poDu
lar government He opposed the anenamenl as ha'
Sir EAToN. replying to Mr.. Hill. said that II toe
aeudm.n. prevailed it would not he 10 build
any pOnto0n bridge four years FROM now:
lLaughter.l II he voted alone he would
Vote ag-iust the resolutions as they Stood
hoary though they were with age and covered all over
with Toe prnacles OF the past dc would not vote Tor
any quicker than he would vote four years hence
another electoral comIniss0n occatJc there was
precedent for such Il thing. Laughter.
the Georgia he agreed with the Senator IRON
Florida (Mr. jones' that mere decarltOry law vi cox
gress could dsirancnise Stale and that the
must be counted. He could stop to argue that
question, would say to the Senators fr0m Ono
aud Georgia fhr. Thurman and Mr. HlD mat II 1t had
turned tl4 the vote OF Oeorga would have elected
Winfield Hancock President OF the United States, Es
rather thought tbat they AID h. would have fJuuG .
way oO4ut that vote. General meirimsut.l
Mr. BLAINE sad ho agreed Worry cordially Al the lass
remark Of Trend 1r EatOu). aud added taat lie Lad
dcutt that II there had oeen q RepuDcan m.J 0rJ
III Cungress, they would have found overwhelming rea-
sons Tor Rejecting tue vote.
A vote bcng taken. Nh Ea.ons Amendments WAS 70
jerted-Y.as, 81: nays 80. The vote Was aot party
one. test Or TIE senate upon The merits 0l tus
proposition. The affirmative responses al sely
The ScuuDcsn SIDE. while tle negative vote 10.
.uir,. Ol .ne strclgth OF the supporters vi the
resUdoas. who were apparently n1ls posed 10 nnperl
their success IN The HOlse b. appendDg al amend
nenf.
further discussion olutiOns Of Mr Morgan
were parseG unanimously.
The Senate then adourned unt'l Tomorrow.