The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-02-08
GRESSION
SENATE,

~TOuk0 AOAO gA4O SAAS NSso l
ion as I most manly and magnanimous
Fance.
&AsH1NaroN, Feb. 2.-NcPherson report
hiIl recommending that 100000 be used
Iarching for the Jeanette.
Burnside, for the relief of citizens of
Stana who served with the u. s. troops in
Nez Perces war.
orran's electoral count resolutions were
Bty amended. Edmunds said as the plan
used avoided any disposition of or decl-
mon disputed questions he desired upon
understanding to have the ceremony pro-
He moved an amendment for the
milling Of the two houses in the senate
nber instead of the hall Of the house, and
import of his motion referred to the con-
iiolal direction that the president of the
te shall open the electoral votes. There
but one place where the president Of the
le was supposed to be, and that was in
senate chamber; therefore it followed
the house should come to the senate
er than the senate 60 to the house. The
might come again, as it had before,
carrying these archives a distance of an
Nh of. a mile to the hall of the house,
nigh a great crowd of men whom the sem
4 did not know, and in a time of great
Eement, would be an act inperiiling their
N. On the other hand The argument
perly made in the hall of the house was
recommendations for the members of both
ss could be found there which could hot
Ind in the senate. This argument had
no weight, as since occupying the pres
Ypate chamber abundant room was at the
psal Of the two houses for a joint meeting.
thurman hoped the amendment would be
NJ down. There never had been any such
Ger, and presidents all ran the other way.
oar objected to shutting around ques-
4 by a temporary exped!ent which evaded
law and did not count votes at all but
oy declared them. The resolution pro-
M To leave out the question of the count
beorgia, which was unconstitutional. As
pcedent this might prove a snare and a
ice Of danger.
thurman asked Hoar to offer All amend
M declaring who shall make the count he
not doubt that Georgia ought not to be
bnted.
Erland disagreed with Thurman on
brpia. No state should be DISTINGUISHED
bugh the negligence of her officials, but he
eyed that this concurrent resolution was
Use one, and avoided a controversy with
deprivlng the vice president of any of his
Fers.
INGALLS, said that four years ago, being, tel
for the senate, he received information OF
attack planned on the senate officers hav-
charge OF the ballots. This would indl-
that circumstances might arise to render
Undesirable to expose certificates. Ii this
b~current resolution went to The house and
led TO pass there then the senate would
he committed itself so that it would be i'm
eible for 1t TO count the votes in its "
nber.
tll said that there was not The slightest in
alton that Garfield was not elected, and
n explained the Georgia matter, saying that
vas an error Of the legislature of Georgia
the laws conaicted with the federal laws
the subject. There was no intention to
hthem superior to the federal law.
bones, of Florida, differed from Thurman
Hill, and said that if by an epidemic the
kdors of a state were prevented from meet
at the state capital, the vote of that state
ght, nevertheless, to be counted by con-
Ess. He thought in any such case it would
proper to make exception, aud he would
kitate long before DISTINGUISHING a state IN
I such circumstances.
Hill | would ask the senator this ques-
bn: Admitting that the constitutional pro-
Fioni only directory, yet if congress in
rnuance of its power to fix the day, does
il, is not the law of congress the supreme
Of the land?
Jones If the constitutional provision is
NJ directory, and not mandatory, as l I'M
stand it, the law hat is made in pur-
Ance Of it is only directory, for the law
ha partake of the provision.
Hill, (Ga.): Do l understand the sena-
TO say that the law, because in pursuance
The directory, and not mandatory form, is
supreme than would be tbs law that is
pursuance of the mandatory power? Is
leach law Of congress an absolutely SUI
eme one ?
Jones said that the equalityr of supremacy
the law did not in his opinion effect his
pnent. A law might be supreme and act
fetory, aud it might be supreme and yet
endatory.
Edmunds elaborated Jones' argument.
Edmund's amendment was rejected by a
Y Of 35 to Pa party vote.
Eaton regretted that he was unable to vote
the question whether the Vlce-President
the right to count the electoral vote.
NybOdy conceded the election of Garfield
4 Arthur, but he moved to strike out the
PGds "theY shall be declared" and substi.
fe the words certificates shall be opened
the president of the senate" These were
: words of the constitution.
Thurman thought the amendment super
Eous, Surprising two returns were re-
tsed, then this amendment did not dea|
IN the case. He had fears that somebod,
Nd bogus returns from Oregon. SLATER
70 nodded acquiescence?) How were the
Hers 10 proceed in such case. He did not
that it was discreditable to congress thai
~ had been unable to settle this question,
pich John Marshall and his associates failed
agree upon.
Blaine said it was no reason that because
or 50 years G John Marshall had failed
correct the evil, that, therefore, there
an inherited disability to escape from
danger which threatened the counir,
ery four years. In any event he trusted
political party in 1884 weuld hold undis
aed sway over the electoral votes, but tina
sensible and patriotic men of both parties
poald come to see that tariffs and fundin!
us and everything else were of minor i n
rest in comparison with this great question
~ might almost at any time involve us ii
F%olltion. The spectacle of resortlng re
fatedly to some extraordinary contrivanc
nrnvapf tho cnupfrv from haiDU nm