The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-06

provided for the same Hypothetical c)uniing
which had already tided the country over
| dificultlts on two occasions.
| Mr.. Robson, Of New jersey, demanded
q division Of the resolution. lie should
maize no objection TO the resolution as pre-
scribcd to-day. lie Was In fdyor OF the hrst
branch Of the resolution because 1t wos the
identical resolution, II he misiook nN.
which he had presented for The acceptance
! II the other SIDE OF the House before the
holidays, With regard 10 the second
branch. IL would not become him to make
gay more opposition 10 its passage than to
record hit vote according To bis opinion.
He begged leave o congratulate the gentle
men on the other side 81 the Cbimber on
their return to tie old principles Of De-
moCTacy.
Mr. X sagan. Of Texas, said though he
was not now able to congratulate the gen.
tloman from New Jersey and the Eepubll'
can p,riy. he expected when the vote was
taken 10 be able 10 congratulate him ana
them, that they had abandoned the methods
Of revolution and had decided TO count The
votes for President
Mr.. FELTON,, OF Georgia, said that 81 par
ties recognized the election Of General Gar
field. No man Questioned his title to The
highest office IN the git OF 'he poo
pie. He believed that The Morgan Bick
nell resolution was improper: that was
unconstitutional, and hence he had voted
against it. lie had no special objection 10
the first brlucJ OF the pending resolution.
The second branch, however, decided
nothing. II simply avoided decision
which, In his judgment, the House should
make here to-day. He rose as Georgian
and protested that the people OF Georgia
shonld not be held responsible for having
the vote OF that state laid aide.
lie asserted that the PEOPLE OF Oeor'
gia should not bc held responsible
for the ignorance OF their oihcliis.
lie asserted most positively that this House
should meet the question. and instead OF
LAYING aside the vote OF Georgia, 1t should
announce to the world that Georgia had no
vote to be counted or laid aside. lie as
serted that where there was FedpT1l law
and State law touching Federal elections,
Federal las was supreme, and ne Wisheu "
distinctly understood that the mas oi
G. oOrgiins recognized that fact, ana that the
old idea that the Stne law wa sovereign
and supreme when the FCdciai law de-
clded otherwise was an exploited idea
in the state Of Georgia. Applause on the
Republican side. He wished the world to
know tnat n one OF The representatives. OF
Georgia he here asserted the fact that
hcncefOrlh and forever the people OF Georgia
we're absolutely loyal 10 the Federal laws.
ltApplausc on the Republican side.I The
neonle Of Georgia bad 10 d,>rc 10 violate
| the Federal laws, and when the state law
bud been passed, under winch electors bad
cist their votes, there had been no lnteh-
! ton on The part Of the Legislature 10 con-
| lct with the Federal laws.
! Mr.. Speer, OF Georgia, said that the pe0-
M, Of Georgia had been loyal 10 the Fede-
raj laws s.ncc they had laid down their arm,
| i'm GOOD fllih in 1860. and when they ac'
cepfcd the constitutional amendments they
/ accented them ia good faith. Tue gentle
man from New jersey (Mr. Robe>ou) bad
done some injustice when he h1d saig
that no nan on the Democratic side
had dared TO stand forth aud speak Tor
what thcy understood TO be true Demo
cracv AGAINST the Morgan resolutions.
There were three Democrats who had
done that taIluding TO MeSsrS. FELTON,, Ste
phen,, and HIMSELF, and had recorded their
| votes a-ain>t the resolution. lie joined
with The gentleman from New Jcrscv in
concentrating his Demo cratic brethren that
they had reached "a solution Of this ques-
ton which would not do violence TO the
Grand rights OF the sovereign state. lie
bad been criticised by the Bourbon papers
OF Gt Orgia. That criticism was due TO the
fact that they had antlgOnizcd the Bourbon
| methods in the State OF Georgia. He now
| found the Democratic party Standing shout
der to shoulder with himself and his col
| leagues. MeSsrs. FELTON, and Stephens.
Mr.. Hiwley, OF Connecticut, said that
not hing in the second branch of the resou-
ton would be inferred Is deciding against
the right OF Georgia to have her vote count
ed. The principle generally held in view
was that tie will Of the people, II ii could
be clearly asccrtained, should BE- allowed
TO have its due weight with regard TO the
error or ignorance OF is servants. He
should vote IL accept the vote OF Georgia.
because that vote had been east in accord
ance with the forms OF law.
Mr.. Cook. Of Georgia, declared that there
was no law on the slatute-bOOk Of Georgia
in c)ntrayeniOn Of the power OF the Fedora
Government. The people Of Georgia were
loyal with the exception OF one man (allud
ng to Robert TOOmbS), who wa, the specia
advocate Of the representative from The sew
cnth district (Felton).
Mr.. Hammond. OF Georgia, regretted tina
his colleague (FcltOn) should arraign tn'
Democratic party for derelicion OF duty ii
order TO Justify his Violation Of party dul!
and PARTY allegiance. II might be
subject OF congratulalion that now The
Itail waegcd the dog. He desired Il
lreply TO the suggestion that " ludepen
dent" was always right by quoting from
memory the declaration from Coke. In>ti
tutc. IN which, undertaking To define
good pIrliImentarlln, he sad That he oush
10 be like an elephant. because he was pa
iient ana wise, and because he was Srega
rious. Good animals, like deer and cattle
marched IN herds; but hurtiu animals
marched BIZ bemscyes-Such rs wolves anC
foxes. [Laugh'erl
After further debate tho resolutions wei
adopted-the liist branch Without ClVl'lon
and the second branch by vote oi-yeas
100; nays, -.
The Republicans, aS rule, voted IN th'
negative, and the Democrats in the aihlma
1--WE. The following Democrats, boweyer
voted in the negative: MesSr>. Acklen
Converse, Culberson, durd, Slcmon>, anC
Young OF Tennessee; and the following
Republicans in The affirmative: NeSsrs
B,kcr. Brlford, Bi,bee. Bowman, Burrows
Calkin-, Cannon, Carpenter, ChilIenden'
Crapo, Daegett, Dick, Fe! don, Field, FISH
er. Hi, Hawley, Hayes, liaZelton, Hal
man. Hl>cock. Hcrr, Kelley. hlliinGer
Lindsey, Mctiowau, Morton, O'Ncill, Pres
cot, Rice, Robson, stone, aud Taylor 0l
Ohio.
Whnthorne, ofTennes,ee, asked unan
imou> consent to take from the Speaker
liable for present consideration Senate bill tC
Bit out an expedition TO prosecute Tue seirci
for The Jeann,tle.
Mr.. Atkins, OF Tennessee. objected.
Mr.. Cox. Of New York, called up the ap
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