, 1881-02-06
THE ELECTORAL COUNT,

Special Dispatch to 1NE Et.A1acu 1ftbNNf-
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 5.-The resoiu-
ton providing for the method of counting
the Electoral vote next "Wednesday was
passed in the House to-day after all hour OF
interesting debate. The only considerable
objection was to the counting Of the vote Of
Georgia. The Republicans, who had all oI-
por1unity offered them of exulting over the
conceded Democratic surrender. wisely IT.
Trained from doing SO, and the debate was
conducted III the greatest good bumor.
As soon Us the journal was read, Mr..
Bickne!l, Of Indiana, who for so long tinie
has had charge Of the Morgan joint resoin-
ton, rose to question OF privilege, but it
went without saying that lie did not rise, as
he 50 many times before had arisen, to move
the passage OF the resolution which had been
the occasion Of SO much fiiibustering. lie
Simply moved the passage Of the concurrent
resolution, and stated that he did not expect
that it would lead 70 much debate After
some pleasant sparring it was agreed TO Iii
vide the resolution, aud to have separate
vote Us to the counting OF the
votes of Georgia. Mr.. Bicknell himself ad-
mitted that that was doubtful question, and
one with respect to which there was
AN OMISSION IN THE CONSTITUTION.
Whatever basis the Republicans may have
had for alarm during The campaign or since,
there Was not Il Democrat found on the floor
to-day who did not cheerfui1y admit the fair
election of Gen. Garfield. Yet Hill, Of Ohio,
who asserted during the campaign that Ham
cock was to be innu gurated whether he was
elected OF not, was III his seat Mr.. Robeson
prided himself upon the resolution provid-
ing for the counting Of the vote, in that
it was the very resolution viii eli he present
ed to tie House before the holidays which
the Dctlocrats then rejected. Mr. Robson
had followed the same project Which Mr..
Carlisle subsequently mad presented 10 the
caucus and which the Democrats accepted.
Mr.. Robeson reviewed somewhat the discus
sion Of the Morgan jointru;e, and maintained
that that was an assumption oil the part OF
the two Houses OF Congress to interfere with
the acknowledged constitutional rights OF
the States, and That the Democrats, By the
adoption Of the resolution, had
RETURNED TO TlME-1IoSonED DEMOCRATIC
PRINCIPLES.
Mr.. RobeSon WAS very facctious ct the ex.
pense of Mn Springer. The latter had an.
nounced. during one OF the heated passages
over the Bickneil-Morsan joint rule, that
unless that rule should be passed, he for one
would not be present at Tie meeting Of TIE
Joint convention. Mr.. RobeSon congratulate
ed the country that the adoption OF the con'
current resolution to-day would make it pos
sibie for Mr.. Springer to be present, with his
smiling counteaance and his white rose, fol
he thought it would be a pity, after tIf
people had appointed Electors, that Mr.
Springer should not be present, rs the will 0.
the people would have been recorded ano
would have taken effect
EVEN HAD lie BEEN ABSENT.
The gentleman might have withdrawn, ant
still the world would have rolled Oh wi1tioa
q shock, and remained monument Of 1ht
1uercy and power of God. Mr.. FELTON,. q
Georgia, again proved to be 4 thorn III tn
Bourbon side, and showed very plainly how
helpless the Democracy was in its effort Il
pass the Morgan joint rule FELTON, an
uounced to-day that he, for one, would havt
voted against it, as he believed it was un
constitutional.
DE. FELTON,
supported the concurrent resolution, and salt
tl1at there was no honest man who did no
coucede the election Of Gen. Garfield Bu
he could not vote to exclude the vote o
Georgia He maintained that the people o
that State, who had chosen the Electors
ought not to be held responsible either TO-
the ignorance or peryersity Of their Bourbon
officials. lie thought it would be better t.
pass resolution to declare that Georgia hat
no vote, rather than to lay it aside. II,
was prepared to assert that 1t wa!
the opinion Of the people Of Geor
gia that, when there was Fedora
law and State law touching the Nationa
election, the Federal law was supreme
and he wished it to be understood that al
'Georsla,,s recognized the lact that the ide*