Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-03

NIT the Jniteu states consul AZ warsaw
to accept certain decorations rendered
him BY tho Russian government The
consul Is Q Russian subject and not an
American citizen. Mr. Edmuuds, Mr.
ingalls, and Mr.. logan opposed the bill
and Mr.. Morgan spoke in It's favor
Mr.. Logdn evolved applause from
the galleries BY his remarks
concluding as follows; Let the decora-
tion Of the American citizen be his daily
walk and his demeanor toward his fellow
man. That is the only decoration that
the American should, in his opinion,
wear.
The electoral count bill then came up
and Mr.. Eyarts took the floor Tor the re-
committal OF the bill to the committee.
He thought section should he added to
the bin making II tho DUTY OF
the governor OF each state, under
the seal OF state, as soon as
practicable after the 1nal act Of the state
in the electoral appointment, to com
municate to the United States government
the result Of that process. This COM
munication should show the names of the
persons elected or appointed as electors,
and what votes had been cast for such
persons respectively. Mr.. Eyarts was
satisfied that If this were done the diff
Guides surrounding the question of count
\ ing the vote would disappear, for we
should have the highest public authority
showing the final act of the state in an
election.
MIR. Teller denied the right Of congress
to submit the question to the supreme
court as to who are the electors for any
given state alone, and Mr.. Teller there
fore favored leaving to the governor of
each state the matter of the certificate.
He proposed an amendment to the erect
that in case the non-concurrence of the
two houses and the consequent failure
to count the vote OF the state re-
suited in taking away the majority
required by the constitution, or when by
not counting the vote Of state an cleo
ton would be had Of person different
from the person who would be elected II
the vote was counted--that in these two
emergencies It would be disclosed that
there was no election, and that the house
of representatives should make an cleo.
tion as required by the constitution.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa opposed the bill.
Mr.. Evarts submitted as amendment
that it should be the duty of the eXecu-
tive of the state, as soon as practicable
after the final ascertainment of the APP
w
communicate under the seal of the state
TO the secretary of state OF the United
States certificate showing the result OF
such ascertainment, setting forth the
names Of the electors and other particu-
lars, and to deliver to the electors OF
such state similar certificate IN tripli-
= cate, such certificate to be transmitted
by the electors with the result
of their own action. Mr.. Edmunds
opposed the motion to recommlt, but II
struck him that Mr., Evarts' suggested
amendment embodied an extremely yalu
able idea 1t could be discussed in th,
senate, however, rs well as in the com
mittee. After further debate the motion
to recommit was brought to vote ant
resulted, yeas so, nays %, the affirmative
vote being about equally divided between
Republicans and Democrats. All pro
: posed amendments went with the bill.
The Dakota bin was then placed before
the senate and Mr.. Logan obtained th'
floor, but gave way TO an executive SEES
sion, after which the senate ad
journed.
The resolutions OF Mr.. Riddleberge
and Mr.. Pugh as to the relations between
! the president and the senate will COM
} IN for consideration in the morning hou
tomorrow, and Mr.. Logan will have tn
, floor at 9 O'Clock on the Dakota b.ll
THE HOUSE.
WAsuINGroN Feb. 2,--lmmediatcl
{ after the reading of the journal Mr. Hol
: man of Indiana offered the followin
resolutions;
Resolved, that the house receive
q with profound sorrow the intelligence Q
! the death of Thomas A. Hendricks lat
! H.. ,.F tI,n init
Resolved, that the business OF Tn
house be suspended in order that the emf
= nent services and private virtues of tn
> deceased may be appropriately commend
4 rated.
Resolved, that the clerk of the house b
I directed to communicate these resolI
:, tions to the senate.
y Mr.. Bynum Of Indiana, who represent
Z, the district which formerly returned M
- Hendricks to the house of represents
. tiyes. was the first speaker to bear test
~ mony to the true worth of the dead state
L man. He traced the life Of Mr.. llendricl
- through his childhood, youth and ma
- hood, showing that in every stage ne M
n, ~, manifested that ability and talent whi'
=, had made his namo familiar TO eve
~ household in the land
70 Mr.. McCreary OF Kentucky reyiewt
ne Mr.. Hendricks life as illustrative OF u
10 possibilities of the American cltize
q. Whether he was viewed as the legislat
BE- or commissioner of the general land ONO
X as the representative in congress, as go
ernor of Indiana, as senator or vice pre-,
d. dent of the United States, there would
in seen the impression of his splendid MIL
q tho luster OF his unflaltering PATRIOTS
o. and noble manhood
ed Mr.. Dingley OF Maine briefiy ana e.
n ouentlyreviewed the life of the late VIC
lis president a. !,
liz Mr.. Hewitt of'New York said that =
he acquaintance with Mr.. Hendricks peg
a. whore that gentleman received the non
nv nation for vice president in 1876, ana
rs was during that struggle that the .
Ict oualntanceship had warmed into frien
Of ship. Mr.. Hendricks was dire
10 minded and single heart'
10 man. He had no concealment ~
to no reserve OF confidence from those w
m, were brought into relations OF ntima
IN with him. This answering hdellty
he the Democratic party was due to his aof
re. Int faith in It's principles. He did .
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