Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 26, 1877, Page 1

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ENTERPRISE BOILERR AND 1eoN WORKS. 17, 19, and 21 Michigso-st. WANTED, WANTRERED. A bbing and M i RRRRE" L sl RS THE DAWN That Ushers In an Era of Poli- tical Peace and Mate- rial Prosperity. The Senate Does Its Share Nobly in the Work of i Reconciliation, That Body Adopts tho Arbi- tration Measure, 47 to 17, Tho House Promptly Proceeds to the COonsideration of the Bill. Tts Passage in That Body Consid- ered a Foregono Con- clusion. Speculations as to Who Shall Be the Fifth Judge. Washington Opinion Gives the Place to Justice Swayne. The President Declares IIis En- tiro Approval of the Plan. A Florida Munchausen Comes to the Capital with Big Stories, Secretary Chandler the Hero of His Wondrous Tales. The Party, However, Hardly Stands tho Test of LeadIng Questionse THE REMEDY. WEDNESDAT NIGHT IN THE SENATE, Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, WasHINGTON, D, C., Jan, 25.—The telegraphic report fu to-day's Tribune closed at about 2 a'dlock this morning. The debate had been prosy and sleepy for some time, proceeding, rather than from any otlier apparent cause, in accordance with that unwritten law of the Sen- ate that soincbody or other shall talk untll day. break, whenever the body submits to the fofife- tion of u night session, 1alf the Senators were asleep on eofas or chindrs, and tho 200 or H00 people In the galleries, bent upon “secing tho thing through,” were only kept awake by the relentless doorlicepers who wonld not permit them to hinftate the manners of the law-mukers below. WHEN ILAINE TOOR TUE FLOOR thero wos o gonersl straightening up of ve- cumbent figures, and o universal rubbing of sleepy eyee. Ilis volée acted ke u reveltle upon a sleeping camp. It waa tho ereat Repub- lican Jender's malden speech In the Upper Ilouse, aud cxpectaclon stood on tip-toe. The cozer nuditors had searcely settled themsetves down to llsten, however, when the speech was over, Itlasted scant three minutes only, and was little morc than tho announcement of o re- gretted neeessity of voting against tho measure on account of constitutional scruples. At 5 o'dlock Mr. Edmunds took the floor and spoko half an hour to cluse the debate. But Scoatorial debates arc not closed in any such regular Knd sensible way, DBoth he and Conk- log had charged the opponents of the measuro with Inconsistency, and had thrust the record of thielr votes and speeches on Morton's bill of 1870 under thelr noscs WITIL ANNOYING PERTINACITY, 8o 8herman had to explafy, and, while explaln- fug, hie condensed and repeated all the points of bis first speech. Then Morton explafued, and sald ho was no infallible Tope to mever mako mistakes, or chango his views, and got back on his assailants with the tu quoque argument of thelr own in- consistencles, With characterfetic frankness and boldness, ke avowed that the chicf cause of his lostility to the billwas thut Hayes had a sure thing without it, and only ot best an even chanve with {t. Afterwards there followed a season of disclalmers all uround of personal re- flectlons. . Just as the dawn was meeting tho glare of gns In tho Senato Chamber this morning, the Compromise bill drifted along to A FINAL VOTE. The persistent little minority, led by Morton, with Slierman and Bargeot as hls Licutenants, had talked agafnst 1t untll the Nmits of thelr physical endurance wero reached. Thu deter- mined and overwhelming majority hal done thieir full sharo to keep up the reputation of the most garrulous leglsiative body in the world, and at Iast bunger, fatlzue, and sleepiness pre- valled to sthl the tedfous war of words, and tho roll was called on the passaze of the bill. “The ayes aro47, and noes 17, Tho UL 13 pessed,” suld President Ferry, cmerging Wwith a cheerful alacrity from tho cushloned re- cess of hls 8lecpy-Hollow chalr, and thus ended the most dangerous political crisls the country ever saw, save that which found its traglc solu- uu‘n in four years of war, ‘I'en iminuteslater the Senato adjourned, and, delighted that the lon; conteat 1as over, the weary Benators rushed hastily from the chan- ber, bound for breakfust and bed. It wos 8 re- maorkuble parllamentary struggle, sustalued sgainst an overwhelining odds, with a courage, vigor, and a determination which a small minore ity, doomed to certaln defeat, very rarcly dis- plays. . THUR Vore on the passage of the Compromise bill fn the Senate wus numerleally about what had been expected, though three or four who voted In the alirmative had becu classod in the negative, and about the same number who had beon sup- posed friendly voted sgainst it. Of the former, Barnum, Boutwell, and Morrill were supposed to be in opposition, while tho votes of Cameron, of Wisconsin, and Hamllton were a surpriso on tho other side. IN THE HOUSE. There was general and {ntense interest in the House at the opening of the sesslon when the firat indlcations of the reception of the measuro there were eagerly watched, Tue bill wes teceived from the Beuate and went at once to the Bpeaker's table, when Mr Paype was rendy to take the floor, and asked that tho bill by unanlmous conscnt wmight be taken from the table and refurred to his committee. Thcro were some momeuts of such suspensc a3 the proccedings of Congress seldom cause upon & respooso to the propost- tlon he made. Upon the present couciderstion of the bill its fate might depend, for it the oppo- sition rallicd then for battle It would show that through a flerco contest alone could the bill bo TUERS WAS PERFEUT SILENCE 08 Mr. Payue sunounced, the propusition of the Committeo to havo the'debate rua til 8o'cock CIIICAGO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1877. to-morrow afternoon, the last four hours to be devoted to ten-minute specclics, any member having the right to print remarks he could not dellver in tha Record. ‘Fhere scemed to bo some cessation of Lreathing as the Bpeaker asked for objections. followed by a nniversal atlr when ho announced that ho Iieard none, and the arrangement was therefore ogreed to. Friends of the bill saw suro suceess 1n thus prssing the dreaded point of launching the bill in the House, with the power to amend surrendered unless the IHouse at the close of tho gencral debate should refuso to second the demnnd for the previous question. The oppo- nents of the bl conceded TUAT IT WOULD PASS, and while the House gavefairattention through. out the afternoon to the different speakers, it was plaln to seo that all discussion on its merits lind been discountelt by the Scnate debate, and that most of the talk in the House was of akind known as for home consumption. It was how- ever. of a far more interesting nature than fs usual for most of that order. EVENING BESSION, The galleries were crowded when tho Touse reconvened In evening acsalon, but thero wers only about thirty members present upon the floar, The fact that no vote 14 to be taken until to-morrow had tha effect to vacatc members' seats, Bpeaker Randall, too, held a reception this cvening and many Democratic members were there, The speeches showed signs of careful preparation and indfeated how much the momentous question has Impressed the Congresslonal mind, Caldwell, Democrat, supported the compromise. Stevenson, of Tl nols, Republican, approved the bill, as dld Caul- fleld and Springer, Democrats. Willard, of Michizan, who helped to frame the bill, advo- cated it with enthusiasm, ‘TID SENATE MEMAERS OF THE COMMISBION. Republican Senators will hold n caucus to- morrow to determino the threo members for tho Compromise Commission from thelr side of the Chamber, Nothing s yet secms ncoepted or Inany degree certain {n this matter cxcept that Edmunds will be clected ns one. As to Conkiling, many of his own friends eay they do not waut him chosen, and {t fs supposed he him- sclf does not desire It since, on account of his pecullar relations to the canvass, it he should fecl constrained by his oath to cast the vote which should be the ouc thot micht exclude Gov. Hayes, It would fnevitably subject bim to scvere and contlnued critictsm., His fricnds do not desire to have him placed In a position so dellcate and cmbarrass- ing ns this under anv circumstances. TIE REPUBLICANS OF TUE JIOUSH will probably retain McCrary and Hoar, of the Jlouse, unless they object to serving on the Comnlssion which they helped to create. This objeetion may be raised by all members, and so an catirely new Commlssion bo chosen on both sldes. The Democrats will probably eaucus to-mor- row night, and both Houses will bo likely to compiete thelr Commissiun at the outside by Monday. THE JUBTICES, A Justiceof the Supremo Court proneunces the rumor unfounded that the Justices will de- cline toserve on tho Grand Commission. Al- though ho dld not esy ns much, it is generally understood that the Justices are of the opinion that they cannot decline to net under an act of Congress, even if there {8 onc member who wunld shirk the great responsibility placed upon Lim, TIR DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTER Is making the necestary arrangements to sceure counsel to represent thelr side before tue Joint Comimission. THE PIPTH JUDOR. | There has been much speeulation throughout the day over the fifth Judge, and an uncxpeeted element entered {nto the question carly (n the afternoon, fu the snnounceinent of Judge Davis clection as Senator of Iilinols. Ills fricuds scemed certaln that be would accept. There secmed to boa very general opinion that he would bo chosen s tho fifth Judge. It s now agreed that, whether he reslgns at once or not, ne should not be, and will not be, sclected as the odd member of the Lommisalon. Ifad he remained on tho Bench, without entering tho contest in Illinols as o candldate of a party, there would bave Leen no eeneral objectionto his solection among Republicans. The choleo will now rest, it the bill passes, with HUNT, BRADLEY, AND SWAYXE, all Republicans, This excltes much talk among Democrats, but as there was never any under- standing that Davis should be sclected, and could be none, they cannot refuse to support the bill now that he Is eliminated from the case. Among the remalning Judges It acems ke that the Democrats will vote for Bwayne, ani Republicaus can also unite upon him, “While o strongr Republlean, he fs and long has been an intimate personal friend of Tilden, and on this ceount it 18 bhelieved that of the threo Repub- leans from whom a choles must bo madu Tl- den's friends will bo LIKELY TO SUGGEST DM 08 the most acceptablo to them. There Is also ancther reaxon which all of the four Judges would regard, fn his belng the senlor Justico ufter those desiznated by tho law us members of the Cominisaion. In ony event it now secms certain, if the Ul paskes, that o Republlean Judge will bo chosen as the odd member of the Cotmiasion, OFPOSES THR PLAN, W. I West, an eminent lawyer of Bellefon. talne, O., whoss letter upon the Preskientlal question was recently printed In Tne Tususe, Nas sent an claboraté opfulun to Attorucey-Gent cral ‘Taft sgainst the Compromise blil, Tho bitl, ne says, lguores the precedents and opin- fons of tho past century, und Is In flagrant con- traventlon of the Constitution, and is a surren- der of constliutional nuthority to threats of {xll\vlcunuu and the rage of discomfited ambi- ons. TROBPECTS. T the Western Asmcinted Prest. Wasiunaton, . C., Jau. 25.—Calculatlons of gentlemen about the Capltol to-day were that three-fourths of the members of the Housc will vote In favor of the bill relatlve to the counting of thu Electoral vote. Should the b fln" to-morrow afternoon, as contemlated, it will be sent to the President on the night of thut day, or on Saturduy. As the bill {uvolves constitutional questions, it witl under nsage be referred to the Attornoy-UGeneral for examing- tiun beforo final executivo uction. 1t Is not a prehended that the Attorney-Ueneral will inter- pose any objections, as the President to-day re- peated that ho was fu favor of the passace of he bill, consldering [t to be a measure fu the futerests of peace and business of the country now languishing owing to the uncertalnty of the Klectoral count ftaelt. TIIE SENATE DEBATE, MR, MORTON'S ARGUMENT. WaismiNaroy, D. C., Jan. 25.—The debate fn he Nenate on the bill reported by the Sclect Committee In regard to counting the Electoral Yote was contlnued all night. Mr. Morton, con- tinuing his argument, clshued the Viee-Prest- dent was uot bound to open any fraudulent cer- tiflcats from aBtate. If there should be halfu dozen packages from a State fn hls posscssion, ho was not required to open them all, but was ouly required to open that package which came from the Electors. As an officer of the United States b was bound to take notice as to who bad been elected Electors by the States, and act upon this intelligence, just as othier public of- fieers. There wero two certiticates from Loutsl- aua in the bands of the Vice-President. He was not required to open thew both, If he re- fused toopen and present the second return, how was it to bu ot out of his poasession? If ho refused to open such returu, was that cause of revolution! DId he understand the Domo- cratlc party threatened violence or revolution if the President of the Senato withheld the bogus certificate! This bill conferred upon the tribunal it ereoted POWER TO LBGISLATE unlessiteaction should be overturned by theac- tlon of the iwo Houses of Congrees. ThisCom- misalor 301Ud not carry out the bill without golng £ T ¢ behind the returns from the State. It was sprinkled all over with very white, pretty meal, but the Democratic cat was reposing benenth it He argued that the bill was unconstitutional. After the case had been madn_ op, he dld _not bo- lleva In adopting a new pinn which would throw awny one-half of the chance of the Republicans. That he had been Inconslstent in some matters wanentirely probable: he did not belicre thers were any Fopes in this Senate who were Infallible, e accorded to every olher Henator conscicntions motives, and he claimed for himself the same con- elderation. 1le belleved the Republican party had raved this nation, and the greatest conelderationn of humanity and politicr demanded that It be con- tinned in power,” At this particalar joneturo It was not the daty of Hepnbllcan Senators, 1t wos not their Intareat, to depart from the practice fol- lowed roventy:five yeara. ML, BLAINE #ald he had, he trurted, ny great lr reciation as any Senator on this floor of the grav! Py of the ritu- ation. ile had nnpfl»rh'd the Henator from Ver- mant (Edmunds) in hia Constitntional Amendment 1o leave thin whole question of counting the Elec- toral votes to the Suprome Conrt. 1le had favared the Bhdng this power of counting the votes in the Hupreme Court by a just and competent amend- wentio the Conatitution—placing in that great body which, by it« dignity and impartiality, could propetly exerclse It: bnt that proposition did not commend {tself to the floor of the Fenato and [t was defeated by alsrgc vote. So faras he was per- sonally concerned, he wan not wedded to any pare ticular theory ax to connting the votes, e desired simply to adfiere to the Constitation, and, unlike many gentiemen with whom he was now newiy ns- snclited here, he was frec from any emburrassing recard on tils muggestion, He wan opposed to giving the pawer of "counting tho voles to fonricen gentlemen, four of whom were to complete (hie number by selecting the fifteenth, ond thus by lot or ‘chance filing that *‘coy and bash- ful blank.," os Benton would Have termed it. on which the attentlon of the comntry ia 0 generally fized. 1t wae propascd to give tliese fifteen pentlemen, or powsibly the fifteenth gentla- manalone, more powrer over the Electoral vots than Congrerr, and he did not belleve this conld be done by o almple cnactment, Nothing less than a Constitatlonal Amendment could confer on fifteen wuch tremendous power over the Electoral votes of the States, He did not belleva it war- rented by the Constitution which he hiad sworn to support, nand thougl he dld not pretend to be what wan termed a constitutional lawyer, overy Senatoron hineath must vote on hia own con- rclentions bellef of what the Constitution Is, and what it allows. He had desired earnestiy to aup- port the bill, if he coulil do it conslatently. The arzuments addnced in ita favor had persuaded him of ita unconstitutiunality, and he feil himaclf com- clled, however reluctantly he differed from cer- in Senators, to record Lis vote nacaimat the measure, Tl begred the Judiclary Committeo— now that the public inind was #o strongly directed to tue yuestion~to framoe an endinent to the Constitution which would, If possible, avert in future ali uanger of the ronewal of thees troubles wllxxs,h were now causing anxlely in the public mind, MR, NOWE, of Wirconkln, denled that (i blll was framed In the nterest of the Democratic party. He hind not Deen coneplcuous In the servica of that party, ond e did not propose to embark fn its seesice’ now, butafter all he had heard, ho wasnot ablo to sce that this bill, of iteclf, promoted the intercat of thie emocratic party,’ Nothtms could be done un- der the Ll ta promote the electlon of the Demo- cratlc candidate for President unless under the ex- ecution of the Jaw, The opinlon of five picked men of the Senate, five picked wen of the Hone, and five picked Judges of the Suprenie Courteonld bo acenred to that ond, Tho Senator from Indl- ana (Morton) ead urgued that no lexlalation was needed—that Republicans had o sure thing, and it was beat not to give away part of It, ile (llowe) thought If the result of tho late Pridentlal con- teat waa not left in doubt, it was certaloly left In dispute, and pomebody must declde_that” dinpate, He thought the bill reported by tho Select Commit- toe, and now hefore Lho Senate, was the proudest {nstrument In our conntry,—the proudest tributeto Americon atatesmanship which had heen preparcd since theconvention which framed the Constltution ndjourned, He would liava been gind i€ this bill had 1ecelved tho unanimous approval of the Cone mitteo,—then he would have feit like ona greater thun bimeelf felt when looking upon the “infant Savior, e would have felt thath had eeen the salvatton of his people anil of hia country. Mr. Eaton, of Connecticut, mald ho was slm3st alone on tho Democratic atde of the Chamber in opposing thin bill, Ho deeply regretted that the Leginlature of hia State, on Satnrday laet, request- ed him tovote for the Inll, bt they wers wise enough to get together yesterdav und reconslder thiat vote, 1t was not pleasnnt to be in a minarity, but he had learned to standon hs own convictionr, Te hud fafth In the Commiitee which framed thiv ill, und regretted he could not vote for it, ile de- nied that the power 1o connt the Electoral vote was veated In the President of the Kenate. It wan Todzed in the two Houses of Congrews, Thia bill— thix contrivance—unw hefore the Senate should ik in the earth. Tho power to count the Electe oral vote belng vested inthe two llonses of Cone crees, (L could b placed nuwhere elne, icard that under the b)) both partica would get cheated, ‘1o dld not betiove it wonld be to the benefit of efther party.? MR TIERHAN, of Ohlo, asld bie did not Lelieve thin conntry conld atand quadrennial cloctions under the prevent nys- tem. Mo belioved the prople would become arouned to the facts, and regulato thls matter by & Conetitutional Amendment. Mr. Whyte, of Maryland, sald e had donbts as to the conatitutionality of the bill, 11 It wae to bo » measure permanent In Its chatacter, ho wuuld yote azalnstit. e belloved that the opening of tho certifcates In the prescnce_of tho two houses of Congrexs wax 10 cnable each House o vorify the count made by tho prewiding oficer. Mr. Burrislle. of Rthode Island, expressed tho hopo'that the bill would paes. Mit. EDNUNDS #nid the time had gone by now for debate. The mensure bad becn denoniiced as a alam, o mere trick, although {t_appealed 1o fve Senators, five members of the llours, and fivo Juaticen of tho Supreme Court. 1lo begzed hia honorabla friend {rom Obfo (Sherman) to Yiokat the bistory of thele own party: look at thelrown_ attitude and tell Lim eome day—nat now—whether he thought the liepublican party could stand siutifieations and dishonor in order that it might gain & temporury advaniage, e knew the Senator would answer W(m, **No," ' Munt the licpublican pary stuluity itseif siow for such o Leggarly prico? 1 1845 8 ltepublican mafority in the two Houxes of Congeeas parsed the twenty-sccond jolnt rule, which declared that no vote fram a State should have any effect upon the election of the President and Vice-Prealdent of tho United States unlews bath Houses of Cougress, in thelr Conatitottoual capacity, said 80,and yet In the faca of this nction, the great party loaderd from the Loy of the Nl sisuippl, ns the Nenator from Obfo (Shernan) termed it, sounded the cry of treachery azainet those of the ltcpublican party who supported this blll,” Repuhlicans wers accused of treason 1o their lm" because they woald not stultify themselven, Ie then referred fo Morton’s bill, which passed tho Benoteat the Iast scesion, and maid 1t was much wora than the pendicx bill, Thers were threo puor wieyubded Kepubilcans whavoted againat that b{li—Conklinz, Edmunds, and Howe, Now they weza addreswe IN TERMS OF KEPROACIH. 1le wonld ray nothine of personn! alluelons made by Senators. ~They belonged with those Beuators, and thery ho would leave the. The differcnce between the meavnre of 1870, pn"pucilll ho_Senator from Indinna (Morton), and that of 1877, now Lefore the Senate, was, tie measure of 1876 dlamlssed ull Republican h y while the measure beforo the Scoate saved them, 11, under the II|Il§ and upright operation of law, they wero entitled fo be suyeil, Ilulmbllmn Senat tors were (o declde bere, now, whether they could £0 10 sea withont compara and without n rudder, und trust to [nexorible facts for victory, which they belioved they had honestly, o whethar they waald support this measure to 4o cqnal Justice (o Thia land wae the happy homo of frecdont, und It was it tho Senate shonld preserve the hnppis news of lhlugleuplc. o referred 1o the sad cxam. vle of Itepublics cléewhere, and ssked was it nut worth risking somcthing in oruerthat the great ex- perimont of & Law amuny; men whould not fail? AMENIMENT WITHDUAWN, Mr, Dawes withdrew the swendment submitted by him In regard to defintug the power of thetribu- nal to ha created. Mr. Shermaurald he felt hurt that the cnator from Vermont should have manifested such fecl- Iies towards the Scnator from Indlana (Mortun) and himself. Sinco that Benator bad made an ine direct statement against thewm, he (Sherman) de- i frlend from Indlann e (Sherman) never thought of charciug hils friend frum Vermont with treachery, Al the ont- set of his remarks of the day, he expresscd his nl)plflc(lflun of the motives of thu Cominittee, lle dlrclaimed baviig used aay terow of reprouch. o then renewed bis objections to ine peading bitl, and argued that it is not custamary or lawlul ta {mpose other dutica on the Judses of the courts, Mr, Edmunds vald tho uct of 1823 sclected & Judye In Floridato settle certain clalms of Mexico. Sherman—That was a Judiclal act, Mr, Edwunds—It was not. and the Supreme Court had vo declded, and hod refused to roview the acts of this Judge. OTUER SPEECIITS. Mr. Sherman. resumilug his romarks, s o hoped the o)l now befors the Seaute would result 10 good, Lut be had werious apprelionsions that the reault of a great populsr-sloction would be thwark- Morton lrFlud that more light had been thraown upon this 1 withia the last thl beun befuru. He teucies, but other Scnstors were Inconsistest alwo, He then read from the provious rewarks of Ed. muuds, Conkling, Thuraan, snd Laysrd, to show they did not heroiofore support tho pri in- volved in this bill. ke tben submitted an amieud- ment, providing that nothing contalned in the act shall authorize the Commission 10 o bebind the fndisg and determipation of tho Cauvasslng or Raturuing Bosrd of tho State authorlzed by the laws of the 5tate to fud and detormise the result ©f the election lectors. Mr. Edmunos ll?m the amendment G azd moved to amena it by the negatl yu&wu‘:m IL& ‘"’u":"fi&m{fifi? ed. Mr, le had - Iza the Commission to go bebind the 8ndingr, ete, He enid ha wonld vote -(lel thisamendment, and then against the smendment of the Renator fram Indfana, ilehad no idea there was any necensity for amendments, an the Commission would act an- der the exiating Jaw, Mz, Thurman also anronnced he would vots agalnet the amendiments, although he had & strong opinion that the decirlon of the Returning Board might be Inqnired Into, Mr. Sntzent argued that the Hill was chufMling and evasive, and ono side or the other waa to bo cheated, Mr. Morton spoke In favor of his amendment, and he feared that the bill aa it now staod required the Commirelon to go behind the retarna from the Siate, Democratic party svould not vote for this :-Ul If it did not allow them to go behind the re- urne, Mr. Edmunds denfed that the bill wns shufMing or evaalve, 1t only conferred epon the Commla- nion such power ns Congreas had under the law, The amcniinent of Edmunds to that of Morton was rejected. yeas, 13 nayn, 651, Mr. Cooper belng the only Senator who yoted in the afirmative, The quertion then being on the smendment af 3ir. Murton, it was rejectod, yoar, 18 nays, 47 a4 follows: TEAR, Rautwell, Dorsey, Paddaek, Tirnce, Hamllzo Yaurrso, Camerun (Pa.),% H{aailin, Earseat, Cameron (Wis.), Inasile, Kureraan, Ciayton, Mitehelt, rlier, Bawes, Sorton, West-19. XAY Ateomn, Dennte, Merrimoa, Alitson, nton, ‘Morrll, Barnu, Edmande, Frice, rd, Frrlinchirsen, liandotoh, ,+ llansom, uhertsim, Faniahury, Kliaron, ¥ik), tevenson, ex. Tunrm Wallace, Mot reery, ndom, Heiommard, Withers. e M2iian, Wright=47, Maxey, ANOTHER AMENDMENT. Mr, Sarzent submitted an amendment J'lrm'hllng that thy Commission shall st with open doors, cz- gept witen upon consultation or questions vending before it. After a short discussion the amendment waa rejerted—yeas, 14: noye, 47, Mr. Surzent ‘said’ he ‘had other amendments to propose to fmprove the bll, but as fts friends #eemed to rule down every amendinent, ho waald not submit them, hut wonld content himself by calltng for the yeus and nays ou the final pansage, and would voie azinet It Tho bill wasreada third time and paescd—ycas, 47; naye, 17, THE VOTE. Following {a the vote in detail on the bill: Ateorn, Morrtll, Alisin, unin, °ri Tarum, Frelinzhuysen, Nondulph, Hayard, Golithiwaite, * Manson, itosy, tiordon, rion, Bouth, Eaulsbury, Boutwell, Sharin, MeCreery, Whnste, cMiltian, thers, Hazry Wrlght 47, Merritaon. ~ Morton, c T'atterson, Cameron (Pn. sarzent, Catmeron (Wi £uerman, Clayton, West—I7. Coviover, The Scnates then, on motlon of Mr. Edmunds, adjourned at 7:13 a. m., until Friday at noon. IN THE HOUSE. ARRANGEMENTS FOI TIE DEDBATR, Wasmsgroy, D. C,, Jan. 2.—Mr. Payne moved to go to the business on the Bpeaker's table—the order torefer the bill of the Joint Committec, which hatl come from the Scnate, to the Committes on Counting the Elcctoral Vote. AMr. Payne, In answer to a questlon, stated the Commilttee had declded to report back the Uil finmediately, and to let the debate run all duy to-day, with s night sesslon; that the House would then adjourn till to-morrow, and that he would call the preslous question at 2 to-mor- Tow. Mr. Frye suggested that during the last four hours of the debate the speeches should be Hin- ited to ten minutes; that members showd have the opportunity to explaln their votes, Mr. Payne sakl he would mulify his request 80 a4 to hare to-morrow's sesslon comaence at 10, and the Jast four hours of debate to be con- sumed [n ten-ninute epeechies, und members to bave the right to cnlarge thelr speeches for record, ‘This was nfrtcd to by unanimous consent. The hill wus then referred to the Committee on tho Klectoral Votes, and was IMMEDIATELY REFORTED BACK G by Mr. Payne, Chalrmon of the Committee, The Clerk procecded to read the bill in extenso, Alter the reading of the blL, Mr. Payne stated that the bill ;s passed by tho Senate waa pre- cisely the bill reported by the Comnittee in the first place, Ho entered a motlon to recommit the bill, in order to prevent amendinents being offered to it. MR, M'CRART, ot Towa, member of the Joint Committee, opened the debate. Il sald that after s thor- ough, carnest, and anxious counsideration of the reat questlan, he, i common with other niem- bers of the Committee, had reached tho conclusiun that the bl ought to pags. The country was in the presence of a very great and very dangerousemergency, The present was the crisia in national allaire which the fathers of the Itepublic had forescen In 1800, and which ot various pericds In the nation'a history preat statesmen had foreseen and had dreaded, ‘The country on scveral occaslons bad reached o point whers the votes for President were to be connted, whon disputes had oxisted as to the leyal ity of aome of these votes, 1nsll these Instance: M{ltl\ disputes had arisen, statesmien had comment- ed on the danzer which would threaten the very exlstence of tho Government if 8n uccaslon should nrise in which disputed votes would bo decleive of the result. “This had been regarded as ono of tho preatest da; ¥ 10 which the country coulil b subjected. “ILie country was con- fronted not only with great and widespread differ- encw of opialon of the werlts of the question, but it was confronted with what was o thousand-fold more perllous, with tho fart that the Anieriean people, the Americin statesnen, American law- yers and Jurista were ALMONT EQUALLY DIVIDED, not only as 10 the merits uf the quentions, but as to the unthorlties to be clted, Ho wubmitted that that statcsman wan faleo to hix duty, 1kat that min did not cone up to the exigencles of the uecaslona whu would stup ohort lu the most earnest endesy- orx to provide some law i mode for the declmon of thie question by u tribunal whoeo authority nubody conld question, amd_u whose declriun all men would acquleace, There cuulid by no ceater dane ser than that which wrew outof a fact ke this, D one eide uf the question there were sone tiven- 1y milllony of Loy people who honestly belleved that agns had boen. lectod, nivt who hanestiy W that, in the abwence of any legislation vn ubject, 1t was (io duty of tho Vi ount thi On the othel Aume twenty belicved that i ? thut the Presldent of tho Senate bad no to count the votes,und that no vote could cd except with the consentof both Houses. 1t Cougress faled to puss tho bill and provide a tribu- nal toscttie this uifference of opiulon the country would drift npon o rock, whera tho Ship of biata might bo broken to picces, It1alght Lo that if the bill were defeatod and Congrens fafled (0 pass uny ineasure on the sub- deet, one of Lhe other of thoss purties would eacefully submit to the decirion wuich they bee Jievist to Lo without baw or without authority, e woull hope und carneatly pray, (€ such ou Crier- weacy should arise, one oF the other of the partics woulid subuit, bul he confessed to vory great doubts and very great foars tut such WOULD NOT BE TUM CAE. o would mks the gentlemen on o elde or on the ethier who thought thut thelr posftion was - pregaable to conslder whether It way provable that the conntry canavold u dual Prewidency and tire posibility of civil commotlon aud civil war, Mo then proceeded tu quote suthoritics, pro and con, upon the guestfon whether the Presldentof the Benute had 1he power o count the votes. It had been salil by & great many rzupl! who syreed Hucal upintons that the autborities s conciusivo that the Vice-Prestdent had tho right to couut the vol. but ln his opimion the su- thorities on the other slde wers equally potential sud equally numicro 1o thought, therefore, 1hat it wodld be unwise and unpatsiotic for the Touse to tetusy 20 udupt the proposition which all men 1lght agree o as jufr and Just, by which the ueation mizht besettled. Would 1€ be wivo 1o do- ciine such a proposition and drift on to the 1th of Fobruary snd 4th of Ma with thoss coutlicting uplalous unsetticd, and take the chances of 4 DUAL PEESIDENCY, with all Its burrore? Thera were sow. sssumed that u #inglo House of Cougrees B right to exclude a vote. o subwitted 10 tho gentlemen who held that opinlon that they could ot atand on that doctrine uud eapect tho country 1o acquicace i [t ur {u the declaration uf suy re- sulte comlng Lherclrom, He solewnly belicved, however, that thoso who clalmed inc right of the Vice-Presideut G0 count the votes could net siand on that doctrine without great danger that the people would not acqulcece. Inauswerto the ob- ectiou that tho bl was ‘mot coustitutional, ho uoted (rom bille reported to the House ia 1500 by obn Marshall, and In 1624 by Mr. Webater, which contalued slindat the same provislons of the presents 1 constitutioual, sud 1d iLs pagssge. cople who Joa_ b tho TN sdvocated the mosauze. Hosgoke of Proaldential e Chicage Dailp Teibune, elections a8 dangeronn pertods in the history of the country, 804 ae more ifkely than any otler canse 1o wreck the Ship of State. Ilo declared that all preceding trouhles of that character rank {ntn ahsolute insignificance a9 compared with thoee that now stared Congrene and the conntry in the face. From at Jeast fonr States of tne Unlon two sete of Elrctoral votes would Le presented for counting. ‘That wan a grave question, which had ta be met, not in a soirit of partisanahip, it of riatesman- ehip. e himrell aubacribed earneatly and heartl- Iy 1o the doctrine that the power o eonnt the Electoral vote belonzed o the two Jionses of (angzess, snd not to the President of tha Benate, But the opposite dactrine was held by one of tho £reat parties of the country. AR nelther party was wellling to yicld its convictiona on that polat, the time hiad Arrived when Conzress should ARISE ANOVE PARTISAN FLELING, and adopt n mods of eettiement that wonld tide aver the difficnlties and avert the dangor of war, He held that Just na the tellers provided for In tho twenty-secand Jolut rule were but the orean of the treo flouses, #o the Commission pravided for in the bill was but thefr organ to do- for thein what they themselves miht do. Iie alvo held that as thotwo Touses hiad (he right to count the votes, £o they had the rizht by concurrent action (o acred to any mode of counting that might secm best ta them, He helieved that nnicss some such pian as this bill were adopted, no earthly power conlil_prevent war, confusfon, a dirrnption of the (iovernment, and ‘an end of republican institu- tlous fo Atnerica. Tt was, therefore, a high snd solemn daty on the part of Congress o being abont apesceful solation of (he dificalty and tide over thia eventrul period of history, ML GOODE eafd that membereaf the Concnrrent Commiitee which had reported thin bill wero eminently enti- tled to the thanks of Congressand of the conntey for their patlent and” self-racriticing labors, and he had no hesitancy In declaring that he was prepared to acerpt hin sliare of the respomaibility, and to accord to the plan propored his rarnest and cordisl aupport, Tlo enumerated the clrcurm- stances (Including President’s Grant'a assertion on thie Kth of November that Mr, Ilayes was elected, the stationiuz of troops in the South. the manipa- Iation of voten by Secretary Charller, ete., ete.) which he eald demonstrated the existence of n sidesprend and daugerons consplracy to actempt the inaviuration of luves, He wan convinced tand lie was strenzthened In that conviction by the detmte In the Senate) that It way the carneat wish of a portion of the Itcpublican leaders that there rhould be no nzrecment on any plan for countin: the Electorul voter. 1f thin plan were rejected none wonld be agreed upon, ‘and when the two Hounes came together to connt the Eleetoral vote there wauld be s dl=agreemcat. fn that event the Jouse of Heprescntatives would have to clect n Preeldent, and then there would efther have to be AN 1GNOMINIOUS BURRENDEIR OIL A FIGHT. 1o asked whetlier gentlemen on the othicr slde were prepared for the latter alternative, [An in- distinct mnrmur of ** ‘I Were they or the peanle whom they reprerented ready for a contlict of urmer Were they prepared to ¢ cry havoe and let alip the doge of war"} If they were not, then he appesled to them by all the memorles of the pastand ail the hopes of the fatare to pause before they entercd on o struggle the end of which no man conld forerce. Br. Honr advocated the BiIl. Ho satd that the danzerous period which statcemen hnd forescen hadnrrived. In_estimating the danzee he was not affected by any fear of clvll war or by any meoace of violence. Such, it made in the spirit of empty bluster, derrerved nothing but contempt, If recloun,’ they deserved fndigs nant scorn and_condemnation of the whole Amce- fean people. But the evil of civil war was not Freater than tha cell of viclling one jot of Inwful authority. Notunsr could bo niore Injarions to the whole Repubilcan party than _that & man shonld be put in the residential oflice whom at luast one- ialf of the Americu people would rezardns an ururper, e could not concetve that the framers of the Constitution ever thonght of ylelting to flie Presidest of the Senaty the vast power of counting the Electoral votes. That power was IN TIE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRENS, Just an'the English Pariiament had for contaries regulated all yuestlonw atfeeting the succeexion (o the crown, the two Houses of Couzrees were fhe tribunal which by the pending biil had to exccate this grdve anthority, 1T (hey bad that power by the Conatitution, then It was left undisturbed. If it needed the forces of the law-makine power to confer i then thin b1 conferred st The bil liad been spoken of as a compromise, Heanserted that tiero was not ono drup of cumpromise lu it flow coutd that man be suld to compromise who, hag- inz n‘iu»( and righteous clalm, neserted it main- tained it enforced ft by areument and’ proof, yielded no Jot or tittlo of it: sabmltted it to A tribunal -~ o constituted mw to Inaure ita decinlon according to justice and rlchiconsness? 1ie thourht that Juetice and right were compromis. ed whew they were submitted for thelr decivion to force. 'They were compromired when they conld only bemafutalned by the exercise of doubtful power. They never could be compromiced by being permitted to rtand before n tribnnal clothed with Judiclal powers, murrounded witn judiclal anfe- nards, ond invested with lesl authority by the aw-making power of the country, A PICTCRE, In conclurion herafd: The act which we areabont ta do will In my judgment be one of the Yery brav- est {n human histury. ~Our snnals have been crowded with great achievements In war, in peace, in arta, in litersture. in cominerce, but othier_conntrier, other Itepublics, have eqnaled us n theae ‘parllrulnrl; Dot this grest act we mhal etand ' withont & _rlval d withont sn example. For o thousand years wur children, with lurlof{oy and pride, will read that, while In the ferce strife for executive power, the san of other repubilcs, nfter a short b brlll: funt_day, hae gone down In darkness and in blood, in thelf ‘own country, too, tho same great strife bas arisen; that their'sky has been darkened hy the same cloud: that their ship. Wwith its costly frelght of love and hope, encountered tho samie storm, and wan driven near the samo rocks, bt that, in the maldat of torm, and darkncer, and confllct, ‘the angust and awfal tigure of Law rass over the face of the waters, utteriuz ity divine, controlling mandate, **Feace, bo rtiL" [Enthusistic op- plauso on floor and tn gallerlen.] 3 ML JALE sald that he wan sensiblc that in opposing the hill be Iafd himself open fo the chargu of belug an in- tense purtisan, but Lo was giad no gentleman who bad spoken in favor of thu biit hod diecredited honesi oblections which rewalned {n the minds of some people. fle wasaleo aware that he would Iay Nimself open to the charge of obstructing a reaceful setticment of the Presidentinl question. o volces of great clies han been heard, und from dny to day petitions has been presented from them in avor of the bill. Tho cltles were entitled to respect, but **God_made tho country and man made the town," und ho was' willing 10 reol on the sentiment of the country. Ho had from the first been Inclined (o opposo the bill, and his doudts snd fears had tipened Into positive conslctions against the hill, The proposition was bused on profound funda- mentad errors, ‘This blll, he satd, startled hin by tne bold assumption of the power of Congre: reculate and control thu clectiun of Freetdent, which powee, tn Wis judgmont, had never been fodged in {he two Houses Ly the fraucrs of the Con=titution, Whatever the popular fmpile might be now, Cils LN woald not be snstalned by the Anerican people when they should have time to messure and contemplate t4 conneyucncen, 16 struck u hiow at the KElectoral College, which stood ns bigh In o the Constitution as the Presidency Heell, snd abattered L from turret to foundation-stone, and it subntituted for It the powsr of Congi which mightat any tlmo thwart the will of the people and render nugatory fe deliborat and expressed Judement. Mo had listened to {llustrations in. genlonsly franed in the other end of the Capltol a to what mlght o the evile of a xingle man de. cldine thy Prestdential questlon, but 1t was the 1act that this Cosamisslon virtuslly gave the puwer of deciding the elvction to the Justice of the Ru- preme Lours who would bo selected by the other our, A DI3PATCLL. At the end of Mr, Male's spoeck Mr, Hoar pre- sented o dispatch whick ba b Just recelved from Lionton, siating that a resolutlon bad been passed by the Mussachusetts £ T Repeenontatlves in- doring and approving the Electoral bill. ML UEWITE thought that the bill tranacended In lmportance any nicasure which was likely (o como befare Con- grem during the prorent penratian. | © After the clectlon ho bad beleved Tilden and Hendricks elecied, and nothlng had occurrud since that time which could othierwise than strengthen that con- vietlon. 1o had been asked why, boldhng that opliog, he shoulil agree to depart from tho anclent way in which twenty-two Presicents bud been de- clared elected, which, if it had been adhered to, would haye resulted In_the Inaugaration of the Democratic candidates, Thisquestion hie intended w anawer fally, clearly, snd without i ve. ‘The main opposition which tho Demucratie party had tumur waus the fntuence of the Adwinistration, After the defeat of the Reupblican party i November it #till remalued Intact and claimed the lsctlon of fta caudbisto, and attcmpied 10 stre; zthen that claiu by Returnlug Bosrds and y Interforouce, and by declartng that the resident bad he tlght 1o count "the voted. hetuw wap thus completed for connting Thi- den out uud HoYes fu. He was conddent tuat proj ect would be executed TO TUE DITTEL TND. ‘The President of the Senate would count tho votes, and declare the result. and tho Fresideut of the Uuited States would deltver up bis high ofice to the person so declared elected, and, by the use of troope, be would be duly inaugurated. ~ Of course, the [luuse wonld not ba silunt und passlye apecta- tore of that prozrawme, and would insist un ite wn-utuuouf right to particlpate in the coun! and would couut the votes of Florids aus Lonislana for Tilden. The result of wsuch state of thingy was civil war, Tha rights and principles for which the Demucratic plrl{ of the country strugzled would havo perished if tho at- tempt to count in the Republicait candidate for the FPrealdency were acquicsced In, or if. not belng acquicsced In, war should result. Thero way XO BSCAPR FEOM TUAT PUSITION except by an areement betweon patriotic men of bot partles. who preferred the good of the cocu- try totho success of party. FParilsan as he ‘rus »upt Lut patriotic as he boped henco- furth tobe re, ho had decmed it his boun- den duty to l’lba‘x wml;uw:fid vl.:;uhlnm" 'Eel:l of womo Jjual o - tlement, “wheroby . bub President oBo PRIC] shonid 1/ ¥ ed by atitle Which Al eftizens > - would rer : nd which no_considerable namber i’ of vntery &, dispnte. The hill, even within the n(fls’ ef the Conatitution, was cortainiy wmun,ea & 1t subetitated Iaw and order for * ntrife s rchy, It meant snpremacy of civil over n’g : dawer. 1t meent tho preservation of - theau 37 ¥ “of the States. It meant the oblivion © of & =~ meas of the past, security for the * presd, 10 for the future. Me Wiy read s telogram from the New Yotk Committee, signed by +* William E. Dodge, Chale- - man,'* and *“Theolora Roosevelt, Secretary,™ ! nrging the immediata paesago of the blil as it came 1rom the Senale. of Ohlo, o e Poreet. A hot , expressed deep regret that he conld not vote for the bill, He had ziven It carefn] and éan- did conaideration, but there wore aome objoctions * to it which, to his mind, had proven Insuperable. Ta stated the conntitational obfections to 1, ono of which was that it irmvocably deprived the Vico. Fresident of all power to ancerialn and deciia Jo fal Electoral votes, Ife denicd thal Congress h o Vic thoright to give away that power of = Preeident to any other body, 1o belleved that the bill eonlicted with most of the principal theories heid on the subject. ‘The practical dificnlty wasthat membera were asked ta voto for a measura which conflicted aharply with cherished constita- tional thearier. Whunver wasto be charged with dirregnrdinz tho constitutional convictions, that charge hould certalnly not be made against ' thoso . who ont of rexand for anch convictions refrained from fasoring the measure, e should prefer to havo the Electoral votea connted fn she old way and teust to tha pood acnse, moderation, and patrie otlem of Convress and of the coantry for & pedce. ful and ratistactory resait. Recess thl 7:40, NIGHT SESSION. - CROWDED GALLERIES, < WasnNaros, D, C., Jan. 25.—The Housemet ™ azaln at half-past 7, with Mr. Hooker (Miss.) fn* the chair as Speaker. The Intensc public interest In the debato as manifested by the crowded conditfon of the galleries thronghout the day showed no symptom of abatement, the crowds {n the galleries befng even deneer than in the morning ecssion. As usual, bowever, In night sessions for debate ouly, the sttendance of members was very small, not more than a dozenbelng In thelr scats when the House was calted to order, de 'l;lrll" l]lla'l' IHBEC“ 5t was made by Mr, Culdwel ‘entL), who advo- e tho WL Tt dectared BmauE ready by his vote to commit the cause in which ho” be- lleved to the tribunal Pmflurd for In the bill assurcd that through 1L the conntry would Gnd peace and prosperity, e waa faflowed by Mesnrs, Stevenwon (11L.) and Canifield (111.), also” in _sup- rtof the bl Mr. Springeraleo ‘aidvocated the ill, declariog that the inevitahle result of a faf 4 [t would bo that Tilden would be resident {n one end of the Capltol and 1iayes In tho other, There was no delegation of the powere of the Houses. It was slmply the ref- . ercace to o coninlasion to roport 88 10 which was the true returm. which return would then by counted by tho Ifonses, This Lill was an appeal from tho linturnin lioard of Loulsians. It 3 bringing a case from the Joweat order of adjnd tlon to the very highest. He believed that the de- cirion of the Comniiasion would bo 1mpartial and Just, aad would mect the approval of thie American people. Z:Mr. Lawrence arked whellier tho power of the Commisalon wasconfined or Jeft unconfined. . Mr. Sprinzer replled that {t wonld have the power belonzinz to both Houees, and that thera sn appeal from its Judgment tothe twollouses, which were the floal arbiter In the case. MR WILLARD (Mich.) advocated the biil, and arged that mere partisan considerntions xhould be lost sight of and #ctanida {n faver of public Intercats, On this point lie quoted Bolingbroke to the effect that all good cltizens rhould juin thelr cflorts to- heal na- tional diviclona, and” change the narrow spirit of By Into the diffasive_epirit of benevolence. It !stary (he enid) had showen o single other road to the ruln of free covernments than party strife then rnhllcnppnhen!hmnuhlnleumluhhecmkmnml- 2 esa, but when they camwe near the gatewny which a1l the teachings of history showed to bo the aojo and exclusive entrance to the destruction of repablica, no party could hesitate in the adoption of some meanure which wonld prevent the gatoway from being opened. Mr. Emith (Pa. ) spoke In opposition to the bill and in [avor of the right of the I'resident of the Scuate to count the Electars! votes, MR, GARPIELD wns the next speaker. le desired In the outset to nay kome good things of the biil, 1t had some grcnl merdtn, wWhich he most sincerely recognlzed, L was Intended Lo nbate strife in & great ana trying crisls of the nation, It was intended to afd In tiding overa sreat “present diticalty, —possibly a great pablic danger., It would doubtless brinza resnlt, and would leavo the person declared to be the elect of the natlon with a more undluputed titlo than perhaps under any other method ans yet suggested, If he had to speak of the bill only aaa partisan he shonld ray that ho was not afrald of Its uperation, The cminent gentles ‘men who would compose the commisalon (ominent for thoir character and nbility) wero men who he belleved would seck 1o do justice and do 1t. He- lieving, as he did, Jhat Rutherford B, layes had been hunestly clected Presldent, he should con- fdently expect that an honest ami falr commission, asdoubtless this would be, would find that to be the fact. But IT MIGNT PIND OTHERWISE, and I it did, all good meu everywhere wanld anb- mit to the result. 110 lad heard to-dsy a threat of civil war, The lloman Senate had never delibers ated nndera toreat or the presence of war, and i he was convinced that clvil war was threatened he would be furnished with the highest and supremest reaqson why the American Conxress ought not to do anything under such compulslon oz * threat. With all his sout nie desplscd the THUREAT OF CIVIL WAR, come from what qnarter or rn\y 1t might, Brave men and brave nations would do nothing on such compulson, but it this bill were to bo opposed, it should Le opposed for reasons so brood and so welghity an to overcome all that bad been said in Ite favor, ‘and all the advantage which ho admitted would follow 113 passnge. "o did not wish to diminish the natareof hils enciny, Uedid not wish “to undervalue the palnts of strength in n great bill before he questioned {ta propricty. 1t was not epough far him that the blll would tide over tbe present danger, however great. They should for awmoment forget llayes and Tilden, forget Ite- pubtican and Demoacrat, forget their own dsy and theie own gencration, inquire what the thing which they wero about to do would sccomplish as - to the future of the Rtepublic, and in what sbape tuls Lill, if passed, would leave the institutionsof the country aud transmit them to posterity, It would ba unworthy of them fur the sake of avolding the prescnt danger to incur greater danger for thoss who comu after. Sir, Garfleld then Ymccndml lo argue in lll“rbrt . of the tneory that it was the rlght of the Presldent of the Senate to connt and declare tho Electoral votes. Awillustentive of hls argowont be cited o fuct that in thirty-one States uf the Unlon the opening and publishing of the votes for Governor {a A MINISTEBIAL ACT, and Lsput In the hands of designated executive ofticers, while in only seven States the Legislature was & canvassing and retarning board. Mr, Hoar remarked that luall the old (hirteen fiulcl thotwo Houses of the Leglslature counted he votes, 3Mr. Garfield replled that In the majority of tha orizinal thirtecn Statea the Leglalature elected the uvvernor. Mr. 1loar—1Is It not trua that in every one of the old thirteen Ktates the two llousce of the Leglela- ture count e vote fur Goveroor, including the fact that In some of them the Legisiature casta the votes as well o8 counts them?y Mr. Lawrence—1t is not true §n New York, On the contrary, tho votes are canvassed by oflicers desimated, snd the Legislatare hae no power oves the subject, Me, Gardeld proceeded with 113 CONSTITUTIONAL AHGUMENT, Jlo declarcd that hle firet arralgmnent of the bill was: what the fathers so carcfully kept from . this LY proposed to give o ft. If this & coustltutlonal provision on’ the suf Ject was grone forever, snd’ Congress would be. comg the grand Natlonul Resnrning Board from this day forward until the peuplo destroyed it In ita turn. It would make Congress thoe Hcturulng Baoard with ull of tho vices and uone of tho excuses of toe Returuing Boards of tho Stated, ANOTHEI OBIECTION 1o the bitl was that wembers of this commlsslon were not to be sppofuted by the President and cone.’ firmed by tho Scuste, but were Lo be appoiated by the two Huuses, which was' at varlaace with the Constitation, Anothier abjection 10 It was that ¢ cempowered theso oficlal personages to take what- ever Jurladiction they were entlfled tohave, In other words _they wero dnvited to go futo the feld” of v~ Constitation aad laws to browse at will, to coustruo for them= selves and 1o tako whatever powers suited them. Anather objection to tho bill was that 1t would be fu tho power of the Comuisslon and of the two Uouecs tu preveut any result whatever. If one - party were uot satisficd with the result reached fn regard to Florlda it might resore to objections, to debate, Lo soparation of the two Hurses I‘:é:l Cg: n tmo was d when ¢t the votes coanted. '’ There would b no ** then ™ left. r. Hoar asked whether thers was auy more Mr. kelihood of the two Louses refuslag o discharge - their duty than thure was of tho President of the Senato refusing to dischaigo bis, S0 Me. Gurleld ut)ud that the great differoncowas M that the President of the Senate could be removed within an hour. 'Thers was no way to punlsh & Ieulslative body for not performing ite dul ‘. Iu conclusion ho suggusted that wen of tna‘ynh ent day should mot try to ‘‘shuot N Teavu tho whirlpool to iheir childten. TApplanse] . "The Housv at 11 u'clock adjouracd il Lo-morrow 210 0'clock. i . ILLINOIS, Sy & RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED. = Special Dispaich (o The Tribuns. .-+ - SpamonisLD, Lil., Jao, %.—~In tho House of . 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