The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1877, Page 2

THE ISSUE DECIDED a Passage of the Electoral Bill by the House, MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY. Brilliant and Exciting Scenes During the Debate. DAVID DUDLEY FIELD'S MAIDEN ERFORT. President Grant Says the Bill Was Necessary. IT IS LAW TO-DAY. Governor Hayes Will Submit to Congress. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT WasuinGrox, Jan, 26, 1877. At twenty-five minutes past five this afternoon Speaker Randall said;—‘'The vote stands 191 yeas and 86 nays, and the bill has therefore passed,” There was ® round of applause from House and gallery, and thus tnded the great struggle over the Electoral bill Belore tho calling of the roll was completed Mr, Randall rose and cinimed the privilege of also voting, The Clerk, amid general silence, called ‘‘Mr. Speaker,’” aud Mr, Spouker answered “Ayo,” and thus the tally list was completed. An analysis of the vote shows that 153 democrats na 38 republicans voted for the bill and 18 demo- crats and 68 republicans voted against i, Fourteen membors were ubsent; none dolged, ‘The yoteis one of the fullest ever cast in the House. Of the Souther: republicans ouly two—Wolls, of Mississippi, Louisiana—voted for the bill, tho remaining 13 voted against the bill, Substracting them from the 68 republicans who op- posed it, remain 63 real yotes of that Bide aguinst to 33 it A nomber of republicans why would have voted for the Dill ten and = Darrall, of thero the bill tor flays ago went against it to-day under the threats and urgent entreaties o! office-holuers at home. This class have everywhere made a dead set at the bill, and, as the civil service 1s now managed, Cougressinen de- pended go generally on the influence of postmasvers and other federal officers in their districts for theirown political predominance and fora renomination, that these petty plaice holders are very powerful when they combine their efforts, In the present case they bave done their utmost to defeat the bill, and have sue- ceeded in diminishing the number of its republican Bupporters. ‘The day was given to short spocches, many of which | were read from manuscript, and were rather opinions than speeches. Mr. Charles Foster, of Ohio, made the most striking remark of ths day, He ts the only Ohio *epublican who supported the bil!; but as he is one of the ablest and strongest men in the delegation he could weil afturd to stand alone, Ho said in the course of his speech, addressing himself directly to Mr. Ran. dail, iu the chair, “Who doubts, Mr, Speaker, that if you occupicd President Ferry’s pluco the opinion of many of my republican colleagues who now affirm the fight of tho President of the Senate to count would be Ereatly modified: The President of the Senate bolds his place at the pleasure of the Senate; I have somo- times thought I would like to know how, My own Judgment on this question of the right of the President of the Senate to count would be influenced if the Sen- ate should to-day clect a strong democratic partisan in place of President Ferry. 1 fear my doubt as to the right of this officer to count would be increased, and that 1 should at once become greatly in favor of standing by the time honored prece- dents made by my _ party. I would point to the bill passed by the Senate at its last session, ailirming the right of the houses to surpervise and zontrol the count, for which nearly all my party triends voted, including President Ferry.” Mr. Gibson, of Louisiana, made a very brief, but mpressive speech, saying that the people of his State were in au espectal manner the friends o! a peaceable ind jawfal settlement, because they nad learned, as he aoped the people of no otuer State would ever learn, the brought on & commuaity by lawiss and unconsti- {utional inisrale, by a similar experience, calamities stump speaker did not encourage him to extemporize on this occasion, He read uis speech, as did Judgo Lawrence, irom manuscript. Mr. Blackbern, of Ken- sucky, assaulted the bill ina vehement stump speech of considerable rhetorical power whieh held the house und gave zest to a discussion which had by that time become threadbare. Tho sonsation of the hour, though, was the appear- ance in the debate of David Dudley Field, His tall form and commanding attitude signalled a hush be- fore he began his briet He made go argument, but contented himsel{, and the House, ay paying 4 stately compliment to the joint commit. Yee, and closed by saying:—‘ When on Wednesday night delivory. she Senate, which then bad this bill in charge, sat, | deliberating upon it, I watched with an anxiety that I cannot express tho flog that floated over their cham- der. The lights gleamed trom the windows, the lan- tern glowed from the dome, until daylight queuched them, and, Mr. Speaker, when the sun rose over the tow and the.outlines of the Capitol were revealed against a wintry sky, 1 saw thut the flag was furled, and I know that the day was won,” Mr. Payue cloved the debate with an appeal which only lacked tho help of a strong voice to make it as effective with tho wholo chamber as it was with his immediate addience, Whiteltae yeas and nays were called Senator Mor. ton, wiHiad been for some time sitting in one of the ¢loak roving, walked out upon the floor aud conversed with several members, After the passage of the bill all the members of the House section of the joint tommitteo were surrounded by mombers who ten- dered thei congratulations. Mr. Payne eld for rome minutos ® levee in the central aisie. fhe last hour's debate atcracted to ‘ne chamber crowd which filled every foot of space on the back part ot the floor and in the galleries, and choked the approaches to the tral Senators came im, Ex-Governor Dennison and Governor Hartranft, of Pennsylvania, occupied chairs fo the eft and General Sherman retained the seat bo bad occupied during the dobate, Near the centre of the hail, in the diplomatic gallery, whieh was packet by wombers of the dipiomasic corps and their frieuds, Sev- Goverss: Walker’s reputation as a | sat among others the Spanish Minister and bis family; Mr. Thornton, the English Minister, and his two daugh- ters; the Danish Minister Resident, M. J. H. De Heger- mann Lindencrone, and Mr. Jushie Yoshida Kiyouari, the Japanese Minister, One of the Southern Senators, who called on the President to-day relative to an appointment in his State, found him thoroughly informed on ail tho mivor | details und general principles of the Electoral bill. President Grant first made allusion to the discussion which its passage m the Senate bad provoked, and suid | tat be not only guve his approval to the bill, but was perfectly satisfied that in the absence of provision in the constitution for counting the voto, the present emergency, from its unusual character, demanded some satisfactory method of settling the doubts and disputes about the election, ‘This was absolutely necessary, he said, and unless it was done whoever might be inuugurated could not enter upon the discharge of bis duties with that effl- ciency and ability? which the interests of the country would require during the next four years. To do that necded the acquiescence of all parucs in the rightfulness of bis title, It was nece essary that the people should feel perfectly convinced that he held tho position justly in order to uct at rest all discontent and opposition. President Grant went on to speak of certain Representatives who would oppose it in the House, bat said the republican oppo- sition would make no difference, as the bill would be passed by a large majority. The understanding now is that the bill will goat once to the Prezident for signature, and be signed by him to morrow. For this reason the Senate refused to adjourn over until Monday next, They expect the Dill nt once to become a law, the President having to- day signified his determination to sign it as soon as it reaches bim. A prominent republican Senator saia this ovening that the President bad been made fully aware o! the nature of the bill before it was reported, and itis known that he tock great interest in its progress 1n committee, Every part of it was carcfully gone over | with him and explained, so that nothing was left to cause him any doubt as to its character and constitu- tionality. It is generally understood that he has consulted most fully and constantly with Senators Edmunds and Coukling, and that be has been very desirous of the passage of the bill from the first, feeling that such a measure was necessary to the peace and contentment of the country. In fact, tho President has been anl- mated in all this matter by the spirit which led him to write to General Sherman, on the 10th of last Novem- ber, the patriotic words which then rang through the country. “No man worthy tho office of President should be williag to hold it, if counted in, or placed there by any freud, Either party can afford to be disappointed in the result, but the country cannot afford to have the result tainted by the suspicion of illegal or false returns,’ Senator Conkling received to-day a despatch from State Senator Hamilton Harris, at Albany, saying :— | “My resolution approving joint committee bill pussed the Senate this moraing by 15 in favor and 6 against, republicans voting about half tor and half against,” Similar despatches were received by New York members of the House, and tho news was gen- erally satisfactory, even several who voted against the bill saying they were pleased that the New York Senate had approved of the bill. There is a general lull hero to-night, everybody en- joying the rest following the conclusion of an ex- tremely exciting week's business. The republicans of the House meet in caucus to-morrow at eloven o'clock, | and will then consider the names of members to be put The democratic mem- bers boid a caucus oa Monday. There is a general dis- Position to put on the committee the principal members of the joint committee, It is said that | these men of both parties in framing the bill tully and at great length discussed all its foatures, ite operation andevery detail; that they showed themselves sin- on the Electoral Committee, cerely aud conspicuously patriotic men, desirous abovo i ull things of an honorable and harmonious settlement of the Presidential questioa; and that to them beyond | alt other men tho country would mos: con- | tentediy trust the execution of the provis- | jong of =the ill, It pot = unlikely that tha enciaies of the measure may, especially in the Senate, endeavor to prevent the appointment of these | memb.:8 of the jomt committee, and oven by their demands strive to bring abot, if they can, some kind of deadlock, It is very probuble, too, that those who framed the bili will not care to push their claims to places on the committee; bus the du:iza of the com. mittee are so important, and the character of its members will have so important @ bearing upon its efficiency, thas the general dosire to see upon it the prominent members of the joint committee is likely to prevail, Itisaaic that tho republican leaders have deter- mined to employ abe counsel before the committee, Mr. Evarts being named as one. Nothiag is known ag to the action of the democrata in this regard. Mr, Evarts has been here for some days and has very frecly expressed his opposition to the bill, and bis doleful ap- prebensions that it was very improper and that there is trouble to come out of it, i THE DEBATE IN THE HOUSE. Wasiixoron, Jan. 26, 1877, The House was called to order at ten o’clock, with but few members in attendance, and was addressed by Mr. Hooker, (dem.) of Miss., who proceeded to argue against the power of the President of the Senate to count the olectoral votes, and quoted precedents in support of his view. The present bill did not, as the gentieman from Obio (Mr, Garfield) had sald, destroy the Electoral College; on the contrary, it provided that the action of the commission might be reviewod by either house, There was no surrender of the pow- ers of either house, So far as the report of the com- mittee was concerned it came with the sanction of the ablest men in both ends of the Capitol, who believed that that plan was the most feasible method of meeting the present difficulties, Mr, HawrRings, (dem.) of Ga, sald that he had sternly investiguted his own mind before coming to a conclusion on the subject, and he was conscientious when he declared that he believed the bill was pers fectly constitutional and safe, The next question was “Was it fair to both parties?” He was not one of | those who believed that because a man belonged to a political party he could pot rise abovo partisan pas- sions, aud be felt sure that the tribunal would be governed by fulness, by law, by patriotiam and by the constitution, The proposition that the Vice Prosigent could couut the votes was utterly absurd, but the doc- | trine held by many of his own party, that the House could cast out the vote of any Stato, | was opposed by the sirictest constructionists of the constitution, who held to the doctrine set forth by the bili that it required concurrent action to reject a vote, He did nov apprehend war; he never | had, He knew the American people in their great heart were too much wrapped up in constitutional hb- | erty to have arms clashing over a eonstitutional ques- | tion, In conclusion be said;—I stand almost ai- rectly under the coat of arms of my State, omvlazoned on the roof of the Capitol, There isthe arch of tho | constitution, supported by three pillars, 1m which are | the words, “Wisdom, justice, moderation.”’ If those | unree words could be the talismen to control our actions, wisdom in the concern of measures, jus- tice in executing them, moderation iu the exercise of power, We wili do such au act aud #0 Conduct our. | | | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDA selves that we will hand gown and preserve the principle of coustitutional lil le ( ) a Fxiyon, (dem.) of Ga, ry SVRECU OF MR. LAMAK, dir. Lawan, oppovents of the Dill opposed it om the ground that 16 involved the delegation of the power which the consti- tucion left in the two houses. The failacy was in the assumption that the power claimed either ou the one hand for both houses or on the other tor tho Vice President to count the vote was a iegisiaitve act by a legmlative body. It was ne such thing, A legislative body could notdo an uct without having the President approve that action, It was uot a legislative body in the con- Wwinplation of the cunstitution, It was an organized body ciuthed with 4 single tunction, ft could wm single legislative act. It bud vut one funeth that was to count the voles as the democrats con- tended, or to witness the count as the republicans bel ‘Therefore the bill was not a delegation of legis- Jative authority. 14 was claimed that the Vico Pres- ident Lad che power to count the votes, He admitted that for the aakeot argument. They bad to be counted in presence of the House and Sen there to witness the vote, Did the: right to refuse to witness a fraud? D a right to reluse to attest what e not a count, and, if they did resuse, did net tb der the transaction a nullity? In bis opinion toe bill was in harmony with the genius of the constitution. i atdid not pass the next President would have to be inuugurated by a method which was ¢x- clusively advocated and pi by one party wione, und with & View to a single object; @ inethod advocated by one half of the country against the wish of the ot half, and the result would ve looked upon us the reault of fraud and force, ‘There would have to be cither submission or resistance to it e. They were the ia wor of the tested: (dou.) of Mite, suid he understood the | without the intervention and direction of one houses, Tho Presdent of the Senate never even attempted to decide & con- relative to the count. The republican party was committed by its own action to the doctrine \hat the count contd on! by the houses scung igo ie bi all questions of doubt. epee who opposed this nored their past history ao reversed all a oftea Senate shoud @ domucrat as its the views of those who insisied on the constitutional right of that official to count the vote would bo wa- cratic threats of violence; bark! bie, 1g dogs were not aps to Mr. Layo (dem.) of Ind, esented resolutions 3 r of the Tndiantpolis Hoard of ‘brad: cratic members of the Senate and House of Represea- tatives of the Indiana Legislature in favor of the vill, He said the resolutions expressed his sentiments, aud he hopéd to see the bill pass by a large majority. Mr, TownsEnn, ‘report, Y pnt the pill, Ho ir. , 4 was convinced that on the 7th of November Hayos was elected President, and be did not propose to put in Jeopardy that election, Thero bad intimidation practised not only in tho South, but it had also been attempted in the House. Sometbing bas been sald comparing the House to the British House of hora rot but there wore sume thing it it which assimi! it with the French Constituent Assembly. We have had, said he (alluaing to ‘Watterson, of Kentucky), our Citizen Marat, and, true to the practice of the Constituent Assembly, he hi gone down and harangued the sections and then he Las come iB to this House to see if terror did not prevail. Our "Citi zen Murat?’ bas threatened this assembly with the by peo} re Was no use in trying to blink the question. The man who said he despised the menace of civil war was 4 nan who overlooked one of the most important factors in all governments, that was the content, the satisfaction, tho repose of the society, for which he had. ted, and he had got to Jearn the yery first lesson in the elementary book of practical legisiation. AN ADJOURNMENT, At this point the legislative soasionof yesterday closed with «formal adjournment, and immediately thereupon the House was called to order, and to-day’s logmlative session opened with prayor by the Chaplain, who, as usual, conlined himselt to a selec- tion of collects trom the Episcopal prayer book. ‘The reading of the journal of yesterday was post- poned Lill to-morrow. THe COMMITTEE OX THR USE OF TROOPS, ‘The Speaker unnonneed tho following Select Com- mittee on the Use of Troopsin the Presidential elec- hou :— : Messrs, Wood, of New York; Goo Southard, of Otio; freckmorton, of 4 of Alabama; Smith, of Georgia; Hari Kasson, of lowa; Forster,of Ohio; Baum Island, ‘and Page, of Caitfornia, ME, LAMAK RESUMES, Mr. Lamar then resumed the floor and proceeded with his speech ip support ot tho bill Ho said that the bill oliminated the sword trom the controversy and sent it to a tribunal whoso character guurantecd justice, right and truth tn its decision, It placed tho ‘controversy in the pure atmosphere of constitutional right and justice, aud xave promise of an era ol justice, equality and right in the settlement of all public questions, , of Virginia; xas; Caidwell, t {Uinois; , of Rhode ‘THE SUPREME COURT IN DANGER. Mr, Minus, (dem.) of Texas, then continued, declare dng that the Supreme Court was in great danger when- ever it was culled nee to decide upon political and partisup questions, It would condemn that cor fore the peuple, and without mural power judicial power was a skeleton, Mr. Bask, (rep.)of Ind,, could not see the necessity of creating a cominission outside of the constituion and foreign to the institutions of the government. Neither did he think it was constitutional for Congress to deingate its power. He criticised the bill tor exclud- ing trom the coromission thy Chief Justice, declaring {t ap odious and unjust reflection on a wise magistrate, A WELL ORGANIZED CONSPIRACY, Mr. Watrexson, (dem.) of Ky,, said that it might not be true the country stood on the brink of civit war, | but it was true that grave danger wwreatencd every public interest, He wished to inveigh against no man or party, but a well organized conspiracy to place in | the Presidential office a man who bad not been ted existed be most conscientiously believed. The democratic party was strong enough to muko its exit” from power by u great sectional war, the republican party was strovg ebough now to procipitute the country into civil war, It the two houses failed to agree on some plan to tide over the great jergeney the country would see a Senule declare Hayes elected, and it would seo the Wresi- dent of the United States, supported by the army and navy, prepared to seat bim in office, Yne House would then proceed to clevt a President, and then there would be wither a case of law or a civil war, but in either cveut there would be commotion. and discontent, If the decision of the Senute was peacetully xcquiesced in he aid not b persons did, that four years hence t Change of parties by such overwhelming muajoriuics as would leave no roum for fraud or conspiracy, Four years of plouting and planning would leuve the repub- lean party better organized and more projuuiced and the South despairing, diserganized and de- morahzed. He would adopt and accept the views of the members of the joimt commission | without reservauion. He would suppurt them, con- scious that the action of the commission might bring bitter disapporntinent to Dim; butif it did be would ve satistied that he bad done his daty in striving to preserve the peace of the country. STANDING BY THE CONSTITUTION, Mr. Horunur, (rep.) of Ik, opposed the bil}. He eaid that every form of influence in the weignt of the Sen- ate, in the reputation of its supporters here, in tho oc- casionul threats by injudicious men of posaivle civil war and possible complicutiva, had been brought to Dear in the House to mduce individual members to forego = théir = own ~— conclusions ~— and their own views of what the constitution required of them; but he for one could not yield bis opinions on a constitutional question, on apy idea of expediency or even on the weight of authority, Ho would have to staud by his constituents in tho dis- charge of bis duty. He proceeded to urgue against tho bul, Mi, BEN HILL'S BPRECI. Mr, Hint, (dem.) of Ga, confessed that when this Con gress ussembied bis mind bad been filled with appr bens! for the inture of the country, Those appre- hensious nad been dispelied, and had beon dispelied by the pending billand by the conviction which ho entertuined that it would become a iaw by an overwhelming vote = of_—s both ~—_—shoures. He supported tho bill, first, because in his judgment it was constitutional--in character wholly so; second, because in his judgment it was wike—in its every pro- vision remarkably so; and, third, becauge it was pitri- otic—in its every purpose eminently se. He predicted Ubat the decision of the High Commission on every | important question submitted to it weuld be unani- mous, and that its decisious would be received by voth houses of Congress and woul give peace to the coun- try and gatisiaction to the people, He thereiore guve to the ball, not his constrained support, but bis bcarty and warm’ approval. Speaking of the South he said:—1 have been a wit- ness of the sorrows of that people and a willag sharer of all their suflering. Muy 1, therefore, be pardoned on this occasion for calling the attention of tue House and of the country to the spirit which has been mani Jested by that derided people during the entire cop- troversy. On another occasion 1 deiended their man- hood, their civilization, their humanity, from whati knew to bo unjust charges. I! the answer then was upsalisiuciory jet the further answer be found in the spirit’ which the people of the South bave mupifested duripg the last sixty days) There ig scarcely) uw man in that evuntry who does not believa that the democratic ticket was elected, and who does not believe that ali that they have re- maining of property, of right or justice depends upon the inauguration of that ticket; yet, during this whole controversy—I suy it with pride and pleasure—tbe South has manifested but one spirit, and that bas been the spirit of forbearance, of kindness and of fairness With the chains of the usurper ou her limbs; witb “the greed of the stranger” rifling ber already ex- hausted coffers; with the army of the United Staves now scattered throughout her borders and stunding sentinel for the protection of ber robvers, the South utters to those who have been her despoilers and who now threaten to be the despoilers of each other but one voice, That voice 18, “Peace, peace. Civil war rodresses no wrong, preserves no right. If you doubt look here and be coovinced.”” 1 hope the people will never again be derided with the rebels aud | traitors solely for offering up their lives in vindication Of their honest belief that tuey were right. Let me ex- press the bope that in the iuture he alone will be re- garded as the chiet rebel who, alter the passage of this measure of peace, shall first again whisper the words of sectional bate. Let him ve arded as the chief traitor who shal! again seek to breed sectional strife, For myself, 1 ieel « pride, in being able to say that I can look upon every foot of American soiland thank God that it 1s part of my country. look on every person in this whole land and éay, “This is my fellow citizen,” and I can raise my vision to the uttermost boundaries of the Republic and say, “My country, my whole country, blessed 18 he who biesseth thee and cursed 18 he who curseth thee.” (General und enthu- sBiustic applaui ALL POR PRACK AXD QUIET. Mr. Davis, (dem.) of N. C., sald that while be did not Mean to be understood as acquiescing in the course of events that made such a tneasure necessary he would give his hearty support to a bili which would give peace and quiet to the country, OPPOSITION PROM MissIasiPPt. Mr. Sinesetoy, (dem) of Miss, opposed the bill, He Togrotted that he could not agree with the commitiee; bat he could not do so consistently with tis duty and his oath to support the constitution. He repudiated the theory that Congress had the right to call in yudges of the Supreme Court, or any other persons outside of Congress, to assist in the adjustment of the question. The constitution did not yied to popuiar wishes, It was framed us a rock with which to break the torce of popular passions, Mr, Lavuam, (rep.) of N. Y., opposed the bill on con- stitutional grounds, “THIBVES AND RORTERS.”? Mr, BLAND, (dem,) of Mo,, sustained the bill, be- ded « remouy for existing difficulties; but hoexpressed his volet that no coasuitution or law could be devised Which would secure honest olections or which thieves and robbers could not tind sem means of evading. COLORADO AND ITS RIGHTS. Mr, Sournakp, (dem.) of Obio, sustained the bili, but suggesied that it should be so Amended as to pro- vide for submitting to the com! jon the question as to the right of \ olorado to vote as a State, f CONGRESS CANNOT DELEGATE ITS POWER, dem.) of Ohio, oppo: coi and because Congress had no power to delegate its authority. Mr. Hannison, (dem.) of Lil, sustained it REPUBLICANS SHOULD SUPPORT THE BILL. Mr. Fosrnn, (rep.) ol Uhio, declared his beliof that Governor Hayes liad received 186 electoral votes and ‘wus clected, but yet he was jn favor of the bill, dilirmed thas no couut of electural votes Lad over a been | Mumony taken by the commitiees of either house, Me. overawing of 100,000 (a comical pause) uparmod democrats, (i.aughter.) What in heaven's samo would 100,000 democratic petitioners be doing at tho Capitol unless they were armed cither with shetguns or with that other democratic weapon which does more barm him who holds it than to anyvody else? Uy core Our Citizen Marat hag failed to imitate the French Marat in one particular. When he comes here he is comely, The reach Marat sat in the French Con- stituent Assembly with a wet towel on his head, and Thave wondered’ a good deal trom day to day, when I gee that our Citizen Murat bas failed to equip himself in the habiliment belonging properly to bis position, ‘Yo day he “rours you us gently ax any bey rs dove” — (taughter),—and yet not ail the men on this side of the House have fatied to be affected. I hoard yos- terday uo stalwart repablican, weighing 230 pounds, telling us there was great fear of trouble, I want the peopie of the country to know that there are a fow republicans on who the great fear doos not rest. (eananer It is not in regard alone to the States of oulsiana, Florida and South Carolina that there is difficulty, und wien the question in regard to om is sottied the whole aiMculty is pot settled—not a bit of it, ‘The question of Colorado remains. Every democratic paper in the country, including that managed by tho entieman from Kentucky (Mr. Watterson), declared fr weeks that Colorado had elected the democratic ticket, and that three votes were secured for the em!- nent citizen of Gramercy Park. But by and by it turned out that the vote of Colorado was republican, and then all at once it was ascertained that Color:do was not State and had no vote, When the delegate froin the ‘Yerritory of Colorado retired the House re- fused to recetve the representative from the State of Colorado, and kept him ber Mahomet’s coffin, between hi should liketo know trom the Judiciary Committee where in heaven’s pume ho is. (Luugbter.) But the is moro light shed on this question, and that ligh from that prominent luminary, Cronin’s nose. (Loud laughter.) The democratic party, the great constitu. tional party, the great, strict constructionist party, | hashad Cronin here to enlighten the people, and thoy found out that that light was ted with oil, not ot naphtha, but with oi] that caine from Now York, fed by a young man by the name of Polton, the nephow and private secretary of un ominent citizen of Gram- ercy Park, (Lattghter.) The uprising of 1861 was simply because the democratic leaders were likely to Jose the profits of office and for nothing else, ‘They failed im it, and now, we are brought face to face with a similar state of things, he republican purty has elected Hayes; tho democratic party wants the oflices; they are hungry; their followers are bungry; this House (speaking re- Specs ee hungeripg on tho 4th of December, 1876, and has only grown more hungry since. (Laugh- wr.) That is the difficulty; that is the trouble about the constitution; that is the trouble about counting the vote; that is the cause of this great desire to serve tho country. I am asked whether I will vote to intrust the power of counting the votes to one mau, That ig the very thing which this Dill dues. The four judges of the Supreme Court are to choose a fitth judge and be 1s to bo the Colossus of Rhoaes who is to span the chasm. (Laughter.) [ti one man, avd not the one man whom the constitution chooses, The man fixed upon ts Judge Davis, of Ihnow. The democrats want a lair count, and in order to insure its being per- fectly fair and unbiassed the Mephistopheles of Gram- orey Park bas sent the oraer to Illinois that the aemo- crats in the Legislature i elect him United States Senator. Not that there is anything wrong in that (ironically), but simply to make Judge Davis unbiassed, and uow simple republicans are asked to throw tho power of tho country into the hands of this Jadge, whom the democrats have taken great pains to show to be unbiassed. 1 shsll not vote for any such un- biassed arrangement. The whole power of this coun- try is arrogatea by this House, For my part, I am well enough satisfied with the laws and the constitu- tion as interpreted by Washington, by Jefferson, by Adama, by Madisoa, by Monroe, without @ dissent in their It any one elso wishes a better constitution or a betier interpretation of it, I say God speed to bim, Tam satisfied with the old law, and | must vote to adbere to the constitution of our fathers as tney ‘understood it, We constantly hearing telegrams from merchants, bankers, &c., read in favor of the bill. Ihave the highest respect for these men. The Great Muster of mankind, through his loug mission, never said a word against merchants, as such; He never said & word against bankere, as such; but Ho found them one day in God’s temple, making merchat a scourgo of small cords and whipped them out ane ant That is what ts the matter, I may not oid to alt that the Master taught, but I shail adhere in that respect, if in uo other, to His sayings and do- ings. Mr. Lyncn, (rep.) of Miss., said ho should vote oaeinee the bill because he believed it was unconstitu- tional. THE M&ASURB ICONOCLASTIC. Mr. Kyort, (dem.) of Ky., opposed the bill. He said he was one of those who entertained the opinion that thero was nothing ipvolvod in the Presidential ques- tion which demanded or justified the measure under consideration, Even conceding that Congress bad aright under the constitutivn to pass such a bill, which ip bis opinion it bad not, he asked where was the power to delegate tha right oi counting the votes to apy other tribunal, and suid such a delegation would bo the utter destruction of the entire syeiem. ‘TH SUPREMB COURT AND POLITICS. Mr. Carr, (dem. ) of lod., objected to the bill because it attempted to drag into the political arena a portion ef the Supreme Court. He desired to keep that Court free trom the taint of politics, There was no provision im the bill fixing a time when the commission should render its decision, and it it saw fit it could withhold that decision unttl after the 4th of March, What the consequences of that might be he did pot know. The election might go to the next iba iy which the republicang had the majority of the States, or the Senate might claim that it had the right to elect the President, He also opposed the bill on constitutional grounds. ‘THE VILE HANDS OF CONGRESS. Mr. DuxxeL, (rep) of Minn., said that he found something in the bill which prevented him giving it his approval. In bis opinion the emergency bad not arisen for Congress to put its vile bands on the Su- preme Court. The emergency was not such as should compel Congress to trample down tho dignity of that high court, If this bill wore passed it would become a precedent, and the same greut farce would be played over again four years hence. MK, HARDENBKRGH OBJRCTS, Mr. Harpiexewnn, (dem) of N, poke in favor of the bill, and said that the report ot committee re- futed the criticism that there were no men of tho pres- ent day who reprosented the rectitude aud probity which distinguished the founders of the Republic, Mr, TownskyD, (rep.) of Pa., did not think the Vice President had the power to count the votes and he therefore favored the Lill, A QUIT CLAIM DERD TO POWKR. Mr. Pratt, (rep.) of Lowa, opposed the bill as at variance with the whole course of constitutional prece- dents, The bill was a quit claim deed of all the author- ity which Congress had, be that much, little or none ‘at all, and the commission wus to decide lor itself how far it could go or whether it would tak m the Grst stern. His great objection tu the measure wus that it created tribunal unknown to the constitution, without limited powers und with the authority ex: pressly byes eon to judge of the extent of its own authority and its own powers so as to make it supreme on the question. NORTH CALOLINA’S SESTIMENTS, Mr. Vance, (dem.) of N. C., sent to tne Clerk's desk wnd bad read a telegram froin Governor Vance, of North Carolina, stating that resolutions approving tho bill had just passed both houses of the Legislature almost or quite ununimourly. AN AWPUL XKORSBITY, Mr. O’Brigy, (dem,} of Md., said that the grave oon- Ungency of a disputed Presidential election, which had been predicted as the rock upon which this form of governinent woald be wrecked, wow contronted the American people in all its stern realities. The asser- tion of attempted usurpation of the executive office velioved to bo contemplated by the loaders of one of the political parties canvot be treated as inenaces or threats of remstance to the governinent or decried as vague apprebensions of civil strife, ‘The case of a dual executive, Which would be the inevitavie result of any attempt to declare the result of the Presidential elec- tion without the constitutional action of Congross in counting the electoral vote, would precipitate tho reatest evils and probably involve the country in war. t was the consciousness of the peril which had moved the whole people to besiege Con- gress with petitions to pass the pending bill, He respected the voice of the people. There was a majesty and dignity in tho patriotic and unselligh voice of the people, which asked to be lieved from the dangers of the present crisis, Without yielding any of his well considered opinions in regard to the authority of Congresg to count tho electoral vote aud of the Houxe to vloct the President im the con- Cig he for by the constitution, he would vote for the bill, as, in his judgment, it was in no ree wpect unconstitutional, and in the hope that right and j ned by the commission wuich ‘was | finde to determiue the grave issues of law and fact confided to Its jurisdiction. AN AMENDMENT RBJNCTED, At four o'clock, the time for general debate having closed, Mr. Payne, (dem.) of Qbi0, rose to move the previous question, Helore making the motion, how- ever, he allowed to be r an ainendment which Mr. Hopkins, (dem.) of Pa portant point being to reter to the commission all , JANUARY 27, 1817.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. | oe 6 and of the demo- | pretest to teceive electoral votes which bore tn 1877, | dise there and changing money for profit, anda He made | | dial support. He hud terially moditied, Rig-penepice and should support tho | ents to vote for it, and on this occasion constituents bill because ne consideres it a fair mode v! settling cx- | isting complicationa, He was not influenced by demo- | % i Payne, setosed se allow the amendment to beotered and the question, Then aa bad made ed, {dems ) of OLio, to get in the amend- meat which be enggestcd in re to Colorado, Dut be was met with loud calls for the regular order, and Mr. Payne insigted on the ucetion. The Previous question was seconded and the main question Mr, Payne, baving the fnai hour to ciose the devate, telded & his time to Mr. Walker, (dem. ) of ‘a, who that he would give the bill his cor- been requested by his constitu. and Representative were tn happy and bopest accord, A MONSTROUS AND DANGKKOUS EXPEDIENT, Mr. Lawkence, (rep.) of Ohio, opposed the ill as Creating a tribunal unknown to, and outside of, the con- stitution, Heonumerated eight constitutional objec- {ions to the bill, und said that the refusal cos Sr evi y on their faces was one of the moss ble, monstrous aud dangerous dis! is could be dence of | flagrant, pal of the constitution which ever had beon or Invented or conceived, a JAN OPPOSES THE BILL. Mr, Buacxvuny, (aem.) of Ky., opposed tho bill be- cause, in bis judgment, there was no proper subject matter of arbitration, and se, oven that postulate were not truce, the tribunal Proposed to ba erceted was extra and anti-cou- atitutionaL I% robbed tho House of its con- atitutional pre: ves to preient ‘she popular right. 1t was an abandonmont of the trust which the people had committed to tho Keeping of the House. Not ono atom of popular mght iv the matter of the selection of rulers would be ever surrender, Not ove preroga- livoof House which looked to the protection of that popular right would be ever consent to abandon. The poopie had made the election, and it bo- came the House w ascertain and promulgate the result, The billwasa temporary makeshitt. Its advocates dare not plead it as a precedent for the fu- ture, It was but an abortion bdrn of a timidity which sought to avotd the responsibilities of the hour. If, said ho, this fraud 1s to be consammated—if tne popu- lar verdict is to be reversed, if the constitution is to be disregarded, if the precedents and traditions of the country are to bo outraged by the induction into the Presidency of a man who has been repudiated at the polls, lot it be doue by an open application of arbitrary power; lot 1t be done by force; let a be done amid the throes of revolution; but let us not seek ter ander a law of questionable constitutionality, jatever olse may be said, I do sincerely trust that it will never be truthfully said of this Congress that it abandoned its prerogatives and sought to avoid its responsibilities, 1 trust that it may never be trath- fully charged that in this crisis (not fraught with the dangers which some attribute to it) timidity appeared where manjiness should prevail und that cowardice aware the hour in which courage should rule. (Ap- plause.) ‘THE BILL, DECLARRD (POLITIC. Mr, Joxzs, (dem.) of Ky., opposed the Dill, not 20 much on account of the unconstitutionality of the measure as on account of its impoiity, He was in- clined to ‘believe that whatever power Congreas pos- sesgod it had a right to delegate toa commission; but he would never cousent to yiold the just prerozative of the House of Representatives to elect a President In a certain contingency to any tribunal whatever. ‘MR, YIELDS MAIDEN RFFORT. Mr, Fieip, of Now York, rose to address the House for the first timo. As he did so the whole audience in the chamber, which was cfowded as. it hus rarely it ever been before, was hushed into silence, and im slow and _ cadenced Tt had been my intention, Mr. Speaker, to participate in this de- Date, but the argument i# exhausted, The members are reudy to vote and my words are not needed, I have watched the progress of this bill with intense in- terest; for whilo 1 thought it was unquestionably within the competence of Congress 1 was sure that it was a just and honorable settlement and the best method of escaping trom ap impending calamity. While I shall tuke no part in further dweussion I cannot refram from expressing my admiration of the fidelity, the courage, coupled with moderation, ol the concurrent committee on both sides aud im voth houses of Con- When the bill was reported I watched with eagorness for the first expressions of opinion from the country and for the first debates in Congress, The opinions from the country bave come buck to us with a unantinity which no man can mistake, and when on Wednesday night the Senate sat to decid¢ this question 1 watched with an anxiety which I cannot express tor the flag that floated over its chamber to see if it was still flying. There it floated all through the might, until daylight came, and as the sun rose over tho snow, dightung up this Cupltel from basement to dome, the flag wasfuried, and I know that the day was won, (Loud applause.) THR BILL A SALVATION, Mr. Brown (dem.) of Ky., favored tho bill. Ho said that 40,000,000 of people had their oyes turned toward Congress, und their prayers wero ascending to God for the perpetaity of the work of the fathers of the Ropub- lic. A month ago he had despaired of the Republic. Asa partisan he behoved that the vote cast for Presi. dent showed nearly 250,000 majority for Tilden and 1,000,000 majority of the white votes of the country, and he had jeared that the necessity would be thrust upon thei to attempt tho inauguration of the men who they believed bad won, but patriotism bad prevuiled, He had seen men of elther party sacrilice on the altar of public safety their indi- vidual prejudices and join together for the salvation of their country. Ho believed the bill to be constitu- tional, the product of the wisdom of statcsmen—of men who had been trusted and had proved worthy of that trust; and even if he did doubt its constitutional- ity he shouid bend its judgment and resolve it ou the side ot peace, for God hud said, ‘Blessed are tho peacemaker The triumph of this compromise would prove the stability of the inatitations of the country. It would give assurance to the country. ‘The section from which hecame was brokon-heartod and in the weeds of mourning, net only for ambition and prosperity, but tor liberty, That ‘section would lift up again her sunlit brow, with inspiratiog in her heart and with the encourdgement that her liberties were to be protected and perpetuated and her equality asa part of the government secured. ‘Triumph? 1t waa the triumph of the work of Washington, And to- night, when the wires ehould flash the news to the millions that the bill had passed, it would receive the indorsement of tbe impartial judgment of good men trom one end of tho land to the other, The mounta woud nod to the valleys, and the valieys smile to the seus and the seas rush up to kiss the sbores, and the mat elements would mingle with the gladnoss of a redeemed and saved people, (Loud applause) PRACE'TO TRE SOUTH, Mr, Ginsox, (dem.) of La. ke in support of the Dill ag a measure of peace an ty, lor the South par- ticularly, He sent to the Clerk's desk and bad road a despatch from the members of the city government and the merchants and bankers of New Orleans in ap- proval of 16 ‘THR DEBATE CLOSED. Mr. Payen, (dem.) of Ohio, Chairman of the com- mitteo which feported the bill, closed the debate in & brief but earnest specch, in the course of which be said that although the danger of civil war bad been flippantly sneered at there had been danger of such a war with which no war in ancient or modern repub- lics could have compared. The dvvate was closed andthe Speaker announced that the voto would now be taken on tho fina! passage of the bill. The Clerk proceeded to call the names of members amid the most intense interest and excitement, and as republican afterzopublican voted ‘‘No,” that voto seemed to cause surprise to many who had supposed that fully one-halt of them would support the bill. RANDALL VOTES “AYE.” ‘The Speaker announced that he would exerciso his constitutional privilege and vote a8 4 representative from the State of Peonsyivania, Ho directed the Clerk to cal! his name and his response of ‘aye’? wus greeted with applause, THE RESULT. Finally the count was completed and the result was announced as—yeas 191, nays 86, ‘There was but slight inanifestation on the announce- ment, and then the spectators left the galleries, and ‘one of the most important and exciting sessions of the House was closed ut twenty-five minutes past five o'clock. * THE VOTE, ‘The following is a statement vf the vote in dotall:— ‘The Speuker. Abbott. Adams. Ainsworth, Anderson, Ashe. Atkins. Bealey, George A- agley, Geor Bagley, John He Boll. McFarland, Bland, MeMauon, wills. Mende. Biount. Meteaife, Boone. Mitlor, Headley. Money. Bright. Morgan, Brown ot Ry. Morrison, Buckner, Burchard of ‘Vie Burleigh. Cubell. Norton. Caldwell of Ton, O'Brien, Campbell. Oliver. Candler, uyne. Cauitield. Phelp: Chapin. Phillips of Mo, Chittenden. Piorce, Clark of Ky. Clark of Mo. Cuil Cutlor, Darrall. bbine of N. O, Davis. Robbins ot Pa Davy. Koverts, De Holt Ross of NJ. Dibrell. Sampson, Dougina, Savage, Durand, Bayler. Beales. i hehlvicher. Faulisner. Seelye Felton, Sheakley. Field. Southard, ¢ Finlay. Foster, Frankila, Full 6 Stengor. Gibson, Stevenson, Glover. btone, Goode. Swann, Goodwin, Tarbox. Guuter, Teose, Hamilton of Ind Jerry. Hamilton of N. J. Thompson, Hancock, Thomas, Hurdenbergh. Throckmorton, Harris of Mase, Townvend of Py Harris of Ga, Harris of Va, | Harrison, | Hartel i wetee!| sicher, Hash aymond, Hu wiisra, Witsoe: a bat Mie ae. Willinmey W. Bh of Mik, Wills, Wiltahire. Wilowu of W. Va. Wilson of lowa. Wood of X. ¥. Yeates, Landers of Ind. Young. Ms Landers of Coun, Nays 86, Baker of Ind. Knots. Baker of X. ¥, Lapham. Ballou. Lawrence, Bunks, Brown of Kan. Burchard of LL Butus. Caldwoll of Ala, Cannon, Dovbins, Duanell. Darham, Evans, Swale. Eames, Suith of Pa, Fiyo. Smith ofGa Forney. Stowell, Fort, Thornburgh, Freoman, Townsend of N.Y rys. afte. Garfiata. Van Vornees Hale. ‘ance of hie, Haralson, Wai Hendes. Waldron. Henderson, Wallace of 8. G. Hoge. Wa lace of Pa, Hubbent, White, Hurd. Whitney. Hurlbut, Williams of N.Y. Hyman, Williams of Win Jones of Ky. Williams of Ala, Joyce. Wood of Pa. Kasson, Woodburn, Kimball. Woodworth, TUR VOTE aNalyzED. An analysis of the vote on the Electoral bill shows that 158 democrats and 33 republicans voted for it, and 68 republicans and 18 democrata voted in the negative. The names of 83 republicans ar: ms, McOrary, luy, George As MeDill, ley, Miller, Burletgh, Norton, Chittenden, Oliver, y Pierce, Platt, Davy, Potter, Foster, Sampxon, Harris of Mass., reslye, i Strait, Townsend of Pa, Wells of Miss., Willard, Kelly, Wilhams, W. B., ‘Leadenworth, Wilson, J., McDougal, ‘The eighteen democrats who voted agaings the bill are: Blackburn, Knott, Bradtord, Maillike: Caldwell of Ala., Mills, Carr (the successor of Singleton, Speaker Kerr), Slemous, Cate, Smith of Ga., Durham, Vanee of Ohio, Forney, Poppleton, Hurd, ‘Williams of Ala, Jones of Ky., GOVERNOR HAYES AND CONGRESS, HE HAS NO DESIRE TO INFLUENCE ITS ACTION. Cotumuys, Ohio, Jan. 26, 1877, In reference to the passage of the bill for counting the electoral vote, Governor Hayes said to o friend several days ago, but who makes it public this morn- ing, “1 want it distinctly understood that Ido not de- sire to influence the action of Congress one way or the other in the matter of the Electoral bill or any other’ matter relating to the Presidential election, Tho whole thing is in the bands of Congress, and I shall be content with its action, ’” PUBLIC OPINION. CONNECTICUT SENTIMENT, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD: Harrvorp,.Jan, 26, 187%. The effort to secure the indorsement of the Connee- ticut.Legislature for the electoral plan has substanti- ally failed. Yesterday the House rejected the Senate resolutions and adopted others as a substitute, and to-day the Senate adhered to its original resolutions indorsing the plan brought before Congress. So the measure promises to fall between the two houses, GOVERNOR JEWRLL’S VIEWS, Astatement having been published that ex-Post master General Jewell opposed the electoral plan before Congres: the Hartford Post, in which hoe is an owner, states editorially this evening that he was presont at a republican legisia- tive caucus recently and gave the compromise bis hearty approval, placing his judgment upon the duty Ol patriotgia a time. ot natio! peril, He frankiy stated that while he believed Hayes and Wheeler were fairly and legaliy elected and honestly entitied to their respective offices he teared the course proposed might result adversely to the republican candidates, but he nevertheless deemed it the duty of the republicans in Congress to accept the bill, and of members of tbe State Legislature, if they said anything, to indorse the measure and trust to tho fairness of the men and the justice of the republican cause, He regarded it of more importance that there should be a speedy, peace- ful and final settlement of tie contror than thai either party should get the better of the ot ina struggle of th: 3 . SENTIMENT OF BUSINESS MEX, Busineas men of both political parties with whom your correspondent conversed to-night oxpri them. selves highly gratified with the success of the com promise. One of them significantly remurkea Con- gress might rest satistied that the final result, rezard- Joss of which candidate may be declared chosen Presi- dent, will receive the solid support of the business men of the country, who are thoroughly tired of ing their interests imperilled by political broils, PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIVE ACTION, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Hanaisuura, Jan. 26, 1877. Tho republicans of the House of Representatives to» day defeated the resolution ofered by # democrat ap- proving the uction of the United States Senate in pass- ing the Electoral bill, A resolution was subsequently put through, under the previous question, declaring and Wheeler elected, and that they of right ought to be inaugurated at the natio! capital on the dth of March next by the constitu- tional authorities, Botore the volo was taken all the democratic members retired from tl prevent tho presence of a quorum; yet cnoug! mained to pass the resolution, which received 94 votes to 21 against it APPROVAL OF MERCHANTS, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] Oxoona, Misa,, Jan. 26, 1877, At a meoting of the Board of Trade the Electoral bill was indorsed by a unauimous vote, and Hon, H, D. Money, member of the House of Representatives from the Third district of Mississippi, requested to support the measure, PROMINENT NORTH CAROLINA LAWYER'S VIEW.” To tus Epiron OF THE HERALD:— “, Under the beading “A Prominent North Carolina Lawyer's View’? there appeared in your issue of the 24th inst, a telegram from Weldon, N. ©., in which Hoa. Daniel G. Fowle was represented as declaring that ‘tho Congressional Joiut Committee’s proposition for determining the Presidential controversy would ro- suitin Hayes’ inauguration.’ Your correspondent ia right in describing Judge Fowle as “undoubtedly the ablest jurist in North Carolina,’ but has been mis- informed golative to his views, Judge Fowle resides at” Raleigh, where I spent last Monday evening in hiscompany, and our conversation referred mainly to the above subject. Ho expressed himsell as heartily in accord with the joint committee’s report, as it could not fail to bring about a satisiactory settle- ment of the Presidential succession, In this connec. tion Judge Fowle paid a bign tribate to Senators Conk- ling, Kdmunds and Frelinghuysen, whose moderation and patriousm would, be thought, restrain the violent tendencies of their political associates, He further expressed the opinion that the verdict of the proposed comission would confirm tho election of Mr. Tilden, It is but just to Judge Fowle to add that no is not only ono of tho ablest jurist in North Carolina, but also a most conservative man, Kespecttuliy, sy, WILLIAM New York, Jan, 25, 1877. ii THE DEAD SLAVE, At an atiction sale of sinves in the Havana market Place forty years ago Mr. Antonio Mora, the photo- grapher, bought a tall, athletic boy, and gave him the name of Julio Mora, Ip manner and speech the young Glave wasa savage, He never learned to speak nor Write intelligibly, In 1868, upon the outvreak of the Cuban revolution, the property of Mr, Antomio M Was confiscated and his amily exiled, The slave Julie was given his freedom, and came to New York with bis former master, Since then he has served bim aa @ cook. Giguntic in stavuro, with six long scars un each side of Lia face and four across his forehead, Julio Mora passed among the negro residents of this city, oxerting # strauge iujlueuce over them. Last Monday evening he lett his home at five P, M., and in fifteen minutes was found dead upon the street, as has already been publisi i the Heatp, His body was taken to the Morgue, where au inquest resulted ina finding of “death caused by consumption.” He wag buried in Calvary Cemetery yesterday, the Mora famliy And u largo numver of friondi the dower eirewa bier of the fatal devant badge