The rain and the sleet had little effect upon the attendance at the Union last night. President Merriam called the meeting to order. The question for debate was, Resolved, That Capital Punishment should be Abolished. The ballot on the merits of the question resulted in, affirmative, 21; negative, 31. The principal disputants were F. H. Darling, L. S., and H. E. Fraser, '86, affirmative; and L. McK. Garrison, '88, and S. B. Rogers, L. S., negative. The negative won the victory on skill of argument by a vote of 44 to 16.

A large number of gentlemen spoke from the floor. Among them were, Reisner, '89, Bronson, Sp., Schaughnessy, L. S., Shoemaker, '89, and Merriam, '86, who spoke on the affirmative; Bailey, '88, Williams, L. S., Harvey, '88, Campbell, '86, Solloway, L. S., Winkler, '89, Hesseltine, '88, Chase, '89, Lee, L. S., Kendall, '86, Rich, '87, McAfee, Sp., and Perry, '89, negative. The vote on the merits of the debate as a whole stood, affirmative, 10; negative, 17. The question for the next debate at the meeting is, Resolved, That the rightful successor of President Grant was Samuel J. Tilden.

The following committee was appointed to manage the reading-room. G. P. Knapp, '87, chairman, H. E. Fraser, '86, H. B. Hutchins, '88, G. P. Furber, '87, and R. T. Paine, '88.