Harvard Union Debate.

The Union met last evening in Sever 11 and discussed the question "Resolved, that the Preservation of Constitutional Government requires the Immediate Repeal of the Hoar Presidential Succession Bill." Mr. Mahany, '88, opened for affirmative, and Mr. Duane, '88, for the negative, followed by Mr. Sternbergh, '87, for the affirmative, and Mr. Hamilton, '87, for the negative. When the debate was declared open the following gentlemen spoke from the floor: Affirmative, Griffin, '88, Harriman, '88, Carmall, '87; negative, Campbell, '86, Platt, '88, W. L. Currier, '87, Bronson, Sp., Hesseltine, '88, Proctor, '89.

The three votes taken resulted as follows: on the merits of the question, taken before the debate, affirmative 7, negative 29; on the arguments of the principal disputants, affirmative 20, negative 27; on the debate as a whole, affirmative 3, negative 21.

The debate as a whole was characterized by an earnestness which would have been more appreciated, had it been more closely directed to the facts of the question. Nearly one hundred were present.

The question selected for the next debate is "Resolved, that Congress should speedily pass an International Copyright Bill."