Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-08-10

tho nowere OF the Noscfnor' inc ons re
onires the Governor to declare those elected
who shall receive the greatest number OF
votes. giving him no power to decide upon
the legality Of the votes while the other
makes II his duty to ascertain and decide
the legality Of the vote before he can de-
clare the members elected.
believe. sir. the world legal has some
meaning; believe the men who fran
ed and voted for the Kansas bill applied a
meaning to it. | believe 1t was intended by
the insertion Of that word to give hiu power
TO decide the legality Of votes therefore he,
not this body, is the absolute eiectire tribunal
Again, the act of those several Terrific
res gives the Governor the right to call
new election only when two or more shall
rernivs tho same number of votes hence by
those acts ne had no authority to declare
vacancies from any other cause but II Is
provioed in the Kansas bill that he shall or
der new election in case a vacancy shall
occur from any cause whatsoever. There
is wide contrast, sir, between the powers
delegated by the one act and those delegated
bv the other. Why were the words "or
vacancy otherwise used, unless discretion
airy power unless penary power was gwen
the Governor TO decide upon such vacancy
Who else could decide? The very fact OF
those words being used necessarily implies
that the Governor IS to decide m thls mat'er'
Again. the organic act of these territories
makes only those legal voters who VIII ere IN
the several territories al the passage OF lho
act, providing therefore against any such vio-
lation or abuse OF the act as mas oeen W.T.
messed IN tins Territory hence snch luli
power did not need TO De delegateu TO Tue
Executive department
Il. i -l.....
know there have been various DECISIONS
given IN the several states ana m congress-
but they are no precedents' snow me
decision made IN Territory existing under
an organic act like this, and VIII LOOK at IT,
AS for me, II l acknowledge preceden's,
they shall be presidents. II am governed
by decisions, they SHAH be decisions gwen
IN casss si'nilat 20 thls' having, as oe-
heye, suostan'iated me several points nave
made, VIII here submit lew questions
VIII you ADMIT that the organic act cmpo">
ers The Governor to prescribe iotm Oh re-
turns, or VIII you violate the hngnsn Iah-
euage' II he has this power ana 'he re,
turns are not made according 10 iorm u
they show no persons legally elec'eu-h'us'
he regard them as true' as proper returns :
II they snow no regal eiecuon' Is 'IieIe no'
vacancy u vacancy, VINO out the
uovernor Is 10 declare IL IL vacancy Is
IT not nus GUY 10 ofder ne" erection ~
inns De ms un'y, VI ne discharges II, eau ''is
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House Is lega'y ofsohlHeu' eau Els'nu
upon any SUBJECT no, iheo,npi',oie VIM 'ne
Constitution ol tle oni'eu States OF u' Or
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h'e on me- Ell. us oo'''','u.o nave no'
respected thosc aiiua'l,S. anu T. py 'nc a
vote about 10 De taken, shail oe CUT on from $
Inc privilege OF bringing evidence 10 sun
stantlate Tue Allegation or incis set iorth III
those aihdaVits' But SIR, claim tnlS fish'. I
i his House mas no rlght 10 take IL from NE
admitting that tney nave rignt 10 examine
into this election. II am denied II, am
denied It IN violation OF justice; IN violation
of law. have asked TINS right now ask
it again. 1
But 1t appears that my competitor has .
certificate OF election from two OF the Judges