New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-03
The Presidential future.

| ing Of The electoral vote for President pro
vides that, the two houses being assembled
in joint convention. the tellers shall pro
| coed to read the certificates of the electoral
| votes, and elf upon the reading Of any
! such certificate by the teller, any question
shall arise in regard to counting the votes
therein certified, the same having been
stated by the presiding officer" both houses
shall withdraw separately, and vote upon
the question presented, land no question
shall be decided afirmatively, and no vote
objected to shall be counted, except by the
concurrent vote of the two houses
The Chicago Inter- Ocean claims that
during the last session OF Congress il point
ed out the necessity for amending this joint
rule, seeing that, in its present form, the
temptation to use the power granted, IN
justly and improperly, is q very strong one.
Says the Inter Ocean: at is the easiest thing
in the world TO frame an excuse for reject
ing the vote of certain States. Allegations
Of federal interference, Of local frauds, or
OF intimidation, might serve as an apology
for committing enc of the gravest offenses
against the people"
This matter will bear looking at. The
next Senate will be Republican, and the
next House Democratic. The latter will
have new, fiery, interruptions and ex-
ceedingly hungry element. We may ex;
pcCG, GucT0IOTo, every advantage Will p8
taken to lay hold Of and retain power. II
the electoral vote is close. we can very
surely depend upon tine adoption of tactics
calculated to promote the ends of those
hankering for the flesh-pots. All ideas of
fairness may be discarded, so far as the
House is concerned, when we remember
that a majority OF the ruling element of
that body will be made up of those who
struck vindictively and passionately at our
eOuntry's flag. Refusing to receive the
votes of certain States, upon any pretaxt
whatever, may throw the matter of choice
President before the House. The question
then comes up, how will the election go
there?
The constitution provides thatin choosing
the President by the House 1.-THE votes shall
be taken by States, the representation from
each State having one vote; quorum for
this purpose shall consist Of member or
members from two-thirds of the States, and
majority of all the States shall be neces-
sary to choice" Of course, the States as
they stand in the FOrty-fourth Congress,
the regular session of which meets in De-
cembsr next, will cast the vote. The fol-
lowing have an updoubted Republican ma
jority:
Floridas Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine,
Michigan. Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada,
Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
vermont. N1scOnsln-l4.
And the following IN equally undoubted
Democratic majority:
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Del
aware, Georgia, Indiana, Kentacky, Mary
land, Missouri, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Penney lvania,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia West Virginia
49,
With safety, Massachusetts ard Illinois,
BY independents, can be added
to the Republican column; and the pre-
sumption is, California and Mississippi will
return Republican delegations. This will
make the States stand eighteen and
eighteen. New York stands sixteen Re-
pablicaps and sixteen Democrats with
which will be Republican, with
out doubt, when filed. In the second ses-
sion OF the Forty fourth Congress, Cole
RADIO will be likely to appear. and just as
likely, also, to neutralize New York and tie
the House, az to range with the greater
State and m AXE two majority. !
In case of tie, the constitutional pro !
vision is, that the Vice Presiden1 if one
has been chosen by the electoral votes, be- |
comes President II not SO chosen, the |
senate proceeds to select from the twO eau |
iidates having the largest number OF votes, |
ls Vice President, who shall act as Pr6s- |
lent for the term prescribed. Coming to
his, the country would still have d Repnb- |
lcan President, from the manner n which |
he Sonata Is at present constituted, and is |
likely to be TOR some timD to come. Our |
eaders will perceive that this subject has |
decidedly interesting appearance, and |
Will bear almost any amount q apeculotive |
hOught- Washington Chronicle.