Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-10-25
Our Washington Letter.

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"9'', """y,N NO" th''t inc erection OF
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S"pJe''o' '''o "'''"ou VI
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL worn
becomes one OF considerable Importance. Much
has been said in regard to the joint rules govern
ing the House and Senate in the matter and some
dispute Is occasioned concerning the authority Of
Congress to object to the reception Of the vote Of
state. From the proceedings of the last session
OF Congress- which we have carefully studied, 1t
would appear that no joint rules are in existence
The record shows that when the House met last
winter, it adopted the joint rules in Barclays d.
gest, This resolution was sent to the Senate for
Its concurrence. Whenit was announced Senator
Edmunds rose In his place and stated that there
was no necessity for immediate action, as he was
convinced that the rules ought to be amended
and for this reason he entered a motion. which
prevailed, that 1t be referred % the committee on
rules After some delay that committee brought
in a substitute for the House resolstion, amend
ing the twenty-second joint rule 50 as 10 abrugate
the right of either House TO object to the counting
OF the vote Of any state, ~ was provided for by
the rules Of Barclays digest After good deal
Of discussion in the Senate, In which the impor-
lance Of said amendment was urged By Senator
Morton, the resolution as amended was passed
Il was then returned to the House for its concur
rent action The committee on rales Of that body.
Of which the late Speaker Kerr was chairman
agreed 10 report the Senate substitute TO the
House for IT, action when some Of the democrats
in the Senate, fearing they had made mistake
entered motion to reconsider the previous action
Vi Nne 0en''e ou ''e suuJeV'i anu inc hotion was
carried Inc eheet oil TINS was to recall the res
oiuuoh rom inc House. ana up 10 the END oil the
session the resolution was not again 's'eu upon
Npou' 'eh uaNs peioie N"hgress auIouIheu inc
Rouse PASSED resolution resembling ior inc rest
VI 'e SESSION the JOINT fuies oi 'he TWO houses
! "nen ''"'"'u '"o ''na'o' 'en"'or Hu'hunuS
sa'u 'uo propos,O.on was "osuiu' 'n"S,nucn as
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V'u'''" ""' '',' 'i,'" Wv ''O
Nv" ,'' i'''S " 'uo .''s0 ~ '"''o '''"s II"
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''e "'''''"'' VI 'o"n'"s '''o WIG " p'o'''''S
'"''' VI" ''' ,'.o"u i"'''''S ~ ''' u" '"'
p'os.r'' " Uo'i houses VI 'o"Hi'S'' ''''
i'esi"en' pres'u'ns sna'' count une No'o' o' 'u'
several S'''s, ana lne persons having ine inquest
nuuioer o' votes shai' DC declared elected re'pec-
tue TWO Houses can ADOPT JOINT rules at 'heh
next session. ana TINS snoIe'' Is nNely 10 'urn's'
aHuluu' SUBJECT lor discussion Inc Rouse
pretty SURF 70 oon'ehu ior Tue re-tuopuoh OIL 'n'
tweuty-seeohu JOINT RUE uhuer the provision o.
wn'cn u."' oouy atone nlsh. virtually oonuo
''e e'e'tioh o' lresiuent ana wee 'fe7'uen.' ms
SENATE VIII ne very hNey 90 opl"Se the "uopuoi
o' any Su'h 'oo'sh ru'e'
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION
authorizing the distribution Of troops Throughout
south Carolina has quite naturally. called fortl
2 much comment In thi. city. AS well a. through
ont the Sou,b it il well known that sneh a conr.
1. is not only iustiiable Int extremely advisable
The majority of the Republicln marty in Soutl
Carolina is Mt least TWENTY-FIVE thousand votes
This fact il admitted hv both ra,t,es The mos
l yioler, democra,ic leadera do mo-, a,snr,e il We
e il, s,;to ot ,his maiority ,,s dor,o.,,t, .,i,i
r Wada uarn,o,, nj ,heir boaa io,,o- 70 IA. all ,ha
bo,, that tbey ,y;u eloc, NOR ,icle, and o,rr
Tho sta,o ,or rudor rl,o,, ba,, nd ~, 900,
- ,1,oir a,,or,,,iro,i,,, =, A. .t, al r., -
,a,,,,. ON o,er,, ,,,s.,,,,o c,,, rer ,1.,.. a.,
] co,,os.i co., go - ,,,,. orr,,.i,.1,,,
o oo1 nan ~ hi,,h ,,,s,,,, and i,'eno,,,o .a,1
l. Nit, sroo,,, :, s,,t,, ,,roii,
stato a,d IN s,',,o ~ ,,;,,or ior,,los ,ho a,.
, oro ,oi,,' - r,ioit, poodin,,,i. ,,,,,aa
L s,,,l,,',, .i,i-os,, - ,t vi, a,,I W.
y ,,,r7riso Ia, h,,,, ar, mo-. .,o; ., ris
o tho ren,,licars have 40 ,ar,a a r,aiori,, o
n cone,,i car, ,nsyered ,h,s oos,;o, a, r,oo,,r
. beld AT Aiken feo, davs since tIosaid "rI
rdceseld rolicg tbo, A. tho sb,,-,,,n ,,,l,., ,,o
in the state convention and will win in N
!. present campaign That policy is to plainl