Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-13
Edmuads Constitutional Amend
ment Adopted by the
Committee Of the
Whole.
The House gives Its Attention
Discussing the Joint
Rule Question.
coHGREss.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Washington, Dec. 12-Mr. Merri-
mon submitted resolution providing
,sfor au additional senate rule permit.
ting the river and harbor
appropriation bill and amend
nents PROPOSING that appsopr,-
ttuus be referred to the Commerce
Uommittec, who shall before reporting
'-ehrm back fefer to the secretary oi
war aud chief Of engineers for enquiry
pnd report to the committee coucern-
3ag she exped.sacy of the proposed
Improvement, Referred.
pss Mr.. Bogy presea,ed . memorial
y ssxporacing report OF the democratic
epmm,ttee which visited New Or
teans. Ordered printed.
Mr.. B4y.rd's resolution asking the
stlorney genersls,o intorn the senate
- to the number Of deputy marshals
employed. on electlon day was agreed
TO with Edmund's amendment, re-
questlng also full statement Of the
necessity for employing them and the
nature oi their dunes.
The senate then diecussed Mitchell's
resolution directing an enquiry into
Cronin's appointments Is an Oregon
eleclor.
Mr.. Merrimon introduced bill
vi s,ssmeoding section LAG Of the revised
statutes concerning vacancies In the
Office Of president and vics president.
SO Mr.. Mitchell said he did not Intend
.ssto discuss the question Of the electoral
W vote Of Oregon, more able men would
discuss 1t hereafter. The country was
d not often 50 startled Is by the viola
4 tlon Of the law by tho chIefaxecusive
I OF Oregon. The state constitution de.
II finiog the governors duties said, he
shall take care that the laws be faith
\ fully executed; that in all popular
4 elections the person receiving the
highest number Of votes should be
3 declared elected; that presidential
y vote should be o.nyAssed like congress
y sional vote and that the governor
& should Issue certificate 10 the person
having the highest number Of votes.
The law nowuere gave tue governor
jurisdiction over The question OF eli
g,olhty. In this Grover did not CON
\ mt error VI Judgment, but took iuris-
ss diction without any legal authority.
Possessing all these faoss, therefore,
he thought nobody could ever have
hsrd,hood TO defend the action of the
governor Of Oregon in issuing Ger
tl6cste Of election idC CroninA and re
fusiug TO issue one to Watts.
81 Mr.. Morton then alluded to th,
s C4llfornis case of Saunders agsins
Hayes where the court heId that III,
saineligibility Ola person receiving III,
highest number OF votes did not cleo
the person receiving lees number
He next quoted from Wilkes case
in England, aud said It had been statet
that under the Eaglish doctrine
minority candids,e was not electcd il
such circumstances. Mr.. Morton the,
81 read from New York reports to sho,
that the ineligibility Of the majorit,
oAadidste did nos elect . minoris
candidate there. Mr.. Salisbury sait
Governor Grover, 10 stating the cas'
said that persons voting for Watts hAt
business with his Office and knew h
was postmaster.
Mr.. Morton said perhaps not. Their
was not one person in . thousand G
one in q nominating convention VII
knew thss . postmasterrh'p disquali
7 fed candidate. Gov. Grover in hi
s letter claimed that New York an
wa English authorities sustained his n
\ tion. BE Was wrong as to both. i.
Mr.. Msxey said the democratic o.
4 etors in Oregon had spoken Of Watt
ineligibility during the campaign.
Mr.. Logan said that it did M
ielect Cros,in If every voter in the sts'
knew Watts was ineligible.
Mr.. Morton said in England, wbe,
voter has been specially no,ifed
the inelgibility Of candidate m
persis,ea 10 vosing for him, he thre
away. his vote aud the minority ca
d dida,e vas elected. To this count,
it hsd been held even such noti6cstie
didn't elect minority candidate.
Mr.. Sargent said he knew som
thing Of Pacific slope politics II
denied that the democratic speake