The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-01
WHATTHE PRESSSAYS OFT
rHB LATEST ACTION or CONGBEss
UPON THK FINAL CONT.
Gcneraily Admitted that II should be Done
Nv Teliers under the rupcrvisiOn Of Both
uouses-Tbe w.nty-seeoud Joint Rule.


red to the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions.
on tho next div Mr.. Mort n submitted con
current resolution. which was ordered to lie upon
the table aud be printed, that the lwentyeecond
Joint rule Of the two Houses De. ahd the same II
hereby. repe aird, thus sho~iuR that the opera
tive ex silence ~ the rule was still recognized
ON the 9th OF February fol owinl, Ar. Morton.
from the Committee on Privileges ana EIec-
tions, to wnioh b d been referred the bill and
concurrent reso'ui,n bove referred to, asked
leave ~ bs d. charged from their furtGer con
tideration, . nd. under instructions from the
,Ame committee. reported bill upon ne same
subject to provide for und regulate the count
ing Of votes Tor President and Vice President
and for the dccl lon - q ions arising there
on. which passed 20 its second ieadng
This oil c,ne up for con .ider 'tlon on the
ei,h u February, and az In upon the 18TH. M u
which It was ,i.cussed at great length md
passed 10y vote uf2S 600.
Itwns IN course ofinis debate. upon the ques-
ton ~ appointing trlers, thit Mr. Thurman
Iressly gave II - bis rPinipn IN It all questions
hri-ing for decision must he decided by the
two Houses"
Ia regirI to the countinr Of votes II was gen
er liz admitted tn this vas o be zone by tue
teller. tut : Mr.. Fr TN lhugsen remarked. II
Is realty done unier the suteryision Of an ~
fact oy the two Houses" There were no .hJec-
tlon- to this construction Of tue bill. Again
Mt. Frclinghu sen said
Ibcncye that the Tribunal count vote /. tn rep
resent tisss 81 the epleip Con res asssmoca We
Hoos,s sasl Dc Ere;cn .6e sSts n;,mg been
i Sqs ''' work. 0e'1' Performed '' '0'' gents '"'
Nothing was then SAID or thought OF confer-
ring the autuo,tv to count ul supervise the
voteu-.n,n President OF the senate Or any
said ST. Norton. "Thc teers ara to perform
tho mechanic Of. mi listeiih RI Of tho work -
and the am then md y ronsiIer ton provided
that II any onirc'ion W ~ m de tn the count OF
gctcrSina,t', - he Two 1l"vses d,r,rins rom
La Ia %" . "
concurrence u tn Houses t. destroy tie vote
Of - te. ~ .tead of giving tnis power u either
OF tie tWp II 'uSes stullv.
said NJ Frsnncrnyscn furth +; The count.
ing mua. he i1it to tue two Houses,
g. determine want re votes who has right TO
ssid Mr.. Morton gam: Objection may be
made 10 the VT Of Nnr'h Caroline. and the
twp Houses scpir te and vote upOn II; and un-
der the rule a. 1t no st,ras. II 'ther House
Fustains the onJcc ion. the voc Of North Caro-
llhs goes our. mi sac ~ diff ncnsed-n = no
more vote han II e was Territory. rhi- i
"a the coucl SOU u tho thing; after h.vine
gone thtourn an rue stages. determined now
iccted. the h-i T. handed TO the President anu
De announ'e- tue re.ulI"
Ss dt'V '''''-' ''''A '"' '''''' '''' "'' II ''
have $40 tht under III nrst section OF the hill
nicnf returns fortae WI h. Thing would dcpe Ad upon
ofvScn T re u a. 0eae G.S ihs v soctns nasi
be aone ~ eas VT re tlsre are t"o e - ling p
Iu Ia 60. sfd-r each u tn.e rrtrru, n IN IN de
lesinhe which Of them ban We received.
Mr Edmund, held that the polntment OF
70 Mt coWuutter to cOnsi iers "a Cases VI con
hict would ue tne readIest method Of arriving at
Their deteru Ia tIon.
Mr. Moron ~ 'cted to this plan as "a contriv-
Ancc unanown utterly wanting In snaloiy In
hnNih'i common 10 our system OF govern
u.ent." ana aid
m, 7 provides th',it an OBJ c.io1 !. made 70 an
tget2tna "" nv '~ II usIs ss.i I'M ai ,S e
u.t tle Vnr g n, A. n v,t t ,r C ni o" MI
lInfl.es an me- WI L. a
franc lstd u tei sol tcn hs VOC . T. ne c.gr,-
eiii, ease ior ,1-mpe where ,hers are W. IVA
siec,or. boin en- Nd 10 Ia lie same form mere
there may "h actual cvn.r 'ersJ as there nus been
here, iiis Vii 'oi ssttr M I'M, ol provide.
= toc w. Hon., and tnst r,tura Nhieh i Dc the
genuAe rru-n ACCORDING 10 the votes II both Houses,
Tlis part - the hill was amended so a. to pro-
vide ,h onlv that return sla be counted
viii 'h the n uses acting separately, snail eich
dcccids = e.ugs snG yilid. ,,.o,., - ~. nm
with much force, as Ia IL to lead To a revolu-
lion where two sets OF returns were IN cOntrO-
versy. lie was m vor Of repeating the lwen-
tvs .coni rune, and leaving the question where
the Constitution d Loft II.
In regard H. tue risnt Of the two Houses to
make r. les 10 govern lis Proceedings, Sir. sneT-
mans ID:
NJ ,'9 ~ n ,s n sse 'T m q an s 1S .Gi
i1 a co ny ,n g'aer re IN may ,s PrSg prom
p as.t Cnn'tiu,ion Wv, o each iiouse Re NV .
10 mHhr ~ e. 49, - CO. 'osetn Sh sa we 10 rr
iouscs III a.. a consrtut DUAL poN :. ln IA Flrsy.
poa ae o. 90 msso ris nit r seoais can
ma nuy ,n, .,re ,. VIZ al In' n " move cy q Pre-
,nsy caanse 1t. - v,h h n5d, .. Il ~ sentative.
lnhrrclt IN every pr lWear,r, noiy aui 4 e1qre;s sly
guaranteed - l. y the Constitutes OF tne UHilei
A. above stated the hl finally passed the Senate
and there dropped. " e nave alluded to the discus
sion, not or tue purpose OF cu ici-n- ma sure
that Wa, usnnestly dee ,ive but 10 m he It
NOR spp rot r. ~ the onlnions cNnre-snd that
witl the two n uses erting con currently resides
the eonsii uti9t al prwerot COUNT he cleo tc-
Mortou'- tGeory oil jrciirg II voi- without the
Concurrence OF both Houre, l. less eqni abl.
1 1@r. b. mnch tne eoncarrncc y SoTh il5n.n
1, required 10 count vote hardiI adult, Of ar
the plriv necessi les thot existed in 1895 haC
sLitcd 'FRONT.'. Ano her ruio wa demanded that
Ter tuiWa,k Mr. Merrimon Of 9th CArolini
~ re 81 g. OK ilr wien he sad: " Ia tn'
TX Congress tncre will be very large majority
O. bfii. ,rif- ~ the tower llnu-e; there viii .,
k-pp' l"du inHl ritz IL tht senate. aud /. look
c'tck. O a. lNrupnn me democratic House .
bn tst llfi of i .uulry, 1876. resolution fro a
To &C.. .u.itio nn Huic-, previously introduced
hl W. lii'7. NI- lc tnrtcd back. ufoNidii 1
~ tn NJ rules ~ the SENATE and House 81
a. ,h J,.n. ,;y. Il .ne Two lioGs's f,r III,
81 chi .iln tho House Of Represeutitiye'
sir ,iof, NJ whose failure 10 pass his pc,
measure D. ia 10 wise discouraged MIN, wa
sirhins onl tno twonty-,orond ioint rmie. y
Oltnc ~ h ~ Jacuarl. Mr. lEy.rd ~ red al
substitute a iiut re- lut'on piuflding tina
the Committee on Rules I ach House lie in
gtrucfrd to examine. aud, after conference, 70
port what am endments, II any, were nee .ssar
10 the cXi-ting joint rules, and especially whe
legislation Wa ,Xpedient IN regard to IN mat
ter. cOnsidere m the twenti-SecOnd Joint RUE
Mr.. Orton's amendment was adopted on tn
following day.
on the II OF February Mr.. Bayard's substl
tute came up for confederation, u no Una
tctiun Was taken on II, the Republican natOr
virtually killing II with amendments, nd rob
Ting n OF IT'S concurrent character, ~ h wing i
referred to the Committee on PRIVILEGES Ant
Elections Some points OF Interest, however
ire connected with tue discussion,
sir. Elmunds, iOr instance, admitted that tn
twenty second JOINT role "hau its origin on al
occasion wien a joint resolution Of the wv
Houses was penuilg before PIesld MT Lincol
on the subject ~ tue ihsuTrectlonary States. /
was feareu ia the President might not ap
prove OF the resolutions, aud that tue day 70
counting tue votes would me on before /
would be known certainly whether he old .
not"
Hence, a. before stated the interposition o
Ine now RUE as a measure Of pTeCautiH
NJ Mort o. Jected, Of course, to Mr. lbayard'
RESOLUTION, Fud 'al,e attention 10 tho Let tina
his ill tuat Hailed III the House tue session he
Ntq I. Il ttt M nl.l tla -. Iit.t