, 1876-11-15
CONSTITUTIONAL POINTS.
No 1HrsnuEGyuM POSSIBLE,


a TAlnuaE rcnorter' III tho course OF Ills
wanderngs around town. yesterday afternoon,
encountered a mclnbcr 0t the Bench Who Is
well known throughout tho Northwest for Ills
,,,Itc,,l ott,imnsnta btr tt,oro,cb acnuafnt-
J"o'e'a. "'t'''.'..cuss' ".' "''"' ""s" ae'laa'"
ahco Will cohstialt'ol1a1 'aw, a'a hls protoun!
knowledge nft}ie 5cicnra Of jurisprudence. Said
tue wisldcr Of The pencil:
a.Jutlrr. would bo nleascd to havo your
,rt,,,an ~, tho tn,ornrot,ttc,, of n rnnnia ~
ot''toh W 'uc Hltc'pscla''I'l " eo!ple VI
eonatltnti1hal points IN conhocLloh Will tne
ineoI.lnE PRESIDENTIAL tcfm:"
ynu Will prontso nut to E1Vo tnc credit Tor
tho interview, Will ehucavof u answer your
lucstlot!s'' - ~
,t t nas ncet' ehe5estsu tnMt; rs tso atn oI
Marci ncxb lails nil SllHt1Ay, AMI thp incoming
rrcadehi, Wuoeser w may ", eahnot he '1ahE-
ueatsa Until iiooE ot tho lniioWinE uayf tlefo
Is there my WY III which such contingency
can 20 avoldett"
III my pptnloh lhefc VIII He no SUCH 1Atef-
rcGninl as has been suggested"
"Tlio Constitution provides that tho rresl.
dentlal term stnll commence on the tn dny
ui Marcel. 1nd ly ut Of Congress tl'c ttl"e for
the heg1nhing o. saltl term y lxet as ntI'n ~
that day. sunday being III law ii dtes non, tha
Presidential term beglintng Oh that day
hctual!f c9nln'cfees usi tut uay 1olloWine,-
mon oi the 9Th. II ts III nccoFtlanrc with the
genius of every .iarernlnent tnat there sla4' Go
10 lahsu @ q r., ~ s ESrcatys' IT, IH kinE u dsa
long llvt Tue King lIu Constitution pT0vh!ea
for the rcu,oval ticatl. resignation, Of inability
to scrrc of TUG Executive but makes 70 psu-
yts9a n, for ay a;e supposed to oesnr thToTs
bren customary from tlr!e lsnlnc,noTal for the
clnef officer, unl other oillccrsf for
thtt Enhtter, lu h0Iu urtr I'LL thttr keressnra
sal be duiy elected aHd qualified. flieru can be
n0 l9lIbt wiueeycr ~ nv mind but what FRESH
dent Grant IL legally, antl In a.xurlunco with
the 6tIIrif Nf f1IN fnHtlttitDf EHtif1tu To
pr tlie Presidential chair uutll u"ou Of the stu
day II Murch.'
COUNTING THE VOTES. ...
" Il l'aa been suEsested TINT tlis contingency
MnY lappen. The Majority III Cungrcss-betUE
Deln0efntlc-lnay rcfllse IL nlett :" It'll the Scll-
ute, Wien thg President 0f the lnt ter holy
to oEti aud rrRd tho votes cast by lilo Electors
of tr yaltnuB Stairs, mil III this way II lnn1s BE-
President. What tllens"
"As understand thu constitutional proyis.
Ions al1!l tia arls VI, Congress- rulatlny to Tho
:onntng Of ts!o entcs Of TIC Electoral Collage.
csMyax. the vote. Tha Constitution says tt,at
tnc returns stall bc opcMcd A'Id rcaA by tbs
President u Tho Sesntc III thu presence uf tho
!tnuSt alit! sn1late Hence, seetns TO me That
le r., Fsaiai o. t'!u Democratic or % ol'er maorl.y
cuts 70 figure III tin case whatever"
! Whnt ito yuM ttlult Of Joint Rule g, about
which TO much haa heen sui.I. Some slight yrara
at,u thc voteA VI twuur three States weru thrown
on H.NtsF teF,Ia,l IT, lf,"s.iat',s" ,,, 49,, , ,o
Constitution does ,,ut, ii my opinion provide
for uiy hslcl, action as contemplated in thut
rlle." -.--.
| A ltaMoTA CONTINGENCY.
Slut should II happen tin, uo President la.
hcen declared elected, whit thruf"
| "fllcru IL ono Vt two things tint ran be- done.
President GrAnt can ss,u I'LL urt!rr fur tho cot
yculDy of thu HeHate ut noun Oh the 9Th al
! Mnr,h In Hytrnt3rt}Itfnrx aim H,t,f, NJ.