The New York herald., 1876-12-09
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 1879.

wAsuISoros, Dec 8. 1879.
gHE TwRNTY-sRcoND JOINT RULE-DECIsIoN OF
THR PRESIDING oPTIcER OF THE SENATE
THAT 1T HAS CEASED TO EXIST sUs-
TAINxD-pEMocRATs VOTING IN THE AZ
TInMATIvE--Ag FERRy's REASONS FOB HIS
DECISION.
The funeral OF the twenty-second joint rule took
place this afternoon, and was attended by heavy
delegation of democratic Senator'S marshalled by Mr.
Bayard. The ceremony might be called cremation, so
completely the corpse used up. The crcum-
stances leading to this result were as ioows:-Sen-
ator Edmunds had called up his Joint resolution OF
last session amendment to the con-
s,itut,on providing for the counting OF the
electoral vote by the Supreme Court. Under the
old joint rules such business Of last could not
be during the hrst days OF this session.
which point Of order raised by Senator Mcrrmon
Presidcnt Ferry ruled Senator Edmunds In order Tor
lhe reason there joint ulcs in force Mr.
Aerrimon took appeal from the Chair During
YARN debate Senator Bayard took the side Of tho
chair. when the vote tho appeal was taken the
Chair was sustained SO 10 the dssen,crs being sena
sors Aerrimon, M4xey, whytc ana Witners. Thus
The joint rules were declared dcunc, by large demo-
cratic vote.
President Ferry submitted the following opinion in
defence Of his ruling against existence the joint
rules:-
In putting this question the Chair would observe
that o tho United States provides that
seach house may determine the rules OF It's proct ed
lnxsn There have been IN practice methods OF
dctcrminanon-by formal adoption and by acquesccncc
In detcrm ming rales.
The House OF Representatives. on the 10Th Of March.
l6O formally adopted us rules motion in the form
Of rule Of the House known AS House rule l41 AS toll
Ows.-
..rhesc rulcs shall the rules OF the House Of Rep
essnta,ves OF tho present aud succeeding Congresses
anless otherwise ordered"
December 4, 1865, motion Of Mr.. Wsshburn, tho
following resolution was adopted
.Resoivod That the rules OF the House OF Repre-
sentutves OF tae Congress shall be the
rules Of the House Of Representatives until otherw SO
ordered
March 4. 1867, on motion of Mr.. Banks, q similar
resolution adopting the rules Of the Thirty con-
gross, was adopted.
During the Forty 1rst Forty-second and Forty
Congresses action taken in the House OF Rep
rescntativcs In relation to the reacopton OF rulcs
They continued Ia force by acqucsccnce At the open
Ing OF the OF the prescn; (Forty-fourth)
Congress the House broke It's acquesccnce from The
Forie,h Congress TO that time by formally adopting
its ru tho following motion OF the now Speaker Of
.Rcsoved, That the rules OF the House OF Rcpresen-
OF the Foryhrd Congress shall DO the rules OF
she House OF Representatives until otherwise ordered
except rule No 1866 and rule No 1872
be Senate the 10th of April 1TS9, formally
adopted rules and, excepting special rules added
from time time occasion arose, has acquiesccd
session session up to the first session OF the
present Congress when, on motion oi tue senator
from Vermont (Mr Edmunds) the following resolution
was December Is, 1875, referred TO the COMMITTEE
..Rcsoved, That the joint rules Of tho Senate and
The House OF Representatives, IN force at the close OF
the last session or Congress be and the same are
hereby adopted the joint rules oil the two houses for
Ihe present session"
JANUARY To- 1876.
This resolutiou was reported back by the Senator
rom Maine lNr. Haminl from the Committee on
Rules, when the Senator IRON Indiana thr. Aorton)
noveu to strike out the twentyscc rule.
On the Goth o January, ls,f tho following concur
rent resolution passed the Senate
.Resoved by the Senate, the House OF representa-
concurrng that the joint rules OF the Senate and
House OF Representatives IN erce at the close of tho
last session OF Congress, except the twenty second
Iont rule, be, and the are hereby, adopted as
JOINT rules OF thc Two houses Tor The present ses
slou"
Tnis resolution was sent to tho House TOR
renee January ~ 1916 read, but 10 further action
Laken thereupon.
August II, ls16, the House passed tho following
concurrent resolution
..Resoved by the House of Representatives, the
Senate coucurrns that the sixteenth and Seventeenth
on rules suspended ior the Remainder OF tho sos
1lon'
ate when the senator from Name tMr HainlDh OF
she Committee Rules, arose ana said:--"i want 10
that we have no sxteenih anu seventeenth Joint
rules TO suspend" The Senator from Vermont tAir.
Edmunds) followed by Offering The following rcson-
ton:- -, =
Rcpresentativcs presented lhis day the following
words Resolved by the House OF Representatives., the
Senate concurrns that the sisseenih and seventeenth
jont suspended Tor The remainder OF Tho ses-
sion ba respectfully returned TO the House OF Repre-.
eentatives with the statement mat as Inc House oi
keprcseut tatiyes has notified the Senate OF the
adoption OF Joint Tor this present session as pro-
posed by the resolution OF tho Senate of The .oh OF
January last and transmitted TO the House oi epre.
septatyes on the I'D day OF the same month
there arc no joint rules In iorce Whea
resolution was agreed to by the senate without
a dissenting vote Bills were passed and presented 70
the appreciation up 10 tue close Oh ast
without special suspension oi what were jons
rules 10 and II, which, II in force prohibed sucn pas
sage and presentation.
Upon the point OF order raised on yesterday by the
Senator from North Carolina Nr Ncrrlmon) that Inc
oin, rules force ana that under the joint rulcs
unfinished business Of last session. within SIX days OF
the opening OF this session. be proceeded
With in accordance with the action Of the senate as
stated the Chair overucd the point OF order and stated
tba, the joint rules not IN force.
THE SENATE INVESTIGATION or THE ELECTION
IN THE SOUTHERN STATES.
shs sspubhsaA senators agreed Ia caucus this morn