The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-30
THE PEOPLES rIvEs.
Resolved TO Msirtsin tho Rights OF the
House roubIc for tho PIoiters.

WARRINGTON, Nov. 2o.-If the views OF
the Democratic representatives who have
arrived here are . true index OF the JUDGMENT
OF their colleagues who are vet to come. y may
be set down as absolutely certain that the House
OF Rsprose ntatives will maintain, at al hazards,
the rieht to participate In the counting Of the
electoral votes.
There is DO talk OF violent or revolutio npry
proceedings but at the same time the deter
minat,on OF the Democratic majority In the
House Of Representatives to resist to the last
extremity the ciain Of the Republican leaders
that the President OF tho Senate alone opens
and counts the electoral votes cannot be doubt
ed. There may be some difference Of opinion
among the Democrats as to the status OF the
twenty second Joint rulo, but there Is % to
the right OF the House to have an equal voice
with the Senate In determining all disputed
questions which may arise during the counting
OF the electoral votes In Joint convention. As
to the twenty-second joint rule, II Ia tho opiuion
of the best amentarisns In the House, aud
OF tho most distinguished constitution al
taxpayors not members OF Conere "a, that IL Is
now as much joint rule, binding the two
Houses of Congress, as II was at anv time since
ITS adoption. Is was made 10y both Houses in
tue form OF concurrent resolution. ana II cam
not TO unmade bv the action OF one House
alone. The Republicans caim that the House.
when it orgabiyed last December. took
the ground tb Is was necessary TO
readopt tne rules of the last House
that the Joint rules for tho government
OF botn Houses IN all matters requiiiDe Jpint
action were also nuRatory Without formal re-
adoption. IL /. true wnen the House organized
last December one Of its lrst tctions wss to re-
adopt the rules Of the last House of RepIesenta
tives, with the exception n two specified rules.
The following Ia the record on this point:
M nanas,l :, submit tse toSowtns RESOLUTION,
tive. OF the Fory thru Coz gre s6s be- toe fues Of
Tue nou Of until otherwise oruered
NJ NJ SsTasq sas I;s to ,ss gS'n, Sf oTdeT
Mr GsrGed-i rsc to ppist u ofser OBJECT to
the resolution under the existing lulcs. Shicn are
NJ RaadanI sdp aa' ,S pon these resolutions are
the lsst House with INC exceptions ssIcd
The Speaker overruled Mr.. Gaf1eld's point
OF order, on the ground that tue Constitution
gives tach House the right To adopt its own
ruies.
Thus, II will be seen that taking the Repub-
licans on their own ground. IL is elesrtho House
re,dopted simply their own rules. and not the
| Joint rules: and therefore Nr. GARFIELD. WOO
spoke Tor hts colleagues, must now mold that
tIe tweutv-secOud JOINT rule is In fun force.
This was the very position taken b, the House
| OF REPRESENTATIVES. save that II rejected tho
second Joint rule. III that rule ever bad any
| force, u must have beon by the concurrent ac.
ton OF the two Houses. {. n II be assumed th at
! tRc acron Of the Senate alone abrogates it2
but, independent OF the twentv-secoDd joint
ruie, the Democrats viii maintain that the
| behind the action OF u Returning Boaru ana the
certificate Of the Executive Of State In n case
wbero IL IA manifest that nagrdnt wrong. q
pslpable fraud. been committed. The Con-
stttutIOn. they iii hold. commits the appoint
ment Of Presidential electors To the people Of
the state, and not to BODY of men
Site for entirely different pur-
pose. The Returning Board OF Louisiana has
no authority under the election Law OF 1872 TO d
more tn n canvass the votes for electors. but as
10 all state officers II u gwen judicial powers.
Therefore. II u throws out the votes OF rvs or
six parishes ana Thereby disfrancnises ten thou
sanu citizens OF the state. aud virtually appoinis
Presioential electors itself, ITS action will tie null
and void IL will be mAintuinsd, moreover, IN /
the Constitution OF Louisiana vcs's all JUDICIAL
power IN the Judiciary, aud therefore he Legs
lature could not vest another body, not u prl Of
the tudtcial system Of the S.ate, with such