New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-12

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TvAeh IN sisdsssi sr'ihSv q ss,as
Govexnor q ~ 6teta, an4 thoee having
|hs asas1aA u On etss5, VIII
claims to cot In the same capacity: Tn
| votes In bon can not b counted; But Via
l. stp.d St3egAse ltch > tl@ Hspp(i
| cers6case Dat eontsinsf The eight votes
fV6Ick 40 o s. co11ysdf sOf hEe, f6a
osseonIsee Il y pqsozsspas lhal Hays
gss thAs sht4 b. Vlazgs and satiahcspzy
najoeity, .bns stA6 Dsnaasaiic Govssnsz
uihholds his csrtiAeete .an6 sdenaams
Aom the Hayes S3setors, and ktses then
b . usmoSsatie csndidats for slectos.
Who psoeasds - Al tn yscAssisss sis
Ina vSA, snd hi, he 'ploesedipgs sent "a
= the dosunent shiah s. TO bs nd q
% second Wednesday in February i'd DE-
daring tia result &osP residential the elsc-
lion in Osseca Tho two Hayes electors
meet, al the yaoncy caused By the In
eligible candidate. get the certificate Of
tie Secretary Of State 70 theproceed ines.
which are likewise forwarded 70 Waahing-
.tsn, 10 be used in the'same opening and
counting q the other. Both can not b
used; but who is 70 determine which Is the
certificate that contains the proper three
electoral votes of 0rsgon? 81 ~ :
There oan Be but one answer to these
questions. The President Of the Senate
must decide, or there can be no decision
under any known authosity Of the CON-
stitution and she Laws A. there can be
NO count without certificates, the prelimi-
nary duty must b. performed By sone-
body Of determining what are the certid-
cates which contain the votssto b connt-
I'd. In opening al the certificates 10
necessarily implied The power in the
President Of the Senate to ny which -Gre
and which ass net the proper ssrtiAoatss.
h deciding such question he VII ct
upon tht ams tslsa. that eovern ~ OH.
seses in The persbsmasoe Of judicial Iand
.diseesfonasy !, %. IN. :He Win tAts il.
neial heS,Iagss ass Il r called hy lsw.,
yes, that Kellogg s Gossfnox.af Louis,
iana, ! AID net8 john sMcEnsEy.e He Win.
recosui1s 1 historical net thsts Qregon
votsd ,Bepuhlicaas ssAi asespBa tkabose-
taAoaes ofeHT1dteef III sssss ytdah
vin - e6sat.to ths viii ~ Ia ieapsa.,
Thssai o. tn eResA Ana ths.sep6tars Of
! 1ovl1nes will b rscsivsd 10 iys 1olae,
nityl to o. inFortsas 60 o. %hs Ssrrsssas-.
ssirss pf ~ pscplA, bus.it m pat IL.
pssmitttd 70 -Aossr'x iftsud ot uannttibty .
lIlsehood. The requirement. Of 'Stste.
49, ands4hs iGnstsxes u Goyenaka aze
asns6elcnay drsctosjj, md their ssssnese
aoaI not dsasat sn election ibF Psesid4nt
sn1ssl he ecnstitution. Il the'win of ths
nsiqit3 81 tie pspaS q the state 4
mads known b. s.y rtiisSjs DstAod "a:
s6s oAlcsi Who makes the dnal count and
declare, tie Essalk Il the eleetoss Who
actually represent the viii Of the people
never received such evidences Of. their
actar there il nothing TO prevent such
electors from sending 10 the Psesi-
dent, Of the 2 Ssnst4 an :. sath6ntie
record Of Their scts, which might be re-
ceived and actsd .upon with snARsient
5erualay tcdeehre tbe.result Of . presiJ
Dental election, and 10 justify the oandi,
date Who received . majority Of oil tho
electoral Votes in entering upon The. dulles
Of his Io1acs- The Louisiana certificate
that contains the eight votes {Sf Hayes
win NOT be received because it bea.s the
sal of the State or the name Of Kellogg,
but because il sepresapts heval Of ma
jm;ty Of shst topss of LssisiAna, Is de-
elsssd pndet the forms Of Law. '7''-'J 80 800
= Aswitfsh certificates, - Iithtsgafd
70 the tofas. There must be ppwer ap1ps-
whe,s b dsciis isths Grsts instance what
b 70 b sounted Ussoais entitled 70 only,
thfee rotsa hut thA1e Viii b two ssts Of
cs1ti6ea Ats eoataining' n both six vetss.
j. Untitled to eight totss, but
there viii b awoss Of certificates con-
tasnins in both sixteen vo,ek Again va
"A. who; 10 to decide which kotss arc to
We can see but. zone answer. 4
The President Of the Sonata l1as Ne power,
10 decide, bscsuse it's aeessarilJ implied I
in the power md dpty 3 S Ssaii tha votes,
: Instead Of alloMisE tbsa fvD houses 10
appoint tsllefs ii the jofnt Convention for
The purpose Of the count, The President Of
The Senate might perform this duty him
selE But the tallers are only means to
reach / result, and it. is within the power
Of the officer in whom is lodged this func-
lion Of opening and counting the electoral
votes to adopt any other means consistent
With the duty to Do performed. He can
threat pa authentic roll to be made Of all
Tho votes from which the count is to be
had, Ind the result declared. We do
not 1e4l alarmed about this claim Of power
'or tid President Of, he 'ssnate. i Is in
,tr;st pndogx: With Jhe usage sin aothsr
5odiesl xnd oaicstGd3 The CRfk nf the
zsuse pakes lie sssSat d tie 'psnhs,s
aeststp Gs1grsis. from 1hteh At least tlei
,sAlI MY Hasalslddisssid Ii IL rossss..l
nj n nshs IL sAhsfe aseks aos modes ofo