The New York herald., 1876-12-06

dav and cast tner for candidates for
these two Offices respectively aud shall sign
names to these votes; that they shall then
transmit the certihcate OF this bailoling 10
the presiding Justice OF the Supreme Court
OF the United States; that the Supreme Court day
certain shall in tho presence OF the Court publicly.
open and count the certificates OF these electors
ccved and shall examine into the real intent of the
electors voting. and the Court shall disregard
errors OF form, and be guided by the evident right
OF tho matter. II the Supreme Court shall not be
able TO hnd. from the condition Of the returns,
that an election OF President and Vice President has
been effected by the lack OF majority OF votes or
from any defect then they shall report this fact with
the condition Of the VOTE to the House OF Reprcsen
tatives the OF tho President and the Senate
in the OF the Vice President; that then these
latter bodies shall respectively proceed elect Prssi
dent and Vice President
Senator Morrimon, OF North Carolina, offered for
consideration. TO lie temporarily the table, bill TO
provide that the election !or President and Vice Prcs
dent shall take place hereafter the first TUESDAY
October after wnch the electoral vote shall be counted
by Congress, to meet the first "Wednesday IN Jan
uary
THE INDEPENDENT ATTITUDE OF MR.. sEELYE,
OF Observation-Disclosures VIEWS on THE
DUTIES OF AN ELEcToR.
Mr.. seeyc of Massac husetts who has become much
Of independent that he voted yesterday all alone Tor
Mr. Hoar Tor Speaker and sided with tho democrats In
the adoption Of Mr. Hewills resolution, was interviewed
to-day concerning his reported Independent views OF
the duties OF the Presidential electors, ana the follow
ing colloquy took place.
CoRREsroSDESr--It Is reported that you are favor
of Independent action by members OF our Electoral
College to end tho existing dispute tho Prcsi-
dcncyg
Mr.. SgELYE-I will say this:--Ii were elcctor
should not be all clear that 1t my duty to vctc
mere machine. | conceive that circumstances
may arise, and have in fact arisen, IN which Il may
become the duty OF cccor 10 vote without regard
to party An elcctor may say to himself, 'Hcre is
great exigency affairs, If the present contest Is
continued. Whoever may become President his ad
ministraton Will interfere exceedingly with its power.
l wish were an elcctor.
CoRREspoxDENr--Do you hold that II tho vote or a
State is thrown out tho election must then 60 TO the
House of Representatives
Mr.. SEELyE-Yes; hold that Mr. Tildcn or Mr..
Hayes must have 1S5 votes. If neither receives
this number OF electoral then the election goes
to the House.
Mr.. Scelyo added that he thought the republicans
were behaving very fooshly concerning the investi-
CATION the disputed States. He said:"I have told
them So induced Mr. Hewitt to omit what deemed
the Objectionable feature OF his resolution which was
that tho committees might report by bill In favor or
throwing tho votes OF the disputed States, with
that provision omitted. could see no objection TO
his resolution"
Mr. Seelyc hopes that elcctor in Massachusetts,
will be bold enough and brave enough to vote for Mr.
Tilden aud settle tho Presidential dispute