The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-11
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WARRINGTON SPECIAI.S.
sl,urday't New York Hs'ald.
FUNERAL OF THE 22D gCLE.
ghs fahefsLo Of the, ,,wenty second Join
rule took. place tli5tafterhoon, ind va
a.teudSd BY Ekeisy delegation 81 Demo
cratic Senators, marshalled by=Mr-Bay
ard. The ceremony might be called ere
nation, so completely was the corpse
used up. The circumstances leading tc
this result we're as follows :-Senatol
Edmunds had called up his joint resolh
ton Of last session for an amendment L
the constitution providing for the count
Ing Of the electoral vote by the Supreme
Court. Under the old joint rules suct
business OF last session could not be con.
bid6fed during the. first SIX days, Of thit
gesafon, which point Of otier wal, raised
by Senator Mefrinon. President Ferry
ruled Senator Edmunds in order for The
reason that there were no joint rules IL
force. Mr.. Merrimon took an Rppea
from the Chair. During a warm debate
Senator Bayard took the side OF the
Chair. When the vote on the appeal
was taken the Chair was sustained. so to
4, the dissen,ers being Senators Merri
mon, Maxey, Whyte, ,andS,Rithers Thus
the Joint rules sswere declared .defunct by
large Democratic votes - '.s..' H'et'' -
ISTERviEw WITH THE PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Smith Ely had an interview with
the President to-day. The President
spoke to him, 1t is said, with good deal
df bitterness OF the Democrats, saying
that Mr.. TiIden got the greater part OF
hisyQ.e 10 the ,Southerna States; that the
few Northern States He carried, Ike In.
diana, we're bali disloyal during the war;
that hescarriedENew York, oh y. by The
votes Of six wards filled by an ignorant
foreign population; that the best interests
OF the country, he thought, were en-.
dangered il such party should come
into, power; that the South. .was. still -rest.
less aud by all its interests was opposed
to thepayment OF the National debt or TO
maintaining the honor or ereditof the
country. Hedid not1hink Il for theg6od
otlhe country lhat the Democrats should
comeinto power. II they did many DO.
terests would be hazarded.
S.As 10 South Carolina affairs he seem.
ed to think everything had gone on
properly there. r.l ~ "a ...-f .; D
IsrEaylkw wiru MpRroN. I.a
sSGoyernor Morton, Of Indiana, says
that Tho action OF Governor Grover Is
unparalleled, but, that his action in res
|gard,to the electoral vote Of Oregon will
mot make any difference In the opening
o., count OF the electoral vote before the
two houses 9of Congress. He says. that
the general mistake made Is that the
electors Of ID State require the certificate
|oilits Governor; whereas BY section 2 oil
tke General Laws the electors make out,
seal;up and send their % wn certidcates'to
tH6. PRESIDENT OF the Senate, without any
regard to the !Governpr's certificate. The
latter 10 required only -when, neeessary.t to
be delivered TO the electors TO recognize
them as electors on thsS firSt Wednesday!
Of December at their meeting, as provided
for lin sections. The certificate OF the
Governor does NOT make them electors,
but Is d mere formd declaration Of iheir
character without entering into the es.
.selce Of it.,
3Si ilsrrayr4w yf1njd d4arltrp. 81
General Garfield was interrogated a,
to what means the Republicans were
likely to find for getting around the
trouble created by the cer.iication Of the
Democratic Elector in Oregon. Hegaye
it-aA his opinion that when al the tscts
were at.hand aremedyA would doubtless
be discovered sufficient to cure the
trouble. There was no ministerial duty
performed by any Official which was not
partly judicial. For instance, forged
certificate might be offered; in1ucha caso
the official would have the undoub,ed
fightito use bis judgment that Il was a
forgery, and discard |, accordingly.
When the two sets Of certificates from
Oregon came 10 be opened the PfeSfdent
Of the Senate would have more or leSs OF
q Judicial rightto exercise, rs In the case
kiFen in heiillnatrations gf|f
J Tie auSstioniof ths relatfgelegality Of
tue two acts Of electors could be settled
by an examination OF the laws Of Oregon.
In other States the two Republicans
would have the right to GIL the vacancy,
but he General Gar6eld) would rather
,Elt,to seewhat :the statutes OF Oregon
provided: The stream ot decisions had
been all against the succeeding Of MI
nority candidate, except. as far us he re.
membered, In one snidll case, that Of
sheriff in Indiana. He thought that II
the Governors certificate had been with.
held from 0iell aud Cartwright by Gro. !
min il was only necessary 70 geta certi.
fed copy from the Secretary Of States
Office and TO enclose this certified copy
along with their votes for Hayes and
Wheeler. A certified copy Of paper
OF this character Is Is efficient rs the
original.
He did not understand lha. itwas ne.
coBsary that the action OF the Electoral |
College should becertiaed by the Cover.
nor, but II so, Il was feature Of the case
created by the laws Of Oregon. OF course
he .Wpnld admit l4thRt. Ceoniu bad been |
elected an elec.or II there was statutory
Of Oregon allowing minority
candidate to sueceed TO an 6fiiee where 81
majority candidate was disqualified.
a,.4 ,,,s, seoTr IohDs ytkHs wa,
Mr.. Scott Lord, speaking for the more
thoSgh,ful element OF the Democratic
aide Of the House, said the qualifying Of
the Democratic Oregon eleclor Cronin
found, GoIasof Ia his eyes. He did not
wish TO secure success BY any questionable
process. he wanted 10 see Mr.. Tildeu
electedby the prevalence Of right. he
thought the Cronine matter mGfred the
moral beauty Of the Democratic !GEgI.
ment In their whole controversy. VI |
Soi4 'A1EsrER ry4MRR. t5niss
Mr.. Hisstef olyihsf; Ike Mr.. Lord, did
not Hbh teslai@ that crepin Yas slscisd |
s'=r'S-!1 NEsss2