The New York herald., 1876-11-14
THE IMPENDING CRISIS.

THE TWENTY-SECOND JOINT RULE.
SENATOR SHERMAN ON THE ACTION OF THE
LAST coNonEss ON THE suDJEcT-ANTAGo-
NIsrIc VIEWS OF THE TWO HOUSES.
MAssvIKLD Ohio. Oct 2s, 1875
To rus Eplroa oY CiScisSArr Cox1xnciAL:--
Iu compliance w1th your request for the history OF
tho manner N which the twenty second joint rulo or
tho two Houses Congress, regulating tho mode OF
counting the electoral vote Tor President was AFRO
gated | have looked through tho proceedings of Con-
grcss at tho session. and nnd tho following stages
oi The action this question:
On the 18th Of Dcccmber, 1875. Mr.. Edmunds, OF
Vermont, offered a resolution as loiio~s:-
Resolved. That tho joint rules Of tho senate and tho
.aosi"n Of uu"sre Se aud the sam. r. hereby %s
tho Joint rules Of tho two houses stte prossni scsson
Ton gressional Kecord. p 22t
After statement by Mr. Edmunds that his object
was 20 obtain q rcpors OF the Committee ON Rules
whether tho joni rules OF tho last session in
force without any vots at tho present. so&ion, tho
resolution referred 10 that committees.
January 10 1876. the Committee Ruics by Mr.
Haml,n, reported back tho resolution with amend
meut making It concurrent resolution OF the
houses instead OF resoestion by the Senate lilo
also stated hs Wow OF the joint rues-that they
only operative upon the Two houses by acquesccnce.
each house VAS by the constitution, empowered to
make It's own rules
Mr. Morton thon moved to accept the twenty second
joint rule, leaving tne rest In force fhercupon the
resolution ana amendment went over.-Congr ressonai
Record, page $40
On tho 10th OF January, 1870 the resolution
again taken up and tho Amendments OF Mr.. Norton
cepting tho twenty second joint rule, adopted
MI. Bayard then offered a substitute, which
Jectcd The resolution IN tho form OF u
rosoIution was adopted BY the Senate ICongxcasona
Record, page 520
tho aciiun OF tho scncto this resolution could
only be understood by reference TO the debate
bill introduced by Mr. Morton At the beginning OF the
session, 20 provide Tor and regulate the counting OF
votes lor President and Vicc President. The bill was
referred the Committee Privileges and Eccsions
IL reported back amended, and niier much debate
passed the senate the 2lth OF March, ls6 by
OF 81 yeas TO 20 maya (Sec Congressional Record,
pages !, ,U62, l.674, 700, $40, 1895, 1,045.)
ON the day Of lis passage Mr.. Thurman, who had
voted Tor ", moved reconsider alton TINS do
batcc at different times but no nnh action had
the bill, and ~ IL now pending In tho senate
On the lith OF August, 1875, message Was an
nounced 10 the senate that tho House had passoi .
resolution suspcnding the sixteonsh and soventesnth
joint rules for the remainder of tho session. The
action Of the House based upon tho assumption
that those rules together with tho other joint rules Of
previous sessions, stll In forcc When this an
nouncenont was made Mr.. Hamlin said. .wc have q.
sixteenth and scvsntcesth JOINT rules 10 suspsnd
Subsequently, on the Same day, Mr. Edmunds, IN re-
sponse 10 the House, onercd the foiiowfng:-
Resolved That Of tho Houss Of Reprsssnta
sh day inths following vosds ksseavsd