, 1876-12-18

the second highest officer In the
country, and sometimes the succeasor to the
, = ae1n df a,pS 70 o!s ope tne en-
nns1 tncm svcr ~ toGsnchot,v kntsrs Vim, /.
he there Amply to hand Ni,gI to someboly.-to
act "a 1anisof, or waiter, whose only function
y y bring IN something, sweep out, ann ara"
'otA'' 'AAs' ''''1'
WHO SHALL COUNT THE vorEs1
10 she Editor ar Ths Tribune.
LAKE FonEsr, ILL.,, Dec. 1D,-JVi1l you af1o,y
nc 1ttt,c enarc In vour paner to ,,.c,t.t Tho
ny" ~ sat pr..a,,.
~ aucSs'on' "nosna1l eouh1 ',e Votos ioF
.uese..ons: - rha Constitution 's PROVIDES tha
Il H. prc,,cnt of thu ecnn,o ,ha1I. In t,,e nrc.-
onns ~ ,ha Sonata mn mi ,hs mor's ~ n.nro.ent. p
s.su e.s W ."s ''sas. a ~ aaa ~
at'ves. open all the ceftlhcatee, anu INC votca
shaulhen h counted; the person having the great
est number OF votes for President shall be Prcsl.
don't. II such number be a majority of the whoo
nunher ~ Electors annontci,n II viii fe .ccu -
py tllc above that tNc PRESIDENT OK the Senate
IL not directed to do anything but open
tho certificates; neither Is he directed
IN .ov nm ,y,r,, In rcr,rd =, ". ros,,it
WI, ~ ,,nn,,,r. wv :. w. wnas.on nav,,n s' ~"
lho 1aheuuse -, tno perso" Aav'hs tno
greatest number Of votes for President shall be
President, provided" J" etc. The election docs
not fcpcn1 on whut any one say. about, IL. int
s"o n... sranyc. y. so.Ie a'es.e ~ sno ssar
dntc. lie constitution docs not direct tho
President Of tho Senate or any QUO else to de-
clare The result and being silent rs 10 who shall
count tho votes, and also as to who shall declare
mndo by some other authority. 1,ox eau wo
alscoses "ao s1la'1 eount tne FoIcs' ! talukn ~
reasonable to ai!irin that II the Constitution had
@ ihtcnatu W souiss 1'o po"ss upon wv 1rss.. @
e .. " IT, - Woa sve ea e. H. ns
nrate facts ti oprntne Tho ccrlfIjratcs md cont.
lng the votes; Il speciIlcs who shal, do tic Grst
thr second. Hro VIC not 1mstIfcd in s,ln.
nns,ut. that the o,nssjon was intcnt,onai.
Ind not inadvcrtcnti How casy to have said:
TThc President Of the Senate si,ail oncn ali tic
h e III yStSs na ~ t s ss. ee sasa .s
ui,en Nil thc rnrttlratcs ani r.,,n, ihn votrs."
Tut rs far rs tie nctton Of tho President Of tho
Senate Is concerned, they stopped VIII. tlc arst
President of the Senate sllaii opcn iii the ter
Observation-Disclosures. il would sceln. intending
tl,at tlu votes si,tIlld ne ce,,ttctl by somebody
else. Tint The trainers of tho Constitution dIl
tic FrcsIdcn. Ut the Senate may also be inferred
from tie nnturc oI tic act itsolf, They ryl-
dently forcsuw that It wouid sometimes Involve
tic exercise of judicial powers, md tbe decision
mere ;na,hcinatical co,nnututioIf Ind been
intended. the Constitution would llaye read,
! W1'ho pcrson haylup.n majority Of thu yotc5
cnun,crnted Ii, liz rnrt;fratcs shall ho
Presiicnt H: an tho contrary tic 1anri.aeo Is.
aTbo ncYso1 having tic rreatest nIlnbcr ot
votes far prest,lent s7aii ne frrstient nroyit,ci
surI number be- a majority al tic whpic NUN
ber Of Electors appointed" il viii be observed
votcs i nnIf Il tnn3orjfv ~ thr w}n,c n,,,nbcy
Of Electors apnoInted. arc m used M as SEQ Convertible
terms, It follows, Of course, that in order to
discover whit ma lorlty of yntas is thn nerson
or nerso,,s couniine viii iIayo also Il 70 loternIne
How many EIcrtnrs wcro apnDintei. This il
,nun,fcstly a Judicial Iunc,i5u. ior Il involves
TIC nucst{ons. Arc the Eirctors voting eIirjble
fnr lie o(iirc, md arc tey legally i1,stalicdi /
II either OF the questions were ai56wcrcI in thu
| ur,ratiyn ns To IN Elettnr. ,i,a wnnli hare mn
constitutional existence, anil he would be dc. M
tluctcd iron, The wilolo ni,,r,ber al Electors Nh,
nnintnd. With wn,ljI mnijfv tho .nmnI,,at att,t,
Enf n ,,a nrity. Tia Constitmiton fnrni.Ers r,rs
for nnswerI,1r both Of thcso questions. il tciis
Win nrn mt eli,iblu ~ Elertors. inv mnnr
Eiccors thcro s6ai! he. anl via slaf t,rnvi.iu
1nr thcjr nnpninin1en,. II rcsI,lts frnm tlrs.,
nremis,s Xxi II somc nro mi c,inihir. 'I ar II
| tnsa hn ,nca +1,n,, ~" ,nrs,I. ntfnnoi n,,n,E,r