The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-11
COUNTING TIE BALLOTS.
THE TWENTY SECOND JOTNT RrLEOF
COAGRESN NTIIL ~ IOKCI.

to Time Neither House nor senate can
Alone Change Abrogate ANY OF Them.
WAsHINuroN. Dec. The assertion so |
loudly and persistenuv made by managers o |
the Republican uarly that the Joint rules OF the |
two Houses II Congress are no longer In exist |
ence, IA n part OF the plan agreed upon whereby |
the will of the reoplc Is to be dcned. Their |
assumption that these rules have been atrogated |
Il b .sed uuon the action Of the Senate at the
nrst session of the present Congress, when
that body, departing from its immemorlll Gus
tom, passed concurrent resolution adopting
with the exception OF the twenty second rule
the joint rules of the preceding Congresses. rms
resolution came to the House, was laid on tue
Speakers table, aud subsequently referred 20
Tho Committee on Rules, Whefc tt renamed
without any action being taken thereon.
Three DAYS before the time nx'd for the ad-
Iournment OF Congress, the House OF Reprosen-
gatives. as has been the custom since 49,, passed
aconcurrent resolution suspeudiug for the re-
nainder of the session the sixteenth aud seven
leenth Joint rules. which forbid either House
,endine bills to the other on thu three
last days OF the session and sending bills
10 tho President tho last day Of
The session. when this resolution came
10 the Senate II was amended 6y substi-
!. iuting therefor another, which declared that
nasmuch as the House OF Representatives d
failed TO concur in the Senate resolution adopt
ing tho Joint rucs ~ the preceding Congress.
therefore there were no ioint rules OF the two
Houses In force to be appended. rnis resolh-
llon OF the Senate was Ind upon the SpeaScr's
table and no action WI tovcr taken thereon b,
sbe House ~ Representatives
ncau leaders draw their conclusion that the iuiut
rules Of tho two Houses 81 CONGRESS are no
that when one House, at the beginning y new
t.nlress. adopts concurrent res tuition r.,
adopting the JOINT rules OF the two Houses ana
hp tfh therein.
there r. no joint rules In existence,
10 sust Ia this proposition the Repuhicon
majority IN the mate. n thev attempt to main-
tam %, must produce an unbroken line Qi lrece-
dett t.. establishing lcyoud cont .vcrsy Tint such
shtc from timc immemorial the unwr.ten
rliamentarY law OF toLgies'. 10 determiue
ined the Journals OF the SENATE aud House ~
Reurese natives. and sresent herewith the
feault Of nv researches.
When the nr.i Concres. Of the United states
convened on th" 4th uf irch. llsN, the House
Ct ctins a speaker. a Clerk. and . her officer.
Ola sp,"L.r mo tenn. who .vns to tresde until
the vote + r Pre,id"i,t and Wee. President we're
H., me. We're %"ttned Il Their election.
HI-incs. appears TO have teen transacted be-
tween al. two lou.cs uutil Autll IL. lsst. wi h.
on, any ioint r les h,vin, been greed upan.
Uuun that cay fbc following entry appcnrs IA
la mo ii, li-. =, confer vim lie commtttes
If the senate. To- fr.fIcc Or the mOle Of COM
nu,lca ins mes ages, 81 holding md conduct
IN conferences totve'n we Two TO, ,s, mlie
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tie Table t>ce A. use Journal. tir-t session.
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were mad in the House:
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pointed To com win ,'nnltiee OF the zen.
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