The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-24

cnsH have been lclndinG themselves Will
the belief that they could nlienat
southern Democrats from their northern
allies, nnd thus make Hayes usntpntiui
programme more certain of success
They have utterly failed in this.
The views Of the President submitted
III the course Of Il conversations; ycstcr
dny, excited n grcnt deal of comment
here, especially that portion wherein hC
claims the right 10 call out State Mili,is
adjacent TO the scene Of domestic vio,
lcucc, under the act 1888: Democratic
members look upon this net US obsolete,
and say that it WIS ignored during The
war. when the militia WAS called out
through the machinery Of State. In
the conversation MS published, was moi
intended to represent the President ns
saying he should hnnd over tho rcirs OF
authority to tho President declared
by the President Of tho Senate, in the
sense that hc thought the latter should
count, rs well as declare the vote. He
protested TINT lie left tho question Of
the count to Congress, an,l had lIu opin-
ion of his own upon il. ..,.....'--.
Manager Barnes, of the Telegraph
Company, testified that lie hud been
instructed by the Superintendent Of the
Company, hot to yield up dispatches,
nnd would 10 have refused upon seeing
President Orton's letter to tho Com.
mittcc without special instructions.
Barnes said: eve have lind dispatc
from ami to Kellogg, Packard, War.
mouth, Dibblc, and others; l refuse to
deliver them to the Committee" Mr..
Barnes Was asked to step down, nftcr
being informed hc would be reported to
the House of Representatives.
The. TriGRe's Washington special
says: Much discussion on the Presi-
DENTAL entnnglcmcnt proceeded upon
the assumption that il the Senate would
concede tho rightfulness of tho House
to reject the vote, of any Statc, the
whole question would be settled ut once.
This is I'M erroneous idcn, for behind
the disputed point to power, joint and
scpnrntc Of the two Houses, over the
counting Of the vote there is another
question of equal importance, and
equally involved III doubt, which is
this: ''In casc the vote of one or more
| States he not counted, docs tho election
so to the House of Representatives., or
is the candidate having minority Of
the rciuniuing voles, electcd?" There
are no preccdents throwing light upon
this point, and tho language OF the Con.
Stitution, although nfrordipg more war
rant for the latter conclusion thun the
former, Is cpcn to double construction.
II is evident that in the present condi-
tiOn Of party feeling, that il tho result
of the election should hang upon de-
cision of this question, cuch party
would insist upon the construction
which would best subscrvc it's own ill.,
tercsts above all things. Republicans
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has the right To reject tho vote Of II
Stale, and the House would Of course
threw out South Carolina, Florida
and l.Uuisinna-cightcGn electoral votes
in MI. But this is u game tho Senate
would hc pretty sure 10 tuku hnmd III;
1t would reject mississippi anu Ain.
bnmn with their eighteen votes; then
counting tho whole Of Oregon for
Hayes, lie would havc lGT votes nn,l
Tihlon lGG, The Republicans would hold
Hayes to hc duly elected, but the Dcni-
Ocrats would insist that il wns ease
for election by tho House, nnd would
proceed to elect Tildcn. Thus by an.
other read, tho country wuuld b,
brought tO the brink nf the Snnu prcci
| l'icc Of anarchy 10 which il is in danger
Of being led hy II failure Of the iw,
Houses To aSrcc npun their powers il
counting tho electoral votes.
WAsnISuToS. Dec. 10.
lloEsE-.ThG Committee. on Election
Frauds continued in session to-day
McDongnll offered resolution nskin.
that subpTnacs dHccs tccHm be issued {,
tho President Of the Western Uuinr
Telegraph Company. requiring til,
production Of MI kilograms sent or re-
ccivcd through their Offices relative I,
thu late election l'y 4. II. Hewitt, u
Magnme, Fernando Wood, John Morris
scy, John Kelly, S. VI. Weed nld ". ID
Pclion. Tho Chairman said he cuuI
not entertain the resolution in its pres
ont shape, ns they were only cInpOwcrc
TO enquire ns to tho cities Of New Yor
and Brooklyn.
On motion Of Wnddrll, n Bubslitut
was adopted. the RcpuLlicans votin
against IL. II provides that sulphwna
bc issued requiring tho President or Il,
officials Of tho Western Union IN
Atlantic & Pncihc Telegraph Compnnic
TO produce nll tclcsrnms sent or receive
by the Same parties relating TO fraud,
lent registration and fraudulent votiu
ut tho election Of Presidential Electoi
/ or members Of Congress. 4.
, Tho Subcommittee OF tho Scnnl
, to-day, took testimony in the case
, the incligibility Of Frost, the Democrat,
r Elcctor from Missouri. Thomas 10
, oughmhn, n member Of the Elcclor
y College, testified that Frost was n
Il present when tho College met md q
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