New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-25
THE y.ErREslpENTs DUTIES.
SENATOR COMING, IHIERri;ENIIoN OF THE Ri.sO-
IFrION OF SIPT Il, 1857.

The following extracts from Senator COnk
lings inst day, ecch, ior winch there was 40 iooa in
yesterday sue refer 10 fact, witch were discussed in
au cd. ORAL in yesterdays IElIvNE:
I,t me inquire What has hcoa done since the Corstitn
ton va, .cun. bed jad before. Lci rc .iu win
Which ha-'pcen adopted - tAr constitutional Con
NtnCli winch HiH been -"i'''l "a d'hE i"c I".''
dlcion "rd"Mtd d! " ".-''iHil"h' Ol .h' an 81
suDi.Inurr l1-I the Cousti uUnud tUnFcuou adopted
Two rtsoiuii"nN arc! were TRANSMITTED 10 III, CONGRESS
81 the CpHlcGcistio' The Congress I"W days atcf-
ward 0i ihc 18th, pied fnc rloIt without acting
upon il othcrwis, T5"se lc,om&r ing document and
0,l era were rrt 10 the a'atcS MN the Constitutions
which Consultation was pror"hnacC 20 De la!iId or e
rctd one rec lutiGn rec 'nmcnG'i that Tie senate
iu9 Gut coming The electoral votes.
have Two of lhIer observations % make upon it, all
OF which, PERHAPS not made by ia" senator from
vermont In the fr~ place. The whole proooedIn-, ante
dated 10 Constitution; II was beor" II WAS ad'd; II
Was fore u was Ior'ssd; 6c"iT ,l' Womb say II j.
prehistoric. II vas predatory, ii provisions" proceed
iny I'm the I'Hguas,. Oi. the -un;iuu proceedings
were 10 be commenced ildcr htsId 'oVStiutoH lhe
snIp ne launched, ana thc auuCA might De 10y the
aLd impaired Ioict; II Hlth ht' as thc frhch womb
say, by impuISOn, ~ those Who launched !, chose
make TIE resolution did no pIOicss ~ define pre-
scribe any power; Gity u'sSh"te' IN occasion anu
roeiIed The o-cis ~ HAT OCCASION 1t did not profess
10 conform, ire models when tho Constitution would
bring IN. RE constitution dTc'icd lii me electors
should send their certificates 10 the President al the
Senate THIS resolution Suggested that they shOud
bo sent 10 me Secretary oi The United states.
Who was thai Why, Ii vas thG Ctrh u the
and hnl clerk. ana tins was The man. The reSou.
lion did not even propose that the counting should
was to dO It. But what furtheri George Washington
bad unanimously elected President. Every clcctOr
had voted Tor BIN unanimously. All those Who chose
electors had voted unanimously Everybody knew Ii
would rc from inc beginning. John Adams W"S over
whc.mingly elected Ncc-frcsidcn'. The solemnlty Of
tho proceeding Of d caring That election WIS IKE the
gnicIity OF The Secretary Of state when ie announces
that New Year. Dag. Fourth OF jay or some ohcr, al
holiday las arrived. The tine for commencing proceed
ings was Ihe 1tll OF March, 1859. n quorum OF the
senate ttcn was eleven men. NO quorum cano Invita-
tlous br4eny men To appear failed, until the 6th OF
AprA assemble eleven men at Tie capital Then they
not Senator'S. Not ono i item WAS sworn ia uhtl
Io or - assembled ard comiacnced pro-
,,cllu,s under the sad Contribution what did they
do! they passed this ORDER TO when crave the alien
Ami 6, IL ordered that Mr. ELLSWORTH inform the House
tat president e,rcod or solo purpose of opening the
certificates and counihg tho votes OF tle oI "a sew
stop InoIo for moment. The resolution proceeds; ;
but stopping there. ASK, Is that prescription OF hu
tholty OF Jurisdiction Let me inquire III Two ways
Suue nj tie session of the Senate this order had
F,si"sL That Justin Morrill, esq Senator from Yer
mont appointed President oil the senate ot ihe sole pu
Iose Of the impeachment againstA H. The then respond
Would thai resolution have meant that the President OF
the senate TO do the whole matter OF Trying nat I'M
t.rachiueutf Everybody VIII say mol why hot} Simply
because tho Constitution defnes now mueh ana now
little lac shall do. When the Governor OF the stare o
York by PROCLAMATION dosignatcH as he OFTEN does
a ndv,un name bold an oyer and Iernlnef Tor the
sole purpose OF trying the lnd!elhelt against Is Ion
murder we 30 OF suppose that II means That he Is 10 be
indgc and Jury and to exert the absolute Jus dSpohed
npd The authority of the &c. had the rcsolu
lion stoned here IL would indicate to that the adj
vice gave that President 81 the senate should De
chosen not generally. but pro nae eee, us we should say
I'm cOtrt-cnoscn for particular OCCASION. But let me
Thai The senate ia now ready in the Senate Chamber
proceed IN the OF the House discharge
What duyi IL seems be 10 count the electoral vote.
Mr. sargent-why not, then, open ihe ce,nhe ne,
Because the Constitution had decided VINO should open
the certificates just ~ would vote, Us would be glad