The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-01-05

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cid~f Certainly ~ aone etArsrA Nh
the CcnstIsasien n " sAla that thv
Senate msxAi rresioaal, instruct
him How ia decide. w What anshrf.
n.y. The only constitutional duty -
tke Ncnaa. In h. " riss%sna with the
HOUSE, that the certificates may W.
crcne1 bstusr shcm, Then II 4 qrca.
sicA b<tWe~n two certificates afts~s,
tAe two houses. ~ ~e have laid elsc
where. must ii nece~slty decide
which II thu on~ duly authorised BY
tAc state. The hon - may A4trc II
what manner they will consider IN
rMeetion. but the prrsidrnt " TIN
SENATE, ~ such, has no more consti.
tatlouAl authority IN decide u than
the Speaker II Ito HoAse, Al the
counting 81 the votes ths ScnNtr has
no constitutional power which thc
House doca not shArc. II II nowherr
implied In the Constitution TINT
either House has power 10 do any
thing but witness the opening and
counting and VI ncccarity, ~ y. said
u determine upon constitutions
princlples which of two certificates
shall b. received ~ valid.
II Ii not even provided that tho
President Of senate shall announce
the result. But that 10 mere form
Witch Affects nothing. The pcrsou
who shall have received thc greatest
number Of votes, II such number be- 4
majority Of the whole number ol
electors appointed. shall be- President
whether any announcement to that
OBJECT b. made or not made. One
of the drollcst stories Of the Wash.
ingeon MILL II that Senator Sherman
10 % have himself elected President
VI the Senate, % that ~ no regular
declaration OF = President h made,
he will b. acting Presldcnt." He will
.tAko pains 70 prevent any oflciAl
declaration either Ut Hayes or Tild.
en-" The President Of the Senate
has nothing tO d. with Il. II thu
votes arc counted, 20 mAny for Hayes
- many for Tild~n. anybody who II
capable al doing : sum In ample
edition will know who II the Proai.
dent whether tho President Of the
Senate speaks or holds his peace. An
: matter 81 courtesy, he hna grneT-
ally boon the presiding oilcer On
such occasions and announced the
vote. But that Ii = purely ccremon.
iAl positlon. He Is 00ldtally Prosi-
dent Of tho Senate, directed by the
constitution 10 open the certificates,
There n, however,, no reason for DE-.
parting from the usNAl courtesy, *
ccpt II b. supposed TINT NJ proposes
10 assume powers not conferred By
the consultation.
The action vi both houses will lA'
narrowly watched ~vrry moment I'M.
III thc Anal proceedings, un,l whit
over looks like ssssining Ut power
or the exercise Of questionable nath.
GRITTY will be injnrious 10 the stdc that
attempt II. Sensible people. aud
thcy arc really the majority, this
tlnlc wish % 400 no departure from
the acknowledged forms or law. Tho
question Ii not one OF party, hut of
Institutions. Tho paramount duty
Of the two houses In 20 agree In Nd.
vance upon some rule 70 govern
their action whom tho votes arr count
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