New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-06

ntrstng election 10 the Senate, for the reason that
1t would give the Senate too much power rs the Pres
dent would he the creature OF the Senate and the
Senate to confirm all his appointments 1t would put
almost the whole power Of the Government INTO the
hands OF a few men; the President would not be the
OF the people, he ought to be- but the mnion OF
the Senate" On this point Ii says further:
It Will be seen in details that the evils which APP
peared conspcuousy to the mind OF the convention
VicePresdent were that there would be complnatlons
among ambitious men holding offices under the Govern
meut and that those would employ lnnnence, IN
triguc. cabal, bribery corruption and faction whereby
TO promote and secure the election OF pareuir az
dates and that To remove the election as
practicable from the presence OF those DANGEROUS
Tho 1et n va the senate with the power
to make the choice. suppose that Mason, Masu, n'
Wilson had discovered lurking underneath tne Worus
which lists they shall sign certny anu Is aIstns
sealed 10 the seat OF Government or the len o.t
directed to the President Of tue Senate TGe fresuen
OF the Senate shall that House, open all the certif-
Gates and the vote shall then and there be couhted
Ina Returning Board or the marshal OF Polish Diet
aud hat dragged the yenomOus beast rom MS L'ins
vcntion I
The claim is that tho President of the Senate is the
In q return. Their conclusion must have Deen that
the President of the senate would never fan 10 deede
as tho Senate might desire, and that the elect!oh
would, for this cause alone, always devolve on tne
Senate. We ind the first suggestion OF the exist h,t
ence OF the power that schemes were Mt once a,d
to dsplacc the officer then presiding so mat SUP
scrvent and nnsciupuous officer might De % NV a
Violent seizure power The conclusion Is Irresistible
that there did not Turk underneath those WORDS
any fend to threaten the nations safety that there
be q usIlrrainn-a awess seizure OF the Presidehlai
office contrary 10 the will OF the peope-it cannot DC
covered or concealed by preenses as shallow as tney
deceitful TIE offices OF the country may pc lahsn
by force but tyrannical cannot control nor ue
baurh the na.lgence Of the people l snail assume
that the Presot the Senate Will not claim hor us
such power, .1l that the certificates for the Eseloral
Colleges will e ugrpd In the possession ana subject 10
the disposition Il both houses OF Congress III JOINT
session.
concurrence o. both houses in the declaration that
certain candidates iO President and VcePresiden' nave
received majority ~ the electoral vote Is insisted upon
IL cites the analogous instances OF every act OF Congress
recurring the II both houses and the power Oh
court being parayzed equal division OF the Judges
III there division the electoral count MI CaInpDe
saws then the effect must be that the record must SNOW
that the OF Congress are entirely uaDe 10
determine whether either Candidate has majority OF
the whole number OF the electors appointed.
Rut without q concurrence Of the two houses III the
conclusion that there has been such majority III iaVo
of some one there be Judgment that an election
has been made The obligation arises then on the part
Of the House Of Representatives TO elect the President
and on the part of the SENATE to elect the VcePres-
dent"