Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-13


riss In respect 10 tho power and jarisdic-
tioA In this matter: first-That ths Prss-
ident Of the Senate ha, the absolute right
conferred by the Constit itien 70 dstsrmins
the validity Of the avtes Of each STATE.
Second-That the votes Of no State can b
rejected without Affirmative action Of both
Houses, There IL still another, that the
Home OF Representstiyss has sole power 10
dstermine tie p~rssidential count. which
would BE- a most unious invention IN
American politics. The second and third
th,ories vsuid still leave undetermined the
votes Of the States which have sent Doubt
ful returns, and how the votes Of Q ntate
.bsII n. counted that Ia, sclectsd iusligi-
hls Electors. The resolution oontcnplatss
th,t ali ibess ouestious shall appear on the
rscorJ a. fuilyss psssibls. ana suthorirss
~ ,r,hrns ~.p,ointej. n n n deem a e.
1910 A. m. kn.i sstsrmi.stion Of sithsr.
,s,... ss..i,snca ~ ali ths fscts Of Which
S-,nsr.ss s.s ofBeisi knovledre. II NAV
~.sssa.,sd ,hst tbs .Justieeu OF ths Su.
nroms S.rrt vonld mot exercise the power
fantasrsJ cir M. In tbis srigsucy, the
C""s..ss \, A.. Hated statcs bslieys. n
.oss.so Ar. sssnst rsfuse. Hon
W " neVssn',s .,i,rd. sorhId. 7 d
er, P.sL. 49, ~ is.sI ou.s.io.s
ho' u ,.i. co.trovsr.v furthsr thsn
800 s,rrsssion n INV
u h0eossaIy a.Sa,nIri;s =, r..so.
o"s plnlo.. luz a.. - throsn r.or
ahd ...s...,on r.,.,;nr "a
tnAt cisuse u tse -. - .se.rin
counting INC eiec'9rHi 49," ss,s..in.
IN whom aatnoIiy - 49, -.
the validity OF tne vo'es' Auu nrL."S
bean discovered, because no'nrns ~ .neis'
When the authors OF the sn.u,euoh
used tho word count tnsy meant siMpiy
IN act OF enumeration. Thsrs was netning
Judicial about II. II was rather clerical
than ministerial. II WAS . question OF
addition which an intelligent page could
have performed a. we'll a. Euclid or sir
Isaac Newton. or a. we'll ~ Mansfield or
Manhall. The decision - 70 the validity
Of the votes and the counting OF them are
acts a. distinct In fact and different IN na-
turs as the Judgment OF . court and the
mechanical impression Of the seal. In
that view the resolution Of the Senate OF
the first Congress. that the Prssidsnt 81
the Senate should count the votes. has no
Significance on this question. When the
Constitution was framed the Mates we're
organized governments fully equipped and
In successful operation, while the Govern
NEST created was an experiment. II was
not anticipated that BY any defect Of the
Government or Administration the quss.
ton which " now confront would ever
arise. and II was not provided for. Per-
haps II IL had been anticipated II could net
have been provided for In express terms
without 90 exciting the Jealousy OF the
States a. to snbarrsss the adoption OF the
constitution. ~ tue eerly ueoa'es In
Congress We nnu many arguments againss
the autnority OF Consres, 70 IeleeI tne
votes OF stats' eut nono, ! thins' asains'
we an'nerity OF tno rresiuen' = W.
SENATE, ior wy PloPosi.ivn Va. w eouIu
relect ,nsm VA never sh'er.ainsa oi coh'
sidersa. hssgaruing .nis quesuoh In tms
iightoi preseason Asu feeal-
ing ,ns iscu OF tne hIs'ory VI Inv oaN
III ,epeiI,on, tnel. so,sInnsnu, WV o.s.a
iheo hs'n.Iy ., mo n,nl, P.Jnp
'hrousn ~. 'ne pna'o. ~. ~.
w. P,opon. ~
Po"eI sss"I.-i
uensrA' uo'ernnish. ,ss.eu souM.y. ~
.ne rosiusn. y 'ns o.n.se,.n ..syunS
VI etPIsss No1us, seem N.suI".
Doe, snyoue suPpose suens P.oposnN
nAn oven suoini.,.u = ~ su.
ame inc y !. "ouIa nA,e oesn
seriously eonsideteui ~ my Juush.u'
Uni, power !, neithsr mi1ls's,iAi hsr JuaI,
eiai' out Ponticai. asu III 'Is aosehSs ~
an express Prouis,on u vss.ca IN .ns on
gre.so ' w ohi'sa s.t luz .n'
nv 1ne, soeyrs,nsIy p".nT' ~" iaa
.ne seei.ion " 'ne nv Susncss n ndop,
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