The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-20

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the Senate Electoral Committee has
agreed upon plan for counting the
electoral vote. It is not bad one. but
that the House Committee will accept it
il not to be expected. As to the politi.
cal leanines Of the Justices OF the Su-
preme Court named we are not advised.
To say the least OF it, Hayes would have
the advantage before such Commission:
The Times Washington special under
date OF January 18th, says: The Electoral
Committees Of the Senate and House had
q long meeting this afternoon, being in
session till $50. Another meeting will
be held tomorrow. The Senate propo-
sition agreed on by the Senate Commit
tee was under consideration. The bill
on formal draft OF the proposition has
been very carefully kept secret, but the
general and most important outlines are
known. It provides that the Senate ard
House shall, on the day Of the counting
of the vote, meet in the hall Of the latter
body. The Vice President shall open
all certificates and letters appointed for
the purpose; shall as usual read, record
and sum up the votes; bat there ore to
be counted in the first place only returns
to which no objection is made. When
there Ia one return only from State.
and that is objected to. the two houses
will determine whether it shall be count
ed or not. The concurrence of both
houses will be required to reject any such
vote. Where TWO returns are made from
one State, the dispute is to be referred
to a Commission or tribunal composed
OF nine members Of the House and Sem
ate and the four Justices of the Supreme
Court longest in service. The nine MEM
bers of the House and Senate are to be
selected by the appointment Of five Sena-
tors and Ave Representatives, and then
dropping one of the ten by the drawing
of lots. There might thus be on the
Commission five Senators and four men,
bers OF the House, or five members and
four Senators. The Justices who would
become members of the Commission by
the terms of the proposition. would be
Clifford, Swayne, Mills and Davis. The
Commission is to DO authorized to de-
termine all questions of dispute. Their
decision is to be final. The disputed
votes having been counted in the pres
enco Of the House and Senate in accord.
ance with tho decision OF the Commits
sion, and the whole number of the eiec-
toral votes having been summed by the
tsllers, the President of the Senate will
announce the result in the usual form,
which will determine who is to be Presi-
dent OF the United Skatee.
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The New York Tribune says that Sem
ator Cookerell of Missouri takes a con-
sentative and entirely sensible view of
the situation. He thinks the whole
question will be decided by the reports
OF the Committees now at work in Florida
and Louisiana. II the reports show that
Hayes is entitled to the votes OF those
States, he will be elected and inaugu-
rated without opposition; if they show
that Tiiden is entitled to the votes. he
will be President. II their ia radical
disagreement between the report of each
party. then Mr.. Cockerell believes the
Conference Committee will fix upon q
plan for settling the controversy. That
there will be any serious trouble he
does not believe, since neither side is
DESTROYS of war. Mr.. Cockerell is an ex
Confederate, but he talks with wisdom
and patriotism which his Northern
friends much need.
As shown by the census Of 1876 Nevadf
has population OF 81, 54O. OF this mum
Der 1927 are white, 494 colored ani
1919 Chinese. OF the white population
1892 are males and 14.505 females
We always supposed the disproportion
between the sexes to be even greater
than shown by the census, which is bu
little over two to one.
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Wescoatt's bill which provides tina
County Assessors shall not succeed them
selves in Office is not bad one. Its OBJ
ject is apparen. at glance. Assessors
while in Office, will play for another
term. and they can't help it. With on
eye on reelection it is not possible 10
them to do their whole duty. Wescoatt'
bill should pass.
According to j. ]. Valentines repor
Nevada produced more gold during tn
year 1876 than California. and of silve
and gold, fve-ninths Of the entire pre-
duct Of the United States. He says th
, total yield west Of the Missouri River IA
, the year 1877 may equal that OF 1871
but it does not appear probable.