The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-24


sign II and he did and the certificate stated that
he counted the votes. No doubt he did in the
read. He looked at IT, liz was convinced of
the enumeration. He announced il TO the two
Houses He signed tho certificates
Again. look nj what John Adams Stated on the
Sd ~ February 17p7 The commuters had bnen
forehnnd For whaii ITO ascertain and rc-
port the mode in which the electoral vote should
te examined." x b6id usurpai on i # the
President of the Senate had the rirhtl
They had reported directing him The
President Of the Senate, TO do certain
The icilrrs Ia dcclnrc tho result When hn
cNmc TO declare the result. speaking on his oath
that the milton might hear. what did he say
TRT M dssd the n' G2%sF G% the Cso
sir Tn "' obedtsnca to The Constituti"n,
and law OF the United States, and To the COM
mand of both Houses of Congress. Expressed
sion now declare, by these votes such u man
and such man are elected And now remember
1 remark of CHANCELLOR kcnt. which was read
has often h,,cn rnod M outhoritv i,,,ninst The
= ~ -. ~ ' ~ H. " W
This remark, which shall read. fell from the
ps "' ,li III OH 81 til, ne
n,d u,,,p Iv hi Wv h , r, q ill., n
nniai LII rn,m IN in''i y va nJ
,,g, in'r",,sen mo on Hl tn" hivri inDu- anu
si,p,nod rih'Si g. u ,,ii mo W., W. -
unwontcd and 'unwcIcome ea,sc lie had
tinn,i ini, INA ~ say Wv iv'hs.i, ,
,nnhi =, 80 Il ~ o"' Il ~ i,,ii'
h. r'asi " ,ho m mi,H s mn NIiunc'
lie Won't into Ne roimIa law ScLo,, IT., m'ihutiHi
ds."rtati"n general and "lrmrntYrv dnsI,, mod
To- mnart ,nttn i,,, ~ hia, MI NM, 1,
~ H. ,h u, ~ H., LIZ "u iaW
I nist have hrrr,unJ aN,ne az III. ,ra.ls
h'",, h"N" ".piii,ows.uu Suit vi M W"IHs'
mo- ,,rv LinI With ~ ~, uni, oo. u, y,
nvnr, u.rs'in VII, ,,rs,,as ,l,,, ,,i07, ~ ~
law ns n praftl@"d nrnfession INT il deemed
usnf,I an1 rr,'r,, Nal a., ,,,,l,vuo,, H., ,,,',,
,,urs,tt y" rh',s sn.at in, 4" vorn,, n,ayy
~ nniuencc who ,vcrr 1aving tho FINN
dntions of ctture nj large we ol,snrve
that The ianguag" he empiSys Is naturally
inoXncf or rather inconclusfVc and wanting in
iudiclul cxnotnrss What docs he saw. In The
ease Of uuestionabe votes and n closely
contested election. this nnwer n,ny
bc all important" That is tho powcr
friend from Indiana, If cveyvthina th9t comes
good bnd aud inJitYornnt Il 10 he, countnd M
you would snv the naturalization tohln IL w",Id
moi h, nh ii1nnrt..nt" If wnuid nnt il" If ,nv
Importance at all if that was the law. But now
,' .,,,,. -, ,,, o,.on,, mi, 81, ,...,.,... ..
count tho Voe. and i,ierm,rc ,e ~, .l, anJ ,,,t nc
Houses are present ony A. spectators TO witness The
aiIn''s the count and the accuracy Of the Transaction
ana to act onl' no choice be made by the electors
Mr.. President on That lange / bog to submit
| three remarks. In the first place. presume"
] need not ask lawyers whether that is
long accustomed to weigh exnct scnlcs with
unfevrred hand the questions that came before
| upon thon " | presume is no, the lantuage
| OF judicial conclusiNrnpss or oN.,tnpss, On mol
| Mr. Edmunds- 1t il n guess.
Mr. Coukliuy-A ~. $50 Yes n guess. and n
very pnrdonablc form Of speech when you con
slider what follows: " In the absence ot all legis-
| lutiN' provision Docs any man who holds up
! Kent ~ authority after that deny the power If
! the Houses 20 lcgi-lntcY Or. 10 put the oluiva-
lent oi TIA" proposition. Docs he maintain that the
| CONSTITUTION deposits with the President of the
| Senate this power, The Constitution SAYS. The
! President of the United States shall be Com
any man suppose that by legislation you can
say that the Secretary of SUITE or Congress
shall ho Cnnmandrr-in-C thief: or that ypu can
put anybody in partnership with the PR sdrnt
~ tommandcr-in-Chef Does II Inaitpr that
III" power IL expressed IN words No, SIR No
! tnmmandar Chi"i in Won. ms inn nre.iiny
| oiiicr,t To count these vqt's there i Is mat IL
H., ,ui i't ~, ~ H., 'nn i nan nor
MR.. .ti.nr1 t,.n ,In ,,,,..ts ~ Ia 81
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