The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-02-02
THEIR POWERS AND LLMITA.
TTONS.

| Below We give the text of that part of
the Compromise" which bestows pow
ers and IMPOSES restrictions upon the
Board of Arbitration. We printed the
bill entire last week, but there were
some errors in the copy re had which
are corrected in this. 1t will be OBJ
served the bill only confers the same
power, ''if any" possessed by the two
houses. But how is this Commission,
which is not a Court, to decide wheth
er the body creating it had power
to create, or had any power to eIer
else upon the subject for which the
Commission was created. Or will tie
Commission presume, as Congress
has done, that its power in the premi-
ses is sufficient to perform a doubt
tul duty.
All the certificates and papers purporting TO be
eertlhlcates OF The Electoral votes OF each State
shall be opened in the alphabetical order of States
as PROVIDED In section one, OF this act, and when
there shall be more than one such certificate or
PAPER, as the certificates or papers from such
State shall 50 be opened excepting duplicates OF
the same return- They shall DC read by tellers.
and thereupon the President OF the Senate shall
call Tor objections if any. Every objection shall
be made, and shall be made in writing, and state
clearly and cOncisely, and without argument, the
ground thereof, and shall be signed by at least neo
senator and one member OF the House OF Represen-
tatlyes before the same shall be received. When
ell such objections 50 made TO any certificate,
or paper from 81 te shall have been received and
read all such certificates votes and papers obiec
all
gether with such objections, shall be forthwith
submitted to said Commission, which shall pro-
eeed to consider the same with the same powers,
II any now Possessed for that purpose by the two
Houses acting separately or together, and by q
majority of votes decide whether any or what
votes from such State, are the votes provided for
by the Constitution of the United States and how
many and what. persons were duly appointed
Electors IN such State, and may therein take into
view such petitions depositions, and other papers
II any, Is snail by the Constitution and now ex-
isting law be competent and pertinent in such
consideration, which decision shall be made in
writing, stating briefly the ground thereof, and
signed by the members of the Commission agree
Ing therein; whereupon the Two houses shall again
meet. and such decision shall be read and entered
n The journal OF each House, and the counting of
me vote SHALL proceed in conformity therewiIh, I'M
less upon objection made thereto, IN writing by ST
least rye Senators and fivemembers of the House
OF representative, he two Houses shall separa E.
~ concur in ordering otherwise. in which case
such concurrent order shall govern"
NOW Sectlon o, OF the act creating
this commission provides as follows:
SEC 9. That nothing In this act shall DC
held 10 impair or AFFECT any right now exist
lIg under the Constellation and laws to Ques-
.ion 6y pro eedipg IN ths judicial cour S of
Tue united State>, the right or title o. the
pvrsoh VINO shall be declared elected or who
N IN csim TO be President or Vice Prssidenl
oi lne United states. If any >uch right exists.
ln view of the fact tha- Tildeu has
sought TO- secure an elector in Oregon
1t an eXpenna of S16 000 and thar S5n