, 1877-01-03

each case. It seems to nc that the fcnnte, BY
tnstr1lcting its committees to Investigate the
election IN 1--WE Southern Statca and IN Oregon,
ESs,p. f '% e1, + ,er ' ta.s ~, hs hs"sa,ssi ,ss ta Ss
iii. lit yc.t,i,rntes wh'c., may Se tl.egsl or
fraudulent, AMI acting IN The facts, The House
~,l!, " vuurbe, dctna,.a It rs a right.
.>itkh--Su Jcsttuns either 0f law or TACT Ill
liz submitted t., tho Supreme Court for rs
lctfsi"n. The pretended interrtew with Judge
Miller, printed Two weeks ago. Ina made tue
Democrats unwll1in. T. mako the Auprcms
the Presidential colitrori rsy. They say Tint,
although ic hns made qualified ten'al III the
authenticity of The interview, they hrow that
II: rf5s 6e o,cr ,t s5 5 cS mS
in detIsing nude Of bringing any question
legally brtnrc thc Supreme Court. nnd have
teen nl,ah1u to find much disposition among
them to submit to TINT tribunal my Of sle
Jurisdiction.
stgen'h-Thc Democrats will not get their
thssing yotc iroul Oregon. Sumo Of thu Demo"
Gratis at!ll cling To- The tl,eyry that Cronlnss Or
was legal; but tho ground now held W the
moro conservative of them IS. that NJ election
tnok rlarc In Oregon except NJ To the cltolce of
two Electors.
EGghfh-TAc House Of Representatives. will
not Of itself declare Tint tlierc has been III,
election OF President, and procccd 10 ehunsc otlc.
The right Ut the 1Iot1so to elect a President Is
contingent III the failure. u tholrc by
tho Electors; anu, willie Tue QUESTION
not remains open, a vote BY the House would he
unconstitutional, illegal. antynid. Sur is there
nny precedent aMtlosIzlng tl'o I1ouse to ttcsids
this question. The trainers ul tl!c Constitution
ltd not contemplate tho possibility Of q doubt
cycr cxtstipg on this subject, ana so they did
not provide for its adjudication; but tho conf
,non-aensc View Of the ease Is. that whoever l,As
authority to ct,,lnt the Electoral vote nlonc has
authority to determine wflelllgr an election li1s
taken pacc or not. As nobody as.cr.s tho right
Of tic 1iouec, by itsc1f to count tho rotc, lido
,.ut !e!eye that tl.e pcn.ycsassc rplsy viii Sata
the right for tho House, by ITSELF 10 determine
what i.c rrkut of tile count has beAa
ALI that hare snid Ia regard to what Will npt
take place rs to c.,tnttng the Electoral votu will
sta,ecs which ,,are not considered ns likely 10
exist. hare asss!ncd that, In spite III MI tho
wild md extreme talk one hears among poll
tfcfans on both sides In Washington. each ltonso
will finally he careful to take no lk'slttsu stcp
for which there !. otat least the color of sang
ta1lisle,l rrcccent. Bit, II either party sho,ll
70 out side vi Tint Ganction. At.l ASSUME powers
which have mt heretofore been accorded it. aud
The exercise .! which would give It an unfair
far tho other 1nny go to countcract It.. for III.
stnncct II tho 1fUuse sl1ould plant ITSELF on tho
extreme grontl tint IL has tho power, without
tic consent oF tho 9euate, to REJECT tho vtu oi
my State, then tic Semate niieht also be driven
to the equally extreme. around Of making It.
! of NIL tic returns. Violent and threatening
demonstrations in the Democratic meetings Of
| The 8th Ut January wanla nlsu intensity tho c1
ctcmrnt, u.d nnt bath Houses 10 deal Will
the crisis Will much eaiinncss Or reason. But
| do not anticipate anything Of the kin.l.