The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-01-05

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sion NJ to whether either candidate
has been elected, IL must follow that
there can DO no constitutional ascsr.
talnment and Judgment put upon the
records, that any one has received n
majority VI the electors appointed. II
Ia In effect failure 10 elect. In such
= case the Constitution IL clear. 1t de-
wolves upon each house Immediately,
AZ their respective duties, one to elect
the President and the other the Vice
President Let the Constitution be
maintained inyiolate. and there need
be no dIsorganlEing collisions, and no
necessity Of resorting TO forcs.
mr., Coahlinas catering Wedge Calm
Patriotic words.
In the Senate Mr.. Conkling present.
cd u petition OF bankers, merchants
and other business men Of, New York
city, Ia favor Of an amicable settle
ment OF the Presidential contest, ex.
pressing the hope that party consider.
ations would be laid aside, aud pure,
unselnsh patriotism costrol the action
OF Congress In the matter. In present.
Ing the petition, Mr.. Conkllng spoke
OF the character and standing Of those
signing the petition, aud said they
were men long and honorably asso.
ciated with great enterprises and In.
dustries. 1t might not be Amlss for
him to add his avowsl OF
His sympathy with the Appeal Of she
Petitioners
for the patriotic aud lawful action
The observance OF the constitution,
obedience TO law and the main enance
OF truth was not party question or
party proceeding. Parties might con-
tend, and should contend, over mea-
sures and men, but when q question
had been submitted to the ballot. box,
there was one lawful duty, one lawful
proceeding remaining, and that was
to
Find ths Honest, True Resuis, Declare
10, and Abide by It.
That was the duty Of the hour. II
rested on the Senate, II rested on the
House, 1t rested on the nation, 1t rest
ed on every citizen OF the Republic.
Party interest as well as patriotism
aud honor prompted In one direction.
and taught one lesson. That lesson
10, whoever stands on truth and light
shall not fall.
wrong shall be Overthrow.
Continuing, he said he did not desire
to argue the question ut length, but
submitted that the two houses OF Con-
grsss were not TO sit dumb like statnss
and see wrong go on. The practice Of
counting the electoral vote had not
been In accordance with any such
construction OF the constitution. On
every occasion each house had
appointed tsllers to count the votes,
and on every occasion where any
question had arisen In regard to count
ing a certificate, the two houses had
separated to decide the matter. II had
never been held that the president OF
the Senate had the c0nsti tutional duty
or right to count vote. He then
Quoted from Numerous Precsd enss
And referred to the case Of Missouri,
In 1921, In regard to which he said
When It was known that there might
be question ~ to the vote OF that
State, a committee Of the two houses
agreed upon resolution that II any
objection should be made to the vote
Of the State, and the counting or
emitting to count the same would not
change the result Of the election, such
result should be stated both ways, with
and without the vote of Missouri. He
argued that II would not be wise now
for Congress TO attempt to give new
construction to the Constitution, which
would greatly add to what all depre-
eated--the heat and excitement Of the
hour. Every Senator and every Rep
rssentative In Congress- should enter
upon the discharge Of this duty OF
Counsing without Prejudice aud
without Partially.
At thistims every man should remem.
Der that the important question before
Congress Is above all party questions.
In counting the electoral vote, II a
case came up where there was fraud
and where II was shown beyond q
douot that the certificate was q false
hood, the safety OF the Govern men'
and the peace Of the people demanded
that II should not be counted. He
united with all men In the hope ant
belief that all these questions would
bs settled according to the Constitution
and the laws, and that the real truth
, would prevail. He regretted that the
, Democratic party 10 his own State hac
appealed to popular prejudices anC
called meetings for the purpose o.
having resolutions passed in regard Il
Q the Presidential election, at tint
4 when both Houses Of Congress wer'
. considering the disputed subject ID
/ was glad to say that
o Tn. Great Parry to which He BeIonge'
b Was quiet, calm and serene. No pub
: lie meetings had been called by th
II Republics party to instruct Repubi
,. can Senators aud Representatives, an
o he hoped there would be none. H
+ expressed his profound hope that I'll
}, Senators, the Representatives and tn