The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-23

contriyance-a patched up thing. Five
Representatives, FIVE Senator's, and four
Judges first, and they to choose tlith,
ana thus this tribunal is to be created
that Is 70 make a President Of the United
states. There are no analogies for Il in
our Constitution; or In our laws, or In
our histories. We have had no tribunaIS
made upin this way.
| wish briefly TO call the attention Of
the members Of the Senate to this bill, /
speak OF the jurisdiCtional part-of that
part comforting Jurisdiction upon this
commission, and II is the vital part Of
the bill. We need not deceive ourselves
for moment about this business. We
know that both parties are looking in.
tently to that question, and at that par.
ticular part. We may affect to be obliv.
ious OF II here, but we understand that
the decision Of this Presidential question
depends absolutely upon that question:
for, II the principle shall stand that tho
action Of the State authorities Is final,
then .I'l E-I17
RUTHERFORD D. HAYES IS ELECTED,
and Mr.. Tilden cannot be counted in ex.
cept by oyerturning that principle. It Is
all in that, and the able lawyers Of the
Democratic party on this floor and every
where understand that Just as we'll AZ we
do. The duty is short and simple. The
President OF the Senate shall open the
certificates in the presence Of the two
Houses and the vote shall then be count.
ed. There is but one thing 10 do and that
is to count the votes. THERE'S
t.. s.s NO TIME
10 try the eligibility Of the electors.
Suppose II should be said, il you please
the President himself, the candidate, ia
not citizen Of the United States, that
he is not eligible to be elected, and the
charge should be made when the votes
are counted. The candidate takes the
issue, hei says he is citizen, was born
in this country, or he says he was 50
years old, that may be denied, and the
issue arrises, can you try that issue
Then will you count him ont because you
say he is not 35 years old,
when he says he is? You can.
not try that question Of fact,
then will you count him out because il Is
said he was not born in the United
States2 He says that he was that there
are those living who were present, and
can prove II. II that issue is made you
cannot possibly try 1t at that time, and 80 |
tis with regard to electors. lfthey sug-
gest that anelector was not eligibIe-thSt
he was postmaster-if you please,
he may deny the fact. He may
insist on the fact that he had
resigned before that time and his resig.
nation had been accepted. Is there any
time or place then to try the issue Of fact |
whether he was postmaster or not
whether he was qualified or not to be-
come an elector? No, Mr.. Presidents;
whoever may count the votes there is no
time or place when you count the votes to
try that question. The two Houses are
to come together; the President OF the
Senate is to open all the certificates, that
does not mean every kind OF certificate
that may bO placed in his hands. It does
not mean any paper that may purport 10
be be q certificate, but he is to open all
the certificates from the electors from the
several States, and the votes shall then
be counted. The votes in those certifi.
Gates, be they good, bad, or in.
different; be they for an alien, or be
they for n citizen at that time and that
place, there is but one thing to do, and
that is to count the votes. The President |
OF the Senate has the custody, and that is
to open the certificates that come from
the electors Of the States. He is not
bound to open certificates from pretended |
authority, from outsiders, from persons
unknown officially.
AT 2:lO Mr.. Morton said he was not
able to proceed further, to-day, and there.
fore suspended his remarks.
MR.. FRELIEGuuYsEN FAvoRs THE hill.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, member of the
special committee, then took the floor,
and spoke in favor Of the bill.
ArENsIoN TO MRS. BLAIR.
Mr.. CockeriIl introduced bill grant. |
ing pension TO the widow Of the late
Major General Francis P. Blair, Jr. Re.
ferred. ......,I
THE MEXICAN AWARD.
Mr.. Cameron, Of Pennsylvania, intro
duced a bill to provide for the distribu.
tion OF the awards made under the
treaty between the United States and
Mexico, and under the convention Of
July 4, 1864. Referred.
sUNDRY BILLS.
Mr.. Bogy introduced bill organizing
the Territory OF Oklama and for the bet.
better protection OF the Indians therein.
Referred.
Mr.. Wright called up the House bill
to amend section one Of the act Of May
18th, 1864, to grant land TO the State Of
Iowa to aid in the construction Of rail.
road in SAID State, which was amended
and passed. ..'
SWORN IN AS SENATOR.
Mr.. Blaine, recently elected to fill the
unexpired term caused by the resigna-
tion Of Mr.. Morrill,, was escorted to the
desk Of the President, pro tenn, by his
colleague Hamlin) and the oath was ad.
ministered to him. ...-
Approves the Bill.
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