The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-18

tc'mcd sunlc'cnt decoration OF the elected
Pr don't Hld vicerftsldcit N United $ to-, AMI
Irna.s ~ tho two nouics. il upon tnc icading II
sny sueh cciuncotas by the teilcr- any que-ion
nere,n certified tie same Wing been ile.,d
RccaS iiShs SiSasw 0" nd sd .ne ose.,n gn'G ss, s
be BE- sa1ml,,,d g the ooqy for i. detsion. 9no ,nc
manner submit said question: to The House Of Rcpre,,
sie Or voic. from D''"s ony sse Sea TO 40 ,s COUNT
ing ihng o. which ol jc 4 ms nav. been msie. sh II
housr.. Nhcn }wo HSssSs nave voted thcv shall IN.
then anhOunCe The DECISION OF t' question suuwttCdi
,hI n, ,,nrr question pertinent TO lhe oeirc, tor
am determined In n.c manner.
7 he above article applies 70 states only where
thcro are one st Of returns. Where there rc
two :, l. OF retulua. the SECOND article provides
fgr hoard ~ rbiir ,tiun that shall be coup sod
OF ~ Sen,tgr-. nye members II the House,
nrd i've Justices 81 the supreme Court. Ihe
idea Of Ut has hcen discarded IN selecting the
justices. rs there was strong opinion In tho
committee against allowing the element -
en- nee u enter intn the sch' me TO thi> ~ rd
~ aroitration will I've referred the Two sets of
rctuin', and It's decision will give one of the re-
turns prunr fdcia rent 20 he counted. nat
L. 20 say. The decision OF this boafd u not nnal,
but the returns approved hy II cannot he r Inct-
ca except ~ the concurrent action OF Coneress.
Inc hill further rroNides that the senior Justice
arpointei upon the board shall be Its presiding
90 er. This would make clifford fresideh; u
Ia regard to tho ros.ihls or probable decision
tribunal men at both parties confess th,t II can
not po flrcfuli. Rruu .ltrnn members OF tho
committee on the nrrrem, ut exuress the opin-
ion that 1t Is fullv bs likely to be- In
ffvrr OF liayes AZ iiden. On the otncr hand,
tn Democratic members believe that the cause
of lilicu IA 81 strong aud 40 just that MS sup
turt r. can well afford tp tie confident The
II tida cAse at Unre comes to the front
~ u tie nfst importance. Tre rules Of
law follower Nv tho supreme Court must
Inevitably guide the proceedings 81 the tribln
81 hiiecn. pue ut these rules H. to follow the
decisions Of the supreme Courts - the Sttfcs
IN regard to the laws - the states. The SUI
lTeme Court Of florida has decided that the
Return .ins Board Of thai state mai no Judicial
powers ana the Circuit Court, following that
decision has to-day decided m favor Of the TIL
den electors.
The mefri-c to re reported by the committees
VIII be NcrN -iuule IN IT. nature the Congress
siOnal members OF the Board OF Fifteen will of
course stand i've Republicans ana hve Demu-
Gratis. Inc House Viii select turee Democrats
and two Nepu ms; the Senate Will select
three ReuuhNctus and two Democr t.. II -
/ probable that these members OF the tribunal vii
| be taken u IstlN from the two committees Of
| seven who have plahnsd the tribunal.
! iaktuS all section I. irii-an aud legal con-
sd'rai fus into account, n - rfuDnl IT, IN 4 the
tutuui',if " Authuriz %, VIII consist OF : n .tOrs
! liMNnd-. Cnuhiiu-, M'rton. IN irm 90. ami
/ BNAri. ana Kepr .entatiscs Payne, Field,
| ia her, II Ar. aud iictIlfy.
! speaker ltald 40 o. ths nnlY lrom'nen' newO-
! crat WHO - reported ti-fi-n' as dec lrdN ou-
! posed to the report ~ o" ure-ente1 tuulnrf v,
| senator Morton tei = tne OulI .diu- Kc.uuii-
eau ia the same ,ta.Nr.