The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-01-18
THE ELECTORAL COUNT.
Points of Difference Between Re
publican and Democratic
Com mmittccmcn.

Washington. Jan. ll.-Thc statement
telegraplcd hence Tia, the Senate Com.
miItco on Counting the Eler.ora, Vote had
agreed upon a biIl aud seat /. - the House
committee appointed to confer with them
is not true. The Senate committee has
not agreed upon any plan yet. although
there is reasonable hopo that an agree.
ment will ber,acLcd in fow days The
point Of difference between the Democrat
ic and Republican members seems 20 be
this Whether il require, the coocurrcn,
action o, both Houses 70 reject or count
the vote Of d State The Republicans con
tend that 10 the event Of disputed return
from a State il ca,not lee rejected without
both Houses concur. The Democrat. on
the other hand, iusi.t that ii one House
objects the vote cannot be ceuutrd. They
point 20 the aclioE 81 ghc I've Houses iu
lsls on the woke al Georgia The House
voted 10 reject The vote 81 that State, and
the Senate voted 20 cuuut It, Wnyn the
joint convention reEsscmbled, afler the ag.
ton had been taken by the two boii,, in
their separate rapayitics, .he vote ai
Georgia was counted amer the manner To-
which that of Missouri was counted IN ISL.
Thi. action wAs equivalent. !, Is claimed.
10 q Tsjec..ou ~ the vote nf Georgia on the
dissent - the House.
1, doe. no. appear that any Republican
member of either the Senate or House
Committees Of CUuuing the Electoral
Vote. except Senator Morton, contend.
that tho President Of the Senate has .hc
power TO count. and ihst the two Houses
are mere spectators. The uimo,, this, has
been clsiu cd.b any Republican member
of the House Committee is iha, in thc
eveui tho two Houses disRErccipg abcu.
the counting Of the vote Of State. then
the Pre- dent OF the Senate has the right
20 settle the dispute by ordering Il t. be
counted This is no, strcuuously contend
cd for, however. The Republicans seem
70 be disposed 20 rest ihcir case on the
theory that there must BE- concurrent ac-
,ion TO reject itls certain. however, iha,
AZ least one Republican member Of the
House committee does not agree 10 this
and that be will unite with his Democratic
colleagues In holding that in the cases Of
Florida and Louisiana the concurrent ac-
ton ofthc two Houses must be had before
either ono Of the two returns from each OF
these States can be accepted.
The House Committee on the privileges s
Powers, and Duties Of the House Of Repre-
sentaiiyes in counting the electoral vote.
held long session o-niglt, and finished
their report on that subject. Their con
clusions are:
Firsi-Thal the power 10 count the elcc.
torAl vote is not conferred By the Cons:i,
tuition upon the President OF the Senate
Sccond-That this power is conferred by
the Constitution upon tho SenAic and
House OF Representative.
Third-That in the execution Of the
power to count tho electoral vote the
House Of Representatives is, at least,
coordinate and equal with the Senate.
FourIh-That in counting the electoral
votes, no vote con be counted against the
judgment and without the assent Of the
House.
These propos itions were agreed 20 By
strict party vote.