The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-22
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.
TME .DISPUTED PREsIDENCY.
Remarks of senator Elmunds
Upon the Report Of the
Joint Committee.
The House To Vote on the BiII
on Wednesday,.

Joint Committee.
The House To Vote on the BiII
ON Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, January 2O.--In the
Senate to-day Mr.. Edmunds took the
floor in support Of the report made by
the Joint Committee in regard to the
electoral vote Of the disputed States. He
said that rs fitting commencement to
the consideration Of the bill, he should
ask that the 18th article Of the Conslilu.
ton of the United States be read, which
was done as follows:
"The electors shall meet in their respec.
tive States and vote by ballot for President
and Vice President, one OF whom, ut least,
shall not be an inhabitant Of the same
State with themselves. They shall name
in their ballots the person voted for as
President, and, in distinct ballots, the per.
son voted for as Vice President; and they
shall make distnctlists Of oil persons voted
for as President, and Of all persons voted
for as Vice President, and Of the number
Of votes for each, which lists they shall
sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the
seat of government Of the United States,
directed to the President of the Senate.
The President OF the Senate shall, In the
presence OF the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives, open all tho certificates, and
he UOieS shall then be counted. The person
having the greatest number Of votes 70.
President shall be the President, If such Il
number be majority Of the whole number
Of electors appointed; and II no person
have such majority, then from the persons
having the highest numbers, not exceeding
three, on the lists OF those voted for as
resident, inc House oil representatives
9,Iaii rilVosU M il'i ~, uI'y pno le
ny ,,n,ns ,,'iI hn tnLSn s,a,es ' T.s
r" "1 sent from each staie bayiny ons
vote; n Quorum for this purpos. shall CON.
sist Of y member or members from two.
thirds OF the States, and q majority OF all
the States shall be necessary TO n choice.
And il the House Of Representatives shall
not choose President whenever the right
oil choice shall devoive upon them, before
the AN DAY OF March next loilowihg' theh
inc VICE adesu t H. sa ,5 aEr Us ,Lo
t, ~ ''T 5 T M wy 10 p,asiIan,
",,Vn'. N.''D' v w ,, NJ,
continuing MS remarks MT EumuhGS
sara that thls was inc article mat the OIL
reported from me commute proposed. 70
execute; ne sad mat uhaer tlils article
OF Inc constitution some eight or Ten MIL
hon cit&ens, authorized by the laws TO
elect n Chiei Magistrate IN the way de-
Ecri6ed In TINS article, mad endeayored to
discharge that duty' Inc result had ex-
pressed Their preference, anu the contest
was 70 close mat II became n matter OF
serious dispute between I'VE million peo-
lIe on one slde and ilVe million people on
me other, as TO winch oil their candidates
had Geen elected Congress was now
Drought lace 70 lace WIN the question as
10 what means were lelt lor deciding
ms dispute: large part Of the people
OH either size uelleVeu lhelr candidate
70 nave oeen honestly electeu, anu mat
IL Kept OUT Of once y gFe It t GonsIitulloIlal
wton8 wouIu pe uone: II titeIe was "ny
Tu'y Hre"'eF 1l"'. HI'o'llel NeN9tnins upon
congress II was ti'at vi PtoNNAInS some
means ny Which Eho matter what me Llle
result might oeJ III men m'gnt see mat
me Gue COURSE ol IA" n"u ueeil taNel ;
III mau npPenreu 70 liie co,i ,, cIa[geG
WIN .he GneT ,.I, anu unlleasant Guty Oh
raining t1is plli mat II tne CONSTITUTION
"u'notlzeu 'hTui 70 ny ToM i ilue Vi pro,
ceeulnSs wl.cl s'loliu lJ"u W my iesul'
.nrouSh Tue cam nhI oiu S, c .uni,n.s'F"-
no" p .. NV ~ "S G , " p.,.et 9I 10 lo
tne hepun iS IN '5'e contrary II C :,
StesS shp9lu laiI 70 10 tiiis, our poSte y,
unuei tliis vi solne Htiien iornh VI o fI
e .I:n, , Ino que G II iIy WouiI leel
: maj 'LIs So9s, ,. ''u '"''eu III Pe'ior"i'
ing great uuLy' ,.-.t,n,
Mr' EIuluhus men relSrreu 70 INC Ia
DORIS oil inc committee ana saia th"t OPP
posing poiilcal oPiilion, opposing poiiu-
ca, eduGation' ana partisan leeiing mas
suUslueG on pom siues anu 1he measure on
whien lney hau soienhly uhi'ea IN inc
report lhey now TeconlnneII 10 ule con,
s1ueralloh Oh me senate; ne explained
inc provision Oh inc nili IN inc nrst sec;
tlon ana saiu tnat ms own lhulVlGnaI
opinion was TGefe one Si return ohiy nad
Deeh received from o'aIe, anu IL Was
oDlecIeG TO- II shouiu DC re!eTfed 10 the
tribunal ORGANIZED Dy tne DlLi, instead oil
recurring an all! I, ,rs VoSe OF !he TWO
!loISSs ~ IfIyI' It' ine uiTu,nt oIGIh'
iEea oy inc DiLl would De caLie q. on 70 de-
tec, when OF i Tue LWo con!llclins GER
tlnca ! coming rom otate was IN con
!IrmiIy WIN ihe tt ' anu whle9
!ne voice Oh 'ne people expressed
III ,ne hann ri ptesc DECIDES, ny tne
Son . Lhe coInntiItG i, tnougnt "
w pess annt s..S 'EiS S s"oGlI CONSIST Oh
40 nieniTetS' . eeuStplS, IepIeSehta-
Tvs wa ".I 80 . 1u;seT I oi .nC @upLeHe court,
" U y, " WosS;HIo or;n;6S onS s,;o 70 nave
49,, PO SJ -, ,Sa snUo I'M ~ hem 'Spte'
s;;,O nu ~ e ,LO, ' Oon ,eST So ~ 80
liz ~ n.nmS, .",;or II ' vUS'" Joi;ap.a
On any 10 ioI"ci Injc.s "a ho should 'T ~
II," ,1 y, y; IL ,,;bnSaI W" H. Son,,,;s
,nc ,%on9St tbat 10 taIc fon- from iHo
W. ;nos '"" t,So 'I Pen,, iSGo , aU ' L
ou ,rt"n y ILL.,, y, ',o l 81" JIM, "Uum ue
!uSs. tnea ;neiT ""S J t'' eM"v a "u a;,
10 " S Se.ein. m any " uu "s"lns'
PteJuuice III Wv ~ minus VI .nVSV r teh G mn
non PeoP!s " tus eo uLsi:y,i .I the No our
.inl.'ee salu 'UesG LouE slouiu c"o IS 1--WE
from among Ihelr aS :,;s;;s ne nau
never observed ary ctiI.ciSlnl ~ 10 sne 40.
solu!e laiFne . u ahis pun, pi:oviu"s w!
Coulu Re! over 'ne Constltu'lo'i"' oolec'