Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-01-25
The Joint Committees Report.

had full and free conference with each other
thereon, aud now report the accompanying bill |
aud recommend its passage. The substance of
the bill embraces:
ErSt-ProNisions for the meeting Of the two
Houses a required by the Constitution. and
the declaration of the result.
SecoHd-Provi>ions for the disposition Of the
question:, arising IN respect of states from
which only set af certificates has been re-
eeired: that each House shall consider the
question and shall only decide against q Vote hy
concurrent affirmative action
Ihird-Proyi>ion~ for >o-ralied double r.
turns from state: that such conflicting r.
turns and paper, shall be submitted to the con-
-ideration Of commission composed of equal
numbers Of the senate and Of the II nuSe 81
Representatives and Of the supreme Court of
the United States: that the commission shall
be organized and sworn. and have power 10
consider and decide according to the Consiitu-
tional vote Of the State in question, aud that
such decision shall govern the disposition of
the. subject, unless both Houses shall q ter
mine otherwise.
!, F0Hrth-It is provided that the act shall not
affect either way the question of 'hc risht Of
resort 10 thu Judicial courts Of the United
States by the persons concerned a, claimant, to
the osie~s inQucstion.
We nave applied the utmost practicable stu
dy and delibcration to the subject and hehsNr
that the bill now reported i, the best aitaina-
bic disposition Of the different problems and
disputed theories arising out Of the late clcc-
tin I, ,,,,., J., ~. -. .. ,- -. -
80 f'' va"
N'f>aht WSi the history "i tlr country. and
, with the Animation and Interpretation Il the
| Constitution that IN, ,-i.ls 5i,..r.;,,. ~ ,.;-
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a"n "l'h'"h> '"u'h"- 'ue SUBJECT hot MhoIIy
! coincidcnt with the biased wishes of the MEM
hcr- Of political farfi..S would naturally ,Ni.f
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| y nave u" '"i> ,'''' VI '''iS '"">'" ''e''-
/ fore not 70 deal with abstract questions save 80
far a. they are necessarily involved in the legi,-
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report Of the oT' implies that in our opinion
I legislation may be had on the >ubi.ctsin ac-
! ..r,I,uc. with Tho ,ap.,i,utio,, byt a., th;,l
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Z '""t we ~ PF"P'''d ! Inconsistent WIN ! ''W
I Of the principal tho.Iie, upon the subject. The
/ Constitution rcguia. that the electoral vote.
shan ,,,,,,,..i -, ,.,-,;.,,,.. -
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) Nj ~ - 70" 'IiN ~ votes named ~ the t.ds-
I >'itutioueyr the constitutional votes Of th..
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/ 80, ~,
l'"'" anu W. 'i'' 10 ho'Aiu1 Z" h'
4 disputed ~ decided. A! III rDst 3, thc mere
clerical work of .tttu f,tn, ,.,. ,f. ,,,,,,,-
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I ""'' ''''s N'"'' 80" N'"N''l"-'5h 'A''l ~
clare tbs con>cg nshh.>. ! his BY - only II
/ rrefcl to a~vgTfalulug for the filTua~a and in
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No'"> d INC respective NiA'r-' and. whatever
jurisdiction exists for such .uri.,,,> thr In
! mi, r.e.,ils,., ,b, tn,fbaJ ~ ,,..-..,.;r.,. E.
=, 49,.
me ''H''l'u"'H' '"' great instrument and
! security for Hrs'! aud ord,r, speaks in the
.,u,i,le>t langua,. f,ral such case. IN ,,l,,,-
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mat The 'on&tr,> shan have power 10 make
ai IaN- when ,hai. %" necessary and proper
Tor carving vi" execution ih" foregoing pow
'''T~ aat 10. .'h.F -F".7' vested y -" lHsti-
tuition ia iA' '1irrAm"ni 20 The nllt'i STATES.
or any department ~ officer thereof. HE
committee =. .iara TANK THAT ih. i.% Irt-
p"- 81 cannot b. .n.il -N~ti.1G - urenn-Iif,i-
| ilunal hF an one. sur ihi, Trasgn - think u
UNNECESSARY. whatever MAJ y" eur own Iui'-
Niduai Ni'w-, 20 discuss any n fhr tHrsllr-
referred 20. oar hIelitX = ihf Constitution J.
| obs-TNei when we mud that the law Nr RECON-
! ulend l. consistent with tuai instrument.
%" matter thru y IA a proper sShl"ci for
i'sI'laiion' ih' h'n',- "i The means Nf"lo-'i
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'l,..ry,,i,n. In Ill ma ,,''r',,,-,, t,'.,t