Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-01-27

joint meeting shall not be dissolved until
the count of the electoral votes shall be
completed and the result declared. and
/ the only recess shall be such as NAV be
necessary under other provisions OF the
act. and then each House. acting separ-
ately, may direct recess not beyond the
hour of 10 A. NJ. of the next day, Sundays
excepted. ut which hour either House
may proceed with its legislation or other
business. ani may also do so while any
question is being considered by said com
mission.
Section 6 is very important. 1t provid, S
that norhing in this act shall be held ia
impair or affect any right now existing
un.icr the constitution and laws TO ques-
ton by proceelliiige in the judicial courts
of the United States the right or title OF
the person who shall be declared elected.
or who shall claim to be President or
Vice President of the United States, if
any such right eXhists.
Section z. The said commission shall
make its own rules. keep Il record of its
proceedings, ani shall have power to en-
ploy such persons rs may be necessary
for the transaction of its business or the
execution of its powers.
THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
The bill is accompanied by report
signed by all the members OF the joint
commission except Mr.. Morton.
The committees say they have applied
the utmost practicable study and delib-
Grafton TO the subject, and believe that
tie bill now reported is the best atrnillil-
bic disposition of the different problems
and disputed theories arising out of the
late election. In the midst OF the wide
diversity of views that has ever prevailed
on the subject, and is now especially
prevalent. they have chosen not to deal
with abstract questions. save so far as
they are necessarily involved in the lrgis-
lation proposed. The only ABSTRACT
question settled is involved ia this very
report of the bill. which of course i'm
plies that legislation may be had OH the
subject in accordance with the constitu-
ton.
The committees say: The constitution
requires that the electoral votes shall be
counted upon Il particular occasion. The
votes named in the constitution are The
constitutional votes CT states and no oili-
ers, and when they have been found and
identified there is nothing lett to be dis
putc,i or decided All the rest is mere
clerical work. This bill, tiiev, is only di-
rected to ascertaining Tor the purpose
ild in aid of counting what are the con-
stitutiona votes OF the respective states.
and whatever jurisdiction exists for such
purpose The bill only reguliies the
method Of exercising it.
The committees next assert that the
constitution speaks the amplest language
for all such cases, in whatever aspec,
they NAY be presented, for it declares
that Congress shall have power TO make
all laws which shall be necessary and
proper for carrying into execution the
powers which it vests in she government
of the United States. The bill, therefore,
must be constitutional
The report is signed as follows:
George L. Edmunds, Fred. 4. Freling-
huysen, A. u. Thurman. Roscoe Conk-
ling, L. Bayard, III. w. Ransom-Senate
committee.
HI. B. Payne, Eppa Hunton, Abram S.
Hewitt, Wm. III. Springer. George w.
McCrary. George T. lIoar, George Will
larti-HOuse committee.
Senator Morton is the only member OF
the two committees who did not sign