The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-01-06

facisry ana FINAL ssIution
| OF every question involved in the
present emergency. On the l4th of
February next, the two houses will be
bound under the constitution to meet
in the same cham Der to perform ths
| duties aud exercise the powers " hich
the constitution devolves upon them
the election of president and vice pres
ident. Neither house can refuse to
| perform these duties without abrogst-
| ing its constitutional power and vio>
iating its constitutional duty. IN this
august Assem- bIage. 1t is the condition
of our national life that the duties
imposed shall be discharged In the
spirit OF truth and patriotism,
KeEarsiess OF Csaseq aeaoes 90 Party.
But profoundly anxious for thase that
concern the whole country. If, how
| ever. as the Constitution eonteniplates
/ in this as well as other cases requiring
they are unable to agree upon deci-
sion as TO whether either candidate
has been elected, il must follow that
! there eau be no constitutional ascer
tainment and Judgment put upon the
| records, that any one has received
majority of the electors appointed. 1t
| Is ia effect a failure TO elect. In such
c.S the Constitution Is clear. 1t de-
/ ypiyrss nnnp eR.h ha,,sa ir,tua3 f.t.t,,
as their respective duties, one to elect
the President and the other the Vice
President. Let the Constitution be
maintained inv iolate, and there need
oe no disorgsnizing collisions, and 10
| necessity of resorting To force.
ssr. Conhitns's catering wedSe-CaIm
Patriotic Words.
In the Senate Mr.. Copkiipg present. |
ed petition of bankers, merchants
and other business men If New York |
city, in favor of ali amicable settle |
ment o! the Presidential contest, ex
pressing the hope that party consider
atoms would be laid aside, and pure,
uDseIiish patriotism coatrol the action |
OF Congress in the matter. In present |
ing the petition, Mr.. Conkling spoke !
of the character and standitig of those |
signing the petition, and said they |
were men lo & and honorably asso-
ciated with great enterprises and in
dustries 1t might not be amiss for |
him to add his avowal Of
His 8, mpafny with the Appeal Of the |
Petitioners
for the patriotic and lawful action |
TIE observance of the co, stitu;iop. |
obedience 10 law and the maintenance |
of truth Was not party question or q |
party proceeding. Parties might con i
tend, and should contend, over mea- !
sures aud men, but when a question |
had been submitted TO the 0Dailot box, |
there was one lawful duty, one lawful |
proceeding remaining, and that was |
to
Find the Honest, Trne Result. Declare |
IL. and Abide by Ii.
That was the duty of the hour. 1t |
rested on the Senate, it rested on he |
House, it rested on the nation, it rest.
ed on every citizen OF the Republic. |
Party interest as we'll as patriotism |
aud honor prompted in one direction.
and taught one lesson. That lesson |
Is. whoever stauds on truth and light |
shall not fall.
whoever Stands on Faisshood and
wrong shsii be Overthrown.
Continuing he said he did not desire |
to argue the question at length, but !
submitted that the two houses of Con-
grees were not to sit dumb like statnes
and see wrong go on. The practice of
counting the electoral vote had lot
been 10 accordance with any such
! construction OF the CT Institution. On
every OCCASION each house had
appointed teilers to count the votes,
| and on every occasion where any
question bsd arisen in regard to count.
| ing certificate, the two houses bad
separated t. decide the matter. 1t had
never been held that the president of
the Senate bad the constitutional duty
or riglt to count vote. He then
Quosed from Namerous Preeedensa
And referred to the csse OF Missouri,
10 1921, In regard to which he said:
When IL was known that there might
be question as to the vote OF that
State, u committee OF the two houses
agreed upon "A resolution that II any
objection should be made to the vote
of the State, and the counting or
emitting TO count the same would no,
change the result of the election, such
result should be stated both ways, with
and without the vote of Missouri. He
| argued that IL would not re wise now
for Congress to attempt to give new
construction to the Constitution, which
would greatly add to what all depre-
Gated 1.-THE heat aud excitement of the
hour. Every Senator and every Rep.
resentative In Congress should enter
upon the Sischsr2e of this duty Of
Couniisg wtshs.s Prejsdies a.a
Wfshous Partially.
AT thistime every man should remem,
Der that the important question before
Congress is above all party questions.
In counting the electoral vote, II
ease came up where there was fraud
and where It was shown beyond =
doupt that the certificate WAS . false
hood, the safety of the Govers nent
and the peace Of the people demanded
that u should not be counted. He
| united with oil men in the hope and
belief that Ill these questions ould
to settled according to the G Constitution
and the laws, and that the real truth
4 would prevail. He regretted that the
Democratic party in his own State had
i appealed to popular prejudicss and
called meetings for the purpose Of
. having resolutions passed in regard 70
! | the Presidential election, 1t . time
j when both Houses Of Congress wers
considering the disputed subject. He
d was glad 70 say that
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