Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-01-25

named As members Of the commission
snd these four are Justices Clifford
twho will preside), Bourbon Demo
tcrat, and Field, = Democrat, and Millel
ana Strong, Republicans. The twt
Democrats will yoss for Justice Davis
In. view Of his past intrigues witt
Democratic leaders, Republicans woulo
hesitate 10 accept him rs an impartis
Judge. f-fhe two Republicans fnsis
upon Justice Bradley, one oftwo thing,
|mnst happen-eithef the dispute vii
not be settled at all, and IN that even
the comInission cannot be constituted
|or u " Ill be aettled by lot. - q A''i {
siiI. The commission, If once eunsti
|tuted, has power TO investigate and to
send for persons and papers, like any
one OF the long.winded committees
now at work but Its duty viii be to
eether and pass upon ali the facts fol
which those committees are searching
Fas 10 ali the questions at issue. Either
these eommittees are an ifnperfinence
and9a nuisance, or the task Of this com.
mission viii fn wolves labor OF weeks
For months. No limit Is Set for It's ae.
Efion.4 In Idecency and justice none ca n
Ebe set, for IL certain men who have moi
examined the questions at issue are to
have the right 10 decide them ut an. /,
would be Infamous to require them to
decide without fulfinquify and discus.
SION. Whesa t.a oorn nwcrc..ona5iye expce;
this commissions 10 pass upon half q
dozen questions, each Involving Adispu.
ted fssuea Of law and matters of fact
Iupoa which Che evitiefire already fills
- ~f<.3 al
st1V. The conmission may or rasy ne!
get organized and may or may moi
reach Q jadsmeut before March 4; bu,
40 il does, that Judgment must still be
considered and passed upon by tie two
houses SEPARATELY. In either, the same
possibilities Of uulimifed' DELAY exisI
which we have often pOinted out as in
|eident 90 anyplsni which comedies to
the'two housesthe power TO 90 behind
che certificates OF o. State In either
house there will be5a minority doppo
Ieed to the Judgment of the commits
sion. And that minority will have
power, by CONSUMING a few days o
time, TO prevent any decision prior Il
March A baE si.Hs'ijsS Ell i"s ssFJ
.s'V%It Is altgether probable that. Ell
thef through failure 70 organize The
com mission Orltairougf the long DELAY
inquiry and discussion ,hrs
in the eo,nfnission and afterward il
each house, no result may be- rreaehet
prior TO the. 4th' OF March. 1n thai
event, the Senste Will hold that it.
President, who may 'ba elected for thai
purpose bya nnaprity of its members
will become acting President. ..n,Tb us
until another election can be held,
man NOT voted f1t bya single one d
many llniiiions Of voters can retain the
Office. We do not say thai
there isia conspirary3 TO prevent the in
'auguratI0ri either Of Mr.. Hayes or Mr.
: Tifden, tat II such d conspiracy die
exist, this bill would be adroitiy con
tfived tosthat end. .'ti Hsa . 9sss"il J
] IvI.f When ALI this Ii DONE Jwha,
havehnwe gained? We have SCI
aside the Constitution OF the tUnited
states, which requires that the vote.
'of such electors as the States may sp
point shall be counted and NOT sucf
votes az d u. States returning board
may accept We have broken down
those simple prOSkioas under which
the fathers acted, and which, they be
~ iS " wVur1 ny. NY vniy secure ~ Ex'
eeutive inde pendent Of Congressiona
control. bat preclude the possibility o
delay and dispute as to the result q
an election. - We have established 1
preceosht upder which, II special
election should be held in November
next, precisely the same lnaehinery
could be used 10 delay declaration oI
I he result until. after the next .4th oI
ialarfh, when the President Of the Sen,
and fha poat,y1Ia Stx,,,st y 90, ~ so,,a.h I,h
N RE Of !, tSlrsi eiectios,s i.hsI siitbaas
vr.>s ,,des;h;I;t ;,sI e, N. 4 4,
ary scheme. can aby man deny: Al
soinea point, certainly. such a adefeat ol
the popdlar win .wotiid be- resisted, per.
haps BY an election by the House. But
that would be counter revolution, sus-
tained, possibly, by public opinion and
ressstiess BY force, but utterly destitute
OF Legality. n short, it would be, a re,
or, - ~ rat< ,,S