Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-23

20 bshind the Returning Board Of . State
70 count the votes, would be. In my judg-
msnt. . gross violation Of the spirit and
lettsr Of the Constitution, revolution and
Che end Of presidential elections under u
system.
I may hero remark that fhe bill proceeds
upon . theory different from that Of the
Senator from Vermont. In his argument
hs assumes that the Constitution does not
locate this power anywhere. but that II Is
TO DO located by law. while the bill goes
upen the hypothesis that this power 10
located In the two Houses, and that this
commission shall have what the TIVE
Houses have, moro or less, which shall
proceed 10 consider tho same with tho
same powers. II any. now possessed forthat
purpose by tho two Houses acting sePar-
stely or together. and by . majority Of
votes decide whether any or what votes
from such State are the votes provided for
By the Constitution Of the United States.
and how many add what persons wore duly
appointed electors In such States. and may
therein take into visw such petitions, de-
positions and any other papers. II any. as
shall by the Constitution and now exist
ing law DO compstent and pertinent In
such confederation" First. they are re-
auircd TO ind what we're tho Constitu-
tional votes Of q State. They arc required
to do . thing there which, In my opinion.
tho Constitution does not authorize wheth-
or the power 10 count the votes be vestcd
In the President OF the Senate or the two
Houses. They are required TO find, for
example, under the provision, whether tho
electors we're eligible OF Ineligible rs TO
their qualification. While / maintain
that there IL no time under the Constitu-
ton when the votes are counted for an In
quiry Of that kind. the duty Is short and
simple that the President Of the Senate
shall open the certificates In the presence
Of the two Houses. and that the votes shall
then be counted. There Is but one thing
10 do, and that 10 To count the votes.
There Il no time. there 10 no place TO try
the question OF eligibility Of the electors.
The votes In these certiicates-bc they
coed. bad or indifferent; bc they for an
allen or be they for = citizen OF tho United
Statss-at that time and at that place there
10 but one thing 10 do, and that 10 to count
the votes. II may be said that tho candi-
date il not qualified TO be elected. IL may
40 go Eise,or. mi Won cannot try that
- -, ,.ct Thers IA bat ono thing IN
$50 80 4. g. .o,n, ,Lo yote,. M
NJ, ~. - a. 9.nsto ba. M. Jutv. ana
rle.,a'o' wv ~ n%sr,,ecs,cs tl.t come
from the Electors OF tho States. He 10 not
bound TO open certificates from pretended
authority, from outside persons unknown
officially. I Am going on . little further.
EN ALL
mt. LIes'u'a ~. 80 ,.h.,I,or
commission W hnu ous W.
tnese Eisctors wsro uu,y HpPo.n.. I
WIZ JUS, pu. .ne "SIu 4.
OF appointed Ior Ih ,nis ee.
means inc same tning. Ihcy arc ,eIun..
TO n II these Eicetors WIZ a.Iy w,
poin,oe' thsy aro nv e..,,1oh ~
whs'nor they na's ~" u"s,a. -
'ne o~'o ., W. Nv, ,,'.v arc %re,uir.J
~ a. ~, -, vhs,S,r tbey were
,Iuly supoipted or elected. II II had
said that this commission shall find how
many Electors there were, .nu whether
'ney ssre uu,y 'n,sa.,,l,. ~ ,i,s ps.
.Iec'su w .Ao ''aso a. ,h., ,nr,css
.u'nlng ."ny ,ha,. In, r,h.y are
W. oouia aas III ,.., n, .ho w,s
reIu'ieu " nn' A ...J ,hj. lii
eiected. anu mus ~ lpplv ,na,, A.,
tne! arc 'oso pon,Au !. ~. a..
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snouIu nm Mno hAu 'e. Nv :,,a,I
stAtes a. having peel Appo,"uv V..s..
maj wouid DO SIMPLY anu .asn! " n
STOOD ou, the pll Iu'su! an" .ou,,un.,
requires tue coinn,lssion W y ya y
iact as 70 VINO was uuiy sIeosou, a a ,.a
~ provides tnAt LOT 'na' ru'pos. Wy: IL.
therein lake mo visw suen Pc.,'ons' usp,
ositisns anu stnsr papers, u any, san,
ny me Oohsti'u.i'n Anu Nv. .N.n -.
De compe'snt anu per,h e ~, . !, In
sieeIat,on w hh's y" an,hor;,oJ 49,
was uu.y e,sosi1 ~, ,a,,,,ans nnswarn
M lnso S"naui,iaas nor. ~ ali linJ.'
wi ..no n a,sry,,,ing ,bat NAV be nut
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III y r.. shinrs arc noi No. lc
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s H. H. r.-t.rcnc. n.
pen es s'Ia, ~ q, Ie con.
useless II 'ns an,s"',.. IT, r.
'roiiea ny .he o'a'o u,"o''".sy' ~" ~
who have besn eerunsu as ciec,cu !! '"o
returning oncors oi .ne so.''m haas :,
Then they nave no osca,,on Io"s"
These Peu.ions, ~ is,s ", ,ons ".
Ihe oim MY ~ s nr a.a anJ mr.
PersLinNi'ss 'nei, p",r ,i,sani 4, ~,
eau % no y - ~ - T.. ah.arv,,I
,h., ,bs, are IN h. Governed by The returns