The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-25

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and Mr.. Wright, OF Indiana These Two committees
reported aud reported unanimously the twenty
JONI rule Mr. stevens reported II in the House de'
handed the precious question upon IL 10 wnicn no.
body objected but I state 70 show as the truth s
that debate took place. and, according 70 my reco
lection republican not one recorded himself against
H. believe no republican Senator voted against H.
Mr.. President, do not suppose that auue 70 ~
70 approve on no. SIT the ru,s remains The
argument, like Banquo's ghos VIII never down. pu'
by the constitution, the paramount aw above u.s.
the twenty joint rule or any rule on that SUD-
ject, and every proceeding ike II, mas oeen =
a. %onssrous as ever was attempted upon q
constitution or law. Under the twenty second loihs
rule Senator's around me heard INC cerncsse .. M
the seal impressed upon Il was the Governors sea- 40
guished from the great seal OF the s.a.e
and the two houses separated and IN solemn ac'on
Individually cast out the vote OF Arkansas alto
gether because Of supposed mistake 10 tnc sea-.
What could have been found IN the library on
this subject dare not afhrm the presence o! tho
chairman OF the Committee on the Library tMr Howell
In whose presence am always oveaxed your Sv'e sn
all respects no how the face OF tho certificate ihey
we're cast Tor Horace Greeley ana the news,
papers had affirmed that the President 0!
he Cnited States and tho General OF the army and
other great personages had attended the funeral OF h
Greeley on that day and therefore the two houses con-
cluded that be must have dead, and those votes
were thrown out Yes Mr.. President those Votcs
we're cast out when nothing depended upon me r1ss
No, nothing depended upon the result But IS TINS
migratory powers Does II live 10 the Two houses
Of Congress when nothing depends upon IT, but when
everything depends upon Il does II migrate anc pass
o ON OF these ss two houses Sow Nr Presdn
to the resolution to which beg the attention OF
him. War had ceased. The clash OF arms
could no Longer De h'a was oeyed The SUPREME
Court had decided that IN every intent OF law anu rae
the war was over. Peace stood IN the and peace
stood adjudgod on the record Presidential election
had occurred and the 7h OF January after that eiec
ton had arrived and the senator from Ohio proposed
10 the Senate this resolution
Resolved That the Committee Privileges and Flee
directed 70 inquire and report 70 the ssnase s
ns has BEEN in the Of
and ~ AND % ~, ss .d
and what contests II any, have arisen as n 70 Se %sre
nres are provide for the OF such
and TO guard against and deesmne IKE coa v
President.
Then the resolution provides going to the necessity
of speedy answer to this, that the committee may
employ persons 10 take deposi,ions in addition to
taking dispositions themselves II iell TO my lot 10
assign some reasons LOT inns step es 90 nnx
reason l assigned, but l will ask the right 70
hand TO reporter reference to the remarks that
posed Of that have lately or hastily come 10 the
conclusion. l maintain stated very fully then my
S oso w soSa either s1nn, Wn the two houses
as such. or within the province OF the law
making power. Tue resolution passed, ! believe
without a dissenting voice. No dissent Is recorded
In reply to II came q report from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections To one or two passages
submitted by The honorable Senator from In.
diana, Mr. Morton. He says:-"The third sec
lion Of the aS. 81 Te OF q, hs eec.on Of
electors provides that the executive authority OF
each State shall three lists OF tho names Of the
electors Of such State be made and certified, 10 be
delivered to the electors before the first Wednes-
day in December ana the said electors shall annex
one OF the lists each OF the lists OF their votes
The certificate of the Secretary OF State not required
and the certificate OF the Goverdor as provided TOR IN
this section, seems 10 be the only evidence contem.
plated by the law OF the election OF the electors and
their right 10 the electoral vote Of the state II
Congress chooses 10 60 behind the Governor 8
certificate and inquire who had been chosen
as electors it is violating any principle OF The right
States prescribe what shall be the evidence
or the election OF electors, but is simply going be-
and thus going behind tho certificate Of the Gov
trnor. We find that tho official returns OF
the election OF electors from the various parishes
OF LOUISIANA had never been counted BY anybody
having authority to count them. That, 1t will be OBJ
served Mr. President, was to show that those votes
could not properly be counted, Tor they had not been
counted as certified by anybody authorized. Let me
and read what said OF The votes cast for
the opposing electors
ThE GRANT ELRcioRs
The election OF the Grant electors is certified by the
Lynch Returning Board out that Board did cot have
the oicla before them, and theg election Is
not certified by the Governor OF the State, as
S me whou, Ssse
by the committee. The two houses when the day ar
proceeded dispose Oh the electoral certificate OF
rcporcd from the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
t,ons bill which reference has several times been
made. refer 10 II TO call attention to the fact
nrst that only three republican members OF
this body voted against IT, the Senator from Vermont,
tAr. EdmoDds) the Senator IRON Wisconsin. who sits
before me- (Mr. Howe), and myself The record shows
that three republicans and they only voted against It.
What was itg bill which would have deposited with
the House OF Representatives absolutely the result OF
this elcction-a bill which passed this body twice,
which al The end OF last session was arrested only
by mot on TO reconsider made by democratic Sen.
h,ff hichtf N
only the House TO lake up the bill on the motion OF
member under the previous question, order the yeas
and nays, and IL takes but forty minutes
TO call them, and unless the President oil
the United States could find In the constitution
the die OF this Presidential election would be cast
within hour. Why? Because this bill by law, by
the express consent OF both houses and the President
given advance authority, one house alone, w'hou
cause assigned, without examination, without any
thing but lis bold ipse di1I, TO say th'
vote OF a State should not be counted wherever
conflicting returns had come. l have heard It sait
sonew that this bill which hold IN my hand wa
guarded than the bill on our table touching TIT
recognition 1t made OF conflicting certificates lrea
the second section:--
That II more than return shall be received BY tn
President OF the senate from STATE purporing - be IN
election for President and Wen Presaen. in such State
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a decide Ss lee the ns
Whoever will go TO the Secretary's bill will nnd tn
words land that only" introduced with the pom ate
the Clamps hau uohe tner work, 30 as W cnncn oe
yond peradventure that where certificates o
papers purportlng 10 be certificates, confic
No certificate none whatever, should be counted IN
less both houses concurred Automatically In assertin
that that return and that only should be counted, th
honorable Senator from Indiana observed the othe
day that there was nothing In this 0i
authorizing anybody to go behind the returns
nothing authorizing anybody 60 behind the electors
certificates Mr. President, there can be but one tru
electoral certificate in State unless they are dupl
Gates. There must be but one, there cannot be two
One genuine and Is one counterfeit read th
BILL
And that from such State shall be counted whic
the houses acting separately shall decide to be.
What: s'The true and valid returnY' Ii was sal
wheE Adam and Eve came from Paradise the worl
was before them where to choose They were no free
Than both houses under that bill, unbridled, unr'
etricted In Jurisdiction, no metes or bounds are mad
anywhere going AT large into the illimitable DOMAIN
discretion, caprice power. II majorit,
q bare majority OF house said no,
that the end OF all consideration
controversy in respect TO the vote OF the State Tit
% hnuse that nQXer which this bill wv