The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-20

greater Importance than the particular
advantage that any man or party may In
the course Of events possibly obtain.
But we have still endeavored TO pro-
vide
! SUCH LAWFUL AGENCIES
OF decision in the present case as shall be
the most fair and impartial under the cir
cumstances. Each Of the branches OF the
Legislature and judiciary are represented
in the tribunal in equal proportions. The
composition of the Judiciary parts of the
commission looks to selection from dif-
ferent parts of the republic, while it is
thought to be tree from any preponder-
ance of supposable bias, and the addition
of the necessary constituent part of the
whole commission in order to obtian an
uneven number, is lett to an agency the
farthest removed from prejudice OF any
existing attainable one, 1t would be df-
iicult, If not impossible, we think. to es-
tablish tribunal that could be less the
subject of party criticisms than such a
one. The principle OF its constitution Is
SO absolutely fair that we are I'M
able to perceive how the most
extreme partisan can assail it unless he
prefers to embark his wishes upon the
stormy sea of unregulated proceedings,
| hot disputes and dangerous results. that
| can never be smeasured nor defined,
| rather than upon the fixed and regular
course of law that ensures the peace and
order of society, whatever party may be
disappointed in its hope. The unfortu-
| nate circumstance that no provision had
been made OH the subject before the elec-
ton, has greatly added to the difficulties
of the committees in dealing with it, in
asmuch US many OF the people OF the
| country, members of respective political
parties. will perhaps look with jealousy
upon any measure that seems to involve
even the possibility OF the
DEFEAT OF THEIR WISHES,
but it has also led the committee to feel
that their members are bound by the
highest duty in such case to let no bias
or party feeling stand in the way of a
Just and peaceful measure for eXtricating
the question from embarrassments that
| at present surround 1t.
| In conclusion we respectfully beg
leave to impress upon congress the ne
| cessity of speedy determination rpon
this subject. 1t is impossible to estimate
the material loss the country daily sus-
tains from the existing state of uncer-
tainity. 1t directly and powerfully tends
to unsettle and paraliZe business, to
weaken public and private credit, and to
create apprchensions in the mind of the
| people that disturb the peaceful tenor of
of their ways and happiness. 1t does far
more: it tends to bring Republican in
situations into discredit and create doubts
ofthe success of our form of government,
and of the perpetuity of the republic.
All considerations of interest, Of patri-
otism and of justice unite in demanding
| OF the law-making power a measure that
will bring peace and prosperity TO the
country and show that our Republican
institutions are equal to any emergency.
and in this connection we cannot refrain
from the expression of our satisfaction
that your committees, composed of equal
numbers of opposing parties, have for
| tunately been able to do what has been
attempted in vain heretofore, almost
unanimously agree upon a plan consid-
cred by them all to BIZ just, wise and eff.
cient.
| We accordingly recommend the pro.
posed act to the patriotic and just judg-
ment Of congress.
[Signedl
II. f. BAHARD.
| Nj. W. RANSOM.
| tf A. G. THURMAN.
| ROSCOE CONKLING.
GEO. Il. EDMUNDs.
FRED'K. L. FRELINGHUYsEN.
| Senate Committee.
ii. B. PAYNE.
EPrA HUTTON.
GRO. +. HoAR.
GEO. WILLARD.
ADRIAN 5. HEWITT.
WIN. NJ. SPRINGER.
GEO. w. MCCRARY.
Il House Committee.
Senator Morton was the only member
of the committee who did not sign the
report.
| TEXT OF THE BILL.
The following is the text of the bill &C
comparing the report presented by Mr.
Edmunds
a bill to provide for and regulate the
counting of votes for presidents and
vice.president and the decision OF queS.
tons arising thereon for the term COM
mencing March 4, Ammo Domini 1877.
| BE IL enacted by the senate and house
| OF representatives of the United States OF
America In congress assembled, that the
senate and house OF representatives shall
meet in the hall of the house OF repre-
sentatiyes at the hour of 10 O'Clock past
meridian on the first Thursday in Feb
ruary, A. ID. 1877, and the president Of
the senate shall be the presiding officer.
| Two tellers shall previously appointed
on the part of the senate and two
on the part OF the house of repre-
! sentatiyes, to whom shall be handed,
as they are opened bv the president OF
the senate, all the certificates and the pa
| pers purporing to be certificates, and the
papers shall by opened. presented and
acted upon in alphabetical order of the
states, beginning with letter A, and said
teller having then read the same III the
presence and hearing of the two houses,
shall make list OF votes appear from
said certificates, and the votes having
been ascertained and counted, as in the
act provided, the same shall be delivered
to the president of the senate, who
shall thereupon announce the state Of
the vote and the names OF the person,
if any elected, which announce
ment shall be deemed sufficient decla-
ration OF the persons elected president
and vice-president OF the United States.
and together with list Of states be en-
tered on the journals OF the two houses.
Upon such reading of any such certificate
or paper, when there shall be only one
return from state, the president OF the
senate shall call for objections, il any;
every objection shall be made in writing
and shall state clearly and concisely, and
without argument, the ground
thereof and shall be argued
by at least one senator and one mem
Der OF the house of repre-
sentatiyes before the same shall be re-
ceived. When all objections so made to
any vote or paper from state shall have
been received and read, the senate shall
tlerpllnOu Withdraw MI an.h nhianfinna