The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-12
Plans for Counting the Electoral
Vote.
New YORK, Jan. IL.

New YORK, Jan. IL.
A Washington special says Tucker of
Virginia submitted to the house committee
on powers ami privileges in counting the
electoral vote, the following First. The
power to count electoral votes IS not con-
ferred upon the president of the senate.
Second. The power IS conferred by the
constitution upon the senate and house.
Third. That IN the execution of this power
the house is at least coordinate and CO.
equal with the senate. Fourth. That no
vote eau be counted against the assent of
the house. Mr.. Seeley submitted the fol-
lowing substitute That it Is the privilege
of the house TO attend with the senate when
the electoral votes are opened to appoint
tellers who, in connection with the tel
lers appointed by the senate, shall compute
the vote, and to object to the reception of
any that it is in the power of the house,
with the concurrence Of the senate, to re-
ject any electoral vote contrary TO law
that it is the duty of the house to accept
all properly certified electoral votes which
the two houses do not agree TO reject
that the privileges, powers and duties of
the house are no more and no less Of than
those of the senate. The committee etood
four to three against the motion, the repub-
licans voting for it. The first two propo-
sitions of Mr.. Tucker were adopted BY a
party vote, four to three, and the third re-
ceived a unanimous vote. The fourth isto
be voted upon at the next meeting.
A Washington special says; Thu senate
committee on the electoral vote has agreed
upon a proposition in the form of a bill,
which has been sent to the committee of
the house. The only point of the bill
which can be certainly stated is that when
only one electoral vote is returned from a
state, and objection made to counting, the
concurrence If both houses sh Al be neces-
sary to sustain the objection and reject the
votes. There is some talk of increasing the
number of the committee Of the house APP
pointed on the constitutional prerogatives
Of that body. The committee now consists
of four democrats Nnd three republicans,
and they cannot agree; moreover the demo-
| Gratis are afraid of one of their own men.
IMPORTANT REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
A number of replblicals have held a
caucus upon the poi ical situation, ard
adopted a form of resolution to be submit
It'd to the republic an state legislatures IN
case the latter should decide to make re-
commeudations to congress-. The purpose
ia to set forth the facts of the situation.
no TO CHANGE II RE.ULT.
New \ DIRK, Jan. IL.
A Washington spe ;ial says Senator Nor
ton will soon offer a resolution declaring IN
relation } louisa a, Florida, Sou h Car
DINA, and the result determined ard de-
clared through the authorities of those
sta'es, and there IS 10 power in the state
courts, congress, nor any other tribunal, to
reverse or change the result.
"~UNEXPECTED LIBERAIITY."
A Washington special says Five men,
bers of the house electoral committee, in
GLIDING all the democrats and m repub-
lirsn, have expressed themselves oppos' d
to the veriication of The electoral votes by
the president of the senate, and of the re-
naming two republicans ore is inclined to
take the same view. SO far the discussion
on the republican side has been mainly con-
Quoted by Mr.. Hoar, who has shown unex-
peCted liberalitY.