The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-03-09

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ahls III The s'sn.slsp,Ion and The
laws ~ heip ms tspi
After having ,ak@n Thu oath the
Commission provided tor tn rrrrp
slon n oral ana written Testimony
AMI thu compulsory attendance ~
witneasr. III sh~ nearly unanimous
adoption ,his rule
sllciv D. Applications snr rsnr~ss
10 compel thr attendance ~ witness.
~ or thu production Oh written III
documentary Testimony may b.
male ~ counsel IN either ala, nn,t
oil processes shall br a.r,.a and ~.
ccutsd ny th. marshal ~ Tho com.
misslon or HI. deputies, Dispositions
hereafter taken for aee before tho
commission shnll be sufficiently nh.
th~nticAtcd II taken before any com.
missioner ~ thu circuit courts II the
United States. or any clerk or deputy
clerk u any court N ths unit~d
HtAtcs.s
Tho constitution ri tho United
0tAtca provides that each state shall
slect She presidential electors In such
manner as thc Legislature thereof
may direct" The spirit ~ our ins,i-
tutions and tho uninterrupted prnc.
tice of our courts mako the higl,rat
court oe each state the suprcm. trl.
hunal FOR thc decision VI any fact III
purely local concerns. The electoral
Commission was created for the on
tcnslblc purpose ~ deciding III III.
Language ri tho net, (which II iii,
true and lawful electoral vote u rncl
state"
From three different stnics cam,
duplicate returns Of electors chosen
and accompanying them were Iii,
names oi persons whom they hnf
voted for IN President and Vie,
President. Tho question before M
Commission In each cner was which
Of thesc returns represent tho will
and voice III The st,.i. and which |,
the counterfeit To ngain nae III.
language of the hill II Ia tho duty d
the Commission 10 decide whethcl
any md what voies are ihr voinl
provided for Ivy the Constitution @
thu United states. md how man,
and what persons were duly appoint
cd electors" o. course no nurh ls
ciaion could be- arrived NJ without
evidence. examination md !nformn
tlon IA the coRinisslon liaelf In.
provided for In the adoption u rule
published above. Tho law Great
Ing tho Commission gave II "th,
sainc powers now possessed by III.
two Houses acting separately or 10
gethor," II also provided thnt III.
Commission "mny take into vles
such petitions, dispositions. and 9th
r. papers ~ shall hyssthc constitution
and now existing law DO rompeten
md pertinent" 4 court refusing /,
hear evidence In shr trial d
horso thief or ~ u man accused q
ntterlng and passing u counterfeit 81
spurious bnnk note, would BE- con
sldered ~ infamous. Yet here ",
have y court established and organ
ixed for tho trial of M alleged fnr
refusing NIL evidence tending ju,lIcl
ally, TO establish or overthrow III,
allegation. In TIM Florida raro IN,
evidence offered WA the decision d
the highest tribunal Of IN. state. All,
~ "now cxiatinH Inv, ~ wnn certain
y competent and pertinent E,gh
OF tho Judges constituting this fri
hunAl Of fifteen when tho cvidcnn
wAs offered together, with Tho ncarl.
unanimous vote ri its Legislature
"votc that the evidence DO not r.crlv
Cd" Yet probably not ono u the clgh
casting sneh vote, questions III
absolute Legitimacy 0l the prcacn
stAts government u Florida. Thu
Aho solemn declaration VI 1hc chile
executive u tho state thc declaration
of tho legislature, In both Houses
and the unanimous opinion ~ iii,
highest judicial tribunal NJ Tho stat,
were MI rejected by 4 Asriss pnrt,
vote ~ evidence when souRht 10 h
introduced ~ against the false or
tincNtr 0f tho criminals III thu Floria
returning board, frnnduicntiy gi,in,
Tho electoral vnt. Ut the state 10 MI
Hayes And so Iii the rnse III Louie
hmm there were twp sets III errtill
cAteB and tho ulrAiInn hsg0ro III.