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no appeal could be taken from any ruling that he
might make.
The final opportunity Of the fbnstcrs would be
after the separation Of the tTb houses 10 act upon
the Commissions report when they might again
demand the rcadineof the papers above referred to-
but they would now be at a disadvantage. The
reading could not then go on, except with the con-
sent Of majority Ct the House. 80 that the power
10 defeat the completion of the count would not re-
side in the hands Of minority, as il would have
done if Speaker Randall had not ruled that datOry
motions were not in order.
Although it is now very apparent that the count
ing Of the electoral votes win be completed in am
pie time the Republicans are the less prepared
20 take measures to insure the timely announcement
of the result # is not in the power of the House TO
prevent the Senate from going 10 the Rcpresenta-
tives chamber at any time after it shall have
decided a question upon which a separation
has taken place. The law does not require
the Senate TO wait for notice from the
House that it il ready 10 receive 1t.
The law puts the Hall OF Representatives as much
under the control of the Senate for the purpose CT
counting the votes "a of the House. IL says: The
Senate and House of Representatives shall meet IN
the Hall of the House of Representatives. and it
has as much right TO be there, when IL goes for the
purposes specified in the act the House itself II
way be delayed, so as TO endanger the compile
ton Of the count. it will only be necessary
for the Senate to notify the House that it
is ready to proceed, and then to 90 over, whether
the House sends word that il is ready not. Once
in the House. the count would of course 20 unless
legal objectious were made. There is no danger
that It would be stopped by force. 1t will TINS be
seen that the Senate has il entirely in its power 10
force the completion Of the count in strict accord
ance with the law and there is no doubt that il will
do so if necessary.
David Dudley Field invited the Democratic men,
bers of the New-York delegation TO his house yes
teray afternoon subsequent to the session Of Con-
gress TO arrange for their united support of his new
Election bill and that providing for quo rdl rdHto
proceedings against the President who is inaugu-
rated. he sentiment among the New-York Repre-
sentatives was not as favorable as had been antici
pated. Several of the gentlemen present, who had
been urged by Mr.. Tilden's agents here to support
the measures, announced that after more mature
consideration they had concluded that the Elec-
ton bill was unconstitutional and for that reason
they could not vote for it. The sentiment among
Democrats in regard to these bills is not pronounced
A large majority see no Use in wasting time over
them as they do not intend that contingency shall
arise to make them necessary and yet they are will
ing to fhumor their party friends, who are so
anxious and may therefore pass them without much
objection rs the easiest way to get along. The
trainers Of the bills certainly mean mischief but
the ruling majority in the Democratic party, know.
ing that thcy have power to check them at any
point are willing to lct them have their way in
essential matters.