The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-01

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President ans woe President sl ,~s TOE. The
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uttesfed 10y the set Of fhe sane. II u
the st4tss are opened by the President
- the sen.ie ana laid before the tno
Houses u Congress asseuhlei Jointly. that
there has reen u, choice Tor President.
then the House ~ Ret tre--ntatNe- el, etc. anl
in thi- cunting-ncs the autonomy = the states
j. Preserved al .o. TOR before the Hors" shHu
proceed 10 an election. fWu.fhifd. - the states
must be present ~ their hepre.eutati,es IA n
der to make q quorum. aud then a ui1igt -
the state mIstv lOi a candidate before TO
can be eiected
Ihis urerise being agreed upon hy the Demo
cratic and hepuhiicen members II the senate
Committee. The neN inrortln' q Ic.i 1n Is
"can Cunsres- - hehind ~ returns forN sr,. "d
ty the Electors OF The fferent states 80 he
President - fle Scnaftf' lli. question Will
he deterinineI nfirn ttivclv TIE Two Houses
OF Congress are present at he counting ~ III.
votes. not az mere SPECTATORS iut rs paritcIp4nts
IN the GO n. l. VIII b. admitted IA the
ass ubii NJ OF the two Houses aa- merely Tor
the purpose Of witnessing the pubiicactDn ~
the result from the electoral returns. tut the
Tact that they we're u De present ~ wituesses
implied that they were to pariicipat' In
the publication. Before there could be auuhlica.
tiln result must he determined from the
returns. with the exception Of II Il t Presi.
dental election, both Houses have claim q aud
exercised tns right to participate IN c9uncine
the votes. Wnen any disrgie IN regard = Q
form -. or legality Of a return h,s arisen
both Houses have exercised their separate ca
paciues 4 jurisdiction. In no instance has
return heeu r. irct,d except oy the conc rrent
a lion Of both Iiou-e.. IL viii te agreed. there
fore, in the IRE sent case that the vote OF state
| senate ami House of Rcpre-ers atiyes
Thus far IL is quite Ger ain that n majority of
tho senate imiuittee vii agree. Further than
tins my Informant was not able to speak def
nltely, but seid tnat a plan f1r the determine
tion ~ the legal grounds con-ttutir a sum-
| cient cause for the Rejection ( avoie II Sth'e
an agreement Will be reached ON thi, also.
| The fair ana imn rtial manner in which ID 'mo-
| cratic members 81 the II use Committee to IN
| vestigatc tho South Carolina sc have ronduct-
ed their examination ard the irankness wlth
spcction Of the precinct returns. declared T. to
| their conviction that the Hayes electors were
elected. has produced most favor lie
| impression upon the conSerIatNe Repuhii-
can members OF the Senate COMMITTEES.
The Democratic members oi the commiltes
to inquire into the action II the Ret ,rring
| Board II Florida are known to be men OF om-
nent fairness, and are believed to possess
| judicial minds. The condu Of the members
| OF the Returning Board Of that state mas
| not fayorablv Impressed honest and natii-
o'io Republicans. II the Supreme Court
turning Board has not complied with
the terms of It's mandatory order and requires
them to canv - the vote Tor fr, sidenttal cleo
| tors urecsei, as the vote for state officers was
| canvassed and tLey refuse, then without DOUBT
| be OF the opinion tnlt the electoral vote
OF thit state must lie cast for lilden,
| urless the facts DEVELOPED by the House and
Senate inNestis s'ilns on'mittees snow other
| wise. II clear case l. ,.de out hy the Reuuh-
licans Of florida HajoIity Of the House
II, on the other hand, the Democrats
establish incontestably tnat the returns from
| Baker and Clay countio', rejected 10y tue Re
turning Board IN the last cany -, were tine true
| returns, ana truly set out tie votes of those
counties, the House Committee VIII 50 report,
and their finding Will be satisfactory to ~. Jor-
| ity Of both Houses.
Tho Louisiana case at presen. presents more
| difficulties. Even moderate Republicans are in
| clned to believe that intimidation was prac.
ticsd In certain parishes of that State. Whetner
| or not there was sufficient in,imidnton to ac-
| count Tor the large democratic majority shown
by the face Of the return, is question 70 be
| the House aud Senate committees now lnvesti-
eating the suhject; 1t can, however be nos-
| lively stated that there are several Republic IN
Senators and d.ite a number OF republican
| Representatives who viii bold that n
few cases Of assault upon nsgroe. by
| white men will not DO sum 'icnt to
justify the disfranchisement Of thousands Of
oiuzens 10 parish. ! can go further and say
that the Is cases OF murder whicn Mr.. ! ale Of
| Maine figures up IN the parish Of East ~ ton
| Ronro Will not be uficient evidence to anumb er
! OF Republican Senators aud REPRESENTATIVES
to justify the practical distfanchi-, Of tho
| gre 4 body Of the people OF tnat pagish. because
not one Of these so called political murders was
| committed within two months OF the Gag Of
! eect 10 use tho language Of distinguished
Republican Senator, II can scarcely be held
| the lst day OF April was intmidating him IL
tho polls on tue 1th dly Of NoSeubcr
Republican members OF the House Commit
tee will agree with their Democratic colleagues
as to all matters pert lining to the election In
Louislanl. Private hdyices, however from a
Desocratio membOr Of the committee are quite
encouraging, such c ear case n regard 10 IN
lleyed that at least one Republican on the COM
mittee will agree with the mai 1rty that there was
not such intimidation as to jnsuly the Return
ing Board III its sweeping work of disiranrhisc-
nent. Inc evidence taken by the Sub-COul-
mittce in the various so-c He'd bull
duzed parishes Is Overwhelmingly strong
In showing tine L'aceahle character oi
the erection by the neiarious conduct
OF tho kellogg officials who, IN obedience to or
ders, attempted to prevent Fist the resistrA'
ton Of voters, ana second, strictly legal clec'
ton on the IN Of November. 1t may be ques'
tonable, however, whether enough Republicans
in The senate and House committees can be
found who will agree that the Democrats bad 4
fair. honest majorlW for their elccior ticket IN
Louisiana. IL Is not 10 be doubted, however
that enough KepuUcaus will be found
who will propnse TO coMprOmise on the
Louisiana case by rejecting tho vote Of
that state. on tho ground that there hos not
| been fair legal election, THIS ptopusi ION can
uut be accepted by the Democrat without Il
confession on their part ia 1 II was tho iAult ui
| the Conservative Democratic parry Of Lousi-
| ana. hey can and Will insist that there WAS
| not n far election, because Of the coniucl
| Of election Officers throughout the state, whd
| were creatures OF the ktlOga-P tckard-Casey -
crew. Ihis moderate KtpubiIclns will not con
test. Indeed. they admit even now that the
| rule OF tins combination II rOgues has becd a
| disgrace to theIr party, and tht II should have
| boen oyeflnrown lnuR ago, It. was
| not oveIthiown bee use the leaders Of theii
| parry b not the bOldness TO mako direct
issue Win the Administration. Tho tme has