The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-06-15
TIE ADVERSE REPORT OF THE
KIMMEL BILL.

klMMEL BILL.
The judiciary committee Of the
Rouse of Representatives, yesterday DO,
cided, by yoto Of s to /, two members
absent aud not voting, to report pnfa.
vorably upon tho bill introduced by
Mr.. Kimmel, Of this city, to enable
the Supreme Court to entertain suit
in the nature Of a quo warrauto, which
may be instituted BY any State for tho
purpose Of trying tho title Of the Presi.
dent aud Vice-President. The ground
Of the committees action ia understood
to be that in tho opinion ofthc commit.
tee tho 18th Congress was the proper
body to couat the votes AID declare the
result oftho presidential election, and
that no subsequent Congress has power
to reviss its action, and that no Con.
grcss can confer jurisdiction upon the
Supreme Court or upon any other til.
blual to reopen question which has
thus been settled. Ne need hardly ,e-
mind our readers shut t8psc are the
views which the Sur has been persis
teutly urging ever siucs lilo passage Of
Mr.. Montgomery BIuif's= rc.olu,;"" by
the Maryland Legislature, We iepre.
Gated any action by tue Legislature
which looked to u reoPeniu5 Of quOs-
ton which bad been scstled-wheiher
rightly or wrongly was rot The ques.i N
-by tho ouly authority competent to
decide it. It vas not question
whether Mr., Hayes had been fraudu.
lently elected or not, OR whether the
electoral commission had rendered a
proper decision il tue Florida aud Lou.
isiAna cases. Upon those points the
opinions Of tho Sun have been too fire..
quently expressed to require Federation
now. Mr.. Hayes having been declared
elected by Congress, We have simply
held that that matter was settled beyond
appeal. There could DO no reheariDg
or new trial Of the case. The constit.
utiou. provided for no appeal to the Su.
prone Court or to any other tribunal.
Tue constitution. declared how the votes
for President and Vise.Presidspt
should be counted. and by whom; it
provided who should DO President 10
case there should DO no election by the
18th Of March, After that day the mat.
ter vas closed, The question was sm.
iueutly L political ono. and was accor-
DINGHY one for decision by Congress
In no contingency does the constitution
contemplate that tho question shall be
made tue subject Of litigation in the
courts or submitted to judicial decision.
Therefore. ct every stage Of the discus
sion which has recently been rife, both
in Congress and 10 tho press, we have
endeayored to distinguish between in.
vsstigaliou for the truths sake. for cx-
auple's sake, as proposed by Mr.. Pot
ter's committee, aAd such action looking
to tho possible BUSTING Of Mr.. Hayes as
was proposed BY Mr.. Kimmel's bill.
We hail with qualification the an.
uouneemcnt Of tho judiciary commit.
tees intended iGsiUn. We believe that
when confirmed by the House it will
have The haPpia,t ciFtc: 10 trauquiliziug
the public mind and depriviug dcma.
gogues and ugitators Of the opportunity
to uako fuIsc capital b. ra'.ns false
issues. NJ doubt there are L le% WhO,
like Mr., MoutgOmaT: blair, hoaeAlly
believe that tho interests Ot the country
require that Mr., Hayes should he 70.
moved and Mr., Tilieu installed 10 tho
Office to which. by their votes in No.
vembsr, 1876, the American people 10.
tended to elevate him We bslieyo i.
better that the psopiu should Gub,ais to
10 dofrauded Of their choice. uuder
iorms Of Law. than that the govern.
lns ut should DO revoluIiouizcd. Slch,
we believe. is the general sentiment Of
the country, und that it will cordially
indorse mud sustain tho notion Of tho
committee. Baltimore Srn.