The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-06
WASHINGTON.
Pinollbaclx and the President.

WAsHIseros, April Sex. Governor
Pinchback, Of Louisiana, had talk with
the President las. evening, and took oc.
casion to give his views concerning the
needs Of that State. he represents the
interview as both pleasant and satisfae-
tory.
now the best Governor within his reeol.
lection. The people are better satisfied
than heretofore with public affairs, al.
though, as elsewhere, they complain Of
hard times. The only thing Of which
Pinchback complains Is that . few chill
dren, nearly white, in the public schools
in New Orleans have been required TO
leave. His own children were included
In the number removed by the school
authorities.
Er=eovERsoR WELLS.
Ex-Governor Wells, Of Louisiana, ar
rived to-day, and had 3 talk with the
President.
FAVOR ELEoTToS BY TIE PEOPLE.
The House Committee on Revision Of
laws regulating the counting Of the elec.
toral votes for President and Vice Pres.
ident agreed TO the proposition, providing
for the election Of President and, Vice
President by direct vote Of the people.
THE FEAruRR oETHRPRoposEp ELncrlos
AsfEsDMEsT.
The report Of the Sub Committee Of the
House Committee charged with the con
sideration Of electing President aud
Vice President vas submitted to full
committee last evening and agreed to by
one mSjority. The most important
feature in their proposed amendments
10 the constitution Of the United stateJ
10 the electoral vote and the fraction
thereof; each person voted for az Presi.
dent in any State shall be ascertained by
multiplying his entire popular vote
thereon by the whole number Of electoral
vote Of the State for all persons voted for
a. President and the quotient shall be the
thenumber OF electoral votes and fractions
Thereof, TO which such persons shall be
entitled, using for such fraction three
deeimals and no more. The amendment
is designed to preserve the relative
power Of smaller States. The committee
say on this subject that ANAL States are
now overslaughed by the present elec
torRl system. Il has happened already
that the vote Of New York cast solid by
q general ticket hes decided the election
BY few thousand majority and has not
only settled the question for million
yoters ot the State Of New York but
against majority the other way Of
the eight millions Who are voters Of the
United states. The practical effect OF
the electoral system has been to
increase the relative Importance
and power Of the large States, and the
practice Of voting by general ticket was
introduced by the large States for that
purpose, and when introduced all were
compelled to follow 1t. Representative
Hunter, Of the committee, proposed an
amendment in substance, that in case
a dispute arises 10 any State as TO the
electoral vote the election shall be de.
cided by the highest Judicial tribunal Of
such State, and that the vote shall be
counted unless both houses shall exclude
1t. Although NO serious objection was
interposed by the committee to this
amendment, the committee did not vote
on It. Il Ia the opinion Of members OF
the committee that the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution will not receive
the appreciation OF Congress, two.thirds
Of both branches being required TO pro.
pose Il to the States for adoption.