The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-04-17
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, ID. o., April 10, 1913.
Senator Dennis of Maryland IN pres
senting TO the senate the Blair resOlu,
tons concerning the title of Mr.. Hayes,
took occasion to explain that he did not
approve Of them, and hoped that no
action would DC taken by congress in
the matter. Without such action the
resolutions can have no force, and fall
to understand the reasoning of the sena-
tor. tie certainly gave no good reason
for his course. He wanted a united
country, be said. But the continued oc>
cupancy by Hayes of an office to which
another man was elected Is not inds.
pensable to harmony. He spoke OF the
obligations he took upon himself when
he voted for the electoral count bill.
He seems to haye forgotten that 81 es-
sential part OF that bill was the provision
that neither Tilden nor Hayes should Dc
deprived of the privilege OF APPEALING 10
the courts. He asks congress 10 elag:e
the highest court in the land TO Mr.. III
den aud to the state OF Maryland. The
speech Of Senator Dennis s.rraeGe,. Ersaa
attention certainly, and We uly 1rus
badly consider Mr.. Blair; eFJt-s wLst-
ell. Their success depended II 4 2-eas
measure upon the spin. In EhS.A the
senator's and representative Of Mary
land presented the resolution. in the
senate and house.
The senate committee 10 consider the
subject Of the election OF president and
yice-president, have prepared a report,
the more important provisions of which
are given below.
SEC. 4. Each state may by law provide
for the judicial determination of any
controversy concerning the appoint. |
ment OF electors, before the time fixed |
Tor the meeting of electors. Every such
judicial determination by its highest
court made prior to the said time of the
meeting OF the electors, shall be conclu.
sive evidence OF the lawful title of the
electors whom such court shall have so
decided to have been appointed, and
shall govern in the counting OF the cleo
torial votes, as provided in the constitu,
ton and as hereafter requested.
SIC. 3. In all cases of disputed ap-
pontment Of electors not SO judicially |
passed upon as hereinbeiore authorized,
The certificate or judgment OF the board
or tribunal empowered by the leglsla.
lure Of any state to canvass the returns
Of votes for electors and certify or declare
the result, shall be conclusive evidence
that the persons so certified or declared
10 nave been appointed were lawfully
appointed such electors, and shall govern |
In the count OF the electoral votes as nro. |
vided 10 the constitution and as bcrrin>
after regulated. '
Ii but one set OF returns come from
state the adverse vote OF both houses Of
congress acting separately shall be re.
qnired to throw out such returns. n
there are two or more sets OF returns
F., that set received from the board or tri.
bunal mentioned in section 4, above
given, shall be accepted; but Il returns
are received from more than one board
Or tribunal In state, the houses shall
separately consider the matter and only
those returns shall be counted which both
houses agree upon.
The committee Is said to be unanims
Gus, and has given great attention to the
subject. The members OF the committee
are Edmunds, Conkling, Howe, McMil>
Ian, Teller, Davis of Illinois, Bayard.
Thnr man and Morgan. box,