New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-10

Mr. BAYARD CDem DELI submitted the following:
Resopsd That the President Ot the United States 10
win the public Interests copies all correspondence
which recently had by tho Department OF state
respecting the immunity of diplomatic agents Of
elgn Judicial proceedings against them
while received ~ sucu, and residing tie United
states and also whether la his opinion the laws the
United states in that regard AS contained IN the revised
statutes, require amendment
Agreed 10.
Mr. CAMERON (Rep., WIZ. submitted the following:
Resolved. That the President OF tue United States
be and he hereby Is requested Ia furnish he SEN
ate. II inoompatihln with the public interests,
with pies repots OF United Marsnas
officers and sucE otner correspondence ta lac may have
relative to the recent election IN tue states VI south
Carolina and Louisiana
Agreed to-
On motion Of Mr. FERRY tRep., Mich), tho bill to fix
the pay OF etter-carrers taken tue Calendar
and referred to the Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads.
EDwHUNDs ON COUNTING THE VOTE.
The Senate then, 90 the expiration OF the morning
hour, on motion OF Mr. EDMUNDS rep, VT, took up
the bill reported from the Select Committee to amend
sundry provisions OF chapter l. titir g. OF The Re-
vsed Statutes tho United States relating Pres
DENTAL elections, and to provide for and r:guate the
counting Of the votes for President ana YcoPr slent
aud the decision OF questions arising thereon.
Mr.. EDMUNDS Rep, VI In explanation Of the bill.
said that Il would change tho time for the appointment
OF electors from tho first Tuesday In November,
proyidrd 10 the first Tuesday in October II woud
iuTtner provide that the electors should m-et and give
SetT yoies ON the second MONDAY OF January instead OF
tho first Wednesday Of December, as under the existing
law The electors would be appointed month earlier
than now and would meet "a month later. Tho object
of this was TO give longer time for the State 10 dispose
or any dispute to who may ave been CHOSEN eectOr
The lin ext proposed that each State, 10y law passed
should provide for the trial and detrminR-
ton OF any question, TO who may have been chosen
an electOr The fifth section was about the
same as the present law, which provides Tor
the executive Of the state certifying The proper lists,
etc The next section provides plan for the ceremony
or form Of counting the votes. on the second Monday ia
FebruaTy and also that when an aggravated condition
of affairs should exist state ia respect 10 TWO sets
of returns that that should be counted when tue
two houses should declare the true that where
the state aed 10 provide for ITSELF III case OF dispute
who ITS electors, vote should DC received
unless upon the Affirmative vote OF the two houses or
Congress The next section proposed 10 prohibit debate
when tue two houses In tOlnt session. III fufthef
provided for the separation of the houses upon any
question arising, ana the deeisOn Of such question by
each House ~ two hours, under the tvc-minute rule
MI. EDMUNDS then quoted fnsm the Constitution on
tins subject, aud argued that tue Constitution makes 10
the duty OF the state In Its political cOequal chaao
ter, TO appoint the number Of electors assigned to
such State. He next read from the Madison
papers, and argued that II was the political
riSht " The state " select for itself. md without