Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-31

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more important duty that awaits to bo
performedY This is the question
which every patriotic Democrat needs
to ask himself Not, shall Randall
lead or, shall Wallace lead But,
shall WE follow, not Randall, not Wal
lace, but the good old Democratic flag,
on whose folds is blazoned the record
of SO many glorious victories, and un.
der which, united, we can win, but
dlsunited and dissentient, We must
necessarily suffer ignominious defeat
and disaster Wilkes Barre Leader.
EDM UNDS ELECTORAL PLAN.
Mr.. Edmunds re-introduced into the
Senate last week his Electoral bill
with additions and Improvements
which passed the Senate during the
Forty.ffth Congress and had it refer
red to the special committee appointed
to consider the subject, be stating that
he had presented bill for similar
purpose more than year ago 1t has
been referred to a special committee,
but, so far as be knew, the committee
had had no meeting and no action had
been taken upon it. The bill that
passed the Senate at the last session
was in regard to the time of holding
the election and also looks to the fu.
ture legislation in the States relative
to disputed electoral votes. The pres
ent bill, Mr. Edmunds said, modified the
bill passed by the Senate and contain.
cd some OF the features of his first bill
The bill provides that each State
may determine before the time fixed
by the bill for the meeting of the elec-
tors, tho second Monday in January
next following their appointment, any
controversy concerning their appoint
ment. Every such determination made
prior to the meeting of the electors in
January establishes the lawful title Of
the electors so appointed and shall
govern in the counting of the electoral
vote. The executive of each State is
required to deliver their certified lists
Of electors chosen to the electors be-
fore the day on which they are re-
quired by law to meet. For the pur-
pose of counting the electoral vote
both Houses of Congress are required
TO meet in joint sessions on the second
Wednesday in February succeeding
the meeting Of the electors, with the
President Of the Senate as presiding
officer. Tollcrs arc to be appointed to
present all the certificates and papers
purporting TO be certificates OF electoral
votes Upon the reading of each Ger.
tificatc the President OF the Senate
shall call for objections. Every obiec
ton shall be made in writing. When
all objections have been received and
read, they shall be submitted separately
for decision and no electoral vote foi
any State from which one return ha.
received shall be rejected, except by
the affirmative votes of both Houses
If mere than one return from q Stat,
shall have been received, only those
votes given by electors appointed il
conformity with the provisions OF thii
J bill shall be counted. In case the
question arises which of two or more
returns is the lawful one from any
State, only those electoral votes shal
be counted which the two Houses &C
! ting separately shall concurrcntly de
eide is supported by the decision of the
proper State tribunal. In q case wher,
there is more than one return from {
State, not supported by the decision
: of any State tribunal, those votes
only shall be counted which tho :wt
Houses acting separately shall concur
rently decide to be the lawful votes O
the legally appointed electors of sucl
States. The President Of the Senat,
, , is authorized to preserve order in thu
joint meeting, allow no debates ant
entertain no motion from either Hous,
except the one TO withdraw. Wher
the two Houses separate to consider
any objection that has been made {
the counting of any electoral vote
each member can speak five minutes
on the question, and after the debat'
has lasted two hours the presiding of
ficer shall put the main question with
ont further debate. The joint meeting
of the two Houses shall not dissolv,
= until the count of the electoral votes i
, completed and the result declared, anC
no recess shall be taken unless q ques
ton shall have arisen in regard e
: counting any such votes, when it shal
be competent for either House to direc
a recess not beyond the next day
Sunday excepted, at the hour of 10 il
the forenoon If the counting is no
completed aler the fifth calendar day
Of the joint meeting no further recess
, shall be taken by either House.
{ THEY MEAN TO SEIZE THE GOVERN
MENT by FoBoE.-The New York Sui
, says 1t cannot be complained that th
third.term men at Utica have disguiset
their purpose in pressing the nomina
: tion Of General Grant on the Nationa
: Republican Convention. Their purpos,
is to seize the Government, to tax,
F.. forciblc possession Of the Office of Pres
t ident, in the event that the result o
the election should be in doubt after !
> has taken place. The strong poin
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