, 1880-05-10
fhe Latest Projected Plan for
Counting the Elect
oral Vote,
.,ae Covered by the Concurrent
Resolution Introduced
by Morgan
rno Right to determine Contests
Ing Returns Thrown Into
tho House.
AFew More Predictions as to the
Possibility Of Early Ad"
H. jolrniment.
.-
rh,s Time It Appears that June l VIII
Not Witness tho End.
r.,,f Measures Now Pending-The Bill to
Ba Completed Soon.
nnr ELECTO1zAL COUNT.

rnr ELECrOrsAL COUNT.
uns0ax's rECuL1AY METHOD.
so>ttol Luspateh to Ths Chicago Tribune.
r,su,Ynroy. D, G., May 0.-When tho work Of
il. rIcctornl Commission WIS finished, Antl peO-
n,o Ind limo To reflect upon tho i,arrow escape
H. rotntry had ,nntlo from civil War, tltero
comc dru.anl from att quarters TINT Congress
.h,a,,.l nkc tho subject Of tho nscertafnmcne OF
,ho rpstl. of Presidential election into uline-
,linte consideration and rrovilo sono ii''l-
rhtncsy, II possible, which shonlu Tor l1tnfo
t,cttons try tho questions Mt issuo, and. Mt tho
.,me tlme. avoid the risk Of thoso compsfca-
uont md cntaugleu,plits which had bcon 81
,hncofcn,ue to the public peace in tho
s,nyo., inst thon completed. Tho Sonate WIS
then controlled by Republicans and tho Lower
l1m1,n by Democrats, md this fnct, 1t WIS urged,
mndc that moment especially opportllno for tho
na,.arr Of a law which, having tho sanction OF
hmh pnrttes, sl,oull be fair for nll. a scleot
eommlttco of i,Ine scnators WINS formed, Of
xhtch Ecnator Edmut,ds Wns Chairman, to con-
slider the subject. ail,i, after much labor, b!!l
xas perfected which rasscd tho scnatot recoiv-
lsg tho hearty support Of sot,ntor MhrFln and
Senator l,nyurri, who wcro ne1nbors Of tle Bos
!set Committed. -,
THE HILL rIAB BENT
to the House fru,n which it origlnntes. md was
referred 10 committee Of TINT MNay+ and was
never hclr,l If afterwards. Tho event was
,ommcntc,! upon at tho t,np is foreshndowing
determination OF tho Democratic purity to
lcayc thu whole subject open until tho approach
Of nnother Presidential election, when, having
eontrol Of lul, branches Of Congress. TINT purity
mtrbt make for itself rules which would luDst
MrclT onAbt It to scixo upon tho Presidency,
nganlless ni tho expressed Will of tho people
-nf.t
nin"En.n ~, ,, ~ .a' =. ~ hn~s 49,, tbo 1,",',.
iIal election III III manu. anu tho uetp-
s i ,ho CONGRESS a ,onasoo fS nv tha;F
"ma." t.'a.. q. NV n,t ,u, v,.nra nm sovarof wnoI,s
s''ts !. W o ~ H., ~ r',,,,oraH ,ho 1,n,ro,rotio
Senator's in cns,cus took up tho questions to
1 shlch Tho Inst Electoral count hni plven rise,
md, nftor SONG discussion, referred ton, will,
astn4etoNs, to tho beu'ocratio members Of two
senate COMMUNICATING cn'nn!tee On iu!os
tnI The select committee kndwn for short ns tho
lou'mt,tco on tho Electoral Count. Senator
n. His ~. w,"",,", h .,n, ,t., 49,, s"ns
w !Ast "e"nes"as nv in't'uueet' nv wv nun~
~ ~ eaahuu ~ w. 'iteu ~ 'oo
~ tue Electoral C"a1lt
svcrng the wholo method Of counting tho
,e'1, x, ,,' sa1es u tre e,es .9r .esae' III. ~.
measure Is the very nutthesis OF that reported
tao years aEo IS Senator Etiiniiritis frtltu the
to,nmittte q wi!ch tAis lnenR.lro il row ro-
sed ,hat ii c;.scs w.,sru @ q tlcro il yere TX, Or
taoru sets Of returns from I, singlo State thu
st.tc ItssIt, by its own Judicial nlacllluory or BY
'rcIs whieh wus M liz legitimate W dii and res,gr
ntlls1 all,l that Congress Should lc irrcyocuDi,
!@ms by tbo deeIsian., Tho !neasl,ro, although.
sSisaSo % cttsct tt 10 Tho yery hrsst af f'f "btMtGa
rights '-nulncly, tlr, rHiit IT d Htnto to decide
ts!svlf 4 eoniestr,i eaises f. which candidates
@ ~ sS M ry ''n md tbs ,fas "s
stshstan'llnx tho fnct tint tho most noticeable