The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-12-14
T~ELEeRApHIC GLEANINGs.

There are two electoral count resolutions
before congress. One of them provides
where there is but one set of electors from a
state their votes shall be counted, unless both
houses reject them. The other provides
where there are two sets both houses must
concur on one list or the state loses its vote.
The former was introduced by Senator Ed
munds, and the latter by Seuator Morgan
Edmunds' resolution also provides that the
votes of those electors be counted who have
been recognized as the true electors by the
proper state tribunals. Should a dispute
occur as to the proper tribunals
to count the vote, the two houses
must concurrently decide the matter,
and if no state tribunal has passed
upon the question, both houses must agree to
a list of electors, or none can be counted.
Our dispatches failed to bring us the full
text Of the resolutions, but the above are
their vital features.
One OF the allowed res olutions-presuma-
bly, Morgan's--is now in the house and under
discussion. The republican minority oppose
it and propose by a resort to parliamentary
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upon it for several days While we cannot
give all the proceedings in the house in re-
gard to it, we are at least able to present the
following interesting particulars
"The house then resumed consideration
of the senate concurrent resolution relative
10 the electoral count.
"Willets and Robson discussed the cleo
toral resolution. The latter made a consti-
t~utional argument of some length in the
same line as yesterday. Answering Hunton,
he said The Vice President had no author
ity to decide judicially whether any set of
certificates presented were forged or net.
Nor had the two houses of congress that
right. They might perhaps create a tribunal
! for such cases.
"Hunton made a brief speech, and Coz
! asked whether the house would be powerless
in case the electoral votes Of New York
should be changed fromlGarfiela and Arthur
to Hancock and English some time while in
transit between Albany and Washington ?
How would the question of forgery be de-
termined
tNoAooA et'N S"N ieNSoAo" - hSoAS
the Vice President had the power to count
the votes. If they were in legal form it vas
the duty of the Vice President to open them
ministerially according to law, and his action
was subject to judicial revision thereafter.
Congress had the right to provide the revi-
sorry power beforehand, but if they failed
then the ministerial act must stand un-
questioned. After being sharply interro-
gated by various members, and brushing
aside most of the queries as puerile, he gave
notice that he would offer the following as a
substitute for the concurrent resolution .:
Resolred, That the two houses will
assemble in the chamber of the house of rep
resentatives on the second day in February,
1881, at II o'clock that the president of the
senate shall be the presiding officer that
two persons shall be appointed lellers on the
part of the senate and two on the part of the
house of representatives to. make a list of the
votes as they shall be declared that the re-
suit shall be declared by the president of the
senate, who shall announce the state Of the
vote and persons elected to the two houses
assembled as aforesaid, which announce
ment together with the list of voters, shall be
entered on the journals of the two houses"
Senator Hill, of Colorado, has introduced
a bill that provides that all the Ute indians
shall be settled upon the Uintah reservations
in Utah Territory.
A bill for the admission of Dacota into the
Union has been introduced in the senate by
Paddock.
A joint resolution has been offered in the
house authorizing the President to place U.
S. Grant on the retired army list, with rank
and pay of general.
Gen. Sherman says he shall celebrate his
62d birthday next April by retiring from the
army. He can retire on three-fourths pay
which is about $4,000 per year. 1t is SAID
that this will give Sherman a chance to com
mand the army, but the office of general o.
the army expires with his retirement. There
is a prospect, however, that the Office will be
revived and given to Grant, if no other suit
: mans retirement.
The President has sent to the senate tn,
following nominations: Associate justice o
r the supreme court for New Mexico, Warrel
Bristol for Arizona, W. w. Stillwell, of New
a York; for Utah. Stephen P. Twiss, of Mis-
r souri, for consul at Guayaquil, Phanor NJ
Elder, of Nevada Josiah M. Hetrick, assaye
of mint, Carson City, Nevada Geo. A. Nc
Kensie, register of land office at Stockton
CAL; II. Dwight, register of land office at La
granite, Oregon; Col. Nelson A. Miles, of til
9Th infantry, to be brigadier general, vic
Gen. Ord, retired Col. VIM. B. Hazen, Ct
infantry, to be chief signal officer, with ran
of brigadier general; Lieut.. Col. Emery W