The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-04

of any and all letters, communica-
tiOns or reports of such commanding
officers to the navy department dur
ing the same period. Referred TO
the committee on foreign affairs.
Representative Updegraff, of
Iowa, from the select committee re-
speeding the election of President
and Vice-PreSident, made a favor
able report upon the bill to carry
into effect the provisions of the Con-
stitution respecting the election of
President and President. A
complete review of the whole ques-
ton is embraced in Updegraff's re-
port, which accompanied the bill.
The report says in effect that the
bill is compromise of a great
variety Of views on the part of the
committee. The first eight sections
provide a scheme for a count
by the two houses of Congress, and
are substantially the same as the
Senate bill. Section 9 provides that
Notwithstanding this congressional
court, the. title to the Office of presi-
dent or vice-president may be tried
and determined by an action in the
nature Of quo GOGTrGntO." It is pro-
vided that proceedings in the case
shall have precedence over all other
business, and whether it was
thought practicable to limit the
time, it has been done. 1t is
claimed any contest can be
settled before the 4th of
March; it is also claimed
that IN any scheme for a congress
Ional count where each house has
one vote and no umpire, there are
only three courses for to pursue !;
first, no vote shall be counted with
out concurrence; second, that no
vote shall be rejected without con-
eurrence; third. to define class of
cases in one of which concurrence
shall be necessary to reject, and an
other in which concurrence shall be
necessary to count. 1t is claimed
that the position is impracticable
and impossible, that no such deini-
ton can be made under
which a preferred class cannot,
by political party interested in do
ing so, be changed beforehand, into
case Of another class, wherein a
single house may throw out state.
This is illustrated bY reference to
the transactions Of the past. It is
claimed that Congress might as
well provide either that all votes
shall be counted, or that none shall
be counted if either House objects
Also, that there is in the presiden.
tial election the same field for con
troversy and judicial inquiry as in
an ordinary popular election
and just as much or more necessity
: for a judicial determination by
! which alone such disputes can bt
properly settled; that Congress il
denied such functions by the Con
stitution, and reference to courts in
this matter, as in all disputes in
volving construction and an inter
probation Of the law, is the only
+, constitutional method of disposinS
of all conceivable disputes.
The committee on military af.
fairs made favorable report upon
/ the bill which has been adopted by
the committee as a substituse fol
l several bills referred to them
: relating to retirements in
the army. The bill provides
that when an officer has served
thirty-five years, either as an officer
I or soldier, in the regular or volun
teer service, he shall, if he makes
application therefor to the Pres
ident, be placed upon the retired
list, provided, however, the Prov
: sions of this bill shall not apply tt
: the general, lieutenant general, anC
present major generals Of the army
The Speaker announced the en-
rollment Of the Chinese Dill. ani
that he hadlafhxed his signature.
: Adjourned.