New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-22
ELECTORALRETURNS DELAYED
MESSENGERS FROM FOURTEEN STATES
HAVE NOT YET REACHED WASHINGTON.

cAEELFs-NEss SHOWN IN THE PREPARATION
OF SOME OF TIE PACKAGES RECEIVED
SENATOR MAyDEEsoN on TIE
NECESSITY FOR sTRICTER CON-
| PLIANCE WITH THE LAW
Washington. Jan. ol.-The certificates OF all the
States OF the cast for President and Nice-Ptsi'
dent ought to be in the hands Of the President Of the
Senate by Monday next. A a matter OF fact four
teen States have failed far to comply with the law
by sending their electoral certificates by messen-
ger, and many Of those States which have complied
with the law have done 80 IN so sllpshOd manner
that If the late election had been In any way close
tho official asccralnmcnt Of the result under III" Con-
stitu,ion and the law, might have been made almost
impossible.
Many OF the messengers have Utterly I'M
provided with credentials. Kansas was one oil the
most spicuous offenders In thi. respect The ms
senCcr was presented the President OF tn senate
by Senator PETER. Congressman "Jerry SIMPSON ana
one OF his colleagues who vouchcd for him but their
voucher. in the absence OF the slightest scrap OF VIII
Ing from the electoral college. was not the kind OF
voucher that the Treasury Department required In
order give him his mileage and per diem FOR bring
Ing on the vote.
rs Senator PETER finally and sorowully said ;
"Th, only thing lett for IS pay hl, way back to
Kansas ourselves and rlst to the state to reimburse
us This Is not the only Of the hind
Many Oi the pachletS Drought w tIl' III o'VhsS'S
have lad nothing on the outside indicate their NJ
rc,r NV, states sent their vote, To the " President
Of the United states" Instead Of TO the Pre- sident OF
scatc and Idaho sent her v"ie 10 TIE secretary
OF state II was fortunate that none of these pack
age, was torn open and thus rendered Invalid. Many
sntcs have failed to indorse Oh the package what II
contained. some messengers have been able To say
that there II sealed and Endorsed package Inside
the outer envelope In that tho President oil the
scnatc Ia, opened the outer casing and found daily
certified pLc,ae, inside. In other case the mcsSeh-
coi, have aid they did not believe there was any
,calcd package within. and In these Instances TIE Ell
yclop have been put Ia senate safe and LEFT I'M
touched. They may contain the electoral vote o
they may not. The President Of the Senate has only
The word OF the sscngers assure him that these
pockacc, actually contain Tie votes OF the states ~
rel resented might have changed packages
on them.
senator Nandcrson of Nebraska. President pro TEN
OF the senate In the absence from The city oi VICE
Irc,idcnt Norton /, custodian 1t these electoral GER
tGcatcs lie Is fully alive 10 The daagc. which th'
laN compliance with the law involves and discusses
II from tie most Conservative point Of View pOsSlbl'
lie said tus afternoon: Inc statute Is clear ana
explicit and although there have been many change
these essential requirement, are LETT intact; Ilnt
the shall make their certificates dcp"sIuhs
one with the Judge Of the United states Court OF
the district. another TO be forwarded by mall TO the
President Of The senate. and the third sent by msscn
ger to the same oI THIS several certificates 'hould
nrqucst ionaAl, be- Endorsed by the cicco.s TO sho"
exactly their character.
Section 40 of The Revised STATUTES piovd'S 'ha'
the clcccr, shall. by writing under tlicr hands. or
under the Land, OF majority OF them. appoint
person 70 take charge of aud ceh,rr u the P"d'h'
Of the senate az the Of Government. one OF tue
certificates. but strangely. some II "a" STATE, hav"
sent Oh th,lI messengers witho any authorization
If all, except SUCH can b. consuuci'vey inieina
from h> possession OF Ia" lachae "c6ci u ooh'Vh
the electoral voi. Of til STATE. -: cou' when tlI''
cur, The Ir. idcnt II ia, >sna' J. unable 10 give
tIc voucher which Is the oul; b:a', upon which 10"
messenger apply 10 Ia" Treasury 10; III riIc"ec
ana pay.
by "A change IN the law under the act e Octohcr
TO- l5ss It Is provided that Whenever In" cetuh'ni"
Of from any state has not been rcc'V"l NJ 'h
seat OF Government on the fourth Monday "i TIE
month Of January in which their meetings have deem
held the Rotary Of state shall send special me-
scnscr 10 the district juds. In who" cusi"iS on
certificate votes from thai US u en- "o"'
ana such Judge shall forthwith transmit uia' hs' I"
the seat OF Government ,,
or course the question arises under That section
as to whether the certificate OF votes spoken OF j. d" p-
considered ~ meaning The cer.incat. Of votes s'n;
by the hand, OF The mrs,enscr or that which J. sent
By mail, those which com" by iota m"iAoa,: IRON
aDlv tine better conclusion l. HAT N ccr'lhcal" "i
votes has come President al o." o'nat" "thrr
b, mail messenger, Ii abs"INr' TIE tIc''N oi
STAT. from soading a special messenger. hut 'rr"i'
inc bciirr practice l. that both the mail and m'H
.,necr ~rr,icc should reach here on og before the
iouri. Monday in January, \ 'hr sia;", have ta.S
initird ihrir electoral votes lN mall ana hl nav"
been received by tue President ~ TIA o'haic.
The following states have not Yet sent lh'lI
electoral votes hy .cngrr NJ least they nav" MOI
vet been received by The President OF tie ocLai.
olOrado Connecticut, lorida. Georgia, nGiana, Ken
tucy Montana. %Orih Dahota. oregon, ihodr Island
south Dakoia. IcEnrs5ee Washington and Wisconsin,
IL OF course these slai'S have under t'r law
until TUESDAY ucNi. the law knows no part of the
DIV The fourth Monday I'm January' wonii run I'LL
tuesday Lat II To M th"'r state VINO can
send t.clr certificates I'm BY MOncny evening "ug'f
o
senator -irongl- advocates befor another
Presidential election the issue 0f m authentic cifcuE
of instruction., addressed n" Electoral Col"gS ~
thc different safes So as 10 avoid the pcnlouS
miShaps. 49, - g., - Co.,. 1T,
lao in his .,.f T., President ~ ~" senate Monday
next IL, fourth Monday IN JanInry.