The presidential counts; a complete official record of the proceedings of Congress at the counting of the electoral votes in all the elections of ... all congressional debates incident thereto, - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 Excerpt: ... of making all joint rules unconstitutional; for all joint rules are made under the inferential power that, as each House can make rules for its own proceeding, they may also regulate what may take place between themselves or where they are jointly concerned. I repeat, then, my proposition. We have a general rule upon this subject, and then, to say the least of it, we have a concurrent rule passed at the beginning of this week amendatory of the joint rule in reference to a special case, and a particular question or class of questions that may arise in that case, and the two, so far from being irreconcilable, con each be sustained without one being regarded as conflicting with or operating as a repeal of the other. Now, sir, I come to a matter more delicate than this. This I lay down as the law under which we are to act. What did we do f We met. A question arose first in regard to the vote of the State of Louisiana, as to whether it should be counted or not. The Senate retired. The House remained. They passed resolutions. Those resolutions we find, upon comparison and mutual communication, to be concurrent. So it will appear, I presume, upon the record, if any be kept, of the joint meeting; and what has happened I presume is what oaght to be reoorded. And so the vote of Louisiana was counted. When we came to tho State of Georgia a question was raised there again. Now, it might have been possible if the ground which gentlemen take here now and which the Senate is understood afterward to have taken be correct, that the concurrent resolution overruled and blotted out all on the subject of Georgia which might otherwise be applicable to the case of that State under the joint rule of the House and Senate, that they would at onoe have put down the objection, refusi...