| Show pT glde gide THE BOUNDS ab tre THE T HE commissioners have rendered a decision glou to be found ele eie elee eleo where re in this paper rezard regard in to the ceiB to lle lie elected nt at the august election we shall not hero consider their night right to adjudicate upon this question a subject on which much might bo be saida said sald but pats pass to a consideration of mhd th e conclusions at which they have arrived rho rhe the tho decision that au the offices which should have been filled at the general election in august augus t 18 1882 82 jare ace are to be filled at the next general il 1 orai eral election in august 1883 for r the term we think to be ba incorrect because tho the jaws laws of the terni terri territory tory in reference to somo bome of those offices provide to the contrary probate judges are to bo be elected every two yeara years forn foz for fora a term tenn of two years an and d until their successors are elected and qualified quail fled fied and the election comes on tho tild even years not the odd ones it if the hoar amendment be permitted to figure in this connection i the election of 1883 will idill not relieve elleve r any d discrepancy with the laws of the territory if the hoid hold over principle is good at all it Is good until the term has eup emp expired ired which will not be until August 1884 1881 but bat this perhaps Is ia a matter of minor importance compared with the decision in regard to the territorial offices theeo then have been filled by election as provided by tho the laws tawa of the territory duly en enacted acted noted signed by the respective governors in office at the time of their passage end and submitted to congress that body not having disapproved of those laws they stand as valid and the tho implied approval of congress gives them the virtual sanction of the national legislature in passing upon those enactments the commissioners again stop step out side the bounds of their calling and assume judicial functions so BO lar far as their opinion hail gaii affect the election to fill tho the territorial offices this Is a grave matter and opens eppens a question which we think they havo have no hut kut authority to determine and if we are re not mie mistaken taken the supreme court of the united states has passed upon this thia very question taking in ag a view entirely opposite to that of the commissioners however Hb Ho we anticipate no great trouble to ariee arlee over these difficulties they will we have no doubt be arranged so that public affairs will not be obstructed but bat we call attention to them chiefly because of the great stretch of autho authority Ity which the commissioners s appear to have exercised |
