The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-02-11

. tHe ballot husf-. IN zach If viii h
shall hr Deposited, hy some ltepre.
senfaii,r.uf ibt State, onr of the du
rlIcntes made rs sfnfs-iid, III The vote
al said aide. "a the prcse1ee. aud Sub
ieet In the examination, of all the
tucnhrrs from, said State then present;
and. where there i more than one
Representative from a State, the dG
plicnlts shall mol both be deposited by
the sumo pefsun
WHEN the votes If iir Sfatrs arr thrs
all taken in. The Sergeant II Arms
ahall carry Il thr sid ballot boxes 10
one iahlr, aud the other 10 separate
and distinct table;
Or prison from Zach slate represented
ia The haIlolius. shall be- appointed by
It's Representative 10 irll of sud bal
lot hut in case thu Representatives.
'all to appoint trllrr, the Speaker
shall appoint;
That SAID frle~r ball divide themselves
iulo iwp sets. ~ nearly equal III mum
her ~ ean he. aud on Of The said sets
al Trllrrs shall proceed III count the
wees IN one al sid boxes, and the
Other set the votes ia the other box;
Wien The Gtes are counted 10y the diff
frcnt sells Of Tcrrs, the result shall
De reported 10 lhe House, aad il the
Reports agree, the same shall be ne
! rcpled Is the true votes Of the States
hut if thr Reports Disagree, the States
shall proceed, IN the same manner ~
before, Ia nrw ballot.
9Th. Al questions arising after the bal /
/ lotlng commence. requiring the drci.lon |
OF the ilouse, Which shall be decided by !
the House voting per capita. 90 br incldcn
tal IL the power of choosipg President, |
shall be decided by States without debate
and, 10 ease of an equal division of thu
votes Of States, the question shall be lost
9Th. Wien either Of the persons from
whom the chnirc IS to be made, shall have
received "a ualorliy of al the States, the
Speaker shall declare the SAM, and thai
that person is elrc ed President orihe L.
States.
9th. Thc result shall be immediately
commune atrd "a the senate hy Mcss3ge;
and a committee ri three persons shall BIZ
appointed TO Inform the President al tho
United States, aud the President elect, of
said RI, cllpn.
The report WAS read and ordered to lie
on the table.
UNITED STATES PENAL CODE.
The House then proceeded Ia the TN
finished business nj yesterday, which WA
the bill making further provision for the
punishment OF crimes against the UnlteG
States, which, hring amended, was order
I'd 10 hr engrossed and read third time.
POWERS OF THE SUPREME COURT !
On motion of Mr.. Letchrr, Of Kentucky |
the House then went into committee of |
Whole on the state of the Iniun, aud tool |
up the resolutions moved by Mr.. J.. at TIN
last session, rs follows:
Rcsohed, That provisions ought to b,
made by law, requiring in any cause drci
ded by the supreme Court Of the United
States, in which shnl be drawn IN question
the validity of any part of the tonstitu
ton nj State, or at an act passed by the
Legislature of State, that
Justices shall concuria pronounclng such
part Of the said Constitution, cr act. 10 hr
inyolid and that without the concurrence
of that number of so,d JUSTICES, the part
Of the constitutions. OF Act oil the Legisla
ture, H. the Csc may bel so drawn
! in question, shall moi be deemed or holden
invalid.
"Reeolred, That the Justices aforesaid, IN
pronouneng th,ir judgment, in any such |
cause, as fortsad, ought to b. required by |
law +" give their opinions, with their re
sprcllre reasons tbereio,, sepa aely anl !
distinctly, tlhe Judgment of the Court
be- against the Validity of the part of the
Constitution, or act, drawn in question, as
aforesaid.
"hcSolred, That the Committee On the
Judiciary be instructed to report bill,
III conformity 10 the preceding rc.olniinus.'
). MIR. betcher moved 10 fill the blauk IN
the resolution with the word fve,h 20 AZ
Ia require the concurrence five Judges, 10
set aside stale law.
Without coming 10 any decision, the
Committee rose, and obtUned leave to sit
agrin.
On melton of Mr.. Conway, the House
then went iuto committee of the whole,
Mr. Mttcalf IN the chair, on the bill to au-
lhorlzr thr LAYING cut and making of road
from Lilllr Rock, in the territory of Ar
kansas, n Caatunmrut Gibson, in the same
territory. The blank for the number of
commissioners was flied with the word
E" three = aud, after a few general but very
appropriate remarks, IN explanation, by
the Delegate from Arkansas, the commit
tee rose, reported the bill without amend
lmeut, and it was ordered to be engreSStd
for a third reading.
On motion pt Mr. j. +. johnson, tnr
House then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Saunders ia the chair, on
thr bill 10 regulate The Post Office Depart
mcnt.
MIR. johnson presented general ou.Iiae
of The provisions Of the different sections
of the bill; after which, it was taken mp by
sections Attempts were made To increase
the sal,ries OF Posimastrrs al Washington,
Nea Orleans Warrrnton, Wheeling, Ere
dnrLck shmrM. nnd VI Il lmNille. each 81