Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-02-28

may be made by Electors TO be chosen by districts
by the peope-others that the Electors should be
chosen by the people by general ticket, whilst others
maintain that the election should be submitted d- |
recily TO the People In order, therefore, to OBJ
via,e the many difficulties which must inevitably |
result from the various plans which have already |
been submitted to the House. II is Resoired, that
committee be appointed on the part OF this House,
to join such committee may be appointed on the
part of the Senate, Of the Senate shall concur
therein to consider and report whether any amend
ment ought TO be made to the Constitution of the
United States; far as il relates to the choice of
President and Vice President, and if so, then, that
they report such amendment thereto as 10 them
may seem most likely 10 prove acceptable to the
people of the United States.
The following resolutions were introduced by
Dir. Hemph. of Pennsylvania
Resoired SIC. That The President and Vice Pre-
sident OF the United States shall be chosen as fol
lows:-The people OF each Sta,e shall appoint, in
such manner the Legislature thereof may direct
number of Electors equal TO the whole nu,nber
OF Senators and Representatives 10 which the Sta
may be entitled in Congress; but no Senator or
Representative, or person holding any Office of
trust or profit under the United States shall be
appointed an Elecior.
" TIE Electors shall meet in their respective
States, on the first Thursday; and succeeding Fri
day, IN the month OF August ofihe year 1928, and
on the same days in every sixth year thereafter,
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at least shall not be nhabant of the same State
with themselves; and they shall make lists of all
! the persons voted Tor, and of the number of votes
for each, which lists they shall sign and certify
| and transmit sealed, one TO the Governor of the
| State, one to the President of the United States
one TO each OF the members OF the Senate i'm Con-
sress from such State, and one to the President Of
the Senate. The Congress of the Unitel States
shall be in session on the second Monday i'm De-
tober, In the year 1928, and in every sixth wear
thereaiter and the President OF the Senate shall in
the presence of the Senate ard House of Rene
sentatves open all the certificates, and the votes
shall then be couned--The person having the
greatest number of votes shall be Precedent ii such
number be majority OF the whole number of h
iectors appointed And if there be more than one
VINO nave such majority, and have an equal num-
Der OF votes, or ii no person have a majority
then the citizens OF each State qualified to choose
Electors shall hold second election, on the firsl
Thursday and the succeeding Friday in the month
OF December then next ensuing, TO vote direc,lr
between he persons having the two highest numbers
tor the Office OF President, which second election
snail DC conducted IN such manner as the Leuis-
la'ure OF each State MAY direct And the Jud-
Ses OF Election, persons finally ascert aiming the
number OF votes IN each State, shall transmit seal
ell lists to the persons aforesaid. But in this Sc
cond election the votes shall be taken by States
each State 10 have one vote, and a majority of all
the States shall be necessary for choice; and the
person having majority of all the States shall
re The Presiden; OF the United States, and The
other person shall be the Vice President OF The u
nited States.
p" And if it should harpen at the first election
that no person shall have majority, and that NOR
than two sla have an equal number of VOTES or
II al TIE second election, that the two persons
snail have an equal number of votes then in each
case the choice OF the President and Vice Presi
dent shall be made according to the Constitution
adopted On The l7ih day OF Sept. 1897.
Fl Andii any person shall be elected President
at the hrst election, then the Vice President shall
be chosen according to the Constitution as last
mentioned.
f No person shall be eligible to the Office of
resident OF the United States, who shall not have
attained to the age OF forty five years; and the
terms Tor which the President and Vice President
,i"ii ho!d ,heir Offices shall be six years; and the
fresiient shall be ineligible for ever after to hold
TIE o'hce OF President of the United States.''
Inc foregoing, and all other resolutions toncbino
the Constitution OF the u. States, were referred 70
COMMITTEE OF the Whole House on the state Of
'he Cnion' and ordered TO be printed except The
preamble and resolution offered by Mr.. Wood of
new york, which was laid on the table.
Oa motion of MIR Powell, of VIRGINIA. IN.
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
were instructed to inqSire into he expedencv of
astonishing pest route frorn Madison Courthouse
IN virginia, 10y laray and Woodstock, 10 Moore
! HeIcS IN Hardy county.
Va motion OF MI. WickTe, OF Kentucky. the
COMMITTEE on the Library were instructed To- in
qure INTO the eSi cheney of separating the a,,
l Books from the other books of the Iib1s,v al
! placing them under the control of the S,n,.,n.
Court. e''ie
VA motion OF Mr.. Barney, of MARYLAND. the
Committee OF Ways and Means were instructed IN
inquire INTO the eXpediency of amending the law
regulating the currency within the United State
oil the gold coins of Great Britain, France Porn
gal and spain, so as 10 embrace within its ,,o,.i
SONS, the Gold and Silver coins of Brazil add ,b.
South American Republics ''''
Mr.; Newton, of Virginia, moved. that when
the House adjourn, 1t be TO Monday: unon ,vb;cb
motion the ayes and noes were taien-roves az
! noes II. %
The House then went.into Committee or ,ts
! w hole OH the state OF the Union, Mr. MI ns
I OF delaware, IN the chair, and resumed the con-
sIdtraiion oithe Constitutional a,nendmen,s
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Mr.. Saunders of North Carolina, addressed Tho
Ch%i "A Speech which continued till near three
o CLOCK, III iayor OF both the resolutions
lie commenced, by observing, that as one Of the
propositions now under discussion had had its ORR
gin In the Legislature OF his own State he booed
TO be pardoned for trespassng on the ,;ne IS r.
committee by presenting his views on the s,biec,
| generally
lie then went into brief review of the bis,orr
OIL the constitutions and concluded that it was the ,,r
eiha' Intention OF the trainers Of that instrumen, IN
give TIE PRESIDENTIAL election to the People ue
next entered INTO general comparison oftbe two
! rivals MODES OF choosing the Electors by ee,erai
ucNe' anu Oy districts, and replied to the obiec
uons Of Siessrs. Storrs and Archer, inveioiino
against 'iie confusion arising from so many different
modes OF choosing the Presidential elec,o-s. ,,,,
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