New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-14
XXXVITH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
SENATE. .WAsHSeros, Dec. Is, 1860.

SENATE.. .WAsHSeToS, Dec. Is, 1860.
AfterInytr, the journal wasIead.
Nr. CHNk0N Uiem., T,nD.l introduced Joint
lion lIoIcsilg sneI dmens TO the Constitution
q Ut Uii,d State AZ icllows:
Bi7sos The Ehb article Of the Contribution O. the United
state IoySts i .nf.a nd' ineIe0 iRsTsos ss Of the
litd State of Anuis in onErss' assembled voi'd. Of
Ca siicu the ir,d States be proposed TO the egida
i'is 81 he sh Wien rsihed y TIE tes...
sIa IuiI- SIT 81 The Constiution:
IEli he rird and fee Pre,iden, = the UHied
Stats the''n ty lbs Pole Of ie respective States In
isch safe hall he divdcd by the Legislature thereof
i'' Lii'ic.. sqs In lumber 70 the whole number Of
StIh tld Lres,nsir to wlieh each state may be GU
'hkob h, Co li''' Of The ulsd state. the said httIie
q contiguous 1eiri oy aud to contain ~ near
s'nsS le an equal. ne Of It u en;iea 70 De issIe
tin IL dr y su TIE rsiifcaln of this amendment and
sf'Iv I'D at III ~I on eEi'ia We nsIt ns ne sp
States tlpt the h Ihmsds, IN august Of the year io and
ca DE day Every fourth year thereafter the citizens
tor etors If X. NOT unefo, brspch Of toe Leg
ia,ue,. shs lin their reflective district, AID vote fJ
er,oI o.E'l. F'st nru leI o vote. for President and
in eSch district !ta b. todcn to have received vote which
ic slsl il oiGf c'it'd by the ouNeinoi o. the
lie Of tie s,rst sd 81 sker the House Of Repre-
stntii IL, g'r of the Uied States shs De IN see
an lie setoid Monday October In the 1864 and on he
am DE-, Ruth ;,rr theipafrr aid the Irs,ltn Of the
srs II ibc piosIo. Of tie serato and hon1e OF kep'hs
tivs shsl C,n all he certificates snd the VOTE an.i
ehn fuch NUMBER Dc ellsl
r. ont, Who'd. rnbrf ~ voter gi'eu but no peeh
tuch Iy thu Hftcord election shai BE- beld Oh He
it1lrids, q. ntnh of Zee her then nrx en'aing be-
fLe having The two b h-st number. or the "hice
81 1,ti WiCh .cGpd Cid ,ha be condo ed the Ie
spi nit d. ard fc ia The manner A. the
fs tie IeI-n hH, the greatest number OF votes ior
TritiCn LIT rlal hsve received the
NJ, b. Of Noes the retiyi The r.ett number
H. te esru mtcr 81 STATES shall be RE dent
liz htvfr tho greatest iun t.f 81 vo'es or wee
j, nj At he fu s lie ice reident such number
l.. eeurl 20 soy OF tie hol, numbers Of votes gwen ana
Il IeoI have sriI sjoy, th second cion hai ate
pt leretu tie le,he the 4" LiiheAt numbers
the day thai he .Copd election !. held tor redrn ana
tl wing ishest rinbsr VI votes for Nicefiednt
sfi hut If there should haPIs " be an
tousy ~ bsip the penons % voted iI al the
Of VOC, IN ~. snt,, he OF Staiss shall be Nica Pre- idet
Put h. ts ,ltc she'll be nteeasy IN thr case OF
Nfe. ISce,ray In cas-. OF PRECEDENT men tue
Sen ~, >, III riuoo Nice Pc i'd u ro the reon having tho
n t elt cftu as nov prescTinru IN
The fioE pgydtd that the President 10 be eied Ia tH
1sr ne Il ~ be choteD hon 81 the sasthoids stSet
it ffLr c G,rt Iou Of the say, holding states
>, le,,rr PIoiderf fE b, chosen foni QUE Of
Il hcldi Stses snd - y ernsiingthe ffe.irt a
Iio I6,dsri four he;N s.n IN. sha
ntpt sises, dug tLe ehiuuance VI Tie oo'en'
Esif. m, - - ii, 4.
IN, b. en- safd Is fiiuig out ths ord Leganre snd
{rhf a. ~ iLto he follow E We di, Vi; persons qua
90 "a befs ot tie most huineon, hraheh OF e
I,,-, the u I'D etisn Of aid sitfle when
H. tlJt oufihs - tie Sta's read follow. 70 ~
a., Uufsd Sts'el III Al. he posed ~ 40 ~
. f., enth chosen by persons 10 ue gnA hed Va
s IL, i a., most uIreIous uauG ~ TIE Le 20
tIe d j al b. lor tlI ycIs sDi oah 'ci Ao' 'h'.
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