Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-09
RI TLAND HERALD.
MONDAY, AUGUST ., 1866.
,,oc,,ou Of United States Senators.

Election Oh '"''o"
The bill passed ny Congress at it's late
session. regulating the time and manner
4 ~ holding elections o, United States
senator's. has been approved Oy the
president. Inmuuy instances, as is well
known. minoritics iu State legislatures
have nv ractious proceedings. defeated
A. u .,g;o., ne S.,,.tnrs The obi.rt of
'A0 49, '.....-.-- -. o.. .,,,..,..,, TIA
Inc "a" WV S"P'"''' w.
recurrence o. SUch caste IL was 'o'D''
less prompted by Inc late action OF the
Kew Jersey lccisla,urs whcrea minority
,I;,c, oro r,ya.ocb p, fused 10 20 into
V'-'r 80 c,. o.,..,, Ttts rs,rsrl,,-
1u ''' 0''0 .,,,...;o,.ar ,,,,,,,., cr
bic that the cooN'lluI'o"a' power VI
Congress to regulate such t!cCl"1S mas
never before been exercised.
| II oevolves nuon the legislature OF this
.sassil,r -, r,,al.a M
N'"'0 ~ ''9
less tnan Uhr'e 9e""'oi ,''' ''lc''''- Wv
| 10 fl! out the uneXplred potJloh Oh Vhe
/ late Senator Collamer's term, another to
4 f,I the unexpired portion of the late Sen
1 49,. Eoo+,s form, and another for the full
H'o' 4 Wv . 80 ,,st. - ,1.roh
term OF SIX years -'ou' 'l'' a'N - ''''' ="
/ next, when Senator CoIIamefs term
would have expired. The law regula-
.,rc sucb elections has therefore a spe-
II HI ,,,+oros+ in this State and we Give if
III 70 r.,, ,.,,...
Deio" ID 'u'i "s P,-S''u .,..
III BE It enacted, &c. LhaT Tue les sIs'a'uIe "
tach staUe WhlCh Sha!l "e cnosen NJ a..
Npreceding the eApiraV'oh oI me 'I'ue !o'
which any senator was eleoVeu " ioPI
sent SAID stale IN CouSiSss eua'I, ou UuS
second Iuesday aICer Ihe Hleeulh2 anu
organizauon Ihefeoli Proceeu " e1eCU
senator IN congress IN place ol suCu sen-
ator 80 gong out ol once IN the IoIIo"-
ng manner
hach mousse sna'I' OPeulsl y! " |
poe vote OF eacn one pIeseuI' Ho'ne ail' ',,tS onI
person LOT senSIor III oouSIes9 lIoui o''llI
state, ana the name OF Ihe PelSon 81
Nsoted for who snail nave majority VI
he whole NUMBER oI Votes cast Ill eaCh
Mouse shall De ehtereo ol Ihe JUL naI Vi Vi
zach house oy the CleLh Vi seCiG'@iy -T O. = ;,
bereot. But II eithef mouse snall 1aii ali
give such maJor.ty 10 auy PeIoon on m
std day that iact shaIl oe tnIeieu ,S'Is;s,on on
Ae journal Az 1"e.'I 0,0Sn 9,,hioh ,,iCi MO-
the day following 'hat on "nicn men pro,
eeedings are required 10 'ahe P'ace a.
ioresald, the members -. 1ne NV Wv.
iOuses shall convene 10 !oln' 'iS1j asSI.2ly .,,
nd the journal OF eacn house sa1.' .Lei t.iel
= read and Il lhe SAM pT'spn PEI .1n ,.atn. >nan
pave received ihaJotI'y y. az NV ~, a'S(' A.
each mouse, such petsou Sn@ll " w
ared duly elec'eCl senator ~ -, -e ePtrjtn Irjtal
Gid state IN tne Congress u 1Ne n'SC' ii'.y1
Sates. Bat II the same pe[son snall ll.a, ~ !,
Eve received haJority Vi tDe VIZ, ,1' -, ~ ~
zach house or II el'heE mouse e',''a "a y, ,,
aled to take proceeolnsS, as 1e9 fum utiet tbo, ~
ais act, the JoInt asSelllo'E 'i'1., s''(' "
NWoceed to choose oy alL0 .y., Wv soSo - y
, HHch member present peIsoh Iol Va
prpose aforesaid, ana 'ne peLSon Ia VIZ ir'
amajority OF all the NoIes o' sal" Jo'n I
assembly, majority 0; al 1he H'o.Lloel l',l
tdeCted to both houses oe!ng present ~u
pting, shall DC declared ouiY eIec,Cu ..u
M in case no person shaIl receive sue
najority on the 1rst Gay 0. lue Jo'n 1n
assembiy, it shall meet at t"eiVe o cloC