The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-27
The Election of us. senator's.

The bill regulating the times and
manner of holding elections for SEN
ators in Congress was sent to the
President for his signature Tuesday
morning. 1t has been assumed that
he will veto it, but aside from general
supposition no reason is known for
thinking that he will do SO, and gen
tlemen who have seen him are conf
dent that it will'be signed. The full
text of the bill is as follows 2 i'a' /.
Be ii enacted. &C., That the Legislature
of each State which shall be chosen next
preceding the expiration of the time for
which any Senator was elected to repre-
second Tuesday after the, meeting and or
ganizatiOn thereof, proceed to elect q Sen
ator in Congress, in place of such Senator
going out OF office, in the following man
ner: Each House shall openly, by the
UiUd Voce vote, of each member, present the
name of one person for Senator in Con-
gress, from said State, and the name Of the
person SO voted for, who shall have a ma
Jority of the whole number of votes cast
in each House, shall be entered on the
journal of each House by the Clerk or Sec
retary thereof; but if either House shall
fail to give such a majority to any person
on said day., that fact, shall be en-
tered on the Journal at twelve
that on which the proceedings are required
to take place as aforesaid. The members
of the two Houses shall convene in joint
assembly, and the journal of each House
shall then be read, and if the same person
shall have received a majority of all the
votes in each House, such person shall be
/ declared duly elected Senator to represent
the state in the Congress of the United
States; but if the same person shall not
have received a majority of the votes IN
each House, or if either House shall have
failed to take proceedings as required by
this act the Joint Assembly shall then
proceed to choose, by a vfUG toce vote OF
each member present, q person Ior tne
purpose aforesaid; and the person having
majority of all the votes of the said joint
Assembly, a. majority of all the members
elected to both Houses being present and
voting, shall be declared duly elected; and
in case no person shall receive such ma
jority on theNfirSt day, the joint Assembly
shall meet at II o'clock meridian of each
succeeding day, during the session of the
Legislature, and take at least one vote,
until a Senator shall be elected. b., s.
SEC. 2. Ind be 1t further enacted, That
whenever on the meeting of the Legisla-
representation of such State in the Senate
of the United States, said legislature shall
proceed on the second Tuesday after the
commencement and organization of its
session to elect a person to fill such vacan-
cy, in the manner herein before provided
for the election of Senator for full term
and if vacancy shall happen during the,
ond Tuesday after the Legislature shall
have been organized and shall have no.
tice of such vacancy.
SEC. 3. Ard be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the Governor of the
state from which any, Senator shall have
been chosen as aforesaid, to certify his
election, under the seal of the State, to the
President Of the Senate of the United
States, which certificate shall be counter
signed by the Secretary of the State.