Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-10-17
The Election Of U. 5. Senators.

By the law enacted at the last session Of
Congress, it is provided that the Legislature of
each State - hich shall be chosen next preced
ing the expiration of the time FOR which any
Senator was elected 70 represent said State in
Congress, shall. on the second Tuesday after
the meeting and organization thereof, proceed
to elect Senator in Congress, in the place of
such Senator going out of office, in the follow
ing manner:
Each House shall openly, by viva voce
Ivote1 of each member present, name one per-
son Tor Senator in Congress from said State,
and the name Of The person SO voted for, who
shall have a majority Of the whole number of
votes cast 10 e4cn House, shall be entered or
the journal ct each House by the clerk or
secretary thereof, but if either House shall
fail to give such ma jrity 20 any person on said
day, the fact shall be entered on the Journal.
At Nv, I've O'Clock, meridian, of the day follow
ing that on when proceedings are 10 take pldce
as aforesaid, the members CT the two Houses
shall convene II joint assembly and the journal
of each House shall oe read, aud if the same
person shall have received n4JorIy Of all
the votes in each House, such person shall be
declared duly eiec-ed Senator to represent said
State in the Clnsress OF the United States j;
"A m 1rity OF the votes in eacs House, or #
either House shall have failed to take proceed
ings as required by this act, the joint assembly
shall then proceed 70 choose. oy g viva voce
voc Of each member present, person Tor the
purpose aforesaid, and the person having q
majority OF ali the votes Of the said joint as
semDly. msJ3rity of all tae members elected
to both Houses being PRESENT and voting, shall
be declared duly elected; ard IN case no per
SOD shall receive such majority the Il st
day, the joint assembly shall meet at twelve
O'Clock meridian of each succeeding day du-
ring the Legislature, and take at least one vote
until Senator shall b. elected.
Where, as II this State, vacancies are to be
filled, the law does not prescribe whether the
vacancies, or the regular term shall be first I'LL
ed, but it provides that the election to fill the
vacancies shall be held on the second Tuesday
after the assembling of the Legislature next
after the vacancy otcurs. Next Tuesday
therefore, cur Legislature viii proceed to elect
three Senators, one for SIX years from the 4,h
of March uext, one 10 serve uat'l the An of
March next being for Senator Collaner's
unexpired term.-and one 10 serve until the
4th of March, 1869, it being for Senator Foot's
uuexpired term. Each House can, undoubt-
eddy, determine for Itself, as can the Joint As
semby for itself, what order it will pursue in
tbs elections. but 10 prevent confusion, it will
be wise in the Legislature, by j1int resolution,
TO prescribe the order; and there seems to
US manifest fitness in giving the election for
the long term the priority. For that term,
Hon Justin S. Morrill, is the unanimous choice
Of the Republicans of this State; and we pre-
sumo that Hon. Luke p. Poland will, also, be
unanimously elected for Senator Collamer s
unexpired term. aud Hon. Geo. +. Edmunds
for the unex pred term of Senator Foot.