The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-19
WASHINGTON.
The House Judiciary Committee
inSpecinl AeaSiOn.

order to determine what kind oil shown
ia sufficient to justify such demandi
Messrs. Hurd, Lynde and McCreary wer
appointed as n subcommittee to repor
on the subject to the full committee tO
morrow. r
RECEIPT FOR THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
The President OF the Senate has adopt
ed the following new form Of receipt 0
the electoral votes as delivered by tn
messengers: Vice President Of the Sen
ate OF the United States, at Washington
=, 1870, received Of =, he claiming
10 be messenger 10 deliver the same,
sealed package purportiug to contain 1
certificate Of the vote given for Presiden
and Vice President OF the United State
by the electors OF the State Of -, tha
the alleged have been elected, November
Isigneil T. W. FERRY,
: President protein Of United Stnte' Senate
THAT NEW JERSEY ELEcroR.
The Senate Sub Committee on priyi
leges and elections, acting under the res
olution examined, BENZ. Williamson the
alleged ineligible Presidential elector oi
New Jersey. Williamson testified thai
twenty-five years ago he was appointed
United States Commissioner. he had dur
ing that time made use Of his rights us
Commissioner, up 10 that time he had
never received any money through the
office, he had served seven years as Chan.
cellor, since his appointment as
United States Commissioner he had no
idea he was ineligible until alter he had
been chosen elecior. As soon as he found
the question Of his ineligibility was rails.
ed, he sent his resignation to Gov. Riddle,
two witnesses, Gov. Riddle and Secreta.
ry ofthe State, Delsey Of New Jersey, are
yet 10 give testimony in this case. This
COMMITTEE will tomorrow take teSti.
money OF Chas. SLiiel, G. H. Shields and
Thos. Morrough, Of Missouri; in the case
OF Gen. D. NJ. Frost, an alleged ineligible
elector, OF Missouri.
Senator Morton has returned from In
diana.
APPOINTED AGENT.
Wm. b. Moore has been appointed su-
peryising special agent Of the Treasury.
A COURT FOR THE TRIAL OF THE CONTEST.
ED PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
The bill introduced in the Senate To-.
day by Senator Wright, to establish a
court for the trial OF the contested Presi.
Dental election, provides that, after the
count Of the electoral vote by Congress in
joint convention, an appeal may be made
by either candidate to a tribunal, consist.
ing oi a Chief Justice OF the Supreme
Court and six United States Circuit or
District Judges, 10 be selected by him
from different political parties. b
KNOTS METHOD OF COUNTING THE ELEC.
ToRAL VOTE.
A bill was introduced in the House by
Knott, Chairman OF the Judiciary Com.
mittec and presenting method OF count.
ing the electoral votes for President
and Vice President, provides that on the
second Wednesday in February, 1877, and
at the same time on every 4th year there.
after, members ofthe Senate and House OF
shall convene in joint
in the hall OF the House for
the sole purpose Of counting the votes
given by the electors tor President and
Vice President, and cscertaining aud de.
olaring the result. Both Houses shall
have present their secretaries, clerks,
aud door.keepers, and
when they are assembled, the President
Of the Senate and the Speaker OF the
House, shall conjointly preside,
and sergeant-at-Arms and door
keepers, shall conjointly exercise their
functions. The Joint Assem-.
bly, being thus formed and majority Of
ali the members ofeach house being pres.
ent, the President Of the Senate shall ap.
point a teller on the part Of the Senate
md the Speaker Of the House shall up.
point teller on the part Of the House,
and the President Of the Senate shall
Ihen proceed in the presence Of the
Two houses 10 open the certificates OF
electors, commencing with those OF the
original States in the order in which
hey ratified the Constitution, and then
opening those Of tho original States in
The order OF their admission into the
Union. The certificates when opened
are to be passed to the Speaker Of the
House OF Representatives, and the Presi.
lent Of the Senate is thereupon TO de.
nand whether there be objection TO count.
ing the vote authenticated by such Ger.
Iifcate. II no objection be made,
he certificate shall be handed to tho
.ellers, who shall count the vote therein
certified and the secretaries and clerks
hall record the same. II either the
Senate or House Of Representatives
hall, by resolution, before the second
in February, have declared
hat the official cerLification OF appoint
nent or the election Of the cleo
ors OF any State was falsely or
raudulenily given, or that il is invalid
n oo:"9auence Of or upon author.
" OF false, corruP. &C. fraudulent find.
ng, decision or cannvassing retuS~s nj
my officer Of the Board OF CanyasserE,
Returning Board or other agency or or.
,aniEation empowered 10 canvass re.
.urns, and that the votes Of such persons
ought not to be be allowed, and that other
persons were lawfully elected; the
question AZ 10 whether the votes Of
iuch persons shall be counted, or whether
he State shall lose Its electoral vote,
hall be considered by the Joint Assem-
BY. II objection be on any ground made
IN behalf Of the Senate or House 10 the
1otes Of any Of the electors or elector Of
! State, the same shall be also considered
~ the Joint Assembly. Ifthere shall have
been transmitted 10 the President OF the
Senate, two or more certified returns
rom any one State, purporting to be the
list Of persons voted for by the electors
ofsuch States, all shall be read, and the
questions arising thereon, shall be
considered by the Joint Assembly. II
i shall appear and be resolved by either
house that success at the polls or before
,anvassing or returning officers was, in
my wise, owing TO armed or other inter.
Tention or intermeddling OF authorities,
,iyil or military, Of the United States,
he question as to, whether the votes OF
persons so made electors shall be counted,
,r whether the votes Of the defeated
electors shall be counted by Joint Assem-.
)ly, ANY member OF either house NAV in