The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-19
House OF Rcprcsentn,,vr..

House of Representatives.
Mr.. Knott Dem, KY, Chairman of the
Judiciary Committee, introduced bill pre-.
scribine the method OF counting the electoral
| votes for President and Vics-Presideut. Re
ferred to the select committee on the subject.
The nrst section provides that the second We J.
ncsdy in February 1871 aud At tue same time on every
IN the l ~ th i'ousn t,r tbe soir u,,ryj, i c,nL
vce President aud OF asceraining ANA cArng the
D,y Sc ccond section provides ih% 3on qqscs .n'
Arms Hnu duoikrcprrs. and that wn,n they ds.em
ucd the President Of c senate dnd the ~ a,er of the
at Arms , d.otkocpes shall Joihily exercise their
The tnl.d section provides that the Joint assembly
bong thu iormcd aud maj rity Of an the mem
ate sh, appoint Her he part Of Inc senite aud
ns sPf@ Of se mg"ss o sn ep s ea on ,e
ate shall then proceed. IN the pr sence ~ both II USE,
WITH those q the ORIGINAL states IN ,nc rder IN wnich
o. inc other sat ~ tie order of theit admission 10
the Uni Iu. lAc certificates. when opencd are TO DO
n the senate ncrcuuon to demand whenor there be
ob'.tun to counting the vote authenticated by such
liz fourth section provides that II no objection he
sn count % vote tnercin certified and that the
Td d,R sectioa pi'vcs hat L either the senate or
the House " x prccutaivcs shn by rcsO luton before
ofic,I ccrtncatiou OF the anoinnin or election u
Tie c'ecioigs OF any sa'e - iais.i or irlgdu.ent,
gucuce o. or upon authority Of the false corrupt or
auy offcers a., n6nrd oi ihva.s Rs. Rearlae Bori
Ine puras ana ,aSt ne y5a y ,eS pr.on. ash,
not 20 be- loNcd aoi tnt otncg persons were iwfuiy
persons shan uc c9uut,dor wAetnr the votes Of
taa los It. electoral vote saai I've considered Wy the
The SIX section rrovidc. tn n objection bc on any
groana maze On Sen9, @, tIs senas or ispsc to e.
A T. N
me .,seat s,o9 nseslass ,na e "a nsiihaye
hois 1ssata ls's from 1n1 Int siaty iatporss ~
tlgrcon shan oe con.iderei by ihe J. { a.. ,mDiy.
nc 80 Owed ~ either lousc ths the success AZ ac
In anv,, 0mist lie ,re'i or 0iHtr intervention ~
incrue cling OF the autodu .,cl,il or m.itlr., Of
oi ucrsons 80 made elct or, snail connt' or whetn.
thr delicate r'c,osst 10 bc couAttd' shal ue consd'
e'eaa 10y tne int a.,,ngs
Honsc lAv m Joint ssembls ohi'c' to counting t4c
.,i.. ,r ,t,.l'.i %. M he tss En- Hin, " n
ihg United stei. ur Of he own state aud bat -ugh
and tSr .ach ooelor. y,e na be ri etsd il /, ~,
pgar mat D" ~ 80 ne'i-io or disquuinel ,
cicd by e jnn' as,cng Of the Two hous,s slail Oe
hy ne m l1rity oi M Insnbcrs snti 9e NJ. tSi.ii1
quctlon sc,n tne Pse-ideni OF son,te ami iUe
rp aAtf 90 lhc o. "a e. ,Ac t.iigh IN l ue IA lii Il
IT, M as 'en so -" %, ID .e .ier a
Ne a.. ni of ti, attr of ir ifon,c ne nuf t. t6e
result declared - iiH.
i9e 'cn D pr visgt Una, thf ,,at ,s7sHny
count oi the votes sla compl tod, snl mat here
tween tie nro.lHlfs tfl.Hr. unlrss 10 iuvo We The
eouuiinsor Rejecting OF vofc or votes anu thai no
more than 10 lenosr7 speA~ng alternately On each
twelfth section provides tha, the sc9sta and the
House NAV cpncurr"ntN aiupt rue for the govern
meat Of tue INIT i,seniay. AMI 10y their COZ
rent action after anenl' rosate me slme ani mat
Ia The " senee Of slcnr1,. a. tur 80 ne Senate NOT
, ~. g. tf .'ti ,t, 4. A., ~ '..' ' , ~"
U,u.e 10 rerrc'- aisorier W cSntenut snai oe Dos
Tie urtecufh section provides that the " - bv yeas
and nays shall not hp aNen except upon questions ma.
t,r % ths l-.nr - &c cguntas or rrtcilou Of yoe
Eepreseniai!fc .,.... ,,, , .. -
,,Wnv ,' - ,,.i vi ~ ..sr.ta.y " ~, ,s .
si hr 4, ~ = Ire III NJ .nall each eai to me- SD.
ate House his own record - the votes cpunttd
and. II o. Ur foul correct; sn.i each ave !. tue Pr'
mcnts ~ ne srcrite OF the votes, Nher,upon the
iI,s..'t "l 't wv i' w, ., VT. , ,n
WIZ, ~ All iss Ell st6r. 9atei ~ the joi as.en6v
th-r,ap. "a the ,int as,,uisS sls be dissolved AL
tns ,nate snalI return 10 IT, chamher
The nheentn ma !ast section provides maj me pro.
ctr.l.s- Nan NO. .nt sN.oi tnt o. ,"'ie4 ~ iu
tpr,s.ottttNts~ ~ "N '""'N go" " '''' '017N ~
a. r.. n, No, ,c.ro, a r,soi,,,ior = .
, Nr. flye llNep'' ~ on.ieu $500. a ~ ~" ~
the appointment " a 'o'n.il,.'ve ~ ~ w. nv
uhfe li'o ,'i1 r's',er u" "'," ',,o 49, y,
vas conducted ~ ,MTi"t ~ l." N'i,EI'ss a.,
.,,t H. E',r,n u,.tr,,- - 4i,i'.r,, ~
auu tne rouitn -, n'n"" t, s,'u
whs,nSr ~ sHvu was 'H'N'u"-
W., 70 i, L ~, -.,,a So ,,,.,.i,.,
Tue House refused 70 sec"hu the previous
quesunh' Hlu the r,sol.,,i"n W,,u' over 49,,
Ni' iIhhhl'h 'pfih'' Hi''l ~ t'u IosNlutloh
,is'iTv,,nS ."T to',,,,',,T7 o." ,'eS III
e & v ~ NE ~ IN ' r
gard to the engraving Of IA" internal r.'enue
siainns ptihI ,aAen ,.'n tne L"-i"''nE bureau
Mr. Garfield tii ap.. Oh.DJ PRESENTED a telegram