The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-12-13
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE IN
1901.

| l6OI, NJ tho Close OF tne cohltHl
between John Adams and Thomas JET
lerson, was loft unregulNted by any
law. Whom tho time wss near at hand
for the meeting of the two houses 20
perform its constitutional duty'in the
premises, Mr. John Rutledgc, jr., Of
South Carolina, offered the following
resolution, which was adopted by the
House Of Representatives two days at.
forwards
"Re'oloed That committee be az.
pointed on the part Of the House,
jointly with committee on The parL OF
the Senate, to ascertain and report a
mode Of examining the votes for prcsi
dent and vice president, and Of notify.
ing the persons elected Of their election,
and to regulate the time, place and
manner of administering the oath Of
office TO the president
The Senate concuwed, and appointed
Messrs Gouveneu Morris, Of New
| York; Tracy, Of Massachusetts,, and
Bingham, Of Pennsylvania, ar the mem
DOTS oI lhe Jolht committee on us part
On the following 9th Of February Mr..
motifs 'ePor''" 10 'h' senate 'ha' 'h'S
Jo'h' co'"''''''ee i'"' ''oV o"'n "o'e 10
come to any agreement and on the
same uuy ''' senate P''S'" ''lo 'o'io"-
'"s 'S'o'''''o"
Rc5otped That tho Senate will be
IosNuS 10 receive ", we house OF heprr.'u'
uasdav nov, ai 10 a,c,n"C r"r ,l,o n NV
posc OF beiurprcscnt at the opcning and
counting OF the votes for President Of
the United STATE lhaI one person be
laannnin't ~ r,,Ln'a l;., or he ,a,o, c'n
President Of the United States AZ they
shall be declared; that the result shall
DO "''iVer'd l" "'e TreSldei'I OF the
,hovoio rh;nh .haiI Lo "n,o '," '" , ~ ~
journals, and if il shall nnpem that n
choice has been made agrerabIy to the
constitution such entry ON the Journals
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