The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-27
THE TWENTY-SECOND RULE
WHAT BOTH HOUSES or CONGRESS
+ HSPE TRIED TO no VIM IT.
The Rnie Resciuded by the SENATE. hut Not
Reported Back by the House Committee
The Final Counting Of the Electoral Vote
Record from 1868 TO the Present Time.

IRON ne Bosioa HeraM
On the 9Th Of February, 1861, In the
byaGie, Nr. lrumbull If Illinois, In behalf of
tne Joint committee appointed To sccrttin and
Iepurt mode for ex mining he votes fof Presi
aent aud Vice-PreSident 81 the United N"tc-'
ana OF Notifying the persons Clccted. " =, re-
oluuon:
Res2lrsd, That he two Hou'cs viii assemble IN the
DAY sle lsth d,y cffctuuy lsdi AZ Y o'eork and
oGcerJ u NJ" one person 5' os SpeoiitcG u iae
pr Of nc senle two on hc part Il t1c - u'e o
,hali pc aecred nat TIE resa nah ~ agi,gcfsd 10
S o,c Che y9se ana ne eT.Gs GeI s to e Ss1 sS
Vice Pc ideat Of he unca s,a,es an taes,her MN
Two iious ;.
The resolution WIS considered by unanimous
consent, and agreed to, Mr; rilnouil then
teller on tie part II the senate for counting
agreed to by tar tuiWuus consent" and Mr..
1rumbuil was atpointcd teller. In the House.
on he same duN. a me. axe wus received from
the senate. announcing their action as above,
and on motion OF Mr.. Nashuutn OF Illinois. ia
rctort of toe joint committee was cOucurred IN,
aud the Sue kcr was authorized to appoint Two
In The senate, Feb 6. 1866. the following pro
ceedin were h d. wntch we copy verOr im
trum tue Congressional & Obc oi IN Il date:
Mr.. 1runrul- itu The con ent OF tne sena-
consent Of she Senate 60 make a reuort from the
ioiht committee unoint.d to canvass the vote
Tomorrow Ineio was no nli elton, aud MI.
Itumhull read the report a. fohows:
The joint committee, to whom referred he sub.
sect q pscc gini. ana prosire modc Tor coy,s'.
md ,oga.as a. yo Or rres i,.i , snd yeg 90
rsr.r tag FOL owus INT ru, IL pare al 'e eitcnaiee
h,sjFed, By the senate the House Of R,pre.cnta:
uV,s iop'p,ns ~ r,'n W. we iyo"lhs &c uuucu
n ass ~ pr s a, Nv e., Of Re eS =
90 he se, ond Ncan fda OF fc.rq.iy Text 'uocc ans
ne ne hog % rs h,etgr, e Prcs ca, and Wee
the senate shall tnelr pre- idug Nor one teller
on The a n.y. The i i d T. .sn,aves to WON
.hal be handcc ~ ey a,c openei me President Of
sae sid ,ele,. n.'ins r,aa ne zane, Ia tac rs n,e
mae ist a. tnc votes tacy sral APPEAR from
t tSe r Of he Sane .S 's re- c ' to- tS
Seat Il ne stn c, whO snal hrcupon anu unco the
Elected. when snnounc mcli saai bi deemed s,lh.
yics-Pre,acni o. ne Uca sI,es AID idsetacr vi
The ~ OF votes oe eLt,rd upon tnc journals Oh ie
Having read thus flr Mr. Trumbull vi ::
ina u the usual forn as far a. have reId Of
inc resolutions h,rst pore adepted. ne COM
Ditee have proceeded, FORMER, To provide tor "A
sontiDgeucy; aud tne reading continued - fol-
lows:
II upon the reading an, 'uch ccruae ste by Tie ten
sae votes therein &c dei, TIE sane nayne oeru IT. 'd
~ hc!aN aad said qdcs.ion nsl br suomi q go bat
K. pres,nisiyes lin Ike i,alner,a e We a, Sion
70 tue Hou,e OF l'pre,eni i've ior 1t, i.vni
ooleoed " shall be count a. ,Acsp oy tc co cgri :
House. SHAH imueIi.cy DO, aDu tle UrcsaiIs
erncer sian taen auuouuc "a o,ei.in o. 'ue que
.uoniteli anu upoI Any sutl, qness'h 'Ntie a. o..
oerSen to t6e ti n1 i Nm sn 80 'l re
manner.
The next section Of the rule provides how, at
Iuch JOINT meeting, the ntnioers shall be
seated, ana concludes as follows:
Such iont convention shan not be dissolve until the
eee oral vote. aie al couAtcd aud 'Le Ge,
[ III az a Il Il Of 4Iil
have arisen IN fcsatd tie count OF ucl VOC.
acung sonar IN lne nner nbrfore provo d.
" deci recess Lot DtyOA4 the htAt dAJ at the hour
d o'clock 4. NJ
After the port had been read there was some
di-cussion ms o. It's meaning and application.
one diniculty l would suggest. 1t is proviiei
ia wnen qlrsti.ns snail tise in TIE ! lot
convenuon the Huusrs shall consider stpar-
atei,. Now, .IpO-c there ~ u .esuou tucre
whether tbe vote Oi Louisiana snall be co intcd.
The S"natc retifes 20 IL chau brr ana decides
that II snail; tie House OF Rel .resrita I've or
gan yes ana ueciues that u snali not. How Is
&C ques ION 90 he decileuf
MIR. johnson OF .iaylanl-It falls. Of course,
anu would MOI be counted.
Mir. Cowan then sNed ii there was "any otncr
case In winch tne TWO Houses 20 into inf con-
ventun except this onc.' and Nr. irumoul re
spOnded that "tney 40 hut 20 into M COM
ventIon here. Inty meet together simplv 10
provide for the counting of the vote; uut there
Is no prnvision ios then taking cotton a. Jui4t
body TUey gu there 10 See the vote opened.
aud then Congress PROVIDES by law nov tuey
shall proceed Mr. tOwan tnen -aia tnat he
teHeIs. TO wblcn MI. ifulhbdli rcspouuru, ." IL
was never done since IN Government VAS
formed eacn House appoints th- tcIlers. and
not me JOINT cOnNenslou' Inc report wa tu,n
tgreed to.
Mi. stevens Of ieuusylv MA ashed unanimous
eonseDt - like iiom toe tapi- ana rut upln
Ms passage concurrent resolution sent us i,uu
the Seudle TODAY III fclHtl IA TO cuuuiiN x toe
electoral vote" No Ooje-uUn being uihu-. he
esoluton, as above, was taken un, oOu-iae Ell,
ND RgIced To without dissenting vote. ln.s
tht 2sd JOINT RUE was established, AMI under iis
provisions the eIccturlVot 90 le't was Cp"utrd.
In tue senate. on tne lhNi February, loOj unUe.
tins JOINT rule, { e Nicefrc- ldent appointed
MI. IrumUuiI a. teller On tue part II the Senate.
anu about Tue same tline tue sptak,r 81 w.
House appointed Two t,ilers la uehaf Of tu~t
body.
At the first session Of the Fortieth Congress.
convened March 4, 1867, 3" tue rules OF tre pre-
nous Nonl'ess we su"'.eH % Tue Houst w
VI "thtrNise IiurIru' rHd " inhiIHlttec u LN'
was appointed. win authority 10 report a. ais
time SUCH amen. seine 10 tGeS tuousat proper,
but IL uues not appear that the senate al lA~t
Session COOK aib dc ION Whatever
On the 25tn u1 February, lstJ, ~ the Senate.
Mr. Anth"ny Of Rhode Island offered reao lu-
tiOn rs follows:
Rcsoired, Thai q committee Of three Senators pe ap
fuies OF IL, ss9ste ita nsj b d. M, i s,c..'ry fr
lie business
Mr.. Buckalew Of Pennsylvania suggested
that the committee had better extend ,uclr au-
tborityto the Jolni ri.e-' ana made notion TO-
that effect. ar. lrumpuil OF ilmoi, SAID IL
seemed to HIM ~ = rQrr' to to .ppoint com
mittee OF tue senate t. revise TIE nv raj ~.
Mir. Anthony could nj see the necessity OF 10
being a Joint committee. ana the resolution Was
on tue 1st Of March lsGo three days before
the close OF the term OF tnNt Congress, Nr.
the lG,n aud ian JOINT rules 49,. "a, remain er
Of ne session; ncse rule tlnpy p!yninite4
during tAe 81 thiee DAYS Of tue session The
resolve VS. al ped, aud on the same day tue
on the Eth Of December, l-tg, Mr. Authony 81
on Rovi-ion 81 tn Rules, tn Il VS. rpUinted
1 : liz T. t.t rt -r D.