Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-01-25

as provided in section one in this act,
and when there shall be more than |
one such certificate or paper as the
certificates and papers from such
State, they shall so be opened, ex-
ceptiDg duplicates of the same re-
turn they shall be read by the tel
lers and thereupon the President of
the Senate shall call for objections if
any. Every objection shall be made
in writing, aud shall state clearly and
concisely, and without argument, the
ground thereof, and shall be signed
by at least one eenator and one
member House of representatives.
before the same shall be received.
When all such objec!ions so made TO
any certificate vote or paper from a
State shall have been received and
read, all such certificates, votes and
papers so objected to, and all papers
accompanying the same, together !
with such objection, shall be torth>
with submitted to said commission,
which shall proceed to consider the
same, with such powers, if any, now
possessed for that purpose by the
two houses. acting separately or to-
gether, and by a majority of votes
decide whether any and what votes
from such State are the votes pro-
viied for by the constitution of the
United States, and how many and
what sersons were duly appointed
electors in such State and may there
in take into view such petitions, de-
positions and other papers, if any,
and shall by the constitution and
now existing law be competent and
pertinent in such consideration, which
decision shall be made in writing,
stating briefly the grounds thereof,
and signed by mem bers of said COM
mission agreeing therein whereup
on the two houses shall again meet,
and such decision shall be read and
entered in the Journal of each house,
and the
COUNTING OF THE VOTES SHALL PRO-
CEED
in conformity Herewith, unless upon
objection made thereto in writing by
at least five senators and five mem~
bers of the House of Representa-
tives, the two houses shall separately
concur in ordering otherwise, in
which case such concurrent oruer
shall govern. No vote or papers
from any other State shall be acted
upon until the objections previously
M adj n ~ fro
State shall have been finally disposed
OF.
Sec. g. That while the two houses
shall be in meeting, as provided in
this act,
NO DEBATE SHALL BE ALLOWED,
and no question shall be put by the
presiding officer except to either
house, or motion To withdraw, and
he shall have power to preserve or
der.
Sec. 4. That when the two houses
separate to decide upon an objection
that may have been made to the
counting of an electoral vote or votes
from any State, or upon objection to
a report of said commission, or other
question arising under this act, each
Senator ard Representative may
speak to such objection or question
ten minutes, and not oftener than
once but after such debate shall
have lasted two hours, it shall be the
duty of each house to put the main
question without further debate.
Sec. 5. That at such Joint meet
ings of the two houses,
SEATS SHALL BE PROVIDED
as follows For the President of the
senate, the Speakers chair for the
Speaker immediately upon his left
the senators in the body of the ball,
upon the right of the presiding officer
for the epresentatives,i in the body of
the hal not provided for the sena>
tors for the tellers, secretary of the
Senate and clerk of the House of
Representatives, at the clerks desk
for other officers of the two houses,
10 front of the clerks desk and upon
each side of the Speakers platform.
Such joint meetings shall not be dis
solved until the count of the cleo
toral votes shall be compile ed and the
result declared and no recess shall
be taken unless question shall have
arisen in regard to counting any such
votes or otherwise, under this act, 10
which case it shall be competent for
either house, acting separately in the
manner hereinbefore provided, to d.
rect recess of such house not be.
yond the next day, Sunday except
ed, at the hour OF 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon, and while any question is
being considered by said commission
either house may proceed with it's
Legislative or other business.
Sec. 6. That nothing in this act
shall be held to impair or affect any
right now existing under the consti
tuition and laws to question by pro
ceedipg 10 judicial courts of the
United States the right or title of
the person who shall be declared
elected or who shall claim to be
president or vice-president of the
United States, if any such right ex-
lists
Sec. z. That such commission shall
make its own rules, keep record of
its proceedings, and shall have pow
er to employ such persons as may be
necessary for the transaction of it's
business, and the execution of its
power.
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