The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-01-31


proceed further, communicated to the
Senate or House of Representatives, as
the case may be, which body shall i'm
mediately and without debate, proceed
by a. vivd voce vote to fill the place so va
Gated, and the person so appointed shall
take and subscribe the oath hereiP before
prescribed, and become member Of the
said commission. And in like manner,
if any of the justices of the Supreme
Court shall die or become physically inca
pable of performing the duties required
by this act, the other Of said justices
members of the said commission, shall
Immediately appoint another justice of
the said court member of the commis-
sion (and in such appointments regard
shall be had to the impartality and free.
dom from bias sought by the original ap-
pointments to the said commission), who
shall thereupon Immediately take and
subscribe the oath hereinbefore pre-
scribed, and become a member Of the
said commission, to I'll the vacancy so
occasioned.
"All the certificates and papers pur-
porting to be certificates of the electoral
votes OF each State shall be opened in al
phabetical order of the States, as pro-
vided in section one of this act; and
when there shall be more than one such
certificate or paper. as the certificates and
papers from such State shall so be opened,
excepting duplicates of the same return,
they shall be read by the tellers. There
upon the president Of the Senate shall
call for objections, If any. Every OBJ
lection shall be made in writing, and shall
state clearly and concisely and without
argument the ground thereof, and shall
be signed BY at least one Senator and one
member of the House Of Representatives,
before the same shall be received. When
all such objections 30 made to any GER
tifcate, date or paper, from a State shall
have been received and read, all such
certificates, votes and papers so objected
to, and all the papers accompanying the
same, together with such objections,
shall be forthwith submitted to the said
commission, which shall proceed to con-
slider the same, with the same power, if
any, now possessed for that purpose by
the two houses acting separately or to-
gether, or by a majority of votes decide
, whether any aud what votes from such
State are the votes provided for by the
, Constitution of the United States, and
! how many and what persons were duly
; appointed electors.in such State, and
may then take into view such petitions,
: dispositions, and other papers, if any, as
shall by the Constitution and now exist
ing law be competent and pertinent in
such consideration. which decision shall
J be made in writing, stating briefly the
ground thereof, and signed by the mem
bers OF the said commission agreeing
therein. Whereupon the two Houses
. shalt again meet and such decision shall
! be read and entered in the journal of each
House, and the counting of the votes
shall proceed in conformity Herewith,
unless upon objections made thereto in
!, writing by at least five Senators and five
a members of the House Of Representatives
G the two Houses shall separately concur
e in ordering otherwise; in which CASE
e such concurrent order shall govern. Nc
d votes or papers from any other State shall
y be acted upon until the objections pre-
J, viously made to the votes or papers from
e any State shall have been finally disposed
o Of
d SEC. 8. That while the two House
Il shall be in meeting, as provided in thi
1t act, no debate shall be allowed, and n,
d question shall be put by the presiding
a officer except to either House, or mo
= ton to withdraw, and he shall have powe
to preserve order.
n 'SEc 4. That when the two House
It separate to decide upon an objection tina
.e may have been made to the counting G
Ia any electoral vote or votes from an
Is State, or upon objection to report G
a said commissioner, or other questio
ar arising under this act, each senator an
N representatives may speak to each ohjec
Or ton or question ten minutes. and not Oft
d ener than once; but after such debat
xt shall have lasted two hours, it shall b
y, the duty Of each of the houses to put tn
" main question without further debate.
,e ''SEC. 5. That at such joint meeting {
a the two Houses, seats shall be provide
ii as follows:
he "For the president Of the Senate, tn
err speakers chair.
It, 40 the speaker, Immediately upon h
OF left.
st "For the Senators, in the body of tn
es hall, upon the right OF the presiding of
n. Ger.
IN For the Representatives, in the bod
ne of the hall, not provided for the Senator
"For the tellers, the secretary of I'll
-. Senate, and the clerk of the House
n Representatives. at the clerks desk.
to "For the other officers of the tN
he Houses, in front of the clerks desk al
upon each side of the speakers platforr
he "Such joint meeting shall not be di
n solved until the count of the elector