Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-01-25

ting briefly the ground thereof, and, signed by
the members of said commission agreeing
therein. Whereupon the two Houses shall
again meet, such decision shall be read and
entered in the journal of each House, and the
counting of the votes shall proceed in confor.
nifty Herewith, unless upon objection made
thereto in writing by at least five senator's and
five members of the House of Representatives,
the two Houses shall separately concarein OF.
dering otherwise, In which case such concur.
rent order shall govern. No votes or papers
from any other State shall be acted upon un-
til the objection previously made to the votes
or papers from any State shall have been f.
nally disposed of. .rs ,.,,
Sec. 3. 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
on q motion to withdraw, and he shall have no
power to preserve order. Aoasal ,'s'#s
SEC. 4. That when the two houses separate
to decide upon an objection that may have
been made to the counting Of any Electoral
vote or votes, from any State, or upon objec-
ton to report of said commission or other
question arising under this act, each senator
and representative may speak to such objec-
ton 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 fur.
ther debate.
SEC. 5. That at such joint meeting Of the
two houses, seats shall be provided as follows !:
For the President ofthe Senate, the Speakers
chair. For the Speaker, Immediately upon
his left For the senators in the body Of the
Hall, upon the right of the presiding officer.
For the representatives, in the body of the
Hall not provided for the senator's, For the
tel]ers, secretary of the Senate and clerk Of
the House of Representatives, at'the clerks
desk. For the other officers of the two houses,
in front of the clerks desk and upon each
side OF. the Speakers platform. Such joint
meeting shall not be dissolved until the
count of the Electoral votes shall be COM
pleted 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, in which case it
shall be competent for. either house, acting
separately in the manner hereinbefore proyi'
ded, to direct recess of such house, not be.
yond the next day, Sundays excepted) 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 its legislative or other business.
SEC. 6. That nothing in this act shall be
held to impair or affect any right now exist
ing under the constitution and laws to ques.
tion, by proceeding in the judicial courts Of
the United States, the right or title of the
persons who shall be declared elected, or who
shall claim to be President and Vice-Presi.
dent of the United States, if any such right
exists. ... ~.
SEC. Z. That said commission shall make
its own rules, keep a record Of its own pro-
ceedings, and shall have power to employ
such persons as may be necessary for the
transaction of its business and the execution
of its powers. .,l- Y..,5
In presenting the report to the Senate, Sen
ator Edmunds, of Vermont, said: r
II am directed, Nh. President, by the select
committee raised under the resolution of the
Senate, on the subject of counting of the
Electoral vote, to submit report in writing,
with an accompanying bill. The report is
signed, I am happy to say, by all the mem
bers of both committees, Git being report in
fern, joint and several, TO the TWO houses
With one exception and all that wish to
say on this occasion, after stating that we
shall desire to take it up at the earliest posi-.
BILE day, as time is running very fast, possi.
bly,, and, I hope, indeed, on Saturday, the
day after tomorrow, but certainly on Mon.
day, to press it to determination in some
form steadily from that time forth. ]. only
wish to say, in addition, that the committee
are Of opinion that the measure We recon-.
mend is not. as it is called, compromise, in
any sense of the term, but is measure of
Justice in aid of the exercise Of constitutional
government, and that in no sense of the term
will anybody have just right to say that
anybody's opinion or view has been surren-
dered in any substantial respect. It is not .
measure of policy or contrivance. but a
measure of constitutional justice for the pre-
servation of the peace and order of govern
ment." .u. .r..s...5 .saf|.
1t was then ordered that the report be
printed, read second time and placed upon
the calendar.
In the House of Representatives the report;
after being presented and read, was recon.
mitted, Mr. Payne, of Ohio, the chairman,
stating that the report was signed by the
seven members of the House committee and
by six of the members of the Senate commit.
tee, and also stating that he would soon move
to have the bill made special order, SO that
it might become law in good time, as the
day for the proposed meeting Of the Joint
Convention is two weeks earlier than the day
fixed by law. ....-. -.s.. -
oc H., ,uSI Fnnuiror.