Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-24
Ing Of the law-makine power measure that

pldH cOHsiucTcu ny tneU all 10 De just, wise
and efficient. We accordingly recommend
the proposed act to the patriotic and just
judgment Of Congress.
(Signed) GEORGE +. EDMuyDs,
FREDERICK 7. FRELIEaHUYsKN,
Roscoe CoSKLISG,
A. q. THURMAN,
T. r. BAYARD
NJ. w. RANSOM,
II. b. PAYNE,
EPPA HUNroN,
ABBAn s. HEWITT.
WILLIAM NJ. SPRINGER,
GEORGE w McCRARY,
GEORGE Il. HoAR,
GEORGE WILLARD.
House Committee.
Senator Morton is the only member of
the committee who did not sign the re-
port.
The bill proposed by the committee is
in substance as follows:
Section one provides that the Senate and House
shall meet in the hall Of the House Of Representa-
tives on the l4th OF February; four tellers shall
have been previously appoiuted-two by the Sen
ate and two by the House--to whom shall be
handed, a. they are opened by the President OF
the Senate, all the certificates and papers purport
ing to be certificates of Electoral votes, which
certificates and papers shall be opened, presented
and acted upon In alphabetical order of the
States, beginning with "a. and said tell
ers, having then read the same in the pres
ence and hearing Of the two Houses. shall
make list Of votes they shall appear
from the said certificates, and the votes having
been ascer1ined and counted, a. in this act
provided, the result II the shall be delivered
to the President OF the Senate, who shall thereup
on announce the state OF the vote and the names
OF the persons or any elected. which announce
mcnt shall be deemed n sufficient declaration Of
persons elected President and Nice-President of
the United States, and, together with list Of the
votes, be entered on the journal Of the two
houses. Upon such reading of any such certificate
or paper, when there shall be only one return
from State the President Of the Senate shall
call for objections IL any Every objection
shall be made in writing, aud shall state
clearly and concisely, and without argu-
ment, the ground thereof and shall be signed
by at least Senator and member Of the
House Of Representatives before the same shall be
received. When all objections 80 made to any
ceved and read, the Senate shall thereupon with
draw. and such objections shall be submitted to
the Senate for its decision, and the Speaker OF
the House OF Representatives shall in like manner
submit such objections to the House of Repre-
sentatiNes for its decision, and no Electoral vote
or votes from any State from which but one
| turn has been received, shall be objected 10 ex
| cept By the affirmative vote Of the two houses
| " hen tn two houses have voted, they shall inn
| mediate'y again meet, and the presiding officer
shall then announce the decision OF the question
submitted.
! Sect IN two provides that in case more than one
| return or paper purportng TO be the return from
any State shall have been received by the Presi-
dent OF the Senate unless they shall be duplicates
| OF the same returns all such returns and papers
! shall be opened by him In the pre- ence OF the two
houses, and read by the tcllers, and all such re-
/ turns and papers shall thereupon be submitted TO
the Judgment and dcci-on, as 10 which is the true
and lawful Electoral woe of such state, OF COM
| mission instituted as follows, namely: During
! the session oi such House on the Tuesday next
| preceding the first Thursday in February, 1877,
/ each House shall by gird cOce vote appoint live
OF it, members. who. with five Associate Justices
OF the Supreme Court of the United States, " be
ascertained as hereinafter provided, shall consti
tute commission for the decision of all questions
/ upon or in respect OF such double returns named
| In this section On the Tuesday next preceding
/ the first Thursday in February, A. ID 1877, or as
soon thereafter as may be, the Associate Justices
/ OF the supreme Court f he United States now as
signed to The First. Third, Eighth and Ninth Dis
trcts shall select in such manner rs a majority of
them shall deem 1T, another OF the Associate jus
4 tees Of said Court, which i've persons shall he
/ members OF sad commission, and the person long
est Ia commit OF the said ust shall be Pres-
/ ident ot said commission. The members OF said
commission shall respectively take and subscribe
/ TO the following oath: II (blank) do solemnly
/ swear Cor affirm, the may be) that | win
4 impartially examine and consider all questions
I submitted TO the commission OF which | am
member. and true judgment give thereon, agree
able 10 the Constitution and laws, so help me
Cod which oath shah be hed with the Secretary
1 OF the Senate. when the commission shall have
1 been thus organized 1t shall not be in the power
OF either House to dissolve the or to with
/ draw any OF It's members provision is here
made for the hll ing Of any vacancy which m-y
be caused by death or inability on the part Of any
member or the commission to actl All the Ger
tfcates and pHpers purporting to be the certd-
Gates OF the Electoral votes OF each tate shall
be opened in alphabetical order of the States,
rs provided In Sec, |. and when there shall
be more than one snch certificate or paper from
such States. they shall go be opened. and except
ing the duplicates OF the same returning. they
shall be read nv the teers and thercupon the
President OF the Senate shall call for objections
II any. Every objection shall be made ia writing,
and shall state clearly and concisely and without
! argument the ground thereof, and shall be signed
by at lonst one senator aud one member of the
House ot Representatives before the same shall
be received. When all such objections 50 made
To any certificate, vote, paper from State
certificates, votes and papers so objected to
aud all papers accompanying the same. to
gether with such objections shall be forthwith
submitted Ia the said commission which shall
proceed 10 consider the same with the same pow
cr>, II amy, now possess ed for that purpose by the
two houses, acting separately or together, and by
I a majority of votes decide whether any and what
votes from such States are the votes provided for
BY the Constitution OF the United States. and how
( many ana what pers uns were duly appointed Elec
tors IN such state. and may therein take into view
suoh petitions, dispositions and other papers
any, rs shall hy the Constitution and
now existing law be competent aud peril
ncnt In such consideration, which decision
shall be made In writing, stating briefly the
ground thereof aud signed by the members Of
said commission agreeing therein whereupon the
i Two houses shat! again meet and such decision
( shall be read and entered In the journal Of each
house, aud the counting OF the votes shall proceed
. in conformity herewith unless upon objection
made thereto IN writing 10y at least i've senators
aud nve members OF the House OF Representatives
the two houses shall separately concur In order.
ing otherwise, In which case such concurrent order
I shah govern. No votes or papers from any other
state shah b. acted upon until the objections
previously made 10 the votes or papers from one
/ State shah have been finally disposed Of
Section three provides that while the two houses
shall be IN meeting, no debate shall he allowed
aud NO question shall be put by the presiding Of
Hcer, except 10 either house. or a motion to with
draw, and he shall have power 20 preserve order.
Section four Is 10 the eject that when the two
houses separate 10 decide upon an objection or
other question arising under this act each Seustos
and Representative may speak To such objection
| or question ten minutes. and not olterer than