The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19

',ie aoseract question. ana ny desh3
they arr nece:s arily invoIysaI nave So =
ton proposed. The rano 'tu In The l.''
legislation may be had ~ lmmpl'. q
accordance with the Con ;. Tue subj.
Committee think the lav, ,ns..tutiOa ~
sistent with few of the Ppripnp?3se1 lsi,.
upon the subject. The bin 'inclpsl H.
{" ascertalning tor the pnrnl - onlY a,
the counting of what are ~ Use : and n
votes of the respective stat, Oohsi,s'
jurisdiction exists, FOR snei' aud VII.
only regulates the methna purpost 4
for this the Constitution V y, sxen
therefore the law proposed i aarlana
tent with that instrume = y, not III
regard IL as of far greater mn,n ne Coo
will Of the people and il sbnoIi tent ID,
carried out than the ulesrion De Ia
be Preside for a pre>crihN31 y VII
then endeavored to frame - tlae y
tial measure. The Legislature , q. a % :
are represented in the tribnnel and hi
portions; those composed 81 % e9Q
part Of the commissions looLs ~ Iae Ia
from different parts of the Rs o lGe II
shall then be free fron any publ
as the suppOsable as the additpin's
essary constituent part of the ,Uh. = Il
TO obtain an uneven number " Hoieas
left TO an agency the furfbo.ese aees
from prejudice of any existinr a
1t would be difficult. if ~. VI aag
for the Committee, we thinI. inps|
Il tribunal that could be less Smi.~ = \
criticisms than such an one Ivy X
tee felt bound by the highest d 1ae ID
bias of party feeling stand in ~ wv
just, equal and peaceful messn 're w
eating the question from t6 o'e ~ ]
ments which at present snrro o e9olla
Committee conclude as follows 'I y
sion, we respectfully beg leays ;, u @ q
upon Congress the necessity " " @'
termination OF this subj ct. + ~ AZ
to estimate the material los y y lppsI
daily sGstains from the existino VIC .' %
certainty. 1t directly tends sAs I
business, to weaken public And n y
credit, and creates apprehec%%uDu 4
minds of the people that distnrfsS..
full tenor of their ways and mgrs W
pincss. It does far, far moro !, '.'
bring republican institutions in ;, y y
and create doubt OF the success ', ~ We
mer government and of the nero..
the Republic. All considcrationPf'1
uitiOus OF Interest, of patriotism s'i
tice unite in demanding OF tho is r-
power a measure that will brina ".
prosperity to the country. ami w. a5u
our republican institutions Are eo Sr
EN- Urgency, and in this connccfid@ ' =.
refrain from expressing our sari,tso'i
your committee composed of eonaIm
of both parties have fortunatrIr h.
cesSful III doing what has heen Nv
in vain heretofore and almost IMAM.
agree upon plan, considering N
just wise and efficient, accorlinolr ]
mend the proposed act t. the D,frm
| just judgment of Congress:
| George + ElmuDd
f I Frelinghuvsen
b Thurman
Roscoe Conkling,
I + Bayard,
| L A Ransom.
Senate COmmittee-H B P9yns
Hunter, w NJ Springer, q w McCpr
f Hoar, G.. Willard, of House connr1
A bill TO provide for and regpbI
counting Of votes for President and
President, and the decisions Of qI
arising therefrom, for the term ed
cling March 4, 1877.
Section |. Be 1t enacted The Sent
House of Representatives shall mel
House of Representatives at one ]
on the first Thursday of Februarvlg,
the President oft he Senate shall NJ
presiding officer, aud two telleB ii
previously appointed On the part
Senate, and two on the part of the BID
RepreSe. tatives to wAom they ID
handed as they are opened by the I'D
of the Senate. All the certificates gI
pers purporting to be certificates Olta
toral vote, which papers and certi
shall be opened, presented and acted
in the alphabetical order of the SAs
ginning with the letter A, and said
having read the same in the preStn&
hearing of the two houses
make list of the votes, and they shsl4
from the said certificates in the VolsI
ing been ascertained and counted si
Act provided, the result of the samea11
delivered to the President of thss
who shall thereupOp announce The y
the vote, and the names of the FeiI
any, elected, which Announcement Y
deemed sufficient declaration 4
persons elected President and 'EF|
dent of the United States. aud tOgeS
list of the votes which nave Oa
tered in the journals of the Two
upon reading of any such cerilflcaS
per when they shall be only gm
from a State. The PresidentOI lN
shall call for objections, If any VI.
objection shall be made III Wllui
shall state clearly and c0nclsely ~
out argument the ground theItOn'
be signed by at least one oena'Ol 4
mem Der of the House OF kepleSI'
before the same shall be retener
all objections so made to any W"
from State shall have been I1'e ~
read, the Senate thereupon sI@ .,bmr
ard such objections shall DC saoI;
the Senate for its decision, ana Wv
| of the House of Representa-, ;
like manner, submit such oojeO;.s
House of Representatives Ior ~ "a
and no electoral vote or Vo''' IN
State from which but O he ayg
been received shall be reJectILuo a NJ
the affirmation vote of the tWOllO y5sd
the two houses have voted the! ,; 3lr
diately again meetand the Pfss,G1H5. |
shall then announce deciS'oH v
ton. ono ~
Sec. 2. That if more than OnP ram 4
paper, supporting to be a reIui tbn PnI
shall have been received BY suI tbs 4
of the Senate purporting u v DSn ADD
Gates of the electoral votes st;dn sa
Presidential election for Preslu ,ber a
President in such State ullles' and III
duplicates of the same returns sop diBs|
to be opened by him in prest;1I's andre
houses, when met as afore'alu,, sal
the tellers, and all such retulJI "a ls /
shall Jhereupon be submltiteu IN /: u
ment and decision as to WIZ ts.eh SUI
and lawful electoral vote OF i.ilogs. ID
commission constituted as lo S",l.e
during the session OF eafn sr.t lb1 !
Tuesday next preceding the ..bspbII