The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-01-26

"", w "hich Dody snail immediately
ana without debate proceed by VIVA
vocE vote TO filI the place 50 vacated
4 ana ihe person so appointed shall take
and subscribe the oath hercinbefore pre-.
scribed aud become q member OF said
commission and in like manner II any
OF the said justices Of the supreme courl
shall die or become physically incapable
of performing the duties required by
TINS act the other of said Justices. mem
Ders OF said commission shall immedi-
ateIy appoint another justice Of said
court member Of said commission. and
IN such appointments regard shall be
had 10 impartiality and freedom from
bias sought by the original appoint
mcnts 10 said commission, who shall
ihereup0n Immediately make and sub
scribe the oath hereinbefore prescribed
and become member Of said commits
sion TO fill the vacancy SO occasioned.
All the certificates and papers purport
ing TO be certificates Of electoral votes
of such state shall be opened in alpha
betical order Of states. ss provided IN
section one Of this act aud where there
shail DO more than one such certifcat te
or paper as the certificate or paper from
such state shall 80 be opened. excepting
duplicate Of same return they shall BEL
read w tellers, aud thcreupon the presi
uent OF the senate shall call for OBJ
lect'ons, II any. Every objection shall
DC made IN writing, aud shall state
clearly and concisely and without argu |
ment, the ground thereof. aud 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 SO made 10 any
certii1cate, vote or paper from state
shall have been received and read. alil
such certificates, votes and papers sol
objected TO, and all papers accoinpany-
ing the same, together with such OBJ
jertions, shall be forthwith submitted 10
said commission. which shall proceed tol
consider the same with the same powers.
y any. now possessed for that purpose 4
ny me two houses acting separately ORR
together, and By majority Of the votes
leride whether any aud what votes 'FRONT.'
such state are the votes provided for BY
The constitution Of the United States.
and how many: what persons were dbl, !
appointed electors in such state, and !
may therein take into view such pesi-,..
tions, dcpcsiiions and other papers, I'LL,
any. as shall, by the constitution and.
now existing laws. be competent and
pertinent In such consideration, which !
decision shall be made III writing. stat
ing briefly the ground thereof, aud :"
signed by the members Of said commits, !,
sion agreeing therein. Whcreupon the Y
wo houses shall again meet aud such q
decision shall be read and entered in the"
journals Of each house, aud the counting. y, y
y the votes shall proceed in con nformit,
herewith. unless upon objection being
made thereto In writing by M least five ii
senator's and tive members Of the house %
y representatives, the two houses shallai
eparafely concur in ordering otherwise. lhi
y which case such concurrent order
hall govern. No votes or papers from'fo
ny other state shall be acted upon untilIb,
no objections previously made 10 tbeat
'otcs Or papers from any state shall have
'een finally disposed OF. N.
Sec. 3. That while the two houses
hall be in meeting. as provided in this "
CT, no debate shall be allowed and no. "a,
nesiions shall be put by the presiding ~
fiicer except TO either house on mo- ~
ion to withdraw. and he shall have. !
over 10 preserve order. i" -
Sec. 4. That when the two houses|oa
eparate "a decide upon an objectionlSl
nat may lave been made to count-El
NJ OF any electoral vote or votesla I
'oin any state. or upon objection tube
report OF said commission or othcran
uesi'ons arising under this act, each
'nator and representative NAV speak
y such objections ten minutes and -,
Vt oi.lnRcr than once, but alteri,Pp
lch debate shall have lasted two bom n, Z.
shall be the duty Of the house to put,."
% main question without further de- I
ate. a"
Sec. s. That at such joint meetings ~; =;
the two houses seats shall be provid-sh
as follows: For the president ofthe.d
nate the speakers chair, for the speak \
immediately upon his left, for the
majors IN the body Of the hall uponl. !.
e right Of the presiding officer, for the ~
representatives. In the body OF the hail.. !,
u provided for the senator's. for the ~ -
llers. secretary of the senate and clerk ~
the house representatives at the
srk's desk, for other officers Of the two w
,uses IN front Of the clerks desk andIsas'
,on each side Of the speak cr's platform az
lch joint meeting shall not be dissoI.l
d until the count Of the electoral vote :
all be completed and the result declar- 70
!, and no recess shall be taken unless Ir'
9 question shall have arisen in regard 20
the counting cf any such votes or
herwisc under this act, Ia which case
shall be competent for either house lial
ting separately IN the manner herin- tiol
fore provided 10 direct a rcccss ofcor