The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-01-19

NATIVE vote OF the two houses. When
the two houses have voted they shall
Immediately meet again, and the pre-
siding officer shall then announce the
decision Of the question.
Sec. >. That II more than one re-
turn 0r paper purporling to be II re-
turn from State, shall have been re-
celved by the President of tie Senate,
puruorting to he The certificates OF
electoral votes given at the last proceed.
Ing election for President aud Vice
President In such State, unless they
shall be duplicates OF tho same return,
all such returns and papers shall be
opened 10y him In the presence of the
two Houses, when II meets aforesaid,
and read by the tellers; aud all suoh re-
turns ard papers shall thereupon be
submitted to the Judgment and de-
cision us 10 which Is the true and law
ful electoral votes of such State, to "a
commission, with instructions M fol-
lows, viz: During the session of each
House OF the Tuesday next preceding
the first Thursday in February, 1877,
each House shall, by ViUd voce vote,
appoint five OF its members, who, with
the five associate justices Of the SUI
preme Court Of the United States, TO
be ascertalned as hereinafter provided,
shall constitute commission for the
decision Of all questions upon or in re-
spect OF such double returns named In
this section, on the Tuesday next pre-.
oeeding the first Thursday in February,
A. ID. 1877, or as soon thereafter M
may be, the associate Justices OF the
Supreme court OF the United States,
now assigned to the first, third and
eighth and ninth circuits shall select,
in such manner as majority OF them
shall deem tit, another of the associate
judges of said court, which five per-
sons shall be members OF said commits
sion and one of the five Justices OF said
commission shall be the president of
the said mission. The members OF
the said commission shall respective
~ take and subscribe to the following
OATH 81 do solemnly swear or affirm,
as the case may be, that will impair
TALLY examine and consider all ques-
tions submitted to the commission OF
which am member, and true
judgement give thereon, agreeable to
the constitutions and laws, 80 help me
Godn which oath shall be filed with
the Secretary OF the Senate. When
the com mission shall have been thus
organized IL shall not be- In the power
of either House to dissolve the same or
to withdraw any of its II embers, but
Is any such member shall die or be
physically unable to perform the du-
ties required by this act, the fact OF
such death, or physical unableness
shall be, by said commission, before 1t
shall proceed further, communicated
to the Senate or House Of Representa-
tlves, AZ the case may be, which body
shall Immediately and without debate
proceed by viva voice vote to fill the
place so occasloned, and t.e person 30
appointed shall take and subscribe to
the oath hereinbefore prescribed and
become member of the same COM
mittee, and, In like manner, II any OF
said Justices Of the Supreme Court
shall die or become physically incapa-
BILE of performing the duties required
by this act, the other of said Justices
members of said commission shall im-
mediately appoint another Justice OF
said Court II member Of said commits
sion and In such appointment regard
shall be paid to the impartiality and
freedom of bias of the additional ap"
poIntee-who shall thereupon imme-
diately take and subscribe to the oath
hereinD before prescribed, and become a
member of said committee to fill the
vacancy so occasioned. All the GER
tificates, and papers purportiDg to be
certificates, Of the electoral votes OF
each State, shall be opened In the al
phabetical order of the State, as pro-
vided In section l Of this act, and
when there shall be more than one
such certificate or paper, as the certifi'
cate and papers from such State, they
shall so be copied, excepting duplicates
of the same return they shall be reae
by the tellers, and tbereupon the Presi
dent OF the Senate shall call for objec
lions, II any. Every objection shall b
made in writing, shall state clearl.
, and conclsely, and without argument
the grounds thereof, and shall b
signed by at least one Senator and on
member of the House of Representa-
tives before the same shall be received
| When all such objections so made Il
, any certificate, vote or paper from
/ State, shall have been received suci
+ certificates, votes and papers SO object
ed to, and all papers accom- panying tn
3 same, the papers with the objections
&, shall be forthwith submitted to sai'
r commission, which shall proceed t.
, consider the same with the sam
/. powers of any person for that purpos
y by the two Houses acting separately o
: together, and by u majority of vote
: decide whether any and what vote
. from such States are the votes provide,
1 by the constitution of the Unite,
: States, and how many and what per
8 sons were thus appointed electors II
, such State, and may therein interview
3 such persons, take dispositions, an
1 secure papers, II any shall by the con