The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-25

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loss the country daily sustairs from the
existing state Of uncertainty. 1t directly
uua powerfully tends 20 a;sSSo::io and
private credit and 10 cIeate aPPTehtii-
turb the peaceful tenor OF their ways and
happiness. 1t does far more-it tends to
bring Republican institutions into dis.
credit and to create doubts Of the success
of our form of government and Of the
perpetuity Of the Republic. All consid-
eratons of interest, or patriotism anu of
justice unite in demanding of the law
making power measure that will bring
show that our republican institutions are
equal to any emergency. And in this
connection we cannot refrain from ex-
preston of our satisfaction that your
committee, composed of equal numbers
Of opposing parties, have fortunately been
able to do what has been attempted i'm
! yain heretofore, almost unanimously
agree upon plan considered by them all
| to be just, wise and efficient.
We accordingly recommend the pro-
posed act to the patriotic and just judg-
judgment Of Congress
The report is signed by George ID. Ed
lnunds, Frederick 7. Frclinghuyscn,
Roscoe Conklng A. G. Thurman, T. +.
Bayard and N w. Ransom on the part
Of tlle Senate, Mr.. Morton being the only
one who declined to sign it. On the
part of the House of Representatives it
was signed by the seven members, name
ly: II. B. Payne, Eppa Huntor, A. =.
Hewitt, w. n. Springer, George W.
McCrary, George II. Hoar and George
Willard
PLAN OF AGREEMENT.
The following is the complete text of
the bill agreed upon by the Joint Com
mittee OF Counting the Electoral Vote ::
a BILL TO PROVIDE FOR AND REGU-
| LATE THE COUNTING OF VOTES Fol-
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT AND
TIT DECISION OF QUESTIONS ARISING
THEREON FOR THE TERM COMMENC-
ING MARCE 4, "A. d. 1877.
Be il enacted, DC, That the Senate and
| House of Representatives shall meet in
the Hall OF the House OF Representa-
tves, at the hour Of p. m., on the first
Thursday in February, A. d. 1877, and
the President Of the Senate shall be their
presiding officer. Two tellers shall be
previously appointed on the part Of the
Senate and two on the part of the House
of Representatives, to whom shall be
handed; as they are opened by the Presi-
dent of the Senate, the certificates and
papers pnrporting to be certificates OF the
electoral votes, which certificates and
papers shall be opened in the presence Of
the two houses, and be acted upon in the
alphabetical order of the States, begin
ming with the !s!ier A and said tellerS,
having then read the same in the pres
ence and hearing of the two houses, shall
make list of the votes rs they shall
appear from the said certificates and
the votes having been ascertained and
counted, as in this act provided, the re-
suit Of the same shall be delivered to the
upon announce the state of the vote and
the names Of the persons, if any, elected,
which announcement shall be deemed q
sufficient declaration Of the persons cleo
ted President and Vice President OF the
United States, which, together with a list
of the votes, shall be entered on the Jour-
nails of the TWO houses. Upon such read
ing of any such certificates or paper,
when there shall be only one return from
q State, the President of the Senate shall
call for objections. if any. Every obiec-
ton shall be made in writing, and shall
state clearly and concisely, and without
argument, the ground thereof, and shall
be signed by at least one Senator and one
member of the House of Representatives
before the same shall be received When
all objections 80 made to any vote or
paper from State shall have been re-
ceived and read, the Senate shall there
upon Withdraw, and such objections shall
be submitted 10 the Senate for ita decis-
ion, and the Speaker of the House Of
Representatives shall in like manner sub
NIT such objections to the House of Rep
resentatives for its decision, and no cleo
toral vote or votes from any State from
which one return has been received shall
be rejected, except by the affirmative
vote of the two houses. When the two
houses have voted, they shall Immediate
ly again meet, and the presiding officer
shall then announce the decision of the
question submitted.
SEC. g. That if more than one return
or paper purporting to be O return from
q State shall have been received by the
President of the Senate, purporting to be
the certificates Of electoral votes given at
the last preceding election for President
and Vice President in such State, unless
they shall be duplicates Of the same re-
turn, all such returns and papers shall be
opened by him in, the presence of the
two houses, when met rs aforesaid, and
read by the tellers; and all such returns
and papers shall thersupon be submitted
to the Judgment and decision, as to which
is the true and lawful Nelectorai vote of
such State, of q commission constituted
as follows, namely: D1ying the session
of each house on The Tuesday next pre.
ceding the irst ThursdaS in February.
1877, each house shall, bySiua roce vote,
appoint five of its memberswho, with the
five Associate Justices Of \he Supreme
Court of the United States, TO be ascer-
tained as hereinafter provided, ahall con-
stitute commission for the Aecision of
all questions upon or in respect of such
double returns named in thiA section.
On the Tuesday next preceding the first
Thursday i'll February, Ammo \Domini
1877, or as soon thereafter as may be,
the Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court of the United States now assigned
to the LIST, Sd, 4th and 9th circuits\ shall
select, in such manner as O majority of
them shall deem fit, another of the Asso-
ciate Justices of said court, which I'VE
persons shall lie members &C said ecu,
mission; and the person longest in con
mission of said five Justices shall be ths
president of said commission. The mem
bers Of said commission shall respectively
take and subscribe the following oath
II, -----------------, ---------------, do solemnly swear (o
eftirm as the case may be,) that 1 viii
impartially examine and consider al
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