Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-24

thus organized, it shall not be in the
power of either house to dissolve the
same or to withdraw any of its mem-
bers, but if aIf such member shall die
or become physically unable to perform
the duties required By this act the fact
Of such death or ply inability shall
be by said commission, before i; shall
proceed further, communicated to the
Senate or House Of Representatives, IS
the case may be, which body shall i'm
mediately and without debate proceed
by viva vooe vote to fill the place so
vacated. and the person so appointed
shall take and subscribe the oath here
iube:ore prescribed aud become mem
Der Of said commission; and in like
manner, if any 0: the Justices Of the
Supreme Court shall die or become
physically incapable Of performing the
duties required by this act, the others
of said Justices, members of said com-
mission, shall Immediately appoint an
other Justice of said Court . member
of said commission, and in such ap-
pointments regard shall be had to the
impartiality aud freedom from bias
sought the original appointments to
said commission, who shall thereupon
immediately take and subscribe the
oath hereinbefore prescribed and be-
come q member of said commission to
6ll the vacancy so occasloned.
ALI the certificates and papers pur-
porting to be certificates of the cleo
toral vote Of each State shall be opened
lin the alphabetical order of TIE States,
as provided IN section l of this act, and
when there shall be more than one G!s
such certificates or papers, as the GER
nfcates and papers fro,u such State
shall be opened excepting duplicates of
the same returu). they shall be read by
the teller, and thereupon the President
Of the Senate shall call for objections,
If any. Every objection 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
such objections so made to any cerhfi-
cate, vote or paper from State shall
have been reserved and read, all such
certificates, votes and papers so object
ed to and all papers accompanying the
same, together with such objections,
shall be forthwith submitted to said
commission, which shall proceed to con-
slider the same with the same powers, if
any. now possessed for that purpose by
the two houses acting separately or to-
getker, and BY q majority of votes de-
eide whether aDG what votes Of any
such State are the votes provided for
by the Constitution Of the United
States, and how many and what persons
were duly appointed electors IN such
State, and may therein take into view
such petitions, depositions and other
papers, If any, ar sbail, by the Consti-
tuition aud nov existing Law, be conps-
tent and pertinent in such considera-
ton which decision shall be made in
writing, stating only the ground thereof,
and signed by the members Of said
commission agreeing therein, where
upon the two houses shall again meet,
and such decision shall be read and en-
tered on the journal of each house, and
the counting Of the votes shall proceed
in conformity Herewith unless, upon
objection made thereto in writing by at
least five Senators and FIVE members OF
the House Of Representatives, the two
houses shall separately concur IN order
ing otherwise, in which case such con-
current ordes shall govern No votes
and other papers from ary other State
shall be acted upon until the objections
previously made to the votes or papers
from any State shall have been finally
disposed Of.
SEC. g. That while the two houses
shall be in meeting, as provided in this
act, no debate shall be allowed, and 10
question shall be put by the presiding
officer, except to either house on a mo-
ton do withdraw, AID he shall have
power to preserve order.
SEC. 4. That when the two houses
separate to decide upon on objection,
that may have been made to the count
ing of any electoral vote or votes fiom
any State, or upon objection to Il report
of said commission or other question
arising under this act, each Senator or
Representative may speak Oh such OBJ
lection or question ten inmates, and not
oftener than once, but after such debate
shall have lasted two hours it shall be
the duty of each house to put the main
question without further debate.
SEC. 5. That at such joint meeting
Of the two houses seats shall be provid
ed as follows: For the President Of the
Senate, the Speakers chair; for the
Speaker, immediately upon bis left ;
the Senators in the body of the hall
upon the right Of the presiding officer !;