Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1877-01-25
Helena, Montana, Thursday, January IS, 1877

commission agreeing thereto, whereupon the
two houses shall again meet, and such .ecis-
ion shall be read and entered in the journals
of each house, and the counting of the votes
shall proceed in conformity Herewith un-
less upon objection made thereto in writing
by at least five Senators and five members OF
the House of Representative, then the two
houses shall separately concur in ordering
other wise, in which case such concurrent or
der shall govern.
No votes or papers from any other State
shall be acted upon until the objections pre-
viously made to the votes or papers of any
State shall have been finally disposed Of
While the two houses shall be in meeting,
as provided by this act, no debate shall be
allowed, and no question shall be put hy the
presiding officer, except to either house on a
motion to withdraw, and he shall have power
to preserve order.
That when the two houses separate to de-
eide upon an objection that may have been
made to the counting of any electoral vote
or votes from any State, or upon an objec-
ton to the report of said commission or other
question arising under this act, each Senator
and Representative may speak on such objec-
ton or question ten minutes and not ottener
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 fur
ther debate.
That at such joint meeting of the two
houses, seats shall be provided for the Presi-
dent of the Senate, the Speakers chair for
the Speaker Immediately upon his left, the
| Senators in the body of the hall, on the right
of their presiding officer, for the Representa-
tives in the body of the hall not provided for
the Senators, for the tellers, Secretary of the
Senate and Clerk of the House of Represen-
tatives, at the Clerks desk, and for the off,
GERS of the two houses, in front of Clerks
desk, upon each side of the Speakers plat
form. Such joint meeting shall not be dis
solved until the count of the electoral votes
shall be completed and the result declared,
and no recess shall be taken unless = Ques-
| ton shall have arisen in regard to the count
ing of any such votes, or otherwise, under
| this act, in which case it shall be competent
for, either house, acting separately, in the
manner hereinbefore provided, to direct u re-
cess of such house, not beyond the next day,
Sunday excepted, at the hour Of 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon, and while any question is
being considered by said commission, either
house may proceed With its legislative and
other business
That nothing in this act shall be held to
impair or affect any right now existing under
the constitution and laws to question by pro-
ceedings in the judicial courts of the United
States the right or title of the person who
shall be declared elected, or who shall claim
to be President or Vice President of the Uni
ted States, if any such right exists.
That said commission shall make its own
rules, keep q record of Its proceedings, and
shall have power to employ such persons as
may be necessary for the Transaction OF its
business and the execution of its powers.
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