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

certificate or paper, as the certificates
and papers from such State shall be
opened, excepting duplicates of the same
return, they shall be read by the telers;
and thereupon the President of the Sem
ate 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 Sena-
tor and one member of the House of
Representatives before the same shall
be received. When all such objections
so made to any certificate, vote or paper
from State shall have been received
and read. all such certificates, votes and
papers so objected to and papers accom-.
panying the same, together with such
objections, shall be forthwith submitted
to said commission, which shall proceed
to consider the same, with the same
powers, if any, now possessed for that
purpose by the two houses acting sepa-
raIely or together, and by. majority of
votes decide whether any and what votes
from such State are tile 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, as shall by the constitu-
tion and now existing laws be competent
and pertinent in such consideration;
which decision shall be made in writing,
stating briefly the ground thereof, and
be signed by the members of said COM
mission agreeing therein whereupon
the two houses shall again meet, and
such decision shall be read and entered
in the journal of each house. and the
counting of the votes shall proceed in
conformity Herewith, unless, upon OBJ
lection 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 order, which shall govern no
votes or papers from any other State,
shall be acted upon until the objection
previously made to the votes or papers
from any State shall have been finally
disposed of.
SEC. 8. That while the two houses
shall be in meeting, as provided in this
act, no debate shall be allowed, and no
questions shall be nut by the presiding
officer, except to either house on a mo-
ton to withdraw, and he shall have no
power to preserve order.
Sec. 4. That when the two houses sep
arate to decide upon all objection that
may have been made to the counting of
any electoral vote or votes from any
State, or upon objection to q report of
said commission, or other question aris-
ing under this act, each Senator and
Representative may speak to such objec-
tion or question ten minutes, and that not
oftener than once, but when 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 provided as
follows: For the President of the Senate,
the Speakers chair. For the Speaker,
Immediately upon his left. For the SEN
ators, in the body of the Hall, upon the
right of the presiding officer. For the
representatives, in the body of the Hall
not provided for the Senators. For the
tellers, secretary of the Senate and clerk
of the House of Representatives, at the
clerks desk. For the other officers of
the two houses, in front of the clerks
desk and upon each side Of the Speakers
platform. Such joint meeting shall not
be dissolved until the count OF Electoral
votes shall be completed and the result
declared, and 10 recess shall be taken,
unless question shall have arisen in re-
gard to counting any such votes or other
wise under this act, in which case itshall
be competent for either house acting
separately in the manner hereinbefore
provided, to direct q recess of such house,
not beyond the next day, Sundays ex-
cepted, at the hour of 10 o'clock in the
forenoon; and while any question is be-
ing considered by said commission either
house may proceed with its legislative or
other business.
Sec. 6. That nothing in this act shall
be held to impair or affect any right now
existing under the constitution and laws
to question, by proceeding in the judicial
courts of the United States, the right or
title of the persons who shall be dec Jared
elected, or who shall claim to be Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United
States, if any such right exists.
Sec. 7. That said commission shall
make its own rules, keep record of its
own proceedings, and shall have power
to employ such persons as may be neces-
sary for the transaction of its business
and the execution of its powers.