The Daily clarion., 1877-01-19

,..olce the name or "'thofaw any % its
to oohers. ol,ho,s but if any such Senator or mem
nempeir1 die or become physically unable
Der shar I'm the duties required by this act,
topeIlr, If such death or physical inability
the Iacs bv said commission, btf re it shall
shah p t,;rther 10 comm unicate to- The S.n-
procee.I House If Representatives, as the
ate or 90 eI1 he. which body shall imm edIately
case ,,,s,;thout ,,,ah debate, proceed by Nivo voce
ana ~ I'M The vacancy, and the person so
vote, " tod shall take and subscribe to the oath
Sppo," described and become a member of
hs,5l' PA c6nmi sion; and In Ike manner if
san IF said justices of the Supreme
any oHhaIl die or become physically inca
Ceuis of performing the duties required by
psDe The other justices and members Of
thls @GH @Hop,m mission shall immediately appoint
:al1 ~ OUI member of said Court a member of
sn9'"C Commission, and such appointne ent
i2lII 10 impartial and free from bias, sought
sha.ht original appointments to said Com
W W. w, who shall thereupOn Immediately
pl'sond subscribe the oath heretofore pre-
IAhtTL and become member OF said Com
%iIG;C TO fill the vacancy so occurring
nis,ipU nE tpe certificates and papers purportino
All certificates of the electoral votes of
% po ctote should be opened i'm the alpha
eaCn order of States, as provided in Sec
DeI0I DI of the act, and when there shall be
uon thai one such certificate or paper, as
nIo noic nIooiccerfifcates and papers from such State
IhoH 80 he opened excepting duplicates of
s sha" anne return; they shall be read by the
Ilg IT, TS and thereupon the President of the
nata tnVt shall call for objections, if any;
o5n Sarg objection, shall be made in writing,
wi wi state clearly and cOncisely, and with
sue sla oroument the grounds thereof and
olt su he signed by at least1 Senator and
sua,1 her of the House of Representatives
InIore nI the same shall be received
%S ghSn all such objections 80 made
~ any Certificate, vote or paper
IA Ina road such certificate, votes and papers
aa1gabipcted to and all papers accompanying
~. same together with such objections as
VI Iu he forthwith submitted said con NIT
."a shall proceed to consider the same with
Wv Wv some bowers; if any new law tor that
nnrnosa W, by the two houses, acting separately
pDrt6gether, pr and By majority cf votes de-
oda Whether any and what votes from such
State are the votes provided for by the
Constitution Of the United States, and how
wsov and what persons are thus appointed
nec;ors in such State, and may therefore
irino into view such persoLs, depositons
md Other papers,i any,as shall by the con-
.titntion and now existing law be com pc
tent on snch consideration; which decision
wil he made in writing stating the ground
thereof and signed by the members OF said
commission agreeing therein; whereupon
tbetwo Houses shall again meet and such
depsion shall be received and entered in the
nurnal, OF each House. The two Houses
sbau separately concur in ordering 9th er-
wise. in which case such concurrent order
salI govern no votes or papers from any
other State, and shall not be acted upon un-
n said objection previously male to the
votes and papers from any State shall have
been finally disposed of.
See. That while the two houses shall
he in meeting as provided by this Act, no
debates shall be allowed, and no question
shall be put by the presiding officer except
10 either mouse on motion to withdraw and
he shall have power to preserve order
Sec 1. That when the two houses sepa-
rate to decide upon an objection that
NAV ha e been made to the cOunting of any
electoral vote or votes from any State or
upon any objection the report Of said COM
mission, or other questions arising. Under
Iths act Senators and Representatives may
|speak to such objection or question ten
minutes nor Oftener than once thereafter;
when such debate shall have lasted two
hours it shall be the duty of each house to
but the question without further debate.
i Sec D. That at each Joint meeting of the
1.-TWO houses seats shall be provided as fol-
lows: for the President of the Senate, the
Speakers chair; for the Speaker, immedi-
2tely upon his left; the Senators in the
n bOay OF the hall upon the right of the pre-
Siding officer for the Representatives in
I the body Of the hall not provided for Sena-
v tors; tor the tellers aud Secretary of the
. Senate and Clerk of the House of Represen-
n tatives at the Clerks desk; for the other
officers of the two houses the front of the
Clerks desk and upon the side of the Speak
@erS platform such joiht meeting shall hot be
dissolved until the count of electoral votes
" Pc com plcted, and the result declared, and
knO receS. shall be taken unless a question
II slall have arisen in regard TO the counting
pl any such votes or otherwise under this
Nact, in which case it shall be competent for
either house acting separately, in the man.
per hereinafter provided to restrict recess
E0l such house not beyond the next day,
sunday excepted, at the hour often O'Clock
I N the forenoon, and while any question is
MDe!ng considered by said commission of
either house may proceed with its legisla-
Nlye or other business.
See +. That voting in this act shall not
ENhed to impair or effect any right now
|tAStlng under the constitution and laws to
question by proceeding in the judicial courts
G the right or title of the person who shall
y declared elected or who shall claim to be
fresdent or Vice President of the United
yates II any such right exists.
See. I. That said commission shall make
rules and keep Il record of the proceed
ugS, and shall have power to employ such
ReiSons a> may be necessary for the trans
Ec'loh OF It's business and the execution OF
LIS pOWprS