Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-01-25

whom shall be handed, rs they ar
opened by the President of the SENATE
all the certificates ard papers pur
porting to be certificates Of electoral votes
which certificates and papers shall b
opened, presented, and acted upon in alpha
betical order of the States, beginning will
"A. ard said tellers, having then read tn
same Ia the presence and hearing OF the tw,
houses, shall make list of votes as they shsl
sppear from the said certificates and the vote
having been ascertained and counted. as il
this act provided, the result of the same shsl
be delivered TO the President of the Senate
who shall thereupon announce the state OF tn,
vote and the names of the persons Of any
elected, which announcement shall be deemed
| sufficient declaration of persons elected
! President and Vice President OF the United
States and. together with list Of the votes
be entered on the journals of the two houses
| Upon euc1 reading Of any such certificate ou
from State, the President Of the Senate shall
! call for objections, il any. Every obi 90
! ton shall be made in writing. and snail
state clearly and conciseiy and without argu-
ment the ground thereof, and shall be eigned
by at least one Senator and one member Of the
| House OF Representatives. When all objec-
lions 80 made to any vote or paper from
any State shall have been received and
read, the Senate shall thereupon withdraw and
euch objections shall be submitted to the Sen
ate for its decision, and the Spesker of the
House OF Representatives shall in like manner
submit such objections to the House of Repre-
sentstives for its decision, and no electoral
vote or votes from any State from which but
one return has been received shall be ex-
cepted to except by the Affirmative vots Of the
two houses When thetwo houses have voted,
they shall Immediately again meet, and the
presiding officer shall then announce the de-
cision Of the question submitted.
SEC. 2. That II more than one return or
paper purporting to be the return from any
State shall have been received by the President
OF the Senate, purporting 20 be certificates OF
the electoral votes given at the last preceding
election for President and Vice President in
each Stste, unless they shall be duplicates of
the same return, all such returns and pagers
shall be opened by him in the presence Of the
two houses when met as aforesaid. and read by
the tellers, and all such returns and papers
shall thereupon be submitted to the judgment
and decision. - to which is the true and lawful
electoral vote Of such State. Of q commission
constituted ~ followr, namely; During
the session Of such house on the Tuesday next
preceding the first Thursday in February, 1877,
each house shall, by ciud uoce vote. appoint
i've Of its mcmberr, who, with i've Associate
Justices OF the Supreme Court Of the United
States, to be ascertained ~ hereinafter pro-
vided, shall constitute q commission for the
decision of all questions upon or in resp sct Of
such double returns named in this section. On
Tuesday next preceding the first Thursday in
February A. ID. 1877. or as soon thereafter -
may be, the Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court Of the United Slater. now assigned TO the
First, Third. Eighth and Ninth districts, shall
select ip such manner ~ majority Of them
shall deem fit another of the Associate Justices
OF said court, which Eve persons shall be
members OF said commission, aud the person
longest In commission Of the said Justices shal
be President Of said commission. The men,
bers Of said commission shall respectively
take and subscribe to the following oath: I:
IL do solemnly swear, or affirm, ~
the case may be, that viii impartially exam
inc and consider al questions submitted to
tse commission Of which am q member, and
true Judgment give thereon. agreeable to
the constitution and lkwr, 50 help me God, I"
which oath shall be filed with the Secretary of
the Senate. When the commission shall have
been thus organized, 1t shall not be in the
power OF either house to dissolve the same or
TO withdraw any Of it, memberr, but il any
such Senator or member shall die, or become
physically unable to perform the duties re-
CURED by this act, the fact of euch death CT
physical inability shall be by said commission,
before it shall proceed further. communicated
to the senate or the House of Represent a,ives,
as the case may be, which body shall immedi-
ately and without debate proceed by ciod uocs
vote to MI the place 90 vacated. and the pers.n
so appointed shall take and subscribe to
the oath hereinbefore prescribed, and shall
become member Of said commissions; and in
like manner. il any OF the said Justices of the
supreme Court shall die or become physically
incapable OF performing the duties required
ty this act the others OF said Justices, Nom
bers OF tue said commission, shall Immediately
appoint another Justice of said curt a mem-
Der OF said commission, and i'm such appoint
ments regard shall be had TO impArtialily and
freedom from bias sought by the original ap-
pointments to eaid commission, who shall
thereupon immediately take and subscribe To
the oath herelnbeiore subscribed. and become
member Of said commission TO fll the vacar ey
SO occasionet All the certificates and pat err
purporting to be the certificates Of the elect
oral votes OF each state shall be
opened In alphabetical order of the
states, as provided in section / of this
act, and when there shall be more than one
such certificate or paper as the certificates and
papers from such States. they shall be so
opened, and, excepting the duplicates OF the
same returning, they shall be read by the tell.
ers, and thereupon the Presidents of the SEN q
shall call for objections. IL any. Every objec-
ton shall be made in writing and shall state
clearly and concisely and without argument
the ground thereof, and shall be signesl by n
least one Senator and one member OF the
House OF Representatives before the same
snail be received. When ali such objectlop-
so made TO any certificate, vote, or paper from
State s1all have been received and read, all
suca certificates, Votes and papers 90 OBJ
jected to, and all papers accompanying the
same, together with such objections, shal
be forthwith submitted to tbs said com
mission, which shall pro iced to consider the
same. with the same powers. IL any, now pos
seseed for that pui pose by the two houses act
iDg separately or together, and by q majority
of vot's decide whether any aud what votes
A.
the constitution Of the Unitei States, and now
many and what persons were duly appointed
electors in such State. and may therein take
into view such petitions, depositions, and other
papers, il any. ~ shall by tho constitution an 4
now-existing law be competent and pertinent
IN such consideration. which decision shall
be male IN writing; stating briefly the ground
thereof, and signed by the members Of said
com mission agreeing therein; whereupon the
two houses shall az ain meet, and such de- cision
stall be read and entered in the )urnal Of each
house. and the counting Of the votes shall
proceed in CONFORMITY therewitb unless, upon
objection made thereto in writing bv least
i've Senators and five Members OF the House
Of Representatives, the two hous,s shall
separate concur in ordering other wise, in
which case such concurrent order shall govern
no votes or papers from any other State shall
be &C ed upon until the objections previously
made to tho votes psp-rs from one State
shall have been finally disposed Of.
SIC. 8. That while the two Houses shall be
In meeting as provided In this act, no debate
shall be allowed, and no question sha be put
by the Iresiding officer to either House except
on motion to withdraw, and lie shall have
power to preserve order.
SEo. 4. That whom the two houses separ ate
to decide upon an objection that may bave
been msde to the counting of any electoral
vote or woes from any State. or upon oblec
ton to aieport of the said commission, or
other question srising under this ret each
Senator and Representative may speak to such
objection or question ten minut,e, aud not
oftener than once. but after such deb lte shs II
avo lasted two hours it shall be the duty OF
each house to put the mair question without
further debate.
SIC. 5. That at such joint meeting Of the
two houses seats shall be Irovidcd as follows
For the President Of the Senate, the Speaker q
chair; for the Speaker, immediately on hio
left the Senators in the body of the hall
upon the right OF the prcsiding vfficer; for the
Representatives In the body OF tue hall no,
provided for the SanatoTa; for the tellers.
Secretary OF the senate, and Gle, X of the Houee
OF Repi iesentatiyes, at the deiks de X; for
other officers Of the two houses, in front Of
the Ccik's desk aid upon eacl, side Of tie
speak RS plat 'orm oh joirt me. ng shall
not be SOLVED uutil the count Of the
electoral votes shall be completed anil tho re-
suit declared and recess rhail be taken
uniess question shall bave sri-en in regard