, 1877-01-19

posed att to the patrl,tlc aud juks Judgment
u Congress.
{Slgnc,) GEonHE F. EpMUaps.
FREDERICK r. FKELls1HrrsEy,
1soscoE CuS.ftSu,
4. q, 1HcMMtE,
+. +. BArARD.
NJ ". KAsNsOM,
seuatc Committee.
II. u. PAySr,
ERA [EuSTox,
ADRIAN 4. HEWITT,
WlLt.1AM n. SrMtsuEn,
fiEuEHt: v. NtCCnAnr,
GronuE +. lloAE,
GEoKuE WilLAAp,
1iuu.c Committee.
Senator Mortar IS the only melnbcr Of the
Committee whu dill MT align tho report.
Tilt. HILL.
w4.n,24ox g: HI;'<f: s. G. ,ss"<a s isn .n ;hc sc,c
pointed t"tlcsse nlca"s fr counting the Eector-
a vote, submitted rerurt In Nrt!ns, utanIll1ta
nlcs1 ty 6l1. lie Eai,i thu report, r waa happy
to aay, WAS s!sucd BY all the n,clal'c,. uf
Committee would .les.sc 10 lake tic bill uput
tile corlcst possible day, probably Saturday, hut
certainly sfonday next. and w.,uld nEcss It tu
tlnai consideration. The COMMITTEES WAS Of the
0}'lntun that tic fncAsusc they recommended
was not what cou l,e called n e3ilprotnl:c. hut
II wns u measure of justice ail,l III aid nf t,n-
6tItut[onal Government. NJ one wuul'! iasc
the right TO say tl,at unybody'a ylc%s had tecn
l.
Tic followin. IL tAc text af t.,: hill a:rnl,l-
ranylng tho report presented BY Mr.. Edn,nl-:
IT'LL to provide for nnsl rsrulatc shr counting Of
yatc+ for rrrfdcnt and yicr:rfcsis"nt. md t',r
commencing Marcl, 1, 4. h.. lH11
~ tn0e!ta by thc ssnnse ni,s! llou'e of i:rrrn-
gretr assembled. rflat tic srnstr, and Ilou.c III
lcrsetcntutyrs thnti inert tn the isa'l q .he 1"u.
Of H., u c "Gr Of s'"ss; vt
ID. INIT, and tic President Nt ihu Senate sllll 1t.
the rrc.la!ns ot''crr: nv" teller. rhnll be pryl.
On tic nar. :f the ll"n'r d i"pfr.rn;a!i,ss, t"
whom ahn!! be hnncc'l+ they arc utrne.l l'r the
President Ut tie srnate, nil the cert'hcatca ahtl
sotcs which certificates ant! papers rhn,i b.. oprnr
presented. ant ncte.i upon ri ap'ahs.eal arler e
ssi'c;., hss,ns tic" fsaA tns @ .an,s in .hs rFs:;
cnec aud hcartns ~ tho twn l!putrt, n1aIl
9n sc LIT .aa Ct ., an. nj Il, sa ss. ar
been a.cera,ntd and counted. In t!- act rr,v!d
I'd. thc result Of tho r!'ai s, delivered 10 thr
n1uncc thr slate of Tho vote and tc Nantes of tho
pcrsons tif snyp elected. which announcement
:Ha II 1s,sn srs9 s :"sn Il
entered un tho JOURNAL n s!,c III" lton.r-. tmn
hcre 'f rhaii BE- "Y any on" "e sta.e S M
President nf thr seatc shal rail- for ntec!'nnt, II
..y Eycry 'Gcti1 ,a's e S1s ~ ~ wftins
argument. The ground .hrrrnt and 'iail be signed
by ut least unu srnasnr aud tnr Iarlnfs. of the
nhall bc rrcci,cd. When III "h]eeti"n. ~
made to any s"tc y itper ft"'n any sta.e rh,ti M
as" cn r,sH md ,a"' tn, sr sc's ral,
tha1i liz "uhniitt"i ln the senate f,r r decision.
unA the Sneaker IT the lInurc II iscurcrentat'c*
iiouru 0f Representatives fur IT. crl.t,n, nfs
Electoral vatc Or Yates frua nny sin: frp1 ltrh
n' s.s.n, sr sn m ". 1's frrslSe , , II r. M w
Houses. Whrn the twn jIn'-ck have yotr'. they
sn.!! Immediately ngaia mret. AMI tIIr rrssihtn:
of1lcer .ha'l ahrn announce ilu DECISION Of tlis
sEc. 2. THAT ii ,nore thau ono return or paper
IT, " r. Sv Ff,n @ iS@ "y stA ra
purponing to be cr'lneatr+ "t thc Electoral ynte+
Hlsen At te last preceding circtnll for rrr*idsn,
b. duplicate: Of Tho snn,u returns. all sur' reinfn4
and paper. shall hr opened by him in the pr.rrncc
=. ss ssd IT, Sy 's s tse "s' 3 s al .sc 'G5sts sa
md PAPERS ahal! thrsenpon t'e submitted to tnn
Judgment .t ,cs,soi,' ~ =. + !" s %'sh s,,, T. y w.
Commission constituted ~ f1llows, namely 1lnr.
tng tho rc1.inn IT .nci ltolse IN ths Iuc"ay nei
s"s n1 WA soe. vote asn
| Of its Mcubc5s, rhv, with Gys ttslctate 3IetIces
af the Saptcuc t'"art Of the United statss. 10 b
tutc tuMtnIssIdn fur t!lc t!'crtuh of all anr'l"ls
upon Or tn rtr.'ect Of taeh d"nnie returns na!rss
lis ii tir., Taa..aay in fshraa!y. t. M, or u
soon thrrcsttes ~ mar he. TIC A.t"ct:t' 1nst!ers
Of the Supreme tourt u thS nicd stnlss nov r. r.
s!sAch tO the ftrhl. rhrl, E:hlh, hD1 Ninth lis.
tsIcts shall stFe.t In such manhcr ~ n'a}nry "
thpl shall deem H. ab.tncr u the Associate jus.
licss Ut mid .'outt, htrh hsc psrsons shat! be
mculhers VI sll! tulnls.Ion, and tho pusnAn long.
rst III commission os the taid lnsticcu anal! lr Prr.-
ident of .atd t'o,nmlssmn;; T's ,"rm!'efs "f t"!d
to the following oath; ~ th1anL, ln soen,nly
| swear tor aalrH,. a the case may be- that viii
/ tmparsa!!y exutn!nn nnu consider NJ! questions
| suGattie,I IL thu tomMIssun Vt which ans II
renlbcr, aud trap judgment gtf" thcicnn aFE,c-
T. sf o,' .s IL III IT. nj. M asS
of tho Srnntr. When tho Commission thult i'a' :
bc.n thus orsanysd i shall not br lI t'e rwSs Ut
sny Of IL. n,s.nlrss; but II any tIrh senator us
member shall do Or lscnno pl,yslratfy unal.e 10
s. IL s. ss; IT,. .. e. e !;
marated t. tas u W scus,r u tic i!"'s:e u itcrl::
in",stiintc!y M" Without .IS'a's psucFsa by
ti.a.yoer .ots 10 hlI TT" place, %, .ssr1tsrL
s"d .as,crs IT, s' s psS 'fa Ises"'e s" pr: ss:
| scribci, and rlr1ll brcon,e nartibr. II ra,d
.n IL 'ls. a'tnr1' I'any ,;i Of hs rai
lny,ieAlly !.rI,ai,e Ut p.rf"tnsIa: te 'ln,rs rc'
urtd hy ,hl. ac The "thcrr ot s,d Justice. n,cn..
lcFs a! thu rs[d t'usnn1.sluu. shn1l ia'ncItatri5
| appoint mn"hrr Justice VI >a'd t.nArt llle!nhct
VI said tnlnh- nn. anl II, snsi ap}S!lHIulcn. tc.
Eaf4 .al ee IL lad ~ !na,t*1't5 sd fs."o" fsan'
taku aud subscribe i" tils oasi. hsre,H'~fezu
utsffibr4. al'l sHE1ue H'eiAfsf ~ kAh! nilH's'
sion 10 N!I the vac:,''cy pcc1,ansI Nj tle ccr-
tlit4scs p4pesn pltpnssn ~ he The crfltavAte'
VI thu l.ltstofl! ,"ic> u such st4'n si'4fl le
opci.t In uipl1Lrtira urcf III the StIl"s, ~ pro-
yidr,! IN See. Vt t,ls rct and whr,l thrtc tnsll
IL ,noru than un. ~,,rh certilca,rus paper fun,
such states, thry sinlso bc oenr'a. ni.a. rxt:p!'
| tn. tho duplicates Ut thu sal4c returning,
they s4al! 10 read by tho teles.. anI
t thctcupon t!e President u thu senate
shall 10 made iu writing, anl shall st.te clearly
| sud euncistiy aud without assulnrnt tho Eeunn'1
thereof aud .ha 70 sixaed by u lGa.t ona senator
before TIC same shall be received. Wnun Ill such
| objections inado to any ceTtiac4lu. vote, u
read. al such CERTIFICATES. yues xna aitesA 70 0n-
seto! 70 aud al (apet4 aecomi'an{tps TO ssms,
submitted ~ tta said Commission. which sLzll PRO.
cse4 u eonstdee tho with Tho ssmS powees II
any, now possessed for thst purpose BY the two