The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-22
THE CONFERENCE BILL.


s,ubjoined will be found the bill
unanimously agreed upon by the Spec
ial Joint Electoral Committee OF both
Houses Of Congress to provide for and
regulate the counting Of the votes for
President and Vice President. and the
decision OF questions arising thereon,
for the term commencing March 4th,
1877
Be Il enacted. etc, That the Senate
and House OF Representatives shall
meet in the hall OF the House Of Repre-
sentatlyes at the hour of % o'clock.
post meridian. on the first Thursday In
February, 1917, and the President of
the Senate shall be the presiding Off
Ger. Two tellers shall be previously
appointed on the part of the Senate
and two on the part of the House of
Representatives. to wi no II shall be- hand
ed. rs they are opened by the President
OF the Senate, all the certificates and
papers purporting to be certificates of
electoral votes. which certificates and
papers shall be opened. presented and
acted upon III alphabetical order of the
States, beginning with A; and said tel
lers having read the same in the pres
ence and hearing of the two Houses,
oil certificates and the votes having
been opened aud counted as in said act
provided. the result of the same shall
be delivered 10 the President OF the
Senate. who shall thcreupon announce
the state OF the vote. and the names oi
the persons, if any elected. which an
nouncement shall be deemed sufficient
declaration Of the i;eraons elected Pres
ident and Vice President of the United
States, and together with the list Of votes
shall be- entered Oh the Journals of the
two Houses. Upon such reading Of any
such certificate or paper where there
shall be only one return from a State
the President of the Sen .e shall call
for objections if any Every objection
shall be made in writing, aud shall
state clearly and concisely, and without
argument, the ground thereof, aud shall
he signed by at least one Senator and
one member of the House of Reprssen-
tatives before the same shall be re,
ceived When all objections so made tc
any certificate or paper FROM u State
shall have been received and read, the
Senate shall thereupon withdraw, and
said objections shall be submitted To the
Senate for ats decision. and the speak
or of the House of Representatives
shall in like manner submit such Oh
jections 10 the House Of Representa-.
tives for its decision, and no electoral
vote or vote, of any State from which
but one return has been received shall b<
rejected. except by An affirmative vote
of both Houses When the two House.
have voted. they shall imme,iiately
again meet. and the presiding officer:
shall announce the decision Of tn,
question submitted
See. :. That if more than one re
turn, or paper purporting TO be re
turn from State, shall have beef
received by the President Of the Senate
purl.or,ing to be certificates OF elec'ora
vote. given at the last preceding elec
ton for President ana Vice President
in such State, unless they shall be du
plicates Of The same return, all sue
returns and papers shall be opened b,
him in the presence of the two house
| when met as aforesaid. and read by tn
! ,elers: aud all such returns and paper
shall ,hereupon be submitted TO tn
| Judgment and decision As 10 which j
the true and lawful electoral vote o
/ such State. of u commission constitute.
as follows. namely During the session
! Of such House on the Tuesday next pre-
/ ceding the first Thursday III February
1877. each House shall by r(ra roc
vote appoint tive ot lts members, who
| with five associate justices of the ~
preme Court Of the | ni.ei States to b
ascersained ss hereinafter provided
/ shall constitute commission for IN
decision of all questions upon, or IN re
spect Of. such double returns named /
this section on Tuesday hex, pre-
ce,iing the first Thursday IN Fctruar
1871, or A. soon thereafter as may Id
the associate justices ~ the Suprem
Court OF the United States Cow a>signc
Ia the first. third. eighth and ninth Gil
cults. shall select In such a manner a
majority Of them shall deem III. Al
c,her associate Justice IT ssid oour'
which i've persons shall Ia members
sail commission The members Of sal
commission sh>ll respectively taAs al
Satssctioss Ia the following cath :"
Blank 10 solemDly swear ter at.iTu
ss the Csc may be. that | will ,mpa
TALLY examine and consider all que
lions submitted 10 the commission i
) which am = member. aud a true j2d:
saent give thereon, agreeable 10 the col
stinltlou and AVS - help me God
Which cath shall be Glsi with The Sc
rs,sry of the senate When the COZ
mission shall have been thus organize
, it shall not be ia the power os eth,
ueuse ~ 1sss,lve the same or - viii
} draw any Of as meuters. bat II an
sxxausisar aha H sjtA .