The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-19
the ELECTORIL TRTBUylL.
Tho Full Text Of the Biii Reported by the
joint Committee of Congress.

JOINT committee on counting the ele tural vote:
hil to rroyi Tor spa regulate the counting q ties
81 Questmns ati.nS IN. f,nn' ioi tao tcrm com
n eSae,cd ,tc. That the senate and House OF
,ure-cu.aiycs hal meet In the hl q The House of
G TA@rsq sn !" TSfqsry a. b. iI sqs nq rT
senate and twoon the TART q the House Of nlrc,eu
the President u the senate all tAc ccrtiacatc- and
votes. SGich cortlaeatea Snd papers snsll be
opened. presented. and acted upon 10 tue
WITH he letter < and .oid tel cr- having then Re The
sa M e Ri SS the s soa 'fs inv s sSpe rom
the said certificates "n lhc votes having ccl a,ecr
he sai be dcvcredto inc Precedent OF me SEN
ana the names Of Inc pcr.ons II any elected when ans
,h ee suice, esse9n Of 81
the Vtcd scs ana os nrr WIZ ls , %, rs Sg,es
rPon su.h r,anns Of suy sutn cSitncetc or paper
Mncn mere snail ne Only one return from the STATE the
tous. # any. Every onj ctiol snail 9e made
ooncisei, aud Without afsunent the ground thereof
and sha be signed ~ 81 least one stn'tor ana one
SAINT shall be received wueu al objections 80 made
oeyed ana read, tue senate shl th,reupon wigdraw.
sne such o. T., tons snai he omitted 70 lne senaie
resculauyes ga IN Ike manner ,uomit such objec.
which hut ONE return has been r,ceycd shah be reject
Wien the two House. nave voted Icy sha inmcdi.
sSs IAN n,S, ana W. Hon S ta '"eA an
SIC g Tnat u M r. than 9nc return Or TAPER pur
t6ce rae es Of ecttofa Votss rycI At he s.t pre-
ccdns oi'cti Ia Tor Pr,sli,tt ami Vie Pf,sllcn' In
state, uUic,s they snal be duplicate. Il tue same
h ia al the 'T pr Of S S wp % ~cS net a.
aud ~ pers sna asf. upon he INIT ed to HE jazz
meat ani dec.sio a. g. Nhicn ihe true ad Ia 'ful
sltutcI - follows. namely Durng tie season OF
Thur. lay IN febaar,. ~ clch ou.c saai i, viva
Nocr vote sprVni h'e o. ~ members VINO, itn ne
Uuutd states, t. bc c,f. .in,a crrinater iro.
all questions up0m ur in respc, Lu tucn double turns
named ID tns ecuOn. Ca tne r4cslay II preceding
pr.l C1ur, Of he Umt,i tttes now .ssi.ned 10 te
s.cn tHan 'r ~ maJ il 81 h"n III deem n an
her II tle Assoca Justice. " said {, ut, w.ica
n,eper ons shall he members of the aid mnl.-ion
tie snai be ne Pr, sideht u sad commission. Mru.
bers Of said G nunss.on shall respectNcy taAc and
H.. do emmy swear Cor AFFIRM. as the case
may uel that VII impirnaN cA,mine ana consider
III m,moyr, AND true Jndsment give thereon, gree;
Which oath SHAH be filed ~ltn tae Secretary VI the
Snca tho commission shall have been thus orr anzed
It shall not be Ia tue power Of citner House 20 dissolve
any such senator or member HAL die or become pnys-
icaD unaplc to perform tue Gutics required by
email o. ~ so COMMISSION before 10 slau pro. ID
further. communicated TIE scna or House u Rep
recent Nv the may re. shicn BODY .n,l IN.
muil tcy and vi bout bat proceed ry viva Voce
NOt. e. il the pi vacated anu the pfrsou ap
point shall iasc aLu subscribe ne oath hvrtlnUCfufe
Nnd In Ike uan'i II any Of saii Justice, 81 q u
lyme Court ~ i gig ~ o.. me pay, ca.y incap ole
OF justices, members Oh the said cumiu -lpn shal
Immediately appoint an tAer Justice OF STA count a
member Of sai 4, MINIS ~ ana Ia such appolntncn,s
regard sna be- bad 10 the impartlait, and itecso.n
commission, WHO sn,ii taer,ugol iinnc -i.ieiy TAX
sorted. and become neiancr q saii com.
ml'siyh 70 ~, ,.ysHSr ,- g,,, o. asoueu'
uh,ac' Of e ,.,,torai 'o,,s u c.Sn sac 'a.. ge
more than one such certificate or paper rs the eern.
lux duVncs,es % tnr sare returnl my siH rr read
sie nal cal Tor oOlectou.. # any. liver, ohj -cuOn
shall De maze n wr.i.Ag' AMI a.. STATE ee.s.y ana
anu saa be signed ~ least one senator ami
sin u be- -" fceeei WIN ali saca oSJectS. - n1ls
TO any certificate vote or paper from state sha aa'
p.pers 80 cpcceI TO- anu s papers agcoMpAnying Tue
su3utt,l to SAID mps'.ion. when snaii uro,ee to
s.n-lter ~, Az. N'nr ~. ,a-e pYN,r " A.l 9s
.ePaiaiei. " iogetler ,ni oy majority q ' d.
lae vie. provided Tor Dy tne ton.ti.ulion q tle
United States. aud how many ami Wat pe.s.n. we're
therein tAkc Into view .uch D. ifiln. depo- Sons
a 1a S's and ' sS ea a ae s S All
perNu'ut TO such consideration; -nicn de l. o.
thereof anl o. signed by !ht mcnbats OF sad cotnn-
H., a.ain iicei and ,uch dcc loa s6,l he read lut
ca er,d III ihe Journal OF each Hoa,e. Ana O. cou4r
unless upon Oh exon made thereto 10 wnt.ng 10, Al
Repf,svltat1c-. lie Two Houses shan separately u
cur ln ordering otnrrNi's IA ~nch clse Ella con "
,tner STATE -hali he acted upon uut ne OIL, ctiul
trey.a,y To- iSg .S'e. or y'per' from -' s@''
sIc 3. hat while the tao Houses shall be IN meet
sna no ie.iiI snail be pui bv Tue prc,iius in e-r
eG,. ~ & either Hou'e on motion 10 NitAdra" aud
SIC Ind wn.n ne TO II uses senar,te 70 decide
af at lakp laH I'M HIa 0
etuitias Of INV c1ciorl Vote Or votes from aus state
~ upon otJ ctiou 20 arcpor, Of said Commission o
ana Rrpres nt,ivr NAV -peaS 10 sucn objection o
e,q,a i sdc saI -gs S da vc SsIs NO
shall BE- me duty each House TO put The main qaes
81 @, sqsa ION, meeting OF q, i6e T., House
- q, Al us ps.''a.a q. mr. IN, r' '.1,n' o
dl,tri upon nls Ell fur The n,ors, IA TIE body O
H-pre.,n a.iy :, ~ he boa, d ne aal uo providr
fyr me 'e1e,ots gr ts s sre LAT, Toe 70
esfk's ic.s ior lac OF - n -. u lie ~ iiou
M mt ~ tie clerks upon each side OF IN
sacn ini n.eaIing -ha' not b. ll.so'vci un'n 'h
count 81 el-c'ora vote shsl be com et Il and tc re
s... -ci'rei' ali 40 fece'- 'iaA oe i,Aeu nnts-
49, su, l''t' or oin.r~ise n'er u, acl 100 " 'lc
cA D. ga rrcrnitr 90 Dog !i'rr House a. ne j.
r,c'-- Il Sue. i"p,-. D o,youl ! ncaJ l'y sun
cai "a pted.. II th- hour o. 40 oclock 90 te tore
.a,a c.mnh.si,n ,itl r B. a'e nO proceed VITA =.
$40 d Innuoth D.. ia rl.act shah 30 he'd 70 im
pni' ,r an e., Any IN 9o~ "a. H. ni a. oon'-i
Ca. cou IS VI tlr ui,d ~.ii.- tlr rs tar r,.e -
siitrs, # Auy SUI. isn' exits.
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inc talsatuOL VI 10 uuslA lid tae tAtc4 III & .
powers.
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