The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-02-03
COUNTING THE VOTES.
TIE WORK OF THE TWO HOUSES
BEGUN

The Joint Commission n--The Rules Of
Procedure--The Count 4egun--A
| Deadlocl; on Florida.
The work of counting the votes
for President and Vice-Presidont
has at last begun. The Joint Com
mission, organized under the pro-
visions of the Elo :toral Bill, consists
ofsJustices Clifford, Bradley, Miller,
Field and Strong; Senators Nor
ton Rep.), Edmunds Rep.), Ere
linghuysen (Rep.), Thurman CDem.) J,
and Bayard (Dem.); Representatives
Payne Dcm.), Hunton (Dem.) },
Abbott (Dem.), Garfield Rep.) and
Hoar (Rcp.). Justice Clifford was
chosen president of tho Commission.
| The following are the rules adopted
for the govcrnance Of the Commits.
sion in it's work .
RULE [. Tho Commission shall ap
point Secretary, two Assistant
Secretaries, a Marshal and two dep
uty Marshals, II stenographer and
such messengers as shall be necdful,
who shall hold office during the
pleasure Of the Commission.
RULE II. On any subject submits
ted to the Commission, hearing
shall be had and counsel shall be
allowed to conduct tho case on each
side
RULE III. Counsel, not exceeding
two in number on each side, will be
heard by the Commission on the
merits OF the case presented to it,
not longer than two hours being
allowed to each side unless Il longer
time and additional counsel shall
be specially authorized by the Com
mission. In the hearing Of inter-
locutory questions but one counsel
shall be heard on each side, and
he not longer than fifteen minutes
unless the Commission allow further
time and additional counsel; and
printed arguments will be received.
RULE ~. The objecto,s to any
certificate or vote, may select two of
their number to support their objec-
Lions in oral argument and to advo-
cate the validity Of that which thcy
maintain, and in like manner the
objectiors to any other certificate,
may select two of their number for
a like purpose. But under this rule
not moro than four persons shall
speak, and neither shall occupy
moro than two hours.
RULE Y. Application for process
to compel the ATTENDANCE of Witness
cs, or tho production of written or
documentary testimony may be made
by counsel on either side and all pro
cesscs shall be served and oxecuter1by
the Marshal of tho Commission, or
his deputies. Dispositions hereafter
taken for use before the Commission, c.
shall be sufficiently authenticated
if taken before any Commissioners Of
the Circuit Courts of the United
States, or any Clerk or Deputy
Clerk Of Court of the United States.
RULE VI. Admission to the pub
lie sittings of tho Commission shall
be regulated in such manner as the
President of the Commission shall
direct.
RULE VII The commission will
sit, unless otherwise ordered in, the
room of the Supreme Court of the
United States, and with open doors,
eXceptinr when in consultation,
unless therwise directed.
The Joint Session of the two
Houses, for the counting of the
votes began ut one o'clock, D. M,
on Thursday last, and the count was
started at once.
A fter the Alabama certificates had
been read, the presiding officer
asked, "Are there any objections to
the certificates Of tho State of
Alabama ?" After pause-"The
CHAIR hears none, and the vote of
the State of Alabama will be count
ed. The tcllcrs will announce tho
vote" Mr. Cook, one Of the tellers,
ten votes for Samuel j.
Tilden for President, and ten votes
for Tlomas A. Hendricks for Vice
President. The certificates of I
Arkansas were then road, and tho
result was announced MS six votes {
for Tilden and Hendricks. After (
tho presiding officer had asked The
same question as in tho Alabama
case, tho California certificates were
read by Mr., Stone, und six votes