The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-19

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duties required by this act, the fact OF
such death or physical inability shall be,
by said Commission before it shall pro-
ceed turther, communicated to the
Senate or House OF Representa-
tlves, as the case may De.
which body shall, Immediately ana
without debate, proceed, by viva voce
vote, to fill the place so vacated, anu the
person SO appointed shaIl take ana SUD
scribe to the oath hereinbetore pre-
scribed and become member OF said
Committee. In like manner IL any OF
said justices of the Supreme Court shal
die, or become physically incapable OF
performing the duties required Dy THIS
act, the other of said Justices, members
OF said Commission, shall immediately
appoint another JustIce OF said Courts
member OF said Commission, aud In such
appointments regards shall be had 10
impartialitY and freedom from bias
sought by the original appointments to
said Commission, who snail thereupOn
Immediately take and subscribe TO the
oath herelnbetOre prescribed, and
become member OF said Commits
sion TO fill the vacancy SO occasioned'
All certificates and papers purportlhg
to be certificates OF the Electoral votes
Of each Slate, sball be opened In the
alphabetical order Of States, as provided
in Section o. this act, and when there
shall be more than one such certihcate
or paper, as the certificates and papers
from such State, shall so be opened, ex-
cepting duplicates Of the same return,
they small be read by Tellers, and there
upOn the President OF the Senate shall
call Tor objections, if any. Every oUJe :
ton snail be maue in writing, aud Sna'l
state clearly and conclsely and without
argument the ground thereof, and shaIl
he signed by at least one Senator anu
one member OF the House OF Repre-
sentatiyes before the same shall be rs-
ceiyed. Wnen all such objections so
made to any certificate, VoLe or paper
from State shall have been received
and read, all such certificates, votes and
papers so objected 10, and all
papers accomyanying The. same,
together with such objections,
shall be forthwith submitted to said
Commission, which shall proceed to con-
slider the same with the same powers, it
any, now possessed for that purpose by
the two Houses acting separately or TO-
gether, and by majority OF votes de-
eide whether any, or what, votes, from
such State, are the votes PROVIDED 1or
by the Constitution OF the U nited States,
and how many and what persons were
duly appointed Electors in such State,
and may therein take into view such PEE
titions, dispositions and other papers, II
any, as shall by the Constitution ana
now existing law be competent and per-
tinent in such consideration, wnlch ue-
cisIOn shall be made in writing, sIatlhg
at least five Senators and i've members
OF the House OF representatives, the
hall 70 n
ordering otherwise, in which case such
concurrent order shall govern. No votes
or papers from any other State shall oe
acted upon until the objections pre-
yiously made TO the votes or the papers
| from any State shall have been nnlllJ
| disposed Of.
| SEC, 8. That while the two Houses
shall be in meeting, as proVided. In lhis
acr, no debate shall b. allowed, and no
question shall be put by the presiding
| Ufficer, except to either House, or mo-
ton to Withdraw, and he snail nave
| power to preserve order.
SEC. 4. That when the two Houses
seuarate to decide upon al objection
that may have been made to the count
| ing OF any Electoral vote, or votes, from
any State, OF upon objection 10 report
of said Commission, or other question
1
| Representative may speak 10 such OBJ
| lection ten minutes, aud not ottener
than once, but, after such debate shall
| have lasted two hours, it shall be the
| duty OF each House to put the mail
question without further debate. ..
esSec. 5, That at such Joint meeting O.
The two Houses seats shall be provided
| as follows: For the President OF thu
Senate, the Speakers chair; for thu
Speaker, Immediately on his left; the
Senators, in the body OF the Hall upot
the right of the presiding officer; for tn
representatives, III the body of The Hal
not provided tor the Senators; for th'
Tellers, Secretary of the Senate AM
Clerk of the House of Representatives
at the Clerks desk; for other ofhcers
the two Houses in front OF the Clerk
desk aud upon each side OF the SPEAK
er's platform. Such joint meeting snail
lnot be dissolved until the count oil tn
Electoral votes shall be completed ant
the result declared, and no recess shal
be taken unless question shall hav
arisen in regard to counting any sue
votes or otherwise under this act, ii
which case it shall be competent TO
either House, acting separately in tn
manner hereinbefore provided, to dlrec
recess of such House. not beyond I'll
next day (sunday excepted), at tn
hour of 10 o'clock in the forenoon. An,
while any question is being considere
by said Commission, either House ma
proceed with its legitimate or othe
business. ,
SEC. 6. That nothing in this act sha
, be held to impair or aft ct any right no.
existing under the Constitution an
laws to question by proceeding i'll th
Judicial Courts of Tue United States th
) right or title of the person who shall b
, declared elected, or who snail claim t
be President or Vice President of th
United States, if any such right exists.
) SEC 7. That said Commission sha
, make its own rules, keep record Of il
! proceedings, and snall nave power
employ such persons as may be nece
: sary for the transaction OF its busines
and the execution of its power.
After the report and bill were read IL
! Senate took up the resolution recent
B submitted by Mr.. Wallace on the san
: subject, and MIR. Bogy spoke at length
: reply to the recent argument of M
, Sherman in regard TO Louisiana ma
! ters.
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