The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-01
THE NEW WY or PRESIDENT MIXING
The Law Governing the schcm me that IL TO be
Put In Operation To-D Day.


The provisions Of the new Electoral law
contain concise statement OF the nature and
order of the proceedings that will be begun to-
day 10 decide who shall be declared President
THE MoDUs oPEBANDI.
1t IL provided by this law that both Houses Of
Congress shall meet in the hall Of the House Of
Representatives this day at o'clock. The Pres
dent of the Senate Ferry shall be- their pre-
siding officer He shall open all the Ger
cacs e az and Hand De them
Previously II @ppontcd ~ All these csr,acaiss and
upon in the Alphabetical order OF the states
beginning with the letter A. The telicrs, having
read them in the presence aud hearing OF the
two Houses. shall make IA list Of the votes ms
they appear from the said certificates and the
vors having been asc'rt2ined and counted as
hvrrcd to the President Of the Senate. who
shall thereupon announce the state VI the vote
With anm '' Shall BE- Deemed a SUM-
cicut declaration Of the persons elected Ircsi-
dent and Nice-PresIdcnt Of the United States.
IN CASE OF OBJECTION.
Upon reading ofany certificate or paper. whom
there shall be only one return from IN" state.
the President Of the Senate shall call for ohJec
lions. If any; Every objection shall be made in
writing, and shall state clearly and concisely
and without argument the ground thereof, and
shall br signed 10y at least one senator and one
member Of the House If Representatives before
the same shall In received. When ali objections
So made 10 any vote or paper from state shall
have been received and read, the Senate shall
thrr"upon withdraw. and such objections shall
Ice submitted 10 the Senate Tor lis decision, and
the SPEAKER Of the House Of Representatives
shall IN Ike manner submit sueh objections 10
IL" House Tor liz decision, anu no electoral vote
or votes from any state from which hut one r.
turn has been received shal be rejected except
hy the affirmative NOt" Of the two Houses. when
TN" two Houses have voted they shall immndi-
at'ly again meet, and the presiding officer shall
then ANNOUNCE the decision vi the question sub
mtcd.
DUTIES OF THE SPECIAL TRTpARTITE ELECTORAL
COMMISSION OF tIFlELS.
II moro than ono return. or pap,r purportins
To he q return. from a salr shall have been re-
crivrd by the President OF the Senate purport-
INK Ia hc crrtliratDs Of electoral votes all such
returns and papers shall l,' opened hy him, in
the presence of the two Houses when mot az
aforesaid, and read by the tehcr- ana all -uch
returns and papers shall thrruuun be sub
mlit,d to the Judgment and decisions. ~ To-
which is the true and lawful electoral vote NJ
such State. Of the body created 10y this law.
consisting Of fin" senators, five Representa-
tiVcs. and five Suprcm" Court justices, sworn t.
examine, cunsid r. and give True Judgment
upon all pu stlons suiNmhtnd To them. All
n o1y nygls - o onp "h RS 12rsd e. m the
thereto shall h' forthwith submitted To this
commission. which shall proceed To consider
posses-rd for that purpose by the two Houses
acting separately or tug' ihrr. and hy a majority
81 votes dC.de whether any and what votes
Constitution of the | nitod States, and how many
and what persons We're duly appointed electors
IN such state; and may therein take into view
| such petitions. dcpusiions. and 9th r papers. II
! any, ~ shall. 10y the Constitution and now exist
ing law, hr competent and pertinent 10 such con-
sid"ratun, which decision shall b" in writing
| stating briefly the ground thereof and bc signed
| 10y the members OF the commission agreeing
therein.
THE NEXT STEP.
The two Houses shall then again meet. and
| tins decision Of the commission shall be- rcad
| and the counting Of the votes shall proceed i'm
conformity herewith, unless, upon object ON
male thereto in writing 10y at least five Srna-
ators md V" memhers of the House of Repre-
srntatlvcs the two Houses shnll separately con
| cur in ordering otherwise; IN which ease such
| concurrent order shall govern. No votes OF
papers from any other state shall be acted upon
ulrll the objections previously made Ia tn,
votes or papers from any State shall have been
finally disposed Of
MATTERS OF onprR
While the two Houses are in session upon
| this measure no dchuto shall he allowed and n,
Iu st,on shall b. put by the presiding officer
When the two Houses separate 10 decide upon
any objection. each senator and Rrprescntaiiv,
may speak a. i once for ten minucs but the de-
bate shall not hr longer than two hours
DURATION OF THE JOINT MEETING.
Tho Joint meeting of the two Houses Of Con
| gross shall not b. dissolved until the count Of
| electoral votes shall be- completed and the result
declared; and no recess shall be taken unless d
9Iu,SS ii2n s"%il hHNH "rwN,n IN regard 70 IL,
| h'ing considered hy the commission cithr,
House may proceed with its legislative or other
| business.
ArTERwAnp.
Nothing in this law is Ia he held 10 impair ol
| aifgt any right now existing under the ton9ti
tuition and laws to qno siion hy proceeding il
or tue OF the person who small be drolnrr'
! elected or who shall claim Ia he President o
Vice President of the Unlted Statc-, If any sucl
| right exists.