The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-02

tees 81 enc senate and iIouse and lse-
commended for Passage.
A Bill 10 provide for and regulate the count
ing Of Votes for President and Vice Pres
ldent, and the decision OF questions arIs-
ing thereon for the term commencing
March 4, Ammo Domini ISL.
BE II enacted by the Senate and House or
I Representatives OF the United States OF
America In Congress assembled. That the
Senate and House Of Representatives skail
meet In the hall OF the House OF Repre-
senfatives az the hour Of 10 O'Clock ante
meridian. on the first Thursday in Februa-
ry, A. ID. 1871, and the President Of the
senate shall be the presiding of1cer. Two
teilers shall be previously appointed on the
part Of the Senate and two on the part u
the House Of Representatives, 10 whom shall
be handed, a. they are opened by the Prts-
dent Of the Senate, all the certificates, and
papers purporing 10 be certificates, and the
papers shalt be opened, presented and acted
upon In alphabetical order Of the States,
beginning with letter A. and said tellers
having then read the same. In the presence
and hearing Of the two houses, shall make
list OF votes Is they shall appear from said
certificates, and the votes having been
ascertaned and counted, n in the act pro-
yided, the result Of the same shall be de-
liversd TO the President OF the Senate,
who shall thereupon announce the
state OF the vote and the names
announcement shall be deemed a sufficient
declaration OF the persons elected President
and Vice. President OF the United States,
and, together with list of States. be enter
ed on the journals o. the two Houses. Up
on such reading OF any such certificate or
paper, when there shall be only one return
4 from State, the President Of the Senate
snail call for objections, II any; every OBJ
lection shall he made In writing, and shall
state, clearly and concisely, and without
argument, the ground thereof. and shall be
argued by Al least one senator and one
member OF the House OF Representatives be-
fore the same shall be received. When all
objections 30 made TO any vote or paper
from State shall have been received and
read, the Senate shall thereupon Withdraw,
and such objections shall be submitted 70
4 the Senate for its decision, and the speake
OF the House OF Representatives snail, In
like manner, submit sucn objections 10 the
House OF Representatives for its discussion;
and no Electoral vote or votes from any
state from which but one return has been
received shall be objected 70 except by the
affirmative vote OF the two Houses. When
the two Houses have voted. they shall i'm
mediafely again meet, and the presiding
officer shall then announce the decision Of
/ the question submitted.
Sec. =. That II more than one return or
paper, purporting TO be returns from
State, shall have been received by the Pres
lNtIl Oh the ctu2lt* tuL HtitiI- W &c ~
tificafes OF Electoral votes given AZ the last
preceding election for President and Vice.
President in such State, unless they shall
be duplicates OF the same returns. all such
returns and papers shall be opened by hin.
in the presence OF the two Houses. when
met ss aforesaid, and read by tellers. and
all such returns and papers shall thereupon
be submitted to the judgment and decision
as 10 which Il the true and lawful Electoral
vote Of such State. OF Commission c0n<ti-
tuted as follows. namely: During the ses-
sion OF each House. on the Tuesday next
preceding the first Thursday in February,
1877. each House snail. BY viva yoce vote.
appoint five Of its members, who- with fiye
Associate Justices OF the Supreme Court
OF the United States, 10 be sscertained
a hereinafter provided, shall constitute
the Commission for the decision Of all Ques-
tions upon or in respect 70 such doubtful
returns named in this section, on the Tues
day next preceding the iirst Thursday IN
February, A. ID. 1871. or - soon thereaf-
ter a. may be. The Associate Justices Of
the Supreme Court Of the United States now
assigned TO the First. Third, Eighth and
Ninth Circuits shall select, in such manner
as the majority Of them shall deem nj. an
other OF the Associate Justices OF said Court,
which five persons shall be members OF said
Commission. and the person longest In
commission Of the said Justices shall be
President OF said Commission. The mem-
bers Of said Commission shall respect
lively take and subscribe 10 the following
oath:
T.. do solemnly swear or affirm. A.
the case may be, that will impariially ex-
anime and consider all questions submitted
TO the Commission OF whlcn ! am member,
and true judgment give thereon. agree
ably 70 the Constitution and the laws 20
help me God.
which oath shall be filed with the Secre-
tary OF the Senate. When the Commission
shall have been thus organized IL shall not
be In the power Of either Hyuse 70 dissolve
the same or TO withdraw any one Of it,
members. out IL any such senator or mem
Der shall die or become physically unable 70
perform the duties required hy this act. the
fact OF such death or phy steal inability shall
be by said Commission, before II shall pro-
coed further, communicated 20 the Senate
or House OF Representatives, a the case
may be, which body shall Immediately and
without debate proceed by riru roce vote
TO nil the place - vacated. and the person
80 appointed shall take and subscribe ~ The
oath heretofore presented and become a
member OF said Commission. aud in like
manner. in case any OF said Justices of the
Supreme Court shall die or become physi-
caiiy incapable Of performing the
duties required BY this act. the
said Commission, shall immediately APP
point another Justice Of said Court MEM
Der of said Commission. and in such ape
pointmcnts regard shall be had 10 the i'm
Partially and freedom from bias sought BY
! the original appointments TO said Commits
sion. Who shall thereupon immediately take
and subscribe 10 the oath hereinbefore suo-
scribed and become member OF said Com
mission TO OIL the vacancy 80 0ccssinned-
All the certificates and pspers purpor;ing 70
he certificates OF Electoral votes Of each
state shall be opened ia the alphabetical or
der OF states, a. provided In section one Of
one such certificate or paper. a. the certin-
Gates aud papers from sIicn State shall be 80
opened, excepting duplicates Of ine same
return, they shall be read by telers. and
thereupon the President OF the senate shall