The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-01-26

to the senate or house of representatives,, as the
case may be, which body shall Immediately and
without debate proceed.by viva yoce vote to fill
the place 80 vacated and the person 80 appoin-
ted shall take and subscribe the oath hereinbc.
fore prescribed, and become member Of said
commission, and in like manner if any Of said
Justices OF the supreme court shall die, or be-
come physically incapable of performing tho
duties required by this act, the other. Of said
justices, measbers of the comaDission, &aI i'm.
mediatey appoint another justicefo or said court
member of said commission; and In such ap-
pointments regard shall be had to the impartial
ity and freedom from bias sought by the oriei-
nal appointments of said commission, who shall
thereupon Immediately take and subscribe tho
oath hereinbefore prescribed, and become u mem
Der of said commission, to fill the vacancy occa-
stoned. Allthc certificates and papers purporting
to be certificates Of the electoral votes Of each
state shall be opened in the alphabetical order
of the States, as provided in section one of
this act, and where there shall be mo,e than
one such certificate or paper, us the certificates
and papers from such state shall be opened, ex-
cepting duplicates of the same return, they shall
be read by the tellers, and thereupon the presi-
dent Of the senate shall call for objections, if
any Every objection shall be made in writing
and shall state clearly and concisely and with
out argument the ground thereof, and shpll be
signed by at least one senator and one membcr
or the house of representatives before the bame
shall be received. When oil such objectiobs so
made to any certificate, vote or paper sfrbm
state shall have been received and read, all ssch
certihcates, votes and papers so objected e. and
papers accompanying the same, together With
such objections, shall be forthwith submitted to
said commission, which shall proceed to consid
or the same, with the Same powers. # any, now
possessed for that purp9Seby tde two houses act
ing separately ort0gstAe snd by d majority of
q snt n ire he aenro viz pa f,rh
sti,ution of the United'Statcsy. aud how many
and what persons were duly Appojnted electors
in suc6 state; and may psefein take into view
such petitions, doposisasns and other papers. if
any, as shall by<he constitution and now exs-
ting laws be Competent and pertinent in such
oonsderatioh which deeisiSn shall be made in
writing, Stating briefly the ground thereof, and
be signed by the members Of said commission
agreeing therein; whereupon the two houses
shall again meet, and such decision shall be read
and entered in the Journals of each house, and
the counting Of the votes shall proceed in con-
formity Herewith, unless, upon objection made
th,rcto in writing, by at least five senator's and
I'VE 1--WE members OF the house of Representatives,
.he Two houses shall separately concur in order
Nng otherwise; in which case such concurrent
ccrarr' cr' which shall govern no votes or papers
the objection previously made to the votes ar
paperS from any state shall have bcan finally dis,
posed of.
SEY. g. That while the two houses shall IL in
meeting, as provided in this act no deba csRdl.
be allowed and no question shall Ia put by tbII
presiding officer except to either Mouse or y
motion to Withdraw, and he shall havSuo mower
to preserve order.
SEC. l. hat when the two houses scnarute TO
decide upon an objection that may have leen
made to the counting Of any electoral vote or
votes from any state, or upon objection to tc,
port OF nd commission, or other question ans
ing under this act, each senator and represee-
tative may speak to sudh objcoAiOn or question
ten minutes, and .not 6fteacr than once, bn
when such debate sbdll have lasted two hosrs, itI
shall be ths duty Qf each house to put thsImainl
question: withoutTurther debate. 4
SEC. D. That at such joint :c"s;ing of the twS>
houses seats shall be provided as follows :SFor
the president Of the senate, the speakers chair;
Senator'S sSr sno spsafn ia di.lsy his left 4e
of the presiding officer forthe3e prescntaffSesr
in the body of the halfnow provided for the Sem
ators for the tellers, secretary of the senate and
clerk OF the house representatives. at the clerk
desk; for the other officers Of the two houses.
in front of the clerks desk and upoi each side
of the speakers platform. Such Joint meeting
Shall not be dissolved until the count of the
electoral votes shall be completed and the result
declared and no recess shall be taken. anlcss
question shall have arisen IN regardto coup,
ting any such votes, or otherwise, under this
act; i'll which case it shall be competent for
either house, acting separately, in the mnnaer
hereinbefore provided, to direct recess Of such
house, not beyond the next day, Sunday excep-
ted, at the hour of 10 O'Clock i~the forenoon J.
and while any -Quasljdn is-befng consida.eaby
said commission, eifItr house, ulzFpfoceed with
its legislative or other businesS. -
SEC. 6. That nothing in mis- act shall be held
to Impair or effect any rgN now xisting under
the constitution and laws TO question, by pro-
A. ii r.l.z
States, the right and title of the persons who
stlRll be declared elsStsd. or who shall claim to
I'd eoxasds Vice president of the United
SS..ss!es, f any such right exists.
own rules, keep record If Its ,roceeainss,
and shall have power to employ such persons ass
may oe be necessary for the transaction of it's
business and the execution of,its powers. The
report is signad. by Is members of the C,mm:l
tee; Morton only dissenting.
YOUNG LADY STABBED ELIv1y TMEs-rho
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