The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-01-28
WEEKLY ELKO INDEPENDENT.
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The report Of the Special Joint Eic,
lnral Committee has been. male, an
j. presents, cs tho unanimous 6ccisio
81 Senator ;Elinuids, FfeiingLuyscr
Conkling, Thurman. Dayani and Rar
som, and Of Representatives, Payne
Hutton, Hewitt, SlcCrary, Springer
Iioar und W'illarl-Senator AIorto
plone disscnting-n bill TO provide f.
md regulate the countinS III votes 70
president and Vice. President aud &c
SisiUn 81 questions arising thereon 70
The term commencing March /, 1877
Abe PROVISIONS Of tho bill nrc rs follows
The two HouGc5 arc TO meet in tn
Hall OF tho House Of Representative
at ~ A. A. ON tho first Tuesday in mex
February, tho President OF tho ;enat,
Ill the chair. IS
Tic certificates, or papers purportinl
tn be certificates, shall DC opened by
The Chairman and handed to four tel
lcrs--two from each house. The tel
lerS are in the presence ard hearing Of
the House TO make list OF tho votes n:
they may appear by the certificates, and
NIrn the votes have been counted by
the trllcrs, the results to be handed
TO the presiding officer, who will then
announce the ststo of tho yoto and
names Of the persons. il my, elected,
which announcement is TO be deemed a
sufficient declaration Of the persons
lrctcd President and Vice President OF
the United States, and. together with
the list Of votes, be entered Oh the Jour.
nails of the two Houses.
Where there is only one return from
y State, the presiding officer is to call
for objections. Each objection is to be
lIndo in writing, aud state conciscly
The grounds. 1t must also bear the
signature of one Senator and one Re-
preventative.
When all objections to the certificate
from any one Stute have been handed
in, the Senate is 10 withdraw and con-
slider the objections, s0ud tho Speaker of
the House is also to submit them to the
House, and 40 electoral vote or votes
f:om State from which only one re-
tarn hns been received is 10 be rejected
lIulcss with tho concurrence of both
Houses.
When tho Two Houses have voted,
they will Immediately again meet, and
the presiding officers will then announce
the decision of tho question submitted.
S, II there should 10 more than one re-
turn from State-nnless the other re-
turn or returns are merely duplicates
the returns are TO bo,opened and counted
IN tho same manner. Ms nbove. stated,
and all such returns and papers are To-
be submitted TO the Judgment md de-
cision, Us to which is the true and law
full electoral vote of such State, of n
commission, --~~--'
The commission is to be compoaed of
five members from each House, chosen
by uivd poee vote in each House, and
hve Justices Of the Supreme Court! pa.
-Four of the Justices will DO those
now assigned to the LIST, Sd, 9Th aud
9Th Circuits, and they nro TO choose the
fifth Associate. Justice, Who Is to act
with them. The oldest in Office of
these Justices il 10 be President Of tho
Commission! va D. 20 49, '..''s size
'aAll the members Of the Commission
will take un oath to consider tho cues.
ton at issue impartinlly and to give
true judgment upon them.
All tho certificates, or purported GER
tificates, ore to DO opened by this COM
mission and tho presiding officer will
call for objections, md objections ate
to be made in writing and be in form ms
nboye stated in tho case of tho Joint
session Of Congress, and then tho Com
Inission is to consider the objections
and the certificates md the papers pur-
porting 10 be the certiicatos, etc., and
by majority Of, votes decide whether
any and what votes from such States
nre tho votes provided for by the Con-
stitution OF tho United States, and how
many and what persons were duly up
pointed electors in such State.
Tho commission in arriving at dc.
cision, may take into view NIL petitions,
dispositions or other papers, II any, as
may by The Constitution mud existing
laws. BIO competent md pertinent in
ouch consideration; which decision is
to Lo Inaqo in writing. stating briefly
the ground therefor and signed by tho
members OF tho commission agreeing
thereto.
Then tho Houses nro to assemble in
joint convention md hAvo the decision
read and entered on tho Journal Of each
House. md tho counting Of the votes is
10 proceed in conformity Herewith, I'M
less, upon objection mRdo in writing, by
ut least lYo Senators and lvo members
Of tho House, the two Houses shall
separately concur In ordering otherwise;
in which case, such concurrent order
govern, md no votes or papers from
amy other State shall be acted upon un-
til the objections previously made To the
votes OF papers from any State shall
have been finally disposed Of.
No debate is to DO allowed in the
joint convention.
:. When tho Senate has withdrawn 10
discuss m objection TO. vote or 10 a
decision Of tho Commission, and tho
House remains to discuss il, no Senator
or, Representative is to be allowed Il
spoNk moro than once or longer than
ten minutes to each objection or qucs
tion, aud aftor n two hUurs' debate the
main question must DO put i'll each
House without further debate. p.
Tho joint meeting or convention Is
not to DO dissolved until tho count o.
tho electoral vote Is completed aud the
result doclarodi and no recesscB nro e
DO taken unloSs q question ariscs in re
gard to counting my voioa, or otherwise
under tho Act, in which caso il Ia 10 BIZ
competent for either House. acting sep
arntely In tho manner before provided
20 direct reCcss OF such House not be
yond tho noxt day (Snudny Gxcepietl)
nj tho hour OF 10 o'clock A. ~; MI,
whilo any question is being cousidero,
by tho Commission. either House mn
proceed with its Legislative and othc
business.
Nothing in tho Act is to no held I
impair or affect any right now oxiBlin
under the Constitution or laws; TO qnes
lion by proceedings In tho Judicif
Courts OF tho United States tho right q
lilo OF Mcpherson who shRli hedeclhrc
elected or who shall claim 10 DO Pres
don't mr. Nipr.procnlrnl NJ iho IIu;in