The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-01

be submitted to the Judgment anu ucIioAou 81
to which is the true and lawful electoral vote Of
snch State. Of 3 committee constituted, as o
follows-namely: During the session OF sucn 3
house, on the Tuesday next preceding Tue
first Thursday in February, 1877, each mouse
shall, by viva voca vote, appolnl I'VE y. I've
Of the Supreme Court OF the United States, TO 2
| be ascertained as hereinafter provided, snail 6
constitute q committee Tor the decision OF al
questions upon or in respect OF such double
returns named in this section. On the tues y
dav next preceding the first Thursday in Feb {
ruary. A. d. 1877, or sa soon thereafter as may Z
he the Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, now assignee 70
the first, third, eighth and nlntn circul >,
shall select, in such manner as the majority ;
J Of them shall deem fit, another OF the Asso-
c;ate Justices Of said Court, which five per-
sons shall be members OF sald Comnlsslon
and the person longest in commission OF salo
five Justices shall be President o. salo Ion.
mission. The members OF said COMMISSION
} shall respectively take and subscribe the Iol-
lowing oath 81 do solemnly swear or afhrm,
as the case NAV be, that will impartlally ex,
, anime and consider all questions supmltte0
to the Commission OF which am nlen nnt1,,
and true Judgment give thereon, agreeaDai1y
t to the constitution and laws, so help me doo
E which oath shall be fled with the Secretary
! of State. ;, |
When it shall have been thus organized, y
shall not be in the power of either house 70
j. dissolve the same or to withdraw any OF Its
members. but if any such Senator or member
shall die. or become physically unable to per.
form the duties required by this act, the Ict
IS OF such death or physical lnaDl.y sna1 ~ ~
!" communicated to the Senate or House OF KEEP
IS rasentatiyes as the case may be, which Dody
70 sha,l inn mediately and without debate, proceed
v by viva voce vote to fill the place SO vacated,
,f and the person so appointed slal, I'D
nrescribe the oath herein before prescrlDeo,
and become member Of said commission
e and in like manner any OF said JustlceS oi
h. the Snnreme Court shall die or become physl-
10 caily incapable OF performing the duties re-
quired by this act, the otners u saiu ;aaa;'
II afelv anpoint another Justice OF said Court
Is member of said commission, and IN such ap-
TO noint,nents regard shall be bad TO the I'M
% nartiality and freedom from bias sougnt Dy Tue
~ = ORIGINAL appointment to said commission, VINO
y, shall thereupon Immediately take ana SUP,
C. scribe the oath hereinbefore subscribed, ana
It. become \ member Of said Commission TO Ill
Il. the vacancy occasioned. All certificates and
papers purporting to be certlhcates o. le
y oral votes OF each State shall be opened IN al
r. nhabetical order of the States, as provided IN
ur ssec at this act. and when there snail pe
to more than one such certl1lcate or papers, a.
ct the certificate or papers from such otaIe, .ne
y shall be SO opened excepting auptl a.a1isrS
ur and thereupon the Secretary OF tns
m Senate shall call ier objections. II any
we every objection shall be made In writ
IT. no and shall state clearly ana con
F., cisely and without argument Inc SIoun'
ny thereof. and shall be signed by at leas. on o.
EN- Senator and one member OF the House OF ne
We nresentatiye before the same shall be recelV
sed ed. When all such objections 81 SO may e..
ant any certificate, vote or paper from . o.ao
shall have been received ana reau, az ~ o ~,
certificates, notes and papers objected 10, an u
ali napers accompanying the same, togelhs.
EN-. with snch objections, shall be forthwith SUI
mitted to said Commission, when snail pr
coed to consider the same, with Tue sa 'l
powers it any, now possessed ~, ..a+s ~
hose by the two houses acting seperately
together. or by . majority OF votes oe e.O
\, whether ary and what votes from sucn Sta
are the votes provided for by the constitute
OF the United States, how many ana WI
persons were duly appointed electors IN sue
State and may therein take into view sue
petitions. dispositions and other papers,
any. az shall by the constitution ana DO" 6
isting law be competent and pertinent IN SUI
consideration, which decision snail " na
in writing, briefly stating the gloun
9. thereof and signed by members OF said Col
en- mission agreeing therein, whereupoa Inc y
sign houses shall again meet, ana sncn usu,1'
shall he read and entered in the journal
each house and the counting o. t.1 w
shall proceed in conformity thereWith, u
Iesa mon objection made thereto III writ
nv at least FIVE Senators and five members
,,,r+. the House OF Representative. the TWO nous
3ras; shall separately concur in ordering otnerwi
rising IN Wnicn case No votes or nap
'cn = from any other State shall be acted upon
=, I'll the objections previously made to tue 70
''o =. ar napers from any State shall nave ps
Amer- 6nally disposed Of that while the TWO nou
eiiate shall be in meeting, as proviosu ~ .n lie,
e hall no debate shall be allowed anu 10 &C
,r- - shall be put by the presiding oincer, exc
ouf u - either horsf or to q motion to Wlthdr;
nufs- and he shall have power to preserve 1Iu
Presi- that when the two houses separate 10 oec
6 OH upon an objection that may nave . :. ~
,;r.- To the counting of any electoral vote or W
from anv state. or upon objection to rel
70 tue q, said Commission or other questions airs
whom under this act, each Senator ana heprese.
y the tive NAV speak to such objection or ques'
- and ten minutes. and not ettener than once
- stter anch debate shall have lasted two nc
:. -. il shall be the duty OF each house 70 put
papers main question without further debate;
pom IN At such Joint meeting OF the two houses =
inning shall be provided As Follows: For Inc =
e and uene ~ - ;a,oe5iatelv npnn his left;
|. isl OF senator's in the body OF the hall upon
IL GER right OF the presiding officers: LOT the -
sentatives in the body Of the hall not prov
the The Senators for the Ieer, Ct Re-
leupon sentatiyes and clerks desks, for the otne
names fcers Of the two houses in front OF tne CII
"a an desk. and upon each side OF the opeAA
=. .rd platform. - d;rao
- Such Joint meeting Snail Hot - - n
no 10 until the count OF the electoral votes snal
req On completed and the result declared, ana %
papers, ona,a !, rerard to the counting OF
from na,o 49,. - n.Harw;se under this &C
call ior which Ease it shall be competent tor e
nan Ds House acting separately, in the manner I,
4! anu inbefore prescribed, to order recess ~
o., me House not beyond the next day, Sunaay
py :. eented. at the hour Of 10 o'clock 10 Inr
Of me noon and while any question : peins
sane sidered by said Commission eHneL =
IONS 80 NAV proceed with its legislative or 9tnel
&c snal mess; that nothing in this act sna =
zen to impair or effect Any right now exlslns
% suln der the Constitution or laws 20 qul.sTTI
% .he proceeding in the judicial courts o. Ine v
: o. .ns States the right or title OF the pfsDn
no manner shall b. declared elected, or who snan :
hspre. to he Presiden. or Vice Presdeni; nj. =
pa. vote Iniaed States, il any such night exist ,
DuI one snch committee shall make It's own
scted %, keen ! record of its proceeding, ana :
Inc .Me have power to employ such = may :. =
and the SAIJ ~. LIZ 80 ,,cuer