The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-01-31

same shall be received. When al
such objections so made to any Ger
tiiicate, vote. or paper from 4 Stat,
shall have been received and read
| all such certificates, votes and pa
! pers so objected to and all paper:
accompanying the same, togethe
/ with such objections, shall be forth
!. with submitted To the Commission
which shall proceed to consider the
same with the same. powers, if any
| now possessed for that purpose by
the two Houses. acting separately
or together, and by a majority OF
votes decide whether any aud what
votes from such States are the votes
provided for by the Constitution of
the United States. and how many
and what persons were duly appoint
ed Electors in suca States, and NAV
therein take into view such petitions.
dispositions, and other papers, if any,
as shall by the Constitution and now
existing law be competent and per-
tinent in such consideration, which
decision shall be made ia writing,
stating briefly the ground thereof,
and signed by the members Of said
Commission agreeing therein, where
upon the two Houses shall again
meet and such decision shall be read
and entered in the journal of eacli
House, and the counting of tha
votes shall proceed in conform
Herewith, unless, upon objection
made thereto in writing by at least
five Senators and five members Of
the House Of Representatives, the
two Houses shall separately concur
in ordering otherwise, in which case
such concurrent order shall govern.
No votes or papers from any other
State shall be acted upon until the
objections previously made to the
votes or papers from one State shall
have been disposed Of.
SEC. 8. That while the two Houses
shall be in meeting, as provided in
this act, 90 debate shall be allowed,
and no question shall be put by the
presiding officer, except to either
House, or a motion to withdraw, and
he shall have power to. preserve or
der,
Sec. 4. That when the two Houses
separate to decide upon an objec-
tion that may have been made to the
counting of any Electoral vote or
votes from any State, or upon objec-
tion to report of the said Commits.
sion, or other question arising under
this act, each Senator aud Represen-
tative may speak TO such objection
or question ten minutes, and not
oftener than once, but after such de-
bate shall have lasted two hours, it
shall be the duty of eaoh House to
put tie main question without
further debate.
SEC. 8. That at snch joint meet
ing Of the two Houses seats shall be
provided as follows: For the Presi-
dent Of the Senate, the Speakers
chair; for the Speaker. Immediately
upon his left; for the Senators in
the body OF the hall, upon the right
of the presiding officer for the
Representative in the body Of the
ball not provided for the Senators /;
for the teilers, Secretary Of the
Senate, and Clerk OF the House Of
Representatives. at the Clerk 5 desk {;
for other officers of the two Houses,
in front of the Clerk desk and up
on each side of the Speakers plat.
form. Such joint meeting shall: not
be dissolved until the count of the
Electoral votes shall be completed
and the result declared, and no re-
cess shall be taken unless a ques-
ton shall have arisen IN regard to
counting any such votes, or other
wise. under this act, in which case 1t
shall be competent for either House.
acting separately in this manner
hereinGsforo provided, to direct q
roccss of such House not beyond the
next day, Sunday, excepted, at the
hour of 10 o'clock IN the forenoon,
aad while any qnesiion is being con-
siaered by said Commission either
House may proceed with its legisla-
tive or other business.
SEC. 6. That nothing in this act
shall be held to impair or affect any
right now existing under the Con-
stitution and laws to question, by
proceedings in the judicial courts of
the United States, the right or title
of the person who shall be declared
elected, .or who shall claim to be
President or Vice-President of the
United States, if any such right ex-
lists.
SEC. z. That said Commission,
shall make its own rules, keep re-
cord of its proceedings, and shall
have power to employ such persons
as may be necessary for the transac-
ton Of its business and the execu-
tion Of its powers.