Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-01-27
LATE EASTERN TELEGRAMS.
tug ELECTORAL COMPROMISE
BILL.

Lfefllit anon lliht til tht vi Doti
committee bad signed the report, with one
rNcspiinn. The committee would desire
Ia take the hill up by Saturday, or Mon
dn, At turrhcst. believing their recommcn
,,iion was not compromise, but q
m.a.nrr ~ Justice in aid Of constitutional
rny,rument which would command re
spcci aad which surrendered nobody's
right. -, ~,
munds
\ bin 10 provide for and regulate the
,,rntinr oi the votes for President and
Ii,c Prc.il,n, and decision of questions
.ti,inr thereon, for the term commencing
March !, lN'1.
lie Il enacted. etc, That the Senate and
Iinuse of Representatives shall meet in the
hail of the House Of Representatives at
tho hour 81 10 o'clock, ante meridian, on
Tho nr., Thursday In February. 1877, and
the presldcn, Of the Senate shall be the
prc.idIus officer. Two tcllers shall be
previously appointed on the part of the
Senate and two on the part of the House
Of Rcsrran,a,ives, to whom shall be
handed. ~ they are opened by the Presi-
den, of the senate, all the certificates and
paprrs ,urporting to be certificates OF
electoral votes, which certificates and
rapcfs shall he opened, presented and
a,isd upon in alphabetical order OF The
States. beginning with A. and said tellers
having then read the same in the presence
and hearing Of the two Houses, shall make
"A list Of the votes as they shall appear from
the said certificates, and the votes
having been asccriained and counted
a. In the act provided, the result
of the same shall he delivered to
the President Of the Senate, who shall
,h.t,upnn announce the state OF the vote,
and the names of persons, II any, elected,
~lich announcement shall be deemed a
sutliricn, declaration of the persons cleo
,,d President and Vice President OF the
United states, and, together with the list OF
votes shall bc entered on the Journals oil
the two Houses. Upon such reading OF
any such certificate or paper where therc
shall be- only one return from State, the
President 81 the Senate shall call Tor OBJ
irrIinps II my. Every objection shall be
m,,lo In writing. and shall state clearly
nrd cnnci.rly. and without argument, the
around thereof, and hall be signed ly at
Lnsl one Senator aud one member OF the
House ~ Representatives, before the sanlc
shall b. received When all objections 20
made Ia any certificate or paper from Il
p,a,e shall have been received aud read,
the senate shall thereupOn Withdraw, and
,urh ohir,iions shall hc submitted 10 the
SENATE for is decision, and the Speaker o!
the House Of Representatives shall in like
manner submit such objections TO the
HOUSE Of Representatives for its decision,
and NO electoral vote or votes from any
s,nir from which hut one return has been
received shall he rejected. except by an
Affirmative vote IT the Two h0us"S When
the iva houses have voted, they shall i'm
,nrds,cly again meet, and the presiding
olIirsts shall then announce the decision
Of the question submitted.
sac : That II more than one return,
ur paper purp' ring 10 be u return, from
a state, shall have been received by the
President of the Senate. purpoiting to be
of electoral votes given at the
las, preceding election for President and
Vice President. In such State, unless they
shall hr duplicates Of the same return, all
such returns and papers shall be opened
hy him In the presence OF the two houses
whrn met ~ aforesaid, and read by the
t.lIsrs, aud al such returns and p.pcrs
shall III, roupon be submitted 10 the judg-
msni aud decision as to which be the true
and law ful electoral vote Of such state, of
cu,nmi. sion constituted as follows:
namely During The session Of such House
on Tuesday next preceding the first
Tuesday In February, 1871. each House
shall by rird rOcc vote appoint five OF its
mrmbera who. with five Associate Justices
III the Supreme Court of the United States
to he ascrf,alned as hereinafter provided,
shall constitute commission for the de-
,lslur " all questions upon. or In respect
sf, such double returns named In this sec
ilua On Tuesday next preceding the first
Thut-,ay In February, 1871, or as soon
thereafter as may be, the Associate Justi-
ees of the supreme Court 81 the United
States now assigned TO the first, third,
eight and ninth circuits, shall select, in
such manner rs q majority OF them
shall deem ~, another associate justice of
said court, which FIVE persons shall he
iaenbcfs ~ said commission, and the per
sun lungrs, In commission OF said five
Justices shall be president OF said commits
sion The members of said commission
shalt respectively subscribe to the fol
loa Ing oath itIllankD do solcmnly swear
luf affirm, ~ the case may he, that will
Impafiiaily examine aud consider all ques-
liubs submitted to the commission OF
which ! am u member. and true judg-
meni give thereon, agreeable TO the consti-
tutlon and laws. 80 help me Cod" which
cath shall be liled with the Secretary of
the senate. When the commission shall
have been thus organized IL shall not he in
the power Of either house TO dissolve the
same or 10 Withdraw any Of Its members;
bat II any such Senator or member shall
die, ~ become physically unable to per
form the duties required by this act, the
fact Of such death or physical Inability
shall be- by said commission, before II shall
proceed further, communicated 10 the
henat. ~ House Of Representatives, as the
pa.r m,y ho, which body shall immediate
y aud without debate proceed by q risd
,ssS vote 10 till tho place 50 vacated, and
The person 80 appointed shall take and
subscribe the oath hercinbefore prescribed
and i.,omc u ,nemser Of said commission.
And Ia ilko manner, " any ut said jus =
ii,es II the supreme Court shall die or.bc
eame physically incapable OF pcrfoIMt1 g
The duties required by this act, the other
III said justices, members Of said coGimis
slon. shall Immediately appoint another
Justice of said court, u member OF such
commission, aud In such appointments res
gard shall he had To the impartiality and
freedom from bias sought by the original
appointments 10 said commission, who
shall ihcreupon Immediately take and sub
.eribe the oath hereinbeforc prescribed,
and become member Of said commission