The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-22

scAii proceed fur.hSr, communicated tc
the Senate or House Of Representatives,
as the case may be, which body shall
immediately and without debate pro-
eesd by rtea roes vote to fill the place
SO vacated. and the person 80 appointed
shall take and subscribe the oath here
inbefose prescribed and become . mem.
ber Of said commission. Aud In like
manner. If any Of said justice. Of the
Supreme Court shall die or become
physically incapable Of performing the
duties required by this act. the other
of said justices, members Of said
comm ission, small immediately ap-
point another justice Of said court. .
member Of such commission, and in such
appointments regard shall be had to the
impsrtiali,y aud freedom from bias
sought by the original appointments
to sad commission. who shall thereup-
on immediately take and subscribe the
oath inbefore prescribed. and be-
come a member Of said commission %
fill the vacancies 80 occasioued. All the
certificates aud papers purporting TO be
certificates Of electoral votes of each
State shall be opened in Alphabetical
order of States rs provided 10 section
one of this act; and when there shall
be more than one such certificate or psper
as the certificates and papers from such
State shall % be opened, excepting du.
plicates Of the same return, they shall
be read by the tellers. and thereupOn
the president Of the Senate shall call
for objections, if any. Objections shall
be made in writing, and shsll state
clearly and concissly, without argument,
the ground thereof, and shall be signed
by at least one Senator and one mem
Der of the House of Representatives
before the same shall be received.
When all such objections 80 made to
any certificate, vote or paper from 3
State shall have been received and read
all such certificates. votes and papers 80
objested to. and all papers accompany
ing the same, together with such objec-
tions, shall be forthwith submitted to
said which shall proceed
to consider tho same with the sane
powers. If any now possessed for that
purpose by the two Houses acting sep
arately. or together, and. by . majority
Of votes. decide whether any. and what
votes from such States are the votes pro-
vided for by the constitution Of the
United States, and bow many. and what
persons were duly appointed electors in
such State. and may therein take into
view such petitions. depositions aud
other papers, il any. as shall by the
constitution. aud now existing law, be
competent and pertinent in such consid-
Grafton. which decision shall be made in
writing. stating briefly the ground
thereof. and signed by the members of
said commission agreeing thereto
Thereupon the two Houses shall again
meet, and such decision shall be read
and entered ON the journals OF each
House. aud the counting Of the votes
shall proceed in conformity Herewith.
unless upon objection made thereto in
writing by st least five Senators and
five memb bcrs Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives. the two Houses shall seps-
rately concur in ordering it otherwise,
in which case such concurrent order
shall govern. No votes or papers from
any other State shall be acted upon un-
til objsctious previously made to the
votes or papers from any State shall
have been formally disposed Of
Sec. 3. That while the two houses
shall he in meeting as provided in this
act. no debats shall be allowed, and no
question shall be put by the presiding
officer except to either house(,) or .
motion withdrawn, and he shall have
power to preserve order.
Sec. 1. That when the two Houses
separate to decide upon an objection
tha, may be made to the counting Of
any electoral vote or votes from any
States. or upon objection co the report
| of said commission, or other questions
, arising under this act. each senator or
i representative may speak to each OBJ
| lection or question ten minutes, and
not oftener than once but it shall after
such debate shall have lasted two hours
be the duty of each House to put the
main question. without further debate.
/ Sec 5. That at such joint meeting
! Of the two Houses, seats shall be pro.
vided - follows: For the President
Of the Senate, the Speakers chair for
the Speaker, Immediately upon his
left. for the Senators, in the body oi
the hall upon the right OF the presiding
officer; Tor the RepresentAtives. in the
body Of the hall not provided for the
Senators for the Tellers. Secretary oi
the Senate and Clerk Of the House oi
Representatives at the clerk's desk
/ For the officers of the two Houses, il
front Of the clerks desk upon each
side Of the speakers platform. Such
Joint meeting shalt not be dissolved
until the ooun; OF the electoral vose'
shall be completed and the result de
clared, and 20 recess shall be taken un
less question shall have arisen in re
gard In counting any such votes o'
otherwise under this act. in which cas<
it shall be competent for either House
acting separately in the manner hereto
fore prov .ded. TO direct recess Of sucf
House not beyond the next day (Sunday
excepted. at the hour Of 10 o'clock i,
the forenean and while any question
Is being considered by said commission
either House may proceed with i;s leg
islAtive and other business
Sec 6 Ths; nothing IN this &C
shall be held 10 affect or impair Any
rish. now existing under the Conssi.u
, ,,on ami laws to question. by proceed
ngs in the Judicial courts Of ;h'
United states. the r,gh. or title Of .h'
person who shall be declared elected
or who shal! claim to be President o
Vice President Of the United S.Atsa. ,
any right sbal! exist.
Sec. : That said coca amission shal
rnak. Ia own rulaA keen \ YecNri O