The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-12-26

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the man she had married under such
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apolis Journal.
The Bill for Counting the Electoral
Vote.
The following is the bill introduced
ty Mr.. Edmunds and passed by the
Senate, on the 14th, making legal pro-
visions for regulating the countinp of
the Electoral votes for President and
Vice. President:
A BILL to amend sundry provisions of Chan. I.
Title 3, Of the Revised Statutes of the United
provide for and regulate the counting of he votes
FIR President and Vice President, and Inc de-
ei.ion OF questions arising thereon:
resentatires Of the United States Of 1meyjca. In
Congress dssenahle1 That the Electors of Presi.
dent and icc-Prcsident shall be appointed in each
fourth year succeeding the election of n President
and Nicc-President, and ON the same day in Octo-
csr wbcneycr there shall be vacancy in both the
and certified hereinafter provided: hut no
Senator or Representative, or person holding an
once OF trust or profit under the United States
Sunii uO uptUiucu uu EIeCtOF.
SEC. =. Whenever there shall be vacancy in
both the offices Of President and Vice -Prcsidcnt
occurring more than two months next preceding
me nrst tuesday Of any month in October other
tnan that next preceding the expiration of the term
81 Office fer which the President and Vice-Presi-
cent last IN Office were elected the Secretary of
State shall i3r'hwith cause notification thereof to
be made to the Executive Of every State and shall
also cause the same to be published in ut least one
oi the newspapers printed in each State. The no
t,S"ton shall specify that Electors of President
ana Vice President of the United States shall be
appointed In the several States ON the first Tuesday
in October then next ensuing.
SEC: 3. The Electors of each State shall meet
and give their votes Oh the second Monday in Jan
u1ry next following their appointment ut such
PaIe n each State as the Legislature of such State
SEC. 4. Each State may provide, by law enacted
prior to the day in this act named for the appont-
ment Of the Electors, for the trial and determine
t.on OF any controversy concerning the appoint
ment Of Electors, before the time fixed for the
meeting OF the Electors, in any manner it shall
deem cxpedient. Every such determination made
pursuant to such law SO enacted before said day.
anu made prior to the said time Of meeting Of the
Electors, shall be conclusive evidence Of the law
n title Of the Electors who shall have been 20 de-
!srmihed to have been appointed, and shall govern
Ill the Constitution and hereinafter regulated.
SEC .. 1t shall be the duty of the Executive of
each Safe to cause three lists of the names of the
been chosen to be made and certified and To he
delivered to the Electors or before the tlay on
which they are required by this act to meet.
SEC u. Congress shall be in session on the sec.
ond Monday in February succeeding every meet.
ing of the Electors. The Senate and House of
representatives shall meet in the hall OF the
in the afternoon that day; and the President II
the Senate shall be their presiding officer Two
felers shall be previously appointed on the part of
R. s Ssnme ana TWO on the part Of the House of
are opened by the President of the Senate. all the
certlfcaes and papers purporing to be certificates
Oh Inc Electoral votes, which certificates and pa
pers snail be opened. presented and acted upon In
the alphabetical order Of the States, beginning
with the letter A; and said tcllers, hav-
mS hsn read d the same in the
. list Of the votes as they shall appear from
the said certificates; and the votes having
been ascertained and counted as in this act pro-
the President of the Senate, who shall thereupon
announce the state of the vote, and the names of
the persons, II any, elected, which announcement
shall be deemed sufficient declaration of the peg
sons elected President and Vice President of the
United States. and. together with a list of the
votes, be entered on the journals Of the two
Houses: Upon such reading Of any such certificate
objections. if any. Every objection shall be made
III writing. and shall state clearly and conciscly,
and without argument. the ground thereof and
shall he signed by at least one Senator and one
Member of the House of Representatives before
the same shall be received. When ali objections
80 made to any vote or paper from a State shall
nav pVNIi lSSSINCu FCHU, the senate shall
thereupon withdraw. and such objections shall he
submitted to the Senate for its decision: and the
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives shall in
like manner submit such objections to the IIouse
of Representatives for its decision: and no Elect
oral vote or votes from any State from which but
one return has been received shall be rejected
except ny the affirmative votes of both houses II
be return, from a State shall have been
received by the President of the Senate. tho. E
votes; and those only shall be counted which shall
Vol nv, fha
shown ny the evidence mentioned in Sec. 4 of this
act to have been apponted but in case there shall
arise the question which of two or more of such
State tribunals, determining what Electors have
been appointed. as mentioned in Sec 4 Of this act.
ia the lawful tribunal of such State. the votes
resnlarly given of those Electors, and those only
from such State shall be counted whose title ne
Electors the two houses, acting separately shall
cOncurrently decide ia supported by the decision
OF the tribunal Of such State 40 provided for by its
Legislature. And in such case Of more than one
return, or paper purpOrting to be a return. from
State. If there shall have been no such determine
ton Of the question in the State aforesaid then
the two houses. acting separately, shall concur.
rently decide to be the lawful votes of the legally
appointed Electors Of such State. When the two
meet. and the presiding officer shall then announce
the decision of the questions submitted No votes
or papers from any other State shall he acted upon
until the objections previously made to the votes
or papers from any State shall have been finally
disposed Of
Sec. Z. That while the two houses shall be in
meeting. as provided in this act no debate shall
be allowed. and no question shall be put BY the
presiding officer except to either house on a mo-
ton to withdraw; and he shall have power to pre-.
serve order.
SEC. g. That when the two houses separate to
decide upon an objection that may have been made
to the counting of any Electoral vote or votes from
any state, or other question arising in the matter
each Senator or Representative may speak to such
objection question five minutes and not oftener
than once; but after such debate shall have lasted
two hours II shall be the duty the presiding ON
Ger OF each house TO put the main question with
out further debate.
Sec. .. That at such joint meeting of the two
President of the Senate. the Speakers chair: for
the Speaker Immediately upon his left; the SEN
ators in the body Of the hail. upon the right of the
presiding officer; for the Representatives, in the
body of the hall not provided for the Senators for
the Tcllers, Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of
the House of Representatives, at the Clerks desk
for the officers Of the two houses in front
Of the Clerks desk and upon each side OF
the Speakers platform. Such joint meeting
shall not be dissolved until the count
Of Electoral votes shall be completed
and the result declared; and no recess shall be
taken unless question shall have arisen in re-
under this act, in which case It shall be CONNIE
tent for either house, acting separately in the
manner hereinbef0re provided, to direct q recess
Of such house not beyond the next day, Srutlay
excepted, at the hour of ten o'clock in the fore.
noon. But II the counting Of the Electoral votes
and the declaration of the result shall not have
been completed before the fifth calendar day
ext after such first meeting of the two houses.
no further or other recess shall be taken by either