The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-16
HirEs's TITLE BEFORE the house
A Biii TO Revise the Errors of the Electoral
Connt-RlnIrs Ke.nIutInns.

WASHINGTON. April lj.-Thc House took
to-day the first step toward remcdying n great
wrong. or rather two members did The House
itself tangled in mesh Of technical trivaitlcs
spent its time for naught. Mr. Kmmell Of Ma
ryland introduced abill providing for legal re-
vision OF the errors Of the electoral count. Mr.
Swami Of the same State presented the reso-
buttons OF the Legislature under whose
inspiration the bill was drawn Over
the disposition Of these resolutions such
petty parliamentary wrangls arose rs
LEFT th" whole subject to roappear next Monday
unchanged. largely because no nun dealt To.
day bravely or oven fairy with n great quest on
Tho following Is IN" full text Of the bill intro
dueed to-day By Mr. K.mmen:
Re j enacted 1c ta AN action in The nature of qup
Court o TIE tuiul states To- o., and Tie nj.
, or v'c % " ~, ,N,'ii , u s,, ono Il r1'
ei'r,on to such .nc. drnri b, or more STAT,
eunsni 10 such ON, v Sc uon hereto ~ c.,.,
e''d n. i H@tsai,. i ae , (" nI" -ha" he e0n
-" surh e.'i'0 % POO nr .-Htin hc nome n' 'he
,ac, ol rr'.id,u,oryo. rrc.lr,, n.u case rla, i,,
,ner or Auori, General OF the s,as. and ,hal st
.9,u Ga. nam, Of he isr,on wio-c ute i- demed sui
llon his oa.c. u, number m electoral vot, as.t
elected. the number. oi such votes counted and de-,
ccs.Tssd i ,,r nm rnd The number counted and de-
rcr,on- ini It tic iac appoimimcnt Of any cleo.
Tor or clcctor. whose votes were thus counted mi
declared B, denied. the ground. ol such DENIAL shall
n Han to, Ro S ,o 1T Sy nS 9'esr
i' tit3'd me nw"s Of such lrr.uus shall Doe stated
',.'" '''y " sue ,t''u ~ ~ l,r'"n. nave cn.i ueir
,'N a., - "nl Transmitted c.runy a'c ~ nem io
other matter. lrea. nir the validity 81 anv ., ,nr
tlat Soc.nut coun'cd should have been received All
uat uc claimant vt. iulV e'cct,a and IT, Ct'i, t. 80
"ucr Ih, complainant snall conciud, W. PRAYER
t' ''' ,i al. ,l' N"N"V n' h't'hil'i sim cared
N.ll ahi uN &c. N' lh,'d q. lusses,i'n o tAe unee.
court cSS, q il NIX n y sion non, a T' one 81 ,,hsS
Jusites lhcte,i H'" direct summons issue TO tn
seiher vain ceruncd CODY q the complaint lhc .um.
H. o ,1 HIN M, I , @ 70 it@r s"d ID, I@s .
mSt . N'y TSs SrM Ter s ,eryis. Of The ,g
.opy OF me connlmni ant he ,l, hercuron be entitled
M ppttan n non or Wy S"1n,r ~ the prosecution Of
ssr The defendant NAV ,ns-er The co,nui,ir,h, as
I'M, pre.cribcd the case snail ,rocccd a, mon
,ricd by the court unie,, the court shall de-.
5 in the S a. and ia e n' not , ws sG IaS
Is lie rsGe i ,Ga consist i Twelve persons rs I .Sse
ac. Of tb be s s. 81 1d ns me- Jsness % pfess
oa n ne nsm p"'y .ha bs S G3smn "om Vice" twenty"
twenty four whose names shaib thus drawn shall be
twelve -a be taken 6y lot % serve on the jury they
snail be required a. state under oath that they pass
upun the que >iiuns tact submitted diem without
unne bias, ana no other qualification shall be required
Of them.
~ II the supreme Courthe in session at the ;me
the issue il formed asmcntioued m the previous section
II shall drsilnatc day which the trial shall cotn.
mencc not later than two weeks nom that time except
hy consent OF the parties further I've required 10
summon jurors. and from the OF the trial
until is close all other husnes 81 lilo court shall
be laid aside II the court he not IN session
s.hcn the Issue is Joined, 1t shall be the
the ior the tal o the commence within
thirty days thereafter aud at such called the
court shall possess All Tho authority aud jurisdiction
claimant and Of the enorcemsn NJ OF It's Judgment thereon
SO Tho 'efk shall issue suhrWna, upou the request
ourl ail TESTIFY, WIN o. without papers ANA thcN may
BE- ,crV,d IN any part Of the Tinted states hy the Marshal
Narsihl u the supreme Court on the trial copies ot
N cuncate' issued to ngr,,ns a. electors those re-
cast by them shall be- admitted In evidence
IRON the (og soaa Hfofd III which It is printed, with
pagers before tbs CAuVasng Returning hos I'd oi
Stat, the action Of which board Is brought IA question
urer the Issues ia the case shall be received ~ evidence
with III. like erect as the original
sro Z The investigation oi the Court shall be limited
10 tie validity of the tnn of the Canvassiug Return
INK board VI any state (by whose determination the
poinunent Of the electors was declared IN have been
To them and u the competency eligibility OF ANY pc
son declared 70 have been appointed electOr or
appointed 10 MI supposed vacancy IN the Electoral
the Court shall receive evidence tending show the
lorset iaHy ihvaidily az Error o. any certificate Of
sac Thv Judgment VI the Court shall le rendered
within ten days alter the verdict the Jury close OF
determine the risht both OF the defendant and u
the claimant only the right oi tie defendant
Saudsed not eatted g he once be- ,hsi be- eHeuded
ilun IT, and n uie claimant shall b. adudSed entitled To
II lac may ti1, diatUlN. taAing the reltTed oath,
enter uIon The execution Of the nfii,c
sLc lhis act shall take effect Immediately