The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-25

the lawful title Of the electors wpo shall have been
determined 10 have been appointe1 and shall gov
the counting OF the electoral votes a. provided
in ,ne constitution and as hereinafter regulated.
Section requires tho executive OF each State to
make and certify three lists Of the electors thus ascer
tanned TO have been chosen deliver the same TO
tho electors before the day above prescribed
for their meeting.
The bin next provides tina, Congress shall be in
sion tho second Monday in February succeeding
every meeting of the electors. The Senate and
House shall meet In the hall OF Representa-
lives ana the President OF tho Senate snail
be the presiding officer There shall be appointed
two cilers the part OF the Senate and two ,cliers
the part oil the House, to whom shall DO handed,
they opened by tho President Of tho senate.
all the certificates Of the electoral votes, which GER
tfcates and papers shall be opened presented and
acted upon in the alphabetical order OF States be-
ginning al "A;n and said telIers having then read
the same In tho presence OF and hearing Of the
two houses shall make list OF the
votes rs they appear from said crihcates and tnc
votes having been ascertaned and counted as In this
act provided the result OF the shall be delivered
10 tho President Of the Senate who shall tnereupon
state OF the vote and the names Of per-
sons, II any, elected, which announcement shall be
considered sufficient declaration OF the persons elected
President Vice President OF the United States.
Upon tho reading oil each certificate or pepper the
President oil the senate snail inquire OpJcctions
made. An objections must be writing, and signed
by at least one Senator and one member before the
same shall be received. Objections shall BIO sub
mitted 10 the senate for IT'S decision and
the House for its decision separately, and
no electoral vote or votes from any state
from which but one return has been received
shall be rejected except BY the affirmative
votes OF both houses. If moro than ono return or
paper purporting 10 be return from state snail
have been received by the President OF the Senate
those cs only shall be counted which have been
given by the electors who shown by the evidence
mentioned In section OF this act TO nave been APP
pointed; but In there shall arise the question
which OF two or moro OF such State tribunals,
determining what electors have been appointed, Us
mentioned In section 4 OF this act, Is the lawful
tribunal Of such State, the votes regularly given OF
those electors, and those only from such State shall
be counted whose title electors the two houses,
acting separately, shall copcurrently decide Is sup
ported by the decision OF the lawful tribunal OF such
State SO provided for by its Legislature. And in
such case OF moro than one return, or pa
per purporting 10 be return, from State.
II there shall have such determination OF tho
question IN the State Aforesaid, then those votes
those only shall be counted which the two houses,
acting separately, shall concurrcnty decide 70 be tho
lawful votes OF tho legally appointed electors Of such
Immediately again moct, and the presiding officer
shall thon announce tho decision OF the questions sub
mittcd No votes papers from any other State
shall be ac.ed upon until the objections previously
made papers from any State shall have
been npaly disposed or
The remaining sections OF the bill provide that
while the two houses together no debate shall be
allowed and question shall be put by the presiding
officer. except to other house on motion 10 with
draw; limit debate 10 either house TO two hours upon
any disputed question, and further provide that
the joint meeting shall not BIO dissolved until Tho
count OF electoral votes snail be completed and tho
result declared ana that rcccss shall be taken Dy
either beyond tho next day Sunday exccpted)
at ten A. NJ And u the counting Of tho electoral
ana tho declaration Of tho result shall not have been
plcted before the Nth calendar day next afser
such Arst meeting Of tho two houses, no further or
other recess shall DO taken by either house.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE sENATE-MR. EDMUNDs
BILL CONCERNING THE ELECTION OF rREsI-
DEET--THE EIGHT HOUR LAW.
In the Senate to-day MI Thurman presented . pe-
vsion OF 100 naturaiisod cizons Of Rhode Island,
complaining Of the laws OF that State preventing .
naturalsed citizen from voting unless he possesses
freehold, and urging tho adoption OF an amendment
10 tho constitution OF the United States providing
that the right OF citizens OF tho United States vote
shall no. DO denied abridged by the Uni,od States
by any State account OF the place Of nativity Of
any citizen thereof. The petition was referred TO the
Committee on Privileges ana Elections.
Mr. Burnside iron the Committee on Education
aud Labor, reported adversely on the House joint
resolution 10 provide for the enforcement oil tho
eight hour law. and It was placed The Calendar
with the adverse report.
The bill 10 provide for the appointment Of an adoi-
composed Of the States OF New York, Vermont and
Connecticut, was passed. The Senate then resumed
consideration OF tho bill for providing permanent
form Of government for the District Pending dis.
cussion the Senate into executive session. and
wEen the doors opened adjourned until to-mor.
row.
MEETING OF THE POTTER INVESTIGATING COM
MIrTyE.
The Potter Investigating Committee mot tn lie after
noon aud discussed various methods OF proceeding
They also conferred on Tho subject OF procuring a
room for their meetings and Of the appointment of
subordinate officers. Secretary Shorman's letter
laid before tho committee by tho chairman but no 40
lion was taken IT, Representative Hiscook, the
only absent member, Will return 10 Washington TO-
morrow The committee adjourned I'LL Monday, when
the organization win be perfected and business for
mally com menccd.
RAILROAD BILLS BEFORE CONGRESS AND THE
COMMITTEES.
Senator Johnston, OF Virginia, delivered an argu-
mont this morning before tho Senate Committee
Railroads on tho Dill introduced by him on the %
inst granting aid to extend tho Texas and Pacific
Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio limos 10 III
Paso there connect with the Southern Pacific road
(sready completed to the Colorado Rivcr), and also
aiding connecting roads from III Psso east to New
Orleans vicksbnrg and Memphis, and providing that
each OF said roads shall prorate and BIO subject TO
government control and operated rs q through con-
tinuous liuo. Tho Senator advocated this measure
as one designed to the only true southern line
between tho Pacific Ocean and the lower Mississippi
and Gull OF Mexico
The bill introduced by Senator Maxcy to-day TO
aid the construction OF the Corpus Christi, san
Diego and Rio Grandc Railroad provides for an nd
vance by The United STATES government OF SO 900 tor
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