The Russellville Democrat., 1879-06-19
New Bill for Counting the PresI-
 dential Vote.

VI euC iaW iCoPSS1ihS shS oS~eAessaA ment and declaration of the result of the result of the election of President and Vice President, have agreed upon bill, and authorized Representative Bicknell, the chair man, to report it to the House, with the approval of the committee. The title and provisions of the measure are as follows:
 A bill to amend sundry provisions of chapter l, title 3, of the revised statutes of the United States, relat- ing to Presidential elections and to provide for and regulate the count ing of the votes for President and Vice President, and the decision of question arising thereon.
 Electors of President and Vice President are .o be appointed Tn each State on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November.
 Second-They vote by ballot on the second Monday in December next after their appointment. Third-They make three certifi- cates, one of them to be delivered to the President of the Senate, by spe- cial messenger, before the second Monday in January then next. an- other be sent to hlm by mail forth with, and the third to be delivered forthwith to the District Judge of the district in which they meet.
 Fourth-If the certificate is not received by the President of the Sen ate on or before the second Monday in January, he must notify the secre- tary of State forthwith, who shall send special messenger to the Dis trict Judge for the certificate depos- ited with him.
 Fifth-Controyersies as to electo- ral votes in any State may be passed upon by it's highest judicial tribunal, who shall send it's decision, under seal, to the President of the Senate.
 Sixth-Both houses of Congress shall meet on the second Monday in February next after the meeting of the electors. The President of the Senate shall preside. Two tellers shall be appointed by the Senate, and two by the House.
 Seventh-The President of the Senate shall open all the certificates, and all the votes shall be counted by the two Houses in the alphabetical order of the States as certified, unless rejected by both Houses. If there be controversy in any State and a certified decision of it by it's highest judicial tribunal. the electoral votes of that State shall be counted in ac- cordance herewith, unless the decis. ion be reversed by both Houses. Ii there be controversy and no such judicial decision, the contested votes shall not be counted unless both houses concur therein. If there be conflicting judicial decisions or con flicting certificates, the decision ol certificate held by both Houses to be given by the proper authority shall be conclusive unless rejected by both Houses.
 Eight-The tellers make a list oi the votes as counted and the Presi dent of the Senate announces the re suit, and said announcement, with g list of the votes, shall be entered or the journal of each House.
 Ninth-On opening any certificate the President of the Senate calls fol objections. Objections must be il writing, brief, without argument and signed by one Senator and ono
 Representative. Objections are de
 cided separately by each House. the Senate withdrawing. During tht meeting of the two Houses the pre- siding officer shall have power tt preserve order, and no debate shal
 be allowed.
 Tenth-In the separate meetings to decide upon objections, each Sen
 ator or Representative may speak minutes, and once only; and afte
 two hours of such debate the mail question shall be put.
 Eleventh-The joint meeting shal not be dissolved until the count shal
 be completed. No recess shall b.
 taken except upon question arls
 ing under this act, in which case ei ther House, acting separately, ma, take a recess of such House not be yond the next day; but if the coun I, be not completed before the frs