New Ulm weekly review., 1879-06-04
New Bill for Counting the Presi.
Dental Vote.

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bill, and authorize d Representative
Bicknell, the chairman, to report it
to the House, with the approval of
the committee. The title and pro.
visions of the measure are os follows:
A bill to amend sundry provisions
of chapter l, title 3, Of the Re.
vised Statutes of the United States,
relating to Presidential elections,
and to provide for and regulate
the counting of the votes for Presi.
dent and Vice President, and the
decision of questions arising there.
on.
First-Electors of President and
Vice President are to be appointed
in 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 certiti.
Gates, one of them to be delivered fo
the President Of theSenate, by special
messenger, before the second Mon.
day in January then next, another
to be sent to him by mail forthwith,
and the third to be dilivered forth.
with 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 Sc.
cretary of State forthwith, who shall
send special messenger to the Dis.
trict Judge for the certificate deposi.
ted with him. -
Fifth-Controversies as to elector.
al votes in any State may be passed
upon by its highest judicial tribunal,
who shall send its 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, un.
less rejected by both Houses. If
there be a controversy in any State
and certified decision Of it by it's
highest judicial tribunal, the elector.
al votes of thatState shall be counted
in accordance Herewith, unless the
decision be reversed by both Houses.
If 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.
Aicting certificates, the decision
or 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 of
the votes as counted and the Presi-
dent of the Senate announces the re.
suit, and said announcement, with a
list of the..votes, shall be entered on
the journal of each House.
Ninth-On opening any certif-
cate the President Of the Senate calls
for objections. Objections must be
in writing, brief, without argument,
and signed by one Senator and one
Representative. Objections are de-
cided separately by each House, the
Senate withdrawing. During the
meeting of the two Houses the
presiding officer shall have power to
preserve order, and no debate shall
be allowed.
Tenth In the seperate meetings
to decide upon objections, each Sen.
ator or Representative may speak
five minutes, and once only; and af.
ter two hours of such debate the
main question shall be put.
Eleventh. The joint meeting shall
not be dissolved until the count
shall be completed. No recess shall
be taken except upon question q.
rising under this act, in which case
either House, acting separately, may
take q recess Of such House not be.
yond the next day; but if the count
be not completed before the first
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