New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-04

complaints may be brought, and requires
that they shall be fled within fifteen days
after the passage of the resolution mentioned
in section second. The summons shall be issued
and served as soon as practicable and the defend
ant shall plead within twenty days after such SER
vice,
Section fourth provides that the trial shall begin
within thirty days from service of the summons.
Judgment shall be entered as soon as practicable,
and in not exceeding ten days after the facts are
found, and shall determine which, if either person,
has been chosen President or Vice-President.
Section fifth authorizes either party, within ten
days after written notice ofjudgment has been re-
ceived, to appeal to the Supreme Court OF the
United States.
Section sixth provides that the Circuit Court shall
be in session the return day of the summons and IL
necessary, shall be specially convened and jury
summoned; and if at the time of the appeal the ou-
prcme Court shall not be in session. 1t shall be I'M
mediately convened. The proceedings IN caS3
brought under this act shall have precedence prei M
all other business in either Court, and IN ali re-
ceedlngs in other civil cases. L..
Section seventh provides that any person deter o,
mined by said judgment to have been elected may
at once, il the time fixed by law las arrived, Oh
the taking of the proper oath, enter upol
the duties of the office tOwhich he has been choSe'
and the Judgment may be enforced by an ,appto1,
pirate writ addressed to any Marshal of the United
States
The bill provides that the electoral certlhcate
shall be filed with the President OF the Senae py
the third Wednesday in December next following
the meetings of the Presidential electors
The committee will probably be able to report Dy
bill before the end of the present month. IL Is thc
intention then 10 consider and. if practicable, 10
agree upon Joint resolution proposing an amend
ent to the Constitution providing in detail lot the
counting of the electoral votes and the decision OF
al disputed questions arising therein.
Mr.. HOar to-day reported a bill from the Senale
Committee on Privileges and Elections to Fix the
day for the meeting OF Presidential Electors ana 10
regulate the counting of the votes for President ana
VIce-Presidcnt by Congress. The main features OF
the bill are as follows 1t provides that the Eiec-
tors of each State shall meet and give their votes on
the second Monday in January next following their
appointment, at such places as the Legislatures Oh
the States may direct; that each State
before the time fixed for the meeting oi
the Electoral Colleges may determine by tribunal
Of its own creation all controversies concerning nc
appointment of its Electors; that the Governors
lists of the Electors shall be made in accordance
with such determination; that no electoral vote
from any State from which one return has been re-
celved shall be reported, except by the Affirmative
votes of both houses of Congress and that III case
two more retmrns received from any one
State those votes and those only shall be counted,
which both houses of COngresS-actlng separately
shall cOncurrently decide are supported 10y the State
tribunal The bill also provides that II the count
ing OF the votes shall not have been completed be-
fore the fifth calendar day next after the first meet
ing of the two houses. recess shall be atterwart
taken by either house until after The counting shall
have been finished.