Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-04-14
The Eieclioh 81 Pressd ems ana Vice
Presi0eng

WASHINGTON, April 13th.-The
House Committee on the law re-
specting the election of President
and Vice President has agreed upon
bill to carry into effect the pr0vi.
sions of the Constitution respect
ing the election of President and
Vice President of the United States
and directed the Chairman to re.
port the same favorably. The bill
provides that electors shall be
chosen on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday ia November In
every fourth year. except in the
cases specified in sections l47 to
149, revised statutes; that the cleo
tors shall vote on the third of De-
Gem Der following their appoint
ment; that between the choosing
of electors aud the day they are to
vote, the title to office of an cleo
tor may be determined which, If
made by the highest judicial tri-
bunal of the State having jurisdic-
ton, shall be conclusive; that Con-
gress shall be in session the second
Wednesday in January next after
the meeting of electors and count
the votes; that upon reading the
certificates the President of the
Senate shall call for objections
which, If any, shall be made in
writing fdshali state clearly and
concisely with argument the
ground thereof and shall be signed
by at leas. one Senator and enc
member of the House of Represent
atives before the same shall be re-
ceived. In the event of contro-
versy In any State as to the APP
pointment or eligibility of electors,
the decision thereof by its highest
judicial tribunal having jurisdic.
ton, shall be conclusive aud the
vote shall be counted in accordance
Herewith, unless reversed by both
houses; that if there be more than
one judicial decision, the two houses
shall determine which shall be re-
ceived; that where there has been
a controversy in any State and no
certified decision has been trans
mitted, or where two or
more such certified decisions
have been transmitted, the
contested votes from such State
shall not be counted unless both
Houses concur tnereip, and II
there be several electoral csrtifi-
Gates from any State and no such
judicial decisioA, the certificate
held by both Houses to be executed
by the proper authority shall be
conclusive; that il the result is not
reached before the fifth calendar
day after the first meeting of the
two Houses, no further recess sh all
be taken by either House; that.
Notwithstanding the decisions and
declarations mentioned, the title to
office of any person declared to be
elected President or Vice-Presideut
and the title of any claimant
thereof may be tried aud deter
mined by an action in the nature
of quo aOarranfO, and the action
may be brought prior to the actual
entry or usurpation and must be
commenced. within ten days after
the declaration OF the defendant in
the Circuit Court of the United
States for the district in which the
defendants, or either OF them, may
reside. q. -
The New Calse,C HIT ifcans
Trytnx 80 Redet IN their Party.
WASHINGTON, April 18th 1.-The
joint lab0rs OF Senators Miller ana
Jones and Representative Page in
forming the new Chinese bill were
not ended until after II O'clock last
night, and at 1880 this morning
Page submitted to the House Com
mittee on Education and Labor a
copy of the measure thus privately
devised and asked the Com mittee
to authorize him to report it to the
House next Monday for passage
without amendment, under sus-
pension of the rules. After discus
sion q vote was taken upon Pages
motion, and the authorization was
given to him by a vote of six Re-
publicans against four Dem ocrats,
the fifth Democratic memb Der of
the committee being absent.
The New supssini.ndent Of the
MsDs.
WAsHINGTON, April 12th.-The
National Republican to-day ma k es
complimentary editorial mention
OF the nomination OF Edward f.
Barton as Superintendent of the
San Francisco Mint After refer
ring to the fact that he was in the
early days Of California a State
Senator from Nevada county, and
that he held O prominent nosition