The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-04-12
EatOn's Substitute.

WASHINGTON, April 1O.-The fol.
lowing is \ text of Eaton's substitute
relating to the election of PresiGen,
and Vice President:
SEC. THAT the electors If each
State shall meet and give their votes
on the second Monday in December
next following their appointment, a,
such place in each as the Legislature
of such State shall direct.
SEQ. 2.-That it shall be the dutv Of
the Executive of each State to cause
lists of the names of the electors OF
such State duly ascertained accord
ing to the laws of The State to have
been chosen, to be made and certi-
fled and to be delivered as soon as
may be after such determination
shall be had, to the electors and be-
fore the day on which they are re-.
CURED by law to meet.
SEC. 3.-That Congress shall be in
session on the second Tuesday in
January succeeding such meeting of
electors. The Senate and House of
Representatives shall meet in the hall
of the House of Representatives at
the hour of one o'clock in the after
noon of that day in joint convention.
and the President of the Senate shall
be the presiding officer of said Joint
convention. Two tellers shall be
previously appointed on the part of
the Senate and two on the part of the
House of Representatives, to whom
shall be handed as they are opened
by the presiding officer of cheeseman's
all the certificates and papers pur-
porting to be certificates Of electoral
votes, which certificates and apers
shall be opened, presented and acted
upon in the alphabetical order OF
States beginning with the State of
Alabama, and said tellers having read
same in the presence of the Joint con-
ventlon shall make a list of the votes
as they appear from said certificates
and the votes having been ascertained
and counted by the tellers the result
shall be delivered to the presiding Of
ficer of the joint convention. who
sh II thereupOn announce the state of
the vote and name the persons. if
any, elected President and Vice
President Of the United States. and
said announcement together with q
list OF the votes shall be entered on
the Journals of the Senate and House
OF Representatives, and the presiding
officer of the joint convention shall
as soon as may be possible, notify
said persons of their election to said
offices OF President and Vice Presi-
dent; aud If on the call OF States no
objection is made tn return then the
vote thereof shall be counted and
added to the list of States whose vote,
are determined upon, but in case an
objection has been made, as here,n-
after provided, the said returns shall
laid aside to be pro. eeded with in
me same manner Is after provided
for. Al objections to the counting of
the counting OF the vote of any Stat.
shah be made in writing and signed
!oy at least three members of the
Joint convention, before the call of
States. said objection to be placed
Inc hands of the presiding officer of |
convention, who shall present
the same on the call If said State. If
more than n return appears on the
paper purportlng to be a return from
any State, then and in that Case the |
presiding officer of the Joint conven.
Ion shall submit to the members
[hereof tt determine as to which is
he proper return and three honrs
be allowed for debate, and the
olnt convention shall then proceed
o o I per capita, commencing with
State OF Alabama, and thee votes
snail he united and added to The
ISL OF votes already ascertained IN
.hlch the majority of the Joint con-
'ent!on shall determine to have ha
In proper and legal retInrn
SEC. 1.-The joint convention shall
6e dissolved until the count If
ne electoral vote shall be Completed
ma the result declared.