Evening star., 1886-12-10
THE ELECTORAL COUNT BILL.
Its Provisions as Ii Passed the House,


The electoral count bill as passed by the House
yesterday directs that the electors OF each state
shall meet and give their votes on the second
Monday in January following their appointment
Section provides that If any state shall have
provided by laws. enacted prior to the day fixed
Tor the appointment Of electors for its final deter
mination OF any controversy concerning the ap-
pofntment OF all or any OF the electors OF such
state, by judicial or other methods or procedures
and such determination shall have been made at
least six days before the time fixed for the meet
ing OF the electors, such determination shall be
conclusive and shall govern In the counting Of the
electoral votes 50 far as the ascetainment OF the
electors appointed by such state is concerned.
SectlOn 3 preScr1beS the manner In which the
electoral vote OF each state shall be certified and
communicated TO the Secretary OF state at WASH
section prescr1bes the meeting Of the senate
ana House In the hall OF the House on the second
of the electors After providing for the appoint
ment OF tellers and the reading by them OF the
certificates ca a and papers purporting to be certif-
"And the votes having been ascertafned and
counted In the manner and according to the rules
In tMs act provided, the result Of the same shall
De delivered to the President OF the Senate, who
shall thereupon announce the state OF the vote,
which announcement shall be deemed sufficient
and vlce-President of the tinted states. and to-
gether with the list OF the votes be entered on the
journals OF the two houses Upon such reading Of
Senate shall call for objections if any. Every OBJ
lection shall be made In writing and shall state
clearly and conctsely, and without argument, the
ground thereof, and shall be signed by at
least one Senator and one member OF the House Of
Representatives before the same shall be received.
When all objections so made to any vote or paper
from state shall have been received and read,
the Senate shall thereupOn withdraw, and such
objections shall be submitted to the Senate for its
decision, and the Speaker Of the House OF Repre-
a
jectfons to the House OF Representatives for its de-
cision; and no electoral vote or votes which shall
have been regularly given by electors whose ap-
pointment shall have been certified according to
the third section OF this act from any state from
which put one return has been received shall be
rejected. II more than one return or paper pur-
porting to be return from state shall have been
received by the President OF the Senate, those
votes, and those only. shall be counted, which
are shown by the determination mentioned In sec
tion OF this act to have been appointed, IL
the determination in said section provided for
shall have been made. or by such success
Sors or substitutes, in case Of a vacancy in the
board OF electors so aScertained, as have been ap-
pointed to fill such vacancy In mode provided by
the laws Of the state but in case there shall arise
the question OF which of two or more of such state
authorities determining what electors have been
is the lawful tribunal OF such state the votes
regularly given Of those electors, and those only
OF such state shall be counted whose title as elec
tors and those only, OF such state shall be counted
whose title as electors the two houses, acting
SepaIat1vely, shall cOncurrently decide is sup
ported by the decision OF such state SO authorized
Dy It's laws; and In such case OF mere than one
return or paper purporting to be return from
state, Ii there shall have no such determination OF
the question In the state aforesaid, than those
votes and those only, shall be entered which were
cast by electors whose appointment shall have
been duly certified under the seal OF the state by
the executive thereof in accordance with the
laws OF the state, unless the two hons Is.
acting separately, shall cOncurrently decide
such votes not to be the lawful votes OF the legally
appointed electors OF such state. When the two
houses have voted they shall Immediately meet
again, and the presiding officer shall then an
nounce the decision OF the questions submitted
acted upon until the objections previously made
to the votes or papers from any state shall have
Section gives the President of the Senate power
to preserve order.
Section 6 limits to two hours the debate which
shall De had on any question after the two houses
shall have separated.
Section provides that the joint meeting Shall
not be dissolved until the count Of electoral
and prohibits either hsase from taking a recess
beyend the next calendar day. In case the elec-
toral vote shall net have been completed
before the fifth calendar day after the first meet
ing OF the two houses, NO further recess shall be
taken by either house.
THE MATERIAL DIFFERENCES
between the Senate bill and the amended form
passed by the House are that in the fourth section
where the Senate bill provides that the electoral
sOtC VI q ottltC HUI Uc tuIUWu OuU except Oy
the affirmative vote OF both, the exception is
stricken out so that the provision is that no cleo
toral vote or votes OF any state from which but one
LAWFUL return has been made shall be rejected,
The bill as passed by the Senate provided also that
where there was more than one return from the
state and no tribunal established in the state to
decide the question between the conteSttng elect
orS, only those votes should be counted which the
two Houses acting separately, should concur in
deciding were the lawful votes OF the state. The
House amended this so as to make IL read that
those votes only shall be counted which were cast
by electors whose appointment shall have been
duly certified under the seal OF the state by the
executive thereof, in accordance with the laws of
the state unless the two houses acting separately
shall concurrently decide such votes not to be the
lawful votes Of the legally appointed electors OF
such state. The clause directing the President of
the Senate to announce the name OF the person
elected President was stricken out, SO as to make
him announce merely the state of the vote.
For STRIKING WOMAN WITH BRICK-In the
Police Court to-day Edward Parker, colored Is
years old was charged with striking Mrs. Elizabeth
Beach on the head with brick on the 18th OF
August last. The trouble grew out OF the purchase
Of cigarette by Parker from Andrew Beach, cor
ner Of New Jersey avenue and L street. Parker
was elected by Beach, and when he got outside
threw brick through tn store window which
struck Mrs. Beach in the lead, knocking her in
sensible. The Judge gave him the extent OF the
law, 364 days In jail.
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